Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington, Hugh Bonneville, spoke to Ryan about portraying beloved children's author Roald Dahl in the Sky Arts film 'To Olivia' and how he's been helping out with the vaccine roll-out in the UK.

Tommy Naughton is second cousin once removed to legendary Bee Gee Barry Gibb. He joined Ryan on the line to explain the connection and how he hopes to someday welcome Barry to his ancestral home in Aughrim, Co Galway.

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

Michael Dowling grew up in a thatched cottage in the rural village of Knockaderry in West Limerick. He joined Ryan on the line from New York to share his incredible story which saw him go from penniless Irish immigrant to captain of industry as CEO of Northwell Health, New York's largest healthcare provider.

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

In 2018 Mark spoke to Ryan about the sudden death of his wife Liane. Today Mark told Ryan how his wife's gift of a beekeeping course has turned into his business and passion after he set up 'OpenHive' to rear and breed Irish black honeybees.

Ryan recently posted some pictures of his caramel slices on Instagram and the recipe he was following from the 'Smart Cooking' cookbook. Marita McGeady is one of the authors of the secondary school cookbook and she joined Ryan on the line to talk about keeping it simple in the kitchen.

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

After Ryan mentioned the quiz show 'Going for Gold', George got in touch to explain how he ended up as a contestant on the show back in 1993.

It can sometimes feel like there's no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic. However historian David Dickson joined Ryan on the line to explain that this isn't the first time Ireland has battled through a pandemic and come out the other side and how looking to our past can offer hope for the future.