Gerry had his say on the Nurses Dispute and boy did he call out many of the inequities elsewhere in the context of what nurses are seeking!  As he declared his unconditional support for them an almost wholly huge positive reaction and response followed from listeners.  Vet Sinead Kelly answered every question that came her way from Late Lunchers.  Author Claire Allan and Margaret Madden who selected "Apple of My Eye" as one of her picks recently in Book Club joined the conversation.  While on the 35th anniversary of Luke Kelly's passing Joe and Olivia Kearns sang some of Luke's songs beautifully. 

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Linda Murray told us that Huckleberry's, her Indoor Soft Play Adventure Centre in Navan, will have to close as she can't get Insurance?  Following a very bleak start to the year on Irish roads Meath County Council Road Safety Officer Mick Finnegan joined us to once again to talk about all of our responsibilities as road users.  Siobhan Murray believes we simply can't multitask effectively, why it can lead to burnout and what you can do about it!  While Michael Kenny former coin and medal curator with the National Museum proved to be a very interesting guest.

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We enjoyed the company of a true sporting great today in the guise of  Ronnie Delany the only Irish athlete to ever win a track gold medal at the Olympics.  Dolores Whelan and Evelyne Bourton joined us ahead of the celebrations to mark St Brigids Day and at the end of the second week of Lose Weight & Feel Great everyone has lost yet again!! 

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Louth GAA Great and Newtown Blues Legend Liam Leech passed away yesterday at the age of 81.  Here his lifelong friend Charlie O'Brien joined Gerry Kelly on Late Lunch to pay tribute to Liam.

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Charlie O'Brien paid a glowing tribute to his great friend Louth and Newtown Blues star Liam Leech who passed away yesterday.  Angela McCormick, Carmel McCarthy and Ciara Burke are Women never short of an Opinion!  Gerry dropped in on Siobhan O'Neill-White as she continued her push to Lose Weight & Feel Great under the watchful eye of Personal Trainer Fran Moniz at Integral Fitness & Leisure.  And we had ou Friday chat with Kells Comedian Fred Cooke who needs votes on Sunday evening to continue on his Dancing with the Stars journey - Vote FRED to 53125!!

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They each have their own Star on Hollywood Boulevard- Tom, Matt and Owen Moore from Fordstown in County Meath were Movie Superstars in the early part of the 20th Century - sadly they've been almost forgotten!  On Wednesday's Late Lunch Gerry Kelly in conversation with Historian Turtle Bunbury began a fresh push to have the Moores recognised and remembered.  

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Andrea Hayes has figured out life and how to live it in peace & harmony which she captures brilliantly in her new Mind, Body and Soul Journal - you'll gather why Gerry just loves her!  Orla Crilly is a wonderful Foster Parent to ten children at this stage and doesn't she just fit the bill perfectly?  Counsellor, Psychotherapist and our Agony Aunt Bairbre Kelly offered her professional advice on a number of sensitive scenarios.  And it was more of the Moores on today's Show as Kenny Timmons from Fordstown shed more light on the Hollywoods Stars of yesteryear.

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Hear Ye Hear Ye....Records tumble all round after the first week of Lose Weight & Feel Great 2019 - what a crew we have this year - have a listen!!!  Gerry was also joined by The Money Doctor John Lowe who had lots of suggestions on improving everyone's finances.  While your host got the greatest surprise ever when he discovered that the wonderful Mary Helen Hensley was accompanied by his all time favourite author the brilliant Patricia Scanlan and what a conversation followed....

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Mary O'Growney will close the doors of the Post Office in Tara for the final time on Saturday afer her 44 year time there and 150 years since it first opened - she will miss it and be really missed by the community - have a listen to a poignant story.  Another Cracker - The Moore Brothers from Fordstown are Hollywood Superstars yet their legacy and memory is almost non-existent - Turtle Bunbury knows about the boys and would like to see them recalled and remembered.  Simply Fit Food were our featured business on Let's Talk Business this time round.  While Gerry caught a word with Virtuoso Violinist Lynda O'Connor who's performing at the January Drogheda Classical Concert in St Peter's Church of Ireland on Friday evening. 

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Have a listen to Aoife Moggan's story of coming through childhood cancer and the difficulties she now faces in her early thirties and why she and Dr Julieanne Byrne are advocates of Cancare4Living.   Joe Gavin CEO of Celtic Wind Crops appears to have struck gold in North Louth with their Hemp cultivating and processing. Sandra Higgins from Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary in Meath and the Go Vegan World campaign is in the news again and explained to Gerry why.  While Kate Madden co-founder of FenuHealth with sister Annie is off the China to represent Ireland in a Global Student Entrepreneur competition.    

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