 Nice to be back and it's nice to be able to be able to hand over to Greg Hughes. Good morning, Greg. How was it, Lee? Daddy. Marry me. Ah, no. What time do you finish this problem, as long as we're having a chance? No, no, no. It was good. I came in a bit earlier than usual and got stuck into it and I'm just find them away. It's a good crack, isn't it? It's a bit of fun. It's great to have you back. Thanks. All right, Lee. See you tomorrow morning, bright and early for the naughty alarm. Clock from 6.30. It's the 9 till noon show right now, though. And at 9 o'clock, it's time for our first news update off the day on this programme. And it's good morning, Michaela Clark. Thanks, Greg. Good morning. A man has died and two others have been injured in a fatal crash near Bunkrana last night. Guardi say a woman in her 30s is in a serious condition. Tara Duggan reports. The collision involving two vehicles happened on the mountain road between Bunkrana and Cairndonna in the area of Meen Award at around 10.50 PM. The driver of one of the vehicles, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been taken to the mortuary at Letterkenny University Hospital. The driver and passenger of the second vehicle were also taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment to their injuries. Guardi say the condition of the passenger, a female in her 30s, is serious. The mountain road is currently closed between Bunkrana and Cairndonna, as the scene is preserved for a technical examination by the Guard of Forensic Collision Investigators. Diversions are in place at Drumfries and Churchland Quarters. Guardi and Bunkrana are appealing for witnesses to come forward and those with camera footage, including dash cam footage, to make it available to them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bunkrana Guardi the station, the Guardi Confidential Line or any Guardi the station. A government minister has described a mocked-up footage of a Russian nuclear strike destroying Ireland as shocking and unacceptable. The item was introduced by a close associate of Vladimir Putin on state television and depicts the nuclear weapon being detonated off the coast of Donegal. It shows the obliteration of Ireland and Britain and falsely claims that Boris Johnson has threatened a nuclear attack on Russia. Environment Minister Eamon Ryan says he expects Irish diplomats will make the state's reaction to the clip known. One of the arguments is whether we should have or not retain our embassy in Moscow. I've always said it was better to retain it. So yes, you can communicate because I believe it was state television that that clip was used. It is totally unacceptable and I'm quite sure our diplomats in Moscow and our Department of Foreign Affairs here will be making it now. The government will be considering plans to cut college fees this morning under new proposals to reduce the cost of third-level education. Our Education Minister Simon Harris also wants to see the grant system reformed so that more part-time students can access financial support. Education writer John Walsh says changes to college funding has been a long time coming. The minister has promised that he would be the minister who would take or get final decisions taken on the funding of higher education because at the height that funding can as we kick down the road so often, it's run out of space. So the decision really has been long overdue on the funding issue. Whether nice or bright are sunny spells today but overall cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing. Mind on humid with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees. That's all from Highland Radio News for now. We'll be back with news again at 10 o'clock. Until then, good morning. COVID-19 can still cause serious illness, especially in people at higher risk. We need to keep protecting each other. So stay home if you have symptoms. Wear a mask in healthcare settings, public transport and busy places. Let fresh air in if you're meeting indoors. Keep hands clean and get a COVID-19 vaccine and booster. Let's keep looking out for each other from the HSC for us all. And now it's time for the talk of the Northwest, The Nine to Noon Show with Greg Hughes on Highland Radio. Good morning to you. Four minutes past nine. It's a Tuesday. It's the third of May and you're very welcome along to the Nine to Noon Show. How will this week go if you were off yesterday? Nice short week or sometimes, I think when the four-day weeks we can end up feeling like eight, but we shall see at least. It looks like we're gonna have some decent weather to enjoy it in as best we can. Plenty coming up in the program for you today. Community guard information item coming up for you after 10. We're gonna be looking back on that historic night of boxing in New York, New York, where Katie Taylor was triumphant. Tough, tough fight for her best fight I've ever seen her in. And also maybe look at the prospects of her fighting in Ireland. The mood music is sounding good for a September rematch in Croke Park. We'll see. Also, of course, that coverage of the threats in inverted commas of UK being attacked by a bomb off the northwest coast of Ireland. That's coming from Russia State Television. It's kind of akin to someone like Pat Kenny saying it or something, but anyway, we'll still look into it and see what the story is there. That is so much more besides, what happened to you over the weekend? Anything to report? Good news? Any issues you wanna raise? Share them with us. 08 660 25,000, you watch apps and texts. We'd love to have you involved in the program. If you've never texted a radio show before, let today be the first day. Call Caroline on 07 491 25,000. She's taking your calls there. And also you can watch the program as you know, go to our webpage, highlandradio.com. You can watch in browser there. You can see me if you wanted to. Why would you? More importantly, you can see our guests as they join us for the most part. And also you can go directly if you wish to our social media's YouTube. It's Highland Radio Ireland, of course, on Facebook. It's either Highland Radio News and Sport or Highland Radio. So let's see what's making the front pages of the papers, both local and national. And the Donegal Press this morning, the Donegal People's Press, to give it its full title. Donegal's hospitality industry has moved into post-pandemic recovery mode, but this comes with a warning. The new fam momentum could be derailed if the government decides to increase VAT rates in September. This note of caution was sanded by the chair of the Donegal branch of the Irish Hotel's Federation, Paul Diver, who is also the owner of the world-renowned Sandhouse Hotel in Rossinada. He said, the Maybank holiday weekend has been good to Donegal with a high number of visitors coming here from all over Ireland. He added that Donegal appears to have performed exceptionally well in attracting people who would holiday in the Canty last summer. The returning staycationers. I know a lot of people don't like that phrase, but people holidaying at home, maybe they might prefer. I hope it continues. And I hope VAT is an issue that can be resolved. I just wonder, I feel a sense. I fear that sentiment, consumer sentiment is going in the wrong direction and people might choose to bank any money that they might have or spend it on things that are more essential. And I don't know, I'm just out and about chatting and even seeing myself kind of do get a 2007 vibe. I don't want to be depressing for a Tuesday morning, but I hope that's not the case. The Dairy Journal this morning, a grateful initial on family, have organized a major music event to thank the charity that supported them with their bubbly little girl who had to travel to Germany for treatment for a brain tumour. Nine-year-old Katelyn Strain from Burnfoot travelled to Germany in May last year for proton therapy during which she and her family were supported by the Gavin Glyn Foundation. The Foundation assists families with various aspects associated with travel overseas for specialist cancer treatment and was an incredible help to the Strain family. More on the front of and inside the paper on that story today. We, as I said a little earlier on, we are going to be previewing the elections in Northern Ireland later on in the show. It's gonna be an interesting one. It's gonna be historic. Pat McCart I think is joining us. We'll get his views on that. But it's featured on some of the front pages today, including the Irish Times. It would be undemocratic if the DUP refused to form an executive after this week's assembly elections in Northern Ireland. T. Shuck Meehill-Martin has warned. He said, I think there's an obligation on parties to take their seats and I would appeal to all parties irrespective of the outcome in the election to take their seats and form an executive. That's very, very important, Mr. Martin said in an interview with the Irish Times, asked if it would be undemocratic not to take the seats and form an executive. Mr. Martin said, yes, fundamentally. I believe that. I've always been a strong critic even when Sinn Fein brought down the executive and Sinn Fein didn't like my attacks on them at the time. Equally, I'm critical of the DUP for not enabling the executive to function fully at the end. So, I mean, we are probably going to see a situation whereby Sinn Fein are gonna be the biggest party in Northern Ireland. We know why the DUP clapstormant is because of the perception or reality of a border down the Irish Sea. That's going to be their post-election. So I don't know. I don't know how they're gonna resolve that. There's people know an awful lot more about that. We'll be tapping into their brains on that subject a little later on. But if you've got a commentary on that, 08, 6, 60, 25,000. The middle ground seems to be gaining, if I could call it that, seems to be gaining traction in Northern Ireland. Alliance looking like they could do very well and depending on how things go. Could be the second biggest party, he was to say. There's some opinion polls suggesting it's very close between they and the DUP. That being said too, I don't know. I think sometimes people say one thing to someone holding a clipboard or on the end of a phone, but when it comes to polling day, they might do something different. So it's all there, it's all to be had and we will be previewing it as I mentioned and obviously keeping you up to date with the outcome of it and analysing that post May 5th. Okay, let's go to the Irish Independent now. And cuts to student fees will be considered by cabinet under a major plan to reduce the cost of third level education. I think this is particularly potential good news in the Northwest. I think there's a lot of us that can't send our young people to college or university because of the cost, simply because of the cost. So anything that would allow more young people or older people to attend third level, if that's what they want to do, the better. Higher Education Minister Simon Harris will outline to colleagues that unmarked reforms to how the sector is funded, while also setting out his plans for addressing the cost of going to college. The minister is planning to push to have fees reduced as soon as this year, while also overhauling the grant system to ensure more students, including those studying part-time can apply for state funding. Mr. Harris also secured a multimillion-euro investment from Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGraw, which will address the long-standing funding gaps. And if there is a reduction in fees, it is the taxpayer that is going to be funding that. When more details are released on that, we'll look at it a little closer, of course. I'm not surprised the TERF story continues to rumble on. It is a big issue, particularly in rural Ireland. It's covered in the Irish Daily Mail today. Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has said he's confident the government will get the new TERF regulations right when they're introduced later this year, despite massive opposition from rural TDs and dissent amongst coalition parties. It comes following weeks of controversy surrounding the proposed ban on large-scale sale of TERF. It's been described differently now, though, and I think when newspapers are reporting it that they should use the language that was originally used. They describe it as the large-scale sale of TERF, but sure, that isn't necessarily what had us up in arms, is it? The narrative is being changed right before our very eyes. It makes people sound in rural Ireland that they were kicking up a storm over the big boys selling TERF in huge numbers. That's not what it was about. This all started because people were under the impression that they wouldn't be able to gift TERF or they couldn't sell a few bags in the community. We weren't talking about huge companies. That's not what got us angry. Now, as I say, that still has to be resolved, but I just don't like the way the words are being changed and people will go, well, sure, what are they worried about? I'm rattling, but I hope you know what I mean. Speaking to the Irish Daily Mail, Kerry TD Michael Heady Ray said, if the TERF regulations are forced through, people will be forcibly letting their feelings be known and they will definitely be making their feelings known at the ballot box. Mr. Heady Ray said, people in these constituency feel as though they are being pushed and pulled and dragged and bullied by the government. It's hard to read a quote from one of the Heady Rays without finding yourself in your mind. Sounding like them. On to the Irish Daily Star now. The number of deaths reported to coroners around the country last year were up 43% on pre-COVID-19 levels, with almost 7,600 extra deaths notified compared to 2019 now. We're not going to rehearse or rehash the arguments, but it was like, you know, the same amount of people are dying as always died. You know, that was the narrative that these figures show and it always takes a while for them to come out, but that's sadly not the case. 7,600 extra deaths were reported compared to 2019. New figures published by the Department of Justice show 25,421 deaths were notified to the country's 38 coroners during 2021 compared to 17,822 in 2019, the last full year before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was also a noticeable increase in the number of deaths in 2020, which were up 32% on 2019 levels to 23,465. The official number of COVID-19 deaths published by the HSE was 7,087 until the end of April. So certainly, people can discuss what was the cause of excess death, but figure show for 2019, sorry, 2020, 2021, significant excess death. So onto this story in the sun today about this Russian TV show presenter. He's not really incredibly popular. I think the older generation love him. Younger people are tuning out, but Russian state TV is threatened to drown Ireland with a radioactive tsunami along with the UK in a bizarre new propaganda video. In the chilling broadcast, pro-putin host Dmitry Keslev showed how the Kermans' latest world-ending Satan II nuclear missile could also annihilate the British Isles. One video shows an animated missile landing on the UK and the shockwaves wiping out Ireland in the process. Another shows an underwater nuclear drone explode in the ocean above Donegal and 500 meters high waves destroying the two islands. The warning comes as the Kremlin has raised the prospect of devastating military strikes on Britain over their deal to supply weapons to the Ukraine. Now, the tabloids in particular love and fear must sell because they particularly love to push the possibility of this ending in a new killer war. And we certainly hope it's not the case, but at the end of the day, if that happens, it's over for all of us, effectively including Russia. Will they go down that route? It would be effectively them saying, right, we can't win this. We're going to call it quits for everyone. I don't know. I can't see that happening. I hope it doesn't happen. And the Irish Daily Mail, many of you were up early or stayed up late or got up in the middle of the night to watch Katie Taylor in a historic bout. It was an excellent night of boxing. Liam Smith was fighting earlier on, too. It was very entertaining. If you're into that thing, some people find it horrific sport. But anyway, what about a homecoming for Katie Taylor? Do you think that is what's justifiable? A lot of her activity in Ireland had been, in terms of boxing and stuff, had been curtailed. Not because of her. She has no links as such. But because of what happened at the then Regency Hotel, Garty wouldn't give approval for a lot of things surrounding boxing because of the fear of reprisals and what have you. Things have moved on a little bit, so one would hope that she does get to box once on the biggest stage of all in Ireland, which would be Croke Park. There's a huge appetite for a rematch. She's up for it, her opposition. Not so much. I think she's come up a couple of weights. She's a champion at a lighter weight. I'm not sure she wants to go through it all again. But anyway, if the money's right, they'll turn up. But the story in the paper is that boxing hero, Katie Taylor, deserves a ticker tape homecoming to celebrate her world title victory. Cancelers and a referee who is central to the champ's career believe. Sadie Duffy was the woman in charge of the Braestars first ever official All-Women's Fight in Dublin in 201, 21 years before Saturday night's mega matchup in New York City. Over 19,000 people packed out Madison Square Garden. Now, the likes of Floyd Metherweather, he's recorded some of the biggest gates in that venue. He didn't sell it out on occasion. Canelo, I think, struggled to sell it out once. Katie Taylor did. Sadie told the Irish Mirror that Katie's rise from the first fight in 2001 in Dublin to Superstardom in the Big Apple means the Queen of World Boxing has to have a homecoming celebration. We're going to be chatting to Sadie later on in the program. So we'll get our own take from her on that. It's great to have access to someone who knows so much about Katie Taylor. So we're going to be bringing that to you. What are your views on that? Anything we've discussed there? Stuff we haven't discussed? Is there something happening across the Northwest that you think we should know about? Again, it's not just bad news. Maybe there's some positive stuff out there that you want to shine a light on as well. 