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

After Ryan spoke about birdsong with Niall Hatch on Friday, Aoife got in touch to tell Ryan about the importance of birdsong to her dad who has dementia.

Journalist and author Eithne Shortall spoke to Ryan about the literary phenomenon that is 'Mills & Boon' and her documentary which follows the women in Northern Ireland who pen these romance novels.

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

This week Ryan spoke to Billy O'Callaghan about his new novel 'Life Sentences'; Principal of Templemary National School, Chuck Dunford; Adrian Dunbar on filming series 6 of 'Line of Duty'; And author Liz Nugent about her awkward encounter with Elvis Costello.

Joni joined Ryan on the line to take part in our Kids Know Stuff quiz and share her story of a memorable encounter with Joe Biden.

Mother and daughter, Lindsay Myers and Tara Canniffe, joined Ryan on the line to tell him how they teamed up during lockdown to write and illustrate a very special children's book.

After Ryan played a recording of birds singing outside his house this morning, Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland joined him on the line to help identify the birds and explain why we're hearing them more and more at this time of year.

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

Author Liz Nugent joined Ryan on the line to talk about the continued success of her latest book 'Our Little Cruelties', her awkward encounter with Elvis Costello at a party, and how Marian Keyes helped her get back to writing after the sad passing of her dad.