World-renowned soprano singer, Claudia Boyle is Des's latest guest on the island. Claudia talks about the influence of Maria Callas on her career, a trip to New York to see Bruce Springsteen, the joy of motherhood and so much more.

Ever popular, colourful musician Brush Shiels joins Des on Des’s Island Discs. Brush talks about his aim to break the Over-70s 100m sprint record, growing up on a very musical Phibsboro Road and how The Beatles’ All My Loving brings back a shocking memory.

Publican, columnist and broadcaster Billy Keane tells us he’s looking forward to the eventual return of American tourists to Ireland, how as a child him and his friends once stole a glass eye from one of his Dad’s pub patrons so they could play marbles, and how he suffers for months whenever Dublin beat Kerry.

World renown magician Keith Barry visits Des on his island and tells us how he started magic after getting a Paul Daniels magic set when he was just five, how he used to work inventing cosmetics, and how he first met Huey Morgan from the Fun Loving Criminals by blagging his way into a pub by saying he was The Edge’s cousin.

Des Cahill's guest on today's Des's Island Discs is award winning Irish Journalist based in Uganda, Sally Hayden

Des Cahill's guest on today's Des's Island Discs is award-winning Irish singer and songwriter Gavin James.

Former minister of State for Food and Horticulture, and Green Party leader Rev Trevor Sargent joins Des to talk about life in the church, how we’re all politicians in some way, and waltzing for the Waterboys.

Proud Donegal man, Children’s Ombudsman Dr Niall Muldoon joins Des on the Island and talks about how he ended up leaving a job in a bank twice much to his father’s chagrin and how, for his 40th birthday, his wife got him a road trip to Memphis to visit the home of one of his idols, Elvis Presley.

Journalist and Editor Anne Harris joins Des on the island and describes how she helped form the Markievicz Society when she was studying at UCC, how feature writers need to let the stones tell the story, and how standing her ground as the editor of the Sunday Independent was her proudest achievement in journalism.

Cork actor and comedian Frank Twomey joins Des on the Island talking through his confusing audition for Bosco, his younger years in Bristol and getting to tell Joan O’Hara to ‘F- off’ while working with Liam Neeson.