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The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Jen spoke to Deborah Feldman who is an American-German writer living in Berlin, Germany. Her 2012 autobiography, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, tells the story of her escape from an ultra-religious community in Brooklyn, New York, and was used as the basis of the 2020 Netflix miniseries Unorthodox.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist Niamh Connolly shares practical tips for managing our anxiety and turning on our ‘rest and digest’ system.

Clár Iomlán.

Writer Dermot Bolger joins Seán ahead of the sixth National Poetry Day in Ireland which takes place on April 30th.

In his first interview since leaving office in 2017 former Taoiseach Enda Kenny joins Des Cahill to offer his assessment of the ongoing challenge posed by Covid-19 in Ireland, the all consuming nature of life in politics, the impact it has on family life and some of the music that has shaped his approach to life.

Joining Marie Crowe and Donncha O'Callaghan are Colin Jackson, Paul Coady and Mary O'Connor.

Colm Ó Mongáin talks to Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers about the mounting speculation about restrictions being eased; Foreign Desk reporter Eleanor Burnhill hears from a Spanish parent who survived a 45-day indoor lockdown with their child and Political Reporter Mary Regan on how politicians are treating NPHET's role.

Brian Farrell, Communications Manager of the Road Safety Authority, talks to Mary about the increase of pedestrian fatalities.