 Oh, yes, Kelda Kelly was in touch. Happy birthday, Maria Soffi and letter Kenny from Kelda and all your fusion dance family. Have a ball. And last couple, Greg, happy birthday to her mom, Celia Conway, have a great day. Lots of love from your four wanes. Isn't that good, the four wanes? What does John Wayne call his children? The wanes? There you go. That's not funny, all right. Your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren and finally Breeds Barnett and Colum Hennessy getting married today in St. Joseph's Church in Rasmall and have a fabulous day and a great life ahead. It comes in from your godmother Fiona, Brendan, Clara, Rose, Rory and Thomas and also Roshin and A and Aisling and not forgetting all the Barnets. There you go, Greg. Lovely stuff, Lee. Enjoy your weekend. All right, see you next week. It's the 9 till noon show of Friday panel. Senator Pauline O'Reilly reported with a journal, Lauren Boland and Councillor Micheal, Colin McGill and Asberg. They're coming up, discussing some of the big stories of the week after we get the news headlines now from Michaela Clark. Good morning, Michaela. Thanks, Greg. Good morning. The HSC has committed to deliver a new community hospital in Lifford. The future of Lifford Hospital for many a year has been in jeopardy, but following a meeting yesterday, it's been confirmed that a new facility will be built on a Greenfield site. The chair of the Friends of Lifford Hospital, John Quinn, says the HSC made it clear at the meeting that they recognized the need for such a facility in Lifford. He says it's beyond what they had hoped for. We campaign to have the building that's there renovated and retained, but I've just explained to us by one of the state managers there that it's more viable to have a complete new building on a Greenfield site. We were delighted to hear that. They did give a commitment. Yes, that's the way they're going. And that's what we're looking at. Bruce Springsteen fans can save 200 euro by traveling to see him perform in Rome instead of staying in Dublin according to Donegal Deputy Pierce Doherty. Deputy Doherty is calling on the government to rein-inspire link hotel prices in Dublin and hold a meeting with industry bosses. He says the dialogue coming from government is conflicting. We have a minister who wants people to travel less, but because of the accommodation crisis in this city, it's making travel people travel more. So minister, you couldn't make this up, so I'm going to ask you once again because I've been doing for weeks now. What is the government going to do about the rip-off hotel prices that are being charged in this city? The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is calling for capacity issues at hospitals in the Northwest to be addressed as a matter of urgency. Around a third of posts at Letterkenny University Hospital remain unfilled while over 45,000 people are waiting are on waiting lists for assessment or treatment by a hospital consultant at Letterkenny and Slago University hospitals. That's up 37% since 2015. Martin Varley is general secretary of the IHCA. He says the lack of hospital consultants is a stark contrast to the EU average. Well, compared with the EU average, we have about half the number of consultants on a population-adjusted basis, compared with the EU average. Now, that's the worst grouping in terms of such a low percentage, and of course, we do need extra staff to open additional beds that go without saying. With an eye, sunny spells and scattered showers today, becoming a bit drier in the evening with highest temperatures of 15 or 16 degrees. That's all from Highland Radio. News for now will be back with news again at 10 o'clock. Until then, good morning. Can I get two specials, please? One sourdough and Caesar salad. 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But just to remind you that you can watch the show, by the way, if you choose to, you can go onto our website, highlandradio.com, watch it all live there, or it unfolds too on our social media. If you want to WhatsApp 086625,000, you text that number to or call 0749125,000. Right, let's say hello to our guests this morning and we'll say good morning first to independent Donegal County Councillor, Councillor Mee-Hool, Colin McGullin-Asperg. Good morning to you. How are you keeping? Good morning to you. Good morning to you. Good morning to you. All right, it's great to have you with us. Lauren Boland, reporter with Journal.ie. Hi, Lauren. Good morning to you. Hi, Greg. Good morning. Great to have you with us. Great to see you. And last but certainly not least, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Chair of the Green Party in Ireland. Good morning, Senator. Good morning, Greg. Just kicking off, actually, not criticising the ads because we all need the ads, you know, but just before the break there, just before we started, the last ad was a 12-month-week-old pregnant woman and the advert, the thrust of the advert, seems to be that we have to be aware that maybe some people are more vulnerable to the likes of COVID and other things and just by coincidence, we've been speaking to pregnant women this week who are being forced, as they see it, to present at the Emergency Department at the latter Kenning University Hospital. Now, I'm not sure if this is right across the state or just something locally. In one case, a woman who's suspected she was exposed to chickenpox, found herself in ED, among other sick people, concerned she could end up sicker than when she arrived. Other women have to wait in ED with suspected miscarriages and we heard from one woman where she was actually miscarrying and had to do so in the Emergency Department. There was limited access to toilet facilities and I think we can all imagine what she went through physically and emotionally there. Three to four hour waits are being experienced by these women. We got on to the HSE, they simply say, look, make a complaint if you don't like our response, get on to the ombudsman. But they haven't addressed the fact that these women previously, seemingly, as far as we've been able to ascertain, would have accessed the hospital through the front door by appointment and have waited in a private area before being seen by the appropriate consultants. I'll start with you, Senator. Is that in any way acceptable? No, it's absolutely not. I actually have to say I have COVID myself at the moment and I'm self-isolating, but despite having some vulnerabilities being pregnant, myself being pregnant is a whole different ball game and certainly not acceptable. So I wouldn't accept that answer. Absolutely not. I know that hospitals are under pressure all down the West Coast. But I'd like to hear a better response and certainly, no problem bringing it up with Minister Donnelly. Because obviously hospitals are under pressure, but there has to be some ways to deal appropriately with ill people, be it obviously a physical ailment, but obviously also what's going on emotionally with someone in that experience and their partners as well. Absolutely. I mean, it is a time of your life where you're trying to do the best that you can for somebody else who's not yourself and a thing about that time when you're becoming either a mother for the first time or one of your other children. And there's a level of responsibility there that you've never experienced before in your life. Responsibility for somebody else, not just your own health care. And it's a very frightening time, but I don't think it's acceptable. Now, a lot of money has been poured into women's health care, but I don't see on the ground when it comes to maternity health in particular. So it is something that was brought up with the Minister Donnelly and the Shannon this week, unfortunately, I was unable to attend this week myself, but I'll certainly speak to him next week. Yeah, Lauren, it seems completely unacceptable. And the HAC's response was not to say, well, we are too busy. This is what we're doing at the moment. Hopefully we'll be able to treat these women differently into the future. It was more or less saying, look, we have a complaints procedure there. Raising it on the radio does nothing. Contact us and we'll see what we can do. I mean, I don't expect them to answer through the radio, okay? But just show a little bit of compassion at the very least, maybe. Yes, I think a lot of people find difficult to swallow sometimes with that kind of response to when you get to things of, oh, go through the official complaints channel, is that, yes, it's important, they're supposed to create that official record of there being a problem, but at the same time, in terms of actually getting a solution to it, that means nothing to the woman who is in the emergency department and who is sitting there for four hours. The last thing that someone wants to do at that point in time is to go onto the HAC website and start filling out a form or writing an email. It's delaying, I suppose, a resolution to the problem and it really is unacceptable in that present moment and especially I think in the context of, it feels like we're very much on a stream of sort of constant failings in women's healthcare. We've just had the really heated debate around the ownership of the National Maternity Hospital. We're just coming out of these really strict maternity restrictions on hospitals that were very disappointing for pregnant people and their partners, especially given that they lasted so long after so many other restrictions were lifted. So I think in isolation being left in the emergency department is unacceptable, but then especially coming on the back of all of these other things, it's really disappointing. I'm not to mention that there seems to be quite a bit of momentum about reopening the conversation about abortion services in this country as well, which I presume would have more of an impact on women. It's just the idea, the thought, the reality of a woman in this situation wanting some privacy in a toilet but having to compete for that private space with people who are vomiting, of diarrhea, whatever it might be, and then as I say, having to deal with what's happening as well, how it would make you feel, I just can't believe we're doing that to people. That's my feeling, Lauren. Yeah, as you say, it seems to be such a basic sort of tenet of healthcare that you should be able to go into the, you know, if you're pregnant that you should be able to go into the hospital and receive the care that you need to receive. I mean, especially at a time as tragic as a miscarriage and how traumatic that is, just under even the, I don't even want to say the best circumstances because there is no best circumstances there, but even if you're receiving, you know, all the possible healthcare that you could be, but to be left sort of, you know, waiting, it's just, it's really harrowing. Yeah, me whole column, this is your local hospital. Now, we've, we spoke to many women, right? And the HSE didn't say this wasn't the case. I'm open if people say, look, that's not how it was for me, for them to make their views known as well. That's not a problem. But taking these people obviously at the word, there's no question that it didn't happen to them. It's an unacceptable way to treat anybody, me whole column. Absolutely, just listening, Lauren and Paul in there discussing this as well. And I suppose it's quite shocking to hear that such a thing would even happen. I remember a case, it's going back to a good number of years ago, a bit of known, the couple quite well, and she thought she was miscarrying and went to the hospital. And I was shocked at the time where they actually put them in, put her in what other pregnant women who were getting one of their scans and check-ups and they were just bouncing what joy as new parents generally are. And this couple were in, thinking they were miscarrying in front of everybody and that's not acceptable. I would do a lot of work with the hospital and the kidney and I had to say my experiences, the staff are second to none from cleaners to right up to the top. But this is certainly not acceptable. And the staff thing literally goes without saying because I think we all accept that but someone's making a decision somewhere and staff have to work within that environment. Pauline, the fact that Pauline's said here now that she's going to raise it, that's important. And I think that the minister should and you have to be careful that you're not politicising this or trying to score points on this because these are people's lives and well-being that we're talking about. But I think it would be very helpful for a more respectful response from the HSC and coming from the minister, to be honest with you. Senator O'Reilly, how is the political conversation going in that says, Lauren quite rightly pointed out that it seems to be issue after issue after issue primarily affecting women in our health system. Politically, is there an answer to why that is and what's actually being done to try and address that? Okay, I think we've had decades long, if not centuries long, history in this country of women not coming first but being bottom in the barrel, you know. And that, like there's loads of programme for government commitments that are being worked on. Lactation consultants funding has been put into for lactation consultants. That was a real problem during lockdown that people who were breastfeeding supporters were moved from that into a COVID response. And so, and there's also now menopause centres opening up across the country. So some of those things are happening. But when you look at other things such as abortion care, safe access zones, which is a cross-party bill that I signed in the Shannad, we have been trying to push the minister to actually get safe access zones around hospitals and clinics. And we're waiting still for that to happen. But I think I'm hopeful that there will be some progress soon. But in answer to your question, why is it always women? I do think that it does come down to a long history in this country of women not coming first. And, you know, I certainly went into government with a programme for government there to tackle all of those issues. Some of them have, not all of them have been, you know, tackled. Who's making the calls then? Is it certain elements within the civil service that maybe, you know, we're seeing this elected government versus permanent government conversation rumble on on the front of the papers today. TDs are given out that they're taking the hit for what's happening at the airports when really it's the civil services to blame. You know, do we need more of a root and branch of change of how we run this country rather than just saying, right, well, the Greens and Finnegal and Fina fall. Look, what's happened under their stewardship? Let's give Sinn Féin a chance in the independence. And then maybe that doesn't work and we go back. You know, are we getting to the root cause then of why? Not just on this issue that we're talking about, but why he's directly progressed is slow. We've seen it with the Micah scandal as well. Politicians go, no, this is what we want. Civil servants sometimes frustrating it. I'm not talking about civil servants working locally. We're talking about decision makers in Dublin frustrate in the process, but on the hand tactics. You know, what's going on? Yeah. And I think like it is human nature to always want to strive for more and more, you know, and also politicians, also members of the public. We always want to achieve the absolute best and progress is sometimes slower than we would all like as politicians as well. And we have to take that on board. That's what civil servants tell us. And now I do think that a lot has been achieved. I mean, I don't want to go through the full list of things. But, you know, we do have the largest budgets ever for things around health care, around. So the problem with Senator with respect is it's the disconnect with what you're saying and what people's lives are, what our experiences are. So, you know, we can say we're putting a ton of money into the University Hospital. We I'm just giving you some scenarios that we can talk about investing in supports for families with children with autism. This week we've been hearing of horrific stories of what families real situation is. You talk about investing in housing. The problem here in terms of housing is under reported and it's getting worse. And I say that with respect to you. I understand that as a rep for one of the government parties, you'll want to say that and you're more than free to do so. But it doesn't resonate on the ground, Senator, with all due respect. I think that the reality is no, I agree. But what I would always say is that whether you're in government or whether you're in opposition, you're still listening to the same people. You know, you're still hearing the same stories and you still ultimately want to make that change in people's lives. And I think there's a challenge there because when you are in opposition, you can say we need to do X, Y, Z, but you never need to open a public purse to do it. And you never need to take money from one area and put it into another area. You know, you never need to find more money. And that's part of the challenge with being in government. I don't want to get locked into that debate, but you don't always have to take money from health to put it into education. We've got very wealthy people here that perhaps could be paying more. We've got very big companies that perhaps could be paying more. But listen, as I say, I respect your opinion, Adam. Miol, Colin, do you think things are improving? No, I have not been disrespectful to Shanadar or Halloyan Shan. But I just think your own remarks there, Greg, I think you nailed it in terms of change, that we need