LMFM Late Lunch Listen Back

Luke Saunders from Studyclix on the benefits but many downsides of smartphone use among young people. Geraldine Hogarty and Gordon Meighan told of the work going on at the heart of communities in Meath managed and mentored by Youth Work Ireland. Sixtwo Digital, Colm Hanratty's digital marketing business, has and is supporting and growing many others. And Simon Donnelly's strawberries are back for the new season!

Ciaran Phillips believes the felling of the Fairy Tree at Cornamucklagh doesn't bode well for those that took it down! Forager & Herbalist Ursula Schloer told us what we could do with wild garlic and young nettles. In Wildlife Matters Aoife McPartlin was so informative about dealing with fledgling birds and the life of an Otter. While Brian Byrne from Dundalk Men's Shed is looking for a container...

Savvy Spender Stephen Harvey has launched a new App, Noel Leonard told of his life-long love of horses and racing, Gerry was in his element in Rosie Maye's gorgeous garden and Fr Derek Ryan explained why the roof tiles on St Mary's Church in Drogheda need replacing.

On today's Late Lunch, Louise Walsh chatted about bereavement candles, a cafe that has bucked the national trend of closures, oral hygiene and how one man has coined the phrase:' This is where I am, this is where I want to be!'

Mark Byrne and Niamh O'Sullivan looked ahead to their county's respective finals at at Croke Park on Sunday. Grace Tierney's way with words is far from tomfoolery, we learned there's so much going on at Dunderry Fair on Sunday while our Ken O'Sullivan had the final word on Eurovision. Sport with David Sheehan, classic comedy from Mrs Browne and an really easy TV theme...

Superintendent Andrew Watters spoke of disbelief among Gardai and emergency services, who attended a crash on the M1 on Tuesday, as passing motorists filmed the incident on their phones. Declan Bailey took us on a trip down memory lane as the Nokia 3210 returns on its 25th anniversary! Gerry paid his May visit to organic gardener Nicky Kyle and Sinead Burke is on the money with her banter about a protection applicant close to home...

Gerry had a fascinating conversation with retired Detective Inspector Pat Marry who led the investigation into the callous murder of Detective Adrian Donohoe which is told in Pat's new book "Murder at Lordship". We heard why it's good to say hello to people as you pass by on the street or road and Tommy Melia told of a very clever new use for unwanted protective covid perspex screens.

Eurovision guru Ken O'Sullivan pinned his colours to the mast as this year's contest begins tonight. Bikers supporting SOSAD and suicide awareness are staging a fundraiser this weekend. Marie Power harvests from the largest garden on Earth and Frank Mannion brings his wonderful "Quintessentially Irish" movie to the Solstice in Navan on Thursday.

The many voices of the oh so talented Al Foran, Helen McCaul's daughter Aileen will wear her mam's 40 year-old communion dress, Grace Conway is a young boxer going places fast, a sporting look ahead with David Sheehan and our comedy on Friday...