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Niamh Hoey's appeal on behalf of her distressed family, Marika Chocianowicz's many talents, Sarah Barker's very personal life saving, Sean Cotter's winning Mini-Marathon medal design and Eoin O'Boyle in defence of regulated vaping shops.

Originally from Poland Marika Chocianowicz along with her husband and teenage daughter now call Navan home where she manages the highly regarded La Vida restaurant which is but one of her many talents as we discovered this afternoon.

Sarah Barker has her CPR training to thank for saving her tiny premature two week old son Oisin, when the little boy turned blue, limp and was unable to breathe.

Today the day twelve years ago, on his way home from a night out and merely yards from his home, Kevin Byrne was struck by motor vehicle whose driver failed to stop and drove on leaving Kevin for dead on the roadside. To this day that person has Kevin's death on their conscience and failed to come forward. Now, over the weekend, Kevin's roadside memorial was demolished adding further to the family's ongoing distress. Kevin's sister Niamh takes up the story on this afternoon's show.

Katie Maguire's story highlights the dangers of a tick bite, Louth Libraries mark Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, Chrissie Russell has issues with certain dog owners, children's author Shane Hegarty has another winner in "Minotaur Boy" and David Sheehan cast his expert eye over the weekend's sporting action.

Bestselling Children's Author Shane Hegarty popped in for a chat with Gerry about his new book and a lot more besides...

Professor Paul Moynagh took us through many aspects of the Hantavirus outbreak, Trish Rogers and Mark McGowan are passionate about food and wine pairings, Paul Clayton Lea close the book on CS Lewis and Louth, Cian Doyle's new short feature on Bereavement is really personal and Denis Cummins looks forward to the inaugural Drogheda Civic Trust Summer School.

Trish Rogers and Mark McGowan are excited as food and wine combine perfectly over the coming weekend.

Professor Paul Moynagh from Maynooth University explains the Hantavirus, how it's contracted and the danger it poses as a potential pandemic.