Teenager Ruairi Holohan, wise beyond his years, suggested what can be done to make life better for the LGBTQ+ community. Gerry was delighted to catch-up with author of the President's book series Peter Donnelly. The Cooneys at Boann Distillery are onto a good thing with Silks Gin which is infused with lots of local botanicals and their very own honey! Blondie re-formed and returned with a bang as our Artists of the Week story continued and Gerry paid his own tribute to retiring Countdown presenter Nick Hewer.

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Hello Baby! Lottie Lynch arrived into the world by surrogacy just hours ago in the Ukraine to doting parents Sandra and Matthew Lynch from Trim who spoke to us from the hospital. Meath referee David Gough is part of a new GAA campaign promoting diversity. Bessie Connors will celebrate her 100th birthday soon and her family want to make it extra special. Hanna Laatio explained why Finnish people are the happiest in the World! We heard why Good Morning Drogheda calls mean so much to recipients and Gerry spun another classic from Blondie his Artists of the Week.

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With the Delta variant of Covid on the rise and society re-opening, immunologist Professor Paul Moynagh offered his usual sound advice. Sarah, Garrett and the Mallon children get on with life but there's always a defibrillator in close proximity and for good reason. Camper van enthusiast Darren O'Brien, who simply loves his Volkswagen, would put the go on you to get one! A four day working week is now part and parcel of the ICE Group's modus operandi and benefiting all. Gerry's focus on Blondie rolled on and our listeners once again sorted out a stinging problem...

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On the longest day Majella Fagan emphasised the importance of focusing on the spiritual aspect of life at this time. Colombian Ambassador to Ireland Ms. Patricia Cortes Ortiz spoke about her country and how it has progressed in recent years. Leaving Certificate student Ayesha Jallali was the subject of our Covid through the Generations feature today. Stacey McDowell from Trim Aura Leisure was fulsome in her praise for Eleanor Murray and Gerry began a week of Blondie in words and song.

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What could you do only laugh as Ramona Cunningham's old school report resurfaced years later! A book like no other "Waiting for the Miracle" - Anna McPartlin draws from a very personal experience. A bloody month was June 1921 as historian Sean Collins recalled. A new family take possession of a children's playhouse, Bobby McCormack is spreading the word about our sustainability goals on two wheels, Leon Blanche brought us his weekend sports preview and the curtain came down on the Take That story.

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Potholes here, there and everywhere it seems following a letter from Richard highlighting peppered roads round Drogheda! Vinny's back to steer good ship Dundalk but what's changed since Perth's dismissal last August? Octogenarian Mick Connell told us how Covid was through his eyes - what a touching, inspiring man! There was something fishy about East Coast Cookery School's Tara Walker today. We heard about the link between Millmount in Drogheda, the Battle of Waterloo and a new exhibition opening tomorrow. And Gerry's focus on Take That his Artists of the Week continued....

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Lynn O'Reilly spoke about some lovely nuggets of wisdom for life which she has gathered from residents of College View Nursing Home. A Buzzard attacking people at Gyles Quay in North Louth - Niall Hatch from Birdwatch advised us what to do. Professional cleaner Sue Ryder was so insightful as to what she encounters in the course of her work. Brona Malone has learned how to deal with stereotypical attitudes she has encountered since returning to Ireland. IT for all has been a saviour for so many but especially those of senior years as Smart Start Programme coordinator Dara Macbhann explained. And our Take That story rolled on....

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The joys of a Breakfast Cereal Box and the treasures within are still fresh in the memory as we discovered from our listeners today! And Gerry believes he's really onto something as Louise produced the Weetabix and Custard!!! We also caught up with playwright Deirdre Kinahan, focused on a new Skoda in our motoring feature, enjoyed more of Burke's Banter and rattled on with Artists of the Week - Take That....

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Connor Murphy told us how it all came back as he watched the medics work to save Christian Eriksen's life while Advanced Paramedic Pat Smyth took us through the rudimentary of CPR and using a defibrillator. Twenty nine and all his ducks now lined up yet Conor Sheehan still can't secure his own home - a familiar story but so unfair. Pat Commins has co-authored a new book on emigration to Michigan from Ireland in the 19th Century. Pat Clarke encouraged support for Pound the Pavements and Gerry introduced his Artists of the Week....Take That!

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What's rare is wonderful - Neil Watters from Classified Records in Dundalk joined us on the eve of World Record Store Day. Organic gardener Nicky Kyle sorted out some issues in the vegetable garden for the month ahead. We were freezing even contemplating an Ice Bath challenge, Eugene Donegan & Friends have covered a Bob Dylan classic, Gerry concluded his words and music of Shirley Bassey and Leo Blanche looked ahead to some of the weekend's sporting tussles

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