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

Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy, Chris Wurst, joined Ryan on the line to talk about the upcoming 'Dignity' livestream on 24th May to mark Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday.

Lisa Cusack spoke to Ryan back in 2017 about her ambition to become a pilot by the time she turned 30. This morning Lisa told Ryan about the challenges facing pilots as the industry she’s worked so hard to get into faces its biggest crisis yet.

Aoife O'Donoghue is the creator behind Lola's Lampshades and she joined Ryan on the line to tell him how a life-changing illness lead to the birth of her business.

My Octopus Teacher won Best Documentary at this year's Academy Awards and tells the story of Craig Foster's unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest. Barry Donnelly was the sound engineer on the film and joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about it.

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

A team of 24 socially conscious secondary school students from Mercy Secondary School in Tralee were crowned the overall title winners of Young Social Innovators of the Year Ireland 2021. Róise O'Donnell and Grainne Leahy told Ryan all about their project which explores the need to break the silence around toxic relationships.

Friend of the show Cian Power joined Ryan on the line to talk about what college life in UCC is looking like at the moment and to tell Ryan about the inspiration behind his brand new tattoo!

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

Friend of the show Shannen Joyce joined Ryan on the line from Cork with some good news on how she's doing having been given the all-clear after battling cancer for the third time.