 Once upon a time there were three. No, thank you for your company this morning and enjoyed the bit of crack with you As always have a good Monday. We're gonna pass you over to great Q. All right, Lee. Have a great Monday You're looking good and fresh. Do you think? Oh, yeah Disturbed sleep Fresh the body's a bit tired Anyway, I'm good Joe. All right, Lee. Thanks very much indeed. All right, it is the night till noon show just approaching nine o'clock Let's get a news update from Donald Kavanaugh. Thank you. Great. Good morning The summer economic statement to be published today will set out just how much the government will have to spend at budget time To tackle the cost of living crisis the coalition looks set to exceed its own spending rules Which have been set as an increase of 5% per year There's no a growing expectation the budget will be brought forward as September with a significant social welfare package on the cards a Repeat payment of the 200-year-old electricity credit one of the measure is being considered Labour leader Ivana Bacic says the government However should not wait, but you like now and we think really the end of September the date the government is Suggesting that they may move on the budget that simply not soon enough for so many households in particular. We're calling for government to Introduce that social welfare bonus that double payment now in order to ensure that families will have that little extra cushion at the back to school time 230 new jobs run the cards for letter Kenny the Donegal news reports today that Tata consultancy services Which acquired much of letter Kenny's Pramerica operation in recent takeover is seeking 200 new employees While Swiss based tech company Travisary border security is seeking 30 new staff over the next two years It's based at the Colab Center at the Donegal ATU campus a Securely close to the lucky flyover in Darius over just after 27 last evening a suspicious object was found in the area It was later declared a hoax residents were allowed to return to their homes Police were attacked with petrol bombs paint bombs and other missiles while at the scene and the Donegal Mountain rescue team is Appealing to the public for support after participating in what was described as a difficult rescue in the blue stacks at the weekend The rescue so members stay overnight on the mountain with an injured man before he could be airlifted with more Here's Emma Ryan at 9 15 on Saturday night DMR team members were tasked by and Garda Shia Khanna to assist a male casualty who was experiencing severe difficulty in the blue stack mountains The rescue 118 helicopter was on the scene, but could not extract the casualty DMRT backed by the slag o-liter mountain rescue team Located the casualty at 1 20 yesterday morning after what was described as an extremely difficult hike due to weather and Turian it was decided that the team would stay on the hill until it was more suitable to evacuate with Communications continuing with Malinhead Coast Guard throughout the night regarding the casualties condition At approximately 7 30 yesterday morning The casualty was airlifted and DMRT returned to base in a social media post following the rescue DMRT is urging people to support them so they can continue to help those who need their assistance And Danish police believe a gunman who killed three people in a shopping center was acting alone and selected his victims at random Two of the dead were just 17 for other people have critical injuries a 22-year-old Danish man known to mental health services has been arrested Copenhagen's chief police inspector Søren Fommersson says one possible motive has been ruled out There is nothing in our investigation all the documents We have reviewed the things we have found all the witness statements We have received that can substantiates that this is an act of terrorism Largely dry today with a good deal of cloud and just a occasional brighter sunny spell some isolated showers again in the afternoon During the evening cloud will thicken with patchy drizzle developing top temperatures today around 15 degrees Celsius Mostly moderate west to northwest winds fresh to strong on northern coasts That's how in radio news back with news in full at 10 o'clock Traveling soon get your travel money completely securely sorted with on post money both your cash and a handy currency card a 24-7 card helpline and emergency cash if you lose your card abroad So you're always sorted whether you're here the next station is London Bridge or here Thousands of other places worldwide Get your travel money sorted with on post money visit on post.com or your local post office Ties and sees apply on past money currency card is issued by PPS USA pursuant to license by Mastercard International PPS USA is authorized by the National Bank of Belgium and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for conductive business rules And now it's time for the top of the Northwest the 9th and new show with Greg Hughes on Highland radio. Hello and a very good morning to you four minutes past nine on this Monday the 4th of July Happy 4th of July everyone. I hope you're very well indeed and I hope you had a good weekend and Hopefully now we can look forward to some improvement in our weather as this week works wears on all right three hours of Information entertainment interaction. Hopefully you're on board with us get in touch right now You can watch the program by going to our website highland radio comm you'll see the link there Or go straight to our YouTube and Facebook channels feel free to comment there and interact with us as well Good morning to Michael and Stevie already having their say and if you wish to text or what's up us? It's 08 660 25,000 08 660 25,000 or call 07 491 25,000 lows lined up for you But the first course if there's a conversation you want to have or an issue you want to raise will then feel free to get in contact With us and we'll do our best to accommodate that right okay Let's start with a look at the newspapers of this Monday morning the Dairy people a Donegal News Monday edition Letter Kenny is in line for two significant jobs boost Swiss tech company Travis Ori border security SA has opened an office in the Colab at Atlantic Technologies University and plans to add 30 staff to its Irish operations over the next two years and Tata Consultancy services is to hold an open evening to help it recruit 200 new workers Travis Ori border security was founded in 2019 by senior executives from across the air Transport industry works with law enforcement governments and border agencies to combat security threat threats Also a picture on the front of the paper today of the soapbox Sunday, and it's a picture of Ben Carr He's got air. I think is what they call it You've seen these soapbox challenges perhaps on TV Well, Remelton hosted one yesterday and looks like a very well attended and really good crack Event the Dairy news talks to avert four-week strike labeled as an exclusive Talks are expected to resume this week to avert a four year Sorry a four week strike by local council workers plan for two weeks time members of the United Union on Dairy City and Straban District Council about to walk out on July 18th if their demands for a Fair pay increase not met a week-long strike in April and a two-week stoppage in May had a significant impact on council services Including the non-collection of household waste closure of recycling centres and leisure facilities It's understood some progress was made at a meeting between both parties on Friday last But did not go far enough for the proposed strike to be called off On to the nationals now and we read from the Irish times that coalition plans a budget package of over 6.5 billion but not to late September early October The coalition is planning a budget package of more than 6.5 billion with significant increase in spending for tax changes and welfare increases Ministers and officials will last night finalising the summer economic statement and sources said it will see an increase in spending of more than 2 billion In comparison to last year's budget the government originally planned for a budget day package Which included 1 billion in use spending and 500 million for tax changes It's understood that 1.5 billion will now be put aside for new expenditure with spending on new tax measures to increase from 500 million to 1 billion The government had already flagged an extra spending package across departments of more than 4 billion Some of which is additional spending across health and housing But some of which is also unmentaining existing services Sources of caution that a public pay agreement will have to come from these figures Eating into the government's room to manoeuvre and that much of the money in budget 2023 will be used simply to stand still Which is not very good is it and it's quite interesting that is this the early pitch of Public workers versus private workers there's a pot there and private workers and those on welfare will get as much as is left behind after The public sector has it's chunk that seems to be what's being suggested there on to the Irish independent now and Unfortunately as many of you out there would know lots of people are coming down With that covid and it seems it's going to be a pattern going forward But a new national covid vaccine program for all adults is on the way because of a lack of protection against new variants of the virus It comes as t shock me home martin admitted He was worried about the impact of covid 19 this winter the virus still remains a very strong disruptive capacity Which I think has been underestimated by people He told the Irish independent referring to the hard hit health system and wider economy Mr. Martin said the rollout of a fourth round of covid vaccines was likely in the autumn due to the evolution of the virus Now i'm not sure if it's going to be a a new job or The same one that has been given for the last couple of years and I wonder what the uptake of it might be I mean, I think, you know, if you if you people can get it there is A willingness amongst those who would be You know, maybe of a certain age group or have issues with their immune system I wonder if they roll it out for the general population what the uptake might be I would say it certainly won't be close to where it was previously But we shall see Mr. Martin said the rollout of a fourth round of covid vaccines was likely in the autumn due to the evolution of the virus And I read that new injections could incorporate the latest variants amid a summer spike in infections This current wave has increased pressure on hospitals and seen dozens of flight cancelled as airlines grapple with staff Absences the t shock said he was worried about the coming winter But a new vaccination program for all would depend on the advice of the national immunization advisory council Dr. Killian Degascon director of the national virus reference laboratory said yesterday It could be presumed there'll be an increase in cases this winter At the beginning of the year left with no immunity to the virus and as I say they're taking slightly a harder line from what I've heard from The likes of the who but sure look at we'll have to wait and see What do you think about this the Irish Daily Mail? Would you be interested in a border poll right now or you see in scotland, obviously the Path has been laid for another poll. It's not a border poll, but you know what I mean, and they've said I think what is it? late 2023 When is the time to have the same conversation in a really meaningful way on this island T shock leo for a car believes it is not now and I'm not sure what other parties really feel in terms of timelines But he says a border poll would not be appropriate all right at this time However, the finna girl leader has called for the tests around when northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis should call a referendum on Irish unity to be clarified The tornester is set to become T shock in December Describe the aspiration to united Ireland as a legitimate one However, he added I don't think it's appropriate all right at this time fundamentally because I think we need to get the assembly and executive Up and running we need to resolve the issues around protocol And I think that can be done Mr. Faradkar told bbc northern Ireland's sunday politics program that he did not believe the tests laid out in the belfast agreement Or the good friday agreement had been met He said that while shin fane emerged as the largest party for the first time in the northern island assembly It did not gain any seats and that the number of mlas who want united Ireland was lower now than previously But what's the appetite of the public I wonder across the island, you know north south east and west Okay, let's go to the by the way. Have you all say oh eight six sixty twenty five thousand from northern Ireland zero zero three five three eight six sixty Twenty five thousand right. You have to feel for soldiers based in finna camp according to the Irish daily start They've labeled this story an exclusive, but it's in papers elsewhere Soldiers are being ordered on a round trip of more than 500 kilometers to work security at Dublin airport The paper has learned that 40 soldiers from the 28th infantry battalion based at finna camp Are in doubling today for special training before being deployed to the crisis ridden airport They leave donagall at 6 a.m. Today for a 520 kilometer round trip between their ballet shannon camp and Dublin for the two-day training course on how to act as security at the nation's main airport And once the government gives the nod they will then be deployed from donagall to spend up to a week at a time at the airport The soldiers were sent for training after the government announced last week that the army was being put on standby to help with security at the airport following recent delays Which led to thousands of passengers missing flights. Now. I'm not sure what the Feeling is amongst those soldiers or their families, but they're a long way away to be tasked to double an airport. You'd imagine Wouldn't you that there are Soldiers based closer, but anyway, if you've got an insight into that give us a call Oh seven four nine one twenty five thousand or What's upper text oh eight six sixty twenty five thousand coverage across the papers today as well, of course of an awful Event which took place in denmark We don't know exactly what the reason for it was or What reason might be given but the Irish Daily Mail tells us that a number of people were shot dead at a shopping center in denmark just hours before Harry Stiles was set to perform nearby Terrified shoppers were seen running for safety after the rampage in Copenhagen yesterday afternoon A Danish man 22 was arrested over the attack at field shopping mall Which police chief soren thomason could not rule out as an act of terrorism and Literally like minutes after this happened because obviously there are those on site posting on social media very very quickly But minutes after this happened. I would say before they even Meant most of the emergency services had even had even gotten on site this Awful tragedy here had been shoehorned into the debate in America about guns with those in favor of retaining guns Using it to make their argument. It's not just America and so and so forth and those opposed Coming up with different arguments. You just wonder, you know Maybe it's just on social media But Yes, maybe it's time to have a debate. But surely let's wait until the emergency services are on the scene people now just can completely Disattach from the emotional or tragedy of a situation now and just politicize it immediately. I don't understand it, but it seems Uh, that's just the way we are now But armed officers were alerted and the gig by Stiles Uh, a mile away was axed. Uh witness Jacob Sahn Ekman heard about 15 shots before hiding in a bar Lord mayor selfie has dropped Anderson said we do not know yet how many are dead, but it's very serious And I think there is confirmation of those numbers on the wires here. I'll get them for you a little later on And let's look at the sun now and this is much more light hearted But apparently sharpers are ditching traditional condiments such as brown sauce for more exotic options sales of the sweet Umber dressing are down 12.4% with experts suggesting millennials Shunning the full irish for alternatives that don't suit the toppings such as smashed avocado So your traditional irish breakfast with brown sauce or red sauce depending on how you feel The millennium crew are instead opting for smashed avocado, etc Other traditional sources such as mustard. Although I don't think mustard is incredibly Uh, this must be maybe it's an english article. I don't think mustard's uh, hugely popular here, is it? Uh, tomato ketchup, of course is there are also falling in popularity with many people now going for hotter options like peri peri sauce Pam digva of sauce producers sauce shop said brown sauce doesn't go with a lot of the sorts of food people tend to eat These days avocado and brown sauce obviously a big no-no And that said, I do think there's always space on the plate for ketchup Brown sauce has been a favorite for decades with top brand HP sauce now owned by Heinz founded 127 years ago. Okay Oh, wait 60 60 25 000 just to remind you what's up and text that number the lines are open Emma and on re taking your calls today and oh seven four nine one 25 000 or as I say You can uh join us on our social media interact and watch with us there on our website Highland radio.com. Good morning to Margaret McBride And also rosemary cast are you watching out with us today? 