A selection of some of the many interesting guests who came through the studio during the past year - Brendan Gleeson, Rosie O'Donnell, Julian Benson, Fr Paul Murphy, Joanne McNally, Donie O'Sullivan, Eunice Power, Adele King and Penny Lancaster

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A selection of some of the many musical acts featured on the show during the past year - Ryan McMullan, Beoga, Ye Vagabonds, Cormac Begley & Liam O'Connor, Derek Ryan, Zoe Basha, Mick Flannery and Dani Larkin (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during these interviews cannot be podcast)

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Sister Stanislaus Kennedy – known to us all as Sister Stan – passed away in November. Her final book was ‘Sacred Stillness: A Book of Meditations from the Sanctuary’. Two people who teach there regularly are Brother Richard Hendrick and Jane Negrych and they remember their friend and colleague, and the legacy she left

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The married comedians explain how they'll be spending Christmas, as they prepare for the festive season in An Daingean in Kerry

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Some top tips from the chef for how to stay in control in the kitchen at Christmas. Eunice's latest book, 'My Kitchen Table', also contains some lovely seasonal recipes

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Over 300 members of the 127th Infantry Battalion are on deployment with UNIFIL in Lebanon this Christmas and some members of the battalion recorded greetings to send to their families back home....

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Chat with the actor/presenter about juggling a very busy career: he’s currently on the big screen alongside Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott in ‘Blue Moon’, presenting every weekend on Lyric fm, and his busy home life as a father of four

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Chat with the two women who are being honoured this year by Dublin’s North East inner city for their community work, an award that is presented every Nollaig na mBan/January 6th (pic: Bernie on left beside Miriam, Paula on right beside Miriam) Official website: https://nollaignamban.ie Paula's photography: www.paulatnolanphotography.com

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Live music and chat with Liam Ó Maonlaí, Fiachna Ó Braonáin and Peter O’Toole, who this year are celebrating 40 years together as a band. Official site: https://hothouseflowers.com (for copyright reasons the full tracks performed during this interview cannot be podcast)

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The screenwriter and director talks about celebrating the release of his movie, the rom-com ‘Eternity’, at the same time as undergoing life-saving treatment for an aggressively benign brain tumour

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