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On today's show with Louise Walsh, Mark and Sophia Dawson dropped in to talk about how EB affects their daily lives, triple organ recipient David Crosbie on how he believes a new law to opt in will give hope to hundreds on the waiting lists for organ donors, Sinead Kelly answered all our vet questions and Cllr Carol Lennon who renewed her vows with husband Anthony in style!

On today's Late Lunch with Louise Walsh, we talked about the future of funerals with lay ministers, what to wear on holidays and what to put into the brown bin. We also talked about smart phones in national schools and how sunburn is making a comeback! We discovered how Ms Louth went to Ms Ireland overnight and we heard about a savage attack by a dog in Navan.

Journalist Lara Marlow joined us ahead of the Hinterland Festival for a worldly chat. Miriam Manning told us why Kells is backing a call for a public holiday to honour St Colmcille. Drogheda United Ultra Cian McCormack says fans are disappointed but hopeful the club can compete in the UEFA Conference League when their appeal to CAS is heard on Monday. What an impressive young woman Caoimhe Kenny is as she carries Louth hopes into the Miss Ireland contest tomorrow. While David Sheehan looked ahead to the weekend in sport.

Bobby McCormack and Dom Gradwell want to make Drogheda great again, Tony Weldon's knowledge of James Joyce is unparalleled, as is Derek Reilly's when it comes to electric vehicles and Termonfeckin Tennis Club can now boast state of the art new courts!

Joanne O'Dwyer's amazing story of recovery is about to be published, she also works in addiction services in Meath and told us what needs doing to deal with the problem. Alma Jordan marks a decade of Agrikids and pulled no punches when it comes to making our farms safer for the people who work there. Eamonn Quinn founder of the Louth Contemporary Music Festival dropped in for an entertaining chat and we caught up with Aaron Lynch, who had a hole in one at the second in Ardee Golf Club last weekend.

Brian Fitzgerald reflected on forty years in politics, Feilim O'Connor's new book about baby names is delightful and not one but three Louth school principals; Brian Collins, Edel Victory and Ambrose McGinnity say goodbye to teaching.

The new all electric Renault 5 and it's ancestor at Blackstone Motors, legendary pool player Martin "The Rocker" Rothwell, House of Colour Maria Macklin's so knowledgeable when it comes to all things colour & fashion while Pat O'Toole loves and wants to protect the River Boyne and its fish life.

Nikki Hayes is well on the way to getting her life back on track, Richard Francis is onto a winner with his mushroom crisps & products and Liam Foley & Fergus Cosgrove are so proud to represent Ireland at international sports events!

March 19th and Liam O'Neill blew the whistle, minutes later it was lights out for the Louth referee, who survived a major cardiac arrest and joined us today to tell his inspirational story. Mairead Jennings, Director of Youth Ministry at Knock Shrine, called out to young people to come to Mayo for a special event on Saturday week. Cormac Moore has penned a brilliant book about the the border, Irish Boundary Commission and it's lasting impact on the people of Ireland. And we heard from young ladies who are members of the Moneymore After School Club in Drogheda who've made a radio play around Happiness to coincide with Crinniu na Nog.