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We're joined on the program now by granja hines who's advocate for older citizens the next chair of older people's council and of northwest region active retirement and of letterkenny active retirement So obviously, uh, granja very active in this area. Good morning to you granja. Thanks for joining me Yes, good morning, Greg. Nice to chat to you again, right now You say the position of rest, bite and home care in letterkenny is practically non-existent at the moment Just for those who may not be fully aware when we talk of rest, bite and home care Um, what are those what describe those services a little bit more to us and who might avail of them? Yeah, well, um, you have cares you have um children looking after their parents you have parents looking after children with very serious Uh, uh conditions. Um, I'm actually speaking on behalf of all carers as well But in particular dementia patients who are very difficult to manage It's a 24 hour job day and night because often they get restless at night They're up during the night. So the carers have a very difficult task Now this is possible and they do it out of love. I'm sure for their parents and for their loved ones, but they do need sometimes to get respite respite is really where they perhaps the The person with dementia can go into, uh, st. Joseph's Leopard or remelton. This is the Places for letterkenny now as we know leopard is closed St. Joseph's have very few places at the moment and remelton have very few places as well So it's very difficult to get this respect which they are entitled to. I'm not criticizing the hse. They have wonderful plans on paper for people They have many people you can contact who are very Cary in the hse and they actually done a go kind of cancer have appointed a person Don Thompson who is in charge of dementia Care and she will give you all the advice that you need But they they have all the advice they have the You know the conditions they'd like to be in place But when when people go to get the respite, um, it's not available Um, I think you believe in that one day. Yeah before we talk more about that I just want to talk about the importance of respite because as you say, uh, you know People have no issue in looking after the family members, but it's not necessarily something they're trained for It's often happens and they have to step up now I think maybe it's more relatable to people who understand what it's like having a newborn baby What it feels like when you don't get a full Anytime to yourself during the day or any sleep at night now only comparing sleep patterns By the way and what when I use that when I use that analogy But it it gets it gets at you very quick So your physical and and mental health can start to deteriorate yourself whilst you're in the role of Of a carer and dealing with the emotions that are probably attached with that as well I mean respite is critical To the carers physical and mental well-being, uh, grania It is very very critical And they they would even find it difficult to get a window of time to phone and talk to the appropriate person in the hse Because they just don't get that time, you know, it's constant So it is very difficult for them and I know a lot of them are getting burnt out And finding it very very difficult the other thing which would be good would be a day center Or perhaps the person could go down for a few hours every day or maybe even one day a week To give the carer time to do some personal care for themselves. The only problem is granny We're actually seeing those type of facilities You know the days available or the availability at all worsening We're not seeing or standing still or the situation improving We're seeing, you know facilities and I'm thinking of the one in bon crana for example Which was available five days a week. I think now it's only three Maybe a person can get in there one one day a week now I'm not saying that's necessarily, you know respite in the way that we're talking But it is a form of it like what I'm trying to get out here granny Is we're almost going backwards rather than us standing still and trying to improve We certainly are and as a member of Let it go active retirement island They have lobbied we lobbied for a long time for a minister for older people Now Mary Butler is now the minister for older person, but I don't see any improvement in plans for anything for respite or Help for this type of person these these carers If you even look at the new community hospital, which is planned for letter candy I believe there is only 10 beds allocated for dementia patients There is no Plan as far as I can see for a day center where they could attend as you say for a few hours every day even one day a week And we have a wonderful building St. Carlos, which could be I think adapted for a very good care center in Africa and it's very very difficult for the carers and They know they do you can the HSE if they have a problem with giving respite will go to the nursing homes The private nursing homes and allow patients to go in there, but to be quite honest You need special type of stuff for dementia patients You need clinical care, which is slightly different for normal patients who would be in a nursing home And I don't think that is all nursing homes do not have that they do not have the facilities They do not have the the money to put these things in place And it's very very difficult for for a nursing home I'm not criticizing them, but they do help out in the emergency, but that is not the answer And the answer is people who are trained in this There's a lot of technological advances for these people. There's a lot of Things that can be done sensory for them and this is not available in normal nurse I think we need to revise also the fair deal so that It can be adjusted so people can stay at home who have dementia So the carers who are caring for them have the money and if To pay the carers to come in and help them and that would be a big help There is supposed to be and when these patients going to hospital. This is another problem There is supposed to be a pathway for dementia patients in the hospital But 94 of our hospitals don't have that pathway in place Grania, I mean obviously too we have to factor in as part of the conversation or I would like to if that's okay the fact that It seems almost acceptable now because we're not doing much to stop it that say for instance people over the age of 75 visiting the ed Can routinely expect to be waiting, you know eight to twelve hours before they are Seen to we also talk of and we've spoken on this program of people's experience and frustrations in dealing with some gps Just this and on our and you talked also of course about a minister for older people in action in that regard Like are we turning our backs on on older people? And you can even probably start talking about the closure of post offices and guarder stations and They move away from customer services and onto digital Like the world seems to want to move on with no consideration for anyone over 50 if that makes sense like I mean What's going on in this country? Yes, and I think that there is no I mean I am a good believer in statistics I know a lot of people don't like them But I mean we do need statistics on the number of people who are over 70 say even take donny god is what i'm concerned about and So that we can plan for our day centers for care for proper care for them but it doesn't seem to be an impetus to do this and That is something the government will need to look at. I think it's a political issue at this stage And I think older people need somebody like at a home who's prepared and I mean i'm not a An expert in any of this But I mean if you have it seems we need to have people like her all the time pushing Because if you look at the conversation now and it's in the press again today And it will be for the only real thing that gets into the newspapers as a as it relates to older people Is that there's too many of them in other words in the context and the conversation of pressure on the hospitals It's an aging population Pench PR side is going to have to go up because there's too many older people. We've got four and a half Four and a half workers per one retiree at the moment In the future that's going to be one for one or two for one And the concern is you know the the burden of older people On on on the working people, you know, so the conversations that gets ink Generally speaking are whereby older people have painted as being a problem and again That's feeds I thought things maybe we've changed through covid when we made a lot of sacrifices to protect vulnerable and older people But that good will seems to have been lost again. It seems to this country that older people are a pain I don't believe that I hope people realize that but do you get where i'm coming from granja? Yes, I do exactly get where you're coming from and I think people forget how much older people contribute to society particularly in this These days of crash care, except that they care for their children's children. They help them with their mortgages. They help people with loans Um, I mean they do so much for society. Most volunteers Are older people and for vincent depaul for all these charity groups You will find that the majority of people who volunteer to do work are older people and um, uh, it's it's very actually As you say it's as if they are a virgin and they are not a burden They contribute big time to the to the economy. Um, mean they spend their money They help their children they have their families They have the community about volunteering and yet as you say when they need help when they get to the stage where they need help Um, this doesn't seem to be a priority in any at any stage I mean letter candy has a very large population I don't know what the census is but in the 211 census. I think there was 15 percent Of the population of donnie gall lived in letter candy and letter candy never were given a never had a community hospital Like there are businesses like donnie gall car and donna file car which are much better served than letter candy And I just want the cancer is I'd like the cancer is to take this issue For older people to look at the plan for time plan to look at the plans for this new community hospital And to think of the people who perhaps went up to mention There's one other little thing I'd like to say that people older people should be very careful Uh, when they're you know, when they get to 70 particularly that perhaps they take out power for journey so Their loved ones can uh, you know Have assets that they can take care of them because otherwise um The carers have no power all they have is 203 euros a week I mean when you look at that when you look at but private carers and 20 euros per hour First for per hour So if they they were doing one day you're talking about 200 euros a day up to 200 euros and yet carers That is their full That is all they get for caring for these people. Yeah, but the problem unfortunately, unfortunately They're a willingness to step up for a loved one Their goodwill is it it's not rewarded. In fact, I would argue it's exploited It's exploited big time. There's one other thing. There is a a lot of older people are very Nervous about going to solicitors to make a power for attorney, but there are solicitors for elderly It's a it's an organization which is in England and it's now in Ireland And I think there is one solicitor in letter candy who has signed up. I think it's lying in and Clark and they um Look at people and I'm Don't charge huge fees for this Granny listen, it's There's one other thing if the agency would only give us a pamphlet When people are say diagnosed with dementia if they would give the carers a pamphlet with all the numbers that are needed Because going into the internet It could spend days getting all the numbers which is posturing. All right, but I wouldn't Advise people to contact Don Thompson At Alzheimer's dot i because she is the officer in our in charge of this and she will advise you And she's a very lovely person. Yeah, okay. Thanks for your time this morning. I appreciate it. Have a lovely day Okay, take care of yourself. Granny Hines there. Who's an advocate for older citizens? What do you think I'll wait 60 60 25 000 what's apps and text to that number there Call us as Greg. Where's our good weather? But say like everything else don't I go will be the last place to get it Well, it's going to improve the high pressure is building obviously we're in the northwest high pressure builds from the south It is going to improve and each day this week and heading into next weekend It's going to be improving and more settled. It seems through Um that at least the early middle part of july we shall see we shall see obviously we're in the northwest and when you live here there is a Expectation isn't there that we aren't always going to get fantastic weather Right, uh, just the numbers for you to stay in contact with us. 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We welcome on to it. Michael grozenbach from eye motors. Good morning to you Michael. Thanks for joining us Good morning, Greg. How are you? I'm doing fantastic. Okay, right. So I mean, we're well used to it now we're into sort of like the the second half of 2022 as it relates to car sales But just looking at some of the statistics as it relates to, you know, the year on year Figures for for donagall. How is the how is the market holding up in terms of new car sales locally? Yeah, it's really strong at the moment Like we started our pre sales for 2022 back in october of last year So we had an unbelievable amount of orders in and of course supply has always been the issue and still is But luckily we were able to accommodate most of our customers And look some models are still on hold, but overall the market is very very strong Is it frustrating to sort of have the the consumer demand there? But uh, not always the product and I'm not necessarily speaking, you know, solely from an iMotors perspective, but from a an industry perspective more more widely Yeah, no, I like I would say every every person who works in the motor trade would agree with me it's very frustrating because The the problem is it's just, you know, people want to buy your product and it's just not readily available so and especially it's just starting to Certain models and certain engine types when you look at electric It's there's a huge demand there at the moment, but some electric models will not be readily available now till 2023 Yeah, and and do we have some certainty certainty in relation to 2023 availability, michael? They're being told Picture and it's looking it's looking a lot better for for everybody for the dealers and for the customers And look the supply chain issue started with with the chip shortage back in 2020 And a pent up demand built from there and it's just clear in the backlog now and getting back on track So 2023 All all things are looking like we'll be back to a certain level of normality Do you have any concerns that you know while there there's a positive sentiment amongst consumers there now that you know As this year wears on and heading into 2023 that even those with money You know those that have managed to accumulate some money or have the the spending capacity that they might might hold onto that money In other words if all the cars were available now, you could strike while the iron's hot But you know we could see a switch between demand and availability in the other direction for 2023 It's always a possibility But it's the biggest thing is because look everybody knows the market that the economy is quite uncertain at the moment And there's a lot of scare monger But hopefully everything will stay strong and you know The ersi is predicted that there's still going to be growth for the rest of the year So hopefully that will lead into 2023 I suppose what people are also doing is they're weighing up the fact that as you upgrade throughout the years your car your car that comes more efficient It's better safety features your insurance goes down So once you kind of weigh up the cost of investment to purchase in the new vehicle versus running costs It makes sense for a lot of people at the moment What are people buying? Michael at the moment because some of the figures on electric hybrid they're through the roof I mean are we selling new diesel cars anymore for example or in great numbers or people moving away from from diesel? No, look diesel like diesel is very strong at the moment The reality is and especially in Donegal Unfortunately, we just don't have the infrastructure here when you when you compare to the likes of your Dublin Galway or Limerick to be able to say we we've um, you know, we've public Charger readily available at the moment. That's increasing public transport So diesel is very strong in Donegal. Like again, the key is portage is the number one selling car in Donegal And the majority of those have been diesel while there is hybrid options available also And there's an irony here isn't there because the public will is there to to move to Hybrid or full electric And that's what the government want and the government's taxing people into that decision to some extent But you're someone who sells these cars saying that the infrastructure Means people are quite hesitant. It's and the government is responsible for for that to a great extent the public infrastructure It's a it's a strange situation. We're in isn't it? It is and I suppose it's not a situation that we find ourselves in very often But but yes, like you are right if the government want people to drive Hybrids or electric you do have to step up to the mark now and start bringing in the infrastructure because it's very hard To ask somebody to do something when like let's call the space it's made Donegal is different to Dublin And when Dublin have charges readily available everywhere, it can't be the same situation for somewhere like Donegal Do you get a sense though just in terms of the transition to electric for those who can afford it, of course that There is you know less of that range anxiety what have you know a lot of the new electric cars Even in a in a rural county, you know, you can probably for a lot of people You can do your commute and your your daily driving Do you get a sense that people are sort of seeing electric now as a more every day usable even family car option? Yeah, like I suppose regarding the range like the new We would sell the key v6 here in the units and areas also on its way to us, but we're talking 500 kilometers plus So this is not a car that that you know, you can actually work with this compared to Compared to a few years ago. You're talking maybe 250 to 300 kilometers in real world drive And so people now are starting to get the confidence because they don't feel that they're going to be caught on the side of the road The range is realistic and they can work with that, especially when they can get the chargers installed at home also, you know And and finally just I mean obviously There doesn't seem to be many options I've seen some of them But you know in terms of your vans your small vans your larger vans Your pickups like I know the likes of four are releasing a transit range