Sunday with Miriam

A catch-up with the broadcaster about her latest challenge - a fundraising swim of 750m in Killary Fjord, Connemara with her friend Mark. She is now working on getting her weight down further so she can get a hip replacementFundraiser: donorbox.org/killary-fjord-swimInstagram: @teenagatesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The naturalist/documentary-maker continues his fascination with nature in his latest book 'Through the Long Grass' (published by Gill Books). He talks about being raised by a mother widowed at 33 after his father died in the Whiddy Island disaster, the soapstone Inuit figurines his father once owned, a mother and pup interaction in a seal colony in Kerry and treasuring the advice from Manchán MaganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The great Irish actor discusses why the care his mother and father both received at the end of their lives, and how it allowed them to return to the people they were without pain, inspire his dedicated support for St Francis's Hospice and their new fundraising 'Buy A Brick' campaign. He also talks about his role as a father in the upcoming films 'H Is For Hawk' and 'The Good Daughter' and how important it is for fathers to be good role models for young men navigating the world of toxic masculinitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The young man, a promising Pentathlon athlete with a chance of going to the London Olympics, who through injury was forced into changing course. He tried to compete as a jockey but the risks to both his physical and mental health took a toll. He talks about how being a patient in St John of God’s and going public on Instagram was, for him, the right thing to doSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The acclaimed button accordian-player is being bestowed with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Concert Hall, plus a special gala concert at the end of November. She chats about choosing her musical instrument at a young age, the incredible musical collaborations and her next album (a mix of old and new material)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.