Monica spoke to Ryan about her son Patrick who she hasn't seen since October. Patrick has autism and is in care and this weekend will be the first time in ten weeks since they have seen each other face-to-face. Monica told Ryan about what a special person Patrick is and how they will spent their day together.

After Ryan read a text from a delighted listener who has just discovered that she's pregnant, he dipped into Arnotts Santa's Sack to celebrate the good news!

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

Ryan read a lovely email from Muriel Haire about her niece Gemma who is celebrating a special birthday despite not being able to to have the party she'd always dreamed of due to Covid. And Ryan dipped into Arnotts Santa's Sack for a special gift for Gemma!

Petfix Club is a new Irish online subscription-based community of pet lovers, for pet lovers. Shauna and Audrey 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!

'Angela’s Christmas Wish' is the new animation from Brown Bag Films. Based in the world of Frank McCourt, and a sequel to the Emmy nominated 'Angela’s Christmas', it will air on RTÉ TV on Christmas Day at 5.15pm. Writer and director Damien O’Connor joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about it!

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

Petfix Club is a new Irish online subscription-based community of pet lovers, for pet lovers. Luke 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!

Husband and wife, Mike and Sinead O'Reilly, talked to Ryan about falling in love as teenage sweethearts and the challenges they've faced since tying the knot nineteen years ago. In 2017 Mike was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 45 and they told Ryan about noticing the changes in Mike's behaviour and what life is like for them now.

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