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With Bernie Sanders officially bowing out, we go behind the man and the movement. Family friend, Shyla Nelson Stewarts remembers his early years in Vermont while Irish man, Conor Boylan talks about how he convinced Sanders to run in the first place.

Sinéad Gleeson reviews famed French author Annie Ernaux's autofictional 'A Girl's Story', award-winning writer Danielle Mclaughlin & one of the judges in the upcoming RTÉ short story competition gives tips for entrants, Eithne Shortall reviews the Netflix film 'Sergio' & poet John O'Donnell reads his poem 'When'.

John Kelly is joined by singer, musician and composer Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill for a memorable Mystery Train Sunday Service that spans a varied career from Skara Brae to The Bothy Band and Relativity. Music choices include Rachmaninov, The Beatles and The Band.

Today the Abbey Theatre announced its latest and newly commissioned digital offering, Dear Ireland. The Abbey has commissioned 50 writers to compose an individual piece for one performer each. Frank McGuinness, one of the writers chats to Seán. The fifty pieces will go on line April 28-May 01.

Des talks to five times All Ireland winner, Kerry's Tomás O'Sé, about his younger days, Kerry's toughest opponents and his love of all kinds of music.

Joining Marie Crowe and Donncha O'Callaghan are Brendan Bugler, Tony Ward and John Anderson.

Colm Ó Mongáin talks to Foreign Reporter Juliette Gash looks about Sweden's approach to the crisis; Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers on nursing home plans and possible widening of testing and Europe Editor Tony Connelly on the EU's plans for the next steps (and Brexit).

In her column Olivia O'Leary asks, is the Civil War really over?

Many people are becoming deeply familiar with video chat, its shortcomings and its replacement joys. But for others, such as Culture File's Aine Gallagher and her LA-based brother, daily digital chats have been a longtime staple.