Brendan spoke to Pól Ó Conghaile, Travel Editor of the Irish Independent, about the possibility of European and International travel this summer.

Rory O'Connell, Chef discussed his new show How to Cook Well and he also treated Brendan with some cooking delights, including a Grilled T-bone Steak with Bearnaise Sauce.

Political Correspondent for The Irish Examiner, Aoife Moore, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! As ever we were updated on Covid numbers and vaccination stats, but Aoife also gave us the news around Indias Covid situation, Earth Day, and even the football super league.

This week, ‘How to be an Adult’ is all about plant babies! Our Show Pro today is Erin Thomas of Hopeless Botanics. So many people embraced the green baby during the pandemic and, as we leave winter, the way we care for them changes slightly. Erin is here with ALL the plant insight of how to ensure your babies flourish!

Dr Joshua Wolrich, NHS Surgical Doctor, has released a new book "Food Isn't Medicine: Challenge Nutribollocks & Escape The Diet Trap". Dr. Wolrich challenges the stigma and myths around weight and how that is built into our views of health, he spoke to Louise about the book, the idea of health, and how we can be more weight inclusive in health.

Countrywide Full: On this week’s countrywide, surviving a farm accident, reaction to the new climate action bill, a new survey gauges the mood of farmers, the Kildare man living with goats in a Mongolian yurt and unique mosaic shop fronts in the west.

Damien is on the farm in Co Waterford with farmer Gillian O Sullivan. Gillian gives her reaction to the new climate action bill and the issues facing farmers aiming to meet climate targets.

With the silage season almost upon us, the Health and Safety Authority are renewing their appeals to farmers. Farm accident survivor Aengus Mannion tells his story. Dr Eimear Smith, a farmer and consultant in rehab medicine gives her view on the importance of health and safety on the farm as a doctor who has dealt with farm accidents.

Brenda Donohue meets Kildare man Ciaran Curran who has swapped the bright lights of London to return to live with his family in Skerries, near Athy, Co Kildare where he now raises goats on his back lawn.

Each year the farm accountancy firm IFAC conducts a survey of farmers to get a sense of how they are running their business. Declan McEvoy from IFAC joins Damien to discuss the findings of this year’s survey. The survey can be found at https://www.ifac.ie/