and there are some electric pickups But they're still at sort of novelty novelty stage Where do you see that going Into the future because it's only a matter of time before attention focus is there other hybrid options And you like to your pickups or your four by fours or your fans or will there be or what? Where's the market going to sort of meet that need particularly in a you know an area like donagall with with a lot of You know agriculture outdoor type type vehicles needed Yeah, like personally speaking and well I suppose I could be wrong on this and many people could be wrong on this But I feel that for the passenger vehicle market. It'll be pushed towards electric and that's where we're all going Down the line again. We're talking a number of years away before there's mass adoption where I see LTV and and trucks and different heavy vehicles going I I see hydrogen coming and a lot of manufacturers are working in the background on hydrogen You know, you go to your your traditional petrol station You fill the the hydrogen gas in five or ten minutes and water comes out your exhaust So that's where I see the the LTV market and heavy truck market going But again, we're a number of years away from that And very very finally just curious. We're a few years into now this sort of, you know, two plates in the one year Has that been good for for the industry or Like how does that work? I mean, do people in December go right? I want a new car in january I'll stuff it. I might wait till july or or or are more people buying cars in the second half of the year Then would have you know, when you if you combine the two periods are more people buying cars Or are you just splitting it over? Sort of the two six months periods michael across the the industry. I'm not asking your private iMotor's business Yeah, yeah, no like january would always traditionally be a very big because of the change of year people There's always the demand there both simply change in place There's definitely a huge demand for the second part of the year And it's funny because everybody has different reasons for change and we're coming into the summer period A lot of people are already getting back to you know, they're thinking about getting back to school already The kids even they're only off or they might be out for staycation So that's what we're finding people have different things planned once they get their Vehicle in the second part of the year But it's definitely after taking away some of that pressure where everybody was commenting at the first part of the year, you know All right. Thanks for your time this morning. I appreciate it That's michael grozenbik from bike from iMotor's Talking of new sales in donogorl. They've increased 2.73 percent Compared to last year Right. Okay. We appreciate his time this morning 08 660 25 000 watts apps and texts greg Said he thought things would be different after the pandemic after all the work done to protect the out of the invulnerable But it was not done to protect us. It was done to protect the hospitals and prevent overcrowding Well, I know um, and i'm not listen It's not something like i'm not saying state in fact I can't state facts because i'm just one person and everyone's opinions is the same Um, my feeling is and those around me, uh and my family and friends They weren't they couldn't make the connection the emotional connection necessarily with keeping the pressure off The hospital but they did make decisions based on vulnerable family members Or or older family members. I know lots of young people. That was their motivation and others So that was where my comment came from it was about saying look at There's a particular group of people that are more vulnerable to this and we're gonna Make serious adjustments in our lives and accept serious imposition on our lives to protect them That's what I thought but if you're saying that people were doing it to protect hospitals Well, that's fine. That's your opinion as well Why is the tarnisher and finnegel so opposed to the re-unification of this country? It is uh, they are of the view they say That it's what they want. They're in favor of it if the people are but not right now um But some people might perceive that as being not interested in it at all Granja was a hundred percent correct as a former carer and advocate I feel that carers have forgotten emotionally abused by the state They saved the hsc millions but can't strike their 24 7 job is undervalued and underpaid another Carers have not been followed listened to by the state since I said I asked the members to close their eyes and imagine what would happen if carers went on strike today How would they cope it would be a real emergency? Right another caller says hi greg love the show. Thank you very much That's lovely if you'd say the two plate system is there to drive sales cars are too expensive They should introduce private regs and scrap vrt the money generated would be more Than the tax generated by vrt. Um, I think we don't or got rid of Private plates. Was it to do with security during the troubles or something? I don't know why They're quite widespread of course in uh, britain and northern ireland And the united states and elsewhere Would you have an appetite for? um Would you have an appetite for a personalized number plate? What would it be? Uh, someone's saying mine should be would be bs 22 uh 202 but anyway, uh, we'll be back with more on the 9 till noon show More guests after this break Parable treatments to help fight fatigue relieve digestive discomfort maintain a healthy immune system and alleviate common menopause symptoms The natural way letter can a shopping center your one stop health shop Looking for the summer sporty look from the best brands like nike adidas and under armor Brian McCormick sports and pleasure has your summer look Nike pro tees and vest tops with matching shorts Nike mid-layer quarter zips with women's tights in many different lengths under armor t-shirts with matching bicycle length shorts Layered with new woven jackets and quarter zip tops. 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Oh, wait 60 25 000 and I might put them to Quan ji chan donagol michelin tv chef and ambassador for the first year of board b is three year Life is better with fruit and veg campaign. Congratulations. By the way online. I'm getting that position. It's a nice recognition for you I'm sure thanks very much Greg and thanks for having me on the show So what do you see your role over the next? What do you see your role with? What do you see your role with ball be a yeah? Yeah, so The campaign it's a new fruit and veg campaign So basically we're really trying to get the manuals or you know the younger generation to eat veg fruit and vegetables Most of us do anyway because you know everybody's going to the gym. Everybody's eating really healthy these days, you know So we're just giving a better extra push and maybe giving loads of recipes on You know fruit and veg dot ie or potato dot ie So there's like loads and loads of recipes on there very simple that you can really cook a home very easily um You know fruit and veg season that you can grab in the supermarket. So it's all about that. It's very very simple I was chatting to someone not so long ago and they said really we shouldn't be talking about fruit and veg We should we should talk about no stay with me here. I'm just I'm just reordering the words We should actually be talking about veg and fruit Because in terms of our broader diets and our we've a five a day here in some countries It's 12 a day That we we put the emphasis on the nice stuff first and the second stuff the bad stuff second You know, I mean so our priority in our head should be veg and fruit should it in terms of our our intake Absolutely, uh vegetables is uh, you know, it should be your daily kind of intake anyway um Very very popular at the moment is uh, you know salad bowl places for lunchtime, you know getting your salads getting your greens in there You know your broccoli your tomatoes your spinach, you know, I mean that's very important, you know, I mean um For even your health and you know your well-being that but also fruit fruits as well like, you know strawberries are Perfect season at the moment, you know nice strawberry smoothie, you know, um beautiful dipped in chocolate there the other day. It was delicious I know we we were handing out Loads of strawberries and body and soul there in the campaign would go be there But uh, we were basically handing out promise promise of strawberries to speak water by, you know 10 o'clock in the morning for breakfast beautiful Do you think we are generally though in this country good at uh, eating fruit and veg and cooking with fruit and veg because recently I was at a I was at a a calf, right and um The food was delicious, but I glanced around and you know five or six young people Uh, the the the parents were eating all this lovely food They were having uh, they were having goujons and chips and the reason I can say this without being judgmental is because I was sitting beside My own teenager with the exact same plate. So I'm I'm able to say You know and and couldn't get them. So, you know try something different It was like to get them to try something new to eat It's almost like one of those bush tucker trials off. I'm a sliver to get me out of here I just wonder like are we You know, I mean there are obviously groups of people that really look after themselves But I wonder what our diet is like generally in this country. Do you think we eat enough? Uh Particularly maybe even the younger people varieties of food Yeah, I think um, I think we're nearly there. I think um, the younger generation are really, um getting pushed and eating Veg in school. So there is a different campaign like getting hidden out at the little portions of veg stuff him like the younger generation um in the first class second class or something like that, but um, I think it's called food dudes, but um Yeah, look, um, I think even Between like 20 upwards like they're very healthy at the moment. They love their smoothies. They love all their, you know proteins and stuff we get I think it's the Young next down like I have a nine-year-old and like sometimes when she sees broccoli, she kind of pushes it aside as well dip it in chocolate But even even if she likes mashed potatoes like you know, I mean mash it in the mash or you know um Like but the funny thing she loves broccoli and the stir fry So I think that uh, you know, you need to kind of be creative and you know A stir fry is always really good with uh, better noodles in there because uh kids love noodles and just hide it in there You know, doesn't have to be laced with sorry sauce with salt But uh, it can be done with a nice nice kind of oyster sauce as well, you know, beautiful You know me too. Yeah, and and also easy so easy to do as well And I think we have to be careful to maybe us as adults if we have peculiarities not to speak around them amongst children because there's people I know Uh, the young ones won't eat tomatoes or they won't eat eggs or not because they've ever tried them and just like them But dad doesn't like them or mom doesn't like them or exactly. Yeah, or my friend doesn't like them Yeah, unless my friend doesn't like them in school, you know, so we have that problem as well But uh, yeah, look, uh, it's uh, it's all about uh, supposed balance a diet, you know I mean, so you need your you need your protein you need your maintenance You need your veg, you know, so we're not pushing every over to the veg side But uh, you know, it's more of a balanced diet. We have some really fantastic meats here And um an item as well, you know being just by sure beef Um, but look, um, yes, it's all about a balanced diet and um being creative like, you know, I love That's really it's really uh, it's so important. It's because a lot of people think, you know, when we talk about Uh balanced diets and I want to get some barbecue advice off you shortly because we hopefully are going to be able to get our Barbecues out but I think people think when you talk about like fruit and veg that it's about weight But it's about supporting your digestive system as well. Uh, you know, you know what you consume Be it something as simple as water or uh fiber or however you might get that it is it determines how your body processes food How it gets it out of your body, you know a balanced diet is really really important in that regard for anyone who's got digestive issues Uh dependent on on what those digestive issues are of course Yeah, absolutely. Uh, look a balanced diet is uh, it's essential, you know, I mean like, you know, you need your water You need the vegetables you need your fiber day, you know, but um, absolutely And it just helps to function your full body immune system, you know the boost that up as well Um, but yeah, look, um, I think we're really close really close to it We're just kind of highlighting a bit more about the seasonal stuff and that we have here in Ireland as well And um, but yeah, keep keep it up. Like if you're really enjoying your vegetables and your salads and stuff We got a perfect summer for it as well. Yeah, okay. And a salad dressing is a good salad dressing very hard very hard to find Uh, uh recipes for a good salad dressing and chefs. It's like asking them to give up their firstborn child You know, what's in that salad dressing? I don't know. I'm not telling you. Anyway Go ahead Very very simple salad dressing. Look, um, you know, it's a bit of balsamic vinegar So you can do one balsamic vinegar one part balsamic one part, uh olive oil And a bit of seasoning as well. If it's too harsh in the vinegar, put a drop of water in and give it a good shake That's a really simple dressing and then you can add in, you know, your mustard or your green mustard and whatever raspberries if you want as well You know, I mean, so yeah, okay. I'm gonna watch that but I've forgotten already So I'm gonna watch this back later and and take over and I'll try As I say, hopefully now we'll be able to get the barbecues out towards the end of the week and hopefully uh through July vegetables fruit on a barbecue Obviously likes fruit. Yeah controversial if you mix it with food But can you barbecue vegetables? And if so, what? Absolutely. Um, I barbecue a lot in my big green egg now, you know, so um, it's a kind of smoker barbecue Yeah, but you have a gas barbecue is fine as well. So peppers. Um, it's very simple Like, you know, just make sure you season so olive oil salt and pepper give it a rub sticking on the barbecue But if you have like broccoli or, you know, um cauliflower or, you know, some veg on my burn faster I love putting in the tin foil get a good season, you know, salt and pepper a bit olive oil in there Grab a bit of rosemary or better Time from the garden or even a bit of mint And just give it a good rub chop it up and put it in the seal it up And put it in the barbecue just in the cooler side. So it kind of creates a bit of steam in there Okay, and then, you know, open it up at the last couple minutes to get a bit of, you know That's barbecue and the flavor in there. So that's really nice as well Or else you can just slice it and put it on the barbecues direct, you know Me like your broccoli and your cauliflower just make sure the trick is to season it before, you know Yeah, give it a good marinate. Yeah, sounds delicious. Um, a caller wants to know Do you think frozen veg the options out of a supermarket are less healthy? I presume fresh is always best, but a lot of this stuff is frozen pretty much as soon as it's Harvest this caller the reason they ask is because they find it more affordable But they want to make sure it's healthy for the family. So if you if you're considering finance and and you know convenience I presume frozen veg is okay. Is it? um Look frozen veg is uh The problem with frozen veg is uh, it's it's very fresh you know, I love peas frozen It's like it's the only thing that you really get a perfect And berries frozen are great for like um smoothies and stuff like that. They keep your nutrients quite a lot What um, what I don't like with the with the broccoli and the cauliflower if it says season like, you know, I mean Buy it fresh, but um They kind of lose their nutrients once you kind of defrost them you can see all the liquid coming out but that's all the nutrients kind of coming out because the The frozen um the minus degrees like break the cells and they lose all the nutrients, you know, I mean So trying to eat fresh if you can like, you know, I mean but um for smoothies If you're going to eat special smoothies and stuff we get frozen spinach and stuff we got you can throw it in with your berries frozen That's okay. You know, I mean because you're handling them directly Uh, is olive oil good for you a caller followed a diet plan that only allowed local spray oils Which is better they ask I'm not sure if you know, which is better But is is olive oil I always associated that with yeah healthy countries that used it Long life expectancy, you know Yeah, um, so olive oil has a good saturated fats in it. So, you know, your body needs it So, um, it's not like um your beef fat or your animal fats, you know, I mean, so They're really bad for your body. They block up your veins, but um, you know, olive oil is very good for you We also have a alternative really good grapeseed oil don't it go as well So you can use that that's really good for salads as well But olive oil is it's good for you. So, um, yeah All right, the clock has caught up on us Uh, Quan Chi, thank you very much for joining us. I'm sure we're speaking to you again in your new role Thank you for that and have a great day. Thank you very much. Great. Take care of yourself Okay, see you now everybody. Bye. Thank you very much indeed. 