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Michael Peel, Brussels reporter with the Financial Times, Thomas Byrne, and Minister of State for European Affairs, discuss the EU Commission's proposed controls on vaccine exports.

Niamh O'Beirne, HSE National Lead for Testing and Tracing, and Dr. Ray Walley, Member of the HSE GP Liason Committee, discuss the new walk-in covid 19 testing centres.

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, speaks to Cormac about the use of the Sputnik vaccine.

Della Kilroy speaks to a couple still experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 one year after falling ill, and Dr Paddy Mallon, Consultant in Infectious Diseases St Vincent's Hospital, talks to Sarah about long Covid.

Kevin Brew celebrates sound in a trilogy of audio epiphanies, on the soundworld of the young Franz Kafka, the joy of feedback and the consolations of pop. With thanks to Aidan Mathews and RTÉ Radio 1's A Living Word.

Peter Lawless is in the middle of planning a very unique trip sailing solo, non-stop unassisted around the world. He joined Ray to tell us more.

Moria refugee camp, the largest in Europe has often been described as “hell” by many of the thousands of people who are there. Dr. Claire Dunne joins Ray to talk about a new campaign.

There’s a huge container-ship blocking the Suez Canal Irishman Benjamin Hopkins, Navigation Officer with Princess Cruises joined Ray to tell us more.

On today's show Benjamin Hopkins tells us more about the huge container-ship blocking the Suez Canal, Dr Clare Dunne talks about a new campaign for Moria refugee camp, Ray speaks with spine specialist Derek Cawley and Peter Lawless tells us about his very unique trip sailing solo around the world.

Derek Cawley, Spinal surgeon from the Mater Private Hospital in Dublin talks to us about back problems from working from home and gives us some ergonomics, stretches ideas and tips to change it up.