"140,000 will be vaccinated by Sunday..."

Peter Barrett is a Public Health doctor based in the south of the country. He's raising awareness about the lack of investment in the service, the fact that they don't have consultant contracts and how one year into a pandemic, very little has changed. He spoke to Kieran about the challenges involved and what would improve the situation.

Becoming a parent is a life-altering experience, but the conversations are often heard from the female perspective. Kieran - a doting father of two - invited back three fellow dads who will be familiar to you for our monthly conversation around parenting. This week Newstalks Tom Dunne, John Fardy and Simon Tierney discussed their memories of the birth and the first few weeks of being a father.  

Encouraging signals have emerged that suggest vaccination is leading to a fall in Covid-19 cases among nursing home residents and health staff. Tadgh Daley CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland joined Kieran to discuss why we need to now be looking at allowing visitors back into homes to see their loved ones.

Irish libraries have teamed up with publishers, booksellers and authors for Ireland Reads. The campaign is to celebrate reading and all the benefits it can have for our wellbeing and enjoyment. Author Sheila O’Flanagan and singer Brian Kennedy joined to Sinead to discuss their love for reading and what makes a good book.

Because Covid cases are so low in Kerry, my next guest would like restrictions lifted for the county. Danny Healy Rae, an Independent TD for Kerry and Gerry Killeen, who is the Research Chair in Applied Pathogen Ecology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences in University College Cork, joined Sinead to discuss the merits of regional lockdowns and openings.