A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team.

In this edition of Morning Ireland Extra, reporter Kieran Dineen visits the north Dublin town of Balbriggan which has secured a derogation from an EU directive, allowing them to destroy seagull nests and eggs

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

A selection of stories from the week, as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

A selection of stories from the week as chosen by the Morning Ireland team

Morning Ireland Extra: What's the connection between the first lunar landing and a castle in Co Offaly? And where are we headed in space? Aengus Cox reports.

On 11 July 2019, the Irish comedian Brendan Grace died. Morning Ireland editor Brendan Fitzpatrick interviewed the great man as part of a 2015 radio series called Grin and Bear

Peter and Mary both spent time in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home but, as they told reporter Tommy Meskill, they have very different perspectives on the experience

Teresa O'Sullivan is taking part in an oral history project organised by NUIG. She said she still sheds a tear for the baby she was all those years ago in the Tuam home. Tommy Meskill reports

Northern Ireland played a central role in the filming of the Game of Thrones, with Titanic Studios being particularly key in post-production. Reporter Juliette Gash takes a closer look.