Mary McAleese continues to scream into the void about the Church not doing what she wants it to; Super Tuesday sees America go for the man slowly losing his mind rather than the Socialist; and a timely reminder that the gender pay gay isn't real.

With SF climbing rapidly in the polls, and FF and FG falling ever lower, what is it that Sinn Fein wants to happen with government formation? Vancouver votes to defund the oldest rape crisis centre in Canada after a campaign by transgender activist; and if you want to insult voters you'd probably be better comparing them to cows than sheep.

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary's Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he talks about the temptations of Christ, the temptations that we can find ourselves subjected to, and walking the path with Christ in the desert.

Aoife and Aine discuss the great days out you can have with children without spending a lot of, or any, money.

Patricia shows you how to make a beautiful vegan recipe that serves 3, although you can add cheese to it and it'll work beautifully.

Ingredients

200 gm pack peppers halved.

Cooking

Master Herbalist Ciara Murphy Ir RGN talks about the importance of the bowel to the body and the simple, natural steps that you can take to improve digestion, reduce constipation, and improve your overall health.

A Government minister says SF's planned public meetings are akin to the Nuremberg rallies of Nazi Germany; Martin and FF are coming out on top of Government formation talks; and it looks like Simon Harris forgot to ask the IRFU to cancel the Ireland v Italy match before he went out and publicly announced its cancellation.

The Seanad is often used as a holding room for politicians who didn't quite make it on the national stage. It's not quite the political afterlife, but it's not quite the world of the living. With so many notable TDs after losing their seats the fight to get a Seanad seat is likely to turn unpleasant; also why Rory Hearne, a Seanad candidate, has been retweeting the phrase "Antisemitism is a scam".

Drew Harris has said that he believes that the army council is still involved in the running of Sinn Fein, but was he right and should he have made the comments or is he overstepping by becoming involved in politics?

Aine sits down with Vicky Wall to discuss what it's like to lost a child, how it impacts on your other children, and Vicky's work with Every Life Counts, a charity which supports the families of children who have terminal conditions.