The Lite Lunch

Award winning garden designer Andrew Dunne is missing Bloom, busier than ever and gifting a wonderful new garden design to Callystown school - lucky people! Margaret Madden brought us her book of the month and more besides on Book Club Friday. Wine expert Rick Cronje suggested a white and red to go along with a good read. As school's break for Summer we caught a word with teacher Donnacha McCarrick, the curtain came down on Artists of the Week Coldplay and Leon Blanche looked ahead to the weekend's sporting action.

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Fantasy Premier League Winner Michael Coone, who beat 6.8 million other participants, told us how he honed his skills in Navan! Author Carmel Harrington joined Gerry on the day her new novel "The Moon Over Kilmore Quay" is published. A new craze on TikTok - Dr David Murnaghan warned of the consequences of teens filing down their teeth!! We touched base with Mia Frawley and Rachel Conway from Ratoath College who've picked up a prestigious student enterprise award and Coldplay had us in Paradise...

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Journalist Sarah Carey had a very interesting take on social cohesion which she explored with Gerry. The inevitability of change and our ability to cope is the subject of Dr Harry Barry's new book. No swimming on Balbriggan beach this year because of the Gulls - Tom Cardiff told the story. Caelainn Hogan remains deeply committed to the Mother & Baby Homes storysl and we reached for the stars with Coldplay today...

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Professor Paul Moynagh brought us his weekly analysis of the Covid situation. One hundred years on today and the burning of the Custom House is still impacting as Dr Jennifer Doyle explained. Karen Power believes early educational intervention is the key to improving life for the travelling community. Fiona Hamill-Reilly is lopping her lox for really good reasons and our feature on Coldplay continued...

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A passion for his club - twelve year old Alex Conroy, a member of the club's social media team, couldn't contain his joy as Drogheda United scored a last minute winner against Finn Harps on Friday night in Ballybofey. Another passionate man Ollie Clarke spoke of his life-long following of Bob Dylan who turned eighty today! Our man in Sweden Patrick Reilly reflected on how his adopted home has coped with the pandemic and we couldn't not talk Abba and Eurovision. Chris McGale recalled his association with the legendary Barney Curley who passed away over the weekend and Gerry kicked off a week of Coldplay in words and song.

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Ahead of his 70th Birthday this weekend Lord Henry Mountcharles reflected on his life and times. Eurovision winner Charlie McGettigan remains an avid fan of the contest as he looks forward to getting back performing. Dr Catherine Kelly says the link between water and our well being is undeniable and boy was she so reassuring!eon Blanche brought us his usual weekend sporting preview and the Show was peppered with more about Eurovision in words and song..

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No flakes for our 99s! Never! But if there was a shortage what would we do? You told us and where you love to get your whipped ice cream cones from as Caroline Smith joined us to reassure that she has supplies. Breda Casserly has penned a brilliant new book about end of life called "Lessons from a Bedside" which Gerry loved and comes across in their conversation. Kristin Jensen has a new publishing house called Blasta Books for those under the radar food transformers - the woman's onto something here! Meath Beekeeper Simon O'Croinin championed the Honeybee and his craft on it's World Day. While Brotherhood of Man were in Gerry's Eurovision winners spotlight this afternoon...

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Up Up and Away but not quite yet as Sandra Finegan from Globe Travel explained. Two years on and Sue Masterson is so delighted she gave alcohol the Heave Ho! Michelle Read in collaboration with Brian Keegan have produced a new work around memories of her mother which is sure to resonate with so many. Fr Derek Ryan told of the work undertaken at St Joseph's in Dundalk and Gerry talked about and played one of his favourite Eurovision winning songs

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On today's show, we got the latest Covid-19 news from the esteemed Prof. Paul Moynagh. The Meath super rare triplets turned one. A Navan man sets new records after running for over 60 hours and we are ahead on scalp advice!

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On today's show, Joan Larkin spoke to local businesses on reopening, why the over 65s shouldn't crash diet and a little Navan boy who badly needs help to raise much-needed funds to ensure his cancer doesn't return

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