The Lite Lunch

The irrepressible Neil Delamere, Eddie Tuite's thoughts on reviving Drogheda town centre, Dan Bannon's brilliant Louth yearbook and Laura Torris finding solace in mountain climbing.

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Celebrating twenty years in business today, Late Lunch just had to be at Antonia's Bookstore in Trim, to mark a milestone for the most fabulous independent bookstore and its owner Antonia Daly! We were delighted to chat with authors Roisin O'Donnell, Myles Dungan and Tatyana Feeney, Ivan O'Brien from the O'Brien Press, children from St Patrick's national school who are avid readers, Charley and Sadie Ayton who love Antonia's so much they're promoting the bookstore on TikTok, number one customer Aileen Wynn and Barbra Howlett who told us how she' s living the dream working with Antonia for seventeen wonderful years.

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Planning expert Dr Conor Skehan made some salient observations and offered practical and concrete suggestions as to how the heart of Drogheda town could be reinvigorated.

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Conor Skehan on his ways to reinvigorate the heart of Drogheda, Leah Barniville playing Cinderella in Cork, Eoin Maguire serving up great coffee and more in Dundalk and Peter Kermath lionising Movember!

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Sisters Aisling Muckian and Aine Mallie diagnosed with breast cancer within weeks of each other, new Ladies Gaelic Football Association CEO Lyn Savage, Irish History Book of the Year author Nicola Pierce and Nicky Kyle's gifts for gardeners.

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At the recent An Post Irish Book Awards "Great Irish Wives" was named History Book of the Year to the delight of its author Nicola Pierce, who popped into Late Lunch to reflect on an incredible year in her life.

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In an incredible twist of fate, sisters Aisling Muckian and Aine Mallie, who are both in their early thirties, were diagnosed with breast cancer weeks apart earlier this year and are receiving treatment. Here they tell their story to Gerry on Monday's Show...

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With twenty-six days to go until we sit for our festive feast, chef Tara Walker offered lots of advice about the traditional turkey table and alternatives.

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Chef Tara Walker with lots of advice about preparing Christmas Dinner, Wordfoolery with Grace Tierney, Rick Cronje's wine recommendations and David Sheehan previewing the weekend's sporting action.

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On today's show with Louise Walsh, we chatted Christmas traditions, comfort food, veterinary advice and an ongoing search for two missing people

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