change. You often hear politicians talk about reform. But it's not reform we need. It's absolutely change we need. And Pauline will know this herself, obviously, you know, being a senator and she's correct in what she's saying about civil servants. But the difficulty is, is that a lot of people, I don't know Pauline politically either, but no, so I can't comment. But most politicians, and I see it myself within the Golden Council, and there's very, very little difference. It's the same layer of bureaucracy that takes place. And it's the civil servants that run, other human beings that run the state. It's their decisions and then that it's rubber stamped by ministers or governments. And it's not, you know, we're talking about health care here and women's health care. And that's important. But there's other aspects in terms of health care within the community side, living in a rural setting where I represent and, you know, talk about health care in terms of mental health and the services. That's absolutely rock bottom. There's, you know, it's not that long ago that I supported a constituent woman where it went in who was suicidal and she missed her previous appointment to see a counsellor. And only the reason that she missed it was that she took a stroke and she was in hospital and they wouldn't even see her on the day. So there's massive change and money is important because we need money to run the service. And again, what we need to do is take that money, put it into good management and deliver the service that our community expects and serves. And Pauline's right as human beings, we do look at this right for more absolutely and we're right to look for more and especially coming from the Northwest. Pauline's based in Slago, but an area that has been socially and economically neglected. Lauren, I mean, there's a lot in there. We've sort of swayed around, but I suppose the initial question I'll put to you, like, I mean, do you get a sense that, you know, governments can make a difference? Do you feel things were improving? Do you feel even perhaps maybe this government or a change of government have the power and the influence actually to make significant changes that improves the lives of all of the people of this country, not just maybe the wealthy? I think the government does have the power to do that. I think right now people, lots of people would argue that that's not what's happening. Just in terms of the absolute, I think exasperation that so many people are feeling right now across all areas, whether that's, you know, the cost of living and inflation or health as we've been talking about or education or the climate crisis or transport, there just seems to be no kind of substantial wins for people. And I think when the policies that it was are being enacted, I think people feel like they're not going far enough. So say, for example, this week, there was an increase in the means testing for the carers allowance. That's meant it should be easier for some people to get. But actually, if you look back at what campaigners have been calling for on that for years, what they've been calling for for years, the increase that we've seen to that now is actually much less than what people were calling for back in 2019. And obviously, things have only gotten worse since then. I think you wrote on that this week too, Lauren, didn't you? Yes, yes. So people can check out journal.ie for your digging into that. Right, OK, listen, Lauren, thank you very much for that. We're going to be coming back to Lauren Boland, a reporter with journal.ie. 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The report warns that all sectors need to do significantly more to reduce emissions if Ireland is to meet its targets. The Climate Action Plan legally commits Ireland to net zero emissions by 2050 and a 51% reduction by 2030. In the EPA's warning that even if every measure in the plan is carried out, all of it emissions will only reduce by 28% or 4% a year by 2030. So how do we get there? In this part of the world, the North West were heavily reliant on the likes of petrol and diesel and home heating oil. There's limited access to public transport and the government struggles to even reduce the use of turf, as we're all aware. Added to that, most of us can't really afford to retrofit. And then if you speak to some experts, they believe that the retrofit plan that the government is proposing doesn't go far enough. It won't achieve the goals it sets out. So there's a lot in there. We have a problem, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, Chair of the Green Problem, and one I wouldn't like to try and fix. Green Party, that is. What can I say, sorry? The Green Problem. This part. I think, I'm not even gonna say that's a Freudian slip. Sorry, I beg your pardon. Clarke problem was in the question. The Green Party. No, that's fine. Well, look, I mean, like there is a chance. The Green Party is 40 years old now. And we are tackling an issue that is deeply ingrained. And we have done a significant amount of work in terms of getting the legislation in place. But sexual targets are still to be agreed and are still underway at the moment. So that's what we're gonna see over the next month or so with sexual targets. And that's where the rubber really hits the road, you know? And obviously at the moment, we do have this global crisis. And it is a global crisis. I know it feels like it's just started. But it's actually everywhere in terms of cost of living and energy crisis, the over-reliance on Russia. We don't have an over-reliance on Russia in Ireland. But there's a knock-on impact on costs, obviously for Ireland when it comes to oil and gas. So there are like the short-term things. We have spent $2 billion on cost of living and it's never going to feel like enough. Never going to feel like enough. The 200 extra on people's electricity bills. Most haven't got that. Yeah, but I think it is important. Like we can just focus on all... Most people haven't got that money yet. Yeah, but I mean, that's what's coming to people's bills. But I mean, the point about it is, like we can just focus on the things that we have to do. But we do have to remind ourselves all of the time of what has been done as well. And there's been a huge amount of money poured in, as I say, just since the budget alone, an extra $2 billion for cost of living. But at the same time, we have to deal with the root causes. And the warmer home scheme is 100% for retrofitting. And warmer homes is 100%. And 80% is for the measures like attic insulation, wall cavity insulation. And then it's 50% for the larger ones. What if you think back to a few months ago, you would have been paying 100% of your costs. Yeah, but also you must understand and you're speaking to a radio station based in the county with the lowest disposable income, okay? I don't know anyone that can afford that 20% or 50%. I know that might be fine. You might find that hard to believe. No, that's unfair now. I live in the West Coast myself and I know exactly. And I do have people coming to my door. So I know exactly that people have their pins to their collar. That's why I go into politics. The same as anybody else to try and make people's lives better. But here's the thing. If a government is to spend 100% of everybody's costs to retrofit their home, you're gonna have the very richest people as well. Getting there is funded. So it can't do it like that. So the majority of the money is going into free. The majority of the money is going into 80%. But there is some going in to provide for 50%. So talk to me just briefly, Wala, have you then? I think we need more people trained. What is 100% scheme? What does that allow you to do? That's the warmer home scheme. And that would be 100% of a deep retrofit. That's to pay for your deep retrofit of your homes would be like to have insulation, to have attic wall insulation and all of that. So a deep retrofit. But it's them for those in social homes, but also those living on fuel allowance and other allowances. So no, it's not for everybody, but that's where the 80% comes in. Okay, Mayhill Column just wanted to come in. You can see the retrofit of attic insulation in a few months, you would. Okay. Mayhill Column, you wanted to come in there? Yeah. I think it's really important that we do everything we can to meet our climate obligations. You know, the world's a mess. There's no doubt about it. The planet's a mess, but I think this conversations can move towards individuals instead of looking at the real root cause of climate change and disaster. And this is where I would struggle what the Green Party is that they're very strong support in terms of capitalism. Capitalism is one of the biggest root causes, the root cause of climate change and the destruction of our planet. And as Pauline says, it's not just Ireland, it's right across the world. And if you look at the big multinational companies and as they tear the planet apart in the interest of wealth, but yet the Green Party consistently has supported capitalism right through in this last 40 years. And all we need to do is look at the West, Pauline. I'm not sure how long you're in politics, but if you look at the stance that your own party took in relation to the oil and gas off our coast, the failure to tax, now there is an argument, do we leave the oil and gas where it is or do we extract how we treated the communities of Mayo? And that's all in the interest of capitalism. So a lot of the conversation that happens around climate change is very individually focused and focused on us, Misha, Tatha, the ordinary people as if we're to blame, we're not to blame. But you have a role, we all have a role here, but paper straws is not going to change. Okay, I want to bring Lauren in, but just give Pauline a response to that. Pauline, just a quick response to his comments, if you wish. Yeah, look, I mean, we're, you know, I am a pragmatist, like we have to be practical, we can't just say, let's just have no oil and gas like this very moment. And then what are people supposed to eat their homes with? Like that's not real. That's not what I'm saying, Pauline. But that means it has to come from somewhere, you know, so let's be realistic. I have a question of capitalism on your very pro capitalist position, though. Look, that's, you know, that's a very philosophical question. In the end of the day, It's a very real question because of that. Well, look, we can't just pull all, you know, pull down capitalism tomorrow. Like we're in government. We have to do the best that we can. We have to ensure that people can eat their homes. That's why there's been two billion try and support people through this crisis. But we have to end it. We have to end extraction. One second, I'll come, please. Which is what we have done. We have said we're not going to extract any more off the coast of Ireland. But like in the end of the day, what you can't do is say, well, that's for somebody else in some other part of the world to sort out our problems. Everybody has to do their bit. And what often gets said is, well, Ireland's such a small country. Actually, we have the opportunity to be leaders and we are seen as being leaders when it comes to climate. And I think everybody wants to play their part. But the majority of the burden does have to come on those that are, you know, most delaying. Let's just say then, just before I bring Lauren in here, just on that point. So let's say, right, we want the Irish, the agriculture here to do their bit, right? Maybe reduce the national herd, not produce so much beef, not so much milk. Why would Irish farmers do that while the EU is signing agreements that will see Brazilian rainforests cut down to rare cattle there, to be flown or shipped or however it might be, to be sold in supermarkets in Donegal? You see, that's why I, how would anyone producing meat, for example, in this country, be in favour of that? How is that just? How is that someone doing their bit? When we're signing deals that literally will see more rainforest cut down and us having to import this product into your... It's a question, yeah. I mean, it's... It means it, yeah. Yeah, well, that's the Mercosur deal, I think you're referring to. It's exactly it, yeah. I don't see that getting over the line personally. And we're certainly, Ireland's not supportive of Mercosur deal. So that's what I'd say on that and even, evenly, of Radker. So we're vetoing it, aren't we? I don't think, I don't see it getting over, I don't see it getting over the line personally. But you know yourself, if you're in a room with 20, 27 people and you have to negotiate with those people and otherwise we do nothing. I mean, is that the ultimate thing that we do nothing? No, if we all... Surely the focus should be shifted, Pauline, on towards those that are most to blame for the destruction and the ideological position that continues to support those that destroy your planet. Okay. You've focused on that. You've made that point. I just want to bring Lauren. Lauren's also written extensively on these issues as well, Lauren. My apologies for delaying and bringing you in. What is your view on where we're at and where we're going and how we get there? Yeah, I think, I mean, that report from the EPA this week, it is disappointing even just in terms of looking at how much our emissions rose by last year, because they rose by 6%. They dropped during COVID, which I suppose wasn't unexpected, but actually they had also fallen previous year. So prior to the pandemic, emissions had been falling. So it's quite disappointing now to see that result coming out from the EPA report. And I think the main takeaway from that is that position that current policies aren't enough to get us to where we need to be. And also that fear that even with the current policies that those aren't going to be implemented. And that's also not the first time that the government has been giving that warning, because just before Christmas, the Climate Change Advisory Council, which is the body that would have put together that those carbon budgets that are going to be so important going forward, it put out a report telling the government that there is a big gap in implementation between ambition and action. And it's the same message coming out this week from the EPA. So you have to ask what's going to be done kind of on the back of these consistent warnings. It's one thing to talk the talk, but you have to go and walk the walk. And there's going to be another climate action plan at the end of this year. And on the back of these reports, you would expect that that's going to need to really ramp things up. But we're still waiting on a progress update from quarter one of 2022 and even a progress update from quarter four of 2021 on whether the actions in the existing plan that were meant to be completed by this point, whether those have been done. And I think a lot of them, a lot of them, I won't say a lot because they actually don't have the exact number, but there's certainly multiple that haven't been completed yet. But Lauren, like if people, like say, for instance, here in Donegal, a lot of people won't take the bus to Dublin because it's unreliable. Last week, the entire service didn't run on Tuesday, I think it was. If one person calls in sick, there's no bus from Donegal town or letter Kenny to Dublin. That is the reality. The topic in the council at the moment is that there's nowhere for people visiting here to plug their cars in. Sorry, there are not enough places. There are towns along the Wild Atlantic way that you can't stay in the hotel locally in charge of your car. You simply can't. There's two or three fast chargers dotted around the place. Some of them work. Other times, they've got people. So I know that's not what climate change is about. But for a lot of us, just as regular people, that's how we feel that we can start making a difference. But we can't. We're being petrol is going to be two twenty per litre this week because of of the deliveries that are going in this week. Two twenty per litre. There's no alternative out of that car. A lot of that two twenty is is taxation to try and get us out of the car. The same with solid fuel. No, very little of that is now. Let's be fair, very little. I think I did say that previously. The carbon tax. I was going to talk about. I was going to talk about. Yes, but it's there. And it's also on coal and it's also on other fuels. But Lauren, I'll put it to you like so. If I feel like I want to make a change, where do I plug in my hybrid? You know, how do I use access public transport to leave the car at home? Do you get where I'm coming from? It's very difficult for people when that infrastructure isn't there for them. And certainly, I mean, I think everyone is familiar now with how poor public transport in Donegal is, even if people haven't been in Donegal to take it themselves. I think there has been a lot of conversation about it. And and and it's disappointing that there's been that conversation, but yet no kind of change coming out of it. For I mean, you know, it comes back a little bit, I suppose, to that debate around, you know, how much can individuals do? How much do we need to, you know, put it upon larger emitters and groups in power, like governments, like, you know, mega corporations. And because, as you say, some of my really want to take public transport, but if it's not there, it's not there. And it is down to the government to put that in place for people. But also, I think, you know, alongside people taking that individual action, it's not even just about having the facility to do it, but also about that signal that, you know, we support you doing this. This is what we want you to do. And we're going to to make that possible for you. Because I think definitely if you're in an area