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And to discuss this, I'm really pleased to welcome onto the program John Doherty. John, a very good morning to you and thanks for chatting to us this Tuesday morning. Morning Greg. How are you keeping? Good night. All right, very good. Okay, so you are visually impaired and you use a personal assistant at PA. How important is this webinar on Thursday? It's very important. It's vitally important to myself and other person assistant services throughout the country. Not only throughout the country, but throughout the country. Go ahead, yeah. Yeah, because it represents weird our role in all this as person assistant services is to have a right to a person assistant service. So it's to allow our machines to roll you on but that way it's to have a person assistant service as a right and as a basic human right for Irish disabled people. And what way does it work now? Is it a bit of a lucky draw, John? You have to campaign or if you're lucky enough that maybe an organisation might fund it. I don't know. What way does it operate at the moment? So most organisations like the many service providers would provide a person assistant service to disabled people. It comes funding through the HSE but a lot of the time it's just an entitlement. So in certain situations when recessionary times the cuts people at their service said they didn't receive a service or the services were taken from them the services were cut. But now what's happening is services are more like well let's say home health services and run for it that way where people aren't really getting to be in a situation where they can use theirs as they wish I am. I'm lucky enough to be but a lot of people aren't because of their HSE on funding things like social hours for example. Yeah. So for a lot of different people their services are let's say they might have people coming out of their home health service where it's for the people coming in four times a day or like to myself I wouldn't want that. I would like to be able to come in when I need them. Yeah so it's a bit more flexible and design more to your needs rather than a working day or what fits with other people's plans effectively. Yeah so that's really what we want for everyone in the country I think is that we want a service where people can do that and that's that regardless of the situation we find ourselves in financially or anything else that the service isn't taken from us. And presumably too at the moment well we're not necessarily talking about your situation but maybe we can talk generally it might be better. Like how much of say for instance if you have a personal assistance how much can you decide what you do with that PA or how much does the PA and say well this is what I'm doing. And normally it wouldn't be the PA to never do that. Right. Generally it would be like it would be the HSE funding program. So with the HSE they would they would devise what's called the care plan and it would be that sort of thing is where you're told you get a you get a stick you have like a a half an hour to get someone out of bed and maybe then another 50 minutes to get the breakfast and maybe like you could add 10 minutes onto that then for you know between the bed and breakfast if you want to share for example I mean that would take about maybe 10 minutes so to get dressed might take a you know they would add little things like that didn't you. Yeah I get you. I mean if an army an army would go ahead depending on like they would add that would be a care plan that's what we add into the slots again and then what that would add up to the amount of hours the person would have and given. Yeah but say for instance in a situation where you don't need that level of assistance but you might need assistance I'll say for instance you play soccer at the weekends or if you have an activity that you want to do outside of the home do you get assistance in doing that? Oh yeah yeah yeah so what I would have to do is there that I would have to get away don't take away hours but I would have to use ours and then not use theirs at some other point. Okay very good I'll get you. And for the legs of myself that's going to be a difficulty if I was to move into my own home. I'm lucky I'm still living in the family home but if I was to move into my own home that's where difficulties might arise. Right so that then starts hindering your ability if you wanted to live on your own or a different type of more independent living for example. Yeah. Okay I get you. Right now a lot of guests have been invited and there is quite a good turnout for this webinar. It only lasts one hour does it? It's going to be tough to fit everyone in but talk to us about some of the guests. I will we only have so far to know that I don't think I'll find to be as opposed Deputy Thomas Pringle is going to be speaking at the webinar. So and the most of the most of our state and rabbit every time was Pringle Senator Eileen Finn Yeah. Senator very good McGlean McGlean isn't it? Yeah. Ernie Eileen yeah sorry and yeah so then we speak and then there will be various members of Eileen and my staff that will be speaking that and then there will also be people who will talk about their own experiences and they'll talk about the one experience about using a personal assistant you know the the challenges the challenges they face and and and doing that you know and fighting for it you know and this kind of has to go beyond doesn't it go you know that's terrible something needs to change this is something you want to see action on isn't it you want to say right okay we recognize what needs to happen here we need to fire away to fund this we need to find a way to make this a thing of the past that's what you want to come out of something like this yeah yeah so that like it's not like just a high-end scheme that's tried out it's something that we need to have for for life now this is something we use to say what people are looking for for have now that's that like we can see it and act good by legislation on motion that's why we're looking for the politicians to get involved right now the the url the website address to register is it's it's like you know bit.ly forward slash in other words is there a place that people can go to sort of find the link we'll share on our facebook pages but is there a website or a facebook page you would advise people go to John so they can click this link and and register register for this webinar so I can go to ilmi dot dot i e okay i n m i dot i e sorry i l m i so independent independent living movement development i l m i so that's my fault okay and they can register there and I I think you know it'd be of great interest to lots of people to understand and to get more you've given us a fantastic insight today John but to to get to listen to more people that might avail of these services and and they know themselves the best way to improve them presumably yeah yeah well they can also they can also want to um facebook and twitter and instagram at ilm island so they can go to the facebook page at ilm island or there's a twitter and instagram page there as well all right brilliant stuff John listen thanks for your time this morning I appreciate it all right take care yourself thank you very much indeed that was John Daherty there he is visually impaired also uses a personal assistance and he himself and others know best what is required and they're going to be discussing that at this webinar on Thursday May 5th between 1 and 2 p.m. and hopefully something comes from that right okay now as you may have heard in the news there was a road traffic collision which took place in a shown late last evening and very sadly it was a fatal crash a person has lost their life I understand another is seriously injured obviously it's very important that Guardi gather as much information as possible as it relates to these type of instances and with that in mind we're joined on the program now by Superintendent Gretty Sheridan thanks for joining us this morning Gretty obviously it's a shame we are speaking in this context but it's really important isn't it that anyone out there with information brings it forward so can you as much as you can tell us what happened last night yeah good morning yeah last night just after half 10 on Sunday or Monday the second of May there was a road traffic collision on the mountain road at an area known as Main Award were two cars who were involved in the collision and unfortunately the sole occupant of a black to go to Octavia lost his life and it was at the outside of on top of my sincere condolences to his family and friends and a second car it's over open mariva had two occupants in it a male driver in his 40s and a lady in her 30s a passenger who is in a serious serious condition currently and receiving medical attention and so it's just that what I'm looking for this morning Greg is anybody in the area has any any information in relation to the accident to contact from chronic out of station on 93 200 002 or on the Guardi-Cons bench line 1-800-666-111 so that our job at the stage is to try and establish you know what happened surrounding the accident and our forensic collision investigator will be there this morning carrying out an investigation at the scene the road remains closed and will be closed until probably lunchtime so that's to enable us to gather as much evidence as we can at the scene and the appeal goes out to those particularly with dash cam footage lots of people have cameras in the cars I presume it's not just you know at the at the actual time of this collision either it could be leading up to it whatever any little bit of information give it to the Guardi and the Guardi can filter through what's relevant and what's not you just want anyone who may know anything to contact as you've been outlining there presumably gritty the absolute that's correct just anybody with anybody with anybody and any that information that would have seen the silver opal mariva or the black coda TV prior to the prior to or at the time of the collision and just contact us here in boncran out we'd really appreciate that okay thank you for your time this morning and just to recap the mountain road the r244 it's currently closed between boncran and car and Donna as the scene is preserved for a technical examination by the Guardi forensic collision investigators if you need to use that road obviously you can't diversions are in place at drumfries and churchland quarters as well and we'll join with superintendent in offering our condolences to the family and friends and the community of the the gentleman that lost his life but also the anxiety and stress as you know people are worried about obviously those that are injured and unfortunately it's not the only serious road traffic collision which occurred in the region over the weekend so thinking on all of those affected by those and and there'll be further repeals as it relates to other instances during our community Guardi information item which is coming up for you just after the 10 o'clock news okay right we are going to be discussing the fallout hopefully not nuclear fallout of those Russian state tv clips which simulated Ireland effectively being wiped off the map with the use of nuclear weapons I think the general consensus by the way is the chances that happening are minute but be that as it may you know these are people with influence in Russia a lot of people watching it we'll get an Irish reaction to it after these messages look the part play the part in store or online click and collect on bmcsports.ie by choosing dunigol creamries milk you're supporting over 200 dairy farming families across dunigol in doing what they do best producing delicious fresh milk every day for over 100 years dunigol creamries milk has been brought to you Dilly from our dairy at crossroads Kiligarden the longest established creamery in the region support local 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okay it's hard to know how to take this I mean obviously when you see the markups on on Russian TV in the carriage didn't mostly the tabloids today it's easy very easy to dismiss this as nothing but propaganda but at the same time we are in a you know pretty delicate situation in Europe and effectively globally what's your reaction being to this associate of Putin talking of attacks on the British Isles and inverted commas well night after night on Russian state TV you have this situation whereby they are encouraging Russia to you know start a nuclear war to um strike at the heart of the United Kingdom bombing from you know ships in the Atlantic Ocean and now we have the most recent case of they're just saying that they could literally wipe out you know Ireland and UK with a missile strike on their scene so all of these things are done though with the acquiescence of the criminal bear in mind Russian state television is not independent it operates for the Kremlin it's operating for Putin so all these things are done with the encouragement and the the tacit support of President Putin bearing in mind you know we have to at the very least condemn what is being said on the television and I believe that the Irish Government should you know call in the Russian ambassador and just put it very clear that this is fully unacceptable bearing in mind we are not at war with Russia and at the same time we have this Putin propaganda every night on state television threatening to wipe out Ireland yeah I mean I think some people speaking on behalf of Russia have said look this is an editorial decision by you know whomever puts this show together but that doesn't really hold water does it because this is very little would be broadcast on this TV channel we're talking of without Putin or his team signing off on it so you know he is pulling the strings or is at least complicit in this type of messaging yes well it's Russia one TV it is very close to the Kremlin and some of the presenters Dimitri Kestelyov is a friend of President Putin he was put into this TV channel some years ago for the purpose of putting forward the Kremlin's political view so he's a propagandist and you know anything he says is being said with the absolute support of President Putin and you know when you are talking about nuclear strikes when you are encouraging entire population bearing in mind that the Russian people only see these television stations there's no free media in Russia so the vast majority of people believe you know that the idea that if it's being said it should be done and certainly that is an issue of real concern and while I do not believe that tomorrow morning the Kremlin or the Russian forces will start a nuclear war and you know start bombing European cities it must be said that this is unacceptable because it is threatening a nation that's not a war with Russia yeah quite so it'd be collateral damage so to speak but really in the wider scale of things you know there's propaganda going on all over the place though obviously what we're seeing here really though should we not be more focused on the fact that we as Europeans are actually funding Russia's war that whilst with one hand we've been you know obviously supportive of the Ukrainians we have with the other put our own interests i.e. our use of gas and oil ahead of you know the lives of Ukrainians we are pumping literally billions of euro into Putin's war chest facilitating this awful situation or helping to at least yes i fully agree being truthful i have a call for a long time for a full embargo on Russian fossil fuels they have an embargo now on coal they're moving to discuss the issue around oil and i also want them to absolutely wean ourselves off gas in fact it should be done already at this stage bear in mind about 600 million US dollars are transferred to Russia Russian gas from account every day which is effectively funding the war machine so i'm very much in favour of you know an immediate withdrawal of purchasing gas from Russia this is the only way that you can equip the Russian economy it's fully dependent on exports of fossil fuels they're primarily going to Europe we've had this issue debated in the parliament we've passed a resolution unfortunately some countries in Germany have called out on a number of occasions as well Germany while it is quite dependent on Russian gas I believe it's the economy is capable of readjusting very quickly to purchase gas from other countries but I mean obviously we don't think there's going to be any veto on this vote but there are other countries that are hungry springs to mind that are particularly reliant that will look for a longer period of time for that transition again given the situation that we're in is that you know is that right is that fair on the Ukrainian people well as I said I believe that we should have stopped the purchase of gas already but I mean the difficulty is that you will need unanimity agreement to bring about this particular sanction so you know if countries need additional time well then maybe that can we can they can be flexibility but the less gas we buy off Russia every day diminishes its capacity to fund the war I would clearly like all gas to be stopped from being purchased but you know some countries will not accept that and will veto that particular embargo so in the meantime we should just encourage all countries and particularly as I said Germany which you know purchases huge volumes of gas every day from Russia and I'm quite definite that they could source gas elsewhere in the short and medium term as well so that that would diminish Russia's financial capabilities to fund the criminal war in the Ukraine all right listen thanks very much for your time this morning I appreciate it that's Billy Kelleher feeling full MEP 08 660 25000 talk in the media about Ireland being wiped out by Russia I call he's a taxi driver the caller is a taxi driver who had children in his car very upset and worried about being killed in an attack on Ireland who've enough worry as it is with all the micro issues and everything else that I said in the media about this the better as it's is causing a lot of anxiety I get that I remember when I was a young person probably the same as the people that you're talking about there during the I think it was the Cold War I don't know but anyway we were on the precipice and remember to when the iodine tablets were sent out by government Mary Harney was behind that you know I remember saying to my parents well what are these tablets for and they were do you explain did you know I don't know what the right thing to do at that time was do you explain what they're for why you might have to take them or what I don't know it's very difficult in this world now to manage to manage the conversation depending on the age of the children they are going to be accessing all manner of things on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram maybe we need to have the conversation and say well this is the reality this is what's likely not what you may be seeing on your own social media in your bedroom at night worried stiff there's no right or wrong way but I think we have to find a way to talk to young people to help them process it all but I take your point follow it I understand it I feel like at that time as I mentioned I was that young person worried about a nuclear war and yet here we are again a caller says regarding the nuclear strike in Ireland we have to be very careful listening to all these unfanted and exaggerated reports coming out of Russia Tony Blair said that London would be attacked