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If there's one thing we all need right now - it's an escape. Thankfully, author and journalist, Liadán Hynes is here to help us with that. Liadán has the best kids, teens, and adult escapes that you can get between two pages!

50th Anniversary of Carigallen Mart in Co. Leitrim. Damien chats to Helen Kells, mart manager and Michael McIntyre, auctioneer at the mart as well as local FF Cllr Paddy O'Rourke.

Noel Sweeney talks to fishermen on the Kerry coast about the effect Covid-19 is having on their business and we talk about the Irish Sailing Association Annual Awards which are still taking place, albeit online.

While the streets are quiet, pavements empty and there is no traffic - there is flurry of Government activity. Ministers have made an impassioned appeal for young people not to ignore social distancing guidelines. David Murphy is joined by Sandra Hurley, Mícheál Lehane and Ailsing Kenny

The New York Metropolitan Opera House is streaming a series of operas for free on their website. Soprano Claudia Boyle discusses what's on offer.

Leo's address, Croke Park tests, Eamon Ryan

Marie and Donncha are joined by Alan Cawley to discuss the LOI trageting a return to action on the 19th of June, following it being postponed due to Cornavirus.

This week on Playback. Scrubbing, social distancing and sitting in – we look at all of the measures in place to flatten that curve. WhatsApp begone - we get a master class in phone tapping from the 1980s. And might we have witnessed the end of the radio wars?

Drivetime's Philip Boucher-Hayes reports on the search for a treatment for COVID-19.

Manchester School of Design's Danielle Child shares some of the tv, books, podcasts, music, food and drink that bring her pleasure