Mary McGivern told her lovely life story which took her from Ardee to London and onto Melbourne. Patrick Joseph, who has turned his life round thanks to Wim Hof, is adapting and adopting it to help others. On World Mental Health Day, Ann Marie Beggs, a dyslexia support advocate, covered it off and told why she believes there's a mental health crisis among teenagers. While we heard about opportunities to learn and re-skill in the IT industry.

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Our feature "Losing My Boys to Suicide" won Radio Moment of the Year at the annual IMRO Awards night in Kilkenny on Friday and today Gerry expressed his gratitude to many and dedicated the award to PJ, Mikey and their mother Patrice who told their story to Gerry on Late Lunch. We also had a listen back to the most powerful moment on Radio in Ireland in the last year. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital are looking for more Meet and Greet volunteers, Caroline Duffy and Miriam Simon really sold us on Women's Enterprise Day and childcare expert and abuse survivor, Shane Dunphy, welcomed the Reckoning a four-part series on Jimmy Savile which begins tonight on BBC1

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Why Botox in the right hands means an assured outcome, Sinead Burke's Real Girl Power, a little black box and road safety, sound advice from organic gardener Nicky Kyle, David Sheehan's views on the weekend's sporting action, St Gerard's Novena returns and Phil Jupitus is an anxious dad!

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Laura Armada told the wonderful story of her wedding, which was planned at short notice, didn't cost a fortune and saved big time on stress! Michael O'Connor owns, shows and adjudicates on pit bull dogs and believes they get bad press because of misguided owners and lack of regulation. Dermot McElroy sorted out our energy efficient homes for the future and with a focus on mental health this month in mind, counsellor Rhoda Smith began a four-part series with us, starting with a look at depression...

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Journalist Mary Kenny on mental health in the context of when it might not be "good to talk"? Arachnologist Myles Nolan allayed our fear of spiders, Catherine O'Keeffe is simply brilliant on the menopause her specialised subject and how the Kilfenora Ceile Band is adapting its style and repertoire.

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Drogheda Garda District Superintendent Andrew Watters explained the new "Say Something" text service, Horse Trainer Pat Downey opened up about what happens in his yard, Pharmacist Kathy Maher welcomed free contraception and on getting vaccinated while Leia Duffy appealed for the return of her brother Mark who has been missing for a year.

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Elizabeth Oakes is offering us an eco-friendly, watery send off from this life, veterinarian Pete Wedderburn believes banning certain dog breeds won't work, Money Doctor John Lowe covered off savings & pensions and Gerry enjoyed a catch-up with in-demand singer Michael English...

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Fred Cooke's doing a "Three Night Stand" but does Julie know? Anthony Murphy warmly welcomes the new Boyne Valley National Park. Nicola Cassidy reviewed some wonderful books, Rick Cronje compared the Albarino grape and wines grown in Spain and Portugal, David Sheehan looked ahead to the weekend's sporting action as the Bundy's brought us our Comedy on Friday!

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The inimitable Francis Brennan is looking forward to a new decade in his life, women and their hearts needing greater care, a Meath couple producing lovely olive oil in Spain and Harry Taaffe remembered through a new mental health funding project.

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Professor Niall Moyna offered lots of sound advice on improving the nations health, Patrick Kirk is living proof that it's never too late to take up self-defence, Una O'Hagan and her late husband Colm Keane have published an intriguing story about the notorious Monsignor Thomas John Capel and Padraig Bennett is a young man making his way in the world of Jazz.

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