with weapons of mass destruction all proving to be false thousands of innocent people died in Iraq another why are farmers getting extra money for silage if cattle are causing so much methane that's supposedly bad for the environment yet people have to pay more for coal well I suppose it's to make sure that they have a somewhat 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B-Y-R-N-E-S at glanbia.ie or call 087-253-054 This morning we'll be dry apart from isolated showers some brighter sunny spells but overall cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing in the west coast moving inland during the afternoon and evening feeling mild and humid with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees with just light westerly breezes and that's going to be the trend it seems throughout the course of the day and even into the weekend we could see temperatures hitting the low 20s all right now back to topics Louise Baylis is co-founder, spokesperson of Spark that stands for single parents acting for the rights of kids and Louise good morning to you thanks for joining us today Good morning, thanks for having me Right, are we going to have a particular focus on the issue of child maintenance the amount if it's paid at all do we really know because you know I think lots of people listening to this program will know someone in their family who's struggling to maybe make ends meet struggle it's a constant battle to try and get one parent to provide some financial support for their own child do we know the extent of what's going on wonder Louise yeah no that's the problem we don't really know the extent of what's going on there's no central agencies so there's nobody recording how much is being awarded what's the average amount per child and more importantly if it's being paid and that has been the problem for a long time we're asking parents to go in and out of court to look for maintenance orders but once you get a maintenance order that's really the start of your battle it's then to try to get it enforced and again a long-standing battle getting those in and out of court so what we did in Spark was we undertook to do a survey because there isn't that data available we undertook to do a survey and we asked parents to complete like how much they're getting if they're getting it if there's a rears if there's not a rears and if they didn't get it why are they not looking for it and it came out with some startling results yeah tell us a little bit about them yeah well there's only 35% of people were actually getting maintenance without any rears so just literally just one over one in three and almost 60% of people have either significant rears and have just given up hope and have stopped looking for it or never looked for it in the first place so that's a hugely significant number of people not doing it and then there's only about 9% of people who have significant rears who are still trying to go through the courts to get it so really and truly the idea that 60% of children are not getting any maintenance and they're more likely to be living in poverty we know children in lone parent households are six times more likely to live in consistent poverty and this money that they're owed could make a significant difference in their childhood you know and all situations are different but this makes relationships very very complicated as well you know you can imagine a situation whereby the parent who is supposed to be paying maintenance you know is an angel with the child maybe at a weekend or whatever and you know the child probably rightly thinks they're the best in the world but the other parent who's perhaps maybe doing the heavy lifting on rearing the child is struggling to make ends meet and then you have this emotional tousle do you call it out and get involved in the relationship with your child and the other do you know that's there's such a human element to it really there's a hugely human element to it and even the fact that it's being conducted through the courts courts by their very nature are adversarium there's a winner and a loser and in family relationship matters there shouldn't be winners and losers I mean it should all be in the best interest of the children so we would strongly recommend that it comes out of court I mean the minute you wish you was someone's for child maintenance and social welfare enforce that you must issue the maintenance the summons for maintenance but once you do that that's like shooting a weapon at somebody you know if you're a man and you think you're doing okay and suddenly you get summons to appear before maintenance whatever fraud relations were there that was benefiting the child they're all offended again so it's not in anybody's interest do these orders have teeth I mean is it easy for someone to go in and sort of go well this happened and that happened and I don't have the money that I had before like you know if an order is made I wonder if there is an actual good will to follow it how easy is to to avoid the order it's very easy to avoid the order and I'm always reluctant to do programs like this because if there are people paying I don't want to discourage them from paying and but I would always say do it's in the best interest of your children but very much so it's the order is the start of the process if somebody decides they don't want to pay this very little can be done you can go back and forward to bring them in and out of court but you know need to know where they're living they need to turn up if they don't turn up a bench warrant issues but then once the bench warrant issues the guards don't really execute them because there's no prosecuting guard it's different to criminal cases so it's it's very long-winded and and as I said like 36 percent people are owed significant orders I have chosen to just walk away just know they're not going to not work the hassle or something and that's just terrible the fundamental thing here though is though our attitude to the welfare of children in this country because this is not really about omoms or dads as such this is about really making sure that a child has enough to not be in poverty you know that should be enough for us to say right we have to sort this out one way or other so our attitude is actually embarrassing really that we are allowing more children that should be in poverty to be in poverty that's exactly it I mean and this is an easy fix this isn't asking for the state to provide for money but what we are saying is if there was enforced maintenance it could free up other valuable resources for children where parents may not have the resources to do them so what we'd be looking for is like a minimum essential standard of living for every child where this where another parent can step in and take some of the lifting that's great and where they can't this there's resources then available so that no child is going to bed and living in poverty and when you think of the stats that six unparent households are six times more likely to live in consistent poverty there's something seriously wrong and one of the keys to helping that could be maintenance and why like has nothing been done on it and you say could be and I understand you're saying that but we do know because research has been done that it would have the impact on lifting a large proportion of children out of poverty if maintenance was paid as it should be as instructed as is determined to be fair yeah I mean the research is there that poverty in lone parent households would drop by 50% if maintenance was paid that's huge and not only would that 50% be lifted out of poverty what you would hope is then social welfare resources could be then directed to children who do need it so hopefully there'd even be a higher reduction in child poverty it is a child's rights thing it's not about as you rightly said mans or dads it is about children and it's time society takes a view of we need to step in and make sure these children are supported the relationship breakdown is separate to what's the right thing for children and it's not like it's not like in a business where this can be unionized what we have is thousands upon thousands upon thousands of individuals in these types of situations you know and two or three might text into this program but they don't I mean they have through you a voice don't get me wrong I'm not in any way undermining that but you know it's there's thousands of people struggling and stressed out individually you know if they were a collective if they were a collective people would go hollering in no way so many people are affected like this is all completely unacceptable yeah and you're exactly right and the other side of it is we're hampered as well by the in-camera rule we're not allowed to talk about how much the order was for or how much we're owed like if I told you today what my court order was and if I mowed money I would be held in contempt of court so there's that barrier as well because it is all in camera that you can't even discuss it so it is very much hidden in the private domain but it shouldn't be hidden in the private domain when it's a children's rights issue all right the system can't hinder single parents either this caller says I get maintenance for my three children I also work part-time and I'm also on job seekers and that'll take 34 euro per child due to means testing so I can only come out with 20 euro per child now that's not exactly what we're talking about here but if we're asking individuals to get it right yeah okay it is part of it the government has to get there a bit right as well if we're asking yeah yeah yeah because like when it is being paid at least let it go towards the children and in the UK they have very much taken that approach that it's a tool to lift children out of poverty and when it's paid they don't assess it as family means if somebody's on social welfare and one of the other benefits of paid child maintenance is that what we have found through research as well is that fathers who pay for their children are more likely to have regular contact with their children and more often so it's you know it's not just poverty but it's also about relationship building it's an awful good expression but I say it as the pay-per-view maintenance okay single parents acting for the rights of kids that spark and people can check it out on social media website and presume as well Louise Baylis thank you very much for joining us I just wonder what party or what individuals politically elected are going to take it on you know I just because you look at this if you're a politician you look at this and go well where's the votes do you know and unfortunately that's kind of the world we live in to be fair Sinn Fein how last week or the week before two weeks ago they did introduce their child maintenance service and their proposals for it so there is they are looking to do something but we need everybody to be involved in this okay fair enough listen thank you very much for your time this morning all right take care Louise Baylis their co-founder of Sparks a few of you on that 08 660 25000 this caller says the Irish government and media have been doing nothing but spouting out anti-Russian propaganda the last few months it would be the price of them if the Russians landed here and took them all out yeah I mean what's happening in Ukraine is absolutely devastating I mean the loss of life whatever about armies but the loss of life is just catastrophic homes destroyed businesses destroyed infrastructure destroyed the country destroyed people being bombed and shot raped I mean anti-Russia propaganda that's talking about what they're doing another caller says the Russian broadcast didn't mention Ireland only the British ares they are not stupid with geography Britain shouldn't be threatening them yeah well they know they said that this is where it could be detonated after they wouldn't be after Donagall or Ireland it's to cause devastation across those land masses and then for that to sort of weaken as it approached central Europe a targeted attack but again incredibly unlikely to happen a caller says the Finafall and Finigale politicians that are never slow to appear on Highland are conspicuous by their absence to explain their support for the excessive carbon taxes and fuel poverty while the main environmental culprits are the data centres that are backed to the hilt by government in other words big business matters more than low income constituents and it kind of came in that carbon increase yesterday on a bank holiday Monday kind of under the radar your price of coal is going up your price of oils going up right okay morning Greg in regards to Katie Taylor fighting in Croke Park I've mixed emotions I don't think she will ever relive the atmosphere and result that she achieved in New York having family members there they said it was amazing I would worry if results didn't go her way in Ireland it would be such a disappointment for her so I think go out on the top Katie you've done yourself an Ireland pride well look the way big bounce like this happen it's trilogy fights right so from a commercial perspective the promoters would love her to come over to Ireland fight, lose and then go to Puerto Rico or it to be really close in Ireland and have one more in Puerto Rico that is kind of what the money people are going to be thinking I don't think she's got any intention of retiring and I can't see anyone out there for her to fight that would sort of get the same but there was like seven or eight thousand Irish fans amongst the nineteen in Madison Swear Gardens eighty thousand people scream in the roof of Croke Park I think that would surpass Madison Swear Gardens for her I don't know I think we'll ask someone who knows her better than I might because I don't know her at all what they might think what they think okay it is the 90 noon show that was our first hour under our belt stay right where you are where community guard information they're looking for your they have details of crime and how you might be able to help in solving it we also are going to be talking about the Katie Taylor fight we're going to be previewing the Northern Ireland elections and so on and so 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2pm for next day delivery or drop by your local home store and more home store and more a happy home live on air online and on the Highland Radio app this is Highland Radio News Good morning I'm Akhila Clark with the news at 10 o'clock Investigations are ongoing after a man died falling a crash last night near Bunkrana the man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene two others were hospitalized one of those a woman in her 30s is said to be in a serious condition the two vehicle collision occurred at around 10 50pm in the main award area on the mountain road between Bunkrana and Cardona Superintendent Grattie Sheridan is appealing for information but what I'm looking for this morning is if anybody in the area has any information relation to the accident to contact Bunkrana Guard of Station on 932002 or on the Guard of Conventional Line 1-800-666-111 our job at the stage is to try and establish what happened and our forensic collision investigator will be there this morning carrying out an investigation the road remains closed and will be closed until probably lunch time to enable us to gather as much evidence as we can The Russian Embassy in Dublin says nuclear war must never be unleashed it's after state-backed television in Russia broadcast clips showing Ireland being destroyed by a nuclear weapon being detonated off the coast of Dungall the report aired on Russia 1 marked off footage of nuclear torpedoes wiping out Ireland and Britain it also falsely claimed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has threatened nuclear strike on Russia Russia's Irish Embassy told the Irish examiner that the official position of Russia has always been that there can be no winners and a nuclear war security analyst Senator Tom Clonin says the government should call the ambassador in the the concept of having an ambassador and a channel of communication is something that goes right back to medieval times even during the most bitter conflicts in the past so I don't think we're at that point yet but certainly Mr Filatoff should be called in and we should be talking to him and asking him to confirm is this a plan the campaign is ongoing in a bit to make changing places toilet facilities mandatory in public buildings in Dungall there are no registered changing places toilets and only 17 nationwide a public consultation is currently underway by the Department of Housing with a view towards altering building regulations to make such amenities mandatory in public buildings Dungall mother Claire McDevitt who's five-year-old son Rory has a disability says buildings having a disabled toilet is not enough a changing bench is so important and not just a baby changing bench because that only meets certainly housing facilities and things like that but as a necessity for families like ours and many many as I say throughout the country so it's just something that we're calling for and because as I say while building regulations require for disabled facilities they're not actually entirely suitable for many many and it makes days out very difficult for us the government will be considering plans to cut college fees this morning under new proposals to reduce the cost of third-level education higher education minister Simon Harris also wants to see the grant system reformed so that more part-time students can access financial support education writer John Walsh says changes to college funding has been a long time coming the minister has promised that he would be the minister who will take or get final decisions taken on the funding of higher education because at the height that funding can has been kicked on the road so often it's run out of space so decision really has been long overdue on the funding issue Donegal women are being urged to attend their breast check appointments figures from breast checks that show just 42 percent of women in the county have attended an initial appointment the service is being extended in letter kenny over the coming two months during which it will operate five days a week chair of Donegal action for cancer care Betty Holmes says it's vital that women avail of the life-saving service DCC are calling very strongly and passionately on the women there's serious issues and we must remember that the life that you save could be your own so if you actually receiving an appointment from breast check please attend the unit and letter Kenny will be open five days a week for the next two months make sure that you attend if you get your appointment weather nice some brighter sunny spells today but overall Clyde with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing mind and humid with highest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees that's all from Highland video news for now we'll be back with an update