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On this plausible deniability edition of PBD:  How much?? – how Zuck frittered away billions on the metaverse  Celtic Covid – comedian Craig Ferguson gets infected  And Money for nothing – ordered and paid for but still not here

A rare shark washed up on the Sligo coast, how to talk to AI (and how not to) & Oliver Callan hears about the UCC students who have set up a food bank

On this double dunked edition of PBD:  Cosmeticorexia – how skincare companies are targeting children  Time please – creator Nancy Harris on the final season of The Dry  And Taxing business – one coach company exits the school bus scheme

On this all new but strangely familiar edition of PBD:  Veep, Veep – the US Vice President has the opposite of the Midas touch  Protest endgame – how surging fuel prices started protests and ended businesses  And Cancel culture – can we still love the art but not the artist?

On this only fooling ourselves edition of PBD :   Baaaaand on the run – the joys of baby lambs arriving  No such thing as a cheap date – the rising cost of babysitters  And No regrets? – a history of Apple as the iconic company turns 50...

On this last day of March edition of PBD:  Think of the children – should nicotine pouches be banned?  Dog days – having a pet is good for your health  And Hasta la vista, Belfast – Arnold gets an honorary doctorate...

On this Monday Monday edition of PBD :  Four-legged more than friends – the love lives of animals  Flaking off from home? – Why IBEC wants us back in the office  And Yes,  that  Julia – Writing for the acting megastar...

On this dearg doom edition of PBD:  Trojan Hero – Ireland striker’s classy post-match interview  Eggstortion – How Easter eggs got smaller and more expensive  And Show Jumping – One woman returns to horse-riding after 10 years...

On this Prague state of mind edition of PBD:  Dodgeball – Why dodgy box owners could soon be looking over their shoulders  LOL or no LOL – What's funny here may not be funny there  And Green Ticket – Following the boys in green to Prague...

On this four seasons in one day edition of PBD:  Ghosted – How bad manners became mainstreamed  Let there be carnage – Venomous false widow spider invasion!  And  Man oh man – what looksmaxxing means for your, em, looks...

Financial planner Eoin Mc Gee on the financial ‘tweakments’ that can save you money, the Irish are on the way to Prague we hear from fans en route and Oliver Callan meets the wedding celebrant of the year

Morning Ireland pays tribute to Sunday Game legend Michael Lyster, Oliver Callan chats to TV presenter & podcaster Síomha ní Ruairc about her new TG4 quiz show & David Mc Cullagh hears how scammers are using dodgy boxes & smart TV's to target people

Some fancy weekend breakfast inspo, a look ahead to the Six Nations finale & we meet the Irish honoured at the Oscar Wilde Awards in LA

Oliver meets the Roscommon sisters who are world boxing & world hyrox champions! Navigating the cost of menopause & how Ireland's chippers are adapting to rising business costs & competition in the takeaway market...all this & more on today's programme

On this peace, love and understanding edition of PBD:  Taking a chance – David McCullagh fails to get the better of Barry Keoghan  Oscars ahoy – when it comes to Jordan vs Chalamet, there’s only one winner  And Solid backbone – what the nation’s capital is made of...

On this first Friday of the month edition of PBD:  Come again? – a very long word in Welsh  Love story – JFK Jr and Carolyn Bissette get the Disney treatment  And Black and blue – what it’s like sparring with Katie Taylor...

On this too bright, too shiny edition of PBD:  Thumbs up – could ride sharing work in Ireland?  Losing the plot – has World Book Day forgotten about the books?  And short, not so sweet – Irish history in just 250 pages

On this bright and shiny edition of PBD:  Head cases – how vintage hurling helmets put players at risk  I’m good, thanks – mealtimes on weight loss drugs  And spoiled for choice – Dave Fanning tries to pick a tattoo design for his birthday...

On this bored of peace edition of PBD:  Science fantasy – putting data centres in space is all the rage, in theory  Another mindful round – Bressie on inspirations for his new book  And war surge – another conflict, another rise in oil prices...

Another Lotto winner in Mayo, could gel nail lamps be damaging our health? Former Labour leader Pat Rabitte is the viziting critic on The Oliver Callan Show & tries a 'silent book club'

On this telescopic Thursday edition of PBD:  Sorry for your trouble – eulogising and socialising at Irish funerals  The Ides have it – March is almost here. Should we be worried?  And the hot drop – best not buy this kettle...

On this not dressed for the weather Wednesday edition of PBD:   Stay on target – how to keep motivated to keep getting healthy  Back’s gone again – how to age gratefully  And it’s later than you think – how to Swedish Death Clean your life

Jessie Buckley's BAFTA, male hairloss & the most popular books in Irish libraries

On this ashen Wednesday edition of PBD:  The sweet spot – what’s the ideal duration for your next mass?  Pour your misery down – it’s the rain, again – are you happy?  And AI on the westside – comedian Enya Martin on tech vs accents

On this pancake-filled Tuesday edition of PBD:  Is that what you’re wearing? – dishing the dirt on America’s Next Top Model   Released at last – growing up with a narcissistic parent  And respecting the lore – how Sinners got Ireland right