where there's a lack of public transport or, you know, a lack of infrastructure that makes kind of making those more sustainable choices, an option for you, a tangible option. And then you're looking and kind of discuss maybe more urban areas where, you know, the public transport still isn't perfect, but if there are at least some options, it's certainly quite discouraging. Yeah, I was looking at electric bikes last night, just seen as an alternative for someone close to me. You know, 1200, 1500, they were the cheapest with short range. You're looking at 2000, 3000, 4000. Beyond most people, if they wanted to even jump on an electric bike to make a change. And Senator, it's not a, I hope, I'm not trying to criticise government here. The point I'm really trying to make is that a lot of us want to start doing our little bit. But it's beyond us for some of the reasons that we've been discussing here. So I don't really think this is government bashing or green bashing. It's like, it's an agreement with you that we all need to start trying to do our bit. But it's like, how do you do it? Like, if I don't want to use tariff or coal, like, what do I do instead? You know, and the other things that we've been outlining. I think that that's valid now. I will say that the emissions last year were on the basis of a previous action plan, not, you know, not, they're not to do with this government's action plan, but it does show how we need to ramp things up rapidly. The closing date for the EV charging, the consultation, that's just closed now. Certainly as somebody in the West again, there is a lack of charging points. It's been a real difficulty. You know, people are knocking on your door saying, I want to change. And what I would also think about the electric bikes, I think that that could be a real game changer for many of the people across Connemar, indeed, my own community. But they are too expensive. I would agree with you. I would hope to see, I would hope to see change in that. I would say that, you know, there are different, there are going to be different things for different parts of the country. When though, it's 2023 almost, you see. This is what we're still talking, and it's 2023 almost, six months out from it. But very finally, before we take a break and go to another, was there something peculiar to you, as it was to me, that we had Amon Ryan, the Green Party leader, being responsible for the delays and queues at Dublin Airport, where hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people were looking for, you know, I'm not criticising people, but to jump on jets, you know, high-emission jets to fly all over the place. And Amon Ryan, the Green Party leader, as a member of government, sort of having to sort of explain queues. It all just seemed a little bit, it's peculiar. Well, yeah, I would personally, it's all peculiar. I suppose Hildegard Norton is the minister in relation to international travel that would be the first thing I'd say, but that, as it may be, I can totally understand people's frustration. We are an island nation. There will always be, you know, air travel. That's just a reality. But it wasn't just in Ireland, it was across... I know, but my point was, sorry, and I didn't make it very well, is we're talking about people cycling to work or something, right? And yet you're sort of going, it's not fair that hundreds of thousands of people can't get on these jets to emit God knows what all over the planet. Do you get me? I do, and I suppose this comes down to the individual action thing. It's not for me or anyone else, whatever political party they're in, to judge someone and say, well, no, why are you going on a plane or why are you not going on a plane? There might be very good reasons. And we're an island nation that the queues have to be sorted out. But obviously, so do the emissions. It seems to be quite working in Dublin Airport, this one. Do you want 30 seconds on that finally before we move on to another issue, Councillor? No, I just think it's ironic that we're actually even considering having a conversation about electric bikes to cycle to work. I live in rural Westenigal. Even what's the best, most expensive bike are basically in the world, it would take me about three days to get to Lettokinny. What we need is... Yeah, well, there's a lot of us, there's a lot of us within five to 10 kilometers of work that if an electric bike was affordable, it would be an option, but I take your point. It would be no use to me. We should be talking about the real change makers in terms of climate change that actually can make a big difference. Yes, we all have individual responsibility personally. When we built our own home and how we conduct our own lives in our own house, very conscious in terms of a planet. But that all said, we need to be realistic here. Just on relation to your commute, there's no need for any of you to go to Lifford for those meetings. Oh, but... We don't really need to physically be there. No, we don't go to Lifford, we go to Lettokinny now, but... Wherever it might be. Yeah, but for me, it's... Well, it's important to me too, but I think... For me, because from one end of my constituency to the other, and I do try to cover it as best as I can, more into kind of sitting down with people in their houses. You're talking about an hour, an hour and a half. I'm not exaggerating when I say this. Like, you're talking nearly 200 quid a week on Petrol Lake. And I'm at shock. Well, you're in for a surprise when you see how much you're going to spend next week. I nearly fell off the seat when you said 220 there, or whatever you said. That's what... 217 to 220, and you're going to see... And the government has the powers to control prices. Right, OK. But that will just encourage us to use our cars more. Anyway, listen, we'll be back with more from our guests after this break. The 9 till noon show with Letter Kenny Credit Union, now offering mortgages from 40,000 to 600,000 euro with no hidden fees or transaction charges. Letter Kenny Credit Union, 9102127. For a great early season lawnmower deal, visit Gortley Sales & Hire, exclusive stock is of Stega in the Northwest, Moors, Strimmers and Hedge Trimmers, full trade and service available at Gortley Sales & Hire Gortley Letter Kenny. Call 9126276. Every time you support local business, you're creating local jobs and vibrant towns and communities for future generations. 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A US jury this week found Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamed each other, but sided far more strongly with the pirates of the Caribbean Star, following an intense libel trial involving bitterly contested allegations of sexual violence and domestic abuse. Mr. Depp, who lost a libel case in London in 2020 against the Sun newspaper for calling him a wife beater, celebrated the split verdict as a victory and said the jury gave him his life back. Ms. Heard has indicated that she used to appeal. Now, some are hating the verdict as the end of cancel culture. Others are suggesting this will deter victims to come forward and even within that argument, some feel that Ms. Heard did women as a service making false allegations, while others say it's because she wasn't believed that others might not come forward. It seems like there's just no winners here. Just to give you an idea of some of the headlines, by the way, the coverage of this to see how both of these people were treated. Johnny Depp pictured cuddling orphaned badgers as he continues to tour with Jeff Beck. That's how he's viewed. Newcastle pub staff described meeting lovely Johnny Depp after trial verdict and other. Amber Heard's wall claims of profound cruelty to real survivors. That was a take on it. Depp the dad, a look at the lives of Johnny Depp's children, Lily Rose and Jack. So in the press, he's humanised, while Ms. Heard is demonised. I'll come to you first. Lauren Boland reported with the journal.ie. Like, what do you... I mean, clearly, I think they were in a toxic relationship and played out in a public sphere like no other. But, I mean, what damage or otherwise do you feel this has done Lauren? I think the fear is, as you said, that women and survivors overall of domestic abuse would very much feel... If they weren't already, would feel even more kind of hesitant to take a case to court. And I think it's interesting looking at it happening in America from our perspective here in Ireland, where we have such sort of clear kind of reporting restrictions around what goes on in courts. And I need to know that everything be... Not that everything is perfect, but that there's a very clear system for, you know, protecting, I suppose, what's going on in a trial and trying not to let the outside world kind of interfere with the trial or kind of... Does the likes of the... Does the likes of the Wagafith Christie trial and even the first trial taken against the sun, where there was a lot of sort of social media conversation on it, is that... Does that still stand, Lauren, or has things changed? Because it felt like the Wagafith Christie trial was televised. There was so much info and conversation out there. I wonder, though... You know, we say that a lot. I wonder, is it the reality or...? Well, I mean, the difference with this trial was the amount of video content that you had. And not even just say live streaming, but actually the kind of compilation videos that people have made say, I think, particularly on TikTok. I think that there has to be academic research, I think, into what's gone on on TikTok in this trial. You know, for anyone who's not on TikTok, the amount of content being made, often by really young people as well, about this trial on TikTok is shocking. But then people talk about it... And making a sort of very light of it, it was ultimately like a really serious issue. But then what happened is, and I wonder if we're so set in our views, like, say, for instance, if you... I think if you thought that Ricky Jarvace's jokes about the LGBT plus community were okay, you were far more likely, perhaps, to side with Johnny Depp. Do you know, I just feel that we're taking whatever is happening at the moment and just we take our position on it, depending on what our views are generally. And we're really quite divided in those views now. Yeah, I think that's true in some cases, maybe, for people who have supported Johnny Depp. I also think there's some people who maybe are supporting Johnny Depp who you might not have expected to. I think who might not fit into that kind of category of person, maybe, that you're talking about. Well, I was just giving an example, by the way. I'm not judging everyone who supports... Like, I'm not criticising people who support that. I was just trying to give an example of, you know, you look at people's timelines and it's the similar stuff that you'd expect to see that comes up, really, is all I'm saying. But I take your point. And then, of course, we heard from that awful rape trial how that victim felt in court. And it just feels that, again, and it seems to affect women, we're going backwards. Lauren, do you agree? Yeah, I mean, I certainly think... I mean, that verdict, you know, and hearing that woman's victim impact statement was really... Awful. It's just awful. And I think, you know, the judge yesterday did give credence to that and made the point that, you know, she absolutely should not feel personally responsible that it was, you know, obviously the perpetrator's fault. But there is, I think, that, you know, it's such... Say for that woman who's in that trial and her identity is protected, that's such a terrible thing to still have to go through, to go through that trial. And then, you know, to be someone then, you know, to be anyone who suffered any kind of abuse or assault, to be watching this kind of... This famous trial play out on social media, on TV, kind of in the papers. It must have been so hard for the last six weeks to have been, you know, so surrounded by that. Yeah, Senator O'Reilly, you know, as I say, there's no winner. It's my concern coming out of it. This is not siding with one or other because I didn't consume enough of it really to make that call. It's just the impact it has on maybe someone who is in a domestic violence situation, be it a man or a woman, but particularly perhaps women with the way this trial planned out. I mean, it's a further deterrent not to come forward. I think there's a real challenge at the moment, and certainly COVID exacerbated it with people not feeling like that they could come forward. And as someone with a background in family law, I've known for a long time the challenges that there are faced by people, very low conviction rates when it comes to rape and sexual assault. And myself and two other senators, one from Fina Fall and one from Fina Gale, Lisa Chambers and Regina Darity put forward a bill that would prevent people from having character references, you know, that they could just be caught before a court without having those challenged by a barrister or a slister. And that was what used to happen in Ireland, still happens in Ireland that people, you know, be they GA, local GA stars or whoever would come forward and give character references for people. And that puts huge pressure on local communities. You know, if you're asked for a character reference and you just give one and you're not cross-examined on it, there's no deterrent then. So I think there's a lot that has to change, but really here, you know, with social media, the law has to catch up with social media, I think. And I think that actually what I'm taking with in this case, and I don't know the ins and outs that I haven't been following the ins and outs, but I do know from children, from young people, they're all talking about it. They all have opinions on it. And so maybe there's an opportunity there to talk about. Yeah, one way or other, a whole generation of young people are being influenced. Now, I don't know which way they're being influenced, but they are and it's happening in that space. I mean, billions of views of pro-Johnny Depp hashtags, far, far less as it relates to Amber Heard. So whether or not it's not about that case, I think it's the fallout from it that's going to change attitudes. And you wonder what the implications and the consequences of that might be. It does mean it like is everybody in the world judging jury, you know, despite the fact that they don't see all of the evidence that they're not taking in all of the evidence. And that's not what our job is, I suppose. All right. Okay, what's your views, cancel me a whole column. And I don't think, like, I didn't watch it religiously, neither did the senator. So, but just generally on the basis of what we've been speaking about here. I have to be very honest. I watched absolutely none of it. I had no interest in it. But what I find very, very shocking was the misogyny that was on Facebook and towards Amber, is it Amber you call her? Yeah. Amber was just actually a few people. I actually called them out on it, made contact with them and it was just absolutely shocking. So even regardless of what was going on in the trial, do you think the mask slipped in terms of, you know, the misogyny that's out there? So even if she, her allegations were completely unfounded, it doesn't justify the misogynistic approach. Is that what you're saying? Yeah. It was just, I'm not saying that I'm shocked. Look, I have been working with families and young ones for years and, you know, before I was a councillor and that, and, you know, I worked with men, very specific when I worked with the Halport. And the violence towards men is something that we do need to have a conversation and a mature conversation. And as Pauline says, you know, in relation to having all the evidence, it's important. But I was just really, really angered at the response by men. But now I can only say what I saw. Understood. Which was men and the misogyny and it was just, and I thought we were actually moving on. I thought we were progressing as people, but not what I saw. All right, councillor Mihal Khan, thanks for your time this morning. I appreciate it greatly. Have a good morning. OK, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, thanks to you as well. I really appreciate your time today and get well soon. Thanks very much. OK, thank you very much. And last but certainly not least, Lauren Boland, journalist with the journal.ie, can check out Lauren's work on The Journal. Thank you so much for your time, Lauren. It's greatly appreciated. Great, thank you, Greg. All right, take care of yourself. 08, 660, 25,000, lots of you messaging, lots of you texting in. We're going to be getting to those after the news and obituary notices. Kenobi, a new original series. Now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus. 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Bruce Springsteen fans can save 200 euro by travelling to see him perform in Rome instead of staying in Dublin according to Dunningall Deputy Pierce Dougherty. Deputy Dougherty is calling on the government to re-inspireling hotel prices in Dublin and hold a meeting with industry bosses. He says the dialogue from government is conflicting. We have a minister who wants people to travel less, but because of the accommodation crisis in this city, it's making travel people travel more. So Minister you couldn't make this up so I'm going to ask you once again because I've been doing for weeks now. The rape crisis network says lessons can be learned about our society in the wake of the Midlands rape case. Yesterday five men were handed a combined 66 year prison sentence for the prolonged sexual attack on a 17 year old girl in 2016. Four of the men were convicted of rape while a fifth man was fined guilty of sexual assault. Ms Justice Tara Burns said the man had behaved like animals on since Stevens night at six years ago and said the depravity of their behaviour was shocking. Executive Director of Rape Crisis Network of Ireland Cleona Sadlier says the crime was a result of a dangerous mindset. One of the boys talked about how this was a bonding session for them. So I think there's something really important here and I don't think this is about appealing to our higher and better instincts. I think there's something much more important going on here about a system that is misogynistic that somehow has taught these boys and these young men that essentially women were playing things. Work is finally commencing today to replace problematic water means in Inch Island. The area has been subjected to numerous bursts over the years with residents without water for a number of days last month. The works were previously delayed by a month. 