Neil Delamere's Sunday Best

On average 22,000 couples get married in Ireland every year. But marriage is not for everyone. Some people see it as an old-fashioned institution that has no place in modern society. Journalist Larissa Nolan and Laura Cunningham, editor of Confetti Magazine, joined us to give their thoughts on this most ancient of practices.

Formula One recently announced that it will end its long-standing association with 'Grid Girls' after the current season. The practice has been denounced as being "at odds with modern-day societal norms." Rosemary Smith is an Irish racing legend and Ireland's first female rally driver. She joined us in studio this morning to give her thoughts on the ban - is it a move in the right direction for equality or a step backwards for feminism?

Looking for something fun to do this week? Producer Daniel Cahill gives his guide to the best podcasts, live events and Netflix series to get stuck into.

This week sees the release of what could be Daniel Day Lewis's final film outing, Phantom Thread. He plays a renowned dressmaker in 1950s London who falls for a French waitress. It's directed by Paul Thomas Anderson We were joined by film critic John Maguire, who discussed the film and looked at some of the other works of Paul Thomas Anderson.

Our resident agony aunt Niamh Fitzpatrick was back this morning to give advice to a listener worried about their grandmother, who is depressed but won’t accept help. Dear Neil and Niamh, What do you do when someone in your life really needs help but won't accept it? Since my granddad passed away several years ago, my grandmother has become depressed, anxious, reclusive, passively suicidal and reckless with her health. Our family have tried to help her and be there for her but she won't accept help from us or seek professional help. She now seems to be developing dementia and it has exacerbated everything that I mentioned above. Now she really is more at risk of accidentally hurting herself in her confusion and being unable to look after herself, but she won't let us help her or go see a doctor. She just wants to lie down and die, but dementia doesn't kill you quickly. We don't want to watch her slowly decline in indignity. We're at our wits end and we don't know what to do. Your advice would be greatl

First up this morning, we had our weekly review of the Sunday papers. Paul Anthony McDermott was Neil's guest in studio to look at some of the stories making headlines.

Camogie star Anna Geary is used to winning All-Ireland titles with Cork - but she's currently taking on a new challenge, appearing on RTE's Dancing With The Stars. Anna and her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington joined Neil in studio to talk about the journey so far.

First Dates Ireland is back for a new series, helping Irish people of all ages and backgrounds to find love. Mateo Saina and Alice Marr are Maitre D and waitress respectively of the First Dates restaurant. They joined Neil in studio to discuss the new series and what makes the perfect first date.

Our agony aunt Niamh Fitzpatrick joined us this Sunday to give some advice to a listener dealing with a break-up. Her ex-partner ended the relationship due to trust issues, having been hurt in the past. Hi Neil and Niamh, I am a 41-year-old girl who recently broke up from a really good relationship. I had finally met someone 2 years ago who was kind, genuine, honest, trustworthy and was someone with similar values to me. We got on fantastically well, we were so compatible, everyone even said that we were so well suited. He is divorced and has self-esteem issues from his marriage break-up (his ex had been having affairs), but this wasn’t obvious at the start. He became very negative about us and said that we were ‘too good to last’… ‘how could a girl like me be with him’…. etc. The reasons he gave for the break up were pathetic excuses. He was looking for problems, making problems out of small things. He said he didn’t feel we had a future. He was upset. I told