 Hello and good morning to another 9 till noon show. It's 9 o'clock. Let's get a news update and say good morning now to Emma Ryan Thanks, Greg. Good morning. I'm meeting of Fina fall parliamentary party last night heard calls for Legal leader of TD mark McSharry to return to the party the move was reposed by deputy Joe last night and seconded by senator Jermot Wilson Deputy McSharry resigned the party whip and became an independent TD in September of last year It is now expected that t-shirt me home Martin will speak with McSharry about his return And he may have to submit a request to become a member of the party The t-shirt has committed to raise the ongoing delays in the delivery of a new building for school easy gone in Bunkrana with the Education Minister It's emerged that the planning permission for the development has now expired which will result in further setbacks in terms of time and cost The school is the largest in Johnny gall with 800 pupils Johnny gall deputy podrick mclaughlin outlined to me home Martin the on except a Unacceptable state of the current building the conditions in the school black mobile growing on classroom walls Lake and prefab roofs and puddles and floors Classroom walls been insulated with election posters of all things Sash windows and old classrooms which do not close. I could go on and on There's 20 million allocated for a brand-new school. I can't convey how desperately needed is Almost 110,000 hospital appointments have been cancelled this year according to freedom of information figures It includes nearly 14,000 appointments at the matter hospital in Dublin The HSE say there are many reasons why hospital cancel appointments such as COVID surges or a lack of beds However, donnie gall GP Kieran O'Farray says the health service is struggling to cope of demand We're seeing I suppose our health service under more and more pressure and we saw recently here in letter Kenny where I am in patient procedures having to be cancelled because of congestion and emergency departments and I suspect that that's something that we're going to see more and more of over the winter So the capacity of the health service then also starts to contribute to these problems A donnie gall deputy says the county is at the heart of his call for free accessible public transport Deputy Thomas Pringle brought a motion before the dial this week Which he called a social justice policy highlighting the lack of public transport in rural parts of the country Deputy Pringle says the efforts of providers in donnie gall are hampered because of a lack of public transport overall The local link in donnie gall is probably one of the best developed local link services in the country But it is still not good enough for and it means very little when we are dealing with a large county with no real access The local link service has greatly benefited our communities and it is the fourth step in providing decent transport But it badly needs extending to include all that goes without saying that if you live in rural Ireland You need to own a car. However, no consensus are made for our rural population in this regard Two other night today will be windy with scattered showers becoming heavy and prolonged at times this afternoon and evening There will be occasional sunny periods in between the showers highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees That's all for now. 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It's four minutes past nine It's Thursday the 6th of October 2022. How are you keeping it? Well, this chilly enough morning and hopefully you're here with us for the next three hours in this program and throughout today here on your number one local radio station It is Highland radio. The lines are open for you right now lots to get through today Lots of different topics different subjects, but you know yourself We want to hear from you want you involved in the conversation of lots of Messages and contacts from yesterday, which we'll get to this morning as well And how do you do so? 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It's Thursday, so an abundance of newspapers today And we'll start with the Chicano Tribune town master plan reports progress Declan mehan of the Milford and district resource center has welcomed the first meeting with council officials to progress The town center first plan in the coming weeks Mehan told the tribe tribune that he was very confident about Milford's future and the new plan will identify further financial funding initiatives to deal with dereliction community infrastructure and vacant properties The heritage minister allocated 100,000 euro to commission the plan late last year This has also been pursued by council Lee and Blaney to hear lock off the council on a number of occasions Since the funding was announced the new initiative seems like a big step forward from 13 years ago When a local protest group Milford in Tatters saw 250 residents march into the council area's office to highlight their anger over broken promises and delays stretching back over a quarter of a century So hopefully things moving in the right direction for a lovely little part of our region The Thursday edition of the Donegal news this morning a mother living in a mica crumbling home with nowhere else to go Fought back tears yesterday. She told of how she could be just days away from being evicted Dona Gamble of Ballon Drate with her 13 year old son a homeowner Donna's mortgage repayments fell into her rears following the breakdown of her marriage Her name is a home. Sorry severely moldy and rainy seeping in through the growing cracks caused by mica Her story in the Donegal news today the Democrat Some 179 Ukrainian refugees are expected to start moving into a 7 million euro apartment complex in Ballobah Failated this week. The move was confirmed yesterday by the Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth And I know this was suspected in the region that this could be what's going to happen to this housing And of course, there's an element a significant element of disquiet the department has now confirmed that 179 Ukrainians are moving into the 47 apartments above the ground floor shops at the Finn Valley Shopping Center on Trost Road It's received a 4.5 million euro makeover since they were acquired by the rem call group and refurbished after the were acquired acquired in December 2020 for around three Sorry, two million They consist of eight one-bedroomed 38 two-bedroomed and one three-bedroomed accommodation units back at the start of september the Donegal Democratic exclusive revealed The apartment block which is situated above several shops including the super value store was going to be put on the market That story prompted quite a bit of negative reaction on social media with many people expressing fears That locals would not benefit from the new facility particularly at a time when the demand for local housing far exceeds the supply Now the reality here is this is a privately owned property and it is up to them the same as with a hotel Or an Airbnb or whatever it is The rem call group have decided to use this for the housing of Ukrainian refugees, that's my reading of it. I mean they own it and that's what's happening So I presume I'm not putting two and two together and coming up with anything other than four The dairy news this morning tells us that a dairy charity supporting and promoting male health and well-being May have to close its doors in March unless it receives crucial core funding The situation is critical for Men's action network, which is based in patrick street as the group is coming to the end of its current big lottery Fund grant and there's only enough money to keep its services going until the end of this financial year Let's go on to the national newspaper now and see what's making the headlines there We'll start with the irish times. They tell us that your house is overvalued by at least seven percent irish house prizes are overvalued by at least seven percent the economic and social research Institute has said though. I think here in donnie gall. We've a lot of catching up to do I think this is a national overview. I don't think there's many overpriced houses in this county Demand though we're seeing them Come up to something close to more equal to other counties of similar size and demographics Well in its latest quarterly bulletin the think tank warned that the state's property market was likely to experience a sharp slowdown in the coming months As wider inflationary pressures and higher interest rates weigh on demand And we're going to have this ridiculous situation with interest rates going up that you could see houses That say for instance first-time buyers could afford right now being available at a price they could afford now But in the future Not able to afford the loan to borrow the loan against them. Do you know what I mean? And how frustrating and first annoying is that? Well in its analysis the sri modeled where house prices should be on the basis of various economic and demographic factors such as income population credit and interest Rates it found the prices were about 7 percent above their Expected trend values as of the end of last year unlike the pre 2008 period When the overvaluation of property was driven by excess credit this time around prices have been inflated by Pandemic related factors such as increased savings and curtailed supply combined with the increasing share of institutional investors in the market All right, let's switch now to the uh Irish independent and this seems on the face of it. Good news. Uh, let's see how it's rolled out Gardy will soon be able to provide schools colleges and creches with photographs of registered sex offenders If they're seen acting suspiciously near their premises Under the new laws, which justice minister helen mackin tea is bringing forward Gardy will get more powers to protect the public from sex offenders An amendment to legislation due before the door in two weeks will allow Gardy to give members of the public photos Of known offenders who are believed to pose a risk to the public The move could see Gardy contacting the schools colleges creches and other institutions or even individuals To let them know there is a sex offender who poses a potential threat It was originally envisaged the legislation would allow Gardy to contact contact people to let them know There was a sex offender in their area, but this has now been strengthened to allow them to provide a photo of the criminal along with warnings about their Activity doesn't go far enough. It depends how it's implemented. You know, it's all right. That being passed as a law There's a story, uh, which is starting to emerge now, which is worthy of and probably will end up being um, a streaming documentary a netflix or amazon plus or whatever it is, uh A documentary amazon prime or disney plus documentary the world of irish dancing has been rocked by an official investigator Investigation into alleged results fixing headline in itself is going to be sickening to people But serious claims have emerged of dance teachers offering inducements to judges with 12 teachers so far being allegedly implicated through their text messages before competitions Now the oldest and largest governing body for irish dances has dancing has confirmed that it is Investigating allegations of individuals allegedly offering various inducements to promote dancers to a higher than deserve placing A particular competitions. It's been reported that some of the most successful and well regarded irish dance teachers and schools Will be subject to uh the investigation the uh c l r g Has appointed a former court of appeal judged to head an independent probe into the reports of Cheating screenshots of text conversations showing 12 irish dance teachers either asking for competitions to be fixed or offering to fix them Were handed over to the irish dancing commission in july the commission has published a statement Detailing the inquiry on its website. It said in july A ethics committee received allegations with a supporting documentation of several grievous breaches of our code of conduct Such unethical behavior cannot and will not be tolerated by the organization, right? Okay, so listen This is right across the country and beyond Seemingly that's the the scope of the investigation Is this something that you have an insight into a comment on or maybe you feel you're on the wrong end of it Let us know get in touch with us anonymously, of course You can call the team 07 491 25 000 or whatsapp and text 08 6 60 25 000 But a truly remarkable story in the making there onto the irish farmers journal now and prices for ball weenlings have jumped by 30 euro per head to 50 euro per head this week on the back of demand for 5000 irish weenings for the turkish market Weenings being bought for the market are averaging 350 kilograms with three kilogram and above being paid in recent days Two exporters are currently buying to fill contracts, which has added some competition to the trades Hopefully you're benefiting from that out there Right, we touched on this earlier in the week, but it has been mentioned now at the PD4 conference, which is taking place in donning all in ballot buffet more specifically So let's go back to this story because it really is quite a Shocking comparison. It's not the comparison. Not shocking the findings of the comparison are shocking. It's the Irish Daily Star chefs in the defense forces receive just 400 and sorry Freudian 4 euro 20 cent to provide three meals a day for soldiers and sailors Chefs in the defense forces receive just 420 to provide three meals a day for soldiers and sailors Less than a third of the allocation for prisoners in our jails. The issue was raised by members of PD4 At its annual conference yesterday, which was dominated by the financial constraints in which the defense forces continue to operate The conference in ballot buffet heard how military chefs must provide meals on a daily allowance three times less Than the prison service where chefs have an average allowance of 15 euro per prisoner Union president mark keen who was on this show earlier in the week told delegates It could not be allowed to go on I'm a chef in the naval service and I know firsthand what it's like It's proving very difficult and why wouldn't it be? That's is that what our soldiers are worth to feed for 20 a day a third of what prisoners are allocated On to the Irish daily mirror now and the war in Ukraine Moscow's military elite say It's not likely to allow Vladimir Putin to launch nukes in his failing war against Ukraine This is according to a top expert. The president would face an uprising and spark a kremlin coup if he Presses for a strike according to the British source who advises governments on Russia The source said a military mutiny is the most likely end for putans rule though I'll tell you one thing. I wouldn't like to be gambling on that. He seems to rule with an iron fist Well, the Kremlin elite believe the tyrant's nuclear threats are currently working as leverage against the west the source said But if the order is an actual strike senior officers are likely to mutiny and mobilize against enforcing putans step down or die The source added faced with putans recklessness and the need to prevent use of nuclear weapons The military are most likely to stage a coup to dispose him or depose him the second most likely group of putans presidential administration of acolytes ex kgb spies and ex military led by Prigoshkin so far they think his nukes statements are serving their purpose almost at the moment by Use of words he's got their backing, but apparently they believe that They believe that He'll be overthrown before he's allowed to push the big red button lastly Further delays for our leaving cert students Schools have been told that there's still no day it's not leaving cert students. Sorry junior cert students Schools have been told there's still no date as to when those Results will be given to students. Is this something affecting you or someone in your family get in touch with us I'd love to hear how it is affecting people. I know the obvious reasons, but to hear firsthand Well, the social democrats have blasted the government for delays In issuing results for the junior cert accusing It of showing blatant disregard to students now The excuse being given is is that they're focusing markers and processes on the leaving cert And that's why there is the delay to the junior cert results education spokesperson for the social democrats His name is Gary Gannon Said the thousands who sat the Exam in june deserved to get the results in a timely manner He said the state examination commission isn't even in the position to give a date for when they will be available But as I say, I'm sure you got if you've got leaving cert students I'm sure you got notification from your local school that that is the case All right, that's a run through what's making the headlines on the front of an inside the papers Make your own headlines raise your issues with us by giving us a call on 0749 125 000 or text or whatsapp your view to greg on 086 60 25 000 The 90 noon show is brought to you by letterkenny credit union with monster loans available up to 60 000 euro for all occasions Visit letterkennycu.ie Weanling prices up 50 euro ahead week on week for more in your farmers journal is paul mooney Export is vital to fill turkish weanling contract grain prices reach record highs Planning permission for rooftop solar scrub. 