Kevin Hanafin chats to Ryan about the lifelong benefits of learning to play a musical instrument. Kevin is Head of Orchestral Studies at TU Dublin.

Stephen McGonigle talks to Ryan about his lifelong passion. The Swiss based watchmaker will take part in the first ‘Waterford International Festival of Time’ in May. Photo credit: Martin McIntyre. For more information visit waterfordtreasures.com

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

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

Aoife Martyn joined Ryan to speak about her one-woman show 'Nursey' and her life as a medical worker.

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

The RIAI has teamed up with the Simon Communities for the Open Door campaign. Architect and Home of the Year judge Amanda Bone has been involved in the project since it started 18 years ago. It runs from May 4th-14th and for more information, visit riai.ie.

On this week's show, the rising popularity of the Three-Day weekend since the pandemic, the life and legacy of Ernest Shackleton, rising star Patrick Martins, in "An Octoroon” at the Abbey, surgeon, Ailin Rogers, about life on the cutting edge, and one Dublin woman, who upped sticks in pursuit of an off-grid lifestyle in the U.S.

Fiona Byrne Ryan is an Irish woman who sold her home and business to live off-grid in a tent in Minnesota, America with her family.

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