Emma joined Ryan on the line to take part in our quiz in the hope of winning a family break in Castleknock Hotel.

Irish artist Paula Stokes has spent years making 1,845 hand-blown glass potatoes as part of a memorial dedicated to the Irish potato famine. She told Ryan all about the project which will launch at the National Famine Museum in Co Roscommon this week.

Last year’s Toy Show raised over six million euro and some of that money has gone towards a really fantastic project that aims to get every child in Ireland reading. Elaina Ryan is the CEO of Children’s Books and she joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about it.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

This week Ryan spoke to Clinical Psychologist Ian Robertson about confidence; Megan Cusack on her role as Irish nurse Nancy Corrigan in 'Call the Midwife'; Director of the National Ambulance Service, Martin Dunne, on the important work of the NAS; And author Julian Sancton on his debut book ‘Madhouse at the End of the Earth'.

After Ryan mentioned the possibility of embarking upon an expedition to the top of Carrauntoohil, Madeline Walsh from Mountain Adventure Walks joined Ryan on the line to tell him what to expect and how to prepare!

There were a huge number of Arctic and Antarctic explorers at the turn of the twentieth century that often found themselves marooned in ice for years on end. Julian Sanction has written about one of those first Antarctic voyages and joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about the plight of the Belgica.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Martin Dunne, Director of the National Ambulance Service, joined Ryan in studio to look back on the great work carried out during the early days of the Covid crisis, as well as the ongoing, tireless efforts of the National Ambulance Service.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.