Brendan O'Connor RTÉ

Ahead of his summer gigs in Ireland, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr talks to Brendan about growing up through music, the influence of his Irish family, and about the guitars that come with ‘songs in ‘em’, as featured in his new book, Marr’s Guitars.

Today's panel includes Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Mirror; Oisín Coghlan, Chief Executive Friends of the Earth Ireland; Bobby McDonagh, Former Ambassador to the UK and EU and Larissa Nolan, Features editor at the Reach group of newspapers and websites.

Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez… We’ll be hearing a lot more about those Brat Pack actors in the weeks ahead, because of a new documentary Brats which will be released shortly. Writer Anna Carey takes a look at the original 1985 New York magazine article which coined the term, and assesses how it impacted their friendships and careers.

Film Critic with the Business Post John Maguire and writer Esther O’Moore Donohue share their tips on what to watch in cinemas and on TV this week

Leisha Redmond McGrath, chartered work and coaching psychologist, talks to Brendan about guiding teenagers towards their first summer job and the why we should teach this generation how to ‘earn a backbone.’

From setting the mood, to rustling up a light lunch, hotelier Noel Cunningham talks to Brendan about his fool-proof plans for entertaining at home this summer.