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Patsy McGonagle, head coach at Finn Valley AC, reacts to club member Mark English winning European gold in the 800m.

Juliette Gash from our Political Staff.

To find out more about the scale of the challenge facing farmers, our Agriculture Correspondent Aengus Cox visited two farms in Laois and Carlow, which are in the worst affected areas.

Known as St Patrick's Purgatory, the religous retreat has attracted pilgrims for over 1500 years, our reporter Joe Caulfield joined the pilgrimage last week.

Cecil Johnston, coach and PRO at Tallaght Athletics Club, European champion David Gillick and Paul McDermott, Sport Ireland's High Performance Director.

Families of adults with intellectual disabilities have called for ring-fenced funding for planned services and residential places in the disability sector. Ailbhe Conneely reports.

The five year plan sets out measures to protect and support Traveller culture. Our reporter Sheila Naughton met with some members of the traveller community at the Pavee Point Offices. We also hear from Owen Ward, the convener of the Traveller Heritage Strategy working group, and also by Lisa Shortall from the National Heritage Council.

Sebastian Achim was on board a small vessel south of Ardmore - when the incident happened. He's been telling our reporter Joe Caulfield about his ordeal.

US-based Correspondent Steve Futterman, told us more on the record-breaking deal.

The European Broadcasting Union - the organiser of the Eurovision Song Contest - has said the winning country will "automatically be ineligible to host" if their state is involved in an "armed conflict" or "sensitive geopolitical situation".

Joan Tubau' who is head of mission for Palestine with MSF Doctors without Borders told us more.

We're continuing our series of climate impacts on society, looking today at how it will change the face of tourism. Tom Randles, president of the Irish Travel Agents association, spoke to our reporter Aaron McElroy. Pól O'Conghaile, Travel Editor with the Irish Independent joined to tell us more.

To shed some light on this case, Professor Tom O'Malley - Senior Council and Retired Professor of Law at the University of Galway, spoke to us.

Stephen Dooley, Professor of Energy Sciences at Trinity College Dublin and Dr Sheila Malone, lecturer in marketing at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics in University of Galway provided some insights.

Last month, the Reform UK leader announced he was resigning his seat as a "two fingers" to the British establishment, after months of allegations that he improperly accepted donations, contravening rules for Members of Parliament. Juliette Gash of our political staff is in Clacton.

Professor Peter Gallagher, Head of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Director of DIAS Dunsink Observatory who watched the eclipse from an airplane shares his experience.

Liz Walsh, Meteorologist with Met Eireann, looks ahead to another week of high temperatures as a high temperature alert is issued for parts of the country.

Craig Coady, father of Paudie who has Friedreich's Ataxia spoke to our reporter Andrew Lowth. Professor Michael Barry, Clinical Director of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics joined us in studio to talk on why the HSE's Drugs Group decided not to recommend covering the cost of the drug.

Jeffrey Dunne, Fire Centre Manager at Kamloops Fire Centre in British Columbia, describes the wildfires in the Canadian province which have forced thousands out of their homes.

Fourteen calves died of dehaydration at a farm owned by Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary after the animals drinking water was temporarily disconnected. Mark Tighe, senior investigative Reporter at the Irish Times, joined to tell us more.

Aengus Cox is our Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent gave us more details.

Salome Ntubaba, Head of Global Humanitarian Response with Christian Aid, describes conditions on the ground in the Democratic Republic of Congo as it deals with a worsening Ebola outbreak.

John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor of Economics at Trinity College Dublin, and Ger Hyland, President of the Irish Road Haulage Association, discuss the pros and cons of the government extending cuts on fuel excise duties

We are continuing our climate issues series here on the programme - yesterday it was housing - today we are looking at food security. Professor Eileen Gibney, director of UCD's Institute of Food and Health and co-director of the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and Hannah Quinn-Mulligan, farmer and journalist joined us for more insights.