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Sam Tranum, deputy editor of Dublin Inquirer, and Richard Butler, Professor researching tourism at Strathclyde University, join Dave to talk over-tourism. Sam recently wrote about the growth and expected growth of tourism in Ireland, Richard was looking at Europe and the world and how similar growth affected other countries.

This week, poet Maureen Boyle reads So Lightly Here

Will Poulter to star in The Lord of the Rings TV series, two new acting projects for Justin Timberlake, all the latest festival news from Venice and the Telluride Film Festival, a Sci- Fi film in the works for Will Smith and all the new releases with Garret Daly.

Chatting to Brendan O'Connor this morning is a woman who knows all about how tough family business can be. Marian O’Gorman, CEO of Kilkenny Design Group was live in studio.

The Taoiseach has assured us that Brexit won't spark a recession or a return to austerity. Professor Patrick Honohan has a lot of experience of both, as the former head of the Central Bank and author of 'Currency, Credit and Crisis'.

We ask him if the Taoiseach is right or if Brexit will spark a recession.

This week one of the first autumn festivals gets ready to kick-off! “Sounds from a Safe Harbour” is a 6 day festival of music, dance, visual art, and conversation that takes place in intimate venues across Cork city. Enda has been Co-Curator from the start and joins Dave to talk about this years line-up.

Talks to resolve a dispute over beef prices to reconvene on Monday, Adam Woods, Beef Editor, Irish Farmers Journal & Dr. Kevin Hanrahan, Teagasc. Getting ready for the Ploughing Champ in Carlow. Whose Irel's fittest Fire Fighters? Growing Hops for a craft beer brewery in Co. Wicklow & medieval combat in a Galway Game of Thrones. Whose Ireland'

The illusive predator which visits Irish waters every year.

Seascapes tonight visits the Mexican tall ship, the Cuauhtémoc, which is in Dublin for the weekend. We also hear from competitors & oranisers of the Subaru Flying Fifteen World Championships which are taking place over the next week in Dun Laoghaire.

Simon Callow and Merlin Holland celebrate Oscar Wilde at the Abbey