Brendan O'Connor

Today's newspaper panel Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance, Daniel McConnell, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner, Gail McElroy, Professor in Political Science with Trinity College Dublin, Jim Power-Economist and Ray Bassett, former Irish diplomat.

Joining Marian on the line from the UK Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Tony Blair.

Suzanne Lynch Washington Correspondent with The Irish Times joins Marian on the line this morning from Washington to give a US update on this week's Republican rallies and Democratic debates.

After Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon's awkward meeting earlier this week, Louise Campbell of Robert Walters Recruitment joins Marian to discuss body language and how much of it is about power play.

Brian Lloyd of entertainment.ie joins Marian in studio to chat through some of what’s coming up on TV and in the cinema this month.

This morning Marian is joined in studio by Brendan McArdle of The Irish Field and the RTE Racing Commentary team to tell us about this years Dublin Horse Show

Actor Ciarán Hinds joins Marian on the line to talk about his performance at this years Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Mrs Browns Boys, Eilish O'Carroll joins Marian in studio to take a look back at the rich tapestry of Irish life in the RTE archives.

Have you ever loved a book so much while you’re reading it that you can’t put it down and at the same time, you just don’t want it to end? Writer and director Peter Sheridan and authors Joseph O’Connor and Sinead Moriarty join Marian to talk about the books they wanted to last forever.

This morning's newspaper panel Noel Dorr, former Ambassador to the UK & Secretary General Department of Foreign Affairs, Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics DCU, Alison Morris, Security Correspondent, Irish News, Conor Brophy Director of Strategic Communications Teneo, Aine Fitzgerald, News Editor, Limerick Leader