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Have saunas become the new pub?

What are your plans for Friday night? A whole swathe of people have skipped the pub, and instead...

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14.18 8 Aug 2025


Have saunas become the new pub?


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14.18 8 Aug 2025


What are your plans for Friday night?

A whole swathe of people have skipped the pub, and instead are flocking to saunas with friends and forging connections with complete strangers as they sit and sweat together...

But, just why are saunas so popular, and are they really a new phenomenon in Ireland?

Rosanna Cooney, Journalist and author of ‘Sweathouse’, joins Seán to discuss.


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