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Yeah Yeah, I'm indeed Greg so I sent you on some photographs as you can see when it rained the rains coming in through our walls and We just started red in the winter and the house is so cold Impossible to heat and with the rising cost of oil and everything Just really dread in the winter So Things just going from bad to worse and Yeah, and you're you're fighting a battle and what we'll get more specific about the condition of your house Sharon and where you're at People can see the images We're showing them right now on our live Visual stream on our website hallowndradio.com or on youtube or facebook and at the moment we're on a Picture of the outside cornerstones cracked falling away and then we switched to An inside picture close to an electricity socket where the wall the wall looks just completely Sodden is that what it's like? Is that the level of water that's coming through? Yeah, yeah, and you know The summer wasn't too bad. Thank god, but now come into the winter Our electricity will trip almost daily because especially if it rains the We have to disconnect the sockets and take them out and try and dry them I have a dehumidifier that has to be going nearly all day every day Which soaks up the water from the walls to try and get the electricity back working again So and I'm paying insurance, but I don't even know if we would be insured if anything did happen with the electrics Um, but I'm afraid to stop paying it. Um, so It's just the way it is. Um so stressful Yeah, now also there's an image here of buckets and towels out. What's happening though? Um, when it rains the the water comes in through the walls Um That's the conservatory. So it also comes in through other walls, but that's the main one. Um So it just comes in through the walls runs down and we have to put down basins to dry up the water and So especially after a wet night or a windy night It's much worse which is kind of from now coming into the winter and So we just have to catch whatever water we can And then the wooden floor raises as well So we have to fix that as well from time to time because the floor blocks just get damp and they just come up so Um, when you get up in the morning, we usually have a few business of water to Do this or during the day And there's no enjoyment in this home for years at all. Um at this point, you know, uh Even putting aside, you know the struggle to try and get it fixed and funding and all that but just in terms of You know heading back to the house getting home to the house Cleaning the house anything like that there. I mean there can be no Joy or pleasure or pride with the house in the state that it's become now Sharon I know like we built our house in 2000 for work was our dream home and you know, we've the best reviving into it and You know, it's uh, it's I'm very house proud and we're all, you know, very house proud family and You know, the kids are absolutely brilliant. You know, they've been so resilient and you know, the Had to put up with a lot in their young lives, but they're they're just so strong and so so good, you know And and you can't protect them from this Sharon. They they have to be part of it Don't they because you know, I mean we try and hide little things from them to protect them But this is obviously it's going to be a conversation in school But they have to live they have to help empty the buckets and help mopping and all that kind of stuff Yeah, yeah, and Our son's very good. He does a lot of the Protests days off to to go and you know, try and protest or anything that's going on, you know to to try and help fight the cause and um, my daughter she's With the university so she's under a lot of stress with college and you know, so it's added stress for her as well and like this this summer I tried to just paint some of the walls just to to give us a wee bit of, you know visual, you know to cover up the the the The walls are the paints coming off the walls. So Um, I just take it all myself just to try and cover up the worst parts just so that we can You know living it and it looks better. We can't really invite people over because it's so embarrassing and you know So it's a lot of kind of um things that it affects and not unlike the conversation we had with Sharon yesterday um, there's also um A physical health element this as well and we've spoken to an expert this regard I'm sorry to keep repeating it. But the government's not listening and the council not listening If it's not about bricks and mortar, let it be about people. Um, I presume there's there's there's there's obviously A lot of damp in the house and you've a husband with asthma, which this can't be helping his condition No, definitely not definitely not um But again, you know We just feel helpless. There's absolutely nothing we can do about it. Um You know, if it's your own health, you can do something about it You can go to the doctor or whatever But this is just like a losing battle that we don't even know who we're fighting against and You do feel like you're losing it and you know, um There's just the same to be any progress anywhere um or applications and since 2020 with the council and You ring up. You're just who is not going to happen and there's nothing happening Um, you know, so have you received any assistance at all like a remediation? No, for example any talk of 15 000 euro if you were to look at alternatives Is at this point You don't feel you need to leave the house. Do you Sharon or Do you know? Well, not not not at the minute. We you know what we do is we just like fire in one room And we try and stay in the warmest room, you know and you know and then Um, because by putting on the oil in the house, it's just going out through the walls You might as well just be putting it on outside, you know, so it's just a waste um So, you know, we're lucky enough Suppose we have a stove that we can light and we have an open fire, you know So it's probably people worse off that way and but in the stormy nights, you know You can start to hear the you know the speaking of the house as well So it gets scary, you know, someone's going to move into hotel one night last year during the storm You know, but you know, what's the fear when there is a storm and and You know, I think too sometimes we think that everybody's house where it's at now is as bad as it's going to get But especially with freeze and thaw like this house your home could deteriorate really really rapidly Over the next couple of months. That is completely uncertain. We don't know what might happen We don't know. Yeah. Yeah, and you know, the the test results show like how they can pay relate or whatever So, um, and then we have the basins maps, which are very a lot of weight on the walls, you know, so Um, like I would hope that we would have a good few years left And that you know before get to the they just saw the other houses But we just don't know what's the uncertainty of not knowing what what's going to happen each one through You know, because you can see the cracks getting bigger, you know year on year Um, but you know, we would hope that Like even if you got, you know, if we give us money to even just to get it You know temporarily fixed up. I know there is this money there marriage is the money But it comes off your total grant at the end. So the won't let us downsize, you know, the won't let us get our own You have to go with the contractor. So like you're going to need all the The grant that you're going to get to rebuild a house again, you know So, um, I think by taking 15,000 just try and fix it up Is going to be, you know money that you're going to need later on, you know, maybe to put doors in that on it, you know, so I don't mean I'm not in any way making light of the situation Sharon But just looking through the pictures here with everything you're going through the house Other than it's complete failing. It's spotless You have it You have it actually spotless, you know And you can see with the the the doors and that type of stuff like you did Put a lot of money your hard earned money into this so Yeah One of the significant issues here too Because this is taking a huge emotional toll on the whole family You and your husband perhaps particularly I think because as as parents you're gonna Take the weight of the stress and the worry It's it's the lack of hope the lack of help Uh, it's just one day running into the other with no end in sight It must feel that like there is no end in sight Sharon No, that's the way it feels. Yeah, that um, like we're a burden probably at the stage on on the council room on the The state and they just would like it all to go away But the only consolation is that we know we're not the only people and that there's thousands like us, you know so That's I think the only consolation Mentally you can you can have but and you know I try to just stay positive for the rest of the family. Um But you know, it takes this toll and you can't be positive every day and especially now in the bad weather coming in and You know, and it's just it does it does worry, you know If you knew it was going to happen in a year or in three years or whatever Then you could say okay, you know, there's But it's just the uncertainty and not no one, you know And it's also And I think it must be a particular problem with external walls, but you don't using plug sockets Um, as you talked about the dampen and I'm not sure if there's an issue with mould yet Uh, and the impact on health. Yeah a lot of mould. Yeah, but even just plugging something in Do you know what I mean? Like, uh, how can you with any confidence? Use electricity in that house. How is it safe? Like how is this not an emergency to say that we can't have families living in houses Where the power supply may be compromised by water I mean, it's yeah And when you take out the sockets like the sockets to be saturated, you know um, like and thank god like the trip goes, you know Before gets and I'm sure, you know, that's a safety thing out into the electric supply, but um, Like last year I was cooking At family coming for sunday roast the oven just stopped working and when we pulled out the oven We discovered that sockets behind it was were saturated and so we couldn't cook dinner, you know, and um With ad-libs near so I was able to use this oven, you know, just on the temporary business, but You know, that can happen any day or any sunday or whatever, you know, so we're heading into You're left with no power. We're heading into the period now of You know higher winds more rain Greater likelihood of very cold weather. You know where it's like about You know, it's like minus one or zero outside and if the house had no heating at all, you'd be looking at four or five maybe six inside like What what what do you feel the winter holds for you and your family in terms of as well having to find The extra money that you use have to find To even running that dehumidifier that you have, you know, like yeah When you look forward to the winter, do you allow yourself to look forward to the winter? You know, I don't mean look forward to it in a positive way. We actually plan for it. Like, what does it hold for you? Do you think? um Well, like I think we're we're just we're just so used to you know, um at this stage, no one that you know, the house isn't going to be warm so um, you know, it's If I go into another house and I think oh this house is a little bit warm like we're so used to our house not being warm you know, so you do you do get used to it and um, you you just get used to lighting the fires and then you know in one room and trying to to make the most of the wee bit of heat the geek have in one room, you know and um, and just catch the water and hopefully there's not pray There's not going to be too many web days and monday days and you know And you've got your buckets lined up. You can do you've got your buckets lined up. You don't know where You don't know where those basins and buckets are going to have to be in a months time depending on the damage The water will find its way through different areas. So you are effectively stuck on this scheme Since 2020. Have you been accepted onto the scheme or is it just in limbo? No, well, we were accepted. Um, we got through stage one, but then our engineer um He put in for option one, which was um Our option two, I think Well, no, he didn't put in for full demolition, but um, he reviewed it and says yeah that he did It didn't need full demolition. So he we've put in for a change of option because um, when he He revisited everything. He says now that the walls aren't strong enough to hold the house You know the So and the council told us because we're going for a change of option is going to take longer. Um, because the people who Are at the start of the application will be given priority So that's going to push us down even further down the down the road. I think Do you ever you know under the current scheme? Have you Managed to calculate how much money you yourselves might have to find Oh um, well not really, no, but um, I would say If they if they do allow us to fill demolition and we get the maximum grant of whatever 420 um, I would say we'll probably have to find 50 on top of that, you know And that's the prize waiting for you at the end of the tunnel if everything goes to plan You have to find another 50 000 euro to get your house back that is is disappearing and falling down and it's This is completely out of control. You said no hand doctor partners are told you trusted the regulations you trusted The industry you trusted the quarries. We got the best. We got the best trades people we could get at the time, you know, and You know, we didn't cut corners. We put everything we had into it, you know and um, and you know a lot of a lot of people who worked were friends and family as well. So like We we we did the best way we could Um, and if we were allowed to downsize we we might be able to, you know, build a smaller house Within the grand save that way. But yeah, you know, and we're happy to do that Some recently won't allow that and I don't I don't understand it because the money's to be allocated anyway Yeah, I hope it's not a personal I mean, do you still do you still have to pay? Are you still paying for the house? Is that am I allowed to ask that Sharon? