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This week, ‘How to be an Adult’ is all about January! Our Show Pro today is Financial Advisor, Paul Merriman at AskPaul.ie. Paul is giving us some tips on avoiding a tight January, from borrowing the right way to planning for the long paycheck! Paul also answered listeners' questions!

News correspondent with Independent News, Ellen Coyne, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! COVID is the secondary crisis of the week - First up today is Brexit! Ellen spoke about Vaccines, Nurse Pay, and Maternity rights in politics.

Damien meets the Kerrigan family in Meath who are celebrating 40 years in the Mushroom business in the year that mushroom consumption in Ireland has seen a significant increase.

This week on Countrywide, Mushroom farming in Meath, Paddy Cole talks all things music and jazz, what a new climate action plan could mean for Irish farmers, Marty Morrissey ahead of the weekends All Ireland Hurling and Camoige finals plus his talking charity Christmas cards and rearing geese in Limerick.

Countrywide reporter Hannah Quinn Mulligan joins her grandmother on their Limerick farm and finds out more about rearing the family geese.

Paddy Cole joins Damien to talk all things music and jazz and his new book Paddy Cole: King Of The Swingers.

RTE’s GAA correspondent Marty Morrissey tells Damien about his new charity Christmas Cards and looks ahead to this weekend’s All Ireland Hurling and Camoige finals.

Find more details on Marty's charity Christmas cards and jerseys here :

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/martysjerseys

Damien speaks with RTE’s agricultural correspondent Fran McNulty about the Climatise Policy Launch and what it means for Irish farmers.

Are four years going to end in tears for all sides as the prospect of a no deal looms? Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Seán Whelan & Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin have a lively, frank discussion and hope you come away with a clear understanding of the issues.

With the huge success of Champagne Football, Mark Tighe talks about it and the inspiration he found in All The President's Men. The Best Book Club EVER (that's its name) in Mallow, Co Cork ask Maggie O'Farrell about Hamnet. And Stefanie Preissner looks at what the books we choose for others says about how we see them.