again at 11 o'clock until then good morning the obituary notice is for this Tuesday morning May the 3rd the death has occurred a few rogers mulled off his remains will be reposing a mcglenn's funeral home from this evening at 6 o'clock with rosary at 9 o'clock followed by removal to his own home how strictly private at the request of the deceased funeral mass on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock in the star of the sea church anagri with interment afterwards in the new cemetery the death has occurred of Agnes Breslin named Mulrini, Balli Mcill Frost's County Donegal remains reposing privately for family close friends and neighbors at her home from today on tomorrow at a time to be confirmed removal on Thursday for 12 o'clock funeral mass at the church of the blessed Virgin Mary Frost's with interment in the adjoining cemetery house private on the morning of the funeral please family flowers only donations and lead to the heart foundation care of any family member or John McGuyan funeral directors Agnes's funeral mass can be viewed on mcmedia.tv the death has taken place of Kevin Doherty, Harbour Road, Bombay and formerly of Ballina County Mayo his remains will repose at his home from 11 o'clock this morning rosary nightly at 8 o'clock house private after rosary until 11 a.m funeral mass in St Mary's Church Derry bag on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock with interment afterwards in Mahara Gaon Cemetery the funeral mass can be viewed live on Kearn Rorty Funal Director Facebook page and on the Chopp-Pubble World Webcam the death has taken place of Mary Canavan formerly Sturlongford Drum Keane and London, England Mary's Remains will be reposing at the family home at Nockbrack Letter Kenny from today with wake from 11 a.m until 10 p.m funeral from there to more morning at quarter past 10 going to St Patrick's Church Drum Keane for 11 o'clock recreation mass interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery family flowers only please donations and lead of flowers if desired through the Irish Cancer Society care of any family member family time on the morning of the funeral please the death has taken place of Christina O'Kane and Nick Gallher 10 Crohn View Sturban reposing at her home funeral from there to more morning at 25 past 11 for recreation mass in St Mary's Church Mellmont at 12 o'clock with interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery donations and lead of flowers please to Sturban and District Caring Services care quickly funeral directors the recreation mass can be viewed live by the parish webcam the death has taken place of Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Tamna Wood Balindrait Lifford remains are opposing at her residence funeral leaving there this afternoon at half past one for service at two o'clock in Clonley Parish Church with burial afterwards in the family plot in the adjoining church yard family flowers only donations if desired to Clonley Parish Church Care Gibson funeral directors the death has occurred of Leo Armstrong 18 Muldona Colleges for Glen County Derry his remains are reposing at his late home funeral from his late home this morning leaving at half past 10 for 11 o'clock recreation mass in St Peter and St Paul's Church for Glen interment immediately afterwards in the adjoining cemetery the death has taken place of Bernie Doherty named McCloskey 23 St Columbus Avenue, Bunkranna and formerly of Don Given remains reposing overnight at St Mary's Church Cock Hill recreation mass will take place this morning at 11 o'clock with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery the death has taken place of Patricia Quig Ney Murray four Galnick courts Sturban and formerly of Donimana reposing at her home funeral leaving her home to more mourning at 25 past nine for recreation mass in St Mary's Church Melmite at 10 o'clock interment afterwards in the adjoining cemetery the recreation mass come a viewed live by the parish webcam and the death has occurred of Kathleen McPartland to Ney McLaughlin 41 Cornshell Fields Steelstyne Derry and formerly of Tubin Burnford her remains are reposing at her home removal this morning to St Murray's Church for 11 o'clock recreation mass while by interment in the adjoining cemetery Kathleen's recreation mass can be viewed on churchservices.tv family time please before the funeral today family flowers only please donations in lieu of desire to the society of St Vincent DePaul care of any family member or Murphy funeral directors for more details including any family health guidelines for wigs and funerals please go to hindlandradio.com with all the stories that matter across the northwest it's Greg Hughes on the nine to noon show on the highland radio this is your guide to smart glasses smart glasses often look like regular glasses and some of them have built-in cameras even if you don't wear smart glasses it's helpful to know what it looks like when someone who is wearing them is taking a photo or video the person wearing smart glasses usually has to take an action such as tapping the capture button to activate the camera when the smart glasses are recording you'll see an LED light on the frame so now you know a bit more about smart glasses a message from Metta and Esiel or Luxotica all right coming up with the program very shortly the community guard information item we're also going to be speaking about a worrying amount of women particularly women not turning up for important health screening we're going to be reflecting more to on Katie Taylor's performance at the weekend that and so much more besides I'll wait 60, 25,000 if there's something you want to talk about Raymond via email said if you look at American history the one historical constant is the U.S. moving from one war to the next to the next seemingly without end when the Soviet Union collapsed the Eastern military Warsaw Pact disbanded but NATO did not disband and one must ask why did it not disband the U.S. and NATO gave its word that NATO would not expand eastwards then NATO expanded aggressively to the east in the U.S. there are the so-called neo-conservatives or neo-cons who are always advocating wars of aggression but putting everything in terms of expanding democracy the American CIA withdrew the democratically elected Ukrainian government in 2014 and forced the Ukrainian president into exile in Russia the U.S. then installed their own man some chocolate magnate and then Putin chose to react and today there's a major war as a direct result and yet that is the politics and there's money in war as well that being said the absolute devastation being reaped on innocent civilians harder to sort of explain just listening to you re-lettering hospital it's not a disgrace the care of patients my husband was scheduled and up on the 7th of January went for pre-op on the 5th landed outside hospital to be told that it cannot be done due to COVID no cancellation beforehand got three letters after to say will be rescheduled ASAP but every time I'm rang I ring I'm passed from pillar to post to be told the consultant is off and this is an up I've waited on for 12 months now they say they will refer him to the matter and double them what will take another eight to 10 weeks this is a complete nightmare so unfair to a pensioner who has paid their taxes in this country all off their lives hearing so many of those types of cases another wake up people of Donegal stop giving out about the hospital it is beyond their control we are the poor relation who get scraps from the table who keep rolling over and taking it's like it was all the funding services for a population half the size of Donegal even including Lytrim still comes no way near we have a least amount of consultants for our population size how can anyone do a good job when unfunded and on the service another one here on a separate issue from Mary this is on air quality the amount of heavy duty vehicles on our roads with their exhausts blasting out more and more poison into the air also the buses more poison are all government personnel going to work on bicycles by the way why are there so many aircraft over north finish on these days from early five a.m. in the morning thanks Mary don't know the answer to the aircraft one it is a flight path over in a shown but on the issue of cars it's somewhere in the papers today about our government's ministers they get driven around in fancy cars that we pay for 17 of them how many would you say are fully electrical now don't forget these are the people that are pushing through bands on turf and what have you how many would you say have zero missions out of 17 ministerial cars two of them just two 15 of them are gas guzzlers and that's what the cabinet are driving around in why aren't they in electric cars if the environment is so important if carbon tax went up yesterday so we pay the increase in the carbon tax for the minister's diesel cars isn't that crazy that's what and they're telling us they're making decisions that are making life unlivable for some but they're driving around in petrol and diesel cars I find that remarkable I'll read on a little bit here seeing as Mary text in and just tweaked my interest in this article any new car bought by the state should be an electric vehicle when possible it's been claimed it's not the case right now can you believe it it comes as new figures show that just two of the 17 motors used to ferry around ministers are fully electric this is despite the government pushing for people to switch to electric vehicles with a target of having one million EVs on our roads by 2030 figures released from the Department of Justice show that of the 17 cars used to drive ministers just two are fully electric one is hybrid and the reigning 14 are diesel five of the ministerial cars are Audi A6s while seven others a high spec BMW cars which are all diesel powered the fleet also includes a diesel run boss the latest cars purchased for the fleet included a diesel Audi A6 bought in 2019 along with a hybrid Lexus bought the same year in 2021 the Guardian which runs the ministerial fleet bought two fully electric Audi A6s the data was released to social democrat Cooley to Catherine Murphy after a parliamentary question 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sale at CFC interior's Derry Cookstown and Abbey Centre okay you're very welcome back to the 9 till noon show here on Highland Radio Tuesday morning which means it's time for our community guard information item and we welcome into studio today welcome back into studio Garda Sean Swinney from the Bunkranna station Sean thanks for joining us morning great thanks for having me right okay so we'll start with a recap of the appeal as it relates to the fatal collision overnight yeah this occurred at me and Ward near Bunkranna can't do any goal so this is Monday evening second of May at approximately 10 50 p.m the collision involved two vehicles on the mountain road between Bunkranna and Cairndona the driver of one vehicle a male agent in his 40s who was pronounced dead at the scene he's his body's been removed today the March Street Yiddard County University Hospital the driver and passengers the second vehicle were taken to the hospital also for treatment of their injuries the condition of the passenger a female agent in her 30s described as serious so the mountain road is the R244 it's currently closed between Bunkranna and Cairndona and the scene is preserved for technical examination by a Garda forensic collision investigators the diversions are in place at Drumfries and Church and Quarters so again Garda and Bunkranna are appealing for witnesses to come forward and to those with dashcam footage to make it available anyone any information at all can contact Bunkranna on 93 20540 or the confidential line on 1800 travel 6, travel 1 all right and appeal another road traffic incident this time on the Locksock Road yeah this occurred on Sunday May the 1st at approximately 9 40 p.m the report received the collision at Minformal Glen on the Locksock Road Garda attended the scene where one car was involved so the male driver who's in the late teens was taken to Leta Kenney University Hospital for non life-threatening injuries by a female passenger also in the late teens was taken to LUH as well but her injuries are serious since she was then transferred to Beaumont hospital where she's in a critical condition so again we appealed to road users who traveled on the Locksock Road around that time to contact Garda in Milford on 9153060 and the witness collision and also appealed to anybody who traveled that stretch road between 9 p.m. and 945 p.m. via dashcam footage to make it available to Garda okay now on to our next appeal this is a burglary at a business premises in Leta Kenney yeah this happened business premises on the Port Road between 5 p.m. on Friday the 29th of April and 9 15 p.m. on Saturday the 30th but one door to the rear of the property was smashed and to escape into the building a substantial amount of various pieces of jewellery was stolen as it appealed to anybody who may have observed any suspicious activity of any sort in the area between Friday night and Saturday morning to contact Garda in Leta Kenney on 9167100 or again the confidential line on 18006611 and she didn't really come across any jewellery for sale in suspicious circumstances but please ask them to alert Garda immediately yeah on that one you can be the eyes and ears of the Guardi and the business owners there as well that's an awful lot lost for them right okay now we are talking about the theft of a vehicle and criminal damage is that right? that's right yeah that's occurred in Cairndona area between Sunday the first of May and Monday the second of May so Garda you were contacting early hours on Monday morning alerted the fact of the jeep await Volkswagen Tiguan the partial registration of 202D75 and he's stolen between 8 30 p.m. on Sunday evening and 1 30 a.m. the 2 a.m. on Monday morning from an address at One Park Glentahore Cairndona the jeep was later located for Garda it was on fire at 2 45 a.m. on Monday morning on the Bali Lasky road in Cairndona we appeal to anybody who believes they may have observed the jeep in question on the road at any stage between 8 30 p.m. and 2 45 a.m. to contact Garda in Mokrana on 9 3 2 0 5 4 0 we also appeal to anybody who traveled on the Bali Lasky road between 2 a.m. and 2 45 a.m. who had dashcam footage to make it available to Garda yeah and it's a trend now obviously the all the appeals are going to involve dashcam footage because they record on a loop and I mean you know they say a picture paints a thousand words obviously you know people make their dashcams available to Garda you can download the footage on their behalf so you're now asking people to you know scroll through all the footage if they're there or about at that time and it hasn't been erased make it available to the guards it's invaluable I imagine absolutely and yeah I like that footage downloaded and it's up to us to go through it so you know we try to knock any convenience people as much as possible oh it's okay right now criminal damage at metal bank letter Kenning yeah this occurred on Tuesday the 26th April between 8 p.m. and 11 30 p.m. the resident of the house left home at 8 p.m. only discovered upon the return that two windows of the house had been smashed with a brick he's not believed any attempt was made to enter the property so appeal to the residents in metal bank park to contact Garda if they saw or heard anything in the area on that date between 8 p.m. and 11 30 p.m. they made a sustained investigation gained contact letter Kenning on 9 1 6 7 100 okay now Milford Guardi are investigating criminal damage yeah this incident happened at Marble Hall in Dunfanahai on Thursday the 28th April between 9 p.m. and 10 0 5 p.m. carers parked along the roadside the owner went for a walk on the beach when they returned they saw the key the carers keyed on the passenger door on the passenger side back panel no attempt was made to gain entry to the car if anybody observed any suspicious activity in the area on that date or if they have any information they might assist they asked for contact Milford on 9 1 5 3 0 6 0 okay um don't want to see that to me at all at all okay now there is a particular focus at the moment by the road section of the guards or Guardi really effectively as it relates to the wearing of seat belts yeah we'll be conducting checkpoints over the coming days and weeks and the focus will be in detection non wearing of seat belts and other lifesaver offenses you must wear a seat belt at all times regardless of the length of your journey so we urge people not to take unnecessary risk on the road so driver you have to wear your seat belt and ensure your passengers are wearing theirs as well seat belts won't correctly can greatly reduce the risk of injury it can also save lives for us we also come across drivers and passengers who have their seat belt buckled in place they're sitting on the belt so we urge all drivers and passengers wear your seat belt and wear them in the correct manner children must be protected by a child restraint that is appropriate to the season with the RSA can offer free nationwide check and fit services for parents or guardians the names of what they remain to these that for the safety of the children and you can make an appointment online for the check and fit service at www.rsa.ie you also find a wealth of information on the RSA website yeah and if you don't wear your seat belt it gets you know you get used to it very quickly like you can go on amazon or ebay and buy buckles you know people just buy the buckle with a view to shutting the car up effectively I mean it's time and time again we see that it's a lifesaver it's not a huge inconvenience for most people to stick it on that's the message and you'll be keeping a tight eye on that over the next while as you always do yeah exactly again just urge everybody take all the precautions all right listen thank you very much indeed Sean I appreciate it okay thank you Greg that was Garda Sean Sweeney of the Bunkrana Garda station there that was the community garden 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Now just heard an advert there for darkness into light we're going to be discussing that tomorrow so if any of you out there have an event or something that you want promoted on the program tomorrow please get in touch with us we'll be more than happy to do that for you Caroline can be contacted in 07491 25,000 as I say if you're organising anything right so the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly elections they're going to be taking place on the 5th of May if the polls on the day are aligned with the opinion polls that have been taken in the run-up to it we're looking at big changes here Sinn Féin could be for the first time the biggest party in Northern Ireland and also too interesting that maybe you know people are moving away from Sinn Féin, DUP, UUP, SDLP and moving towards