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we are. Yeah Like it must be tough to see that money coming out of your bank account every month Yeah, yeah It is but yeah, all right Anything you want to add, Sharon? Um, no, thank you, Greg. Just um, just to keep highlighting it and do what you can from your side and you know, so at least Let me talk and might help other families. I don't know but it's just to keep it keep it out there and keep it, you know On the headlines would be good. Thank you to Hailing video for that. No, I I appreciate it. I I really I'm so sorry for what you're going through and and I just You're just stuck in on the scheme With no hope not knowing where you're going to be in one year three years five years. Yeah. God knows even 10 years Um, yeah, and it's just it's it's it's horrendous. It's horrendous hard to plan. Yeah Well, listen make as much as you can. Hopefully you have the next couple months. Okay for you and your family Sharon. Well done. Yeah. Thank you, Greg. All right. Take care. Okay. Thank you The family. Okay. Take care of yourself Caller says Greg that family needs to engage with the local TD representatives that house needs condemned and they need to Be put into a ready-to-go cabin on their own site. There's health and mental well-being at stake All there is is talk the local authority will have the budget to Exhibit a cabin for that family winter and Christmas is on the way. Please get their local counsellor on the program But we know how that conversation might go but listen any local counsellors that want to get on get on but you know We need people that actually can make a difference here And this is with no disrespect to to to counsellors. They can come on and share the anger and frustration of home owners, right? But what we need is is someone like Dara O'Brien who is the housing minister To uh say right, you know what on reflection? This is a human travesty. It's a human crisis even take the adults out of it. Even the children, right? Okay, we've got state agencies here going into houses to making sure Children are safe and protected and that's exactly what they should be doing. Don't get me wrong yet It is seemingly okay for young people and their parents and older people as well everyone But I think you understand where I'm coming from to to sit in these houses mold ridden houses Often, you know, and we've heard firsthand the the the problem with that Not to mention the impact on the children's physical and mental well-being Everyone but you know what? I mean that should be enough to say do you know what we need to find sites? We need to put up temporary housing proper temporary housing and get these people out of these unsafe situations And into a safe situation until such time as we do that. 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This is the cycle lane running from Dunlop to Glenty's or much of it Yes, and it's um unbelievably Well done as the answer to be said about it. It's incredible The money that's been spent on it Obviously, it's not all finished. They're still we we passed out to be finished off that they're still working on but um But the money that's spent on it is mind-blowing and in my opinion It's money that could have been put into the hospital in letter candy or could have been put into Um The new bridge in letter candy Maybe put in the bridge and get the road sorted over there, which would have been ideal to lift the traffic Because in my opinion, it's a waste of money. The cyclists aren't using it. Um They're still on it and they're still sometimes six six on the road three a breath and when you go to Point out to them. They're not in the cycle. They in the telly were to go And you've done that money. Have you done that Michael? Yes, I have Talk to us about that conversation. So you you how did you approach the cyclists? Well, well, you'll you'll love this because on the same day coming out of Dunlowe There was a bicycle in front of us and he had all the all the bags on him. He was on his on his own He had all the bags on the bike like like a tourist setup And um, I says to my brother was driving at the time. I says go on you slow down I said, I'm when they asked this guy is there where there was a cycle lane And would you believe the guy apologized and said he didn't know and as we drive along You could see him going across going into the cycle lane And he was a tourist and he was either you the accent wasn't sure whether it was american or canadian But it was sort of a that accent. He was he was he was on holiday. He was It was so further on down the road. We were coming up towards there as at the garbahi bridge the college And there was a tailback of maybe 13 vehicles and um You have to obviously allow for the bridge. There's no there's no cycling for the bridge for the bridge is And um after we got over the bridge. I thought Why didn't we go on to the cycle in the cycle name was well marked was well indicated to where the cycle lane was And no no they stuck and maintained on the road. So obviously as I was going up the roads I said to my brother again gone pulled down. I says, excuse me ladges must the cycle turn off You know out the window and they were like, oh F off man, you don't mess with F off Um, and I couldn't believe it. I was disgusted. I was shocked and and it was More the fact that there were first of all, there were six of them six or seven of them after that And there were three of them So for anybody that's scared of overtaking it's already an issue and then for anybody that's scared to overtake a cyclist because um, I don't know what it is as it is Maybe there that maybe I don't I haven't been on the cycle path. I'm not going to lie Maybe it's not equipped for you know, the the the racers that they cycle two or three abreast if they want to Maybe it's not widened or for for the way they want to cycle Or it's not as good as the tar At no the tires the same tire now in fairness as a start I spoke to I spoke to one of the councilman the exact same tire the tires no different And it's the same hard fallen that went on before it that the honest to god You wouldn't believe this there's wee small country and country roads out here that You know, there are nowhere in the honest god, greggy. It's a pity to come down and see I haven't I've I've drifted past it many a time. I just haven't gone as far as the site I'll get a bike first and then I'll try what you do You could you could even do that. Hey, you know, right can just just give it a go right, but what Michael the question I want to ask you though and it's on the tip of my tongue here I understand where you're on about redirecting this money, okay? But that's not going to stop you and your brother getting frustrated being behind cyclists Do you think then and I'm not putting words in your mouth Do you think then that that if a guard passes the cyclist that they should say, do you know what? There's a cycle lane there We'd prefer if you use it I'm not sure if they have that authority or do you know in other words if this money wasn't spent on the cycle path The canadian american wouldn't be able to use it and he loved the advice that you gave him It wouldn't fix the problem. It was very Yeah, what we see here's where my my theory lies with us one on what you're saying As if you're on a vehicle, whether you're in a car and hanging you go to overtake a lorry and next thing you come on Six or seven bicycles and you hit them Are you lie? Are you who's most liable they're considered as a lane for them? It's been built specifically for them Are you going to be liable for for causing an injury causing an accident? And maybe even death because these people are not willing to use what's been provided for them So who's who's liable in terms of in your care and we're paying cash and we're paying road tax Are they also paying insurance through the cycling club? That's often been pointed out. Yeah. No, no, no That's not that's not my point is my point is they're not paying the road tax, but that's liens there specifically for them I would see through I there are so much have done. They go Now there was I was on an argument required recently on social media because they were asking For agricultural vehicles to be off the roads on Sunday to allow cyclists to use more country roads and I nearly I nearly died laughing You know what? I mean, I let me animals starving on Sunday because you want to go out in your bicycles, you know I don't know if it's a case as the lycra's too tight that has taken away the oxygen from the brain cells I don't know Something's not right. Something's not adding up that they're not using these Absolutely fantastically provided situations if there weren't three a breath The cycle lanes wide enough for them Right, okay That's the bottom line. They could even be two a breath on the cycle lane But maybe hopefully somebody might come on your show and explain to us Why maybe maybe as you said as the racers, but the point is you see I think it's part of it though, right if you're Um and the cyclists Feel free to get involved But say for instance your Challenging yourself on your bike to go from malin to mizinal to go from Dunlop to dunagol town It's on the road, isn't it? That's what you see on the tour to france and you know, that's what you do You put your you put your gear on and your cycle on the road Uh, you don't cycle Maybe they think that the cycle lanes are for your sort of, you know your sunday cyclists You know your family's out for a cycle or you know people with a basket on the front of them The people with a basket on the front of the bike Yeah, I know I know exactly what you mean by that And yeah, yeah, that this is what i'm trying to ask And maybe is there a reason why they're not on it? But at the end of the day the money was spent to get them off the roads therefore to cause less Like you know for me or you and for anybody else that's traveling on the road And they're listen, this isn't only that's we're only talking a small bit here That on the whole of ireland eventually they're trying to build these cycle lanes But my point is stop wasting money when they're not using it You see the thing is is say they build a greenway right from which is planning say from Burton port to letter kenny Right. Yes, if if a cyclist You know like an enthusiast wants then to cycle from letter kenny to Burton port in reality They're going to go up the road up the back of Eric. Aren't they they're not going to use this greenway because there's I think the whole notion of the road cycling is that you're on the roads. No You're 100% great. You know what's why we're nowadays you know, you can get into a class and it's a virtual reality spin class And you can do anywhere in the world the tour de France you name it you type it into the computer and The scenery comes up in the thing and it's actually proper scenery Um, and it's it's incredibly well done The good thing about it is they're not in the roads in front of me. We You don't get the wind in your face, Michael Not Michael You know, no, no, that's that's trust me. No, no that there is one because of them big industrial fans We can get you one of them for your tractor and you can go and virtually feed your sheep If you can go and virtually feed your sheep in a sunday It's the same thing. I get what you're saying. Can we stay there a second? Councillor Michael McLefty is coming to the fence of cycle lanes. He doesn't think they're a waste of money But Michael of the canceler variety if people aren't using them and motorists still find themselves frustrated Well, then they are a waste of money, aren't they? They're not a waste of money Greg to be fair because what respect to Michael's point they're now take Wholeheartedly in board as points that themselves and his brother have been highlighting out to yourself So that's fair enough But at the end of the day, Greg, we've no control over what a number or a group of people want to do If they want to use the road, they're going to use the road. If they want to use the cycle track, obviously we would encourage them to use it That's what we're talking about That's exactly what we're talking about But Greg, please make the point on that there is a lot of people Elsewhere using the cycle lanes cycle tracks and such if they're not using over there I don't know why exactly they're not using it there to be fair But I don't I will argue at all roads They're not a waste of money because they are a safety aspect Now, obviously I would I think councillor in with respect to Michael and he's well able to speak to himself I don't think really I don't think he's saying they shouldn't be built and we should build a bridge in that account I think you're saying we might as well for all the use that they get the money might as well be Spend better elsewhere. I don't think Michael's point is a literal point I think it's it's more and more or less that if cyclists Don't use them. What's the point in wasting the money on them? But obviously there's going to be some level of some level of use Is that what you're saying Michael? Is it Thank you very much Greg that yes exactly what I'm saying. Yeah, okay, right. So councillor Michael McClafferty Then you recognize there is an issue Do you think cyclists should have to use the lanes if they're available? Do you know like say for instance, there's a climbing lane, right? And the lorry doesn't use the climbing lane, right? And all the traffic's backed up and the climbing lane is free You can't undertake the lorry. That's illegal. I think right So but if I said that to you you would say well now the lorry has to go in the climbing lane And the guard he should make sure that lorry goes in the climbing lane I think you'd say that councillor then could you not make the same argument that if there's a Cycle lane that that should be used to allow for the free movement of traffic on the main road Yes, Greg, that's a fair point and it's a fair point as well what Michael's highlighted there this morning And there's also a fair point as well to be fair for us all county councillors county councillors and so on TD Lake went forward as something that would need to be legislated for and the policy and so on That that and cyclists would have to be or else encouraged if they're near Hannah cycle lane to use the cycling lane But at the minute as you as you touched on yourself there There's no provision at the moment that I'm aware of anyway for that to make them go on and use It but it is certainly something obviously Obviously the whole What about then a cycle lane Firstly, we should have maybe consulted with cycle clubs before putting in the cycle lanes Maybe see if they'd use them, but secondly, then what about some sort of a public campaign? You know to say are you a cyclist? Do you know we have cycle lanes? Do you know maybe encourage cyclists with some public information as to where there are Where they are onto the cycle lanes, maybe Michael McCafferty Well, it is something I touched on that with Charlie in there before going on there going forward There it is something Exactly that we that has to be looked at closer. Is there enough information that there is there on the various points as googles And so on picking up on all this going forward at the relevant time is all these stuff available to these When you're googling into one where these cycle lanes are for the faster in particular That's make it much done there that weren't aware and we can all appreciate We can all appreciate that view new to an area But there is there is an onus going forward just to