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Right, some of your comments across some of the issues we've been discussing here. I'm female and a past victim of domestic abuse. I watched the Depp Hurd trial without knowing anything about either. But it appeared to me that Amber Hurd lied a lot and tapes to prove Depp was abused by Hurd. She just was not convincing. And I watched no comments on social media. I think the Me Too movement has gone too far for one. Anyway, I know men who are abused by their partners as well, as many of us do. Data centers use more electricity, 14% than all the houses in rural Ireland put together. We should not be the ones to endure their environmental burden. The green so-called just transition is nonsense. Another caller, my friend, was a male victim of domestic abuse. When he eventually picked up the courage to go to the Guardie, he was advised to go home and make it up with his wife. This did more damage to him than his wife ever did. He eventually left her and is currently fighting for custody of his children. How long ago was that, I wonder? Have we progressed at all? This is the first time we have had a court-fined male violence to be real, and perhaps it will make the world sit up and listen. There are various support groups for women, but if men seek help, it's seen as weak. Movie stars love publicity, say this caller. It's being appealed, which means more publicity. They are in a world of their own, much like me and my farming. Now, it has to be said, for this case to be televised, both parties had to agree for it to be televised, by the way. I think if either one of them had objected to it being live-streamed, then it wouldn't have been. Hi, Greg, I watched a lot of the Johnny Depp trial, but must say Amber Heard was very false and crying and didn't at all seem honest. Johnny came across much more sincere. Glad he won because he's just a fraud. Thanks, Greg. And I think a lot of people made judgment calls on, you know, Johnny Depp was charming, going in and out of court, he played with the judge, he played with the jury. Amber Heard, the way she addressed the jury annoyed a lot of people and she was annoying people. And I think some people will listen to that as much as the evidence. I don't know. I'm not talking about the trial itself and it's great to get your comments, by the way. It's what it means going forward for other people that there will never be any cameras, probably won't even be a newspaper article on it, but people will have to go through this, both men and women, by the way. Johnny Depp was abused by Amber Heard. The court has agreed, your female panel must accept that male violence for women is real. When are they going to get it? I don't think anyone doubts that. Many men and women make false allegations, says this caller, Amber Heard and her misandrist, a Me Too campaign caught out. This will allow men who are victims of false allegations and of domestic violence and parental alienation to come out. So obviously then there's a lot of people who watched this trial and felt that the Me Too movement got its comeuppance, okay? And I'm delighted about that. So what was it about the Me Too movement because that hashtag applies to both men and women? What is it about the Me Too movement that people are so pleased to see it blown out of the water by this trial? That's a genuine question. I'm trying to understand, 08, 6, 60, 25,000. Ms. Heard and the women who make false allegations are destroying the lives of the real female, and child victims, believes this caller. Another caller says, how can a guest on today's show compare the conversation in relation to a lack of care in a hospital for a mother suffering a miscarriage? Refer to so-called safe zones some mothers can't abort their babies. The 17 hospitals involved in the procedures were contacted, 15 that engaged in the survey had said not one complaint from a patient or staff member, none expressed fear or intimidation from any of the peaceful pro-life activists. In addition, Limerick Hospital reported on radio that again, no complaints and added the peaceful protest was far from intimidating. Is it necessary to call a bill to stop peaceful process tests? If passed, it would mean that handing a mother a leaflet to consider other options to abortion would be a crime. That comes in from Kathleen in letter Kenny. Greg, there is need for a wider debate on climate change, the taxing of people when we do not have proper infrastructure for people to leave the cars and take public transport. But every time you try and have that conversation and this is with every issue, if you sort of say, well, let's have this conversation. It's like people get very defensive and the arguments get very heated. 36 kilometers to my work says this caller, will an electric bike get me there? I'll stick to my 11-year-old diesel sucking van as I'm not on the big books the TDs and senators are on and can't afford an electric car. No, the electric bike comment, by the way, what I was talking about more specifically for that was that save people, even people that have just left school or on summer work that live three or four kilometers out of a town or village and there's a local shop or petrol station or they live two or three kilometers. I'm just saying through the summer, I would imagine there are people out there that says, right, okay, well, what about an electric bike to get you to and from work? For that short distance, not for work commitments for these unrealistic distances but you go and look at them, three or four or 5,000 euro for electric bike. Now, I know you can get conversion kits for four or 500 euro and get someone to fit in, blah, blah, blah. But my point is, is if we were serious about it, let's make bikes, those type of bikes free, even lease them for people to commute that short a distance, give people the option. It might make a difference but at least it's giving people an alternative. If you look at some of the bus links here, they don't start after eight or nine. A lot of jobs in retail, hospitality or in factories, you start at seven. A lot of these buses don't go before seven so they're useless. There's empty buses running around the county and people can't get to work. I'm just saying if we could sort of think a little bit more practically to try and get what we've got to work for people, it's not going to get me to work in electric bike clearly but I do know people that perhaps it could be an option particularly in the summer of course for that three or four or five kilometer commute. Why don't hotels install charging points like many myself included have at home? It'll really help them out, yeah. What's the difference in tariffs and smart meters? I have solar panels and considered getting a smart meter. We're a retired couple trying to do our best for the environment and can't get any advice. Maybe we can do a Q&A on that kind of stuff into the future. By the way, I just want to mention yesterday we interviewed a lady Stephanie about the challenges facing her son with autism in terms of making friends, school and supports. Since then we got an awful lot of contact particularly myself on social media. There was one lady that contacted me. She's got an eight year old child with autism who says they don't want to live. She's reached out to the HSC to try and get some help and received three leaflets in the post, three leaflets. Now from that stuff that I've posted on my own social media because it was more personal and fitted better there, there's lots of people that have been in similar situations and say it's a disgrace. There are others that have contacted other services and it's worked for them. So it might be worth you going on to my social media and it's Greg Hughes, right? And it's public and just going through those threads if you feel like you're on your own or there's no options. I don't know enough about it to sort of take out what is best to share again if you know what I mean. But if you go on to my social media, you will see a thread and there are people suggesting things that worked for them. Others very equally frustrated and nothing's working for them. But I'm just thinking it was clear that that conversation and the conversations that followed it touched an awful lot of people. Secondly, someone suggested, because we were talking yesterday about schools having people to come in and talk about autism, how a child with autism might behave, how you might engage with them, what to look out for, how you treat them, how to be kind to each other, to everybody. And someone says, well, why don't you do that on your program? Because you have 90,000 listeners a week. We're going to do that, okay? I've taken that on board and we will get a panel together. And if anyone out there thinks that they can contribute to that, let us know. So let's go back to the beginning for those who aren't aware, those who have children in school that maybe can get them to listen to it and they might treat others with a little bit more care and compassion. Most young people are brilliant, by the way, don't get me wrong. But we're going to get together a panel and go right to the beginning talk about autism and walk through it and hopefully at the end of it, we all learn something and we can make the world a better place. Good morning, Greg. Will you tell your panel, it would take a thousand islands to produce 1% of the world's pollution, 195 countries in the world we produce nothing, so no cuts, okay? That just feels, I get what you're saying and I'm not really doing much myself, so I'm not on a white horse, but if I in my three bed bungalow didn't do anything until someone up the road with a six beds house or a hotel, if I didn't do anything until they didn't do something, we might never get anywhere. Hi, Greg, I'm a carer and for that reason, I cannot qualify for fuel allowance so I cannot get one of these retrofitting grants. Another me whole column is right, tax the corporations, industrial wind means more gas used to keep the grid going, whereas the Green Party's energy plan, betting on wind is no plan. I mean, we can tax the corporations, but I think what we've also learned this week is that Ireland in terms of our spend on education, on welfare, on health and other areas is far too dependent on these corporations who are already paying a disproportionate amount of our tax intake, if you know what I mean. It's not reliable money, it could go next year. So we're already probably over-reliant on that then maybe people are concerned that if we make the environment too difficult for them here that we could lose them all together and where are we gonna make up the shortfall for all the necessities like health, education and what have you. The last one for now, by the way, Seamus Gunn hopefully is gonna be joining us answering your legal questions. If you have a question for him, 086625,000 WhatsApps or texts. I'm from Don Fannahy and I think it's a disgrace that there are no amenities here. We don't have a bank, post office or doctors and have to go to Chrysler for everything. It's even hard to build a house here because it's so pricey because of tourist's holiday homes. Hi Greg, this government has finished big time in the Greens next time around for sure, thank you. Another Greg, miscarriage and abortion are not the same abortion is the intentional, the destruction of life, says this caller. The attempt by Senator Pauline on your panel to equate maternity care which includes miscarriage with abortion procedures is just another way to try to normalize abortion. That is it, but for a big, and I take your point, a lot of people agree with you, but also there are an awful lot of people too that believe both are healthcare for women and are in the same space. 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Having had three miscarriages myself, this treatment of a mother is not only unacceptable, it's unforgivable. If a person is only going for a scan, they're told to enter via the main front door. But if you're losing your previous child, you have to enter via the ED and wait for hours in pain. This is so cruel. Mixing with potential COVID patients, not in this day and age. Thank you, Mary, for that. Was sent to ED with threatened miscarriage a couple of weeks ago. It was traumatic just thinking about having to sit in the packed ED. But once triaged, I was sent straight to Guiney. The nurses are brilliant. And yes, they are. But what we've heard are situations whereby people have been waiting there for three or four hours. But it's like everything. People have different points of view. Morning, Greg. Just to make your bank holiday weekend, the coal man just texted me to say my bag of coal will be 32 euro a bag next week. Considering I was paying 17 euro in January, this is just crazy. At this rate of going, everyone's going to need the fuel allowance. I don't know what we're going to do heading into the winter because home heating is going through the roof as well. Bag of coal going up eight euro. What is the justification for this? What is the breakdown? I understand the petrol and diesel. But to me, the coal cost doesn't make sense. It's price gouging. Well, where are we getting the coal from? Why is it going up? Maybe the suppliers can explain that. Do we get coal from Russia or the Ukraine? Or why? Is it because it's mined? I don't know. Where it's mined? I don't know why. I mean, obviously there is some carbon tax on it, but we're not talking about that. What is that? I know some people have packed in coal runs as well, by the way, because they simply can't listen to the tired trying to explain because people think it's their fault that they're gouging and they've just packed up the runs. I, like many other families, are looking at a black hole with the price of fuel, says this coal, or a bag of coal went up eight euro yesterday. The coal man told me he thinks it will be 50 euro for a bag of coal by the beginning of the winter. 50 euro for a bag of coal. I'm on social welfare and by the time food and bills are paid, I have two euro left. It's got to the stage where I've told the family the fire will only bill it at 4 p.m. and only one bucket of coal will be used. Let's pray. Let's pray for good weather. Hi, Greg. I look at the queues at Dublin Airport in despair. Once again, it's the great divide. The weather's not the best, so I'm still lighting a fire. It's at a stage now that I'm lighting it just before the children come in and trying to use only one bucket of coal. I find I'm making a lot of stews for dinner to make it last, and it's cheaper. I'm dreading the summer when I'll be using more power and need more money to allow them to meet friends, et cetera. 