the Alliance Party they are in a poll I saw not so long ago actually equal with the DUP at the moment at 18.2% as I mentioned Pat McCart the former editor of The Dairy Journal and he joins us now Good morning Pat thank you very much for taking the time out today Morning Greg, how are you? I'm good, right I mean how significant do you think this could be or really the reality is is there's not going to be a storm and assembly anytime soon and it's a waste of people's time going out and vote I'm not suggesting that but some might feel that's where we're at That was a pretty cynical introduction Greg but I take your point exactly I totally agree I don't think there's going to be an organising and assembly anytime soon but your point is well made too Shymféin, Greg an Irish news poll this morning Shymféin earned about 26% the DUP and the Alliance are on 18.2% locked exactly on the same no okay there's always a margin for error and polls and so on the UUP is on 12% the SDLP is on 10.5% and the TUV which I find addressing 5.7% one of the big things Greg in the north was that the DUP were losing out to the TUV and whatever so on that everybody was going more right-wing it's actually turned out the opposite a lot of people are leaving the DUP on the left and going to Alliance they are fed up with their sort of hard line position on things like the protocol on gay rights and on abortion and everything else so all those factors come in but if things keep going the way they're going it will be a historic election Greg in the sense that it'll be the first time since the foundation of the state Northern State 100 years ago that the nationals will be the majority and was it not really designed to ensure that never happened? It was yeah the original when it set up Greg they looked at nine counties and then they came up with six counties and basically the founders of the state thought well they had a belt on about 70, 30, 66 roughly 70% majority and they thought that would be in perpetuity that there would always be a unionist Protestant majority now that's a guy I can't remember his name I know his surname is Nolan he's a professor he said about 2022 the Catholic nationalist population would equal or surpass the unionist Protestant population and he's turned out to be 100% correct What is your read of the the surge of the Alliance Party? Are the people of Northern Ireland changing but there's a lag between you know what the public might want or the future they want and what political parties believe the public want? Well you know Greg when you look at Northern Ireland now Belfast is absolutely booming tourism has it's hard to believe that it's sort of like a metamorphosis gone from sort of shops that were sealed up the streets that were sealed up known at night barricades everywhere now go to Belfast now it is booming and you go to a lot of I was up in the Bali Castle Glensovantrum there quite recently no it was before Covid but every second car had a Southern registration the North has been changed dramatically because of the Good Friday Agreement and a lot of people like that they don't want to go back the way and I think the DUP and TUV and people a lot of supporters are now saying look it's time to move on a lot of the young people Greg I was over in an integrated school quite recently a lot of young people just don't even want to know anymore they just want to get on with their lives them and us it's draining it's draining and it's like quicksand you know I just don't think in this day and age people are consuming so much information from right around the world that type of politics I think it's boring people yeah well look at what happened in DUP they got rid of Arlene Foster because she was considered imagine Arlene Foster was considered too liberal you know the reason and of course well there are other things that came into play with a lot of the DUP supporters playing for and the party for Boris Johnson and the whole thing and the debacle over the protocol but she was considered too liberal apparently she abstained on a vote of a gay conversion therapy and that was considered too liberal So what politically could the future hold? I mean the reasons why the most recent collapse of Stormont happened that's not going away any time soon we don't have a system as such do we whereby a government could be formed whereby the DUP aren't involved so we're heading into once the dust settles and the votes have been counted a long long period of stalemate and more of the same well that's the way it looks because the DUP are on record saying that unless the protocol is amended to their satisfaction they're not going back into government so I don't know what terms that they would find acceptable that it's dropped or something no yeah I've heard numerous people on saying it could be ameliorated in a way that maybe they could find acceptable but that's a business sort of one of the things Greg it's people seem to forget the protocol is actually starting to work big time economically from there the export show professor Pete Sherlock was on a BBC program quite recently he's the expert and he's based at Liverpool University and they've done quite a lot of research and he said Belfast out of all the region of the United Kingdom Belfast is outside of London as the most successful right now so the DUP as I say kind of talking about presuming these polls play out there has to come a point though where they will have to sit down and say you know what we I mean they are a political party and they want to be popular to say that you know our policies our attitude what we're doing is not working is there space therefore a shift from the DUP that maybe they might say well maybe the we need to change our view on this border down down the Irish seas they would see it or I mean they can't keep going well they won't accept will they a continue downward trend in popularity is really what I was trying to get at Greg I think it reaches the stage they're going to have to make a pragmatic decision making Northern Ireland work as much more in the interest of unionism than nationalism and if they're the ones that are ensuring that there's no return to the inter-storm and assembly if they're the one they're ensuring that there's all sorts of political upheaval it is not a unionism unionism's interest so somewhere along the line someone's going to have to pull the plug and say wait a minute we got to get real here and the other of course repeat myself as well Greg is if it's proving that the protocol which by the way is supposed to be the bugbear for barring the return of Storm is proving a real economic success that the whole raison d'etre of staying out sort of disappears as well so and of course I should add there can be no change in the constitutional position of Northern Ireland onto the people North and South vote on it so I don't see what the big problem is there should be somewhere around getting around the protocol if there if it is such a big deal yeah I haven't really been exposed to any of the debates or what have you I haven't consumed much of it Pat I'm not sure I'm presuming you have what is this election being fought on if you were to pick a couple of things out I was without question the protocol but Greg really and I do see it unionism is definitely ensured in there an upheaval this is what really it was about there's fears big time that Sinn Fein is going to be the largest party and at 26.2% and the DEPs on 18.2% if after those figures are sort of related and sort of sort of distilled down in an election well then Sinn Fein will be the biggest party and that means symbolically if they do that they become become Northern Ireland's First Minister that's historically major importance psychologically in the sense that it's never happened before it's always been a union's majority and that's upheaval big time also the protocol they have agreed the British governments basically did sell the unions out they promised them there would never be a border in the Irish Sea and so on and Boris Johnson signed up to the protocol which puts a border in the Irish Sea and Dominic Cummings who was Boris Johnson's principal advisor was hard to say off the record they didn't really care if they pushed Northern Ireland in the middle of the ocean and blasted it so like it doesn't give unionism much of a comfort blanket that they're loved and wanted by the UK which they are showing massive allegiance to No, obviously I think the DEP have said they will not go into power with with Sinn Fein the lead party I think they're on the record saying that but I'm just wondering if the alliance and they're not on the record saying that Greg they're refusing to answer that question which is a slightly different I'll take your point but it's slightly different but say that is the case so we could be looking at a stalemate there we can't ignore either the growth of the alliance party so if the system as it is can't be made work we start then do we not happen to have a conversation as to how power sharing you know this say for instance the alliance they get 20% of the vote that can't be ignored there has to be a system in place or a look at the system that those voices are heard at the decision making table as well yeah well Greg it's sort of I'm not using the right word but it's sort of a compulsory coalition in the north of the minute now the DEP could decide to go into the opposition Greg I presume what's going to happen we'll have to see the outcome of the election but it could be a sort of a watershed election in the sense that things might need finally to have a real good look at if the DEP don't fare as well if unionism loses its majority if Sinn Fein becomes the largest party by some considerable this but the caveat you obviously have to put in Sinn Fein is not very transferable friendly in Northern Ireland they always get a big first vote primary vote but they don't get too many votes from unionists or you know soft nationalists so when you always need to be careful about that but as the polls stand this morning they look to be well on their way to be in the top party and does that mean then that we start talking more about border polls and what have you because I mean obviously unionism there's a fear there that this accelerates a move in that direction what the general appetite on the whole island of Ireland to even have that conversation is I'm not really quite sure but I presume we'll be hearing more of it if things play out as the polls suggest well Sinn Fein have actually downplayed it a bit Greg in recent times this whole border poll and you're on the basis right the war in Ukraine has taken up a lot of the air time and the oxygen of debate there's real concerns about that but if you live in Northern Ireland Greg has in the south what am I saying the cost of loving has rocketed go to any fallen station north or south these days and ask for 20 quids worth of fuel see how little you get go on to my dear Mrs. with a shop in Derry quite recently someone like soda powder that was 99 pence has some sort of crystal powders on it's now 135 Greg that's 35% increase on one item on about three in three months look at some of the shelves apparently in shops that the a diverse range of products are not there but the ocean is well to our good Greg there are 200,000 people in Northern Ireland waiting for over a year for their first outpatient hospital appointment that is deadly serious yeah but an awful lot of the things that you talk of in terms of health sorry and other matters not having an executive in place it's hard to move those things forward you know in areas of health and education and what have you and I just wonder how long the public can accept that for well there's 300 million sitting waiting to be ready to spend on a small place like Northern Ireland 300 million would make a hell of a lot of difference Greg and I think a lot of people are sort of saying that you know over the wonder a lot of people are having to make a choice literally between eating and eating no that's not it's a it's a glimpse sort of cliched sentence or thing but for a lot of people that really was column east to it I heard him the STLP leader said that he was amazed at the number of doors that he went to during the when he was out canvassing people came to the door with coats on and so on they hadn't heating on the great that is Debbie's here and yet I think people are getting fed up with this sort of whole constitutional issue in the politics a lot of people they want the bread and butter issues dealt with the protocol and the border pool might be big issues for the politicians but right now on the ground I think most people say look we're deeply concerned about my father's appointment at the hospital about the cost of living about how much it's costing to put a fuel onto the oil tank and you know so those everyday items and I think the protocol and the border pool might be pushed down the roads kick the can down the road because I don't think right now they are the major issues yeah a quick word on the green party I mean given the margin of air statistically you could argue they've got no support whatsoever and and the same could be said in the republic and obviously they're they're driving a lot of of the the green agendas we're seeing at the moment but not much interest in the green party in this election it seems well in the north they're gone 2.9% and if you consider the margin of air is 3.1% it's not exactly a great place to be Greg isn't it but yeah but him and Ryan I heard him on yesterday he's out there was an emergency what meeting of EU ministers on regard to fuel and energy and so on while he's driving the the energy and this are the policy in the south and and I think he's really popular with a lot of people who like to burn torfs so where we go from with them and Ryan but well people before profits on 2.1% as well so I know and they've got them and McCann in the past and thanks Sean Harkin and Derek and so on okay maybe you might spare a few minutes afterwards to to digest all with us part of if you don't mind not at all Greg there's always great to hear your informed views thank you so very much indeed Pat McCart there former editor of the Dairy Journal have you a view 08 660 25,000 08 660 25,000 or call us an 07491 25,000 get your phones out when it's safe to do so and have your say like these listeners a caller was involved in a collision with an uninsured driver the other driver was at fault caller's car was a write-off has comprehensive insurance fully protected bonus the insurance company would only provide a car for up to seven days this is outrageous what are you paying insurance for a good question Minister Aiman Ryan goes to work on a bike but a security man drives behind in a car yeah we you see a bit of that all right um the west has a lot to answer for we're funding a war with weapons to keep the war going which is to space in millions and flooding us with people we haven't room for our own people are with in houses falling down around them and they can't get anything but what do you do like I mean if you're the leader of this country this texture if you're the leader of the country and you're prepared to say or the leader of you you're prepared to say right we're gonna let Russia go through and take over the Ukraine okay so you say that's the decision we're making because you know we don't have any space for refugees here you have to stand over that you'd have to sleep at night after that and then you'd have to prepare yourself for his further encroachment because if he gets to walk through Ukraine of course why wouldn't he he's gonna grab more land he's got his eyes on other former USSR are you gonna accept that would you accept that and say look you know we can't afford to house any of these refugees plow on Vlad okay and then what happens so he's seeing the USSR it's it's reformed he's back to full power he might see it as such then what why not take Europe why not encroach further because everyone's so afraid of his nukes that they'll allow him to do anything anyway then what happens what impact might that have on our economy or poverty or homelessness you know if you I think if we have to say right well what we're doing is not right you have to propose an alternative what are you suggesting as an alternative of what we're doing because we are as we said in the program last week we're being invited to do our research think for ourselves you know what's the alternative then a caller says we will want no turf if a tidal wave hits us look I mean it's a it's a a story that is it going to get a bit of traction but I mean in reality it's not going to happen in relation to the man with children listening to the attack potential attack when we were we every week at school there used to be rumors of the end of the world my dad used to say sure the world ends for somebody every day yours won't be for a long time that's it I remember that the end of the world the the finger was floating over the bottom but I just think it's better rather than I think it's far better for us and I'm speaking to myself at the same time as speaking out loud that if we speak to our young people to talk this through with them so they have an understanding so they're not like me to be honest with you I used to lie in bed at night shaking worrying about the end of the world and I didn't really think I had anyone to talk about it's when we were back in those that cold war era I would love to have someone put the radio on it'd been on the radio and then for them to reassure me or taunt me through it might have made a big big difference I would say all right back in a moment are you going to John's wedding should the flares all in that week here the procession's up and down the street Aldi hi biggie ling big yoruck is cracking his rerug is ruleabula and she the best man after this ad is kindly sponsored by Sailor Bill and Sister Sarah's Dulligall flair letter Kenny 6th to the 8th of May Aldi home of 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isolated shower some brightest sonic spells but overall cloudy with patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle developing on the coast moving inland during the afternoon and evening though it's going to feel mild temperatures 13 to 16 degrees your westerly breezes just light okay next on the program is Betty Holmes chairperson of donagall action for cancer care Betty thank you so much for joining us this morning good to see you good to hear you thank you Greg as well right okay the uptake of the initial appointments for breast check are incredibly low I looked at the figure and thought it must be a misprint talk us through it Betty well first it's important to say that the DCC would consider that we have a very positive relationship with breast check and we don't always agree with them Greg but you know when we submit queries we get answers and they would give us regular updates so we got the update that told us that the initial uptake of women was very low it was 42% now