see that all these things as much as possible are available When you type in where these lanes are And that they're ready to be readily available to you I think a lot of local cycle clubs know exactly where they are though Michael I think the elephant in the room here is as they well They choose not to use them really where they're available for the most part maybe I don't know Is it for the most part? I don't know, right But cancer mcclough, do you recognize that there is an issue? But you're also pointing out that they're not a waste of money And perhaps we could be doing more to encourage cyclists onto the cycle lane. Have I summarized your points all right there? Yes, okay 100 correct at the end of the day at the end of the day these lanes are done for safety Like I'm sorry that For people over there are not fully used them to the to the when the money has been spent So onus makes a greatly outlined there All right, but at the end of the day they are there for safety and it's it's fair to say as well Greg to be fair And I'm pure megalogry of the spot as well There will be a certain amount of cycles at least because I know cycles over there in donnellow degree And I know for a fact that they think it's a brilliant job. Good stuff. I know for a fact They have thanked us for pushing on Michael McLaughlin, thank you very much indeed Michael. You know what? I'm in my car driving around in a sunday I don't want tractors holding me up You're right, but at the end of the day Can you not feed your animals when I'm working Michael? The animals have to get fed during the winter twice a day and then during the summertime it's even worse because then you've got Lamb and you've got chapel every cabin. So therefore I know you're only I'll tell you what it is is we have a shared space between agriculture vehicles Pedestrian cyclists none of us want to hurt each other. I don't think any of us want to pee each other off But we just have to come up with some sort of Mutual respect that makes it all a bit usable for each other. All right, Michael. Listen, thanks Before I go before I go if it's a workout They're looking for you know, they could volunteer in local farms So they don't have to cycle and they could be gripping out buyers and they could be Thanks very much All right, okay back after the news and a bit true notices The 90 noon show is brought to you by letter Kenny credit union offering low-rate car loans with fast approval Apply online at letter Kenny cu.ie or in office today With a smart meter you can take full control of your home's electricity usage But here's the important bit Only if you sign up to an electric island smart meter plan Our personalized usage insights will help you make the most of your electricity So if you'd like to find out the perfect time to put on a wash or see how your bill's looking on any day of the month Search electric island smart meter plans and find out the best plan for your home Smart meter required t's and c's apply On this week's business matters I'll be talking to lifelong member of our full football club and secondary and director of our full community sports development Liam Porter So join me cure and donnell for business matters on sunday evening after the six o'clock news The business matters podcast is also available to download a title video Dot com business matters in association with the faculty of business at atu dunnegull Looking for a career in financial services? 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I'm Emma Ryan A meeting of the finafall parliamentary party last night heard calls for slag oletram td mark mcsharrie to return to the party The move was proposed by deputy barry coy in last night and seconded by senator german wilson Deputy mcsharrie resigned the party whip and became an independent td in september of last year It is now expected that t-shirt me hill martin will speak with mcsharrie about his return And he may have to submit a request to become a member of the party Progress on the master plan for mulford has been welcomed as a positive step forward towards the future of the town Last year 100 000 euro was provided for a plan to tackle their election and revitalize the town center With the lead to be taken by donnie gall county council The first meeting to progress the town center first plan is set to be held in the coming weeks And it will discuss the development of the plan Declan mehan of the mulford and district resource center welcomed the progress and said the plan will help mulford maximize its full potential It's a hugely positive story for mulford and the surrounding area It's been years since we've seen significant Investment in the town of mulford and this is a great first step now It's there's a huge amount of potential in the town. We have a huge rate of vacancy On the main street of the town Almost 50 percent of buildings are vacant. That's one issue that we'd like to see tackled Under this plan There's also vacant land in the town which i think could address the issue of a lack of public green spaces Which would really enhance the town of mulford for the people living and working in us The t-shirt has committed to raise the ongoing delays in the delivery of a new building for schoole isigan in bunkrana with the Education minister it's emerged that the planning permission for the development has now expired Which will result in further setbacks in terms of time and cost The school is the largest in donnie gall with 800 pupils donnie gall deputy podrick mcglotland outlined to me Homearton the unacceptable state of the current building the conditions in the school black mobile growing on classroom walls lake and prefab roofs and puddles and floors Classroom walls been insulated with election posters of all things sash windows and old classrooms which do not close I could go on and on There's 20 million allocated for a brand new school. I can't convey how desperately needed is Almost 110,000 hospital appointments have been cancelled this year According to freedom of information figures, it includes nearly 14,000 appointments at the madder hospital in dublin The hsc say there are many reasons why hospitals cancel appointments such as covet surges or a lack of beds donnie gall gp kieran ofari says the health service is struggling to cope with the demand We're seeing I suppose our health service under more and more pressure and we saw recently here in letter kenny where I am in patients procedures having to be cancelled because of congestion and emergency departments and I suspect that that's something that we're going to see more and more of over the winter So the capacity of the health service then also starts to contribute to these problems A donnie gall deputy says the county is at the heart of his call for free accessible public transport Deputy thomas pringle brought a motion before the dial this week Which he called a social justice policy highlighting the lack of public transport in rural parts of the country The dial was told the people in donnie gall have had to deal with an inadequate provision of services for a long time deputy pringle says the efforts of providers in the county are hampered because of a lack of overall public transport The local link in donnie gall was probably one of the best developed local link services in the country But it is still not good enough And it means very little when we are dealing with a large county with no rail access The local link service has greatly benefited our communities and it is the fourth step in providing decent transport But it badly needs extending to include all that goes without saying that if you live in rural ireland You need to own a car. 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Good morning If you're just tuning in you've missed an interesting hour quite a You know mixture of topics, of course with michael aren't talking about Cyclists not using cycle lanes when they're available. And then we had sharon's heart broke heart breaking story of the reality Facing hundreds if not thousands of donnie gall people and in 12 other counties as well, by the way The reality of living in a house Which is falling apart due to defective concrete products We're going to get to some comments. Let's start with the cycling most of the roads in arland Were built for bicycles rather than motor cars The only road in the letter kenney area is the dual carriageway that was purposely built for cars Maybe we should consider this in regards to who has the right of the road. Well Someone else said Cyclists are on the dual carriageway But anyway, I'll get to that comment They're the same near the mountain top by illustrin out on the roads not on the bicycle lane, but out on the road Why is this? Greg those cycle lanes are 100 percent a complete waste of money. The cyclists do not use them all around dasher kenney Uh the town business park road, etc The cyclists hold up the traffic on the road and the cycle lane completely empty right beside them Well, to be honest with you if I was a cyclist around dasher kenney in the You know the urbanized area of the town. I wouldn't want to use those cycle lanes. They're very narrow Cars often on them cars turning and not really perhaps checking if there's any cyclists on the cycle lanes Seems to be a few drains in them as well. So in relation to the Cycle lanes around letter kenney. I'm not sure I'd be too keen on being on them myself It feels like you'd be putting your life in your hands I call it says the cycle lanes are a waste of money. First of all, they aren't safe and second of all They aren't used. It's just a ticking box exercise to get cars off certain roads The council need Council never even asked the public if this is something that they want Morning, Greg. I had an accident a number of weeks ago contacted now doc as it was at the weekend It was sent directly to the A&E ended up having surgery the following week before I got home from surgery I had a bill out from the hospital 100 euro I have medical cover which they came around and got my signature on as I just came out of surgery They couldn't wait I'm unable to work for anything up to six months with the injury I have And now I have to get another reminder from the hospital to pay within 10 days Or they're passing it over to a debt collector Just because you pay tax in this country you are screwed Or even because maybe you're saying Right, so that doesn't sound very long before they start forwarding you on to a debt collector Sorry, that is a different issue. Let's go back to the cycle lanes. It's an important issue, by the way Coming from a farming background, I thoroughly enjoyed Michael's topic. Okay, good to hear Why would you not use a cycle lane rather than getting run down asks another caller Another that man is right, the guard he should have the power to make cyclists use cycle lanes Another it would have been more practical and cheaper to put hard shoulders on the roads But the idea isn't it that you separate them. I mean, you know NGL not going to lie as the kids say Cyclists use hard shoulders Another hard shoulder path would be okay for us on bikes like two bits of crack with the traffic Thanks. That's coming in from Alania And the dual carriageway, which we know where that is because there's only a very small stretch of dual carriageway in the whole of Donegal So they're talking about the road out of letter kennedy dairy out of the dual carriageway is the same cyclist cycle on the Slow lane rather than the hard shoulder Another if there is a cycle lane there cyclists should be fined in the same way if a car was parked on a double yellow line Why is it not made an offense to cycle on the road where bicycle lanes are provided asks another caller One more cyclist do not legally have to use the cycle lanes that man should mind his own business There are many legitimate reasons why cyclists choose not to use them But listen, this is not a one-sided conversation, right? And it is a serious issue though You know, we we did have a little bit of fun with it as well. 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No tree is too tall Charlie mcclafferty funeral directors serving letter kenny and the surrounding areas for over 100 years Charlie mcclafferty funeral directors and our family take care of your family and guide you through a difficult time Sean murphy's the general manager of letter kenny university hospital that he joins us now shone. Good morning to you Good morning. Greg. How you doing? I'm all right before we get a breakdown then of what what's happening at the hospital I mean, is it a case now that you know overcrowding in the ed long waits Delays uh at the hospital cancelled operations. Is that the normal now? I mean that used to be the case where there would be peaks and we'd Invite you on or the hsc would issue press statements warning the public that that is the case Is that just what we are to expect now going forward? uh, I Would not be that defeatist to say. Um, this is what we need. We should expect going forward But in reality, it's uh, something we're going to see continue For some time at the moment The volume of patients that are coming in at the hospital are all time highs and The also the severity of illness of those patients Is is extremely high at the moment and obviously the Priorities always to deal with the sickest the most ill patients. Uh, first All right, give you some sort of sense of it. Uh, Greg. Um You know pre pre covid we would have regularly run. Um At uh, sort of 100 and 110 attendances to the ed and any day Mondays were always Very pressurized Pressurized a and we would hit 140 maybe even 150 patients on mondays Often had Sundays that might be down to 80 90 Maybe hit 100 the last Couple of months. We've never dropped below 100 We're regularly and hardly ever dropped below 110. It's 120 130. We hit nearly 200 a few weeks ago on one day That's the it was a sensitive volume of patients that are presenting um, and while we're doing everything we can to Both promptly treat those most urgent and also to Take measures to if we can get somebody Sort and treat out the department quickly Um, we we do that as well. Okay. Can we talk about what my party will always be the most the most ill so Yeah, of course. No, I mean it's it isn't it's an acute hospital, right? So it's designed it's there for for us when we need it when we're sick to go to Now there is a trend an increasing trend in terms of numbers What what what is the cause of that? Uh, is it that um, the the population is is is now more reliant on the hospital Or is it connected to the fact that we constantly get calls from people who, um, can't get a gps appointment now I know From people who triage in the ed. There's not an awful lot of people there that shouldn't be there So talk to me about what's causing this increase in number then and and what's going on? Yeah and It's difficult to be uh, absolutely definitive. Um, uh about the hand like everything greg and we've had some this conversation before There's a number of factors. So You're right. The population is increasing and donnie gall and and and that's the fact that also the population Is getting older and donnie gall and that's A factor as well because we know what age comes more comorbidities people with underlying health issues and more complex treatment regimes In some areas we're actually, um, uh, you know, it's our success in keeping patients Alive and and I keep people with a quality of life But uh with requirements for more regular regular interventions then, uh, In the past they wouldn't have survived Now now now they have a quality of life and they get treatment, right? But but they need to come back to the hospital more frequently Sean, but that's a good thing, right? We also know that's a good thing It's good, but it does increase the workload and pressure