Oliver Callan RTÉ

Róisín Whelan is a choreographer and dance artist. She has two shows in this week's Carlow Arts Festival teaming up with ISL interpreter and performer Shelley Gibson. Her most recent work was with the cast of Circle, Mirror, Transformation at the Gate along with going on tour and working with film and tv casts.

This month is Fostering Awareness month. Theresa Haughey chats to Maura about the joy of welcoming foster children into her own home having fostered 130 children. Further information tusla.ie/children-first/children-first-e-learning-programme/

Orla Mackey joins Maura in studio. Her debut novel Mouthing is set in rural Ireland and is also the winner of the 2022 Irish Novel Fair.

Irish actor Sarah O'Connor stars as Glinda in the hit musical Wicked. She joins Maura in studio ahead of a run at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from July 23rd to September 15th.

Richard Madeley has been a staple on our TV screens for 35 years and Richard and Judy’s Book Club turns twenty this year. A best-selling author himself, he joins Oliver to discuss his latest novel, ‘Father’s Day.’

Oliver's guest is comedian Martin Beanz Warde who takes us on a journey of wellness as Martin speaks about his experience in a sensory deprivation tank.