Late Lunch Best Bits & Features

At the height of Summer, what a joy it is to take a wander through the most wonderful garden with its creator and minder, the Insomniac Gardener Rosie May!

David Hosie had the world at his feet. A talented soccer and gaelic footballer, his safe space was on the pitch. However, there was David the man and his alter ego "Hosie" and entirely different person who need alcohol and drugs to escape from reality. This is David's story told by the man himself, recalling his darkest days, before a phone call to a friend saved his life...

In what was one of the first times she spoke extensively about the loss of her son Shane to a hit and run driver, Lucia O'Farrell joined Gerry Kelly in early March 2013 in what was a moving, emotional and powerful conversation, as a mother sought answers and justice for her only son.

On the passing of legendary Meath commentator Brendan Cummins, we return to late September 2017 and the day he retired as LMFM Head of Sport, when he joined Gerry Kelly on Late Lunch to reflect on his life and career in broadcasting. There was also a surprise or two in store for Brendan, as some really special people dropped by to pay tribute to the great man!

On his first visit of the New Year to the Insomniac Gardener Rosie Maye's wonderful garden it's difficult for Gerry not to step on a Snowdrop!

It's fifty years today, January 27th 2025, since the death of Mother Mary Martin, foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, a dynamo of a woman, who achieved so much in her lifetime and whose legacy endures here in Ireland and around the world. To mark this special anniversary, Mother Mary is once more honoured with the unveiling of her new statue at Boyle O'Reilly in Drogheda, adjacent to the wonderful hospital she founded all those years ago. And to mark the occasion, we republish a documentary, written and produced by Gerry Kelly and first aired a decade ago in 2015, about the life of one of Ireland's truly great daughters.

On August 9th 2011, Dickie Rock joined Gerry Kelly on his Late Lunch Show, for what turned out to be a compelling interview about his life and times.

On the eve of Halloween, Late Lunch Presenter Gerry Kelly pays a visit to Rockfield House near Kells, where he encountered spirits from the other world who wander about the house, especially at this time of year!

It's early October and Rosie Maye's wonderful garden is in the throes of Autumn colour....