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

The Very Reverend Lynda Peilow joins Ryan in our Galway studio. She is the first female Rector of St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway and became the Church of Ireland's youngest priest at the age of 24.

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

Cian's Kennels is a new initiative which allows pets to visit sick children in hospital. The idea was inspired by Cian Neary and his mother Evelyn made it happen. The first phase will launch on Friday at St John's Ward in Crumlin Children's Hospital. To find out more, visit cianskennels.ie

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

I want to speak Ukrainian is a book by Dr Lindsay Myers and Bláithín Breathnach. Lindsay is a lecturer in Italian and Children's Studies at NUI Galway. The book is available from charliebyrne.ie

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

Ryan was joined by Dr Chris Fitzpatrick, the star of stage and screen, Simon Callow, international hockey umpire Alison Keough, a special project seeking to remember forgotten emigrants, and author Joseph O'Connor talked about the stories of the people unified by the waters of River Liffey.

The Liffey is a new six-part series written by Joseph O'Connor. It paints an intimate portrait of the river and tells the stories of the people it meets on its way to the sea. The documentary airs from Sunday on RTÉ One at 7.30pm. Further information on the UL Creative Writing Festival at UCH.ie

Engineer Terry Brennan talks to Ryan about a special project seeking to remember forgotten emigrants. This is the story of a community of miners from the Allihies in West Cork who ended up in Leadville, Colorado.