The Boland Guest List for Thursday 7th January: Albino Forquilha is 41 and a former child soldier from Mozambique.. His introduction to violence came during the Mozambican civil war when the government gave him a gun to guard his school against the incursions of rebel guerrillas. He was 13 at the time. After the war Albino and several other former child soldiers launched a charity to get rid of guns (there were still 2 million weapons in the hands of private citizens) and today they have created what has become one of Mozambique's major peace-building organisations called ' Transforming Arms into Ploughshares Project'

To most of us, the baggage we collect through life brings with it little jolts of memories. So why are we continuously told to declutter and throw everything away. That our homes should be shiny, bare and minimalist - like those shown in television commercials. Well, according to a new survey decluttering isn't necessarily good for us. Joining the Boland Guest List is Ray Connolly a journalist and author and talks to us about how he feels about decluttering.

“Matchmaker, Matchmaker make me a match” …..Yes we all loved that song in Fiddler on The Roof Boland’s next guest is real life Matchmaker: For centuries, Irish matchmakers have performed a vital service, bringing people together in love and marriage. It is a mysterious art, and the very best matchmakers have an almost magical quality to them. Willie Daly, whose father and grandfather were matchmakers before him, is the most celebrated of them all. Willie's book ' The Last Matchmaker' is on our website

And finally the story of a group of very happy New Year revellers: Guests celebrating new year at the highest pub in England had a longer than expected stay, after heavy snow left them stranded for three days. Tracy Bailly, who owns the Tan Hill Inn tells us how it was to celebrate new years eve for three days. Boland on Thursday at 10…