Peadar O'Boyle was merely 623 grams when born, now four years old, the little boy has overcome so many challenges and now wants to walk. His mum Ruth tells his story..

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As we roll into the New Year, Sarah Carey offered her thoughts on our country as a place to live and the challenges women in Ireland face. Niall Hatch from Birdwatch encouraged us to feed the birds especially during this harsh spell of weather. Chris Kelly from Coolronan Dog Rescue, who has puppies for adoption, called on owners to have their dogs neutered. Ruth O'Boyle's little boy Peadar has made remarkable progress since his premature birth and now needs continued support which will make a huge difference to his life. While David Sheehan joined us to talk about Ruben Amorim's earlier sacking at Manchester United as Wilfried Nancy is now also sacked by Celtic.

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The Mornington Vocal Academy brought us some festive tunes, our Christmas Pudding winner Sheelagh Phelan popped in for a chat, Cormac Ferriter sang Killeagh, Eabha Flynn recited Christmas poems, Pippa Kelly sang as gaeilge and Kilkerley's Nigel McKenna said hello from Montreal.

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The final five; Sheelagh Phelan, Mary Finegan, Jodi Carey, Mary McHale and Sheila O'Neill's Christmas Puddings underwent intense tasting as our judges; Colette Nugent, Brian Farrelly and Louise Walsh decided whose Pudding would carry off the prestigious title this year!

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Kylie is Number 1 for Christmas! Kieran Kehoe CEO of Meath County Council recounts the loss of vehicles following a fire at the county's Civil Defence headquarters. Emma Rafferty paid tribute to her friend Sarah Halpenny who died suddenly in Australia last weekend. We revealed the winner of the Best Christmas Pudding in the Northeast 2025. Darragh McCullough is celebrating a Christmas like no other as a first time Daddy! Paul Murphy expressed his gratitude to Hamilton Interiors for renovating the Drogheda Homeless Aid hostel. And Gerry dropped into the Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre with a substantial donation from Santa's Little Helper.

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Paddy Comyn from Done Deal Cars selects his motors of the year with one clear overall winner!

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Meath River Rescue have their new boat, the Wednesday Gang tune us up for Christmas, Grace Tierney fools around with words, Paddy Comyn names his motors and car of the year and David Sheehan looks ahead to the weekend's soccer action.

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Late Lunch paid a visit to the Dowd family home in Duleek to officially switch on mum Rosie's simply wonderful Christmas Lights and enjoy a home which is quite simply a shrine to Christmas! Rosie has been bringing Christmas cheer to the village for the last twenty-five years and is loved by one and all for her incredible display. We enjoyed her warm hospitality and the company of quite a number of guests and callers to Rosie's home for a very special Late Lunch!

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Meath West TD Johnny Guirke and local businessman Gerry McDermott expressed their shock, dismay and anger following an arson attack overnight that destroyed McQuaid's Pharmacy in the centre of Oldcastle.

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Our wine expert Rick Cronje brings us his selection for the Christmas Table this year.

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Home for Christmas and the New Year from Sydney, Lizzie Doran popped in for a catch-up. Fr Paddy Rushe brought us his Christmas wishes and message, Rick Cronje sorted wines for our Christmas table and we heard why it makes sense to have new-borns immunised against RSV.

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Fr Paddy Rushe PP of Monasterboice and Togher Parishes shared his thoughts with us ahead Christmas in the Catholic Church.

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Dr Kate McCann says it's not too late to get the flu jab as influenza sweeps through the population and hospitals become overburdened with serious cases.

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Fresh from his Late Late Toy Show appearance and playing with Kingfishr, Oscar Everitt nailed Killeagh solo and live with us this afternoon!

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Fresh from his amazing encounter with Kingfishr on the Late Late Toy Show, Oscar Everitt blew us away with his rendition of Killeagh! John H Shanahan joined us from Texas to deliver his end of term report on Trump 2 Year 1. Dr Kate McCann discussed and advised on the severe influenza outbreak and we hear from Margaret English daughter of one of the 1975 Dundalk bombing victims.

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House of Colour's Maria Macklin is simply brilliant in the manner in which she approaches the seasonal issues of; jumpers, gifting clothes and approaching the post Christmas sales.

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Diagnosed with dyspraxia at nine, Cian Stanley has had many challenges to deal with and overcome in his young life, a story he has told brilliantly in a movie, that has been acknowledged as really special and which he spoke about to Gerry on Late Lunch today.

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Cian Stanley's biopic makes for fascinating viewing and listening as we found out today. The Louth County Board make their final push for funds for the new county stadium in Dundalk. Maria Macklin from House of Colour offered lots of advice on Christmas jumpers, buying clothing gifts for family and friends and tackling the post Christmas sales. And the money flowed in for the much needed Meath River Rescue's new boat.

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Anthony Murphy, PRO of the Drogheda City Status Group, believes the only way to ensure the neglect of Drogheda and its decline can be reversed is with a dedicated management team and administration, which overcomes it being an afterthought for two different county councils based in Dundalk and Navan.

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Declan Bailey brought us his techno gift recommendations, Rosie Dowd is so excited to welcome Late Lunch to her home next week to officially switch on her Christmas lights display, Sharon Keogan and Elizabeth Tierney outlined the great work they're doing with young people and their good mental health in Duleek and David Sheehan delivered his predictions ahead of the weekend's sporting action.

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