Brendan O'Connor

Dr. Eva Orsmond shares her diet plan.

Grainne Humphreys, Director of the Dublin Film Festival and Mary O'Sullivan, Features and Travel Editor of the Sunday Independent take a look at arts and culture for the week ahead.

Founder of Healing Holidays Frances Geoghegan spoke about well being holidays.

In the second hour, Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald, Head of the School of Art History and Cultural Policy in UCD spoke with Brendan about the importance of public monuments in Ireland and abroad.

Today's panel included Irish Times Political Reporter Jennifer Bray, Director of Henaghan Communications Eoghan Ó Neachtain and Patricia MacBride, Lawyer and Political Commentator. Also on the programme were Stiofan Nutty, Green Party member and Assistant Associate Professor of Social Policy at Maynooth University Rory Hearne.

Rita Ann Higgins reads her poem 'Nothing Is Random'.

Dr. Eva Orsmond shares her diet plan. Please remember people should not undertake this diet without medical supervision. Check out Dr. Eva Orsmond's diet plan week 3 here.

Best selling crime author Karin Slaughter spoke about her new novel "The Silent Wife".

Reporter Barry Lenihan gave a live update from the Convention Centre in Dublin, author Christine Dwyer talks about winning two literary awards for her latest book 'The Narrow Land' and Dr. Colm O'Connor spoke about the challenges within relationships during lockdown.

Brendan was joined in studio by new mothers Sue Murphy, Amy Rose Harte and Louise Keogh who had their first babies during lockdown.