Playwright Lisa Tierney-Keogh returned to Ireland from New York a year ago. She spoke to Maggie about the ups and downs of life in the Big Apple, coming home, and her upcoming play in the Abbey, "This Beautiful Village."

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

Rachael Lee, along with her husband Tom and team-mate Ronan, is a world record-holder! Yesterday they braved killer whales, lion's mane jelly-fish and freezing cold to swim the North Channel, and smash the previous record. She popped in to tell Maggie of their truly outstanding feat.

Brendan Doyle underwent a horrific ordeal in the line of duty, which damaged his mental health and led to him leaving the job that he loved. He is now bidding to be Ireland's first bobsled skeleton Olympic champion. He told Maggie his story, and how he shares it to help others with their mental health struggles.

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

After receiving an email from a father who hasn't seen his children in three months, consultant systemic family therapist and expert in Parental Alienation Brian O'Sullivan joined Maggie to discuss this phenomenon, and how it affects everyone in the family. For more, see https://parentalalienation.eu/

Last night, with a shock victory, Greg O'Shea and Amber Gill were announced the winners of, "Love Island." 2fm presenter Ciara King joined Maggie in studio to discuss how they came to be crowned king and queen!

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

Broadcaster and gardener Monty Don will be appearing at the Carlow Garden Festival this weekend, and chatted with Maggie about discovering how he was born to have muddy hands, and green fingers. His talk is sold out, but plenty more events aren't. Go to www.carlowgardentrail.com for more information.

Ahead of their new four-part series, starting at 8.30p.m. on RTÉ One tonight, Prof. Peter Wilson and Ella McSweeney joined Maggie in studio to talk about - as the title suggests -how animals work!