With Donncha & Marie.

Greg Allen has all the action from the second day of the Masters so far; the GAA weekend is previewed by Niall Moran, Johnny Doyle and Seanie Johnston while Leon Blanche is back for the Punters Council! Game On.

This week on Playback. Finally, some good news on the Covid front, we get the skinny on a possible vaccine. Tommy Tiernan stacks logs to kill the time. And holy shillelagh Séimí, here comes Wild Mountain Thyme. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Gráinne Ní Aodha (ón Journal), Dr. Colm Henry (Príomhoifigeach Cliniciúil Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte), Seán Ó Cadhain (Tráchtaire), Tammy Ní Laoire (sa Bheilg), Oisín Montanari (san Iodáil), Conor Ó Síocháin (san Albain), Elaine Loughlin (Comhfhreagraí polaitiúil The Irish Examiner) & Caoimhe Ní Chathail (Saorláithreoir/léiritheoir).

From The Haunting of Hill House to a terraced one in East Belfast, Jan Carson will look at terrorising of the domestic space and the legacy of Shirley Jackson. Stefanie Preissner navigates the blurred lines between fact and fiction. And the Bitchin' Book Club in Dublin will be put their questions to Louise O’Neill, about her novel Asking For It.

Dr. Denis McCauley, GP in Donegal and Chair of the IMO's GP Sub Committee, talks to Cormac about how funerals and wakes in Donegal are contributing to the spread of Covid-19.

Plus the accents of Wild Mountain Thyme

On today's show the Christmas Supervalu ad has hit us right in the feels this week. Ray speaks to SuperValu Retail Marketing Manager Shane Lynch and star of the ad Cian Kearney, Pat Shortt and Amy Huberman chat about the season finale of “Finding Joy" and Colm Wiliamson tells us about the Waterford Whispers new book.

Clár siamsaíochta , comhrá agus ceoil á láithriú ag Áine Ní Bhreisleáin agus á léiriú ag Póilín Nic Géidigh

Manchán travels the breadth of Ireland for an uplifting chat with environmental philosopher Matthijs Schouten about how to reconnect our souls to the natural world. For more information on the NatureWise programme at Wageningen University in The Netherlands: https://cdn.naaee.org/sites/default/files/case-study/file/case_study_naturewise_0.pdf

Ben Conaty has contacted #Liveline to talk about his two friends Jason Cobey (21) and Matthew Gaffney (19). Both died by suicide in Crosskeys, Co Cavan in the last two months.

Friends and family paid tribute to Jason Cobey and Matthew Gaffney.

Samaritans Ireland can be contacted on: 116 123