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The inimitable Brush Shiels had the crack with Gerry as we played his "Dirty Old Town" as our song on Sing For Your Supper! Allen Foster has assembled a wonderful selection of Irish Oddities in his new book. Shamrock grower Gearoid O'Neill told us how sales of the national emblem have fallen off a cliff and Jackie Weldon sang for her Supper!

Sarah Carey told us why she believes bad manners and rudeness is quite prevalent today. Chelsea Farrell, who is one of the participants in the second series of Love Triangle on E4, popped in for a chat. Eanna Ni Lamhna joined us on National Tree Week and Tae O'Brien is looking for new volunteers to join the Little Tern conservation project on Baltray beach.

Gerry attempted some questions selected by Louise from the Driver Theory Test and driving instructor Alan Keogh joined us to talk about teaching people to drive, driving in general and road safety. Keith Barry advised on how to deal with cravings and mesmerised Gerry with a deck of cards! Colin Halion told of the theft and anti social behaviour he's had to deal with at his shop in the heart of Navan. While Nicky Kyle took us through some tasks in the vegetable garden for March.

Sean Boylan, Noel Meade and David Sheehan paid tribute to our late esteemed colleague Brendan Cummins. Bestselling author Cathy Kelly, who has been through the mill, talked about the many challenges she's faced recently. Teacher Ursula Hynes and students from Ratoath College told us about their new sensory garden at the school. And beekeeper Eoin Mac Giolla Coda warned of the dangers facing our native honeybee from imported continental bees.

On today's show with guest presenter Louise Walsh, we spoke to one young mother who just got her forever home, after seven years of living in emergency accommodation. A call on Hasbro to name a new Peppa Pig character after a young Dundalk boy. Pharmacist Kathy Maher on women's health and why one East Meath woman is getting married again to the same man! And David Sheehan talks all things sport.

Well Holy God did the Northeast Sing for their Supper? You bet as Alice McKeown carried off "Stop the World" in style! On World Book Day we were joined by bestselling author Carmel Harrington, our book reviewer Irene Gahan & little readers Cormac Ferriter and Eabha Flynn.

Dr Conor Kerley advised Gerry on how to cope with giving up the sweet stuff. Fr Paddy Rushe says we all must live in hope for a better world this Lenten season. Mary Kate O'Flanagan brings her brilliant one woman show to the Northeast soon and Louise & Gerry had a go at a little gaeilge!

We paid a visit to Lorenzen's Butchers in Blackcastle Navan, makers of the Best Banger in the Northeas,t where we me the team including father & son Charlie and Stuart Walshe, the second and third generation owners. We also heard from master of the BBQ and specialist sauces John Relihan, who began his career with Jamie Oliver with whom he remains a very close friend and confidant. We met the ever youthful Maura Walshe ,who could remember the original owner from Germany Christian Lorenzen!

Meath match commentator David Sheehan reflected on the controversial late goal that saw them dig out a late win against Westmeath yesterday. Ukrainian Luba Healy still can't understand the way President Zelensky was treated in the White House by President Trump and his entourage. Lucy Cronly believes the shoes we choose impacts much more deeply on our lives. Pauline Clarke is a dynamo of a woman on every level as she drives forward her KooKee business! And Niall Hatch explained why the cutting of hedgerows has stopped to benefit our feathered friends.