we actually found that quite upsetting because if you realize how many women if we go back to the start of COVID last year Greg the waiting list that was there and now we see that the figure is 42% now that that's scary that's really concerned but we really need to know why that is Betty don't we is it that the the clinics are in the the wrong place it's too awkward for for busy people to get to them or is it people going you know what I have not noticed anything on my breast this doesn't apply to me I'm just not going to turn up like it's crucial we find out why women most women aren't going for this initial screen absolutely great because we do realize there was a whole mix up and breast check have acknowledged that remember we had the situation was last year or 18 months ago where women from Anishoan were been sent to Donegal town and it was all over the place and breast check acknowledged that that was their mistake and it was rightified at the time so we as DACC have sat very tight on it we are looking for the current witness figures and but it's scary that if women are actually receiving their appointment you know to go to letter Kenny for the breast check appointment now that they've extended it to five days and then hopefully they're going to try and do a Saturday as well that they go there and if they're not going they're not able to go that the contact breast check and reschedule that appointment so that somebody else can get it but for for the uptake break to be 42 percent is really really worrying you know there has to be a reason why figures have dropped to that level considering that women were literally panicking because if I remember rightly the figures were up because it's I'm doing this from memory great so it could be wrong but it was over six and a half thousand when COVID happened so you know there's a major issue here and we are pleading on women please please attend your appointment okay so let's talk about this women listening between the ages of 50 and 69 as part of this process that offered a mammogram which is effectively an x-ray of the breast this happens every two years now what this does is it will spot any early signs like really really early signs and these people that read these scans just know exactly what to look for I presume there's an element of stuff could be discovered and then there's a bit more of an exploratory work and then it turns out to be nothing but this is the difference between going and getting this scan when you're cold or discovering something a little bit further down the line it turns out to be cancer and it's far more advanced than it needed to be like I'm saying this is someone who tries to avoid seeing the GP at any of you turn around so I understand I'm being too faced here but this is real life saving stuff this screens people and picks things up really really early if need be and in the majority of scans I'm absolutely positive come back clear yeah because we if you remember rightly we we have the unit that rotates between Nutter, Kenny and Donegal Town we are very aware that breast check actually put in an additional unit if you remember for a period last year they are unable to do that this time we had breast check then in Bancrana that was withdrawn the ACC had serious concerned around that but at that time it was made clear that women were only being asked to attend for their appointment every two years so it was hoped that they would be able to travel from their own area to letter Kenny you know so again we can't stress the life that you saved maybe your own and I'm sorry I forgot to switch my phone off no don't worry about that Betty so the problem too we have whilst you sort that out Betty the problem we have as well here is we can fight when I say we you and others fight to have these services if four out of ten or six out of ten people aren't turning up you know it makes the argument to retain services very difficult that would be my fear well great it's interesting you should say that because I was looking through some of emails this morning and DACC actually started to fight for breast check and Donegal in 2007 and I have a list of letters here where we went I have the submissions that we actually put in when it was going to be rolled out in the spring of 2009 and Donegal was to be the point starting point which didn't happen we have our submission and in fact actually I read through them we actually put this in hard to reach population based in 2010 and DACC as other groups and people fought very hard for breast check because we recognize the importance of it and again we can't stress that the life you could say it could be your own you know so but for us in DACC we need to find out why the figure is forward we need to listen to the women is it inconvenience is it putting it off is it sure after coming through COVID I'll do it the next I'll be all right for that for this two years and I'll do it whatever the reasons are we need to find out and if women want to text in 08 660 25000 and help us understand but you know I don't know if it's a user to lose its situation but this is a life-saving screening system that we that you and others campaign really really hard for and it's about saving our brilliant women's lives as much as is possible and we would have serious concerns Frank that if there is if the figure has dropped to that level of 42 percent so that means that you're talking what is it 58 percent you know haven't taken up their appointments then there is a danger that we're going to have those sitting again at a national level saying well do we need this service in Donegal you know because we had that situation in Bunkrana and we fought hard for it so please please if you can let Highland know or let me know why why if you've got your appointment why didn't you turn up why didn't you turn up that's crucial okay listen we'll talk again on this thank you so much for that Betty Holmes their chair of Donegal action for cancer care okay another busy hour to come on the program we always say it's busy but we always follow through it is always busy so don't go anywhere we can't fit as much in as we have for you we want your involvement as well but we also want to keep you up to date with what's happening on the hour at the top of the hour it's news time good morning Michaela Clark thanks great good morning investigations are ongoing after a mom died in a crash last night near Bunkrana the man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene two others were hospitalized one of those a woman in her 30s is said to be in a serious condition the two vehicle collision occurred at around 10 50 p.m. in the main award area on the mountain road between Bunkrana and Cardona a mocked up video broadcast on Russian television of a nuclear strike destroying Ireland has been described as shocking by the environment minister in it a known associate of Vladimir Putin also falsely claims that Boris Johnson has threatened nuclear action on Russia the nuclear weapon is seen being detonated off the coast of Donegal Garde and Donegal are appealing to road users who run the lock salt road at around 9 40 p.m. on Sunday and who may have any information relating to a crash to come forward a female teenager a passenger in the single vehicle collision is currently in a serious condition in Beaumont hospital the male driver who is in his late teens was taken to letter candy university hospital following the crash anyone with information is asked to contact Garde in Milford a substantial amount of jewelry has been stolen from a business premises in Leicester Kenny between 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 15 p.m. on Saturday a window to the rear of the building on the port road was smashed and entry gained meanwhile an investigation has been launched following the theft and burning off a vehicle in Cardona a white Volkswagen Tegan was stolen from a house at some time between 8 30 p.m. on Sunday and 2 a.m. yesterday morning the Jeep was later located on fire the campaign is ongoing in a bid to make changing places toilet facilities mandatory and public buildings in Donegal there are no registered changing places and only 17 nationwide a public consultation is currently underway by the Department of Housing with a view towards altering building regulations to make such amenities mandatory and public buildings and the government is considering plans to cut college fees today under new proposals to reduce the cost of third-level education higher education minister Simon Harris also wants to see the grant system reformed so that more part-time students can access financial support those are the latest headlines will be back with an update again at 12 noon thank you very much Michaela I want to go to Marie before the break Marie good morning to you thanks for joining us right you had a mammogram on Friday but it the communication of the system is it is it working what happened well what happened to me Greg was I got the letter on Thursday afternoon to attend for Friday morning now prior to that I had my last mammogram in 2018 which was incomplete then I was told then that it would be my last mammogram because I would be over 65 so then the age group extended to 69 so I phoned them I phoned breath check and they said they would send me out another appointment so I was waiting 18 months to get Friday's appointment wow did they do you have any understanding as to why they would give you one day's notice because it'd be very hard for an awful lot of people to be able to rearrange things yeah that's my point I wanted to make to you and I think is that maybe one of the reasons that women are returning off that they're not getting enough notice yeah like I could see of a hundred women that got one day notice I could see six out of ten of them saying I can't make it I can't I can't do that tomorrow I'm only sure I don't have anyone to do this that of the other exactly yeah right okay that definitely requires more examination and when you describe one as incomplete Marie if it's not personal pardon my ignorance what does incomplete mean that they couldn't the readings weren't right or okay they couldn't do it properly so given the the gap between 2018 nothing in 2020 and then finally getting the appointment for 2022 have you been would that be something you've worried about since 2018 or do you like I know I wasn't really great okay you know the only reason I wanted to be checked was my mum did die from breast cancer and my sister had a benign lump so I just thought I better get it checked but I kind of forgot about it in the intern you know yeah I get you until you got the letter on Thursday and went for it on on Friday you were able to do it Marie listen thanks yes go ahead on Friday then after the mammogram when my post arrived I got a letter another letter today to send the mammogram on Friday right okay did you have to travel far for it Marie I'm not asking where you're from we're that's why I was able to attend I'm I'm local understood okay Marie thanks for your insight I appreciate it greatly okay take care bye bye 08 660 25000 to say we're trying to get some sense and it's obviously going to be based off a small number of people but we're trying to get some sense as to why 60% of women aren't turning up for their initial mammogram because we're going to hear from maybe the HSC or whomever is responsible saying well we can't justify having a unit there if the majority aren't coming to it but I don't want that happen before we find out what is actually going on hello Greg just listening to Betty can you ask her about the online system every time I check I have to fill in my details which is fine but still don't have an appointment I'm 51 past in November and I've been on the register it said since I turned 50 I'd go to the appointment not a problem whenever I get it that comes in from Launa that's another person that the system doesn't seem to be working for I got my breasts checked about eight weeks or more and still didn't get my results even though I was told I would get them in approximately three weeks could you ask Betty who do I contact about the results we'll get answers to these questions for you are you sure these patients are getting these appointments if you could find out from someone that didn't turn up did they really get an appointment the problem is is okay let's just say in Marie's example she hasn't had a she hasn't had an appointment since 2018 oh yeah 2018 is it possible that if we contacted the HSC that would not on her behalf but that they would say well she hasn't turned up for three appointments like can we be assured that that's not what's happening that in other words they're issuing appointments but they aren't and then people who don't get the appointments and are wondering why are classed as no shows do you get me this is why I think it's so important we do some more digging here a caller says I wish I had a chance to refuse an appointment I'm 54 this year and still waiting for my first appointment so potentially should be on your third really shouldn't you 50 52 54 the caller says I contacted my GP and was told it was nothing to do with them and to check the register which I did it says I'm on the register and will be contacted when they're in the area I don't know who else I can contact again we'll try and get more answers to these questions but there's a person who wants it 54 now still hasn't had an appointment how does that tally with 60 odd percent of women not turning up for tests another will scan some of your pardon ask Betty what about those who are on a waiting list for over three or four years and not being called though those are the people we're hearing more of at the moment we haven't heard yet from anyone who got an appointment and didn't turn up it's mostly people who are very very anxious for an appointment let us know this is your guide to smart glasses smart glasses 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nearly 60% of women are not turning up for their initial breast check helping us here of course as well is Teresa hi Teresa hi how are you maybe you have at least a partial explanation well the only thing I can say I'm just talking about myself is I applied online to go to breast check and there was a lot of complications actually filling out but anyway I got through it but between waiting on my appointment I felt concerned about my own breasts and I went to my doctor so I got sent from my doctor for my mammogram so I'm just thinking maybe that's what's happening that people are concerned and worry go to their own GP and they get sent for a mammogram and then when their appointment comes up with breast check they've already been through it yeah that would make sense too and I'm thinking yeah because that's because I got a phone call just a few months ago to say that it was time for me now to go for my appointment to breast check but because I had already got one I just said look I already waited for this appointment but between times I went to my GP and thank God I got to go for my mammogram which showed up fine thank God okay very good I'm glad to hear that I think that's yeah you know so I'm just thinking maybe that's what's happening did you did you tell breast check that you weren't going to make that appointment I wonder no I didn't actually and that's fine I can understand and I think a lot of people wouldn't because you would imagine well you know they can fit someone else in I think that's really normal I think a lot of people wouldn't either Theresa but that would then come up as one of the no shows I get you okay listen thank you for that Theresa I'm glad to hear things are okay and I appreciate you giving us one reason as to why it may appear that people aren't turning up thanks Theresa yes I think it's important that we have breast check 100% yeah exactly you know we're very lucky it's common there so as I say I would have went if I didn't already have gone to my GP you know what I mean and I think it would be fair enough it would have been fair enough to presume that on the system it would have shown you'd recently had a check and it could have automatically cancelled your appointment or but the only thing I will say they had rang me to say that my appointment was coming up now I think you know oh it's time now for your appointment can you make it whatever date it wasn't that I didn't ring and cancel they were giving me an appointment understood okay thank you Theresa no bother take care bye bye now obviously we have the option as well for you if you wish to leave a voice message for us as well obviously it's great to get the point across if we get an opportunity to speak to you but that might not be for everyone so if you want to record a voice message on whatsapp on your phone and send it through to us to 0866025000 we can we can play that out as well for you if you want to get your point across but don't want to do it in an interview format so if you want to send us a voice whatsapp 0866025000 0866025000 that might suit you right okay Ann joins the conversation now Ann good morning to you good morning to you Theresa okay what's your situation Ann my situation is I had a breast operation two and a half years ago in Leonard Kenny Hospital and I'm 71 now in October I was due a breast check on two two and a half a year and a half ago I never got an appointment for it never and obviously you'd be keen to do that as a follow-up I would be down the road like a shot if I got an appointment no problem so you're listening here going there's something going on here apparently six out of ten appointments aren't filled and I can't get an appointment no exactly I never got an appointment I mean I don't understand it because the last appointment I had was a year before I had my breast operation three and a half years now but she said to me just because of my age I was 69 then and she said to me you're due another breast check before you're you know cut off the list and I never got it and then I had a breast operation and I was expecting them to call me for a breast check after that and I never got an appointment of any kind to go to a breast check and I would go from here to Slago or anywhere to get my breast checked well okay another listener and says 54 this year never had a call yet for breast check another I'm still waiting an appointment I registered two years ago when I turned 50 so they're 52 so there's more and more women contacting us who are very keen to have their initial breast check and in your case you want your follow-up one I suppose you might call it and all of them saying the same as you if they got enough notice they'd go anywhere for it at this stage I tell you I mean I got two and a half two three years ago I got appointments for Leonard Kenny and I was dying to get it done and then I got an appointment I was cancelled and then I had to go to Slago and I drove to Slago to get my appointment it's just so important you know to have this done but when you don't get an appointment and you don't you can't I