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

Aisleyn Horgan Wallace first found fame on Reality TV but she has now done everything – films, books, she has been a model, an entrepreneur and loads more. She joined Jen on the phone to chat about what she has been up to of late.

Marion Ní Shuilleabháin.

Presented by John S. Doyle

Sheelagh Dempsey has details of festivals and concerts including a Music Network tour from Tara Breen, Laoise Kelly, Josephine Marsh and Nell Ni Chroinin. Plus ‘Nine Weeks’ at the Dublin Fringe Festival with music by Amanda Feery, and new music at Sounds From A Safe Harbour performed by Katia and Marielle Labeque, Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin.

In advance of a performance at the Sounds From a Safe Harbour festival, composer William Brittelle joins John for a Mystery Train Sunday Service to talk about his music and musical influences. His latest release 'Spiritual America' is described as 'a genre-fluid electro-acoustic song cycle' and music choices include Prince, Bon Iver and Whitesnake.

Peter Mandeleson, former EU commissioner, Northern Secretary and veteran Labour figure, on how much control Jeremy Corbyn has over the timing of a UK general election.

This mornings newspaper panel with Brendan O'Connor, John Bruton, Former Taoiseach & former EU ambassador to the US, Sinead O'Carroll, Incoming editor at thejournal.ie, Kevin Doyle, Group Political Editor INM, Suzanne Lynch, Washington Correspondent with The Irish Times and Jim Power, Economist.

Miriam will be talking to the wonderful Stephen Rea about his career on stage & screen, Marie Jones & Martin Lynch will talk about their Miami Showband Story plus live music from young folk singer Sara Ryan who was crowned New Folk Artist of the Year 2018 at the Irish Folk Music Awards.

On this morning’s programme we heard: The Tribes of These Islands by Grace Wells; A Long Drawn Out Dream by John Egan; A Day in September by Nollaig Rowan; My Pre-University, University Challenge, by Jennifer Carey; Selfies, a poem by Gerald Dawe; And Bogland, Horseback Brown by John F Deane