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

Author Joseph O’Connor joined Ryan in studio to talk about his latest book ‘Shadowplay’ which, through historical fiction, tells the story of Bram Stoker and the experiences that led to the creation of Dracula.

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

Irish engineer, scientist and performer Niamh Shaw and Andrew Smyth, aerospace engineer and Great British Bake Off finalist in 2016, spoke to Ella about 'Baking in Space'. The live show returns to explore the surprising connections between baking and space travel.

Independent TD for Kerry Michael Healy-Rae has written a new books about rural life in Ireland and some of the colourful people and traditions he’s met along the way. 'A Listening Ear' is out this week and Michael joined Ella in studio to talk about it.

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

Ryan paid tribute to the legendary broadcaster who passed away yesterday. Listeners shared their memories of Gay as we listened back to special moments from The Gay Byrne Show and Graham Norton joined Ryan on the line from the UK.

Carol hails from Cork and joined Ryan in studio having attended the ‘Little People of Ireland’ convention at the weekend in Athlone. Carol has been speaking out for Dwarfism Awareness Month and told Ryan all about her life.

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

This week Ella spoke to Clare O'Dea on debunking Irish stereotypes, Joanne Ryan on her play 'Eggsistentialism', Dr. Martyn Linnie on the Zoological Museum at Trinity College, Dave Saunders on helping young fathers and Ken O'Sullivan's 'Stories from the Deep'.