The news and stories that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Fidelma Collins is the grandniece of Michael Collins and joins Ryan in Cork at the Imperial Hotel to mark his centenary.

Veronique Crombe regularly travels to Ireland from France to visit Collin’s resting place and lay flowers there.

Allen Flynn is the owner of The Imperial Hotel Michael Collins was a regular guest at the hotel, and stayed there on his final night. Allen tells Ryan about room 115 which has been renovated as “The Michael Collins Suite” featuring a bust of Collins on the writing desk.

Mick O’Dea is one of Ireland’s most prominent artists and speaks to Ryan ahead of the unveiling of his commissioned portrait of Michael Collins.

This week Ryan to spoke to an Irish woman on her success in LA, Damien Dempsey and director Ross Killeen talked about their inspiring documentary, Love Yourself Today, Stewart D. McLaurin on the Irish man who designed and built the White House, Donal Ryan discussed his new novel, The Queen of Dirt Island and James Nolan on representing Ireland at the European Transplant and Dialysis Games.

James Nolan is one of the team Ireland athletes heading to the European Transplant and Dialysis Games in Oxford tomorrow.

The news and stories that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Ethan Rooney talks to Ryan about his vintage Game Boy artwork on the Clogher Road in Crumlin. It's just one of 750 artworks that is part of the Dublin Canvas initiative. Ethan is on insta at birdieroographics. Image credit: Dublin Canvas.

Bestselling author Donal Ryan joins Ryan in studio to talk about his new novel The Queen of Dirt Island and the women who inspired it.