Since 2018 Sanctuary Runners has over 12,000 people attending their events. CEO Graham Clifford and asylum seeker Patience join Brendan in studio.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Brendan spoke about the power of saying hello to your neighbour and how it can improve your day. Charlie McGettigan got in touch to share his song which shares the very same sentiment.

Mark is perhaps one of the best placed people to discuss the picturesque Castletownshend. His family have lived in the West Cork village since the 1600s.

Emma Dennis on life as a carer, Eoghan Connaughton’s Gaelic Woodland Project is a charity initiative which is restoring our Irish woodlands, the ACORNS programme supports rural women in business, performance coach Andy Ramage on supporting alcohol-free living and the Sanctuary runners goes from strength to strength in the community.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Conor Spacey has written "Wasted” an unofficial guide to controlling kitchen waste.

Andy Ramage is a performance coach and the co-founder of the Dryy App which is an alcohol-free community for people looking to take a break from alcohol.

Caroline Reid and Joan McCann discuss the ACORNS programme. The initiative supports women living in rural Ireland, who want to start a new business or have recently started a venture.

Tennis player Stuart Haxell will represent Ireland at the Blind Sports World Games in the UK on Monday. The Irish blind and visually impaired tennis team are sponsored by Progressive Vision and Thea pharma, along with GoFundme support.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Siobhan De Paor is one of the founders of Wild Irish Retreats, an initiative to help people connect with their heritage in a natural setting.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Eoghan Connaughton is the founder of the Gaelic Woodland Project, which is reviving Irish woodlands by removing invasive plant species, fundraising to buy land and planting.

Sharon Huggard is a woman on a mission and that mission is for people, mostly women to make themselves seen in photos. The “#get in the picture” campaign will run on national Photography Day, August 19th.

Emma Dennis worked as a carer after leaving school and is now the general manager of Bluebird Care. She recently went on a ‘Virtual Dementia Bus’to experience firsthand what it might be like to have dementia.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Sinead Crowther is the CEO of Soothing Solutions, her idea became a product which was snapped up, Noel O'Regan discusses his debut novel 'Though the Bodies Fall', Dr Mark Rowe chats about forest bathing and enjoying the simple things in life, Irish tenor Emmet Cahill has already topping the billboard charts in the US and will play the National Concert Hall in September.

Brendan played Whitney Houston's ‘I Get So Emotional’ on Wednesday's show. This set Denise Mullins on a trip down memory lane and back a time when she was a student at Brendan's aerobic classes.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Emmet Cahill is one of Ireland's most exciting young tenors. His album topped the US billboard charts. The Mullingar man's upcoming show, 'The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein' is on at the National Concert Hall on September 6th.

Brussels based photographer, Barbara Iweins, took the step of photographing every item she owns. All 12,795 of them.

The stories and headlines that grabbed Brendan's attention.

Dr Mark Rowe chats about forest therapy and enjoying the simple things in life. The annual Restival Festival takes place in Mount Congreve Gardens August 19-20th.