A call to make the shingles vaccine free for everyone over the age of 65, the Clonakilty Bereavement Group, the need for the heel prick test in Ireland to screen for more conditions, our monthly Citizens Information slot focuses on Practical Matters for People who are Bereaved, Anneliese answers your nutrition questions

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Rise in demand for Ireland’s Baby Bank in Cork, a call to remove tips from the tax net, the signs and symptoms of oesophageal cancer: Cork woman Linda O’Riordan McCarthy shares her story, the success of community gardens in Cork city, the magic of letter writing and movie review with Mark Malone

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A plea not to cut the number of Special Needs Assistants, the new Community First Responder Group in Bandon, secondary schools struggling to fill teaching posts in core subjects, the Famine artefact that has found its way home to Skibbereen, our Vet Dr Genie answers your pet questions

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The first ever Wednesday Wisdom, Irish Dance classes for adult beginners, Alan O'Reilly Carlow Weather on Met Eireann's new radars, Senator Nicole Ryan on her brother Alex's anniversary and her warning on the availability of synthetic drugs and gardening advice with Peter Dowdall

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Should polling stations be removed from schools, new rules for the UK State Pension, bereaved parents encouraged to reach out for support, a bike ride from Cork to Everest and dyslexia with show Counsellor Joe Heffernan

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Tipping - is it becoming less voluntary? Advice ahead of the CAO deadline. The cost of congestion on our roads. Match & Catch - the Cork festival where you could meet the one. We talk movies with Mark Malone.

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A formal state apology for people who suffered abuse in industrial schools - Fergus Finlay, Chair of the Christine Buckley Centre joins Patricia, concerned parents reach out to Parentline for advice on their kids’ social media use, Dyslexia Ireland on the extra time added to the state exams, Garda File and Dr Genie answers pet questions

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Irish Independent Journalist Ralph Riegl on the disappearance of Conor and Sheila Dwyer 35 years ago, requests for SVP’s help exceed 260,000 for the first time, a new study showing that children in special and Deis schools are absent for more days than their peers, we look ahead to Tinnitus Awareness Week with Cork Deaf Association who will be running events from next Tuesday and gardening advice with Peter Dowdall

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