On this weeks Gardening slot, Ultan Nesbitt from Centenary Home and Garden spoke to Fran about what should be on your to do list for the weeks ahead and also answered listener queries

The Government has confirmed the decision to move the entire country to Level 5 on the Living with COVID-19 Plan for six weeks. The increased restrictions will come into effect at midnight on Wednesday 21st October to allow businesses and the wider public to prepare for what is a second full-scale lockdown.

Moving to Level 5 will force many business owners to close their doors shortly after making great efforts to reopen. Under Level 5, only Essential Services and Essential Retail Outlets may remain open.

Alan Hickey is Service and Operations Director at Peninsula Ireland and he spoke to Fran on Tipp Today.

Fran met with well known hill walker and author John G O'Dwyer on Monday this week for the first in our Walks and Talks series. We met up in Goatenbridge and we set off.....

Lockdown was a much nice prospect in April when the weather was good and you were able to get out, but it seems a much heavier burden this time round as we head in to Winter. Muriel Cuddy is CEO of Health and Fitness Ireland and she spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning...

With legislation now on the way that could see anyone hosting a house party fined and even jailed!

Doireann Ansbro from the Irish Council of Civil Liberties spoke to Fran on Tipp Today about implications of such a move

US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will have their microphones muted for parts of their final debate on Thursday to allow each candidate a block of uninterrupted time to speak and avoid the rancour of the two candidates’ first encounter. The Commission on Presidential Debates, the sponsor of the televised debate in Nashville, said changes were necessary after the bad-tempered first debate.

Dr Anthony O'Halloran, Educator, Political Scientist and Author and more importantly... a Tipperary man! spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning.

Mary Gordan spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning about the Covid social isolation and bubbles.

Tipperary County Council is pushing Tipperary as an investment destination in an effort to move city based investment in to Tipperary.

The local authority has embarked on its latest ‘Tipperary – The Place, The time’ promotion with an online video campaign to highlight the county’s attractiveness as a location for not just inward industry investment but also for people to relocate to the county and take advantage of growing employment opportunities there.

Chief Executive of the County Council Joe McGrath spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning.

Steak, burgers and sausages should only be described as such, IF they contain meat.

The Irish Farmers Association's urging MEPs to ban vegan products from containing these words, as it claims plant-based food is deliberately disguised as something it's not.

The European Parliament's voting this week on the wording used for meat and dairy substitutes. The IFA also wants an end to milk, cheese and butter descriptions on products, if they don't exclusively contain dairy.

Tim Cullinan is President of the Association and he spoke to Fran on Tipp Today this morning along with Sandra Higgins, Director of Go Vegan World,

For anyone who with a speech difficulty Covid has been a difficult time, especially with the wearing of face masks. But its something that many of forget. Michael Ryan was in contact with us and spoke to Fran on fridays Tipp Today.

He also spoke about US Presidential election candidate Joe Biden and how his stammer is being used as a weakness against him and the message that that can send.