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What kind of mileage are you getting? What kind of life do you lead with it? Does it satisfy all your needs? Share the love to 08 660 25 000 08 660 25 000 or call 07 491 25 000 This caller says i live in a very rural part of donagall the infrastructure is not there to have an electric car People in donagall would be worried about traveling as they could get caught short We're moving too quickly with the inadequate structures in place And you know when you've got someone from within the industry saying the same you know We spoke to someone else involved in the industry And they said that that is the problem that the government is trying to Tax people into electric cars, but not at the same time not providing the infrastructure to comfortably own one That being said as I say, maybe we'll hear from someone a lot of people have the home chargers and it's working quite well for them Greg I've got twins one eats all kinds of fruit and veg the other won't And they were given the same food as children. Wow. What an interesting Observation that you're able to make with two twins one's a bit of a fussy eater. Is it the other will eat anything? You would think that one would copy the other wouldn't you that's really quite interesting I'm in my 60s never ate cheese. Is there any way I could jazz it up for me to eat? All right, that's over to you listeners. How do you jazz up cheese? Stick it on toast with some sliced tomato on it and a bit of salt that does it for me But there's so many different cheeses though. How do you jazz up cheese when there's so many different varieties? Would it be possible to organize zoom meetings giving advice for people struggling with their weights exercise and healthy eating advice? I went into a health food shop. It was like double Dutch people struggle to know what to eat to lose weight Anytime I start an interview because I'm really conscious that anytime I start an interview when we were talking about weight loss It's to try and get down to the nitty-gritty like good fats bad fats fiber All that kind of stuff, you know, I don't really know what all of that means You know, um, because people would say oh, well, it's good sugar. It's bad sugar You know, I think someone will do very well and probably already are if they actually just break it down In more simple and not use the buzz terms because if you're not Currently in the healthy eating sphere, you know all the buzzwords about certain Good fats bad fats and all might go over at one's head Uh, right. Okay. Anyone advice now to jazz up cheese? Is olive oil good for you? We asked that one already What does do what does that one do when they've got oil intolerance? I can't eat mayonnaise. I can't eat them It gives it makes me quite quick any ideas on what to opt for instead. I was watching a program at uh at the weekend and the what's those yellow chickpeas is it and apparently one of the presenters said one of the chefs said that you can make beautiful mayonnaise from the liquid from chickpeas now anyone out there with some Suggestions for this listener. They want to have mayonnaise or something very close to it, but they're intolerant to oil What can they do? 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Good morning adrian Thanks for taking the call Good morning, great. Right. Okay. So sip two members In one of donagall's community schemes, I think have voted to join colleagues Uh in organizations in gallway and wardford in a one-day work stoppage Tell me a little bit about this. Is this happening this week or is it next week adrian? Yeah, it's happening this weekend. It's happening on on wednesday and the community employment scheme in question And donagall is the south donagall scenery Which is a community employment scheme that Mostly is involved between on the south of the county between donagall and bali shannon and providing services around Graveyard maintenance, etc But but just to explain to your listeners, uh, greg what the dispute is about and it's a nationwide dispute um, and it's about um Our inability to secure pay increases for people who are employed in various different Sectors under what we would broadly call the community Um, sec community and voluntary sector. So we we also have a dispute Um happening tomorrow in the Irish wheelchair association that won't affect donagall the nearest place. Uh, we'll be in carrigan shannon But what you need what unites these workers is they haven't had a pay increase in 14 years They're on the same rate of pay since 2008 And back in november of last year. We served claims right across the entire sector on individual employment Looking for the same pay terms that had been negotiated with the public sector group of unions And by and large employers want to increase pay because employers are finally at difficult to retain people right across No And because people are going elsewhere and particularly into the hse where if they do a similar type job They can get paid significantly more so Unfortunately, we've had very little engagement with government. We had one meeting with and rabbit Back in november of last year and we haven't seen or heard of her since And it's because of that and because the government says they're not the employer And nothing to do with us the employer doesn't have the money But the the the government funds all these organizations in the main So can I just hold you on that one for a second adrian because I've maybe it's obvious to everyone But I didn't see it in any of the coverage. Uh, what is the employment structure here when we talk about? Uh community schemes, uh, who are these workers working for who is paying their wages? Um, if you could explain that adrian, I know it might seem obvious, but not everyone might realize No, and and and this is really at the the the noble the question Okay, is because there's a multitude of employers So there are various different partnership development companies typically that were set up back in the 1990s And say for example, the orish wheelchair association is an employer in its in its own right So all these workers work for individual employment But what unites them is that they are funded almost a hundred percent by the state So we we sort of have a strange Kind of um development of a huge myriad of employment that in other european states Probably the services would be provided directly by the state Um, but that's not the case here And whereas say what all these workers across this sector between 1986 and 2008 Would have been covered by national wage agreements I would have seen their pay rise in line But what most workers both in the public and the private sector got But now we're left in this situation whereby government doesn't want to know us Why would you couple with an adrian? Well, you had the collapse of of social partnership in 2008. Um, so With that then they the collective bargaining forum no longer covered the community sector um So if someone works say for instance with the Irish wheelchair association because I think you mentioned there are some pay disputes there They say look, I haven't had a pay rise for 14 years I need more money for the work that i'm doing i'm faced with the struggles everyone else is the cost of living crisis Do they go to the Irish wheelchair association? And then the Irish wheelchair association goes to whomever funds them Do they go directly to the funders of the Irish wheelchair association? How do you pursue a pay rise claim as a community worker and you can use a different example I'll just use the Irish wheelchair association. Yes, as you mentioned Yeah, well It's a very good example because we've got like we would have written to the Irish wheelchair association back in november as well of last year And got a letter back from them and said we would love to concede to your claim It has merit and we are falling significantly behind their three euro An hour behind what a care assistant would be now if they were directly employed in the hse. Okay, so they're hemorrhaging members um And so they are supportive of the claim they wrote to the hse saying we've received this from sip2 Um, what's your position on this and the hse? Rids back to them to say we're not the employers. That's your problem. Okay, so we're left with a kind of Ultimately the book stops with with government, you know, I mean there are various different departments all these different organizations fall within But government ultimately has to take responsibility You can't continue to provide these services and not pay the workers who are providing I'll presume what happens is it becomes a problem then of recruitment and retention because you effectively have at least in some areas you know They can get as I think you mentioned it actually already they can for similar work in different companies They can get paid much more so they're going to go to that. So maybe it's just a training ground. Yeah, the way people avoid it all together Yeah, there was a report back in 2021 and say within the health sector of section 39 employment as they're referred to and 21 percent of um of employers talked about um their inability to retain staff So you it's getting worse and worse and like when you look at There there's a current negotiations going on with the public sector group of unions Um in which the the the negotiations broke down as five percent It's obviously going to land north of five percent Three percent is what what the current deal is so that these people will be ten percent behind very very Yeah, unfortunately that phone line has dropped out there. We've lost adrian, but uh, we don't need to get him back on I think we got pretty much the thrust of what adrian had to say Those are a group of community workers striking primarily in south donagall on wednesday and uh, it might spread beyond that In the future 08 660 25 000 if that's relevant to you or you can relate to that Uh, greg people are buying generators now to charge evs in dublin as power is not strong enough to charge you to pressure on the grid Uh, okay I mean, I'd have to do a bit of research on that one myself because I don't understand the the buy a generator fuel the generator and charge the electric vehicle via it Uh, okay. Well, that's according to actually was councillor michael mcclaffety sent that in I think in the whole conversation about Um electrification this is not relating to that is is if there's extremes in every conversation And we've seen that recently on a national scale where people will quote an extreme situation As a reason why there needs to be change and I'm sure there's going to be pictures of a generator at glastonbury Charging electric cars circulated all over the place and it's shocking It's crazy and some people will weaponize that to say well get away from electric cars. It's absolutely ridiculous I'm not sure that how benefits us really I think really what we need and we rely on the government to do Is to provide a firstly and an infrastructure that works all the time and has full power But also that we can plug into um Rather than sort of extreme snarlers, which don't really talk to the The wider issue in any meaningful way. I don't think but anyway, if you disagree 08 660 25 000 now the adoption authority of ireland has welcomed the commencement of the berth information and tracing act 2022 And invites adopted persons parents and others affected by the act to register preference in relation to contact with the authority Patricia carry is a berth bill on the berth bill issue is the CEO of the adoption authority and joins us now. Good morning Patricia. Thanks for taking the whole Good morning, right. Okay. So tell us just to recap for us. We've talked about this before But recap for us what the new berth and information and tracing act 2022 changes Thanks very much. Yeah, I think it's it's quite landmark legislation and it's very much welcomed by ourselves I suppose it really touches on three key parts The first is a contact preference register that opened on friday for people to register a preference for The level of contact with their family for adopted people and birth parents And we're really encouraging people between now and october To register on that to tell us the level of contact they might like And then in october ourselves and the child and family agency will open for applications for people who are seeking information About their births early life medical care information as adoptees Or people who are boarded out and unfortunately for some people whose births were illegally registered And also in october we will be opening with tooth lift for applications for a tracing service So the first part is commenced on friday Which is really to encourage people to go to birth info dot i e and just in relation to that patricia. Sorry say for instance a 35 year old was um Was adopted um And they had no uh preference recorded as it relates to contact They could now go and say right there's a place here now Well, I can say that if someone is reaching out for me I want I want that to to happen and then say for instance A sibling of theirs was of the same mind There would actually now be or could be a system in place that would allow us Where the information is there to connect those people? Absolutely, I think that's critical that we we want people to indicate their preferences We also have 15 000 people currently on a voluntary register that's been operating since 2005 And all of those people will transfer to the new register But critically we want people to update their contact details phone numbers email addresses addresses So we can get in touch with them and we know now that a lot more people are registering So we have siblings who we want, you know, maybe they've indicated they want to share information or share letters So it's really important that as many people as possible Register in the first three month window. They can obviously register after that But one of the things that's going to assist people is that every household in ireland Is going to receive a booklet of information about the new legislation and giving them all of the information in plain English and oscalia as well as to how they can register what it will mean for them What sorts of information will be available because we know in some instances going back to the 40s 50s and 60s There may be very little information So we want to provide people with the information that is there that is held by the state on their adoption We were speaking to someone just last week who was was adopted And had become ill but had no access to their medical records as it turned out that they Coincidentally managed to make contact with their mother Around the time and she was able to get that information That's one of the big problems because we all know when you go into a gp one of the first Questions they'll ask you is you know, is there a family history? So what will this new act do to sort of Address those concerns and how will that work? That's a really good question And it's a critical part of the legislation that any medical information genetic medical information that's held on file That could assist the adult adoptee over 16 with their medical care will be shared with them Or through a registered general practitioner So we're not in the position to share information about somebody else With the individual but if there's something on file, maybe about their early care information where they weren't well Or they had a particular reaction to To care or a vaccine we will be sharing that with them But as you say critically if there's a genetic predisposition in their family of birth their family of origin We will be sharing that information and I think this is really really important that we get as many people on board to register So we can share information but also so we can update information because you may have a a parent who comes forward who Gave a child for adoption and they might say well later in life I develop breast cancer or there's a history of bowel cancer in my family And we can then place that information on file and share that with the individual So it's not just information at the time There will be contemporary information as well But the legislation says that information about the person the child as they were at the time Birth early life and care information will be shared with them And in terms of say for instance if if someone were to give a child up for adoption today Or whenever this act actually would cover that Say they they don't want to share any any of their own medical information. They don't want to ever be contacted. They just want to Like are they able to do that also? Well, I suppose there's two things there if a child was being adopted in Ireland at this point in time We would be gathering extensive information about the parents genetic background And we would by right be sharing that with the with the child and with their adoptive family because we believe that I suppose the fundamental human right to know maybe what medical history is there But if somebody if a parent said I don't want any contact in the future That would absolutely be recorded and will be respected and the bill is the legislation is in two parts It's really about the provision of information to people and that's what a lot of adoptees would say I want information. I want the information that the state holds on me. And then secondly, some people may seek Um to have connection or reunion or correspondence with their birth parents, but they're not You know, you don't have to have both together. Most people will want information If somebody registers that they want no contact or they want privacy that will be recorded and communicated to the adult adoptee Do you see a lot of people when it's their will of course now Making reconnecting. Do you see that this paved in the way for that? Is it part of it? I think so. I mean, I think people are coming on on a journey and people like programs like your own and talking about the issues People who maybe never spoke to anyone about it may now talk to a friend or a trusted person and say look I did give a child up for adoption in the 50s 60s or 70s And I haven't spoken to anyone about it and I want to find out about them now I want to maybe find out some information. So I think we've grown up as a country We know over the last number of years with a number of referenda There's been lots of new information and new ways of thinking out there And people are coming on a journey where they may rethink How they want to connect with their adult adopted child and from what period on in our history do we have Reliable sort of transparent type records if that if that makes sense Do you know what I mean? Is there a starting point where we started to get things Into order that that whilst maybe illegal adoptions did happen They were the exception rather than the rule. I'm not suggesting it was the other way around at any point But at what from what part of our history are our records their reliable robust and unusable for the most It's a really as well as it's really complicated because there were 27 different adoption societies or agencies involved in adoption from the 50s