How do sportspeople develop into elite athletes? Each week RTÉ Sport’s Marie Crowe speaks to a sporting icon, tracing their journey from childhood in the hope of finding out how they became heroes.

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, speaks to Cormac about the use of the Sputnik vaccine.

Kevin Brew celebrates sound in a trilogy of audio epiphanies, on the soundworld of the young Franz Kafka, the joy of feedback and the consolations of pop. With thanks to Aidan Mathews, Kerstin Aquaviva and RTÉ Radio 1's A Living Word.

On today's show Benjamin Hopkins tells us more about the huge container-ship blocking the Suez Canal, Dr Clare Dunne talks about a new campaign for Moria refugee camp, Ray speaks with spine specialist Derek Cawley and Peter Lawless tells us about his very unique trip sailing solo around the world.

Jennifer and Adam spoke about their son Lewis who is four years old and needs a hip operation. He is in desperate pain and yet has been waiting for two years.We then spoke to Paddy told Joe about the night he saw aliens in a field back in 1959. Other alien spotters joined the conversation

Oifigigh Gaeilge ins na h-Údaráisí áitiúla;Máire Seó Breathnach,agus Aileen Loughrey.Colm Ó hÉalaí-Seaclaidí na Sceilige. Peig agus Tomás Ó Muircheartaigh ó Bhaile Ghib.Fuair Tomás bás an tseachtain seo caite.

Clár irise á chur i láthair beo ó stiúideo na nDoirí Beaga ag Michelle Nic Grianna.

Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance

We’re back with a brand new season and this episode sets the stage. We meet the Ecolution braintrust, a group of kids across the country who share their feelings on the climate right now. Laura Van Buylaere, the 12 year old inventor of Carbo Scan. We check in with Dr. Shane & meet Niharika Iyengar of the WWF to talk about Earth Hour.

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