mean poor these women maybe are just like myself they're waiting on an appointment and they don't get one well everyone so in relation to breast check another caller Ann my sister-in-law called them last week as she has been waiting two years and she hadn't been accepted onto the breast check system two years later another I'm 53 still no appointment for my mammogram so everyone contacting us is very very keen even for an appointment so there's something going on Ann well I don't know now if I'll get an appointment now or not because I'm in that age group of 71 this year understood yeah and once you go off once you go to that certain age you don't you don't be called what do you think of that that there's a age at 69 I don't think it should be done away with that age at all I think it should be on the list to the day you die because that lady we were speaking to a little earlier you know her mom sadly passed of breast cancer I think her sister had a had an issue as well your worries or your concerns or your health don't all of them all of a sudden not matter at 69 do they no does not I think I think you should have it done at least every two years no matter what age you are until the day you die because I know of people that died at 70 somewhere with breast cancer and even 80s exactly yeah exactly and it still is important to find it early it is very important right listen I hope you get your appointment soon thank you very much I'm not hoping at this stage I'm giving up be quite honest with you yeah that's not right either that you should feel like that yeah okay all right okay thank you very much take care bye bye Mary emailed I'm 51 and registered with breastcheck.ie about a month ago I phoned the online number as I knew they were testing in the area they gave me a reference number and a number in Galway to phone for an appointment so I phoned Galway and they gave gave me an appointment on the phone for two weeks later I attended and got the results back about two weeks later that is that thanks Mary for that and maybe for some of the women we've been speaking to who are anxious for an appointment that might work for them but there's something going on here we're getting in the dozens at this stage of people contacting us saying they're really really really keen for an appointment they've been registered since they were 50 they're 51, 52, 53, 54 still no appointment yet we're being told the official statistics are stating that six out of 10 women aren't turning up for their initial breast check so there's something going on that requires well that's what precisely what we're doing requires more digging this is your guide to smart glasses smart glasses often look like regular glasses and some of them have built-in cameras even if you don't wear smart glasses it's helpful to know what it looks like when someone who is 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of herbal treatments to help fight fatigue relieve digestive discomfort maintain a healthy immune system and alleviate common menopause symptoms the natural way letter Kenny shop in center your one stop health shop I know out and about as I've become a little bit more aware over recent years I find myself looking at facilities in businesses for people with a disability or wheelchair users and what I've noticed is because I've done a bit of exploring of this that sometimes it has the symbol on the door but if you actually open the door and have a look in it can often be not often sometimes it's being used as a storeroom other times it's clearly not suitable for someone in a wheelchair to be able to go in turn come out it's not so it's almost like a box ticking exercise all the place is excellent don't get me wrong it's not right across the board so that's in private business so level expectations I don't know might be different but public spaces where you could comfortably change someone or use the facilities you'd expect that the status stepped up to the mark wouldn't you not always the case Claire McDevitt is a Donegal mother of five-year-old son Rory who has a disability and is going to highlight the issue with us at the moment Hi Claire how are you keeping? Hi Greg how are you? I'm okay so what's your current experience with I suppose private and publicly do you focus on on public facilities or let us know what the situation is? I suppose public facilities are not existent really at the moment I mean they have their you have your disabled toilets you know and that and this as you say it doesn't apply to all many of them are small you know you're getting a wheelchair in and moving around is difficult some are larger you know and there are local businesses actually that are much larger and you can get in you can get moving around some provide a baby changing bench no that makes us some and doesn't definitely does not put all people and you'll be lucky to get a baby changing bench in one so then you're looking at well what if you're and like my child can't use the toilet many children adolescents and adults can't use the toilet so where do you go there you know how you're going to change how you're going to because they deserve to go to and I think that's what we're looking at Greg I think there's a difference between having a facility and that facility actually being fit for purpose for all like you know of people we all know of people who want to go somewhere in Ireland and they actually have to plan out their journey and sometimes they're food and liquid intake if say for instance if they're a wheelchair user because there's there's a couple of places dotted around the country and people are trying to organize days out or journeys for hospital appointments or whatever it might be around it it shouldn't be like that it's crazy especially when with new buildings Claire Oh absolutely and I can only speak from our own experience and obviously the last two years we haven't really gone anywhere I'm looking up maybe before that Rory was the way about smaller you could obviously manage him a lot better you don't want to be the changing bench two years on we're coming out of the pandemic we're wanting to get out and about more I mean CHI Cromland have only just established a changing place within the hospital Leonard Kenny hospital definitely don't have one you know and you're looking at well we want to get out and about we want to enjoy ourselves we spent two years stuck in the house but really you do have to think how can we do this I carry a changing mat in the car with me on occasion we've had to pull down the seats and change him in the car in the boot of the car because that's just what you get you know and you and some of the spaces maybe that has a baby changer he doesn't like that he screams you know if you think about it if you had it one of the proper changing benches that are suitable for children adults they're level it was their height adjusted so they can come down lower you know you're not having to lift higher and you know there's those kind of things there Greg and also you know the car is an inconvenience but people will have occasion where they actually have to change someone on the floor the floor of a toilet yeah yeah I mean we were in a local community centre I won't I won't name names but it was a new facility that was built over the last couple of years and we were there as part of a group for children with disabilities and when we asked for somewhere to to change him the disabled toilet there yes it was big enough to manoeuvre the the wheelchair around but we were offered a match for the floor you know and that's that's the reality of it and it's you know it's no fault of the organisation that was there carrying out the event but it's about building standards it's about regulations you know having a disabled toilet facility isn't enough because not all children and adults can use a toilet but even if you're given a toilet you need to make sure that there's enough limit besides for assistance because maybe they can't safely self-transfer you know you need a hoist you know as well because you know they're not all you know you can't all lift either even when and the thing about this Claire it's going to be difficult to to sort of expect retrofitting although it might happen but there are buildings being built right now where the disabled facilities box is ticked but if they had any consultation with someone who uses these facilities they would realise that they aren't fit for purpose and in the wider scale of some of the construction that we're looking at some of the builds to put in proper proper accessible facilities it can be done and it wouldn't affect the bottom line much it's just a case of people recognising that the likes of Rory you and others need to be treated with respect and given dignity absolutely yeah no it is and like and people can you know it can be changed but it does take people power to do these things just like everything in the country you know and we have to highlight this and many families country-wide are calling for this you know and we all our children are you know our family members all deserve that right as well you know and it it isn't easy and um so one thing it requires us is us to support the likes of you Claire and others in these times it's difficult financially to you're not looking for finances don't get me wrong I know that but I'll get to the point it's difficult for people to feel that they can make a difference because they don't have spare time or spare money to help a charity whatever it might be this is a situation where people can help by just logging on to the computer because the department of housing local government and heritage is currently seeking the views of the public about changing the building regulations so changing place toilets will be mandatory in certain public buildings unbelievable that they're not so that's how everyone here can listen to you and go you know what I can't make a difference with other things in life but I can let my voice be heard here and I can back up Claire on this campaign do you get where I'm coming from Claire people can help here that lady can and that and that means so much and it will only take a few moments to do and if you log on to changingplaces.ie they actually have a sample email there that you can just email and if you have an experience if there's somebody out there that goes I've been in that situation I didn't realize that I could you know voice this you know put your personal experience in there with the email send it to buildingstandardsathousing.gov.ie and have that done before 5 p.m. on the 12th May and like that will make a difference where I get really well in Donegal there are zero registered changing places across the entire country there are 17 now if you consider how much of the population might be able to avail of these they're seriously seriously underserved there's a lot of info there as to how you can help by having your say the go-to place I would suggest changingplace.ie and there's a sample email there as Claire has been outlining and the email address is there as well the closing date for the receipt of submissions and comments is 5 p.m. on the 12th of May so you have little over a week just to log on to your computer when you've got five minutes or open your phone and do something that will help this campaign it shouldn't have to be a campaign to embarrass or force a government body to insist that these facilities are made available it's crazy Claire it really is it really is and I thank you so much for being able to highlight this and you know and get it out there that this is what's needed for our children you know that are we're now being able to get out more so it'd be great to just not have to worry about that aspect of it too 100% and I would say Claire you know between support groups what have you parents and guardians and caregivers they probably exchange good places this is not bad that's not bad this is okay I'm sure that goes on and people are trying to if they can get out organize things around where are good facilities for simply changing someone do you know it's crazy stuff it is and it has to happen and we share you know and we do share this information you know and there are some local private businesses that have have a great you know chain or disabled toilet if they could just add in a few extra that would make it more accessible and inclusive to all you know and that's fair you know and then you talk you know and it is possible yeah and then there are entire towns that you'd think there's because of the signs there's loads of facilities but if you actually go around them they're not there at all in a usable way all right Claire listen thanks for that best wishes to everyone and Rory thank you Claire thank you so much bye Greg thank you bye bye bye Claire MacDevitt there 08 660 25000 if you wish to have an opinion on that so back to the issue of breast check just for those joining us we're trying to get to the bottom of why the statistics tell us that six out of 10 almost six out of 10 women aren't turning up for their initial mammogram the contact to our program so far has been I'm 51 I'm 52 I'm 53 I'm 54 where I want an appointment and I'll go with short notice and wherever if need be because people are keen for that to be done right some of your comments here Greg I had a mammogram over a year ago through my GP was all clear I got my routine mammogram two months ago which I attended and I'm currently attending Galway hospital for treatment for what was found on my latest mammogram please attend all your appointments they are vital another I felt as if I needed to have a breast check because I had just turned 50 and HRT I called the number it is just important as it relates to HRT the links between HRT and breast cancer are heavily disputed by the way but I understand your concerns they say I called the number for breast check and I was seen within two weeks in Etterkenny had to check the register online before could give me appointment but was really easy and fast same as your previous texture another I think it's very selfish if people who get an appointment and do not attend breast check and do not cancel their appointment that slot could be used by someone else I finally got an appointment this week my last one was four years ago but we I have to make sure that people are being notified of their appointments because you know one lady we've spoken to today got one day's notice to attend and she'd been waiting for 18 months for it why does breast check stop at 69 those over that age do they not matter that's exactly what we were asking another thinker off the list once you reach 70 again why is that acceptable it's surely shouldn't be couldn't be acceptable and more coming in on maintenance politics in the north and so much more besides but we are going to crack on with our next item and we'll get to those comments as we head towards the news and the end of the program at 12 and for more on the OMA show see are you looking for truly independent financial advice John F. 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obviously personal to you Mark yeah it does yeah tell us your story um well I was diagnosed with birth and cystic fibrosis um and I was quite lucky kind of for most of the childhood and to not really be affected by it I kind of lived normal playing football and all um it was then kind of towards then secondary school then kind of started I had to stop playing football at 18 mid-teens yeah yeah at 16 17 yeah and just found it more difficult to do things and I did eventually stop playing football then at 18 and over the years then it was just a case of being and now to hospital quite often a couple of times a year and boom went to hospitals and how did it affect you obviously in terms of presumably your energy levels for football and that is a door oh absolutely yeah yeah and just I remember that last game I played it was sprinted about 20 hours and it just that was just that was me done so your 20s have been tough then like late teens 20s um yeah it was yeah yeah um just as I was getting older like in the 20s and all it was just more and more time in hospitals like four or five times a year and would that be done to maybe get an infection or something or what was all about chest infections yeah um I know it's strange in one sense but thankfully that's that's as bad as it got for me with chest infections but a chest infection to you potentially is a big deal like it was two or three weeks in bombing for me yes for a chest infection um and what about culvert then thankfully I've escaped it so far touch wood but for the first number of months I had isolated on my own loving my own that'd be especially very early on that would have been a particular concern for you at a moment yeah just when Leo for our care announced made the announcement on TV that was me then can't had nobody coming into the house now um there's a new drug was made available and it's made a big difference to you hasn't it oh massive difference energy levels unbelievable I haven't been in hospital since I started the drug calf trio in July it's probably a lot I haven't had any form of antibiotics which is probably the longest in about 10-11 years I would say I've gone with none of the drugs and and what does the drug do how does it work I'm not expecting you to give us the full medical but in the simple terms as I might be able to understand yeah I think it's I think the aim is to kind of kind of reverse what most of maybe cystic fibrosis does to your body yeah um like I used to be coughing quite a lot and all and nowadays I can't even cough I'm gonna try it and is this a long-term treatment um yeah at the moment anyway I think there's a one currently going on the trial as well in America at the moment yeah um I think the early signs have shown that it may be performing better than wow after you sign and in terms of you know how maybe your health might deteriorate as you age does this drug and hopefully the next drug does it stall that or do you know what I mean does it slow down any sort of worsening of the condition um yeah from my from what I was told in Beaumont and away from and from what they've been seeing from other patients yeah I mean there's people like who've been on the lung transplant and with this new drug now they've come off it and they've just it's expensive it is quite expensive yeah I'm not sure the exact figure but I imagine it's with six figures right okay now through all of this how important has cystic fibrosis Ireland been in support in you or for information or even maybe trying to get you onto this this new drug tell us the role of cystic fibrosis Ireland ah they've been amazing um it says they're always there for anything you need um they have a number of grants as well and I suppose exercise going up with the biggest one for for myself yeah and you know you can buy maybe gym equipment with it you can membership for the gym PTEs and all and obviously exercise legs is very important for us like to help help clear the lungs