There was children who were boarded out or informally fostered or adopted before the 50s So you have upwards of over a hundred thousand people And who this affects I think in some instances the records are excellent And and in some instances they're not and and it really depends on how The adoption society or agency at the time kept their records some mother and baby homes had extensive detailed records Some did not and I think that may be one of the issues We have to face over the coming months that some people will get quite detailed Records and files and some will not and and that's just I suppose a historical fact that Unfortunately, there wasn't a common way of keeping these records But we hope all of the information that we have will be given to people from October And as much as possible, we'll be putting that together in a coherent and a plain English and an understandable way for them. Yeah There's also a reference to counselling and support services available to whom And how we could access So I suppose true the child and family agency are providing Counseling specifically for birth mothers who may wish counseling and that's true Bernardo And that's on our website birth info dot ie all the details there But also through the social workers in the adoption authority and in the child and family agency We're happy to engage and support provide guidance for anyone It may be something as simple as talk we through the form or kind of have a printed copy of the form So people are going to have lots of questions when the booklet arrives in their household Um, they may have questions that we can answer or they may need a little bit more Support and guidance that can be provided to a social worker by the adoption authority or by Our colleagues in the child and family agency all the information is on birth info dot ie And it will bring them to the various links emails phone numbers for all of the services and and does this Not normalized but is hopefully in 20 30 years time. Are we are we putting in are we putting are we putting Putting in place a system now that in time will be will normalize everything in other words the horrors of the past will be You know, obviously they're there ever present But we're are we setting a system up now that is robust and will work long into the future So we don't see history repeating itself. Do you feel? Of course and I think nowadays, you know every adoption In Ireland and every, you know childhood may be adopted from abroad We're very clear that all of the information that's on file all the information that's held that's recorded Around their adoption will be available to that young person Um when they reach 16 and it's you know, it's also landmark that that children over 16 young adults can apply For their information come October So we're not going to have that scans maybe limited information that was there in the past And it was probably there related to lots of things I mean if you went to school in the 50s and 60s, there was very little recorded about Maybe you went to school and that was it and we know now that records are kept in an extensive and detailed way But they're also kept in view of the fact that they are the property and they're the information related to the individual And they're entitled to that information. All right, Patricia. Thanks for your time this morning. I appreciate it Okay, Patricia carry there the CEO of the adoption authority talking about that new birth bill any comments to 08 6 60 25 000 coming up later on in the program. We will be As part of our monday focus launching The chamber business awards highland radio are the media partners with let it kind of chamber those business awards are coming up So if you're in business as well, that might be a particular interest to you brendan devaney will join us as well reflecting on the GA action at the weekend, but also primarily looking forward to the dl Debate that and so much more besides stay in touch with us. Oh wait six six two twenty five thousand. What's absent text someone else? Wanted a bit Juzing up the cheese This caller says and and and need to go on to the naughty step for this jam and cheese sandwich. Seriously jam and cheese What's that like? I mean pickle is like jam, isn't it but jam's fruitier sweeter But a jam and cheese sandwich. I don't know if that would be my thing Hi, Greg. You can get caramelized onion relish and supervalued deluxe range fab with cheese and crackers now Cheese and crackers and what to put on them beautiful. I Now i'm all into that Maybe a bit of tomato in there as well I don't know if that would work a bit of sliced tomato But the yajaman cheese sandwiches that can get in the sea. Oh, oh, it's six six two twenty five thousand Granny's on facebook My husband's friend wanted to get an electric car and get a charging point fitted at the house But his house insurance company wouldn't cover the charger point installation at all. So they bought a petrol car Okay, that's a peculiar one, isn't it? I've never come across an insurance company Having an issue with a charging point being attached I would have changed insurance companies to be honest with you before I'd have changed my mind on a car A caller says the multinational it companies that our government can't get enough of and who mostly employ their own people Are putting major pressure on our electricity grid. Yeah, I know where you're talking You're talking about the data centers and what have you It's it's what's making Ireland so attractive and why we might not feel the full extent of the Of the recession some might argue, but yeah, you know, but get them to pay Is the solution how often do you have to charge the battery? How much does it cost? Well, it depends on your vehicle. I drove one for a year I charged it every day, but I only charged it on a regular three pin plug It didn't make a huge impact on the electricity bill. That was then I'm not sure what the situation is in now But it was charged overnight you see so I charged it once a day on a granny charger As they call it I only put it in a three pin socket and that was able For me to come up and down to work and scooting around a wee bit. So that was my experience and that was traveling I don't know what 80 90 100 kilometers To and from work and then the other stuff that you have to do As I say, so I plugged in a granny charger in a three pin plug overnight and that's the kind of driving I got out of it Uh, right. Okay a lot of negativity re electric cars and your comments sent in today likely from people who Who either don't own one or people who bought without researching its suitabilities their needs We bought a new ev this year and we've gone from 100 euro per week in diesel To less than 20 euro per week on electricity the longest journey to go away Charge there while into the vent and then back into donnie go later that night without stopping public chargers To use them. Uh, we'll only become more common as ev ownership increases. So get used to it or start walking All right, and that's uh, to be honest with you the reason why I made a impassioned appeal for owners of ev cars to come on and tell their story because Um, they're probably they're happy. 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Okay, this is something i was completely unaware of so It seems like a really strong initiative It's a new initiative to enable people experiencing domestic abuse and coercive control to receive support in their local Pharmacy it's been launched at nationwide today and safe pharmacies being led by the irish pharmacy union in partnership with safe arland on goddess shiokana and the hse tom morrie Joins us on the program now. Good morning. Tom. Thanks very much for taking the call Morning, greg. How are you? I am good. I'm good right your pharmacies and others around the country, of course For which you you speak off many of them. Tell us a little bit about What what the role of pharmacies will be then? I guess basically what it is the majority of pharmacy members of the ipu Um, I've got on board of this initiative and it's a recognition that people who Are suffering under domestic abuse or coercive control And the numbers of which are quite staggering as i was doing some research over the weekend Can't always easily access services, especially if Those under course control for example if sometimes people are monitoring their phones or their movements So it's a recognition that 85 percent of the population live within five kilometers of a pharmacy To use pharmacies more often than once a month. We have consultation rooms which are entirely private and confidential And it's to allow people to come in be that female or male The majority cases of our ladies to come in and say listen I need to speak to the pharmacist in private As normally people do through consultation rooms and when in there if they say listen I need to access the safe violence service We will have the numbers for the local support groups be that women's aid men's aids Donegal domestic violence service for example the guardie Whichever services are needed And the first the person will be allowed to contact them Conferentially there won't be overheard there won't be listened to they can do privately in the consultation room and safely Okay, so Access for people. Yeah, and it's it's because the the system is already there It's normal as you say for someone to ck a private con consultation. Uh, so that could be about anything, uh, which Because we know some of the control and uh, what have you in the abuse? What have you that's going to be really useful hopefully for some people Yeah, hopefully that's I mean that's the the idea is to allow people to To come in as though they're doing their normal pharmacy business and to ask for a normal consultation Which happens throughout the day on a regular basis And then when in there they can access the services that they desperately need um, you know like on safe island have 27 000 contacts Last year um, 213 000 on their on their um their internet site According to the EU studies 31 percent of women across the EU live in risk of domestic abuse 14 percent of them will have experienced physical violence from the age of 15 6 percent will have experienced sexual violence from the age of 15 And the guard here reporting 48 000 cases last year was a 10 percent increase year on year So we can't put our head in the sand and ignore this problem There is a serious problem of domestic abuse and coercive control in Ireland and there is A difficulty in some people accessing services because of those who control them. Yeah, and this is We are just standing up to say we'll help that. Yeah, and I remember I made the comment on this program That was the one thing that we're not the one thing but one of the things that worried me about the payphones network effectively disappearing because Often people who are The victims of coercive control or domestic abuse will have their phones monitored or checked for people who don't Who've never experienced that people might find that hard to believe but it's the case and it happens Very very regularly and as I say there's no public phones anymore You are now providing a safe space For people if they wish to come in and and maybe make some of those phone calls and start A journey for themselves Absolutely and to be honest with you a bit like yourself when I registered for This service and I did the small bit of training that we do on it just to access the service I was actually taken aback as to the severity of it and I suppose I lived in ignorance of it never having experienced it um, but obviously for those people who live Um under the shadow of domestic violence or coercive control This is an access point that's important and it's safe and I suppose the other thing is that most people trust their local pharmacist and the pharmacy and they know it's a confidential service So they have reason to be in the pharmacy So it's about increasing access to crucial services for people who are suffering from either domestic abuse or Coursive control at home. Not everyone is tooled with or knows how to Deal with someone who would come in for instance or come up to them and say this is my situation So in terms of sort of, you know priming staff or training staff or identifying staff Is that work ongoing? Has that been done and what does it entail? Each pharmacy has Nominated a lead person in the pharmacy who will undergo basic training now We're not saying the pharmacist or the person involved who's trained is there to solve the problems What we are there is trained is to be the access point to know how to reassure the people that number one That they are being listened to number two that they're being believed because an astonishing amount of people who believe They can't report this because no one will believe them and number three how to access their Appropriate services for that person That's the level of training we have is to be able to deal with them when they come in Give them a listening ear and give them the trust and the confidence to be able to make the call We're not saying that in pharmacy. We're in any way qualified to deal with the greater issues But we are trained to deal with the access point to allow the people to get the supports that they need Yeah, exactly And and it is difficult because I've spoken to many people on this program And our fair as well and you know, it can be difficult even to speak to a close sister or a mother or a father Because obviously it starts a chain of events. Whereas, you know being able to go to your local pharmacy Who will believe you and signpost you and facilitate you in making some calls It removes that risk That the people or that fear that people might have in even telling a closest friend Exactly, I mean it's about starting the process to get help and that's often the most difficult step is to start the process So is to allow people to say, okay I have the confidence to go to this place that I frequent regularly that I know the The guy or the girl Lady knows I can trust that I can talk to and I can get the process started to get the help that I need Now, how do we identify which pharmacies are Which pharmacies are taking part in this? It's 815 nationwide The pharmacies that are taking part nationwide will have a safe pharmacy poster and a safe pharmacy logo So the poster is in the consultation room with the numbers But there will be logos on the front window of the pharmacy And typically outside the consultation room. So there will be visibility even on the front window So it doesn't have to be your local pharmacy It doesn't have to be the pharmacy that you use all the time If you're driving by and you feel that you've got the conference to go in and you see the purple logo with Safe pharmacy on the front window call in and ask to speak to the pharmacist in Confidence in the comfort in the consultation room. And then when you're inside you can initiate the safe pharmacy Supports, but there's a safe pharmacy logo on the farm on the front window of every pharmacy that's taken part Yeah, and all staff know obviously with dealing with other sensitive issues They'll not ask what's it to do with they'll all all staff will understand Yeah, if somebody says can I speak to the pharmacist in the consultation room The north staff know that all they have to do is get the pharmacist to go into the consultation and close the door behind them And in that room nobody can see you or hear you It's just a private conversation the person involved irrespective of what they come in for and the pharmacist involved Okay, thomas and it's as I say it's the first I heard a bit this morning And it sounds like it sounds like a real step in the right direction. Thank you very much for your time as always Take care. That's tom moray there Obviously his own pharmacies, but also spokesperson for the ipu the irish pharmacies union What do you think co wait six six six two twenty five thousand as I say it's for men and for women And it sounds to me or feels to me like a a positive step in the right direction Better value lives at done stores with big savings on your favorite brands Get the lowest market price guaranteed on select 330 mil boxes of beer including 12 corona extra for 14 euro and 4 cent Or pick up half price breakfast cereals like neslaterio 700 gram now two euro 59 Plus with our 10 off 50 grocery voucher You save even more which means every trip to done stores means better value done stores always better value Terms and conditions apply that you can be used on next grocery shop of 50 or more about your excludes alcohol Please drink sensibly Build a better future with a digital transformation course with digital transformation courses from advanced center You can improve the way we work together and do business the power behind three of ireland's leading universities ucd atu sligo and tu dublin have combined to offer flexible accredited digital transformation courses From individual modules to full programs starting in september your future is enrolling now see advanced center dot ie This weekend the northwest donnie gall vintage club will host their vintage show at their new location of killed on van He with classic and vintage cars tractors other vehicles and agricultural implements craft and artisan displays all welcome There's also a fun fair t-tent and twitter stalls twitter's must call 087 23 6 9 24 On sunday, there's music with alex enshaunade rack huma clain and john janes Enjoy a great day for all the family this saturday and sunday had killed on fanny All right, uh, we were looking for your What might be deemed as slightly strange sandwich choices? Um ham and ham and um ham and uh What was it again? I can't remember the name of it marmalade ham and marmalade from donald start not to sound too bad now I have to listen to this hi greg. I love sausage cucumber mustard mayonnaise baguette I might try that because I like sausage and onion. So that sounds all right My favorite sandwich is tinned red salmon and tatel cheese and onion crisps in the one sandwich fish and chips Effectively it's your own variation of it Uh deli stuff always love when I order brown sauce tuna mayonnaise grated cheese and black pepper or brown sauce egg mayonnaise and black Pepper on a brown crusty roll fabulous brown sauce egg mayonnaise and black pepper Okay, uh, the other one was brown sauce tuna mayonnaise Grated cheese and black pepper. I don't know brown sauce. It's kind of barbecue-ish But you always know when someone in the deli and the deli stuff are amazing don't get me wrong But if they don't usually eat something like mustard because you say can I have ham and a wee bit of mustard please And they squirt it on like it's it's quite unlike its tomato ketchup or or brown sauce Yeah, but anyway marmalade and cheese sandwich or ham and prawn cocktail crisp sandwich don't knock them till you try them Right, okay. I'm gonna have a marmalade and cheese sandwich Um ham and prawn cocktail crisps. I could live with that. That's not too bad actually Right. Okay. Keep them coming into us. Uh, just to lighten the mood a wee bit I suppose I'll wait 60 25 000 talked to us about your crazy sandwich converse Combinations conversations. I'm so hungry now. 