RTÉ - Mornings with Dave Fanning

Over 150,000 of you are heading to Croke Park this weekend for the Dublin & Mayo replay, of course it is the Kilkenny & Galway final – while many hundreds of thousands more will be stuck fast to TV & radio sets across the country. Marty Morrisey will be providing his usual lyrical commentary & he joins Dave in studio this morning.

Dave speaks to Bob Geldof on Ireland, the Boomtown Rats & the refugee crisis.

Vince Power is an Irishman who has promoted some of the giants of music at various venues in the UK. Today he's fighting for the jewel in what remains of his once lavish crown, a pub on Ladbroke Grove in Notting Hill, London, known to the locals as the KPH.

At this time of the year all eyes are on Lisdoonvarna as the matchmaking festival kicks off for another year, but spare a thought for those matchmakers working hard all year round! In studio with Dave is Gus Martin, his wife Olive & Olive's father Tom Feeney who are all matchmakers from Trim in County Meath.

Its a known fact that the Irish community feature heavily in the police forces of the US & they are also making their mark Down Under. Starting this evening on RTE1 Garda Down Under is the story of life on the beat for Irish officers working in Australia. Two officers features are Michael Henderson & Ciarán Cleary who join Dave this morning.

Suicide is a growing problem in Ireland that strikes at the core of families. Our next item relates to this difficult subject & if you have been affected by suicide, you may find it too upsetting to listen to. For one man in California, stopping people from leaping to their deaths has been his life’s work. Keving Briggs speaks to Dave.

The abuses & trauma experienced by many women in the Magdelene Laundries & Mother and Baby Homes have been widely reported over the last few years. In studio with Dave is Jo Spain, whose debut novel, a story of a modern day murder case which is linked to those past atrocities.

Kate McGrew is a sex worker you may know from last year's video diary series, Connected on RTE Two TV. Kate welcomes Amnesty's recent vote to support the full decriminalisation of prostitution & is in studio with Dave this morning.

Ten year old Cian Smith from Waterford recently took home the Gold Medal in the Under 12 uilleann pipes & tin whistle competitions at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Sligo. Cian is in studio this morning along with his uillean pipes teacher, David Power.

Andrea Smith, a self-confessed mocker of the fit brigade doesn't get excited by diet talk & says 'life is too short to spiralise a zucchini'. So the freelance journalist & panellist with Midday on TV3, surprised herself a couple of weeks ago, then weighing 19 stone to sign up to walk 115km of the Camino in northern Spain in October for charity.

“Breaking up is never easy, I know but I have to go.." - So says the lyrics of a well-known pop song & who could disagree? Most of us have been the victim of a difficult break up, or are perhaps planning one for the near future. Whatever the case, Rena Maycock of Intro Matchmaking joins Dave with her guide to the five phases of breaking up.

Of course Blur & Oasis aren’t the only music acts to have squabbled so bitterly in the full glare of the record buying public and Roisin O’ Dwyer, Commissioning Editor of Hot Press joins Dave in studio to tell us about some of the less savoury ones.

The dispute over flying the Union flag at council buildings has rumbled on in NI & there its no surprise to hear that the flag debate has been ongoing for decades. In 1934, it was the catalyst for a row in cycling with Ireland’s best athletes being prevented from competing internationally. Historian Ryle Dwyer joins Dave this morning.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival draws to a close this weekend. It began in 1947 when some companies that hadn’t been invited to the inaugural Edinburgh International Festival - decided to turn up & perform anyway. Since then the Fringe has grown into the largest arts festival in the world. Abie Philman-Bowman is in studio with Dave.

From the gateway of Asia to the heart of the Middle East, Irishmen are trending quite heavily this week. In Turkey & Abu Dhabi; In Beijing athletes were trending in victory & in defeat. And tragic events in Virginia, posted on social media, led to widespread shock. Dave is rejoined by Abie Philman-Bowman & by Stephen O’Leary of Olytico Analytics.

The death of a spouse is a traumatic event for anyone but when you & your partner have divorced, moved on, maybe remarried & had children with other people, the death of an ex-husband/wife while upsetting , presents you with a lot of questions. In studio with Dave is author Laurie Graham who recently wrote a newspaper article about her experience.

Many of us might dream of chucking in our nine-to-five jobs to travel the world but very few of us actually do it. Johnny Ward is a young Irishman who’s done just that & Dave spoke to him from Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo last week . Johnny's website is OneStep4Ward.com / Twitter at @onestep4ward.

When people attend music shows & festivals, they just concentrate on the gigs & not the work that goes into putting them on, the pre-post productions teams, people who make it all happen behind the scenes & some travel the world, producing shows & managing tours. In studio this morning are Tour Managers, Paddy McPoland & Suzie Shorten.

Over the past few weeks you will have heard a lot of talk on TV & Radio about the Ashley Madison extra marital affairs website. Millions of users had their personal details leaked onto the internet, details that are buried in what's called 'the dark/deep web'. To explain more about this cyber psychologist Ciaran McMahon joins Dave in studio.

Tanya Sweeney is a freelance journalist & .broadcaster & if you were to ever take a look at her Facebook page you’d be forgiven for thinking she is living life to the full, close with her family, friends, holidays, fun & all that! But behind this Tanya fights with depression & the stigma with taking anti-depressants.