on the system Of course, Sean, but it's no surprise is what i'm saying We also know where we also know where population demographics are going in the next five or 10 years We can predict this with some certainty So we expect right a hospital that adapts to that So in other words that older people don't feel like a burden that in some way because they're staying alive That it's a problem for the hospital. You're not suggesting that for a second I tell you I know just now for one minute. I'm I'm taking pride in what we are doing for the community in terms My point is is that we know where we're at and we know where we're going So we need a hospital, right? Especially with a very rapid increase in the population We need a hospital then that can adapt. Okay, we can't stand still from a hospital perspective whilst the population changes So what's being done then to so Okay, so um and just so the first question has to be why right so and and so i've combined back into What's been done and I agree completely which is that the hospital needs to adapt and we are adapting But it was just the other a couple of factors that That I just want to highlight This in terms of us driving some of this We I mentioned earlier that the level of illness or the acuity of the patients coming into the hospital has is much more has become much more significant over the last year or two years and I think most of us in hospital feel that you know, that's a reflection of some of the impact of covet and The fact that again patients there was restrictions of service and covert So there are people now the illnesses it can be more advanced. So that's a driver And you mentioned the calls come in about people not getting GP appointments the hospital people do look to the hospital you say that's the question are more people looking to the hospital as Please ready we'll get Health care services And while I know GPs are working very very hard to provide a primary care service I think the reality is if you look at our numbers It's certainly more people are looking to the hospital I asked you that question. I asked you that question about six months ago Maybe eight months ago and you said it wasn't certain Whether or not But but are you saying that you are you are more minded now to feel that perhaps And it's no fault of the gps necessarily some of the room incredibly busy and dealing with retirements and other things Are you saying now it's more clear that a a a Issue with access in gp care could be having a knock on effect on the ed numbers. It's a factor. Is it I think at the time I said it could well be a factor I can't say definitively of what I can say is our numbers are going up And you've referenced the fact that lots of people are even saying that that's a factor And I've got to acknowledge that the possibility that is a factor The so the the question then you asked was well, you know, what is the hospital doing about in the hospital's need to adapt so And again, you are absolutely right and that's so a couple of things first first of all just the fact that when the Emergency department in the hospital was built and designed And remember if you recall just opened in 2012 It was designed as time of when there was about 30 at 35 000 patients a year attended the department With an expectation that that would increase and maybe even tip close to the 40 000 A decade later. We're actually going to hit over the 50 000s this year So as was the the hospital is designed to Grow but the rate of growth as I exceed is the the predictions 20 years ago and the department started to get The plan started for the department And one of the big challenges I've got is that I actually get in and I you'll recall before I talk about space being one of our biggest constraints The process for actually getting expansion of facilities Is extremely slow The movement of patients and increase and increases in demand is it can be extremely quick and I cut a bit this morning of Coverage in terms of one day she had with the school in initial one, I believe it was And the how long it's time to get school Development on and and I just so related to it in terms of the How slow that those couple projects can take so the hospital is adopting We were actually designing and working at the moment with hsc estates in terms of future developments in hospital But they're not going to happen this year or next year. There's some years away. We're already Okay, so that's what I'm working on next on the adults is unit. That's a space, right? But yeah, that is a space and and that's critical and I've I've labored it because it's really important It is critical, but when we spoke to professor ken mul peter on this program He said there is within the health service not exclusively in letter. Kenny. There's a frustration now Medical professionals are finding themselves effectively having to treat or feel that they're That the people feel like a number, right? Issues with accessing Diagnostics discharges home care packages, you know with all due respect with a bigger asset It is important with a bigger ed. It's not necessarily might be a more comfortable experience For for people waiting, but it's not necessarily going to fix the bottlenecks in the hospital itself Is it are we've over focusing on things in the ed and not the wider issues that are causing the problems and people getting into hospital? No being made better and getting out So and and I can assure you We're not just focusing on on the ed and when I talked about the space issues It's not just about the the emergency department So again, one of the projects I'm trying to get working really hard to get over the line at the moment Is to move our ambilatory urology service in the modular build to open up extra beds in the hospital extra inpatient beds to to address That increase in activity I've labeled the space because it is really really important. So we probably don't give enough attention to and we might come back to it again another day You mentioned a number of other things home home care home care is not an Any solution in the hospital is outside the hospital and and so some of these issues are broader system issues We know that there's been a lot of really good work with respect to you Sean the hsc issue press releases The other issue press releases that say don't attend the ad In case of an emergency because we have such and such an amount of people waiting access to a bed Now presumably those beds are being taken up by people And delayed discharge is going to be a factor. So I mean whilst they're external They are being cited as a bottleneck for us accessing the hospitals they are They are sorry, and if I'm not clear here, Greg, so I let me just repeat I'm I'm I'm not Same for one minute that this is not an issue and we've seen our delayed discharges increase Over the last number of months. They have been very high We've worked really hard with our colleagues and community services to reduce them and this year we've seen that those numbers increase again But the solution to that is not within the gift of the hospital. So there's two two two big challenges there I understand three big challenges. In fact, one is the availability of nursing homes Places within the county the second is The difficulties that our cousin community have been recruited home carers We have people who are in hospital beds that have been approved for funding for home care packages But actually it can it can be quite a challenge to actually find people who are prepared to actually take on the job of being home carers And the third element is that as you know, we've done some fantastic work and it's good work In terms of improving our community hospitals to make them more appropriate particularly long-term residential facilities more appropriate environments for elderly people to have a quality of life But the cost of that often is that they While those works are on upgrades are going on those hospitals are closed admission And then therefore we don't have those facilities to discharge patients to We're also looking at a number of initiatives With the community to look at like community intervention team to look at patients who come in to the hospital Interventions and treatments that could be provided at home and and again that That community intervention team has really Start developing the commencement February this year and it's been it's been growing since then And again taking some of the more routine patients interventions that Like catheter changes etc and say why take a patient into hospital could somebody go out and do that in the patient's home We've also been working at Looking at developing pathways that so you mentioned diagnostics there from patients come in They're a fast track to say okay patient with this condition has these investigations Let's get those done as quickly as possible make a decision make a diagnosis and either discharge them or admit them And know exactly what what we're doing um We would have talked before about the Um About the fact that the friends had Purchased a second CT scanner for the hospital We got approval earlier in the year to recruit extra radiographers. It took us some time to recruit them But we are now starting to open run that second CT on a routine basis We've always used this but as a backup when now it's starting to Utilize it two days a week And we will expand on that as we recruit the extra stuff in to improve our Next additional cardiac technicians To try to again reduce the waiting time for things like stress tests and echocardiograms and Working with our colleagues in the Community we have an enhanced community care program for cardiology where we're um, I actually do some echocardiograms within the community setting So there's a whole raft of areas that where the hospital is responding and is developing New approaches I know your time is short this morning. You're busy, but yeah, so Everything you've talked about now is through We've been you know, it's the summer Okay, when traditionally and we did maybe somewhat get a break from covid through the summer when things are traditionally a little quieter Right, we're now heading into the winter period where we are going to see more flu. There's some flu around We are going to see some people who are vulnerable to covid Going into hospital or people with covid being diagnosed whilst in hospital What are you expecting? Uh, what are you expecting then? For the winter in terms of our access to that hospital our experience in the hospital What are we talking about in terms of uh ed delays? What are we talking about in terms of? cancelled operations, obviously you don't know, but what do you sense is going to happen? Given the trends this year and looking on previous winters Okay, so Again a Couple of comments First of all, we we and we talk about winter pressures I mean if you look over the last number isn't even pretty cool, but some of that pattern has has changed and quite dramatically We've had july's that have been worse than february's etc. So there is an element of of uh Unpredictability about it as was they peak some winters and uh slump summers Have evened out and all and all for more Nevertheless, uh, as I just say with flu season covid and all the other uh issues that seasonal illness patterns We expect to see a busier. Um A very busy winter this year that that's something that's uh, Absolutely in my mind that we are going to have a very challenging winter uh, if you We are going to see an impact on elective Surgery is being cancelled. We will do our utmost to avoid that um, but if if I look, um, uh, give give you a sense We talk, you know, we talk about winter. We had 32 cancellations in february That had increased the surge for cancellations in letter candy. That had increased to 155 in may when remember we had that big Spike and colby cases it it then dropped down, uh again, uh in 75 in june and But for the for the month of september, we've been back up to 114 So I think we are going to see an an an increase in cancellations We will be taking every measure that we can to reduce that we've got a lot of resources now on saturdays and sundays to um to Keep patients for scheduled appointments coming through the system, but we're going to see pressure on our beds We are going to see, um significant, uh waiting waiting times within the emergency department and as was one of my key messages, there's If people see the emergency department is easier than waiting for an appointment elsewhere Then uh, again be aware that we the folks will always be on our most urgent patients and The patients who are most critically ill. So patients for minor conditions will experience extremely long waits We have to look after those that are most that Okay, can I ask in terms of Just so can I just mention one thing? Which is just just to know what I've mentioned the committee and and primary care and the work we're doing with chiefies Also, just to acknowledge we're also working very closely with the ambulance service And we've got a really good relationship with them at the moment To actually try and uh do what we can to keep patients going through the department Two very quick ones then like how many beds are available in that hospital today versus say five or ten years ago? um So, uh, the It's strong to go back five or ten years from memory. I think about uh, 10 years ago. We were at about 320 By uh, just in the 19 we've gone up to 340 We're 369 today And uh, again, as I'm trying looking to get an extra 13 beds open in the next Just to give us an idea and and very lastly there's long waits in the ed It's incredibly uncomfortable in there and obviously overcrowded Is there anything can be done to try and make it more comfortable for people to sit in the ed? Those metal chairs incredibly uncomfortable We know we're facing into a long period of people sitting for long times in ed many as you've already pointed out are older people I know it's a it's a short term thing. It might make it a little bit more palatable Is there anything can be done to make that experience more comfortable? There is you might not believe this but it's actually in the office at the moment And on my board is seats in the ed is up there. We actually had ordered a number of Cushions pads to that that would fit those seats and in fact just yesterday I was contacting the manager responsible to find out, you know Have any of them arrived yet? When are they going to be deployed et cetera because I agree with you there completely and very finally you you you mentioned that you might look at privacy when Speaking to people in the ed one of the big complaints. We've had is a lack of privacy from People older people being asked when their last balm and movement was people in their 60s being asked If they've recently had a period Also, you know people having to divulge private information at the counter desk there little things that perhaps Your staff could change today that might make the situation might make the journey through that hospital Less degrading and more comfortable. Is that something maybe you could commit to have a talk to your staff about about asking Personal questions about menstrual cycles sex. Yeah bowel movements in a public sit in a public forum Okay, I've absolutely great. So I mean essentially the clinical teams identified the information that they want not to be able to triage and make quick decisions But when I get off the phone now I'm actually meeting some variety of stuff because Again, and you made a point earlier the hospital can't just the same thing the same way with the demands So there's a there's a piece of work we're doing at the moment and I was saying to carline before I came on there I hope to come back and talk to you a bit more about that once we're ready to implement the changes So I we're looking to actually I restructure some of how the patients move through the department at the moment When I'm me for the team there, I will talk about those issues around the prison while we we can do It seems like a little thing and I know they're busy and I know they're clinically minded But trust me I'll speak and I've spoken to a lot of people that have felt very degraded and even says well Look, can I fill out the form? You know because I don't want the person next to me to know whether I was intimate with my partner last night Or not, you know, okay. Yes, and sure. Thanks for your time this morning. I appreciate you You taken At least some of what can be done in the short term on board The 9 till noon show with letter Kenny credit union. Do you need to switch your current account or loan? 