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We went back to school and the books we remember in the company of Margaret Madden. Dr Ciara McCormack told us why and what she's doing with Walterstown GFC Under 14 girls team. Meath based artist Fiona McKenna dropped in for a chat as her first exhibition opens in Kells. And Declan Collins from Mornington Tidy Towns explained what the group are doing to protect their sand dunes.

Economist David McWilliams lifted the lid on Money, the subject matter of his new book. Natasha McCahey is following her dream, off to the UK on a soccer scholarship. Blake Boland, our new motoring correspondent, joined us for the first time and Nicky Kyle sorted out some gardening tasks for the month ahead.

Arachnologist Myles Nolan allayed our fear of spiders, Olivia Mulvaney is Ringmaster with Circus Vegas, the uniqueness of Dip in the Nip and the Drogheda Classical season is ready to roll.

Keith Barry weaved his magic, mesmerised all present and spoke about his new book "Sleep Hacks". Stuart Walshe form Lorenzen's butchers in Navan was delighted to be named makers of the Best Banger in the Northeast on Late Lunch yesterday. Courtney Tyler's larder in the wild is plentiful at the moment as Autumn sets in. Louise stepped in on Sport and Anjelah Johnson delivered the laughs as she urged her husband to Man Up!!

Our Best Banger in the Northeast gong went to Lorenzen's Butchers in Navan after a close run contest between five excellent breakfast sausage makers. Cooked in the kitchen of the Marcy Hotel by Tara Walker, sampled and judged by Tara, Peter Whelan and Sabrina Sherlock. And guess who popped in for a pint, a sausage and a chat? None other than the simply wonderful James Nesbitt!

Keith Sheerin brought an energy and honesty to the conversation as he spoke about a recent incident that really annoyed him and the challenges he has faced and overcome in life. Ahead of Dip in the Nip, Kerry O'Brien is shaving off her beautiful hair for a really personal reason. It was foxes and especially grey seals in focus with Aoife McPartlin from Irish Wildlife Rehabilitation. And Eanna Ni Lamhna brought the curtain down on today's show in her inimitable way ahead of the Sean Corcoran series in Drogheda this coming weekend.

Nutritionist Rachel Graham sorted out the school lunchbox, Niall Hatch from Birdwatch talked about the resumption of hedge cutting and migrations, Benoni Robu's new book is all about finding inner fulfilment & happiness and Ciaran Mc Ivor confirmed that the Deirdre Gogarty bronze statue monies have all but been secured!

What a man - Rory O'Connor is just a tonic for the troops! Colin Condon believes in the power of art and theatre to help us all reflect on matters of life & death. Cyclist Eve McCrystal reflected on her silver medal at the Paralympics in Paris yesterday - her sixth in total! While Coldplay mega fan Brenda Courell, got to see Coldplay not once but twice, as her dream came though in the midst of her battle with cancer.

Dermot Goode, from totalhealthinsurance.ie, offered so much good advice, as private health insurance companies drop a range of plans and rise prices yet again. Irene Gahan couldn't be more excited about Graham Norton's new book as she brought us her recommended reads. Rick Cronje weighed in with a couple of cracking bottles of wine, David Sheehan looked ahead to the sporting weekend and our comedy came from the witty and observational Monique Marvez!