Des hooks up with one of the country's most experienced politicians Mary O'Rourke. Mary recalls her college days and the story of Patrick Kavanagh's Raglan Road, the loss of Brian Lenihan Junior and her love of Leonard Cohen's music.
Colm Ó Mongáin gets a round-up of expert voices speaking about the worrying number of deaths in nursing homes and community care facilities. Also, RTÉ Science Correspondent George Lee on the good news emerging from the latest modelling projections and the worst case scenario that might have been.
Barry Lenihan, Drivetime reporter, Stephen Donnelly, Fianna Fáil, and Dr. Rose Anne Kenny, Professor of Geriatric Medicine in Trinity and St. James, discusses Covid-19 in nursing homes.
We continue with the thankless task of picking the best Gaelic football team of The Sunday Game era. Mikey Stafford and Rory O'Neill are joined by Pat Spillane and Michael Murphy to discuss the readers' choice and share some thoughts on what makes an effective defender.
On today's Cocooning Kathleen Watkins, Operation Transformations Keeping Well Apart, relationship advice with Ray and Allison, Round 2 of the All Ireland Quiz and fundraising for Laura Lynn
Joe hears from listeners coping through Covid-19. Grainne's mother, Doreen Corrigan died in a nursing home. Thomas Gray's mother, Patricia died yesterday. Wendy, made a tennis court for her daughter on the local park. Brigid's husband is a graveyard and spoke about him being stopped by Gardai and Elaine Byrne hasn't seen her husband since January.
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