Caz Mooney will mind your money, Sandra Finegan sorts out holidays, why volunteering is a great new year's resolution, newsagent Joe Tierney's great run of luck and David Sheehan calls the sport.

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Despite our shortcomings, Sarah Carey is of the view we live in a good place and time in Ireland. Denise Wogan's approach to our wellbeing is based in a really sound philosophy. It's quite simply a masterpiece - John McCullen's second volume on the Phoenix Park covering the period 1880 to 1980. And Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather anticipates the coldest snap of this winter so far in the days ahead.

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St Peter's Male Voice Choir entertained us with their unique range of music and songs, Isabelle Duff reminded us of the lot of the returning emigrant, Lizzie Doran is doing Christmas the Australian way and Ms Eabha read and reviewed some children's Christmas reading!

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Fr Paddy Rushe offered his thoughts on Christmas from a spiritual perspective. Callum Bradley's Christmas Cracker saw the eight year old from Drogheda win a PS5 and games! David Sheehan looked back at the sporting year and we caught a word with the Best Christmas Pudding maker in the Northeast Eileen O'Rourke.

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That most famous Guinness Christmas TV advertisement saw Gerry have a great chat with long-time barman Jimmy Tobin from the legendary O'Connell's Public House in Skryne. Ciara Burke, Carmel McCarthy and Colette Nugent tasted the final seven Christmas puddings and selected Eileen O'Rourke from Tara as the maker of the Best Christmas Pudding in the Northeast 2024. And John Gartlan has a very special Christmas annual - a 1979 copy of the "Wanderly Wagon".

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Tara Walker took us through preparing and cooking the traditional Christmas dinner - including gravy for Loiuse! Rick Cronje sorted out the seasonal quaffing, Marley Peig sang so beautifully - what a talent she is and hopefully Michelle Lynch will have her sentimental Christmas tree decoration returned soon?

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How did Ivan Curran's potatoes grow? Irene Gahan's books of the year, Dr Kate McCann on setting boundaries around the holiday season and a Christmas tree in Kells rises from the ashes!

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A very special Late Lunch as we joined the annual Service of Hope at the Oncology Unit at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.

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Our go to techie Declan Bailey brought us his Christmas gift recommendations. Soprano Amie Dyer reflected on her journey this far, as she releases her first song, a beautiful version of Silent Night. Siobhan McAleese is chuffed to be selected as Christmas FM's song contest winner 2024 and our Louise stepped into the sporting brief accomplished as ever!

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On today's Late Lunch with Louise Walsh, we talked of Christmas traditions and wildlife as well as as a chair made of hurls and a remarkable gift idea by one young Transition Year student.

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