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When you think of new markets for agriculture, East Africa and Tanzania might not be the first to come to mind, But Edna Lyatuu Hogan says there are huge opportunities for Irish businesses and investors in Tanzania. She is the chair of the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce EU and Ireland.

Well it is beginning to feel like summer, all over the country small and large festivals are kicking off. Jugglers, fire eaters and stilt walkers are being drafted in, to entertain the crowds. And it’s a business that’s on the up as Liam Geraghty has been finding out.

with festival festivities, and sunshine streaming in through office windows, is it really any wonder that many of us are more likely to pull sickies during the summer? Louise Campbell of Robert Walters Recruitment has been looking at the issue for us.

This week Dave discusses the earliest live recording of U2, talks Copper Face Jacks with Paul Howard and learns more about the right-wing Brazlian president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed “The Trump of the Tropics”

A beacon of romantic hope for nurses and Guards alike, it could only be Coppers. Author Paul Howard has brought it to glorious life in Copper Face Jacks: The Musical, which opens for s second run in the Olympia Theatre.

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Pete McCluskey from The Strougers is the owner of the first live recording of U2 from a gig at Dublin’s Dandelion Market back in 1979, Dave spoke to Pete about how the recording came about and why he didn’t auction it off.

This morning on Countrywide, Dairy Farmers on their plans to become more efficient, the lonely battle of Kildare farmer Thomas Reid, we talk about how changing patterns affects flora & fauna lifecycles & live in studio the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed.

Anja Murray takes us for a swim with delightful Dolphins.

Fergal visits Clogherhead RNLI to see the newest resident The Michael O'Brien Shannon class lifeboat. Plus a preview of the Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta which offers four days of open-sea racing by Irish and international teams from July 11th to 14th.