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The WWE deemed to be an essential business during the pandemic, a 'zonkey' born in Kenya and a woman's love for a chandelier deemed 'not a sexual orientation'! It's Anton's stories of the week!

The town of Abbeyfeale in Limerick has more barber shops and hairdressers per head of population than any other town in Ireland. A new documentary about the community that meet up at these 16 establishments airs on RTE one at 9.35 on Monday April 20th and. Director, Alex Fegan is on the line tell Dave all about it.

A UK charity called Medical Detection Dogs is looking into whether man’s best friend could play a role in preventing the spread of Coronavirus. Dr Claire Guest is CEO of Medical Detection Dogs, and she joins Dave to tell him what they’ve been doing!

The livelihoods of music creators are at significant risk during this crisis as traditional revenue streams dry up. A new fund has just been set up to support Irish music creators and Chief Executive of First Music Contact, Angela Dorgan is on the line to tell Dave about it!

English music producer and owner of British record label XL Recordings, Richard Russell has worked with the likes of The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, Damon Albarn and of course Adele. His new autobiography, "Liberation Through Hearing" tells the tales of Richard's musical, spiritual and family life and he's on the line to tell Dave about it!

Dave chats to Fergal Lawler as The Cranberries become the first Irish band to generate a billion views of a music video on YouTube live on-air! They join Queen, Nirvana, A-Ha and Guns 'n' Roses as the only acts to achieve this milestone with a song recorded in the 20th Century!

We can't head to the cinema but we can see some new movies from the comfort of our own home. Paul Whitington is on the line to review some new small screen films released this week including Sergio, A Guide To Second Date Sex and We Summon The Darkness!

As always, Anton was on hand for a chat with Dave about his selected stories of the week. This week some of his wild and wonderful topics included panda sex, Japanese robots who are collecting degrees and a honeymoon couple who are trapped in paradise.

TV and film director Brian Reddin has read every book that’s ever existed about Hollywood and he’s here now with a selection of the finest recommendations that will help us pass some of the long hours over the next few weeks.

What a band decide to call themselves can have huge implications on their careers and how they are perceived by their desired audiences. DJ and broadcaster Kelly Anne Byrne joined Dave on the phone to tell us about how some of the biggest bands got their names, including Radiohead, The Happy Mondays and The Average White Band.