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What a pleasure it was to reveal Tracey Hanby as our Woman of the Year on International Women's Day 2019!!  Our Women with Opinions Ciara, Betty and Caroline engaged in lively chat  across a range of topics and in a first ever some well-known men joined the conversation?  We're doing our very best to keep Fred Cooke Dancing with the Stars while Leon Blanche looked ahead to t...

Declan Bailey ran the rule over the latest in technology, Gerry Mulroy and Dave Turner relived their truncated trip to the Far East, Fiona Brennan had all of us in a Positive mood and Asta Jackson is understandably full of the joys after Paris Fashion Week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abandoned by his mammy at 4 who took his sister with her and both of whom he's never seen or heard from since to taking up running in his twenties and representing Ireland at the Olympic Games!  Compulsive listening Shane Healy's incredible life story... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerry was out and about this morning gauging the public mood on Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent which led nicely into his conversation with Fr Michael Cusack.  What a man - What a life story - Shane Healy - impossible not to be moved!  We caught up with those clever-clog students from Colaiste Ris who only went and WON the Louth Student Entrepreneur Award with their Bin Bung...

When to retire?  Derek Bell and Late Lunch listeners had their say!  Adam Dunne has inherited a treasure trove of his Drogheda family history.  Dr Declan Murray knows all about Chironomids and Gerry being an angler wasn't behind the door in his knowledege either!!!  We also heard about another big Lottery winner in the Northeast and Pharmacist Kathy Maher joined us to talk...

Shrove Tuesday and Tara Walker popped in to rustle us up some delicious pancakes!  A Koala rescue in Brisbane brought Sean Farrelly from Meath our way.  Save those stamps and you could be saving our precious bog and peatlands as Dr Catherine O'Connor revealed.  Their time has come says Stephen McDonnell referring to Electric Cars.  Historian Noel French told us about a...

Shane and Susanne Kelly have emerged from a very difficult time in their lives which they spoke about to Gerry on Late Lunch today.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alvan Hunt reflected on the success of his insect farming business Hexafly. Kilkerley to New York City and back home today - Nigel McKenna - what a story!!  Tara Walker went the Whole Hogg and Sean Collins debunked the legend of Collier the Robber...  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exorcist Priest Pat Collins opened the show, we heard from successful local businesses who participated in Irelands Best Young Entrepreneur, facilitated a feature on thrombosis and heard from Dr Natasha Tighe about how she dealt with and now counsels people who are living with eating disorders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerry had his say about the murders of Clodagh, Liam, Niall and Ryan Hawe following Claire Byrne's heartbreaking interview with Clodagh's mum and sister on RTE last evening.  The story of Anti Social Behaviour in Trim evoked significant response from listeners.  Paul Maguire took us on his Appalachian Trail adventure while entrepreneurial students from Colaiste Ris in Dundalk exe...

The Finale of Lose Weight & Feel Great 2019 and what a six weeks its been - records tumbling all the way - Congratulations! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Lose Weight & Feel Great crew enjoyed a day out in Carlingford ahead of their final weigh-in on Monday's Late Lunch live from Integral Fitness & Leisure.  The Dubliners songs and story come to the TLT theatre in Drogheda tomorrow night in the guise of Seven Drunken Nights.  Our Women with Opinions took the Crisp Challenge, told us what they'd do with a Lottery Windfal...

Medical Science and consequently our Governments have it all wrong when it comes to what they recommend we eat!  It's well worth listening to Dr Verner Wheelock who believes our levels of ill health can be drastically reduced if we change the foods we consume.  Nicky Kyle our organic gardening expert, advocate of good natural food and friend of Verner joined us as well. Hosted on Aca...

Social Media buzzing, messages flying in and phones hopping right through the afternoon all because of  Dr Verner Wheelock and what he had to say about what we're eating and why its basically killing us!  Aisling's Coming Home as mum Antoinette Brady told Gerry.  Rick Kronje brought us his wines of the month and demonstrated the difference a year can make to the same wine.&n...

Les Reilly's a very Happy Man!  You see he sold the Winning Ticket from his Daybreak in the Naul Village that won a Meath Syndicate €175 million in the Euromillions draw last evening. While John Lowe wasn't short on suggestions as to what he'd do with the Windfall....   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Les Reilly owner of Daybreak in the Naul who sold the €175 Million winning Euromillions ticket to the Meath family syndicate had the crack with Gerry and was quickly follwed by John Lowe the Money Doctor who advised what he'd do with a Lottery Windfall!!  Paul Gray from Ballivor is recovering in hospital in the United States after contracting sepsis and needs all the support from hom...

He was one of the top referees in the World in his day - Dermot Gallagher was so interesting and entertaining as he joined Gerry for the "Big Interview" on Late Lunch today.  They've all gone and done it again - our fantastic four have now lost an incredible 92 pounds!!  The Wolf of WiFi Patrick Cotter can sort out your connectivity difficulties - really interesting and che...

Robert Berrill's terrier Keysha went missing on Thursday last from their home in Slane and turned up in Carrickmacross on Saturday passing through three counties and 50 miles after hitching a lift?  Graham Kelly's picture "Wave Watcher" has secured the Dundalk Photographic Society member the prestigious Photographer of the Year title.  Kevin Segrave LOVES The Beatles, D...

Book Club Friday with the wonderful Margaret Madden who as usual brings us her recommendations and Book of the Month for February!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's show, Tom Attfield told us his crushing story of tragedy, including the murder of his son and his own recent diagnosis of cancer. Book Club had Margaret Madden and Gerry beaming while Tracey Flinter from Pearse Lyons Distillery told us we were drinking whiskey all wrong! Cue Malteesers! Were the Lose Weighters feeling greaters? and finally, vote, vote, vote for Fred Cooke! Hosted on...

It was LOVE all the way for Valentines on Late Lunch!  Not a dry eye in the house listening to Danny and Joan's Love Story.  Sharon Kenny the Matchmaker talked about Passion and more while Lana Citron had Gerry excited from the off as she revealed the foods of love.  Brush Shiels recalled his courting, engagement and honeymoon with a difference and children from St Oliver's Primary...

Ashley McGee called off her wedding with just weeks to go to the Big Day!  Ten year old James Quinn Markey plays a major part in The Hole in the Ground which is being described as "one of the scariest movies ever made".  Abby Wynne knows what it takes to heal oneself and we heard the heartbreaking story of Aleksandra Filak who suffered a catastrophic stroke after having a...

The scales continue to drop across the board for our fantastic four as Lose Weight & Feel Great reaches the end of week four!  Astronomer Mike Foylan from Rathmolyon was so interesting and he even handed Gerry a piece of an Asteroid to hold which dates back billions of years.  We featured Peugeot and local dealer Michael Holcroft along with our regular motoring correpondent Tony Conl...

On today's show we found out just why Gabrielle Cooney Maguire left general nursing.   Tony O'Donoghue believes he has the answer for those who want to celebrate occasions for their children but are not religious with his My Little Big Day initiative. Kyle Reilly gave us a lift with songs for children from his Little Folk, Music for Babies and Toddlers project. Finally good news...

We're backing Fred Cooke all the way in Dancing with the Stars!  All round good health is about gut health as Frances Flannery explained.  We hung on every word Shane Dunphy had to say on why it's important not to be a Helicopter parent.  While Siobhan O'Neill-White Zumbas her way to fitness in Lose Weight & Feel Great 2019.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...