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Broadcaster Mark Cagney spoke about recovering from his recent illness, how he has coped with grief and his role as a father.

We could all do with a bit of cheering up, not least when we’re being asked to ‘give a little more’ in this seemingly endless lockdown. This week our next guest asked on Twitter - What are the first words you want to hear when normality returns?

Daily Mail columnist, Phillip Nolan joins us.

For a tale of two cities, we’re joined by two owners of two long established businesses in Cork and Dublin.

Mark Lenehan is the fifth generation to run Lenehan’s Hardware Store on Dublin’s Capel Street and Eleanor Searles of MJ Galligans Furnishings and Fabrics on Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork.

A husband and wife team have been archiving stories of family businesses in Ireland over the last 30 years and stumbled upon quite a few gems too.

Liam Geraghty has been finding out more.

Maxol, was founded by William McMullan, he left school aged 12 to work in a chemist shop, and ended up setting up an oil company with his brother from a horse and cart.

Maxol has been anything but running on empty and have just celebrated 100 years in business.

We’re joined by William’s grandson and current company director, Noel McMullan.

On Thursday March 18th, RTÉ staff started to cast their votes in a ballot on pay cuts. It’s all part of a cost cutting proposal from RTÉ, which is, by its own admission, in a bad state financially.

The cuts if agreed by staff would form part of RTÉ's pledge to deliver massive cost savings.

RTÉ’s director-general, Dee Forbes joins us.

To celebrate Captain America's 80th birthday, Marvel is launching a new series - 'The United States of Captain America '- and for the first time, Captain America will be a queer superhero! James Dempsey, a graphic novel enthusiast, is telling us about the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in comics and about the talent in the Irish scene.

This week, ‘How to be an Adult’ is all about making the place shine! Our Show Pro today is Queen of Clean, Caroline Clarke. From sparkling windows to the untouchable dirt - Caroline has a tip for every situation and she shares them all with our listeners!

Political Correspondent for The Irish Examiner, Aoife Moore, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! Look it's not all about the walrus, but it's a lot about the walrus. Aoife also spoke about the COVID numbers, vaccination schedules, and Anti-Asian hate crimes in light of the shooting in America.

Last week, the murder of Sarah Everard sparked vigils and sharing, from women who face violence in their daily life. But how do we move to solve the problem? What practical measures can we take to stop it from happening? Chris Read from Consent Matters Ireland joins the show to chat about how we can encourage men to call out toxic behavior.