A listener emailed in to ask our listeners if they had any advice for him - he and his wife haven't been intimate for 30 years, and he's at his wit's end.

Irene O'Brien and her husband thoroughly enjoyed their honeymoon - Irene in France and her husband in Canada! She spoke to Ryan about why they made this unusual decision - but one which is becoming more and more common.

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

Ryan spoke to, "Fifty Shades," author E.L. James about her new book, "The Mister," along with the phenomenon of her previous, "Fifty Shades," trilogy, consulting her children on her books(!), and the recent liberation of speech when it comes to sex.

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

This week Ryan spoke to John Boyne about, "My Brother's Name is Jessica," and social media backlash, Ian Loftus about Irish hero Martin O'Meara, Bret Easton Ellis about his book, "White," and his pet peeves, and actress Amy de Bhrún about her rising star.

Ryan read out two especially lovely letters from listeners - one from a young girl named Keelin in primary school and another from a lady named Eileen, aged 82! He's writing back, personally, to as many of the many, many letters he receives in his post as he can!

Dublin-born actress Amy de Bhrún is a woman forging her path in the acting world. Ahead of her show in the Lime Tree Theatre tonight - "I See You," about Lady Mary Heath (the first registered female commercial pilot in Britain) - she joined Ryan to talk life, career ambitions and her appearance in, "Line of Duty!"

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

Notorious author Bret Easton Ellis' new book, "White," is his first work of non-fiction. In it, he discusses music, movies, books, modern culture, social media, politics...and all in his own forthright, fervent manner. He came in to espouse, offload and just generally rant with Ryan in studio.