Our Tech Expert Declan Bailey brought us some cracking Christmas gift recommendations. We so enjoyed more Christmas Cuties and heard about comedian Fred Cooke's childhood memories of the Festive Season. Creativity really was the order of the day with Drogheda Creative Writers and Mark O'Neill told us of the growing need of support for people who depend of his Soup Kitchens and Food Parcels.

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Geraldine McCullough brought Gerry some real Christmas Cheer with the simplest of gestures and we heard from your Christmas Cuties!!! Local girl Kate Byrne joined us from Sydney, Gerry McDermott paid tribute to Dundalk Football Club legend Jim Murphy, Niamh Strong sings the songs of Eva Cassidy on her new album and Jim Doherty gave us a taster for his forthcoming documentary about Thomas D'acy McGee.

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Ahead of the Miss World Final in London tomorrow, Gerry caught a word with Miss Ireland and Louth's finest Chelsea Farrell. Margaret Madden was joined by Blake Boland from Waterstone's for our Christmas Book Club. What a surprise for Gerry when guest Anne Randolph arrived with son Darren the Middlesborough and Irish International goalkeeper! While Leon Blanche took a look at the weekend Premier League action.

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Neil Delamere popped in for his annual tic-tac with Gerry, Sandra Finegan rounded of the year in Travel, Ted Greene reflected on his new book about TK Whitaker and Alva Cullen told us about the new clothing range for special children in Dunnes Stores.

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Judy Li - What a Story - What a Woman! Cormac Moore is timely with his brilliant "Birth of the Border". Tony Conlon brought us his motoring feature and we touched base with Odi Thornton in Sydney.

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On today's show, we honoured all the Unsung Heroes in a special outside broadcast from The Valley Inn, outside Dunleer. Gerry also spoke to award-winning hairdresser Eamon Kierans and Karen O'Connor questions why so many children are being diagnosed with autism

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On today's Late Lunch, chairman of Drogheda United Conor Hoey spoke about the possible future of the club, Padraig Grennan talked emptyhomes.ie and Liam O'Keeffe showed us why he is inspirational. What do you call a man with a seagull on his head? No, not Cliff. Donal Norton!

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On today's show, we heard the harrowing story of Paddy Peppard who lost six sons to Cystic Fibrosis. What has Caulstown Christmas Tree Farm and Glenroe got in common? We find out. What dangers are lurking in your make-up bag? A national school has asked parents not to buy for teachers this year and finally a catch up with singer Ruby O'Kelly.

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On today's Late Lunch, Christmas is a challenging time for parents of children with autism, broadcaster Gerry Stevens talks about surviving a stroke and what direction it has given his life. Aine Tuffy Gogarty wants to lose eight stone and lift it and finally Tommy McArdle needs your help to get him into -33 degrees.

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On today's show - could proposed new legislation sound the death knell for Gibbstown bingo? Happy 80th birthday Paddy Cole. We take a walk down Drogheda memory lane and finally - Jimmy Norman tells us about the hundreds of people bringing home survivor dolls from the US for children with cancer in Ireland

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