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I mean lots of specific questions Which I'll read out, but unfortunately the time is short We try and get an overview as well A caller wants to know why would it take a week to get an MRI scan Another in the ED why do patients have to cross over from the green to the red zone to access the coffee and water machines? That is Suspected COVID non COVID people being segregated but have to integrate to access services We might ask that one off there There should be insurance on oh, sorry. That's a completely different one Every time she'll Murphy's honest the same story She had a family member who was released at 11 a.m. in the morning from hospital But because of a delay getting documentation from the nurses didn't get out until 305 a.m. in the middle of the night What is actually going to change here? There's no solution being offered for people at all Total total number of beds now as opposed to five years ago as to call we gave you that answer I have a relative in hospital now for three weeks the last full week has been delayed Three weeks the last full week has been spent waiting on a scan How is that acceptable is the scan machine not working or is there no staff to operate it or read it? That's a bed being taken up Potentially isn't it Could Greg ask Sean how many new employees have started in 2022? We can get that information for you offer Hi, Greg Can the nurse not send people for x-ray bloods when she sees them in A&E And I've all tests done for when they see the docs and I'll hold up waiting on blood for hours and have all tests done How much money annually is the hospital gathering from private medical insurance that stuff is a matter of public record We can probably dig that out from published information I was refused entry to LUH because I did not have private insurance through others I know had the same experience and then had to go through the ED via my doctor's emergency referral Is this a fair system? It's a public hospital Could you give us a little bit more information what do you mean? Why were you refused access because you didn't have private insurance? If you don't mind just tell us a little bit of the background to that Poor doctors and nurses working in that management needs sorted out I was in and a nurse was on three night shifts 12 hours How is that good for a person? Most counties have a number of hospitals per population Donagall asked for a restriction on population until we get our services in order to cater for them A lot of these issues are historic and I know it might be easy to sort of point to changes recently But look at, you know, planning can account for all of this if it's done correctly The one thing is clearly predictable is an aging, thankfully An aging population that might need more hospital visits We know it's happening, we know it's coming It's to be welcomed because it means people are living healthier and longer Albeit that they do need to attend hospital at times You know, we need to be planning for that I was in hospital a few days and I was being sent home to be told that I wasn't going home as I needed a scan And if I went home it would take two years in the outpatients clinic I ended up taking up a bed for three extra days Is that acceptable scans? Getting scans done Access to diagnostics is exactly what we're talking about there I believe And Professor Ken Moore Peter, he acknowledged that people are being treated like these people are being treated Because they have, there is a delay in access to diagnostics He teased that out a little bit more The interview with him is available on our website It was on August 22nd, I believe I must listen back to make sure I don't misquote him, that's why I'm... But to find out more of the issues that he highlighted as it relates to diagnostics In terms of population, there are places in this country that have a higher population and they can cope And although we had visitors who were so shocked about having to wait 12 hours in ED Their experience was so different in the city And 12 hours is there or thereabouts as people wait longer Question for Ian McGarvey Are we using alternative facilities for patients and off such as the cross-border facility 329 Euros to sit in a chair in day services for three and a half hours It's totally outrageous, I was in for two I was home at five, I paid separately for the procedure The 329 was for a day bed that I did not get Okay, that's a separate issue and I think would you not have a... Maybe a case for getting that recouped Does he think it's acceptable that people have to sit on iron chairs for hours in ED? The plastic ones were better Well, cushions have been ordered and are due to arrive for those chairs Now whether it's for specific patients or for all of the chairs, I don't know But they have been ordered, they're due anytime now And hopefully they will be put in place soon Because, I mean it doesn't fix the problems But it makes that wait maybe a little bit more palatable for people Right, okay I want to do some of these mica comments Defective concrete block comments, it's much bigger than mica now of course Stay with me, have to catch up on a break and then we'll get to that The furniture show N.I. is now on at CFC Interior's Camp C Dairy CFC, with massive discounts from leading brands in furniture and interiors From sofas, beds, flooring and design CFC have it all reduced in their biggest sale Don't miss the furniture show N.I. now on at CFC Interior's Camp C Dairy Hello, I'm David Fordy, medical herbalist Are you suffering with a cold, flu or sinusitis? 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I'm not contradicting you But I understand it doesn't seem fair And then you could maybe talk about how it's more profitable perhaps for a private operator Generally speaking, not speaking about any particular development But there are some examples where it's been made more profitable for people To provide their private owned accommodation to different groups of people Rather than maybe addressing local housing crises Or emergency homes for defective concrete block victims Then there's definitely a crossover there Rental properties being taken off the market and filled with bunk beds or something Do you know what I mean? Why has it been made so profitable for people to do that? Because it's clearly going to have an impact on the housing crisis, isn't it? So definitely there is a crossover in certain... Okay, I call this as just a thought, would it be cheaper to rebuild the micro homes in timber frames? Possibly, I don't know how that works Greg, just listening back to your review of the papers and just wondering where this country is going When you hear of developers building apartments to house people from outside our country While our young people and others are literally on their knees coping with increasing rents And not a hope of getting them on the property ladder And the second issue, prisoners being better treated than our defence forces How can any government allow this to happen? It's so unfair and worrying And I mean obviously it comes down to maybe what the resident is paying But I'm sure there are people in England or America or some other countries Or Australia that think there's loads of Irish people over there taking up property And I know they're probably paying rent because they're employed there and what have you And there's probably people in other countries wondering why the Irish are over here taking our jobs And living in property that could be made available to homeless people In other words, there are other parts of the world where there are Irish people in houses But in those areas there are people lying on the streets as well of course I'm just trying to look at it in the round Not the exact same but that is going to be a fact that we have sons and daughters Who are working in Birmingham Leeds or Sydney in apartments, private apartments And there are homeless people out in the streets and housing waiting lists there as well To get where I'm 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elections in Northern Ireland May be the reason why the UK and EU Are returning to the Brexit negotiation table Both sides are set to meet today For the first time since February With the Northern Ireland Protocol Expected to be on the agenda The Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Cooney is also set to discuss British-Irish relations In a meeting with the UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly this evening A meeting of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party last night Her calls for Schlegolietrum TD Mark McShari to return to the party The move was proposed By Deputy Barry Coyne last night And seconded by Senator Jeremy Wilson Deputy McShari resigned For party whip last year And became an independent TD In September Progress on the master plan for Mulford has been welcomed as a positive First step towards the future of the town Last year 100,000 euro Was provided for a plan to tackle Dare election and revitalize the town centre The first meeting to progress The town centre first plan is set To be held in the coming weeks A man in his 30s has been arrested In connection with a fatal stabbing At a funeral in County Kerry yesterday He was arrested in Cork In the early hours of this morning And is currently being held a trolley Guard of station Thomas Dooley Who was in his 40s died following A stabbing at Raft Cemetery The Taoiseach has committed to Raise the ongoing delays in the Delivery of a new building for School ASEGON in Bunkrana With the education minister It's emerged that the plan and permission For the development has now expired Which will result in further setbacks In terms of time and cost The school is the largest in Donegal With 800 pupils And finally almost 110,000 Hospital appointments have been Cancelled this year According to freedom of information figures 15,000 at the Madder Hospital In Dublin The HSE says there are many reasons Why hospitals cancel appointments Such as Covid surges or a lack of beds However Donegal GP Kieran O'Farray Says the health service is struggling To cope with demand That's all for now We'll be back with an update again at 12 o'clock Thanks very much Caller says shouldn't the government Force the insurance companies pay something This is what they insured To be taken for this Absolutely disgusting to think we're basically evicted From our family home in 2013 It's still technically homeless And a foreign war that has nothing to do with us Has massive implication for us now 9 years later It's so sad to think that after all this time We're blatantly being let down again By greedy developers and officials Sad times we are in they say We had an email on My home was tested by an engineer In the last week of September 2020 Results in the spring of 2021 Here we are over two years later And I haven't even got past stage one Of the current shambolic cancel process Our local authority And being frank here, our local reps Have been more or less totally silent On the micro front I'm being honest here When I say that I do not even anticipate My home being fixed for another couple of years at least This obviously has a major impact On our personal mental health And also our family's mental health My one dread is that if anything ever happens to me This pressure will all be passed On to my family I know this is probably irrational But it's a reality when you live like this I currently can see no end to this As the government and local authorities Are truly clueless on how to move forward Thanks as always for highlighting the plight Which will only get worse due to total inaction But it's completely reasonable It's completely reasonable To worry about Leaving this behind You know, for lots of us That can't contribute to a big pension Or that can't I'll never earn enough money To accumulate savings I know that for a fact I'll never have savings My parents never were able to accumulate savings I'm not going to be able to eat I don't have the income to do so So maybe I'm over sharing here But the reality is I understand where you're coming from But what do you do you think What can I leave What might I leave That's of some value Hopefully good memories But secondly, maybe a house Maybe the house that you've lived in That's what you leave At least you might be able to help those Who follow you a little bit Because as I say Unless I win the lot That's pretty much the height I fully get someone Especially if you Of a certain age or even not You are going to think And you're going to think What happens to me now What would I be burdening my children with And the reason why it's important to say that Is because that's also something That people who push pens And make decisions need to understand That these are human situations Human emotions It's a human problem It's a humanity It's a humanitarian crisis I think it's perfectly It's perfectly okay And not irrational to think like that Because not only what are you leaving behind In terms of a mess Of a crumbling home But also how to fix it And I don't think those that follow you Would have access to any schemes either So the longer this is delayed The more people are going to have that concern That don't already have it Okay Looking traffic lights We're talking about delays And getting through the hospital We don't want to be talking about avoidable delays And getting to the hospital Patrick's going to talk to us about that After this quick short break Here's Paul Mooney And entries are now open Greener choices are the key to a sustainable future That's why Energia offer a reduced night rate For charging electric vehicles And free home charging points for new EV owners All of it powered by 100% green electricity Because the choices we all make today Will change how we live tomorrow Massive stock clearance promotion now on At Hagerty's home interiors, Bonkranah See the best selection of sofas, beds and sliding robes All at unbeatable prices with free delivery included Our best sale items include An extra 100 euro of any 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Well Greg, how you doing? No, I'll tell you, it was just a point That says I'm running out Because, you know, what do you do? I was coming out to the road this morning About eleven minutes past nine I head out the port road And at the bottom of the Cullian Road Traffic was backed up Out to near the Cranry And the ambulance up in the flashers Going absolutely nowhere to go Traffic in front of them couldn't move Traffic to the side But the thing about it was I was coming out in Monday morning And back at the Nissan Garage At the Toyota Garage at Kelly's There was also an ambulance up in And the flashers going as well Couldn't get moving at all And the thing about it I'd really appreciate anyone With insight into the ambulance In the ambulance service can contact me Completely anonymously to find out If this is a too isolated instance Or it's ongoing Can I ask the ambulance this morning Were you