and um but they've been absolutely amazing like all right and Vinny this is where you come in Vinny McLaughlin um because obviously you know you make more you know the situation you've scenes is ups and downs why do you want to get involved in raising money for the CFI um so basically um I've no mark we're actually cousins may mark so I've no mark my whole life um I would say seven maybe eight maybe eight months ago I've seen market has lost I've seen him up high down low I've seen him at has very lost when this drug come out till then till now blew my mind the difference on him he's like he can never talk really about himself there but he's like a different man if you'd have seen him nine months to now like it's just blew my mind I was I couldn't believe it and it's a tablet you know and it changed his life completely I think back then he couldn't have got any lower but now it's just how he's going now it's just it's it's amazing like did you see that yourself mark did you feel that yourself 100% like when it just before started the drug I had spent four out of about six six or seven weeks in hospital in Beaumont and my long function was at 50% now it's up now 85% wow so that's not we used to actually like before he was at his lowest we he used to be in Beaumont maybe for two weeks twice a year we used to make it a thing that me and maybe two or three or that just to go up to Mark you know and visit him but there like last year it must have been five four or five times a year in hospital like you just knew you was taking a toll on him yeah and then when the drug community's just as I say it's like a change man yeah it's amazing stuff isn't it and so what are you doing to raise funds for cystic fibrosis Ireland so basically what I'm doing is 65 holes of golf for 65 roses they call it 65 roses because cystic fibrosis quite difficult they say it's actually yeah okay you know so that's a 65 part about it that makes sense actually now that's 65 yeah okay mm-hmm so I'm doing that and let her kind of golf club this Friday um basically I'm playing 65 holes just back to back and the link here is is the fact that there's a lot of campaigning and fighting to get this drug available and cystic fibrosis Ireland would be at the forefront of that as well you know advocating on behalf of yourself and others because individually it's very hard to make change but if you have an organization like the CFI or 65 roses yeah which I think is really clever you know that's where you get the pressure put on you know which is which is great right okay so how are you how's this a fundraiser this sounds to me like someone who likes golf going out having a game of golf to me I don't know what it sounds like to you Mark absolutely um so I'm afraid so you're walking over hot coals or something you see like it's um no it's going to be like it'll be very difficult I don't know like it's it's three full rounds of golf and then 11 holes which the final 11 mark's joining me for the 11 so I think that's quite nice but it will be tough yeah but I do have people common and gone throughout the day maybe that may cracker up a wee bit actually your own David James has actually joined me today excellent a couple of holes so that's brilliant so the thing is is the better you're playing on the day the quicker you get through this if you're having a nightmare but I can imagine after two rounds I'm going to be playing quite well I don't like Tiger Woods who's to say who's to say and you're doing it all at Let it Get Ain't Golf Course yeah so you're going around three times plus 11 yeah okay and you start at on Friday the 6th of May 6, 6, 30 yeah and the weather's going to be brilliant on Friday which is actually well which is helpful we actually held the charity football match there on Saturday it was Man United fans versus Liverpool fans because that would be a big United fan and Mark would be a big Liverpool fan there's always one isn't there yeah but Splay hasn't mentioned the result yet yeah it's not mentioned we'll not mention that but the week was brilliant for the well or in the Saturday what was the last episode of the game the on Saturday the come on Mark this guy just opened up too on too on oh this is competitive fair any bookings any bookings it was for him but now as I say the sky just opened and it was raining the whole day and then Sunday was nice so hopefully we're praying that Friday and now with the weather's looking looking good in fact it's probably perfect for what you're undertaking so how can people support you Vinnie you know what's the fundraising mechanism so as past month and a half I've been taking sponsorship off I just need to say that the local businesses around here the generosity has blow my mind of local people around you're not even local people all our businesses like I've got I think over 80 businesses on board and I haven't asked for a thing everyone's contacted me when they see that it's so real and my the story of Mark's it's so real that people want to get in contact and want to help so the generosity of local businesses blow my mind how does that feel for you Mark you know because I know there you know Vinnie's doing the fundraiser but you know he's doing it in your name and through your experience and facistic fibrosis on it must be lovely that you know so many businesses and that we're looking for the general public to to sort of go actually you know I care enough to get involved in this yeah but sometimes we can feel quite lonely and isolated and no one cares but now you're seeing how yeah you know what it means to people like I can't get over like I know like for many years any time I mentioned I think my facist fibrosis most people's like oh what's that I don't know yeah um but like I'm I was very surprised like every day if anyone would ring me with two or three more businesses on board and then maybe maybe going out to get photos like and I just I can't get over it like brilliant and there's been some I'll make you thank them all yeah there's been some amazing people who very severely affected by cystic fibrosis island that spoke very publicly on a national scale as well along with cystic fibrosis island that have got us perhaps to to where we are so obviously enjoying great support of the business there is a just giving page and I think the best thing is people search 65 holes for 65 roses and I presume the social media element here I'm a Facebook yeah but all of that the links everywhere and that's where you get it on either one of them right okay and you just want people to if they've got a few Bob just to go on it's not even it's mostly awareness to you and of course and massively to share Mark's story he's not much of a talker he's actually done very well right that's kind of sad I'm very very surprised because it's only like it must be my interviewing style to me the only thing he had seen the only thing that's changed we actually done a presentation on Saturday night and he actually never said a word I had to speak everything so I'm actually I'm actually very very shocked but as I say awareness and even did when I told you about 65 roses the look on your face there it's just even detail in a lot of person yeah of course yeah awareness and Mark's story and obviously a few Bob will obviously help the cause excellent and it's nice to be speaking to someone Mark like yourself who there's a drug has been developed you've got on the drug and it's made a difference because you know often it's we're trying to raise awareness in the other direction do you know do you know where it's someone who can't get access to something and and here we have you getting great results with this drug and even maybe drugs coming through yeah as well so it's you know it's nice to it's framed in a that you're feeling good back playing a bit of football and yeah exactly yeah yeah all right yeah exactly but he tried well enough against you Mark if I remember correctly so do you play golf generally speaking this is my fourth year playing yeah and what's your handicap it's 9.7 all right people like that yeah and that's probably not handing in the cards on the background as well all my character handed in probably could be 29.7 to balance but and Vinny what about what about you do you play golf or is football your passion I know you're playing a few holes the last 11 with with you mate here but yeah um I actually joined up let a kid go club as well last year few weeks after I started the drug and I noticed the difference and I enjoyed like I always enjoyed golf on the TV you know and have a bit of crack it's yeah yeah other competition we used to when we were kind of about younger we used to go and play football the likes of golf and stuff and go but he actually couldn't go you know because of the energy levels or whatever and he just and if he caught a flu or something you know which is so like which is it's it's really tough on you because what happens like you've got clearly great friends but they do also have to get on and go out and play the football but you're still left behind going but it is on the back of your head that you know playing FIFA or something you know but even COVID when he says Aggie was down for like four months or something yeah without seeing anyone you know but good tough and back and good health mm-hmm oh that's amazing brilliant stuff Alex literally one tablet every day it's two in the morning then one at night right okay so it is but I mean like it's it's no problem like if for years like I've been taken probably 35 40 plus out of the day and do you allow yourself to sort of have confidence in it or do you sometimes worry is it tomorrow the day it's not going to work as well as it did yesterday or what's your attitude and not like that um no definitely definitely don't think you get good stuff I think I kind of shocked him or I think he's just like he's going with it as well because as he says his long function was about 49% mm-hmm as up a day and he's now like you know what's like it's how quick it's happened yeah yeah well this it's brilliant it's lovely it's fantastic to hear it's it's positive what a good news for once exactly exactly and something working and and and someone getting on it okay so again awareness as you say quite rightly that's the main thing here as well people can go on to your social media videomglocking isn't yeah and just such that you're focused on Instagram mostly is it yeah okay mostly yeah and presumably then you'll do updates on Friday as well oh yeah I'll be relaying and stuff and then people coming in between bunker shots and stuff yeah okay right so if you want to give or just get awareness to go on to the social media of Vinny or Cystic Fibrosis Ireland their website read up about it learn a little bit more about it if you want to say well look fair play it's lovely listen to Vinny and Mark and I want to support Cystic Fibrosis through this campaign search just giving 65 holes for 65 roses or get the links on Vinny's social media all right listen it's as I say that from according to the weather forecast it's going to be lovely tomorrow and it sounds like a good atmosphere it'll be good crack and again huge amount of support from local businesses this is one of the reasons why I encourage people as much as can to shop local because there's no point going to Amazon or eBay looking for money yeah or support you know what I mean it's coming from your your your local stores employing local people as well or people in the locality all right listen well done I think it's going to be good fun isn't it yeah I think maybe midway through the third round you might be going what I've got myself into it's just that I think people the people different personalities coming and going each time we'll break it up about funding and stuff so all right well done well done to both of you Mark genuinely delighted to hear that that 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mist and coastal fog too lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees okay we are joined on the programme now by Sadie Duffy from Monkranagh she's a boxing referee with Illies Golden Gloves boxing club also ref Katie's first competitive bout back in October 2001 Sadie good morning to you Good morning Greg Thank you very much for joining us I mean if we could talk about the importance of this to to to women's boxing but this superseded this this transcended just women's boxing it was boxing as a whole it was sport as a whole what we witnessed in Madison Square Garden and the early hours of Sunday morning Yes well I believe Eddie Hirn summed it up very aptly it wasn't it's not really women's boxing men's boxing and you've set it yourself there it's boxing as a whole and and overall sport in general it is really left at the whole sport in general to a new level and we have to say that it's for women as well it's really broken down another barrier it's made history to force sell out contest or championship bout the headline such a major mecca of boxing in the world What did you make of how did you score it for me as a lay person I thought Katie won the first three and the last three for sure which would would have been enough if I was a judge how did you call it it was as tight as was as was predicted it was close to be fair it was a very very close contest competitive and and she did get caught like as we as we as well documented now big time like in the first round and but it's testament to the strength and skill of Katie herself that she was able to dig deep and obviously her preparation before the contest in the training camps and stuff and all but again we wouldn't want to see you're taking too many hard contests like that Greg you know and that's seemed to be there for any athlete or any boxer particularly but as she says herself sometimes regardless of what the corner says she just wants to stand there and have a tarot but like I mean all of that work in the gym and the preparation the determination I think anyone watching that fifth round would have thought right that's it she's gasped it's one fight too many this girls that she's fighting is stronger not bigger but stronger she digs like I don't know how she turned that fight around and composed herself to fight the last three or four rounds so well I think she won the sixth like coming out after that fifth round she did to be fair but still it was a close round in fairness Greg but I believe that Katie etched it to be honest with you and that that round was a turning turning point in the in the whole contest but as you say like nobody knows nobody can even answer the question don't believe Katie even knows herself how she was able to get get past the first round but again like looking at it and the face off and what have you pre-bought Serrano was usually like he said she was about a head half a head taller than her physically she looked stronger so you would then think to yourself my god like this is really a major major class for Katie but like I've known her from she was started out in her amateur career like many people have and she is 100% dedicated she's a super super athlete she leaves no stone unturned to be fair and she's like that that's her her goal has always been to achieve the best to be the best and I believe that she has superseded that and maybe at that time she wants to go for the homecoming defense in Croke Park I believe she should consider if she's the right people about her and around her that can advise her properly like when you're at the top there's only one way you can go watch the press conference afterwards she just has no intentions of retiring she has other challenges that she wants and she's in control she knows what she wants and it's great to see the promoters and all respecting it saying look this is down to Katie and what she wants I mean I'm sure you've been asked this question a thousand times and I don't know what the answer is but when did she stand out in October 2001 I mean I presume you ref a lot of a lot of matches at that time did you see anything in Katie that made you say right actually I'm looking at something a wee bit different here yes she was special to be fair and I'm just not saying that for the sake of saying it because as before that first sanction contest there was competition tournaments in the national stadium and Dublin for all the Gairs because there was no structure I'm not being critical when I say that but there was no structure in place so we had to start somewhere so there was a committee and we organized competition and the Gairs all came up we put them through the proper process of weighing and making the matches for them some of them maybe give away age for waiting what have you but it was purely to get them into the format and the proper competition in mind frame and going forward so eventually then our organization the Federation IABA sanctioned then the first matches for Gairs on an international tournament and Katie was the first Gair to box she boxed another Irish Gair Alana Audley-Murphy who boxed out of the Sandy Room Club in Belfast yeah so like that was really history making moment in Irish boxing and thankfully things have moved forward since then like Kelly Harrington Amy Broadhurst a lot of other Gairs there have succeeded well you know above expectations at European and world level and at Lampakine just a quick word on you what do you think about moving it to the three minutes there's strong arguments for and against I don't think Katie would have seen the final bell of the fifth round if it had been three minutes round and I think one or other of them wouldn't have seen the final round if it were three minutes rounds does women's boxing need those sort of knockouts and people being punk drunk or punch drunk or are we better seeing you know fast action for two minutes as is well on the point of changing from two minutes to three minutes number one I'm not a medically qualified person because and a lot of it falls comes back to like medical expertise and science and long-term effects from heavy blows and things like that but on me on a personal opinion I believe that the two minutes is good for the women's boxing it's fast it's short it's sharp it's quick and as opposed to the three minutes that can maybe drag on and you're absolutely 100% in the points you've made there it could have went against Katie and that's the particular instance it could have went against either or of the both boxers over the duration of the content so there's crosses and minuses and everything like to be honest but always air on the side of safety at the minute until such time the medical people beside or sanctioned yes okay and also too it's not just encouraging girls into boxing everyone will know they're sporting too they're inspirational to girls in whatever they want to do be it through education be it football be whatever when they say women doing what they did on Saturday night it's a true inspiration Sadie thank you so much for joining us thank you bye-bye Sadie have a great day okay that's the 9th and noon show for this June