The Taoiseach will reaffirm support for Ukraine at a conference in Paris today. With reaction Anton spoke to Duncan Bullivant Special advisor to the head of the Bosnian peace keeping mission, part of the UK mission to Kosovo in 1999 and Ceo of the Henderson Risk Group, an international risk management advisory. Also Duncan gave us an update on the situation in Israel and Gaz

A very late winner for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup with Irish hero Caoimhin Kelleher dominant in goal and Ireland continue their march towards back-to-back Grand Slam victories. We get all the sports news with Cathal Mullaney, Broadcaster with Off the Ball.

The RTE drama overpay outs continues. We get the latest with Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post.

It’s a “slowness of reaction time”, the “feeling of being encased in bubbles”. Ciaran Bradley, Newstalk’s Digital Editor talks to Anton about the signs of depression and why he is speaking up about his battle with it, in the hope of encouraging others

Demand for migrant workers has more than doubled with 5,366 applications made to the Department last month, nearly double the amount made in the same period past year.

For more on this Anton spoke to Neale Richmond, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and also Donal O'Donoghue Managing Director Sanderson Recruitment and host of the Talent Matters podcast .

We look back on the big news stories of the week in our Friday Forum. Joining Pat this morning was Gary Gannon Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central, Fianna Fail Minister of State for Mental Health & Older People Mary Butler  and Philip Ryan Political Editor, Irish Independent.  

Gareth Mullins Executive Chef of The Anantara Marker Hotel will be here to talk us through 2 pasta classics - Spaghetti puttanesca and Cacio E Pepe.

Could we see GAA football and hurling at future Olympic Games? We discuss with Alanna Cunnane, Sports Journalist at Hersports.ie.

Rob Kearney will be here to preview the Ireland v Wales Six Nations game and Kathleen McNamee will have the rest of the weekend sport

Are early interventions the key to saving children from being recruited by drug gangs? We speak to experts in the area. Joining Pat this morning was Nicola Tallant Investigations Editor for The Sunday World, Trina O’Connor Criminologist, John Lonergan  Former Governor of Mountjoy Prison.