The Lite Lunch

Dr Ciaran Kissane, Director of Irish Film Classification, is a former staff member at LMFM, Bill Byrne's life has been turned on its head by Lyme disease, the Drogheda Motor Show is back, Darragh McCullough has added free range hens to his farming portfolio and counsellor Rhoda Smith dealt with OCD today.

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It's hard to keep a good woman down - Niamh Sherwin Barry is back in the game with her Irish Fairy Door Company! Rachel Graham, who specialises in nutrition and the menopause, answered many questions today. Siobhan O'Neill-White had lots of suggestions about things to do and check out over the mid-term break and Halloween. Patrick Gaughran and James Comaskey have come up with a nifty idea - a shirt for all GAA fans.

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What a beautiful conversation Gerry enjoyed with the wonderful Terry Prone about her most touching memoir and her late husband Tom Savage. You'll understand why Amy Moynagh will do Louth proud at the forthcoming Miss Ireland competition. Food Hero Maria Flynn's all new Ballymakenny Farm red potato salad is brewing up a storm and her brand new crisps are on the way! Travelling to the Middle East and Holy Land needs careful consideration as Martin Skelly explained...

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Dr Ahmed Mahmoud, who lives in Navan, described the plight of his family in Gaza as Israel prepares to invade. Charlene Mathieson is the woman behind saying Yes to the Feckin Dress! Justine McCarthy's new book received a massive thumbs up from Gerry and Millie Burke is so disappointed to be saying goodbye to the Rugby World Cup. Oh and yes Purple Snacks Rule OK!!

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On today's show, Gerry was out and about in Tirlan in Athboy where there was comedy, song, sport, gardening and the TV theme tune.

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Chocolatier Tara Gartlan brought us her absolutely gorgeous gluten free chocolates, Dave Robinson has revamped his Dunshaughlin business again, Conor Hoey spoke to us about the imminent takeover of Drogheda United by US based Trivela Group and Slane based counsellor Rhoda Smith dealt with anxiety in her second feature on mental health.

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Gail McEvoy brought us her now annual budget analysis in what she described as a budget with "something for everyone in the audience"! Carole O'Connor, formerly McAllister from Drogheda, is so excited to have Rebecca Storm join her in the new musical "Letters from the Front". Dr Kate McCann advised on getting our health winter ready, SJ McArdle takes his new album & Port project on tour and it's shoes on always for Gerry anywhere he's invited?

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Mary McGivern told her lovely life story which took her from Ardee to London and onto Melbourne. Patrick Joseph, who has turned his life round thanks to Wim Hof, is adapting and adopting it to help others. On World Mental Health Day, Ann Marie Beggs, a dyslexia support advocate, covered it off and told why she believes there's a mental health crisis among teenagers. While we heard about opportunities to learn and re-skill in the IT industry.

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Our feature "Losing My Boys to Suicide" won Radio Moment of the Year at the annual IMRO Awards night in Kilkenny on Friday and today Gerry expressed his gratitude to many and dedicated the award to PJ, Mikey and their mother Patrice who told their story to Gerry on Late Lunch. We also had a listen back to the most powerful moment on Radio in Ireland in the last year. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital are looking for more Meet and Greet volunteers, Caroline Duffy and Miriam Simon really sold us on Women's Enterprise Day and childcare expert and abuse survivor, Shane Dunphy, welcomed the Reckoning a four-part series on Jimmy Savile which begins tonight on BBC1

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Why Botox in the right hands means an assured outcome, Sinead Burke's Real Girl Power, a little black box and road safety, sound advice from organic gardener Nicky Kyle, David Sheehan's views on the weekend's sporting action, St Gerard's Novena returns and Phil Jupitus is an anxious dad!

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