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This week on Playback. We hear the stories of the women and children in our Mother and Baby Homes. Covid numbers and hospitals under pressure – how are our health care workers coping? And Mooney Goes Wild on why you should never hear a tawny owl in an Irish field. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. Rising numbers and more restrictions - we get the Covid news for the year so far. The storming of the Capitol building – we hear about the extraordinary events in Washington. And Ray D'Arcy's shallots get a sweating because this time around, it’s soup. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. We bring you the radio highlights of the year – Bono’s birthday chat with Ryan, Ray’s epic struggles with sourdough and Liveline’s Normal People special – as well as the political scraps – and of course, the Covid. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. Restrictions lifted but hold the bubbles for New Year – we get the latest Covid news. Politicians manage budget overruns and win prizes. And the nanny, the vaccine and the sugar pills – just what was Mary Poppins up to. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. Jon Bon Jovi does Fairytale of New York and Enya love comes out in force. Liveline learns how to milk a donkey and Boris and Ursula's Brexit dinner included scallops, turbot and pumpkin soup – yum yum - but they just weren’t cooking with gas. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. Our neighbours get the vaccine - we get the science behind the speedy approval. Waterford hurlers fling their kids into Christmas trees. No hugging, no singing and don’t forget to open a window – our Covid Christmas cracker pulled. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. We pay tribute to the enormous talent that was Diego Maradona. We’re almost out of level 5 – but what is in store for Christmas? Can we hug granny and pull some crackers? And just who gets to hold the gravy boat? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. We’re within spitting distance of the end of Level 5 – or are we? We crunch the latest Covid numbers. Hopping fleas, travelling rats and hungry elephants – we hear about creatures galore on the airwaves. And Joe Duffy gives Eminem a run for his money – kind of. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

This week on Playback. Finally, some good news on the Covid front, we get the skinny on a possible vaccine. Tommy Tiernan stacks logs to kill the time. And holy shillelagh Séimí, here comes Wild Mountain Thyme. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Philip Boucher-Hayes chooses the Playback radio highlights in a week when all attention turned to the United States of America.