Would you pay £1608 to sample some of the world's finest whiskies? Frank spoke to Paul Kane, founder of Belfast Whiskey Week, about the continued popularity of the spirit and the worldwide appeal of Irish whiskey

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Where are thousands of caterpillars coming from and how can you get rid of them? Frank spoke to Dr Archie Murchie from AFBI about the ash sawfly, which is appearing in gardens across Belfast

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'We'd like to get to a world where industrial action isn't necessary, but we shouldn't be criminalising teachers for taking lawful steps' - Dr Graham Gault from NAHT talked about plans to fine teachers for not complying with inspections

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'The registration is only a cheek swab, yet just 2.3% in NI are on the bone marrow donor register' - ex Rangers and Everton star Gary Stevens and Eimear's Wish founder Sean Smyth are working together to encourage more people to sign up

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'If you were looking for an illustration of the crisis we have around violence directed at women and girls, it's hard to find a sharper example' MP Claire Hanna said she hopes an attack on a jogger in Belfast won't deter women from running 

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Should there be a train to the plane? Translink say they're looking at the possibility of re-opening a trainline to Belfast International Airport. John spoke to Alliance MLA David Honeyford

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A Carrick man is embarking on a 10 day Mournes trek, with no tent and relying on the generosity of others for food - to raise awareness of homelessness. John spoke to Graham Fergus mid-way through his challenge

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Country star Kip Moore talked to John, ahead of his arena show at Belfast's SSE. He talked about why he loves performing for NI audiences, whether his song-writing had changed and what gives him hope 

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What can the UK and Ireland do to be more competitive at Eurovision? John put this and many other questions to Eurovision expert Will O'Regan

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'There are 113,000 jobs in the eating eco-system in NI - nearly a fifth of our private sector' - Michael Bell from NIFDA told John about the many and varied careers in food, in Northern Ireland

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