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

Books and reading have always been Paul McLean's big passion in life but, in 2016, Paul suffered a stroke at the age of 40 which left him unable to read, write, walk or talk. This morning Paul joined Ryan on the line to talk about his road to recovery and finding his words again.

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

Two weeks ago Ryan spoke to Darragh Carroll who was making his way from an island off Norway, carrying a sacred flame, and heading for the hill of Uisneach. This morning Ryan caught up with Darragh's dad David who wanted to thank people for the kindness they've shown to Darragh along his travels.

A lot of people are working from home at the moment with the morning commute to the office replaced with zoom calls from the kitchen table. As a result, some people have decided to make the move from the capital to the countryside. Tess is one such person and she joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about it.

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

Sophie Hinchcliffe, aka Mrs Hinch, is the hugely popular cleaning guru who has attracted millions of followers on Instagram with her cleaning tips and tricks. She joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about fame, followers and her new book 'This is Me'.

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

This week Ryan spoke to Irish football legend Paul McGrath about his role as an ambassador for Repak's Team Green, former Taoiseach Enda Kenny on the launch of the National Bereavement Support Line, Lynda Redmond on life after loss; And historian and author Gillian O'Brien on Ireland's dark tourism.

Joan took part in our competition to win a relaxing break at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin.