Hector hits Australia and New Zealand with his new show on TG4 and there's so much to look forward to. The Other Side of Politics featured Suzanne Jamal today. Coleen Mannion is very happy with the restoration of her autism classes at Enfield community hub while Cathal Finegan is relieved he survived crashing into a deer on his motorbike. And Katie Melady's new song hits the high notes with Gerry!

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Ahead of his 80th birthday, the inimitable Brush Shiels and his best friend Sean Boylan, popped into Late Lunch to mark the great man's auspicious occasion!

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Entertainment par excellence in the company of Birthday Boy Brush Shiels and his best friend Sean Boylan. Julie Parte's Potting Shed Vintage brings a touch of class to any home and boy has this woman an eye for a hidden gem! Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars looked ahead to four new Toyota models and also focussed on the new urban speed limits. While David Sheehan previewed the weekend's sporting action.

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On International Credit Union Day Late Lunch came live from Drogheda Credit Union who has a membership of 55,000 people. We heard from Deputy CEO Sarah McGee, Marketing Manager Patricia White and Chief Financial Officer Michael Ferguson. We were also joined by people who make Laurence Street what its is, Gloge Travel's Sandra Finegan, Peter Kirwan and Janette Reilly from Kirwan's Fish Cart, solicitor Paddy Goodwin and Aoife Ruane from the Highlanes Gallery.

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His artistic talent and new daughter save Thomas Hendy from his downward spiral - what a storey! Aoife McPartlin demystifies the life of a bat, fashionista Maria Macklin does what she does best and footballer Megan Campbell talks retirement.

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Thomas Hendy's life spiralled out of control as his drug addiction took hold. He spent years in and out of prison in Ireland and Liverpool, experienced homelessness until his youngest brother died and his beautiful daughter was born. He had such artistic talent which ultimately also paved the way towards a better life which he talked about to Gerry Kelly on Late Lunch.

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The greatest women's footballer ever to emerge from the Northeast and one of our finest ever to don the Irish green jersey, also plying her trade with the likes of; Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton. Megan Campbell joined Gerry on Late Lunch having announced her retirement from professional football yesterday.

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One of the oldest Dunnes Stores supermarkets in Ireland, on Drogheda's once "Golden Mile" West Street, is set to close imminently. It's another blow for the burgeoning town's main street which is now but a pale shadow of its glorious past. Anthony Murphy, spokesperson for Drogheda City Status and Dom Gradwell a long-time campaigner highlighting Derelict Drogheda had their say with Gerry Kelly on Late Lunch.

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Another blow to the heart of Drogheda as Dunnes Stores tells staff it's closing its grocery store on West Street. Joan McCann has grown her Code Lab business which delivers coding classes to primary school children. Ann Marie and Mark Beggs are a fabulous couple who know from experience what's required to guide people diagnosed with dyslexia through education and beyond. And Marathon Man David Crosby has overcome so much adversity with his health to complete the Chicago Marathon.

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There's no stopping David Crosby from Meath Hill who, despite a double lung and kidney transplant, coming through an induced covid19 coma and beating skin cancer, completed the recent Chicago Marathon from where he spoke with Gerry on Tuesday's Late Lunch.

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