on the road long enough To see if it eventually made it through Patrick? No, I was driving out through I could see The traffic around The woman in front of the ambulance Was something with her head and her hands Because she couldn't move She was on the other side of the lane And the traffic on the other side of the lane Had nowhere to go And the traffic on the roundabout Heading on the port road from The Polestar Was backed right up So there was just no one moving But the thing about it was Sorry, go ahead Patrick I'm trying to picture you had more Shocked by it Patrick So go on, sorry Not at all I mean, you were well aware Of what has been on social media In the last few weeks Emergency services with a blue flash On, you know, it's not To be taken lightly It was an emergency And the fact is Are we in a society now Where we just don't pay attention That sort of thing I mean, it's We just felt that As a random For you as a mega-point on it Or a mega-topic Whatever Patrick, and listen This show is listener driven And you've done a great thing today And I think it's something We certainly need to look into A little bit more To try and find out What's going on It's an ongoing issue Right, okay But I mean Obviously just as a driver Driving past You could see the problem there You could see two lanes Full of traffic And an ambulance With the blues Going and nowhere To go Well, it was absolutely Absolutely nowhere to go Patrick, all right Listen, thanks for that I appreciate your help In highlighting it, all right All right, take care Safe travels, all right That's Patrick there Have you anything To add to that? 08 660 25000 08 660 25000 Recall 07491 25000 Right, okay Driving out the Port Road That's Patrick's comments That we go off him So he's seen that firsthand Any insight, particularly maybe One of you in the ambulance service That can sort of Paint a clearer picture for us You know what's confidential You can message me on my socials Or you can call Caroline Who's obviously Everything will be very Controversial, confidential Confidential there Right, I'm going to get back to the This issue of Martin says, Greg Every time I hear you mention And talk about Mike And my heart drops to my shoes Totally heartbreaking situation To be living in, it really is And I'm, you know There is Part of us I've been guilty of this In the past that if something Doesn't directly affect us You know, you might go Oh God, they're talking about that again But this could be any of us At any stage You know, if you've built Your house in the last I don't want to put a time on it What, 20 years Or something like that There you just don't know When it could be you Or someone in your family And we have to unite as a Community and fight for ourselves Because unfortunately It seems the fight's not Being one and Dublin And it's not over In relation to The defective block issue It's apparent to me That the current government Knows it won't be in power Next term So it's just kicking the Kang down the road To let the next government Look after it If I have two suggestions Everyone's home That's been officially confirmed With Mike Stop paying your mortgage You will find things Will start to move But everyone needs to stick together Plan B, hunger strike What do you see? Stop paying your mortgage Is not really advisable Some people have chosen to do it But the reality is is Firstly, your credit rating Becomes useless So you can, you know You may never be able to Borrow a gain Dependent on how long it goes Not for a significant amount of time You'll be evicted You could be homeless I'm not sure what the story then Will be in terms of accessing the scheme I mean, I know it seems like A good thing to do But your house will be taken off you And then hunger strike I mean, we have to exhaust Absolutely every avenue Before we start talking About things like that But I really respect your points of view By the way, I'm not poo-pooing them But just adding a bit to it It really looks like There is no will in the powers That be to sort this out The huge problem You'd think they're waiting On a change of government So they can crawl under a rock And they'll come out When it's been sorted To boast about what they've done Hi, Greg Just wondering, could you ask the council What's the hold up The engineers' repayments? We've had that from Our contributor yesterday as well Myself, brother and sister Got our houses tested Paid the 6,000 or so each Back in May Still no sign of repayments Also, our engineers Recommending demolishing the houses This interview's heartbreaking You think you've got problems When you hear of scandals like this And so many others It puts life into clear perspective The sooner we have an election That clears out the overseers of this And other scandals the government And their poor civil servants The better Or is it the other way round, maybe Very touched by the gravity Of Sharon's situation I cannot comprehend what Sharon And her family are going through In a daily basis These people have been massively let down By our local and national government reps Action needed now From all parties in this government And I also The strength of our two guests That spoke about their personal issues Their strength should not belie The seriousness of their problems Because I'm sure they'd be very well capable Of being in absolute tears With what's going on All right, I have to take a short break Stay where you are My family needs refreshing So we're off to centre parks Come on, let's rediscovery The great outdoors Re-energising On the zip-wire over the land Re-charging in Aquasana Spa Refueling at Hooke's American Bar and Grill Re-connecting with each other Centre parks, family refreshed OK, when we reference the story of judges And Irish dancing being accused Of fixing the results of competitions I suggested this could end up being The material of a docuseries Or something or other But let's find out exactly As much as we know what's going on And Ellen Coyne, who's a news correspondent With the Irish Independent An author of their story on this topic Let's get the information from Ellen Good morning, Ellen Good morning Thank you for your time Right, OK, so as much as you can What is going on here and how did it emerge? Right, so anyone who's been involved In Irish dancing has probably Had suspicions for a while That there may have been something going on Where people's scores were being fixed You hear stories of people making grievous mistakes Not dancing, not starting on time Dancing in the wrong direction And still managing to place Or get a very high score In July, somebody submitted this document To the CLRG, which is the largest and oldest Irish dancing organisation in the world And also the most prestigious In that document, there were screenshots Of text conversations between about a dozen judges Sometimes judges are also dance teachers By the way, just to explain Sometimes they would be asking each other For favours, asking a judge to make sure That one of their dance students Would be looked after at the next day Sometimes these texts would be sent As competitions were ongoing And then sometimes the exchanges Would go another way around And the person sending the messages Would be the one receiving request To look after their students There was never any mention of money Being involved or money changing hands But it is important to mention That if you're a dance teacher And you have a lot of medal winners In your school, a lot of all Ireland champions A lot of world champions Then you would probably stand to benefit from that You'd stand to make a lot of money from that So it's a reputational enhancement And then you can sort of Monetise that with your services Exactly So this went to CLRG in July They announced this week That they have appointed a former Court of Appeals judge to investigate But as we reported in the paper today Some of the judges who were named To that July document were allowed to continue Adjudicating and presiding over competitions Even after concerns were raised About their integrity And their potential involvement In an alleged cheating scandal And the scale of this casts A dark shadow over all previous competitions Because this obviously was happening To some extent But we don't know to what extent Exactly And I suppose any current or former teacher Is current or former professional dancers Or parents of dancers Will say that they have long felt That there is a cultural problem Among Irish dancing It is important to point out That these texts They range from 2016 to 2019 And they're from one specific teacher To 12 others So the person sending the messages In all the texts we've seen Is the same person So this is a small snapshot Of what could be an endemic cultural problem Certainly the feedback that I've gotten From the last couple of days From industry insiders Is that this is a greater problem So there would be a lot of hope That this might be a reckoning For Irish dancing But as you mentioned The scale of this is huge CLRG obviously operates in Ireland But it covers competitions in the UK The US, there are so many CLRG Irish dancing schools in America So I mean in terms of impact It's huge And the CLRG in fairness to them Or maybe they know more than we know They didn't try and play this down either did they They didn't say Well if this is happening It's on a very small scale And we'll weed out the bad apples No I mean they were saying That in terms of from their perspective In terms of breaches And Irish dancing This is at the higher end of the scale As described as gross misconduct Is that anybody who is Found to have been engaging In such practices in the alleged cheating That was sent to them Will be subject to due and full process Under their disciplinary procedures And they're kind of making the point That that process has already started And I suppose they're not thrilled That this is in the public domain now First of all because they claim That it might prejudice the process That they've started now But also they've pointed out that And they're saying that any allegations That are made against Irish dance teachers On social media are just that At the moment they're still allegations And they're doing their best to investigate Yeah unfortunately that's the kind of the issue With social media and just two more brief things There's no suggestions that Those taking part In these competitions or their parents Were necessarily involved in this either So I mean You know former achievements And all of that could all be brought into question You know this could have a I mean it's not going to be a life or death situation We'd hope but you know this is Going to really rewrite a lot of people's Sort of you know what they've achieved And all that type of stuff potentially Yeah I mean it's so important To point out that people were talking about here The commentators and dancers are children And it's deeply and grossly unfair For the achievements of children who are world champions All Ireland champions to be now casted Because of the behaviour of what seems to be Some fairy The questionable activity Of some maybe obsessive Adults who were looking for glory For themselves but it's also Very unfair on parents of Children who always felt that there was Something wrong but could never quite prove it Who always would raise concerns about their child Being marked down and would just be seen as You know a parent who was kind of obsessed With the talent of their own offspring So it's a very discus morning for the world Of Irish dancing Very finely just at one point One teacher reportedly offering Sexual favours for higher scores Is that literally as it I suspect it reads It is quite literally that is it Yeah so it's very important to say That there was a conversation between two adults Yes of course sorry And they were making graphic Really graphic Sexual references talking to Talking about certain acts being exchanged For like a 100 score Which is the highest mark that you can give It's important to mention that of The 12 conversations that I've seen That were passed with CLRG This is only mentioned in one of them But it's obviously very relevant and it's Certainly something that parents of Children who are involved in Irish dancing Are very concerned about this morning Alan Coyne will follow your coverage In the Irish independent with interest Thanks for your time this morning greatly appreciated Thanks so much Alright thank you Raymond Sweeney's creative Director of the Titanic dance show You You were never a teacher and maybe this is This is part of the reason why Is this news to people Within Irish dancing circles As such or has just the curtain Been pulled back for all of us to see Morning Craig I would say The curtain pulled back to be honest In my opinion this has been going on For years And it has to stop And I'm kind of glad it's come to light Now it's on the public domain So You would have seen Need for change in the dodging System in Irish dancing Like what could you see or what do you see As the flaws in it Like obviously You know the I think they try to Get rid of this problem a few years back I'm obviously not involved in it anymore But I haven't been for years I don't know what way they operate anymore But I think they try to increase The amount of judges To you know help with this problem But it's still going on It's still like As I said it has to stop And is it fair to say That the reason you didn't get Into teaching per se was because Of your suspicions Can you tell me a little bit more about that Yeah I mean like I was obviously In the show business When I was 16 And I did that for 15 and a half years And then I created my own show I was always more into the production End of things But my fiance started She was teaching for a while And one of the things I remember Sent her at the start was like listen I don't mind you going teaching I don't really want to be involved And that's one of the reasons why I don't want to be involved Because it's so Disgraceful and it's sickening And you know I just feel For the children you know putting in blood Sweat and tears and you know and then having You know people potentially should have won Competitions big competitions And then they don't you know it's just It's not a nice thing and it's not a nice Environment for me to be involved in It's horrible for the children because they're all affected The winners now will have their achievements Questioned and those that Perhaps on the day it was clear they should have won Will never have that But there's no winners in this at all In terms of the young people that put As you say their blood, sweat and tears into this Yeah yeah I mean it's Absolutely disgusting like I suppose from a personal point of view Like I back in I think it was 94 I got fourth in the world Myself and I actually Won one of my dances Outright and a local adjudicator I suppose didn't give me The marks I felt I should have got her You know yourself You know what you're done And it felt wrong at that time something was up Well to be fair I was still I was still Amazed at what I got But at the same time There's something that didn't seem right When all the other adjudicators gave me Like great marks And the local adjudicator maybe Thought that maybe I wasn't going to You know it was strange that Adjudicator didn't know from American stuff They gave me what I deserved I suppose and then she didn't I suppose thinking I wouldn't be up there Not for the performance Or what I deserved Right Raymond finally there's going to be some pain In getting this resolved For the reason we've been outlining But it's obviously been rumbling along People within the This element of the business Knew it was going on or at least suspected It was going on now it's out in the open Yeah I'm glad Of this and you know I always Wondered