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News correspondent with Independent News, Ellen Coyne, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! The first week of 2021 is suspiciously reminiscent of 2020. Ellen is giving us COVID updates in Ireland, Coup news in America and vaccine info from the EU.

Suzanne Campbell reports on the ‘Food Works’ programme, which aims to develop the next generation of Irish food and drinks businesses.

Galway dairy farmer Pat Murphy explains how he’s dealing with a number of positive coronavirus cases in the house and how this affected the running of his farm while Damien also speaks to Ray Doyle of ICOS in relation to how marts will operate over the next number of weeks and months with Covid-19 restrictions in place.

Brenda Donohue meets journalist and author Dearbhail McDonald to find out about her ‘Snamh4Mna’ campaign, which is raising money for Women’s Aid, and what sea swimming has done for her both physically and mentally over the last year.

Damien speaks to Professor Sam McConkey from the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, in relation to the sharp rise in Covid-19 figures that has been seen over the last week and how these may impact rural Ireland as well as food production and supply.

In the first episode of 2021, Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Seán Whelan and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin look at how the deal was done, some of its hidden surprises and why Percy Pig, Irish fishermen and Ian Paisely Jr might all be unhappy with it.

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.

Labhraímid faoi chúrsaí sacair sa Bhreatain, Rugbaí pro14, NFL agus éacht stairiúil sa lúis le hEmmet Ryan (Iriseoir leis an Business Post).

Cúrsaí i Meiriceá, Covid-19, athoscailt scoileanna agus comharthaí dátheangacha i mBéal Feirste - pléimid scéalta móra na seachtaine le Séin Ó Muineacháin (Comhairleoir Condae le Fianna Fáil) agus Póilín Ní Chiaráin (Iriseoir lonnaithe i mBéal Feirste).

Tá Fiachna Ó Braonáin agus Beth Corcoran (beirt thuismitheoirí le leanaí le riachtanais speisialta) míshásta faoi chinneadh an rialtais faoi athoscailt na scoileanna agus nach mbeidh a gcuid leanaí in ann freastal ar an scoil i rith na míosa seo go cinnte.