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Excuse me The summer economic statement is being published this afternoon It's set out exactly how much the government will have to spend at budget time to tackle the cost of living crisis It's expected the government will exceed its own spending target of five percent increase per year There's a growing expectation The budget will be brought forward to september with a significant social welfare package on the cards Whoever opposition politicians continue to demand that the government wait no longer and implement action now 230 new jobs on the cards for letter kenny has well as the 30 jobs announced last week by Travisory border security at the colab complex on the dunigol atu campus It's also been confirmed that tata consultancy services which acquired much of letter kenny's primarica operation in a recent takeover Is seeking 200 new employees A security alert close to the leaky flyover in dairy is over just before 20 to 7 last evening A suspicious object was found in the area It was examined by experts and declared a hoax police say they came under attack With petrol bombs paint bombs and other missiles while they were at the scene The dunigol mountain rescue team is appealing to the public for support after participating in what was described as a difficult rescue On the bluestack mountains at the weekend The rescue so members stay overnight on the mountain with an injured man before he could be airlifted yesterday morning And a proper footpath on one of letter kenny's busiest roads may be a step closer dunigol county council has been allocated 250 000 euro under the active travel program for preparatory studies on the footpath between lower main street and ballah mccool via Aura leisure center councillor jerry mcmonagall says he hopes that more money will be forthcoming to ensure that the job Can be fully completed. 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We will not be going quietly disney plus all these plus more now streaming for just 8.99 a month 18 plus subscripts required t's and c's apply Okay, you're welcome back to this monday's program and because it monday it is monday That means there's another edition of the dl debate coming up Uh on highland radio this evening. It's broadcast for you after the seven o'clock news But we'll be available too as a a podcast right, uh, brendon devaney its presenter Producer joins us. Hi brendon. Are you ready? Greg? Yes. We're literally trying to do Yeah, I was starting your multiple phones off speeding it up from uh, good or well. No, sorry. I kept on the speed limit Of course. Yes. You drove efficiently but within the fishing efficiently Yes, a few a few roadworks up there brain brain brain big neil gallagher for that I keep coming down at the weekend when there's no roadworks And then i'm shooting up here in monday, and I keep forgetting. Oh, there's loads of temporary lights Uh, come here. Um a quick word on the the punishments that were meted out for that. We don't want to focus on but but Six months, I believe with the the star list of those. What do you think with the appropriate response? No one cares now. You see this is why this is why knee jerk reactions Are are not advisable. I think because really you're catchable fans or those with no interest in football. They don't care anymore Yeah, yeah, I suppose people are on about the fact that you won't actually miss any of my game. Uh, you know, you Turn in Kelly, of course club football known as club or county champion So it's it's it's a big blow to him. I suppose in that way. I think probably secondary maybe it's the punishment rather than The amount of abuse that that come out, uh, Greg. So I think all in all I think it's something he'll learn from and I guess that's what life's about. You know, it was a nasty incident I think he should just move on from that particularly our mom Maybe take a look at how they're acting in these games and in these situations just to keep a A lid on on their I suppose their their their their passion for the game It's it's just running at a bit of a level, which is kicking off these rows So I think for them get on the next season. They they have a great squad and great potential Greg and they just play football Play hard play a fair and I think Incidents I guess need to be you know, and you can retain your reputation if you like but operate for the most part within the rules as well You know, it doesn't have to be so Literally in your face. Uh, are you excited for the all island semi-finals that the pairings that we have? I know you're going to be looking forward, uh with a particular emphasis on dairy This evening, but I'm I'm excited. Yeah. Well, certainly the hurling at the weekend. There's was three up Two different That's not the Other scripted. Oh, listen, we're a football heavy county, of course and everybody knows that but there's great work going on Going on and hurling that as well. Listen, I'm I don't go away. We might feel a little bit hard We're always rooting for go away, but I know I know the game was not closer than many. We're anticipating. Yeah. Yeah Because limerick are just so awesome, you know, they're going for three in a row and they're they just look unbeatable and uh, Listen, call we clung on them the best of good yesterday But I mean, it's certainly set up for cracker because the way Kilkenny despatched of Claire on saturday was unbelievable I mean, no one's seen that coming But certainly Kilkenny are going to have to play at that level to match up to Claire But so we have a fascinating final in the hurling and who gets into the football now We're just on the hurling too. Uh, I kind of was listening to some commentary of it Not commentary actually of the game, but people sports presenters speaking after the fact and I did think of you Because they were talking about how, you know, the the go away players Will wake up this morning, you know, at least they know they they did themselves proud But they'll be devastated that that's not good. I mean, maybe in years to come that might be some comfort But they're not waking up feeling they did themselves proud as players. Are they I would say listen Or will they be just if you play your best, which I think always pretty much Greg, I know you can look to small issues in the game Particularly at the start when when when limerick went six to open them and then they were always chasing it about You know, they were getting back level and you always felt limerick could maybe push on a small bit But I think if you give it your all you can go down and if you look at us Maybe this year the way went out the dairy game was I'll detect because of of the tactics in the game How bad a game was me you lose it But the way, you know, we get beat by 10 points by our ma So, I mean that leaves a lot a lot of questions Whereas I think for Galway fans and I know for the players, listen, you're going to be gutted your your one game away from From from your dreams, you know, the all out in the final But certainly did they give it their all they certainly did and came up short against Which is potentially one of the best hurling teams ever. So I suppose you can take that from it, but Right on to the football then. Rory Gallagher's on with you and Chrissy mcague as well Yeah, um, Michael mcmallon caught was at their press Do so he picked up interviews from the two guys. So I was just listening to him back there. So The focus is on and that and the balls and funny He said they worry about keeping a lead in things and he was like, I don't want to keep a lead in nothing, you know Let's enjoy it. Let's go for it I I love this interview was more or less saying this and everybody need to enjoy this How long has it been since we've been in this position that the families and let's not try and you know control expectations Expect everything. Yeah, and he made a good point about the players. He's listening if the players get carried away Or that's an issue for them. Then they're in the wrong place. They shouldn't be here So I like this attitude the water because you know a lot of people are always trying to keep everybody away from everything Which obviously they will do a point, but you still got to embrace it. It's that balance I suppose Big about taking in the occasion without being over overrod, but but I certainly think you can see the focus and And dairy and the squad that they have, you know, they're going down there for me I think they're slight favourites against Go away, but that's that up for a cracker and of course the two best teams in the country or in the another side then Yeah, it is it's going to be fascinating and I think it's going to be a good final too I hope so right. Okay. So we're going to be focusing on the uh, obviously talking about Darius chances as well as the other three teams And this is what is good about your podcast as well. It's right across the board right across Club, Canty and all ages as well a focus on the recent run of the under 16 ladies. Yeah, yeah Pipped into semi-final last week and just you know, Liam Skelly their involvement, savage bit of work. He does it on their age there, I suppose You're looking at Donegal now going on to another quarterfinal next week And where do these players come from, you know, it's come from on their age and And their young girls taking up the game and and being progressed there So that's a party again losing the semi-finals. So I just want to chat to Liam about what's going on there and about We know quite a bit about the under age structure for the man's football And that's was just to get a chat to him and and give that that give that the respect because that's I'm sure That's what the next generation is looking at our ladies now in the semi in the quarterfinals against Dublin So I'm cracking quarterfinals coming up And the ladies football and Ryan O'Donnell's going to come on to talk to us and of course We're interested in our girls against Dublin massive game two o'clock and sorry. Yeah, that's one to look forward to as well two o'clock and Saturday the Donegal ladies play Dublin and That will be previewed this evening with Maureen O'Donnell and an interesting conversation You're going to have I think with the sports editor with the democrat Alan Foley because I just wonder, you know post Donegal's exit and the manner of it and the conversation that's been having like at what point at what point The senior setup do you be looking towards next year has Declan decided he's staying? For example, you know because we've seen you know a decision of Mayo was made pretty pretty quickly So so can we take it that He's he's going to stick it out other meetings to come. Yeah, he's meeting the chairman this this wednesday mcmigra To discuss it now. I'll just both will be going in with wishes to a meeting like that wouldn't I Yeah, well certainly a lot of people were thinking because of the nature of the hammering and that that he was going to Step down I mean your average average Donegal support on the street kind of was thinking that but obviously with the time frame in between You know, I haven't been born decked on this and I know him quite well I think because of as I said before in this show what he's put on the Donegal football He deserves the respect to weigh that up himself now There's been a question I would ask you the question I'd ask you though is in your opinion And I know it's a small community, so I'm not trying to put you on a spot And I couldn't either but in terms of what we have here Okay And what we the way the way the games played the way the clubs are played Maybe deficiencies in certain players in certain positions coming through Do you believe deckland and his team are the best available at the moment? For Donegal next season. Is that a fair question to ask? Yeah, it is There's two two things there. You've kind of touched on it as well You know, you could look at our squad and our players and say a lot of players didn't perform In those games like I mean our mad didn't come down to solely tactics, you know It came down to their ability to really lock us in and physically just put us on the backfond We couldn't respond to it. So I think what happens when you lose people just look to the management straight away, you know, but Listen, I think there's there's probably there's two sides to that story as well And listen, decklands fast experienced He's obviously won a couple of also championships as well and people say we come up short in games and that But also finals championships are hard one Greg probably just a manner is saying which we lost this year's also final particularly People go back to that 10 minutes to go spell and we're two up and we didn't have a shot the rest of the game I think that type of nature of thing people may be looking They say is that a tactic coming from the management? Why are we keeping ball so much? Why aren't we going for the game? And if you look at any teams that are progressing now, they're going for teams And they're able to switch it up as well. They go for teams and we've seemed to get this thing where We play and we fit and the stars we get a couple of points. I think that's where the first the fan frustration comes from You know because everything else, you know, and if you follow it on social media and for what that is worth It's like, oh, that was fantastic from donning all today decklands the best in the world And then a different game. Oh, that was terrible. Declan needs to go You know what I mean? Yeah, and I don't think it's necessarily I think it's I think it's I think a lot of the criticism comes from maybe what we've done in certain spells of a game Like the example you've given, you know, and we're very you know, your your reaction is very it's instant And it's not very necessarily analytical because people are humans. Yeah. Yeah, but again But just say if you look across their neighbors and dairy if you look at some of the performances, particularly of the likes of you know, Chrissie McKay and Rogers and McKinness and And the amount of of talent that they have running through the team there You know glass and these boys that have really kind of stepped up this year We there's no one really in our team has gone to that. Are we scouting properly? I mean other players there I mean you touch on the club football as well I mean we'll talk at the island about the all county leagues and that and I'm just gonna have the championship and again, right I don't want to keep going on with this but it was only a couple of managers about The tactics that everyone's adopted and we're still completely stuck And in the model around the two teams dropping back in and I don't think that's going to progress Any of our players, you know, there's a massive issue around that there But for for now, you know a lot of people are looking for a change now Declan's option would be to come on with a refresh Backroom team and and give it give it one last or I know that that must be still on the cards Otherwise, I think you would have called the both of her and I've wished this is on wednesday really effectively That's it. Yeah, and as opposed to people have to make big decisions You can make a popular decision, but that doesn't actually I don't think there's a manager in the country that could guarantee success next year or guarantee to do better than what I mean It's like frank lampard in the soccer, you know, everyone says wow, he's amazing And he spent an entire season bringing the team to precisely the same position They were when he took over but because the escape relegation He's a hero. Do you know what I'm on about because we're his fans are quite fickle Yeah, like we also have to consider is there anyone I'm better placed That's exactly you listen you hit the nail on the head But is there a cue up for this job? And I think if you look at maybe The attitude towards people when when things go wrong. That's probably put a few people think of hold on So if you think about it, you can get you can get someone from down the country come up for example And go right. I want donna go. I want donna go to play like this And they're picking from a squad of players From club level that have played a different way All season. Yeah That's a fair point and plus if you're you know, if you look at maybe you're better off I mean from another county in terms of if things go you can you can get out in a ski Which is an option if you think about it now good with with You know, it was quite a lot of attacks and a lot of people not happy about it and listen I'm never that easy about that great because we're still in the amateur sport We are but I think what the thing is is the the love and passion for sport is the conversation often around it And and I think when when things get personal like saying someone's and this is not but saying They're useless or they don't care or when it's personal. Yes, that's the problem Hopefully we can retain a point where a position where we can still have a chat and you can might say I'll want to change But it doesn't come across as something personal or nasty. Yeah, you know, we're so Polarizing our views nowadays. Yeah, you know, that's no one minds people having a chat It's funny, but from the very startless conversation I mean you talked about Galway and I think the thing is we people when they have a goal If you look at some of our more talented players, we have ball players and they're they're good expressive players They probably not express themselves enough I think when you go down heavily in a game when you lose a game when you're holding back And then the next game you get trumped it leads and it lets all that come to the top Or if you you just mention at the very top no Galway fans going to complain about gov because they give it their all I think you've copied that but also on that you know also on that Derry could fall in the semi finals of a football And rory'll be loaded for what he's achieved Yet donagall could get to the semis lose disappointingly And decklampona would be hammered forward because maybe but also we're a little bit spoiled by success We take for granted winning provincial championships where to Derry. That's like a once in a generation Yeah, we have to I would say fans factor that into they're here to stay. That's the I would be worried They're gonna be they're gonna be uh tough to be a guy I can only see them getting better So that's something better pull our socks up quicker. The Derry boys will be putting one over this more than this year All right, okay So there's a lot on the deal debate this evening as always the guests are you're gonna hear from rory gallagher Chrissie mccague Also, uh, Liam skelly is on talking about that under 16 ladies football run Which will be an interesting conversation because it spreads out more broadly into the The the setup in ladies football in the underages presumably alan foley from the democrats on I'm boring old donals looking forward to that game on saturday the all island football quarter finals Against dublin It's always I mean as soon as whenever you're facing the dubs firstly it becomes a bigger occasion and secondly it's gonna be tough It'll be tough. All right. No better crew though to Do them over. All right. That's uh on seven o'clock tonight on the radio just after the seven o'clock news brendan So people will be able to get it later as a podcast on our website in the on-demand section, all right Perfect. 