When many traditional butcher shops are closing for good, award winning Hugh Maguire in Ashbourne is bucking the trend. Hugh joined us today with daughter Anne Marie to explain what it takes to succeed in challenging times.

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Paddy Comyn, from Done Deal Cars, joined us for his first motoring feature of the year which featured some really cutting edge new models from Kia, who are now among the top selling car brands in Ireland.

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So how do you address your parents or grandparents? What do children call them? Have they a special name for granny or grandad and is it a matter of respect? Barbara Scully joined Louise and Gerry in lively conversation!

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Barbara Scully on how children address their parents, grandparents and names they give them! Meath county secretary Ciaran Flynn tells of a lucky escape he had while driving yesterday. Showbiz Editor with the Irish Sun Ken Sweeney had his say on the Beckham bust up. Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars brought us his first motoring feature of the year and David Sheehan previewed a busy weekend's sporting action.

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Continuing our series on mental health matters, focussing today on anxiety, with Rhoda Smith from Slane Counselling.

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Maria Macklin from House of Colour tackled how we manage and store our clothes, in an era when we've accumulated more clothing than ever, yet wear only a fraction of what we possess on a regular basis.

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Greg Daly from Dunshaughlin, a police chief in Colorado, had a chat. Counsellor Rhoda Smith offered lots of sound advice on dealing with anxiety. Maria Macklin sorted out our wardrobes and we remembered young Ziva Cussen who was laid to rest today.

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From having an irrational fear of bees, our native Apis mellifera, mellifera have become Edmond Kirwan's business!

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News anchor with Euronews in Brussels Meabh McMahon, joined us to talk about the now stalled Mercosur deal and US President Trump's press conference in Davos. Edmond Kirwan told his unlikely story of becoming an accidental Beekeeper! Gerry took a walk through artist Breda Marron's Sticks, Stones & Bones exhibition at the Highlanes Gallery. While Marketing expert Denise Fay acknowledged Michael O'Leary's spat with Elon Musk as pure Ryanair marketing genius.

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Our great Irish American friend John Shanahan, joined us from Texas to reflect on Trump's turmoil at home and abroad.

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