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Aoife Barry, author of the brilliant "Social Capital", spoke about the lifting of restrictions on social media, its fun side and where it's all headed in the future. Local estate agent Gary Little was optimistic of greater availability of second-hand homes, cooling of asking prices but less confident on the new home front. Dog trainer Hughie Rooney spoke about the ban on XL Bully dogs and made the point that any dog has the ability to maim and kill. While our Sinead Burke believes we're entering the Age of Aquarius mushrooms and all!

As Dr Sean Owens fights for his life in intensive care after being knocked from his bicycle in Dromiskin last Monday, Pat O'Shaughnessy Honorary President of Cu Chulainn Cycling Club, raised a number of key issues about cycling and road safety. Noel Hogan Chairperson of the Drogheda Cycling Group also had his say on the same matter The Money Doctor John Lowe joined us on the publication of his 20th edition of his annual financial advice bible. Liam Irwin's Hot Box Saunas are packing them in while Tracey Meighan, originally from Navan now living in Los Angeles, is ready and packed should the wildfires threaten her home.

Fiona Gratzer, MD of Unislim, joined Gerry to talk about herself, the business and her new book "The 30-Day Diet. Adam Foley reflected on his time at Drogheda United as he moves on, Nicky Kyle suggested a range of vegetable varieties and seeds to sow this coming year and David Sheehan looked ahead to a weekend of FA Cup action.

With our dependence on electricity growing, Denis Duff from 18for0 made the case for considering nuclear power generation. Brigid Barry co-founder of Farming for Nature told of the strides they're making and demand for their new handbook. Michael Harding spoke about the dark days he experienced some years ago and how he and everyone can emerge from such challenging times. While Seanie Maguire prepares to take on an Arctic challenge for Sightsavers.

Dermot Goode from totalhealthcover.ie was simply brilliant on the whole area of health insurance, schoolboy Eanna Lynch has a deep interest in late US President Jimmy Carter, Peter Johnson regional manager with Vincent's appreciates the great support the charity's shops receive from the general public and coach operator Rory McCullough explained why his buses didn't hit the road today.

Romance is alive and well as Shay Carry revealed when he proposed to his beau Vicky Kenny, on stage at the TLT theatre on Sunday, on the final night of the pantomime Beauty and the Beast in which both love birds were appearing! Niall Hatch from Birdwatch Ireland offered lots of advice on bird feeders, Dr Kate McCann believes in prevention rather than cure when it comes to our health and Jane Matthews pointed out some of the do's and don'ts while sea swimming at this time of year.

Powerful stuff as Nicola Cassidy reflected on a year of sobriety! The Mynes sisters Caitlyn and Caoimhe are excited to be taking their project about the rare Stargardt's disease to the BT Young Scientists this week. Colm Lynch, who runs the Hop Pole public house in London's Wandsworth, told of the trend towards drinking Guinness and how it's in short supply? Sinead Burke who is into Nollaig na mBan explained some of its more unusual traditions!

Caz Mooney will mind your money, Sandra Finegan sorts out holidays, why volunteering is a great new year's resolution, newsagent Joe Tierney's great run of luck and David Sheehan calls the sport.

Despite our shortcomings, Sarah Carey is of the view we live in a good place and time in Ireland. Denise Wogan's approach to our wellbeing is based in a really sound philosophy. It's quite simply a masterpiece - John McCullen's second volume on the Phoenix Park covering the period 1880 to 1980. And Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather anticipates the coldest snap of this winter so far in the days ahead.