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We look back at the weekend in sport with Mike Aherne and Mal Keaveney.Image via Getty.

Over 100 cyclists have completed a gruelling 600 km cycle around Munster to raise funds and awareness for the Munster branch of Down Syndrome Ireland.The cyclists finished up on Sunday on St. Patrick's Hill in Cork, with sore legs, but a great sense of achievement and pride. Live 95’s Tara Byrne spoke to some of the cyclists during their stop in Limerick.Image via Tour De Munster.

Skateboarders from across Ireland descended upon Mount Kenneth Skate Park just across the road from us here at the station for the All-Ireland Skateboarding Championships over the weekend. The event first took place here in Limerick in 2010 and has since then grown into one of Ireland's biggest skateboarding events. Live 95's Tara Byrne and Kate Kennedy spoke to some of the teams and participants at the event.Image via Getty.

Limerick schools, businesses and community groups are being encouraged to put their environmental projects forward for this year’s Repak Resource Awards.And one Limerick school already knows what it’s like to come out on top, with Castletroy College, which won the Battery and WEEE Champion Award last year after its students collected more than 12 tonnes of e-waste and batteries.John Keehan from Castletroy College joins the show to tell us about that project and why other Limerick organisations should consider entering this year.Image via Getty.

There’s a spectacular show in the sky this week, with the Moon set to pass directly in front of the Sun.It will be visible on Wednesday, August 12th, across Ireland from around 6.10 pm, with the maximum eclipse coming just after 7 pm. And while we won't get totality, it will be a very deep partial eclipse with up to 97% of the Sun covered in parts of the west.Dave Moore, editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine, joins the programme.Image via Getty.

UK influencer Molly-Mae Hague has been praised by parents for her honesty after opening up about her three-year-old daughter Bambi going through an “aggressive era”, including incidents of biting and physical behaviour. It has sparked a wider conversation about how common these behaviours are in young children and how parents can best respond. Olywyn Moran, founder and CEO of Cogni Kids, joins the show.Image via Getty.

Back-to-school season is proving more expensive than ever for many families, with new research from Barnardos showing parents of secondary school students are now spending an average of €450 on digital devices alone. The charity says the growing cost is putting huge financial pressure on families.  Assistant Principal at St. Munchin's College in Limerick, Eric Nelligan, joins Limerick Today to give his views...Image via Getty.

This week's coffee break chat with Anna Gibson Steel, Sarah Coleman and Sean Lally.Image via Getty.

We look ahead to the weekend in sport with Mike Aherne, Mal Keaveney and John Keogh.Image via Getty.