Friday, 6 February 2009

This week Pat talks to controversial musician Pete Doherty about his music career and struggle with drug addiction. Eamonn Dunphy, John Waters and Eoghan Harris give their verdicts on the performance of Taoiseach, Brian Cowen.

PETE DOHERTY

Pete Doherty lead singer of Babyshambles spoke about the impact of drugs on his life and told of his on going struggle. He played an acoustic version of "The Last of the English Roses".

NAM THE MAN

Voted off the All Ireland Talent Show but we don't know why. Nam the Man showed us why he was voted one of the world's best free-stylers by doing some incredible football skills with his friend Mark.

ALL IRELAND TALENT PANEL

After five weeks of trawling the country, the final 25 for the All Ireland talent show have been chosen and their fate lies in the hands of the judges. They joined us on the show ahead of the first live final on Sunday night to talk about the remaining contenders and a bit of healthy rivalry! The judges are Shane Lynch, Blathnaid NiChofaigh, Daithi O'Se, Dana and John Creedon.

ENYA

Irish artist Enya has sold an astonishing 70 million albums so far and is just after celebrating 20 years in the business. Her new single, which she performed, is a tribute to the Irish guitarist Jimmy Faulkner who passed away recently. It's called "My! My! Time Flies". She spoke to Pat about some of the high and lows of the last 20 years.

CIAN O'CONNOR

Cian O'Connor gave his first TV interview since he had to hand back his Olympic gold medal. He spoke about his reaction upon hearing the news that his horse Waterford Crystal had tested positive, the impact on his personal life and his current form in show jumping as well as his plans to compete in London 2012.

NELL BRYDEN PERFORMANCE

Nell flew in from New York with her band and performed "Second Time Around", the title track of her album which is currently on release. Nell's Irish tour starts in the Crawdaddy in Dublin next Friday and moves on to Mandela Hall in Belfast the following night and Cyprus Avenue in Cork on February 15th.

PANEL DISCUSSION

In a reprise of their now famous pre-election appearance, Eamonn Dunphy, Eoghan Harris and John Waters engaged in another heated debate, this time against background of Brian Cowen's call to arms, rising unemployment and economic crisis.