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Local Figures in History
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Historian Sean Collins began a new series featuring local people from Louth and Meath who have made their mark historically on the national and international stage. Today Sean brought us the life and times of John J Breslin who was born in Drogheda in 1833 and laid to rest in Flushing Meadows cemetery in New York in 1887. Sean described Breslin as the "007" of his time!
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The Lite Lunch, Tuesday 11th August, 2026
01:17:21|On today's show, do you have any memories of St Mary's Musical Society in Navan ahead of its 50th anniversary? What you need to know about bone health. A missing engagement ring and what pests are in your house! All this and more
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21:51|Ciaran Warfield and Peter Whelan popped in to look ahead to the inaugural John Boyle O'Reilly Festival which boasts a stellar and varied lineup of activities in Dowth and Rossin.
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01:29:20|On today's Lite Lunch, Gerry spoke about toasties! Ciaran Warfield and Peter Whelan on a new festival, Mickey Johnson on raising money for the palliative service that helped his late wife, a farm walk and more.
The Lite Lunch, Friday August 7th, 2026
01:15:28|On today's Lite Lunch, a mother shared her heartache at burying two babies before having her miracle daughter. Why did the chicken cross the road? Who cares! We have a rooster! And much more.
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The Lite Lunch, Thursday August 6th, 2026
01:20:11|On today's show, we heard all about the No Wait Card, a mother and talented son dropped in from Ratoath, the talented teenage motorcyclist just home from the Red Bull Romaniacs, the dangers of escalators and more.