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The strangling effect on business of upward only rent reviews, has put in danger nearly seven hundred employees of B+Q, the DIY retailer with nine stores around the country.

B&Q had been forced to petition for examinership at the High Court and now has 100 days to work on a rescue plan.

Joining Pat was Declan Ronyane Managing Director of Currys /PC World Ireland, and a Board member of Retail Excellence Ireland, who says retailers are being “crucified”.

Reports this morning are saying that Gardai fear a 16 year old girl may be part of the gang who killed Garda Adrian Donohoe. Pat was joined on the line by the Sunday Independent’s crime correspondent, Jim Cusack.

On Sunday evening, Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, declared a 30-day state of emergency and curfew in the three Suez canal provinces – Port Said, Ismailiya and Suez amid ongoing civil unrest there. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in 12 of the country's 21 provinces to protest against the President, the Muslim Brotherhood, and police brutality. But amid the protests, at least 25 women have been sexually assaulted during clashes in Tahrir Square, that’s according to local women’s right campaigners.

Sallie Pisch, is a Cairo-based journalist and photographer narrowly escaped a mob in Tahrir Square and she joined Pat from Cairo.

Well, it’s the eve of a few weeks that will give us thrills and spills, drama and daring, but hopefully not humiliation and heartache.......It’s the six nations championship and first up it’s the team we haven’t beaten outside of Ireland since 2009 in which Ireland won their first Grand Slam in 61 years. And we’ll have to do it again tomorrow if we’re to have any hope of success in the 2013 campaign. So what are our chances?

Well, Pat was joined today by the green and the red.... In studio was former Irish International Victor Costello and on the line from Cardiff was the ‘Welsh Whippet’ himself, legendary Lions and Wales winger JJ Williams.

Every marriage has its bumpy patches. Some meet speedbump sized hurdles - a little jolt from time to time and it’s back to business as usual. Others meet more daunting obstacles, some of which may be insurmountable. But every marriage needs a little work from time to time. The question is, what do you do about it – marriage counselling, couples therapy or simply ditching the kids with the grandparents and spending the weekend away?

Andrew Clover had had it with such ideas. So he went about it his own way.

Andrew Clover writes the Dad Rules column in the Sunday Times and has just published his first novel, Learn Love in a Week.

There are few things we can say we lead the world in these days, but if countries were defined by their tea drinking abilities, we’d be up there with the best of them. And if you’re having an afternoon cup of tea, sure you might as well have a bite to eat with it. You could opt for a hob nob or a rich tea, but why not make a bit of an accession out of it?

Catherin Fulvio was here to give us her tips for afternoon tea.

Classic Victoria Sponge

Slices into 10

There are so many difference flavours that can be added especially in the filling, my favourite is our Ballyknocken rhubarb and ginger jam with cream!

For the cake

200g butter, softened

200g caster sugar

4 large eggs, at room temperature

200g self raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 to 3 tbsp milk

For the filling

120g butter, softened

160g icing sugar, sifted

1 tsp vanilla extract

200g strawberry jam

Icing sugar, to decorate the top

Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/Gas 5.Line the base of 2 x 20cm sandwich tins with parchment and butter and flour the sides.Cream the butter and sugar in an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.Carefully fold in the flour and baking powder with a metal spoon or spatula.Add 2 tbsp milk first, if you feel that the cake batter is too stiff, add a little more milk.Divide the mixture evenly between the tins. Gently smooth out and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes. To check, insert a thin skewer into the centre, if it comes out clean the cake is done OR you can press the centre and if it springs back without any imprint then the cake is done.Transfer the cake onto the cooling rack. When the cake has cool for about 7 minutes, remove from the tins and leave to cool completely.To prepare the filling, cream the butter and icing sugar together until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and set aside.To assemble, spread the butter cream over the base of one of the sponges, top with the jam and sandwich the other sponge on top.Dust the top with icing sugar.

Tip: Stir in 3 tbsp of espresso coffee into the mixture when add the eggs for a delicious tea time treat.

Lemonade Scones

Makes 16 depending on the size

Adding the lemonade gives a fabulous lightness to the scones. Serve them with interest jam combinations like raspberry and rose petal or blueberry and nutmeg.

460g plain flour

2tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

1 tbsp caster sugar

120g chilled butter

300ml lemonade

1 egg, beaten for glazing

Preheat the oven to 220°C/Fan 200°C/Gas 6.Sift all the dry ingredients together. Rub in the chilled butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and add most of the lemonade. Mix to a soft dough adding all of the lemonade if required.Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly. Roll out to about 2 ½ cm thickness. Dip the cutter into flour and cut the dough into rounds of 4cm.Place scones on a floured baking tray, glaze with the beaten egg and put immediately into the hot oven. Bake for about 15 minutes until well risen and golden. Serve warm with cream and jam.

Tip: Add 10 to 12 whole frozen raspberries, as well as 1 orange, zested, to the mixture.

This week, the news was dominated by an outpouring of sympathy for the family of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe who was murdered in a credit raid outside Dundalk.

Also the Minister for Justice proceeded with the closure of 95 garda stations.

Gerry Adams has apologised to the family of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe who was shot and killed by the IRA in Adare in 1996.

Meanwhile, Minister James Reilly was back at the centre of controversy with RTE reporting the fast tracking of upgrades to Wexford and Kilkenny hospitals.

Elsewhere, the Silvercrest plant in Co. Monaghan lost more burger business.

And we had negative soundings from Europe on our chance of securing a debt deal.

Joining Pat in studio were: Nora Owen, Former FG Minister for Justice, John Mooney, Security Correspondent, The Sunday Times, Roisin Shortall, TD, Dublin North West and former Minister of State, Tom McGurk, journalist and RTE rugby presenter.