The Ray D'Arcy Show

At just two years of age, Freya McLaughlin was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive spinal tumour. After surgery, doctors delivered a heartbreaking prognosis — she would never walk again. But now, at 13, Freya is defying the odds, and much of her remarkable progress is thanks to an unexpected source: horse therapy.

Journalist Tanya Sweeney shares her memories of making mixtapes in the early noughties.

Twelve young people from Wicklow are set to sail from Arklow to Wales this August in a life-changing voyage aboard the tall ship Maybe. Sindy Offer from Sail Training Ireland and two of sailors in training, Zach, 16 and Lilly, 15 tell us more.

Broadcaster Fionnuala Jay on how merchandise have gone extremely creative.

Alanna joins Brendan to discuss her ordeal after becoming permanently disfigured and blind in one eye following a group attack in 2021.

You may have seen some clips making the rounds on social media from a unique performance last night in Galway’s Westend and it was not your typical show. It was Voices in the Water, a one-of-a-kind Kayak Choir! and Tracy Breun joins Brendan to tell us all about it.

Dancing is good for the body and the soul and one man who knows this better than anyone is Presenter and Broadcaster PJ Kirby. When he’s not recording or touring his I’m Grand Mam podcast with co-host Kevin Twomey, you can find him in the dance studio throwing shapes

Colm Barron, Academy Director, Shelbourne Football Club, Aoife Sheridan, Under 17s Ireland player and Derin Adewale join us ahead of Football Families, a three part series coming to RTÉ One on Thursday July 31. It goes behind the scenes of Shelbourne Football Club, focusing on their young players.

Allison Keating, The Practical Psychologist joins Brendan to chat about a recent study by New York University that found negative friendships can cause premature aging and frenemies can compare to the ageing caused by smoking!

Little Shop of Horrors is on at the Bord Gais until 9th of August and stars Ghaliah conroy ho joins Brendan with her Mammy Neilí Conroy who we all know as Sharon in Fair City.