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

A few weeks ago Ryan read a text from a listener who was sat in the car-park of St. Luke's Hospital while his wife was inside having treatment. This morning Ryan dipped into Arnotts Santa's Sack to help lift their spirits!

Elle Gordon is the Staff Editor of VIP magazine. Last year Elle's dad Trevor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and sadly passed away in April as the whole country was getting to grips with lockdown. Elle spoke to Ryan about processing grief in a socially distant world.

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

Dr Mary Helen Hensley has been living in Ireland for over 22 years but it was a trip back home to the States last year that inspired her new book ‘Hugh and the Manatee’. Her nephew Max Gordon illustrated the graphics for the book, and his coming out along with her own daughter’s sexuality inspired her to put pen to paper.

Alan spoke to Oliver about struggling with his mental health and how he turned to Grow Mental Health service for help as the country was going into lockdown. This year, in partnership with Expressway, Grow are encouraging people to reach out and reconnect with twelve people over Christmas.

Noah Rafferty was one of the many stars of this year's Late Late Toy Show with his energetic performance of 'Rock Is The Best Medicine'. Since his Toy Show appearance he's been busy in the recording studio and he joined Oliver on the line to fill him in on what's been going on!

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

This week Ryan spoke to actor Eric Lalor on keeping going when times get tough; Cellist Gráinne Hope on adapting the 'Kids Classics' initiative in the face of Covid; Husband and wife, Mike and Sinead O'Reilly, on coping with Mike's diagnosis of dementia at the age of 45; And Damien O'Connor from Brown Bags Films about 'Angela's Christmas Wish'.

Petfix Club is a new Irish online subscription-based community of pet lovers, for pet lovers. Emer and Billy joined Ryan on the line in the hope of winning a year's membership, a stay in Muckross Park Hotel and Spa in Killarney, and more!