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

Maggie is joined by Mick Finnegan from Crumlin in Dublin who has overcome some difficult times including homelessness to become a Mental Health Awareness Campaigner.

Maggie reads out a listeners letter about her husband being unfaithful.

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

This week Maggie spoke to Prof. Peter Wilson and Ella McSweeney about, "How Animals Work," Brian O'Sullivan about parental alienation, Brendan Doyle about aiming to be Olympic bobsleigh champion, Rachael Lee about breaking world swimming records, and Sarah O'Neill about teenage cancer and coming through it.

Irishwoman Orna O'Reilly moved to Italy with the express purpose of writing a novel...and she has succeeded! After years of travel-writing, her first book, "The Blonde in the Gondola," came out last month. She shared her story of her love for all things Italian, and how they inspired her tale, with Maggie.

Róisín Sheerin is a member of one of the many groups of volunteers who are aiming to make their local environment that bit cleaner and healthier by picking up litter - even when out jogging! She spoke to Maggie about these armies that are popping up all around the country, cleaning canals, beaches, rivers and much more.

Irish author Jean Grainger is, along with her husband and two young children, taking a gap year, and is leaving Cork for the sunny skies of Australia. She told Maggie about their upcoming adventure and how her writing success is funding it.

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

Sarah O'Neill is a remarkable young woman. She has a mature head on young shoulders as the result of cancer diagnosis and treatment at a young age. She spoke to Maggie about her experience, coming through it, and how she's gone on to achieve massive goals - despite, or maybe because of, her experience.