RTÉ - Marian Finucane

With the start of the New Year, minds naturally turn to dieting and detoxing... With that in mind Sarah Keogh from Dublin’s EatWell Clinic and Jordan Bourke, Chef and ‘Food Stylist’ based in London, are in studio with advice and tips. Jordan specialises in Korean/Asian cookery

Updates on the flooding situation around the country from some of the people whose homes have been directly affected. Dr Conor Murphy from the Irish Climate Analysis Research Unit in NUI Maynooth outlines some measures which could be taken to alleviate the problem of constant flooding around the Shannon

Just over twenty years ago the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Dublin’s Point Theatre and Norway’s ‘Secret Garden’, featuring Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry was the winner.  Last February she fell on Shelbourne Road and broke both her arms.  She tells of her difficult recovery and how she fought to get her career back on track

Today's panel to discuss the newspapers and the major stories of the last year are Suzanne Lynch, European Correspondent, The Irish Times; John Downing, Political Correspondent, Irish Independent; Alice Leahy, Director and Co-Founder of Trust; Jennifer Kavanagh, Law Lecturer, Waterford Institute of Technology; Stephen O’Byrnes, MKC Communications. 

Just a few months ago Marian went around Dublin city centre with Joe Duffy to see where some of the 40 children killed during Easter week 1916 had died.

Joe O'Shea, broadcaster and author, spent a night at the Natural History Museum in London - called the “Dino Snores – Adult Sleepover”.

Next May sees the thirtieth anniversary of the Self Aid concert and fundraising telethon. Dave Fanning – who was there, and Eoin Sweeney who has been raiding the archives join Marian to look back…

Today's panel to go through the Sunday newspapers are Tom Parlon, Director General, Construction Industry Federation; Brendan Keenan, Economic Columnist, Irish Independent; Rory Hearne, Senior Policy Analyst at TASC; Noreen Hegarty, Operations Director - Ireland, Lonely Planet; Peter Murtagh, Reporter, The Irish Times.

David Cameron was in Brussels with his wishlist last week. He wants to hold a “Brexit” vote next year and it seems he is on his way to getting it. Philip Blond, former advisor to David Cameron and Director of the Think Tank ResPublica is on the phone

In studio with Marian is Shaykh Doctor Umar al-Qadri is the Sunni Imam of the al-Mustafa Islamic Educational and Cultural Centre in Blanchardstown in West Dublin and the Chairperson of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Council

About three months ago Alan O’Neill was on the show...He calls himself ‘The Change Agent’ and we invited businesses to write to us to ask for his help in re-vamping their company. The overall winner was Michael Crowley, C.E.O. of Tog Orthotics in Ennis and they are back to report on their progress

Dave Fanning and blogger Sinéad Fox have some suggestions for you to tune into over the festive season.

With the adverse weather conditions we’ve been experiencing of late, we’ve invited Tony Toner, Training Director with the Institute of Advanced Motoring to join us in studio with some tips for safer driving in bad weather conditions.

In studio with Marian is actor Aidan Gillen, famous for his roles in The Wire and Game of Thrones. At home he played ‘John Boy’ Power, the powerful drug trafficker in the Dublin crime series Love/Hate and most recently as ‘Charlie’ Haughey in the three part drama series Charlie.

Memory is one of the most important functions of the brain. We remember for two main reasons: to help us make sense of the present and to help us be prepared for the future.  Psychologist Maureen Gaffney is in studio to discuss the affect of memory during the Christmas season