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Yeah, well, I think what's fascinating and hasn't really been highlighted at all is that this was a split decision, actually, by a jury, in that both parties succeeded to some degree. And that's very interesting. It would be very interesting in relation to how legal costs would follow such an event, because costs usually follow the winner. So while Ms. Heard has not done as well in damages as Johnny Depp, she certainly has succeeded to some degree in her claims as well. But obviously, the media are not focusing on that. And the other feature of it, too, is the award of damages that Johnny Depp has secured. There was $5 million of that was under the heading of punitive damages. And again, in the USA, there's a ceiling on that of $350,000.00. So that actually reduces that, cuts that well back as well. So you're talking about $10.35. And while she has been awarded $2 million, but interesting, because when we mentioned this last, it was afterwards somebody highlighted it to me, who was much more tuned into social media. And they said to me that she has already lost in the court of social media. And I hadn't really figured that. So that then leads us on to think about or to address, well, the PR machine that the likes of Johnny Depp can have behind such a case, and with his reputation being on the line, and the influences that that may have had out there. Something that, as I said, I might just be tuned into. But it was brought to my attention afterwards. This case was actually already won by Johnny Depp, no matter what mod was slung at him. Billions. Quite fascinating. Like literally billions of hashtags used or engaged with supporting him, like billions and misheard in the millions. So you're 100% right there. He also did lose a case in the UK, a case he took against a newspaper. For wrongly, it was found calling him a wife beater. That was in front of a single judge. And this was a jury of seven in the United States. So what's the difference there between the two processes? The defamation trial was against the sun. It was in 2020. And here we have the classical situation and the two opposites, polar opposites. While in the UK, obviously she was credible and she was believed and he lost his action there. So one was wondering, well, why is he pursuing this? But he was pursuing it in his own backyard with a jury, a sympathetic jury, obviously who may have grown up with pirates of the Caribbean and on the sequels there too. And he was a very popular individual. And he had that popular sway, that mass sway, as you said, with millions of dollars behind him on the PR machine to really swing public opinion towards him, regardless of what was said in that courtroom. While in the UK, you had the presiding judge listening to a libel action and he was assessing the background and all the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses. And again, I would have to say that misheard in the USA, I thought she was quite credible in her testimony. Now, as against that, when she was in the courtroom at times breaking down, very emotional, you had Johnny Depp sitting there sucking sweet, sweet, sucking sweets and that was going down better with the gurus on the social media than herself and the trauma that she was coming through. So it makes you wonder about society. And then you had the subtleties where it was made, he had stated to her at one point that she would never see his eyes again. So throughout her testimony, he would look at the desk and I just wonder how that plays to a jury and she had to admit, yes, he said that and there's another thing to hear though, Seamus. So we've seen it with a recent case with Elon Musk and others to prove that you have been defamed particularly with the emphasis put on freedom of speech in the United States, it's not easy. This was beyond just he said, she said to actually be able to prove that someone without naming you and expressing, using freedom of speech to say something, for them then to be found to have defamed Depp, that's a hard bar to reach in the United States. Yes, very hard, yeah. And that was why though, Greg, that was why I would think that the tactics that were adopt was to put millions into the PR strategy here. This was outside the courtroom, this was one. If you go back to the actual article in The Washington Post, it was in 2018, the words actually that she said were, I spoke up against sexual violence and faced our culture's wrath, that has to change. Those were, that was the quote from The Washington Post, that's what she wrote and then they weighed in and said, well, that's referencing Johnny Depp. So he wasn't named in it and interestingly, this is also quite fascinating. He did not name The Washington Post as a co-defendant in the action that he took. He went straight for her. But he did take the action in their backyard, I wonder how telling that is. Well, no, but it's telling in that he left them out because he wanted the emphasis, in my opinion, tactfully again, to be between him and her and the focus entirely on that so that therefore again, he could use the maximum of the social media to his advantage. I also think her, I also think from what I've seen that maybe she wasn't best represented either. I mean, there were Johnny Depp's team very quick to come in with objections. Whether it's successful or not, they did disrupt evidence and fluster and what have you. Her legal team did not seem to employ that tactic and in fact, listening to some other legal experts, they led a few things through that did their client a disservice. But I mean, that's far beyond my education. No, no, well, everybody's entitled to opinion. Everyone can be the hurler on the ditch. This was played out in the full glare. You know, it was on TV, it was compulsive viewing for people in the USA. While you had the Wagathy Christie running on the other side of the pond in the UK and you had this running simultaneously. I mean, it's a media's dream for the last month or so, it's hard to see where they'll be going next. I suppose we're going to be diverted next week to the Wagathy Christie result or what will happen in that one. But this is what the control, this is what brings people, you know, this is what people, why they engage because it's playing out real life stories in courtroom theater, which happens to everybody. This enormous situation, this may be just gossip, show-based gossip, but here we have it in the drama of the courtroom. And we saw it years ago too because... Don't lose sight of this, sorry, Greg. Yes. Don't lose sight of this. The reputational damage, the reputations that were on the line here, it was too big for Johnny Daff to lose. I never thought I'd hear the words Wagathy Christie coming out of your mouth anyway. But listen, you know, the Woodward trial going back, I don't know how long ago it was, it was all televised and if it hadn't been televised, no one would care. This was the nanny who was accused of causing the death of a child in her care. And obviously the likes of the OJ Simpson trial. When they are televised, the public get far more involved in it and people take their position and there is inevitably a trial by... It used to be called trial by media. I don't think they have their influence anymore. As you say, this was a trial by social media. Well, I think it's the first of that type, but because social media obviously back, the OJ Simpson was not the power at all or wasn't even in existence at that time. But now it has taken over and it played very much to the debt strategy. This was well choreographed and it wasn't by accident all these tweets and all the support that was there and all that was coming forward. And unfortunately for Ms. Herd, it didn't seem to matter what truth she put out there or what mud was slung. There was very little of it going to stick. But she did win to the tune of $2 million, damages as well. So I think there could be another chapter. There might be word about it, might be word of an appeal because of that, the way it has panned out. Don't rule that out yet. But I think for the next installment, we have to look across the pond to the UK and that'll be fascinating viewing too. It hasn't been played out to the same degree on the TV. Couple of questions now from listeners that feed into a conversation we had earlier in the week. So it works quite well to have you here. Question for Seamus. When I changed my broadband provider, I was put on a super fast Wi-Fi package. However, the speed turned out to be half the speed of my former provider. Can I cancel this contract citing that the provider was in breach of their part of the contract? And more importantly, would I be successful? Lots of people that contacted us this week have switched service providers or even switched within a service provider. They've had no service for two, three, four weeks, often going past the cooling off period where that exists. And when they say, no, I'm out of here. You're not providing your service. They're being told, well, there's a 350-year-old contract breaking charge, and people get scared off and just sit and take it. And I get that. I think I might be in the same boat. So what is the situation? What's the legal situation? One point that you have made, which is quite relevant, is referred to the cooling off period. And we're assuming that we're outside the cooling off period. So during that period, whether it's at times it's 14, it could be 28 days, or whatever, it may differ with different providers. So if we haven't acted within that period, the question then beggars is, well, why was the problem, why was it not assessed during that and how come it didn't arise during that so that they could have availed off the cooling off period? Now, if it didn't, so be it, you have to look at the terms of the contract for the service. And as to what level, obviously, if the person was influenced because they were saying they were going to get a better service, I'm assuming that has been defined in black and white that you're going to get up to so many bags and therefore you're happy with that. Now, if they can't provide that, then you have an argument that there's a fundamental breach of the terms and conditions of the agreement and therefore the contract, they're in breach of the contract. And if that's the situation, well, then you would be looking to them to cover you for damages that might follow. So that would be the route to take. You'd need to see the small print to see, is it defined what they are guaranteeing, the level of the service that will be forthcoming. If they can't match that, I think you have an argument. If that's not done in black and white, you have a very, very gray area. And what about when, say for instance, a couple of callers were on to us, they switched package and their phone line didn't work for ages and they're spending hours per day on the phone with some of these providers, getting no success. And they can't even engage with their provider to say, right, you know, I'm out. Like, at what point do you go to a legal person like yourself or the ombudsman or Comreg? Comreg seemed pretty toothless to me. I hope I don't feel the wrath now, but that's just the experience I've had. Like, what's the next move for people? Three weeks into an hour or a day on a phone to an error or a Vodafone or whoever it might be. And this is very common, Greg. And everyone's human and they become exhausted, so to do with attempts to remedy situations. And then there's just some degree, nearly acquiesce or they give up on it. Then do they have the energy to engage lawyers to start litigating for them? Yes, they should do, they're entitled to do that. And they could pursue it down that avenue. I do believe they will get a quicker response, but that is not without a cost either. And also, it's gonna be a certain stress level and all that and stress levels will escalate as a result of having to engage legal people in it. So you have to bear that in mind. And these companies, these providers are well versed in dealing with complaints. And people's energy levels do not stay up to that level forever. And then the people are out. And this is the problem with these. And therefore also the money that's involved is usually not significant enough to justify going down the legal route, which would be by way of going down engaging solicitors and then threatening them with breach of contract. Are you saying then they've taken a case? Did they purposely try and wear us down? Shameless. I've been saying that at all. I'm saying that human nature being what it is, one does become weary and then one does disengage and sort of doesn't acquiesce to it, but probably waits it out until it's sorted out. And then it fades. Now, is that a tactic? You'd have to ask them that, but sometimes it speaks for itself. Okay, answered like a truce listener. Thanks very much, Shameless. This is an interesting question. We have it before. And I think you often point to the fact that relationships can change down the line. But anyway, I'll put the question to you as I received it. Could you ask, Shameless, would we be better leaving our house to our only daughter or putting her name on the mortgage now? Thank you. Well, putting her name on the mortgage, I presume the meaning by putting her name maybe on the title or the deeds, and let's assume maybe that the mortgage is paid off. They're talking about putting her name on the mortgage, they're talking about her making a commitment to a repayment on the property during the course of the mortgage. So I'm assuming they're actually thinking about maybe putting their name on the title to the property now or later. It really depends on the circumstances of the individuals and what's going on in their lives and at what stage they are in their own lives. You can do either. It is a disposal regardless of whether it comes interveibless during lifetime by way of a gift to the daughter or afterwards in debt. So the tax position would remain the same. There's a threshold there for a son or a daughter of 330 odd thousand before you come into a tax situation. It can be helpful to have another name on the deeds. If one passes away, it means automatically the survivor succeeds to it. So that could be maybe something worth considering rather than leave it in their will. If they leave it in their will, it's dealt with through COVID. So I would think that they should have a consultation with their solicitor, see where they are themselves in their lives. The point is this, that if it is transferred and even if they retain an interest in it, that name that's on it, they won't be able to change that. But if they have left it in their will and they make circumstances do change, as we've said, and then they decide, well, maybe they'd like to leave it or to another member of the family or maybe to more than one, at that stage it'll be too late if they've already dealt with the title. So that's why I'm saying it's very important to work out where they are within their own circumstances and where they are in their life and it's what their requirements will be going forward. But the capital tax position should remain and would be the same whether it's on a gift during lifetime or after death. All right, one more in this space. I am being gifted some land. No money's being exchanged. Just wondering what my steps are to do this and the most efficient way both financially and otherwise to do so. Yeah, well, if they're speaking or referring to probably a transfer of a property to them and it sounds like it's going to happen or it's in the course of happening, the one point that they do have to be careful and they haven't indicated what relationship they have to the individual who is the donor who is giving them the land. That's critically important because if they're a stranger to that person, their threshold for tax, again that gift tax that I was referring to the reference of the medical is as low as 16,000 odd euro and after that the tax is 33%. So if they're a stranger, if they're a sister, brother, sibling, or nephew or niece, it's double that to 32 odd and then you're into tax. So it can have a very heavy tax implication for the individual. There'll also be stamp duty involved and again, if they're not related, the stamp duty could be as high as 7.5%. If there's consanguinity relief, it will be 1% but it's worth bearing in mind and then if they're a son or daughter, their threshold is as I mentioned before, 330 odd thousand. So that's quite high but if they're a stranger and they're being gifted land, just remember that there will be a tax tag on it. Yeah, and it's that payable immediately? Quite a heavy one. That's paid as part of the transfer process. That has to be paid, yes, with during before the end of that tax year. Right, okay. So it's quite, and you know, it could be quite a burden. So it's worth looking at that. That's why we would always advise the parties to get evaluation and then make an appointment with their solicitor and then go through it and then work out what are the tax implications, what are the responsibilities for taking on with a view to paying that tax door forward. All right, time for just two more, Seamus. My neighbor's trees are growing onto my land. I have tried to talk to them and ask them to cut them but this person is ignoring me. What's the next route? Well, they could engage their solicitor to write a nice letter. I'm saying that's in everyone's interest that the matter would be dealt with on an amicable basis. And I think again, I've said this time and time again and I will continue to repeat it at nausea that because these type of cases can get bogged down in circuit court types of trespass, title actions can become very expensive for all concern, can use expert witnesses, engage engineers, et cetera. And when you get into that and we bring on counseling barristers, everyone has to be paid. It's an expensive road and one that usually can be dealt with at a very early stage with a bit of a sensible approach by both parties, maybe both having to give a little bit. However, if that's not going to work, there's also one of the conveying legislation. There's a particular part of that that you might be able to engage with if you to go into court and get a type of an order put in place. But the point about this is that if relations break down to that degree between neighbors, they're very hard to restore. And life goes on and time goes on and that's a sore that takes a long time to heal. Imagine even just on the most. Always be aware of that. Just walking out your front door, not wanting to lock eyes with this person, even on the most basic level. Very lastly then, after a family fallout, I was followed home by relatives and attacked. There's no CCTV evidence, CCTV evidence to support this. So I reported to the guard, but they said, because there's no witnesses, no CCTV evidence, it's their word against theirs. You know, it's the victim's word, alleged victim's word against the alleged perpetrator's word. Is that it? Well, it's, they have done, I'm taking the right steps that made the formal complaint. There were obviously, there was obviously a very serious enough incident, according to, as is described by the caller, they have to leave it over to the authorities to pursue, to investigate. We assume that they will do that. They always do. And if it's a situation where it comes down to one party swearing against the other without any corroborative or independent evidence, those circumstances may not be enough for the DPP to make a decision to pursue the case in the criminal court because the threshold is, and it's worth remembering, is beyond a reasonable doubt. And it's a high threshold. And if the DPP is not of the opinion that it can put the case forward with a reasonable chance of success, it doesn't have to be a slam dunk, but it has to have a reasonable chance of success. Well, then it won't be pursued. Is that the end of it? It may not be the end of it. The individual could consider advancing a civil claim for damages. Where the threshold is not as high, it's on the balance of probability. And then it's a matter for them going into court. They'll have to get some if they were injured, medical evidence, and then taking a civil action for assault and to seek damages and award an order from the court for damages against the perpetrators. With regard to proof balance, it will come down to credibility. Of course, it could be one word against another. They'd have a better chance of success, in my opinion. All right, we're even getting to court. Right, show us, listen, as always, we really appreciate it. And it would be at a cost, of course. Yeah, of course. That's Seamus Gunn of McLaughlin Gunn & Company, based in letter Kenny Remelton, physically, virtually. People can access your services as well, Seamus. Yes, from anywhere in the world. Dunny Gunn sisters.ie, Greg, or Gunn.ie, keep it simple. Yeah, Seamus, thanks as always. Appreciate it. See you soon. Take care of yourself. All right, our social media poll yesterday, we asked this question. Plastic straws, cutlery, polystyrene cups and food boxes are no longer available to buy in Scotland. Should Ireland follow suit? We put it out on Twitter. 