Earlier this year, Sean O'Rourke invited his listeners to nominate someone in their community who they felt deserved recognition.
Whether it be for charity work, an everyday kindness or an act of good will, Sean was looking for an 'Everyday Hero'.
After whittling down the nominees, Sean revealed Colette Byrne as the winner of the Everyday Hero Award which will be presented to her on Sunday, April 15th at the People of the Year awards at the Mansion House.
Ten years ago, Colette started a chat forum called widow.ie which was designed to be a safe space for people to find support after losing a spouse.
One man who used the service was David Curran, a widower who lost his wife two and a half a years ago. It was he that nominated Colette.
We spoke with Colette to find out more about her nomination.
"My husband Peter was sadly killed in August of 2008 and I had a small girl - she was only 3 so when you have little small kids you can't go leaving the house - and I didn't know anyone in a similar situation.
"I'd never even heard of anyone around over the years [who lost a partner] and the only thing that was available to me was a computer in the sitting room."
At night, while her daughter was sleeping, Colette would spend hours on the internet searching for support or a connection that would help her through her time of need.
"The whole grief thing was nothing that I had ever experienced before [...] it just completely blew me away, you know? I had come across a similar site in America and I could see how it would useful but... although we all speak English, there was a slightly different culture."
It was then that Colette decided to create a website of her own that would bring people together to speak about their grief within an online community.
"All I wanted was to find out that someone in a similar situation, maybe even a similar age, could let me know that basically, things do get better."
Unfortunately, she did run into some technical difficulties when she realised she hadn't a clue how to build a website - but with the help of some internet savvy connections and a lot of time spent on Google, Colette created a website to be proud of and slowly but surely people began to join her community.
"There was one night where we just... people came together. Some had already joined over the previous weeks - they just happened to log in at the same time and got chatting and I knew from that night onwards, that was it."
After years of dealing with her own grief and creating a platform for others to share in their darkest hours, Colette says that three things became apparent.
"First of all, in a group like that, you suddenly realise that you aren't alone and that in itself is a huge relief," she said.
"Secondly, in the first year - or maybe even the first two years - don't make any big decisions. Don't go to move house or revamp the house, don't make any major decisions.
"Then, in the initial stages - in the first weeks and months - just take every moment at a time. If a moment at a time is too intense, take it second by second and that works into minute by minute and day by day. Put one foot in front of the other."
The People of the Year Awards will take place at Mansion House on Sunday, April 15th.