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Just visit wedding invites.ie or call bizprint at port word letter kenny on 9 one double seven nine Double five Okay, you're very welcome back to the nine till noon show right a caller says in the event of an accident How do you assist someone in an electric car the amount of power in those electric cars? It is safe to go near the car if two electric cars crash into each other What happens then with the power supply? Well, this I mean there's lots of uh The batteries for example where the problem is uh potentially could be they are in very secure Containers um the same way as your petrol tank. It's like saying you have two petrol cars crash together How do you make sure the petrol tank doesn't explode? I don't see the the difference there to be honest with you But really respect your point of view and thanks for that Uh, what irritated me greatly recently was pasco donahoe the finnegale finance minister smirking when pierce Doherty was making a case regarding the high cost of living and the state people are in as usual fina fall in the greens Sat back happily waiting to go on their holidays when I look at a smirk like that I kind of think well, maybe he's smirking at the fact that you know saying well You ever go then see what you could do rather than sort of smirking at people's uh Being hard-pressed. Okay, right traffic delays at Burton port. Let's talk to councillor michael collin mcgullen asberg on this issue Good morning, mighall. How are you? Hello, good watching right there too. Good to chat to you again, right? Okay What work is ongoing in in Burton port? I mean every it's great to see money going in it's great to see infrastructure being improved But clearly there's some problems with what's going on Yeah, and I suppose first thing I would say is uh to recognize the hard work Uh At alchoharron by the contractors mcgullen there And others who are doing fantastic work Uh along with the council and it's much needed Uh people have been waiting for this for very very long time And we see a lot of work happening in our moor too Which is fantastic An area that's been socially and economically deprived and especially when you look that it's a harbor a fishing Harbor and and we We all know the story on fishing without trashing it out again But the difficulty here is and it's not just this last couple of days Or just this year But there's some ongoing issue in terms of traffic management. We have two ferries That services are in moor By jadek it's by garrom and then you have other Services there that service the islands the smaller islands And diving and fishing with mldownie and others But the problem here is that There's not enough car park space Uh different events is happening at different weekends People are driving down to the port to go alchoharron and it's just becomes a bottleneck And I think that's what needs to happen is that then the all kind of council needs to put plans in place I think that's one of the things that would be of help Would be that if we had staff there at the weekend staff that could And have the power uh to enact bylaws To make sure that there isn't any difficulty with traffic I myself experienced the traffic issues over the weekend When I was heading out to our moor We were myself from a number of other cars. We were caught for maybe about 10 minutes I'm not being able to move It's the main problem then people parking inappropriately and I just wonder Because I've seen this in other parts of the county all their double yellow lines there on the main street To make it clear to motorists that they can't park there me hall Well, the thing is the thing is that there's so very little parking in alchoharron And and now once this development work is done and punished and people have been very patient To to to make sure that the work continues But no, there's a there's a problem in parking everywhere Maybe one of the things that we could do is put in a one-way system Because we can around parking that just over the next couple of weeks. We have a big weekend coming up very shortly Again, I think just the 23rd Where there's a big event taking place in alchoharron around the islands and then you have the Parents of the students on our moor Common arriving as well And I just think what that weekend what we need to be doing is sitting down with the road section of the council Sitting down with the marine section of the council And everybody cannot come on up with a plan that helps and works for everybody else But what we have now isn't working and it's chaotic at best Yeah, so I mean obviously It might be hard to put in new traffic management over the course of this month Uh, you're calling on roads engineers or whomever is responsible to do what to try and limit the traffic because you say there's not enough car parking spaces So you're sympathetic to people parking illegally, but it is causing disruption and and particularly for visitors to the area So so what are you suggesting to the council to be the solution to cover these busy periods we have coming up? Well, I I think what we can do is and I think it's very possible The decision is made Is that we could put staff there like I said that would have the powers to knock by loss I saw there on Saturday as well from the local link landed down there When you have a boss coming down, you have a lot of traffic going on You have three four five boats trying to get cars onto the ferries You know people trying to turn people trying to come off the ferry So you have people coming on the we're trying to get on the ferry and then other ones Coming off the ferry. You have the you have the ferry staff Uh, the other guys have got them doing fantastic work and trying to manage it as best as they can But it ultimately comes down to the responsibility of denigall county councils, which I believe And and I think that if we were all working together if we sat down Worked out which are the major weekends and we can put on a plan and we have the same problem to An arm or and it's not that long ago I wrote to senior staff and in the council looking for an overarching development plan for The period are more evidence in my road to and I'm still waiting a response to the council this morning about it And they still haven't and that must be a month. They still haven't even acknowledged my email Okay relation to that So there's a lot of work that needs to be done And I think it's possible if people sit down and talk with each other and We can then look what serves the area back It should be one of those problems that's a joy to fix I mean, obviously it's going to be complicated But we're talking about this in the context of an area being busy the the ferries being busy activities You know the movement of people So, you know, this is one of those problems should be a joy to fix by getting heads together and and doing so Because beforehand it would be there's no parking available or how can we encourage people out to the islands or You know, there's not as many people visiting the west of Donegal You know, we're talking here about managing a lot of people which is good for the area good for the economy So as I said should be a joy to fix Well, I I think so and I I agree with you and it's only a case of sitting down like Like one of the big Things for us in the west here is when the parents from off the students come to visit So if you look at that current what we're talking about if you have parents come on there They're going to be spending money obviously to pay for their ferries If you want to earn more you have the lakes off the cove restaurant. They're at the pier. They'll be in there eating You know, you have a bus way. You have what I call it? Fulbright and other places to it and that's money. That's really important for the island because it's a long winter But I just think that's what we need. There's more management and more feet on the ground And and there's fantastic opportunities there now We see now in our more the work that we're doing in terms of the foreshore project And I would highly recommend you to come in to see it. Is that an amazing project? Where is it? Where is it? Just right in the Lib Gareth there. We just developed. We'll be opening it very shortly It's a concert venue Is it on the island or on the mainland did you say sorry? On the island itself Greg it's right on the foreshore. I'll send you a few photographs of it But it's just one of the most progressive and exciting projects that's taken place in the island for a very long time Okay Now the one thing I want to say for this conversation I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong here is not to discourage anyone from going down there because firstly I actually say that bozzy that that boz and the I mean, obviously it's an inconvenience You have to try and find a parking spot. Maybe you have to walk a bit further Do you know and the weather's beautiful and you're getting on the ferry or whatever you're doing? I wouldn't discourage anyone from going down there. There's a problem there that we're trying to fix It's still well worth Well worth the visit and it's obviously a little bit difficult with people with mobility issues But as I say, you know, it's busy. It's buzzing and maybe it'll attract some people rather than put them off No, no, no, it's really important that we don't discourage people to go down But at the same time what's really important is that we highlight it And again, I've been I've been looking to a lot of work around harbours and piers, especially the islands as you know I'm very passionate about The reality is that What we're doing isn't working So we need to change it. So if it's not working, it's not working We recognize that and then we sit down and we try to put in place what can work What suits the fishing community in the island community the port community the ferries And others who are working from the pier And what suits them and when the visitors come to the area like on saturday From the port from the pier right on up until you got to kelly sort of don't cope there There was cars parked right up the side of the road There was a whole handling in terms of going down The difficulties are reversing pulling in It became a bit of a mess, you know And and and and and that's that the latest things So what i'm saying is that if we had people on the ground up to the gall country council and hopefully that they're listening today That they'll now move Look towards the biggest weekend on the 23rd and maybe put people on the on the on the on the harbor That will help manage it and i said again as i say again I'm giving them the powers to enact the by-laws. Yeah, all right. Okay. Uh, thanks very much for that That's counselling me whole column again less big. What do you think? Oh wait six 60 25 000 Oh wait six 60 25 000 or call 0749 125 000 Text just dropped in here Take the positives and be happy that there is people in the town. I say That's kind of the point. I was trying to make and I was pushing an open door with the counsellor there But that doesn't mean you can't sort of raise the issue of trying to improve people's Experience. Okay, I get that right coming up very shortly and particularly if you're in business You might be interested in this but it's for all of you. Uh, let it kind of chamber are launching their business awards That's coming up shortly We'll have some guests in studio to do that and talk about who's what what's the competition How do you get involved on what have you a Highland radio delighted? 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It's great to have you with us Okay, so uh, tell us air grid why they decided to back this ceremony Or this award these awards initiative Awards initiative first of all, I think it's a great initiative and chambers up and down the country have these awards Initiatives and it does is use their recognizes the the the work in the past and looks to the future of the the businesses in The northwestern region and it was this kind about air grid were in letter Kenny in the last number of weeks holding our energy citizens roadshow And it was very clear to see there's a vibrant local regional economic economy and the chamber is supporting this So when we were approached by the chamber of commerce, it made perfect sense that air grid would be a partner in this And we're working with communities and businesses in terms of delivering a safe secure supply of electricity Needed for the businesses to grow we need to do it for a country to grow So we were only too delighted and happy to be the overall sponsors with yourselves The media sponsors that you're great. Yeah, and uh, there's a whole list of awards and air grid is sponsoring As well the sustainable superstars award. I suppose that's a logical connection for your company It is a logical connection and indeed as part of all of our project delivery We have a strand of funding that focuses specifically on sustainability So, you know, it provides an opportunity for the businesses in the areas to look at how does delivering businesses? They're more sustainable manner in which they could do so across a range of issues So without giving away any hints as to how the will win the award It does look at a number of businesses small medium and large already Embedding sustainable goals within their delivery of their own individual businesses So it'll be interesting to say the business is put your thinking caps on look at what you're doing and bring forward some of those Initiatives that need to be recognized by the general public as well So I'd encourage as many businesses as possible across all of sectors And to look at the work that do not take it for granted But just to to use as an opportunity to highlight their own business But also to acknowledge some individuals within their various businesses that are hitting the ball out of the park As we would say in the midlands here Yeah, and finally, I suppose when we talked about Sustainability in business, you know a number of years ago. Maybe a lot of the conversation was trying to You know educate or convince businesses that that is the way forward You know, obviously for for the planet, but for them as well I think that argument's been one to a great extent now and a lot of businesses are seeing the benefits of it for themselves And also how that sort of connects with their with their customers Absolutely and in terms of whether it's from a recycling perspective Whether it's from looking at your very topical and with ourselves your energy use how you could be more sustainable You're right. There's a huge focus business and community as an organization have put a huge emphasis Around and business has been very conscious of their sustainability Not just as you say for their customers wants people to to and businesses to show How they are being seen or and green or what they are doing in terms of Meeting those sustainable development goals. So not alone. Is this is it good for the environment in terms of saving costs for businesses? It's good and also savings that maybe it's the future passed on to the customers So if that's your great opportunity, you're right in the past. It was kind of a box ticking exercise But now with global warning and indeed with increased prices across the board People see it as a real opportunity to set you to reuse recycle reinvent on occasions as well And we're really looking forward to see what initiatives are going to come forward from the northwest and letter Kenney in Donegal region Okay, I'll just hold you on the line for a second because Tony Forrester CEO of letter Kenyan chamber is in studio With us and I neglected to get your headphones Tony, but I think you got an awful lot of that I would just want to a word while Shae's still on the line. Um, you know, it's it's great to have that tie and it's great to have a company like air grid on board and good morning to you Good morning. Yes. It's absolutely fantastic and for us to get this key key partner I suppose on board we um We've been running the awards now for what seven or eight years maybe longer um, and Was always our intention to try and get a good brand you're with us and um, we've been delighted enough about Highland radio There's another And it works well, sorry with the the sustainability one as well We started last year just on a small Business, but we think that's that's a real growth area. All right, shane. Listen. Thanks so much for joining us this morning Delighted Excellent, so we look forward to welcoming you and shane like all of us, of course very busy This morning. We also welcome into studio Sean Quinn head of stales with Highland radio. Good morning to you Sean Morning Greg. All right, okay So we'll talk about the the media partnership But we'll sort of go back to the beginning a little bit now This is the first uh business post pandemic business