95.2% of you said yes, 4.8%. Now, on Instagram, the still in more in favour of such a move, but the margin narrower. Yes, 59%, no, 41% are trying to cancel our cartons. All right, we'll be back with more after the break. The Ninetyl Noon Show, with letter Kenny Credit Union. Now offering myCU current account and debit mastercard, bringing full banking features, delivered with the same local trustworthy service of your Credit Union. At Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, we know a good pair of trainers makes all the difference, whether you're running marathons or training for your first 5K. We stock all the leading brands, including Asics, Brooks, and New Balance with different styles and features to suit individual running needs. 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But it's the top of the hour, so let's get an update at a minute past 11. My apologies, the dirty looks that I'm getting from the newsroom, very justified. So I'll take it on the chin. Good morning, Michaela Clark. Thanks, Greg. Good morning. A video which marks the death of Michaela Macarivi in Mauritius has been met with shock and anger. It has been reported to police, but they have yet to respond. The video was released to have been filmed during Centenary celebrations in the North yesterday. There's widespread welcome after the green light was given for a new community hospital in Lifford. The HSC in recognizing the need for such a facility in the town confirmed at a meeting yesterday that a new unit will be built on a Greenfield site. Bruce Springsteen fans can save 200 euro by traveling to see him perform in Rome instead of staying in Dublin according to Donegal Deputy Pierce Doherty. Deputy Doherty is calling on the government to rein-inspireling hotel prices in Dublin and hold a meeting with industry bosses. Guardi and Donegal are warning that they will be out and forced this bank holiday weekend. High visibility checkpoints and speed checks will be carried out across the county. Guardi say their focus will be the detection of key life-server offenses, including speeding, drink or drug driving and the non-wearing of seatbelts. Work is finally commencing today to replace problematic water means in Inch Island. The area has been subjected to numerous bursts over the years with residents without water for a number of days last month. And a new tourist information kiosk in Newton-Conningham will open tomorrow ahead of a busy summer season. An official opening is being held at the kiosk at Cairns Europe's bar between two and five o'clock. Those are the latest headlines. We'll be back with an update again at 12 o'clock. Okay, Michaela, thank you very much. 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I get more selective. I notice it with my blog because I blog everything I watch and when I go back over it at the end of the year, I kind of like to do some stats. I always find May, June, July, August, there's like a real downturn in the amount of television I watch. That's healthy though. I think it's everybody is kind of... You're in the house, you're not watching TV at five or six o'clock in the evening so much because it's bright out most evenings. Exactly, all right. And you're a walker, aren't you? I am a walker, yes. OK, Finula, Robert, John's just now. Finula, how are you? I'm fine, but maybe I should have stayed out in my office. Nobody even calls me or anything anymore. The boys just start off without me. This is actually a remarkable new thing that's just been invented, it's called a clock. And there's amazing bit of science in that it keeps the time really quite regularly, it's amazing. I'm going to head away because that joke... I jumped to Finula's defense, she was recently criticised quite publicly, quite publicly for her timekeeping, and I leapt... Was that not by you? I thought I was recently criticised by you for my timekeeping. That was, yeah, more recently. That was just now, that was just here. I was here for that. I'm looking through these lists. I'm looking through these lists and I don't see Top Gun Maverick. Because somebody made me go and see Father's Jew instead. Made? Made? Made to go? Made to go. I only had one night to go to the cinema. And we're going to talk about that, and there's both of you watch that. But really interested in the views of our listeners, many of them, most of them it seems, went to see Top Gun Maverick. It had that difficult situation in that it's a sequel, so it has to play to a new audience, but also an audience very loyal to the old Top Gun. So have you watched it? What do you think? Get the text into us. Oh, wait, 60, 25,000. It seems to be universally enjoyed by people, but we'll see what the phone lines suggest. So Father's Jew, what is this? This is a cooking? Or what is it? Oh, dear, oh, Lord. Oh, dear. I know. Father's Jew is very dad-ish, I think. Yeah, he's... It's literally my age and my profile. I'm an old man. Geo, what's it? So you're turning into... Geriatric, not. You're turning into the... What I am. Basically what you're doing. So Father's Jew is a true story. It's a biography, biopic. Mark Wahlberg is the guy behind it. He wanted to make this since 2016. The main character, Stu, was a colorful guy, not definitely not PC. We meet him in his early life. He's a boxer, he's a rough and tumble guy. He has occasional brushes with the law, but nothing too serious. It's just that he's kind of a bit of a rouser and a browser or whatever, and he gets involved. He has a conversion and quite late in life, he finds himself on a path towards becoming a priest. And he's the most unlikely character you could ever imagine becoming a priest. So he's been a fish out of water story. Very much a fish out of water story. He's this rough and tumble guy, but he's got these sort of street smarts, which of course, and again, this is a true story, actually help him. Like when it comes, there's a couple of scenes of him giving sermons and things, and you really see why he would really, and was a woodwork as a priest. His path to the priesthood is not smooth. So there's plenty of obstacles thrown in his path. The less you know of the true story, the better I think for this film. Critics didn't embrace this film. On Rotten Tomatoes, it's got 43%. And there's talk of Wahlberg being miscast, as Fanula will sure say in a moment. I myself, I enjoyed it because it was very funny. He's a very funny cow. There's Mot Wolbert, very amusing sort of guy. I'm so sorry. Or is Agent one or the other? Or is Cousins, isn't he from around here? He's from around here, yeah. So it's funny. I think the movie was stolen by Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson plays the father, and he really, really gives a great performance. It's shocker. Really good performance. I enjoyed it. The crowd that was there the other night, the night we went to see it, Fanula and not Top Gun Maverick, thoroughly enjoyed it. And I think it's a very good movie. I would give it about a seven out of 10. You know, it's good, it was well worth watching. And it's good to see a movie that's not cynical about religion. It doesn't cast any doubts on what he believes. It doesn't have that conversation. It does have that conversation. It's a very sincere, I think that's what Wahlberg wanted to do. I think if I'm correct, he's a very religious man and he's certainly, faith is a very much part of his life. So the movie takes this man's story, Stuart Long as his name, Stuart Long's story, and tells it very sincerely with a lot of humor. And it covers, we were chatting about this afterwards. The timeline is a bit fuzzy. You have to look it up afterwards. It covers about 15 years, roughly, from 1992 onward. But a very interesting man. And I think the movie does his story justice. Well, to cut a long story short, because it's about Stuart Long, obviously, I have to explain it. Fanula, you said seven out of 10, did you? Yeah, I have to say, I really enjoyed it. And I did actually even enjoy the religious aspects of it. And you know, everybody kind of comes to religion with their own thing. I thought it's very interesting with him. He never tries to kind of justify his belief, but he has, obviously, he comes from a troubled background, as Michael said. So, he's had a lot of things heaped on him in his life. His family aren't religious. They feel, God kind of abandoned them type in their thing. But when he does talk about religion and the way he talks about it, it does actually make you sit up and think. So, I can totally see how, if there are clips of, you know, his actual speeches that he made or sermons that he gave at different times. And you can see how it works. I think Wahlberg was miscast in it. He just, he's age indeterminate. Like in the beginning, Wahlberg is in it. And I wasn't sure of the years until I checked it up either. I thought maybe it was like set in the 70s. You know, that sort of way, he has like a mustache and he has, you know, anybody who's seen the trailers will see him. He has a mustache, a little bit of a schmig beard or whatever. That's how you have to timeline someone's growth, isn't it? With facial hair. But a long hair. He has long hair at the start and then he has a haircut then for the second. But when he gets the haircut, he actually looks younger. Yeah. Do you know what I mean? And you're kind of like, okay, well, you're good. You know the way it's in it's, the age-determinate thing. And it's not something that they actually mention on it is, what age was this guy when he suddenly got his conversion? Which would have been a very interesting thing. Certainly would, yeah. There's lots of little bits that you're kind of like, you end up with some questions that you're kind of like, if they'd answered that in the movie, it would have just enhanced my enjoyment of it. Boxers can be hard to judge in terms of age because of the punching to the face. Is that in any way, could that explain it? I don't know because, you know, it could have been anything, but it was just that the movie didn't address that I thought was a bit strange because there was lots of ways in which they could have suddenly given hints. Does that not point though to the fact that the movie then is not good enough to carry something like that? Because we do make exceptions and some leniences. Yeah. Well, I'm saying the story is really good. You know what I mean? My father's true character is definitely worthy of having a movie made. You know, sometimes you see these things and you're like, well, look at, yes, person was a good person, but not a big enough in order to make a movie out of it. You know, whereas this guy, I could totally see why, you know, his story is worthy of making a movie out of it. This is more than the obvious obstacles. Like I thought halfway through, I thought, oh, well, the story's over now, but no, there's actually more obstacles in his path, which is interesting. Is it a good cinema film? That comes up, sorry? Is it a good cinema film? Like with Top Gun, they tell you, watch it on the biggest noise screen you can. This one, you could easily, you could watch it at home. You know what I mean? It's very, what happens to it is, and it's the way that it's shot. Yeah. It's like you're in the cinema and yet you feel like as if they're like six inches from your... It's shot like a TV movie. It's shot with a lot of close-ups. There is a different narrative and different style and I was sitting there and I was noticing how close-up and as Finula loves to chat during a film, at the very minutes, at the very minute I was sitting there thinking, oh, there's a lot of close-ups in this. Finula leaned over and said, there's a lot of close-ups in this. Actually starting to assimilate now. I know. But the thing about too, when I ask that question, I think what happens is, is a lot of people go right, we go into the cinema on Friday, watch, or we watch. And this is where films like this, and I think it's got, I have a feeling Jurassic Park's going to be absolutely huge. It's coming out on the top. Of course, oh yeah, you need to see that. Because people just want to go to the cinema. And I don't think they're necessarily making that decision on what the film is, but they want something good enough to go when they want to. So this is a good alternative. You expect Spectacle with Top Gunner and Jackson. It's a really nice movie. There's a lot of nice story, you know, like non-nice story. Like Michael said, I think Mel Gibson totally stole the show. Because I was like, even again, I was halfway through the movie, I was like, have we forgiven Mel Gibson? That's right, he's fully rehabilitated now. Well, fairness, I walked out of it, but he may actually be forgiven for the anti-Semitic misogyny. I read a review, one of the reviews I read last night, commented on the fact that both Wahlberg and Mel Gibson have had incidents in their past. And it's interesting to see them both in a project which is about second chances in life. That's what the movie's about. Listen, they can't pretend it's a coincidence either. Well, and Mark Wahlberg seems to be the only person that's actually working with Mel Gibson, because this is the second movie that he's done with them. But in this, it's very, you know, I really enjoy Mark Wahlberg, but I'm not sure did he have the dramatic top. He's behind this film, isn't he? Yes, he is. In other words, he miscast himself, though. I think so, I think his age was incorrect. There was just a few bits about it that was kind of, that you were kind of like, and I'm not sure did he have the dramatic strength, you know, forward, he's in stuff. I love him in the stuff that he's in, that he's been in in the past, but I just don't know if this was a little bit too much. Whereas he's one or two scenes with Mel Gibson, who I would have assumed did not have dramatic chops. And actually, it brought a tear to my eye. He does, yeah. He's amazing in this, yeah. It was just one or two things and you were kind of like, and the woman that plays the mother, she's, people will recognize her, she's one of those kind of faces that you'll have seen. Yeah, you'll have seen her and things all along. And it like, as I said, the story is definitely worth going. I definitely like, it's an interesting take on religion as well, like his explanations for things. And he's very, you can understand why he became. Is it in itself a sermon, then? No, I think it's more, I don't think so, no, but it will help you to understand the viewpoint of someone who is very religious. I don't think it, I didn't feel that it was sermonizing to me or in any particular way. No, I don't think it did. No, because what he does is he speaks very plainly and he speaks very true to his life and things like that. And so he's kind of like, okay, so you think this, but this is why what you think. Yeah, so he's kind of a streetwise kind of guy and that works. You said you thought it was in the 70s. Can we talk about what era it actually covers? 92 up, 92 upwards, yeah. It had that sort of, you know when people, when they shoot something in the 70s, they throw that greasy kind of a look into it. And I always think they make things like a little bit sepia, even though it's not sepia, but you know the way they're sort of, that sort of nearly an orange feel. Yeah. Okay, so Michael's given us a seven that feels like an eight, if you know what I mean. Like you're describing an eight, an eight and a half, but you're giving it a seven. Fair enough. Yeah, I would probably say around a six or so. I did really enjoy it, but if I'm being critical about it, at some of the things like the casting and a few things like that, I would be, but if you see it coming up on your TV or when it lands on, if it does, because Mark Wahlberg seems to have a thing about, even though he does stuff for Netflix. He does have Netflix. Some of the platforms, because he's done this and he's done another movie and neither of them are going to platforms. But it'll show up eventually somewhere. And I would definitely sit down and watch it. Yeah, okay. And I liked him. And I wouldn't have said he's just casting. Where do you lose three points, like a thorough defectively? What's the, Dan, is it the casting? No, not the casting. I took the casting. I suppose it was, some critics have said the tone is a bit off. And I found that I was laughing at times and then other times it's really quite serious, some of the stuff. So I would probably have issues about- So I know what life is, though. Well, it can be a bit of that, yeah. I mean, of course it can. But for in terms of the structure of the movie, I kind of thought. And I also was a bit, I thought it looked so much like a TV movie in the cinema. I was like, all these close-ups are like, you know, there's a style of movie style. When you're doing that, you do it for a reason. I didn't necessarily want to be in the story to that degree, you know? Like Colleen Kuhn, which was very much like the four or three aspect ratio, but it was shot like a cinematic thing. It had lots of, you know, wide shots and stuff. This was the opposite. Okay. And it bugged me a wee bit. Right, so in the strange situation that both of you seem to enjoy the film. Yes, yes. We've got a seven and a six. Father Stu in the cinema, Father STU. Have you watched it? 08, 660, 25,000. 