After Ryan spoke to Megan, fans of 'Call the Midwife' Audrey Russell and Prof. Paul Horan got in touch. Audrey's mother Bonnie worked as a midwife in Mullingar and Prof. Paul Horan works in the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin.

Megan Cusack has gone from Skibbereen to London's East End, playing Irish nurse Nancy Corrigan in one of the UK's most popular TV dramas 'Call the Midwife'. She joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about her role on the show!

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

Clinical Psychologist and a Neuroscientist, Ian Robertson, has been exploring the topic of confidence in his new book 'How Confidence Works'. He joined Ryan in studio to talk about confidence; what it is, how you can get more of it, and the trouble with too much of it.

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

This week Ryan spoke to Sylvia Lancaster on bringing the story of her daughter's murder to the Corrie cobbles as part of her mission to stamp out hate crime; Cian Power on the inspiration behind his new tattoo; Sound engineer Barry Donnelly on his work on 'My Octopus Teacher'; And Pilot Lisa Cusack on the challenges facing airline staff.

Caitriona joined Ryan on the line to take part in our quiz in the hope of winning a break in Carton House Hotel in Kildare!

Michael Moloney was one of the stars of last year's Toy Show with his performance of 'Giants' alongside Dermot Kennedy himself. Michael Joined Ryan on the line to talk about penning his debut single 'All That I Do' about his late father Emmett.

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

Gary got in touch after hearing Cian Power on the show on Tuesday talking about helping less fortunate students from disadvantaged backgrounds and communities through college. Gary told Ryan about his son Cathal, who has autism and asperger's, and how proud he is of his achievements as he has just submitted his thesis to college.