awards, isn't it? As far as as far as i'm aware Tony talk to me about for those switched on for the first time or in business For the first time talk to me about the awards what they hope to recognize who they're open to Yeah, so the awards generally are open to anyone in business. Um, we have 14 awards um Really wide range. So we go from anything from emerging business right through to the the larger companies who are exporting We have a innovation and creative creative thinking award And one of the ones we wanted to mention this year So so we've been doing these awards like this for a long time We've had always around 13 or 14 this year with 14 awards And there's one I want to mention which is business three Irish and that's a brand new one for us We have never done it before now that would be one limited. It's sponsored by later letter canyon and it's um limited to letter candy businesses and that's that's one of the only ones Yeah, well i think quite well with their initiative to try and Promote the casual use of of language in in in an urban setting too, which I think it's a it's a great thing They're doing they're making great inroads in that and I suppose having the two years when last year we did a really small Awards and we did a bit seven and I suppose it gave us time to think a little bit more about our Categories to to kind of make them relevant to make them suitable for people We always get a great response for business excellence because businesses like love talking about themselves And I suppose that's the bit Where you know, some people think oh, I don't really want the time or I'm not a very I don't like talking You know, I don't want to bum myself up if you know what I mean for want for better expression And we would just say tell us what you're brilliant at and and you know when they start doing that Do you start seeing this lovely? I suppose description of a business. Yeah, that was the front plates, doesn't it? It really does creative juices flowing So your business excellence award sustainable superstars excellence in marketing digital and social media, which is really important and you know, there's some businesses are Thriving in that space as well. So that's interesting best community health and well-being initiative Helping people live healthier lives Letter can a retailer of the year that will be hotly contested as always as I'm sure You talked about business through irish that best tourism initiative to I suppose Those wishing to partake in this are invited to think outside the box as well, aren't they because you know, there's a quite maybe You know Very obvious ways in which you could say right. We're doing that. Well, but you're looking for people to say, you know Educate us and how you're doing it may be different to how we might imagine Yes, and that's the whole point. There's on every on all the application Questions, there's why should I win? Yeah, and that's their chance to say, you know what we we're doing this better than someone else And that's exactly you said that, you know Ever people have standards that they run their business to industry standards. We want somebody to step up a wee bit more than that Um tourism is an interesting one. We added that a few years ago And we put initiative specifically because it wasn't just about hospitality businesses. For example We've had applications from community groups who run tourism, you know Things in their community. So it's really it's trying to be as creative as possible. Um, and and I think that's the most important thing And don't be shy. You know, so really you look at your business the marketing one tends to always get a fairly good Um application a number of applications And we had to put we wanted to put all together because I think marketing is more than just digital and social And then last year we had sort of um online because people had changed their business And it was amazing watching what people have done over the last few years And also how do you engage with your customers? accessibility diversity and inclusion award and hopefully in five or ten years We don't have to recognize that as an individual thing that it will just be the the norm across the board Business person of the year and the hall of fame award. So these two I have to mention These are special awards. Um, and we ask people to nominate people for those business personally in particular You know, is there someone there who's outstanding this last year? Um, we've had people like um Like say with David from drover, but someone who sort of interviews people about business or invites people on to business shows like this one Would they be able to be nominated for business person of the year? No, no, okay Nice there, Greg. Nice look. Is there anything there for me? Um, we'll try and find them for you at some stage Hall of Fame now is for people who have Certainly no sense It's not just all people here, but come here. Yes, exactly You didn't say anything for the last 10 minutes and the first thing you said you had to be pulled up on by tony But come here. That's a look that's a our hall. Can I mention our hall of fame is the one of these awards We've had it for about eight nine years And it celebrates someone who has contributed to the life of letter candy economic letter candy And we've had some fabulous and I've interviewed a couple of them and the the story is far beyond their business It's a community. It's everything, you know, so okay and we can jump back into some of those I want to bring shone back in actually now see if he can redeem himself after his age is to come and Sean quid head of I was being candy. I know you were shone now It wasn't there was no harm at all shone queen head of sales with highland radio Nice little tie in for for us as well and for the chamber. It's good to be involved, isn't it? Because obviously media now is everything, you know, I mean if this was 15 years ago We'd be talking just radio, but now what we've got A huge huge reach on our website We've got a massive reach across social media and across the world like truly, you know In a unique position in this county Across all platforms being on air or digital So I think it's a it's a great it's a great move for the chamber as well But great move for us Yeah, and I don't really have to say more to what you just said there because that's part of the reason why It is such a good partnership between us because we can get right across the county And we can almost call ourselves global because of the reach that we can get across all our channels And we'll do that And we're delighted to be in a partnership with the awards And and as the they I suppose the progression of this the nominations and the closing nominations We'll be very much part of it and it'll be on air, but very much online as well and through our social pages That will keep people informed of what's happening And then of course the big event on the evening of in the mount ergo hotel Obviously, well, there'll be a whole piece behind that as well And what I like about this as well, Tony, this is about it's back pack You know, it's Patent people on the back, you know, it's celebrating it's promoting business because these are the businesses that Employ our teenagers. These are our businesses that we go to and say listen You couldn't sponsor such and such not all of them are able to do but these are the people that employ And that money circulates through the economy and they should be celebrated And they should be patted on the back because they're an incredibly vital part of community life The range of of businesses we get to apply for the awards is amazing. So you will get manufacturers you'll get the local shop retail kind of thing people and It is their story. It's their story It's how they contribute and as you say they create the employment You know, we have something they're investing in people and we put that in this year again newly And people are, you know, it's hard to get people at the moment So when you have someone in people are spending much more money on on keeping them there And improving the whole sort of employment employability of people. So Yeah, I always look at the pond. This is the stories the that that brilliant Atmosphere people get you know when they when they start saying well, I've done this and I've done it differently I think you should be proud of what they do now, Greg, you know, because Keeping their doors open of not nothing You know in the last number of years, I know we're moving forward But what we've come through and I think businesses have got stronger because of it and and I know that they're The customer attention is it's so important and what they do on a daily basis. It makes a difference. It makes Tony go what it is It's amazing, you know, and they support us too. So it's nice for us to be able to and say I'll speak behind the radio Absolutely. Um, right. So When are applications open then From now We haven't got a ribbon to cut around or something like that Um, yeah from now my hair Well Because there is none Um, so applications are open right now the go-tos. Oh, that's a question I wanted to ask. Um, is this for chamber members? Or is it for the wider business? Okay, and I want to be really important about that. You do not have to remember the chamber To get apply for the awards to win the awards. It's an independent judging panel So we don't we don't get no preferential treatment for members And also it's the letter candy chamber, but I know from being at previous awards. There's businesses coming in from different areas as well Just there's two specific ones letter candy retailer of the year and um, the Irish one The business Irish I decided that anybody can apply and and we are really really welcome that. Um, last year one I think our sustainable one, uh, was won by a killie bags company and we feel killie bags companies win When awards in the past I just want to mention a few of the businesses That's all right that are supporting the individual awards as well bank of Ireland air grid as we mentioned champions travel are involved Optimus sponsoring one of the awards dylan's hotel themselves Lynn reletcha kenna and you mentioned the donagall airport the co-lab donagall etbfm services group Permanent tsb donagall kind of council city of dairy airport there. They are Yeah, just mention aib Yeah, and some of these within the rights now Some of these greg have been with us from the very beginning. Yeah. Yeah, and they've supported us throughout. Um, it's been amazing So and with a few new ones this year, okay I think it'll be great to get people back into a room as well because it's there's no better feeling is the award ceremony 11th of november Okay, so it's a short enough run-in when you think about it, you know and in commas it went once the short list goes out You'll start seeing um profiles of the the short listed companies Um, there'll be three in each category We hope and also to this is a great way for businesses to celebrate their staff as well Because they are the front of the business. So another reason for businesses to get involved I think it really is and you've been at our awards night. It's good fun. Everybody first off. I don't know what happened after I'm gonna say me No, it was it was a nice atmosphere. Yeah, it's a fun night. It's a bite celebration and that's it You know and and everybody loves I mean we get to the sort of end of a business person in the hall of fame and the whole room So our role as well, of course is is ongoing it's wrong But I suppose to then when we get to the short list then we start kicking in a bit more as well Yeah, we will yeah, and we'll help them promote in any way that we can and through all channels and We'll probably come back on and give you an update When nominations are closed I think there's an online voting for some of them as well, isn't there? There will be in the short listing I think that's a really nice element to it as well. Yeah, people are getting involved and that's quite fun Now it doesn't necessarily It's tough for them to cancel elections at times Some of the canvassing that goes on Yeah, and then you have to remember some people are better at social than others You know, so we do have a bit of a wedding in there And it's fairly done as well I think the great thing about it is the suspense on the night because there's three or four people in the category One winner but all acknowledged and that's important too. Exactly because being nominated is and this sounds very, you know Whimsical and everything but actually being shortlisted being nominated being shortlisted. You're part of it then, you know We wish everyone could be but they can but you know, obviously you have to get it down to a short list And it's about celebrating business and and and networking as well strangely That goes on on the night There's business relationships Well, actually last you know you say that actually last year there was um And I'm talking only people in the room where the the shortlisted people and the sponsors But somebody started supplying two people actually started supplying a local business They met on the on the day and that was tiny. We bit of of we were only there for but now So this you definitely get more than that Okay, so the winners then will be announced at the annual gala ball on friday 11th of november 2022 It's in the mount erigal hotel And as you say, it's an independent panel of judges. It's all very Open and transparent and fair and weighted where it needs to be to ensure that it's you know Yeah All right, shan anything else you want to know we're we're obviously that we'll launch it today through press release And people can go to our website. We'll also be on our social channels for all the information And we'll tie in with the chambers social channels as well. All right, brilliant stuff anything you want to know Just go to our letter candy chamber website and you'll find business war tab and get involved You know, don't be afraid to blow your own trumpet I don't think I think most people are okay with that now because it's in business But don't be afraid to blow your own trumpet No, but often people don't do it for you can win and tell us exactly why you're brilliant Exactly why your staff are fantastic and why you're the best at what you do That's all we want them to do exactly and be Adventurous as you want with the language you have a comments box there. All right, is that it? Yes, that's a great place. Tony Forrester CEO of letter candy chamber Sean Quinn head of sales Highland radio at Schnee Dooley who joined us via call there head of public Engagements with air grid. 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Um, so someone out there Hopefully will understand that question better than I might and we'll be able to point us in the right direction brendan de vanny's new role as sports commentator improves by the week enjoys podcasts and interviews on highland Yeah, indeed. I think he's doing a great job His podcasts listen to outside thundegall as well It kind of is one of those when you have people talking about what they know and what they love It's always good. Uh, good radio good podcast. So great to see that going from strength to strength My elderly aunt is in letter kind of university hospital at the minutes The room is lovely in the staff, but the tv does not have her role All she wants to do is watch the news. Why put the tv in the room without a remote It's frustrating, isn't it? I understand Back to football here the abuse said to deklin and his family and the players from the donagall public has been disgraceful I'm ashamed to say I never would have believed If they own no one anything Sorry, they owe no one anything. It's an amateur sport and people need to remember that and but we also have to remember as well Okay, that a noisy minority of people Who would be disrespectful in their comments? He's not representative of us as a as a as a as a county No more so than the few that might boo During freeze. That's not representative of the entire county. It's representative of those that are engaging in it Deklin boner can take donagall even further Sorry, don't deklin boner cannot take donagall further. I think you should step away But who wants these jobs your greatest if you're winning and you're damned if you are not and therein lies the problem We had a few joined us as well on the conversation about sandwiches. This isn't too bad. Actually, I could go for this one. Um, there are sandwich ones Cheese and finely chopped onions or cheese and scallions with a little bit of mayonnaise Or great a boost for cheese. There's nothing nicer than a cheese and onion sandwich with vegetable soup. That's one of my favorites I wouldn't go with the mayonnaise, but I appreciate where you're coming from Uh, a great boost for cheese if you like mustard is make where well rare bit. It is uh, delicious Okay, uh cheddar cheese and banana Delicious now I don't know what the focus is on cheese because someone was looking to spry up their cheese And then we started talking about sandwiches generally cheddar cheese and banana A what? I don't know. There's something wrong with that. Not in a very serious way, of course Uh, by the way, just a quick story here a two-year-old from Kentucky has become the youngest person to be given membership to mensa uh Isla McNabb's parents Amanda and Jason first noticed their daughter's intelligence after she left plastic alphabet block strewn About the house in the suburb of Louisville, Kentucky by the couch They had been arranged to read sofa wouldn't that be lovely near remote control the letters read tv and not far from the baby's Tabby booger appeared the word cat given that the average child starts reading at the age of six It was pretty clear that isla was exceptional. She was reading at kindergarten level at two Amanda McNabb said so I said let's see what's going on here. Let's see how smart she is That is pretty impressive. I've been able to spell at that age With blocks on I don't think I even have blocks for hodson with With letters on so maybe the parents were a little bit more had a bit more foresight Okay, listen, that's where we have to leave it on the program today. Thanks for all your company this monday We really do appreciate it. Thanks for listening. Thanks for texting in or watching whichever way you did I want to thank uh Donna Marie and uh emma Who produced and researched the show today? It's very much appreciated. We're back with you tomorrow morning at nine stage