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Today's panel included Mandy Johnston, CEO Irish Offshore Operators’ Association, Prof Ronan Collins, Consultant Physician in geriatric and stroke medicine, George Lee, RTÉ Environment and Science Correspondent, Claire Nash, Restauranteur and Fergal O’Rourke, Managing Partner PWC.

An ispirational story from Northern Ireland singer-songwriter, Amanda St. John. Brendan Graham & Eimear Quinn are back together writing songs, 24 years after winning the Eurovision. Bibi Baskin, broadcaster, writer & motivationalist speaker & singer songwriter Jack O'Rouke with a new song written in lockdown.

On today's programme: Front line defenders and local heroes... a New York friendship under lockdown... and the love story of the late Tiede and Elisabeth Herrema. With writers Frank Shouldice, Helen O'Rahilly, Christopher Fitz-Simon, Quentin Fottrell and Angela Keogh.

The line between celebrity and royal has blended; Journalist and Royal Enthusiast, Caitlin McBride, tells us all about Meghans Markles Court Case, an endless family rivalry and the attacks on Archies first birthday photoshoot.

This week, Doireann Ni Ghriofa reads her poem While Bleeding

John MacGabhann General Secretary of the TUI, Professor Jack Lambert Professor in Infectious Diseases at the Mater, John Farrelly Chief Executive Mental Health Commission, Alan Farrell Fine Gael TD, Anne Rabbitte Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, and Michael Fitzmaurice Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway.

We can't head to the cinema but we can see some new movies from the comfort of our own home. Paul Whitington is on the line to review some new small screen films released this week including 'In Search of Greatness', 'Nothing Fancy' and Michelle Obama's 'Becoming'!

Garret Daly has this week's Movie News including Spike Lee's next Netflix feature, a National Treasure sequel plus TV series, and Jihad Jane: The Documentary.

On today's show - Journalist Fintan O'Toole, Broadcaster Charlie Bird, Benedictine Monk Mark Patrick Hedermen, Author John MacKenna and Broadcaster Derek Mooney.

With weeks more of restrictions to go we have top question how many businesses will be able to open their doors again. We speak to Beth Horton of the Docklands restaurant and deli, Brian O’Callaghan a partner with William Fry Solicitors and Damien O’Reilly a lecturer in retail management at TU Dublin about the future for businesses post covid.