It's been a year since Queen Elizabeth II stood on Irish soil for the very first time... She saw the great and the good of our fabulous country and obviously had a great time but what was the lasting impact of her visit?  Historian Diarmaid Ferriter joined Ryan in studio to look back at those historic four days.

Author Denise Deegan joined Ryan in studio to tell us what ever happened to Elisabeth Fritzl, daughter of Josef who kept her captive for 24 years in a basement in Austria, Annie Murphy, Rodney King and Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie.

Richie Hayes shared his exciting baby news with Ryan. Richie's wife Erica gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Taylor last night at Waterford Regional hospital. Both mum and son are doing great..

 We're celebrating special friends this week Kim, Brian, Aoife and Keri spoke to Ryan about their wonderful friends.