08, 660, 25,000. Can I ask the question? Is this person, is he like, is it still relevant here? Is that part of the story or we'll leave it at that? We'll leave it at that. Part of the story. It's one of those biopics. They do it now. You'll see him in the closing footage. You see lots of interview footage with him and stuff like that. I don't know if you want to give away. I like that element of it. No, we won't, we'll leave it at that. Right, Father Stu. It definitely deserved a bigger crowd than what was at it. You know, the way it's one of those kind of movies. Yes, but Top Gun is cleaning up at the moment. It's got so much appeal right across all the board. Yeah, but if you're somebody that doesn't, that wants to go to the cinema, that's looking for something that has a little bit of heart, little bit, you know, you will laugh out loud, even I, which I find always weird when you're laughing alone in the dark. But you know, there's some very funny bits in it. There's some very heartwarming bits in it. You know, if you're somebody that prefers that and doesn't go to the cinema for the big, you know, explosions or the big, you know, the big dinosaurs and stuff, then this is definitely something that you should try. A lot of the comedy comes from him being inappropriate. And another reviewer I read, so several of you said, there's a surprisingly large amount of bad language for a movie that would be classed as a religious movie. So it's not your typical religious movie. It's not. So it's not completely whitewash either. No, it's not. Definitely not. Oh, wait, 60, 25,000. Two fabulous movies seen this week. Father Stew last week and Top Gun this week. So glad to see great movies back in again. Father Stew, absolutely amazing. Highly recommend it, 10 out of 10. I love the show, Annette, Instagram. Now Annette, it's the 10 out of 10 for the Ninetal Noon Show, or is the 10 out of 10 for Father Stew? I just need some clarity on that. I have a different take on Top Gun. It's a nostalgia overdose. And while the action scenes were very good, it was far too forced trying to be Top Gun 1. The Charterer is not at all believable with zero development. The film overall was ridiculously PC. It never named the enemy country. Well, I can get that because listen, you shut out markets if you make the Chinese or the Russians or whatever you shut out. And you wonder when you're watching stuff, because I think we're nearly reaching that point now. As in, who is the enemy in these things? Like if you start, you know, like I was watching Jack Reacher, you know, Jack Ryan, I was watching those. Yeah, Jack Ryan. And then series one, it's, you know, this Islamic terrorist group. And then in series two, then it works on to like a South American, basically, terrorist group. Yeah, we've seen it all a lot. They've told us. And you're just kind of like, well, in today's climate, who are you supposed to pick? As being the vibe, you know. Well, you could equally make a film from a different perspective and justifiably as the United States as the evil. Yes. Oh, God. Yes. And I think to the world now has become so much smaller that, you know, you can't just say, right, what's different now with the current climate, but you can't just say it's Russia or it's China or it's North Korea because the consequences are immediate. China is a huge international market. Like if you have a China, China is huge for making, we'd say the Marvel blockbusters. Yeah. They make a lot of money over there. And I think it's getting more difficult to base it on skin color as well. I presume that because we cast the baddies with this gun color, well, that must mean they're from the non-named Middle Eastern country or something. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I just think we've changed so much. And as you say, and I think the American thing is a big thing, like gone on with the days, like when you think about the Rocky movies when they, you know, were fighting the Russian and, you know, I didn't even know where Russia was in the world. That's exactly, it's so much smaller now. But we were kind of conditioned to think of them as, oh, the Russians are the bad guys. And you're sort of like, you know, I think now we're too... Of course, and then... People are a bit more nuanced. We are, and I don't know where we're at in terms of that, but also to another tool that's used in films is to have someone, the bad guy, having a scar on their face. And I guess with the recent James Bond film that people who have scars on the face that are collective of them says, well, hollering you second, would you leave us alone? Because if you want to portray a bad person in a spy thriller, you have at some level of either a deformity or a scar or something. And I get that, or is that PC gone mad? Not even with license to kill Robert Davie from the TV show Profiler. And he's got a very scarred, visage, very scarred face. And he remember having those conversations when he was cast in, I think it was license to kill you. That was the second Timothy Dalton movie. So the conversations are not new, but I think maybe more people are listening to them and are more aware that as a shorthand towards indicating that someone's a bad guy, it's really just not appropriate anymore because it affects such a large number of people. I mean, I suppose we have to make a decision. Like I say, is it PC gone mad or is this fine? Because otherwise, what we're gonna get is like what we're talking about there, which is on top of an undefined about bad guy. But it's a blockbuster. And a lot of it's been done on word of mouth. So, you know, maybe it's a dumb decision. That's what I'm saying, but maybe that's what we need to say. Are we happy enough to have... We've a breaking news update from Annette in Strabam. Thanks Annette. She just wanted to get back on to tell us. It's 10 out of 10 for both this time, right? So both the film... You'll sleep better tonight. The film was amazing and your show is always fabulous. So now we want to know, is it amazing? Better than fabulous? Poor Annette, she's got the things to be doing. Of course. Thank you Annette. All right, we're gonna hear more from our guests. We're gonna get a week's forecast for you. We forecast the weather for the week. I think we're into week three of doing this. 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Any walks of this nature that's for the Kevin Bell Foundation is basically something that has come from a tragedy locally or nationally. So many of our young people in particular live outside of the country, many in Australia, Canada, far away and when, sadly, a terrible tragedy befalls people, sometimes aware with all to seek consular assistance, to seek ambassadorial assistance, to get bodies repatriated can be a nightmare. And the great Mr. Bell and his wife way back had a situation with their own family and after that they set up this foundation and basically if any family are in deep trouble of a very tragic nature in one of these countries, the Kevin Bell Foundation come to their help and really do extraordinary work. It really is remarkable what they do. Speaking to those, they are just there when you know you're helpless. What do I do next? Trying to deal with everything. The last thing you can start thinking about is where do I even start with repatriation? They've been through this journey themselves and it's then that they come in and do this remarkable work at the most difficult time for people. It's a charity that I think everyone knows someone, sadly, or there are thereabouts that have had to engage their services. A community. Do you know someone within the community? Yeah, would you believe it, Greg, that in the last couple of months I am personally, which included so well that I would have attended funerals, I knew three families that were in a situation where the Kevin Bell Foundation came to their help and look sadly, so many people have availed of their services and anything that I can do on a personal level to help get the word out or any event that's put on in order to raise some money, I always support it and it's no different this Sunday. The Sleevely Kill Walkers, they are taking the most beautiful walk from Glen Cullum Kill over to Pert and back. It's about 15K. It's what we call a medium walk, a great bee walk. You'll be walking for about four, four and a half hours. Registration in the morning in John O'Neill's pub, the second pub, as you come down the village in Glen Cullum Kill or Casual we should say, Casual Glen Cullum Kill. And there's a courtesy bus leaving Kili Beggs at 11.15, stopping off and kill cars, stopping off and carry. If you see it just thumb it down, it's 20 Euro to register, every cent going to the foundation, wonderful cause and do you know what? The most wonderful walk in one of Ireland's most spectacular places. Right, if you want more information or even to donate if you can't attend SleeveLeagueWalkers.com Noel, thank you very much for your time today and best of luck. Thank you so much, Reg and thank you. It's our pleasure as always. You know that 086625000. Mary is watching on, I don't know, one of our social media channels or on our website. And I watched Father Stew this week. Good move, you agree a seven out of ten. And Mary's now on the last two episodes of Stranger Things. But Mary, what do you think of Stranger Things? We need reviews as well as what you're watching. And of course, you may be watching Coronation Street today. This week there's a big storyline that's running all week on Coronation Street. And also Britain's got talent. I saw that during the week. I can't do it. Oh, don't. No, I'm still not right. I can't believe this stuff's still on the TV. It's just... And it's still hugely popular, isn't it? I don't know. Oh, it is. It is. It's just... It bypasses me. But no, it wasn't. It's so bad. There's just nothing real in it at all. It's just, I don't know. And also too, what they seem to have done throughout the course of it from a dipped in and out hero there is they've seemed to have got rid of the joke act. Do you know the acts that will put through just to ridicule them? Yeah. Do you know what I mean? Which a lot of people enjoyed. Yeah. They seem to have done away with that. Is it because they're all at that level? No. Well, it could be that. Or I think maybe the days of putting people on the TV just to ridicule them might be over. Okay. It's probably that. But the first one also makes it... It's amazing how these things last. I mean, look what you've got now in the next couple of weeks. Love Island is starting again. Yeah. Now, personally, everything about that show, somebody should sue. Yeah. It's unbelievable in that joke. Okay. Right. Well, I see. Your credibility since the cake show was gone. Your credibility since the cake program was gone. Watch the cake program. It's so good. At least there's a skill involved in the cake program. Do you know what it is to get bonds like that? I know. Love Island. Love Island. I knew you were going to... I knew. I know. It's just the whole idea that this is how they find... This is how you're supposed to find love. What is it teaching young people? So bad it's good. But anyway, it's... Yeah, people love it. I've watched it. I've never watched it. I dare say dipped in and out. Yeah. But I've never... The Joey. I've never... We have. After the watershed, though. Is this post nine o'clock? Are we allowed here? Has anyone watched Conversations and RTE? Boy, it's poor. Conversations? No, I've heard nothing. I missed the first one because I was away. That's because it started the weekend that I was in England. And I have not heard good things on it. It's very kind of a slow, ploddy, you know. Yeah. Which in fairness, normal people was a little bit like that as well in places, but I think it was kind of new. This is the same... This is the... Yeah, this is her first book. Yeah. Normal people was her second book. I think someone was saying that they found that animals and cats and dogs more interesting or more... I can't remember... It's not getting very good. It is very kind of slow. It's basically about these two similar type of a story as normal people, except it's about two girls that grew up together, fell in love with each other. Then they meet this... They go to college, they meet this kind of more sophisticated couple, and then it's all about what sort of happens after that. So this is the second album, then the top second album. And to be honest, sometimes you find with authors, the second book is better than the first book. But this was written before... Yes, it was. This was written before normal people. I would sell that piece into what you've just said, of course. Yeah, this is the first book that she... Obviously, I'm not saying the first book she wrote. This is the first book of Sally Rooney's that was published. Okay. It's on the playlist for the bank holiday, worth my time or not. I haven't heard of it even, The Northman. Is it the movie or the... There's a... Because you were not about a movie. There's a movie called The Northman, which hasn't gotten great results, but basically what it is is it's kind of like Hamlet. Oh. But it's done in... Scandinavia. Oh. The story of Hamlet is really... Right. The story of Hamlet is really interesting, but it's not done in the... It's actually like the movie of Hamlet, like the true story. Like most of Shakespeare's plays have some semblance of a tale that was told previously. Yeah, the historical stuff, yeah. This is actually about... Can I win a Greg over? Greg will be in watching... This is not done... Come back, Simon. This is basically about the Viking Hamlet. You know what I mean? What I want this listener to do is watch Northman. Don't be discouraged because we don't really know what it is. No. It might be Hamlet in Scandinavia. The Skars gods are in it. Isn't that what they're called? You know those actors, and they're very good. Tell us what it's like. See if we should put it on our list. It's supposed to be a bit violent now. That's the only thing I'd say. It's supposed to be a bit violent and it'll brace yourself a little. Okay. Right. You mentioned Jack Ryan. Talk to me about Jack Ryan. You're on the second... You're a big fan of Jack Ryan. Big fan. There's two Jacks, isn't there? Pardon me? That was on Amazon. There's two Jack programs. Oh, yeah. We'll reach you. We'll reach you. We'll reach you. We'll reach you. We'll reach you. We'll reach you. We'll watch the third, the third series is due to come out in the next few weeks. They reckon soon this summer... ...beginning of July? Yeah. And he's commissioned for season four as well. Yeah, that's gonna be the last one. Do you enjoy it? Love it. It's very good. It's like Tom Clancy. So I've read a couple of the books along the way. Most people, particularly of our age, will have seen the movies, Harrison Ford and that used to play there. How many of them are there? Because I sometimes feel like watching them, right? But I think I keep watching the same one over and over again. over again. Well Harrison Ford only did two. Right, so Alec Baldwin did one? Yeah. Alec Baldwin did one? Yeah, there's a few, they were done in a few different ways. Do you know the Clint Eastwood films? I know it's not the same thing, but whilst we're at it, he did saw a series of films. Dirty Harry? No. The Westerns? No, where he was like, you know, security for the president and stuff. Oh no, that he, they were just random movies. Are they Tom Clancy films? No, I don't think so. He did the one where, do you remember? He saves the president. Well, he always saves the interference, but no, he did it by waving his arms. They dived in front of the bullets. Yeah, he could totally see you as Secret Service, Greg. Totally. He did blood work was one of them, and then he did not clear and present danger. That's Harrison Ford. That's Harrison Ford. Now, the blood work was the one that Clint Eastwood did, which was to do with the, with the presidency and then he did another one then, which was a murder one. I want to see the movie where Greg is the Secret Service guy who saves the president by waving. Like, dude, that's what I want to see. That's what I want to see. He distracts the assassin. The assassin is like, I'm going to kill the president. Oh no, there's a guy waving at me. I definitely like the Jack Ryan thing, I have to say, though, because like I said, they do have different enemies as such. They don't just kind of go down the church. Plus, they do in the line of fire, sorry, in the line of fire. Yeah, they do could examine as well why these people ended up against. So you do see errors made by the United, you know, they don't brush over the, because sometimes we like to be savvy. They're politically savvy stories. Yeah, sometimes you watch these things and they're, you know, they're a little bit who are America, you know, that kind of way. And you can as an outsider and having, I just say a bit of nuance in it. But it is, it's definitely if you like it kind of a spites earlier, there's lots of twists and turns in it. Very good actions. He's actually very good. I was surprised because John Kaczynski isn't