A first in these islands as the keys are handed over for those 3D Printed Houses in Dundalk today. Navan based author Roisin O'Donnell's first novel "Nesting" is already a bestseller and had Gerry waxing lyrical about what will be one of his books of the year! Arachnologist Myles Nolan enlightened us about a new species of Zombie Spiders discovered in Cavan. Buskers daughter and dad Saoirse & David Guiden popped in for a chat and a song.

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Samantha Reynolds told us why she's closing down all of her Meta online accounts, business strategist Miriam Simon explained why she sees a bright future for small businesses and retail in town centres, Paula Naughton is determined to take her twin boys to the USA for life changing clinical trials and Paul Lennon paid tribute to the former sports editor of the Weekender newspaper Noel Coogan who passed away yesterday.

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Gerry, who said an emotional farewell to his treasured Labrador Retriever Messi after fourteen years, was joined today by pet bereavement counsellor Ann Marie Troy. Peter Whelan is back on the delivery trail with his wonderful Whole Hoggs range, Peter Bills gets to the heart of Irish rugby union in his new book and composer Michael Holohan has captured the bells of Drogheda in his new composition.

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We took a stroll down memory lane with a listen back to classic TV Advertisements of yesteryear and our listeners weren't short of a suggestion or two either! Grace Tierney is simply brilliant when it comes to the meaning of words, Rick Cronje brought us two cracking Spanish wines from Leonards Fine Wines in Trim, David Sheehan packed in all the sport he could manage and the late great George Carlin delivered the classic laughs.

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A stalker has hounded Fr Ray Kelly since 2019, at Elmgrove Farm they're handpicking twelve million daffodils, Sinead Kelly dealt with all-comers pet questions and Barry Murphy humorously teed up the forthcoming Drogheda Comedy Festival!

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Paddy White and his neighbours in Kilberry are very unhappy that they won't have their electricity back until Thursday February 6th! Benny Sheridan advised on insurance claims after the storm. Antonia Daly is celebrating 20 years in her bookshop business in Trim! Barry Callaghan played a big part in Dermot Bannon's latest Room To Improve show and Jason McGee just about coped without his broadband connection along with 10,000 others in Blackrock. Oh and on Chinese New Year Day the battle of the curry sauces commenced...

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The challenges of running a small business in Drogheda laid bare by owners Laura Armada and Sonia Micallef. Sarah Gilbert and Edel Owens are bringing their skills together to work with schoolchildren around mental and physical health. Fr Paddy Rushe told of the storm damage to Togher church while Adrian O'Donnell is one of more than 600 homes trying to cope without power in the Staholmog / Carlanstown area in Meath. Insuring against future storms - a home generator is the answer as Kaylem Gorham from Toolfix in Dundalk explained.

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The fallout from storm Eowyn dominated the chat on today's show as we heard from listeners struggling without power since Friday and in some cases for days to come! Looking forward, electrical contractor Declan Brady suggested home generators, Nicky Kyle offered advice on protecting greenhouses & polytunnels and Dr Mairead McCann from Safefood told us when food stored in refrigerators & deep freezers needed to be discarded. And we rounded the day off with Walter McConville from Bagatelle as the famous 46A bus, immortalised in the song "Summer In Dublin", is no more.

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Our communities pull together as storm Eowyn rages, in wildlife matters it's the fox in focus with Aoife McPartlin, Dill Carter sorts out our clutter, the Monahan's are devastated at losing some prime sheep to killer dogs and David Sheehan looked ahead to the new GAA season.

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With Storm Eowyn about to land, Seamus Boland CEO of Irish Rural Link, asked that people take care of and look out for vulnerable neighbours. Caitlin Kennedy, who has been running a Naoinra in Dunshaughlin, appealed for change and support in a sector that's in crisis. Sr Isabelle Smyth reflected on the life and times of Mother Mary Martin, as the 50th anniversary of her death approaches and a new statue of foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary is to be unveiled in Drogheda next week. Seventy-four years and going strong, Fiona O'Connell, who's producing this years presentation of Aladdin, popped in for a chat.

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