Paul Flynn of the Tannery Restaurant in Dungarvan & star of Lord & Ladles, a cookery series recently shown on RTÉ televison joins Dave in studio this morning

When we hear the word Gaeltacht, we think of teenagers spending 3 weeks in the summer learning Irish, céili dancing & making friends. Is it the same experience if you return later in life? Dave is joined by Michael McCaughan who has just completed a 3 week adult Gaeltacht experience & he joins us from our Galway studio.

The inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's creation, literature's most ingenious villain, Professor Moriarty & Sherlock Holmes archenemy was apparently, George Boole who was Prof of Mathematics at UCC Cork between 1849 & 1864. Joining Dave from our Cork studio is Des MacHale, Boole's bioghrapher & Bill Liao, co-founder of CoderDojo.com

It is often misunderstood as excessive vanity, but in fact, is a serious psychiatric condition that causes torment for the sufferer, affects a small percentage of people, mostly young adults but that figure is growing. In studio with Dave is Colette Kearns, Snr Cognitive Behavioural Therapist at St Patrick's Mental Health Hospital in Dublin.

Swimmers Michael O'Reilly & Brendan McEvilly were with us last month as they were about to embark on their trip around the country to find the top 40 best swimming spots on the coast of Ireland. Michael & Brendan are in studio with Dave before heading to Eniscrone in Sligo this weekend.

Joining Dave this morning from our Belfast studio is Brenda McCleary & her 13 year old daughter, Darcy Brittain-Dissont, who is being hotly tipped as Ireland's next top model.

To go from being relatively unknown to a viral star overnight, a dream for many, a reality for Cork singer songwriter, Stephanie Rainey. Her song 'Please don't Go' has so far been watched by over a quarter of a million on YouTube & Stephanie joins Dave from our studio in Cork.

With the birth of twins on the rise, it is no longer odd to see double-buggies all around the towns in Ireland. Joining Dave this morning is a twin himself, journalist Pat Fitpatrick is in our Cork studio.

Media analyst Stephen O’Leary joins Dave now to look back at what’s been trending during the week. Tanya Sweeney has also joined us & Pat Fitzpatrick in Cork stays with us.

We have all heard of it, but is it just a myth or does it really exist? Sinead Moriarty's new novel 'The Way we Were' details a husband's mid-life crisis & how it affects his wife & children & possibly changes their life forever. To tell us a little more about the book, Sinead joins Dave in studio.

Ireland has a proud history in cycling, Stephen Roche, Sean Kelly, Dan Martin & Nicolas Roche but it you think the 2000km 3 week Tour de France is tough, Ultan Coyle from Dundalk has just completed the Transcontinental - 4300km in 11 days. Ultan joins Dave from a UK studio.

Although experts warn that chasing beauty through costmetic surgery is a mark of low self-esteem or could even be a psychological disorder called Body Dysmorphia. Yet many young women continue to use cosmetic procedures to enhance their looks. Joining Dave in studio is Dr. Peter Prendergast, Director of Venus Medical cosmetic surgery, Dundrum.

In studio with Dave is Ferdia MacAnna, tv & film director, novelist, screenwriter & occassional rock & roller who will be playing in his Rocky de Valera guise in Dublin's iconic Toner's pub for the first time in 35 years!

Many of you may have been the target of a scam email, a scheme designed to con you out of your money or your personal details such as your bank account numbers. Standard practise is to delete, but one person decided to take action & engage & wrote a book about it. Comedian James Veitch joins Dave from a studio in the UK.

Retrouvaille is the name of a programme designed to heal & renew marraiges. It has been growin steadily since it first started here in Ireland a number of years ago. In studio with Dave are a married couple who have done the programme & now want to help other couples, Marion & Pat Duff.

On yesterday's show we celebrated the arrival of The Sound of Music into Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, so now we are launching our search for Ireland's Most Musical Family & a fabulous prize to go with it. Our Series Producer Ana Leddy joins Dave in studio.

How would YOU feel if someone surreptitiously photographed you naked in a private place & it went viral on social media & are there any laws in place to prevent it? Dave spoke to Dr Rachel O’Connell, a London-based global expert on internet safety on what is called 'revenge porn' sharing private images of people wthout their consent.

It has been rather a tumultous couple of years for Jackie Lavin. Following the business she ran with Bill Cullen went into receivership, they had to sell their hotel in Muckross. Jackis is nothing if not resilient & back on the up! Jackie joins Dave in studio.

Ruth landed herself a job as a tv reporter on E! News - the entertainment channel in America. Ruth initially debuted on our screens here as a contestant on TV3's Total Xporsure & left Ireland in 2010. Ruth joins Dave in studio.

Stephen O'Leary from the company 'Olytico' to take a look at some of the viral & trending stories from the past week. Jackie, Brent & Ruth are also in studio with Dave.

There is a great development for Liveline as we heard a humour this morning that Joe is taking a Liveline spin-off to RTÉ TV. The show will be called 'Call Back' a follow-up to the stand out moments & stories from over the years. Joe is on the line to Dave to give us a little more information on what our TV viewers can expect.

Dave's next guest can hold his breath for over five minutes & he does it for fun! Feargus Callagy is a freediver, taking a single breath and diving deep into the sea, a sport that has been described as the most peaceful extreme sport.