not isn't like, you know, he came up from the American version of the office. He'd be more touted as a comedian and that kind of thing. But actually he plays this very well. Okay. Well worth the watch then. I try, I tried to go back and watch Bosh, right? And I put it on and I fell asleep 20 minutes into the, so I can't go back there again. I'm going to have to start on season six because every time I start season five, I fall asleep. Season five is the one I just finished and it's, I love Bosh is my favorite show, but that's the weakest season. Right. So I can just start season six. Yeah. So what do I really need to know from that on? I would, there may be some, I finished season five and there's some story threads continued. I imagine there's a lot previously. Yeah. There's a more, yeah, you don't need to, yeah. I only managed to watch one episode of pieces of her. It's so hard to get through. You get more into it after you get over the first one. The first one is a bit slow in it, but then it does pick up. But in fairness, there's lots of other stuff out there to be watched. I don't know what I feel like I should finish it. But why are you watching something that you're, that's not, if it's not engaging you, don't watch it. Yeah. I'm watching the thing on Disney, the thing that I like it at all. Pistols. Okay. About the Sex Pistols. No, nothing about them. It's one of those bands that you're constantly hearing the name and it's used as kind of nearly a zeitgeist word. You know what I mean? And it comes up in movies. It comes up in so many different things. And I basically know that one guy died and that one guy was called Johnny Rotten and that's about it. And I think I know that Johnny Rotten is Johnny Rotten because I think did he show up on one of those? I'm a celebrity or something. He did, yeah. Do you know what I mean? My knowledge of him would not be music based. And this is, it's an interesting one to watch. I keep telling myself I'm not enjoying it. And yet I'm five of the six down. And that's the flip side of it. It's keeping you in when you think it shouldn't. Whereas I'm, yeah. Anyway, I, but it is, it's, it's, it's an interesting one to, to definitely have. There's six episodes in their story. It obviously is. Oh, I'd say they could make a second series. They haven't even got the band. The band only lasted two years, which is another thing, which is unbelievable. But what's unreal as well is you're kind of like, I really want to be in London in the 70s. Like the different like, you know, the, what's his name? Steve Jones is what this is based on. Steve Jones was the person that kind of set up the band and he was a guitar player. And he wrote a book about being in it. Lonely Boy, I think it's called The Journey of the Sex Pistols or something like that. But like, he, we used to hang out with Chrissy Hines when she was over there as a thing. Oh my word. Do you know that The Northman was filmed in a shone? Oh, there's part of it from Northern Ireland. There's part of it Northern Ireland. Sorry, there's part of it This list of can't believe we didn't say that. I totally forgot it. But yes, we do know it. Okay, good. Have any is the panel watched The Good Liar? Excellent. The Good Liar. I've seen it. No, Good Liar. All right. The Northman is everything like the last director's film The Lighthouse in where your man is sword fighting atop a mountain, perhaps ergal in the nude. Yeah, that's one of the things I knew about it that be careful with the sword. Right. Okay, right. We were going to come back now with more from Michael and Fanoula. And also, we're going to get Alan O'Reilly to give us a week's weather forecast. A bit of breaking news there Fanoula. No, I wanted to know is that The Good Liar any good if that listener is watching because it's the one with Helen Mirren in it. And Ian McKellen. And it's landed on I can't even take which one of the ones because I know the name was familiar to me. So I was just checking it there. Is this the one Katie was raving about? Is it like four episodes or something? No, this it's a movie. Oh, okay. Yeah, they're they're they're counterconmen, I think seems to be the right more from our guests after these the 90 noon show with letter Kenny Credit Union now offering mortgages from 40,000 to 600,000 euro with no hidden fees or transaction charges letter Kenny Credit Union 9102127. EU Commissioner says farmers need more support to protect food security for more in this week's Irish Farmers Journal is Paul Mooney. 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She was watching Stranger Things, but didn't tell us what she thought of it. She says, well, sorry for not giving a full road down. But I wonder why people don't don't I've applied that tone. Now I've applied that tone. Because, hold on, it gets better from there. I always do the ironing while listening to this segment, which I love. I enjoy the banter between you all really like the way Elle is coming to the fore of this series and also a bit disappointed to see there's going to be a gap to see the last two episodes in July. And Ursula Rabbit Hall was on to us to say watch the Good Lyra this week and it's brilliant. It's one of those movies that you're like, how have I not heard connecting people? You know, we connect people on this program. That's what it's all about. Yeah. But it's it's on one of the platforms. It's got Helen Marilyn and Amy Kellen. So you think yourself that's a good. But yeah, I know nothing about it. Yes. Well, I mean, that's been a theme throughout this, this harsh patrol. This just this hour. Greg tells it like it is. I know it's painful, but I can't refuse it. Right. I feel bad now. What is what do you want to talk about next? Yes, the newsreader. Okay. Yeah. I saw you raving about this. Did I? Yeah, this is starting next week on RT two Tuesday night at nine. Have you seen this? I've seen the first episode. My mistake. You're showing episodes one and two. Yes. This is an Australian drama series. It's a comedy drama. But when I described it as a comedy drama, I know it wrecks with your head, Greg. So I don't want to say that too loud. Anna Torv is in it from fringe and she's been in a few other shows. It's basically set in a newsroom in the night television newsroom in the 1980s, January 1986. She is the newsreader. She's the star of the show. She's very successful. The ratings are big. And when she's off for a few nights, the ratings go down. So that's one of the main characters. The other main character is a young producer who desperately wants to be a newsreader. And they're paired up at the start of the first episode. And she's going to be doing her own. She wants to do reporting as well as the news. He and her clash. They don't get on. Something happens to the episode and he ends up actually saving her life. We'll stay there. Oh, because we have to take a break for weather. We go from the news to the weather. Because I don't want to delay Alan O'Reilly from Carlo Weather. Alan, good morning. Good morning, Greg. Great to have you with us, Alan. I mean, often with weather, there's a sort of a north-south divide and it often feels that we in the north get the worst of it whilst the south gets the better. Are we going to see a little bit of a reverse of that even an east-west reverse this weekend? Absolutely. Dunneagall is the place to be this weekend. The north-west and the west are going to see the best of the temperatures, but also the best of the sunshine. And actually Dunneagall will probably have most hours of sunshine over the Longbank Hall the weekend. So it's certainly the place to be. There will be a few showers around today, but sunny spells developing and some nice sunshine by this evening. And then tomorrow really there's going to be an awful lot of sunshine. Now it's going to get up to probably 19, maybe even 20 degrees. It will feel a little bit cooler in the easterly wind, but with that pleasant sunshine, it will feel warm too. So just if you're heading to the coastline, especially the north coast, maybe just bear in mind that it will be breezy. But the west and the northwest are seeing the best of the temperatures again on Sunday up to 19 or 20 degrees again. There will be a little bit more cloud around on Sunday, especially Sunday afternoon, but still some good early sunshine and some good sunny spells and some good sunny spells on Monday. And it does look like I'd expect Dunneagall to escape all the rain really for the bank hall the weekend. So Saturday, Sunday and Monday really shouldn't really be too bothered about the rainfall. So if we should all be packing up and heading for the northwest. And you're more than welcome into the sort of maybe a little bit of speculative territory. But what are the models telling you from Tuesday through to next weekend at this point, Alan? Yeah, it does look like it's going to turn more unsettled in general, but the weather models have really been struggling with the detail and that's still a little bit the case, but it does look like we're going to be in kind of a showery, but you know, not too wet, not too pleasant sunshine, kind of a mixed bag really. So similar to what we've seen sunny spells and showers, temperatures not too high kind of generally around normal. So there's no big heat wave on the way, but there's no deluge, hopefully possibility of some heavy rain pushing in from the west on Wednesday, which could impact on the go, but we'll keep an eye on that and see. We might see it first, but we get rid of it first. Do you see? And finally, Alan, are we finished with the cold nights for the summer? Do you think? Well, actually, with the clear skies and that and temperatures not that high, you could still see some chilly nights. So if you're heading out and maybe you're going to be sitting out late, you might want to make sure you have the jumper or the cardigan to put on you when the sun does set for sure. Yeah, lovely stuff. Listen, have a great week, Alan. I really appreciate it. Thanks very much for your time. Cheers. OK, you too. Alan Riley of firm Carlo, whether you can follow him on social media is to to stay up to date there, but looking good for us here in the sunny northwest. Right. Sorry, continue with the news really there, Michael, please. And my apologies for interrupting. No, so yeah, starts next Tuesday night on RT first episode. I've seen that first episode. These two characters are thrust together. She's the very successful news anchor, co-anchor, and he's a young producer who desperately wants to get on camera. They don't like each other at first. They end up thrust together. He ends up saving her life, basically, and she spends a couple of days recovering in his house because she has nowhere else to go. And she sees his vast collection of he keeps taping the news and she realizes that there is a common bond there. So by the end of the first episode, they become friends, and it's obvious that she's going to use him as a producer. The show is about their friendship, but it's also about the TV news in Australia in the 1980s and the first episode. Have we not seen all of that? Well, I mean, is news that interesting? I love these kind of... I love journalists as hero stories. I just... I do. And I think... Journalists. I think it's interesting as well to see a woman in the mentor role in something from the 1980s. That's unbelievable. That's right. Yeah. She's the one who's in the... Very. Yeah. She's the one who's the top... Is it a real life story? No, I don't know. I don't think so. I didn't read anything that said it was. What I will say is there was a massive hit. It cleaned up at the Australian BAFTAs. It got best drama, best lead actress, best everything. It's the number one show on the ABC Network. It was the top drama series that they had. It's already commissioned for season two. They've got a winner here. They have a huge winner. Massive rating success. Variety. American variety. Picked it as one of the top international shows to watch. The BBC have it, but I don't think the BBC have shown it. I couldn't find any track... I mean, some BBC four or something around the iPlayer exclusively because obviously they're looking for content. But RTE have it next Tuesday. I would recommend it because I thought it was very funny. Has it aired in full elsewhere, I wonder? Pardon? Has it aired in full elsewhere? It's been sold internationally, but I don't know. It's been sold... If you go to the Wikipedia, they're listing all the countries that have it. So it's been sold internationally. I think it's going to be a big international hit over the next couple of years. Comedy drama. Drama comedy. It's very funny. Like, the guy is a bit of a disaster. Like, when you see him on camera, he's terrible. There's a lot of laughter. But the two characters are really cool. And as I say, it's interesting to see her as the mentor, teaching him. And because it's the 1980s, and you're expecting her to be the one who's fighting to get in there. But she's actually the star of the show. On episode one, what are you giving her? 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And it's Keely Hawes, who I absolutely love, even though I always say I absolutely love From the Bodyguard and I'm like, this is the one show I've never seen her in. I've never actually watched that program. Even the Sin one... Is it the Sin or...? It's the Sin. Because you see that that's coming up now and all over the place for... I need to watch that. But she's in that and she's in lots of other things. Everybody would recognize Keely Hawes from so many different stuff. Yeah, she's been in a lot looking at the images. Yeah, oh God, she's been in loads of things. And she's just a really good actress. So it's her and Max Beasley. Both of them I really enjoy. They're really kind of at the top of their game now in the UK, particularly for television stuff. So I was like, alright, let's check this out and see. You would love it, Michael. Oh, it's got a bizarre twisty kind of a feel to it. Basically what it is, is this idyllic English village. Lovely, beautiful, set in the countryside. Top place to raise children and all this. Everybody's dying to move there, all this kind of stuff. Lovely, there's a big old boarding school in the area as well. And it's all these, you know, roses growing up the side of the brick houses and all this kind of stuff. All beautiful, lovely, jubbly. One night on the 6th of May, they had what they taught was a blackout. But something happened. And two months later, they realized that every woman that was in the village at the time of this blackout is pregnant. Oh, I'm sold. And this is where it goes from there. So Keely Halls plays a woman who is a psychologist living in the town. She does a bit of family therapy and that kind of thing. And then she happens to be out of town at the time. But her daughter who has emotional issues, but we don't know what that's about yet, her daughter is there on her own. So Keely Halls then is asked to is obviously the daughter ends up one of the people who ends up pregnant and she's helping her through. Max Beasley plays the police detective who lives in the town as well. And he has his own kind of tragedy and stuff. But he is trying to figure out what's going on. You have some, there's just, when you watch it, people keep popping up. All the women of childbearing age. All the women of childbearing age find themselves. Regardless of their sexual orientation or sexual experience or anything like that. He's got an ex files kind of vibe. It's just, but I'm only two into it now. Cause like I said, it did only just come last night. It only landed yesterday. And I got dragged into the sex pistols and I couldn't get out of it. But they, so I've only watched two of them so far. There is seven. So it's two out of seven. They are all available to download on the, you know, with sky. But if they're on, if it's on the sky max, it's going to show up in other places. You don't mean that thing. So I just don't know where it'll be on the, on the other channels. All right. But it's really interesting and there, there's low, like I'm only talking about the two people that I recognize in it. But as you're watching it, you're like, oh, I've seen that person in this, that in the, you know. Is it a British made production? It's a British made production. And everybody that's in it is British. You know, it's full of British actors. So you're like, you know, Oh God, that was a mid summer murder. You don't even, you recognize them from different things that you've watched all. Which cuckoos, mid-witch cuckoos. Okay. Now cuckoos, obviously they, they put eggs in the birds' nests. Yes. Okay. So that's presumably what it is. So it's all about the armies involved, the government involved different things like that. Right. Okay. Fascinating stuff. And it's, it's hooked to you a little bit, but not to keep you away from the sex pistols. No, I had watched the sex pistols. See, I was watching the sex pistols and then I was like, Oh, I really want to watch that. And so by the time I started watching it, it was too late to watch any more than two, but had it been earlier, I think I'd have watched the seven straight through. Wow. I really enjoyed it. Long weekend. And you too, Michael. Thank you very much. And we look forward to seeing you next week. Thanks as always for calling in. Fanola, you too, of course. Enjoy your weekend and we'll see you next week as well. Thank you all of you who listened to the program today. If you watched us, whatever way you engaged with us, we really appreciate it. Thanks to Caroline and the team who worked on the program. We will be back with you on Tuesday. Stay tuned. He loves the courthouse in Lyford, John's back again. This time he's not a prisoner, but that's coming up for you live around the Northwest after 12. Have a great.