why people aren't speaking up About it you know and I suppose They're afraid and you know A lot of my friends You know the evidence because once you have Screenshots of conversations You know it's easier to sort of Once you've got evidence is so important Because you know you could get sued Up to your ears if you didn't have that Maybe that's the reason why Again it's only hearsay like from From friends and I've been in the industry That you know this has been Brought to the attention of the CLRG before But you know for some reason it Was brushed onto the carpet or wasn't Now that it's in the public domain It's a different story and Kind of glad it is Thanks for your time Raymond this morning I really appreciate it No problem Craig thank you Take care Raymond that's Raymond Sweeney there Okay just before a Break a call to say it's not the only industry All these competitions are the same it's about Who knows the judges I pulled My son and daughter from it once I witnessed A competition one day the person who won May have been a great dancer but not on That day and the young children who deserved To win were left in tears but how much I mean and then there is obviously the Conversation that's been happening for years About the expensive expensive dresses The hair the tan And all that kind of 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Or maybe it is Kevin, what's your story? My story is about the main street In Lederkenny From one end of it To the other It started to And it's increasing the amount of bicycles That goes on the footpath On both sides of The road Some of them coming up And some of them going down And they see these electric bikes going Or about 30 can do 20, 25k The danger And my concern about it is That They're being overlooked They're being ignored There was one day I was going down And a patrol car was going down the street And the bike was pelting up the footpath Right Now you take a child An elderly person Somebody disabled coming out of a shop Door Stepping out in front of them You were getting hit At quite a speed And it was such a thump But you were going to bang your head On the ground It's a danger I'm really annoyed That that day The car was going down They just didn't stop And get their man off And put them down to the bottom of the town And let them go over the railway road To come up the town Not allowed on footpaths No There's no cycle path They are compelled to be on the road And certainly cycling up the way either They couldn't do that on the road But you're concerned that someone's going to be really injured Yes But it's not even going down the way There's still one on the footpath as well Don't use the road You know And there's one particular Electric bike No old sharp baskets Remember the old sharp bikes Sorry, I had the bike square basket One of them front and back And the speed of that going down the town Going down the footpath Is unreal And somebody stepping out They are going to be seriously injured With that particular bike Because it does fly in And it's still doing it I think you mentioned that to me a couple of months ago From what mistaken Okay My concern is The bicycles On the pavements The pedestrian ways Not bike ways And the main street Are not for bikes Understood Kevin, listen thank you very much for that And now back to the issue of Cyclists using roads Instead of cycle lanes Where the cycle lane is available Kilian Nolte is a cyclist And he joins us now And I appreciate Kilian Joining us to sort of give the other perspective It's not a pile on by any stretch Or at least I wouldn't want to be involved in that So I mean do you think you speak Obviously you speak for yourself Kilian But do you think you are sort of a representative Of your average cycling enthusiast Out there in Donegal Morning guys I think that's fair enough I am probably representative of a reasonable number Of people going out here to do it Was how come well being in their general fitness Primarily on a motorist Just like every other motorist on the road I try to spend far more time In my car commuting Whether that be to or from work Or for business reasons that I ever do on a bike So I can take Both sides of the fence here But as a cyclist when I get out on that bike The first thing I'm thinking about Is every single day is risk What is the least riskiest way For me to use that road Or to use that cycling lane And there's some really good cycling lanes Developed in the county now But equally there's some poor ones Or there's some poorly maintained ones So when I'm out on the bike I use the cycle lanes which are Particularly good Because it's the least riskiest way For me to be on the road sharing With other people But I'll avoid the ones where There's clearly a risk to me Even the good cycle lanes though Kilian Say you're on a race Or you want to put the foot down Do you know what I mean? To challenge your time or whatever it might be Are there footpaths Cycle paths which I think you share With pedestrians Are there cycle paths in Donegal that you can do that Do you know what I mean? Will serious cyclists who want the head down And are maybe They are absolutely limited And you have to be conscious about any of these Shared paths So you're creating a risk to yourself But you're also creating a risk to the pedestrians So if you're on a cycle path where you know That you're likely to come across A large number of pedestrians Then I'll avoid the cycle path I don't want to create a risk to a pedestrian They're not going to hear me coming up the road at them If I'm doing say 30 kilometers per hour Which wouldn't be an unreasonable speed On a flat road It's safer for me to be out on the road In that instance than it is to be coming up Until a bunch of pedestrians That met a whistle Can you be careful They very easily have a dog on a lead And your approach The dog is going to dart to the right You have to consider that stuff as well Presumably I do Anytime you're on a bike You have to consider the road conditions The other traffic that's on that The other pedestrians that are around you Road debris, potholes, sticks Drain You're on at all of the time And then you obviously factor in your speed So depending on whether you're going uphill Down a hill, it's going to impact on The choices that you make on what surface you want to be on So we'll give an example there Of say, mountaintop Down to Ilistron National School Cycle lanes now on both sides of the road It's great that they've been developed The one coming up from Ilistron to the mountaintop Brilliant, it takes you off the road It takes you away from that double lane of traffic Unfortunately the surface though Or because of the amount of gravel that's getting thrown off The main road because it's falling apart Different story altogether But on the flip side That cycle lane that goes from mountaintop Down to the school Is unusable for most, shall we say Sports cyclists Because average speed going down that hill Is 60 kilometers per hour on a bicycle That's not unreasonable There's dozens and dozens and dozens of cyclists Who will hit that speed going down the hill You're not going to use the cycle lane Because of the potential to come in across you It's too risky Is it fair to say then Our cycle lanes generally speaking Are there almost as green ways They're there for people for recreational cycling Now I know you're a recreational cyclist Don't get me wrong but I'm trying to put it in categories In other words For someone who is At speed, really in reality Are there any cycle lanes That are safe for you When you consider us to say pedestrians People with bogeys, people in wheelchairs You know, people with toddlers You know, you're not cycling Freewheeling, cycling Freewheeling like I might So really in reality Other than up a hill where you're going slow Are there any cycle lanes That are Suitable for a professional cyclist enthusiast Very limited to be fair Genuinely very limited Now if we take even the hard shoulders About the dual carriageway It makes sense for anybody using the dual carriageway To be in on the left hand side of the hard shoulder That's the sensible choice It's the safest, least risky choice But on the flip side The hard shoulder is often very dirty With road debris I'm not going to drive my car down a road Where I've got the chance of doing any sort of damage Or where I'm going to create risk For myself or other drivers When I have my cycling house on I have to think the same way I'm going to choose the piece of road Where it's least risky for me And in the winter you're going to contain The grit and everything else as well Presumably particularly the winter It's a real challenge and I think We have to recognise that the vast majority of the cyclists In the county who are out on the roads Are sports club cyclists Who are all drivers They're not commuters We all drive, so we're all well aware of it And of course we experience The frustration of occasionally being stuck behind A slower moving Vehicle or cyclist As drivers ourselves It's about giving everybody, everybody has to give each other A bit of space I just want to ask about urban cycle ways Because I'm not a I can cycle And I do now and again But I've not cycled around say for instance Letterkenny and I wouldn't In reality are the cycle lanes Around the likes of Letterkenny It's the biggest town in the county Are they usable? I see cars in them all the time Honestly No, honestly They are unfortunately They are probably If I was out with a child And I wanted to get them experienced And bring them out on those cycle lanes Which are raised off the road They are suitable for that low speed Kind of As a kind of a Sports cyclist shall we say They're not suitable Because they are actually a significant risk Cycle lanes which are slightly raised off the road Unfortunately the traffic That's going to be on your right hand shoulder Is not thinking Of you as another shared road user They will cut in on you If they pass you out they will cut it But even the lanes that form Part of the main Pavement of the road Like and I'm thinking Down around the McDonalds area and that I mean really cars just sit in them I don't think they're Really recognized as actual cycle lanes either Yeah but to be fair Most cyclists are Most of us are out there regularly Will avoid those sort of areas anyway So I don't really see that being As much of an issue around the town If you're going out you want to be away from traffic You want to be You want to be in the least risk environment Which is on the quieter roads Or on the main roads But kind of trying to stay out of the way of traffic Unfortunately Sometimes on the country roads Yes we're going to be In a narrow road where Someone will get held up behind us For a couple of moments on So they've got a clearer View of the road to be able to pass I just said people It's only going to take a minute or two It's just about just relaxing the head We've all been there I'm a driver I've been there I've been sitting behind people It is frustrating we get that Where we end up down in A&E And you know this is This is trivial conversation Relative to the conversation that was on And even the whole mic issue It's about people just kind of You know Calm the head and just share the road with everybody else And you know It's just about being as safe And as risk free as possible For every road All issues are subjective And if you're frustrated and you're trying to get to work And you're not affected by mica And you don't need the hospital This might be full front in your mind But I do take your point Killian On the wider scale of things And I appreciate the insights You know that's what we're looking for And you've done it for us So thanks very much indeed No problem, thank you Take care, that's Killian Naughty there Cyclists Text or WhatsApp your view to Greg On 086-60-25000 Register online at cafre.ac.uk Or visit Discover Calfrey on Facebook Plus tax and insurance Call 01-685-2244 Or see paulclaffytourist.com And you don't miss the holiday of a lifetime Are you renovating or extending your home And looking for quality products at a bargain price? 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Not too bad Not too bad at all Shall we start off with Sorry Larry, go ahead No, I'll go ahead I was going to say Shall we start off with Because this is in the context by the way Of an Alphasia Conversation Group Launching on Monday So do you want to talk to us about Alphasia? Yeah As you know, Larry Greg I suffered a stroke back in 2015 And I'm now living with Alphasia Alphasia is an acquired language impairment It's caused by damage to the parts of my brain So I suppose Alphasia affects me in different ways It affects my speaking Or my understanding Some people have problems with their reading And writing And understanding numbers But as someone who's living with Alphasia I suppose every day Nowadays can be difficult Such as having a conversation Or watching TV And getting out and about So Alphasia can have a huge impact On personal relationships and friendships As well as the ability to work And to take part in hobbies It's acquired though Larry Sorry Larry, I beg your pardon It is acquired So it's something you have to learn to live with It must be incredibly frustrating then at times As much as everything else It isn't a way Greg Because it's an invisible disability And so if you see somebody in the shop Who looks I suppose normal in one way It's a difficulty for them to understand This thing with Alphasia And I've come over a lot of things There are a lot of challenges in my life Some stroke with Alphasia But I'm very interested in this Alphasia Conversation group The speech and language therapists And their health services Are coming together with me To collaborate this conversation group Particularly with the County Council Or PPM They're sponsoring this conversation group On the week of social inclusion So the way they start The senior service We're going to have a talk And we're going to Give information to those people With a pager We're going to have a conversation And we're going to have that conversation We'll kick off from Monday And this is more common than people might realise Around about 3,500 people each year Diagnosed with Alphasia following a stroke So there's going to be a lot of people Larry around the County Listening to us that will understand Exactly what you're saying Are we good at diagnosing it Larry? Would stroke survivors be well aware of this? And would they sort of know what's going on Generally? The unfortunate thing about Greg is People get the diagnosis when they're in rehab And they forget They forget About it And it doesn't until You start to wonder about yourself And you begin to try To commute or to talk to people And that's when This aphasia comes in unhappy Because You have forgotten That the Speech and Language Therapist Had told you or informed you So the Speech and Language Therapist Are collaborating on this But they're also there To give word about the difficulties That people have And they'll be there to I suppose to Give one-to-one talks as well And to offer therapy to people With stroke and aphasia But it's also a good way of connecting People with aphasia And maybe they can Continue those connections Outside of the conversation group It's absolutely right, Greg I mean, I got involved Myself with The Speech and Language Therapist During The Covid times And The cafe was done Virtually On the video then But this Session next Monday is face-to-face And there'll be But the visual one That the cafe done It's a very powerful way For us Stroke survivors with aphasia To engage with people You see, there are people out there In the county Don't really And do not come outside their houses Even onto the communities Because they have this This Understanding That they can't speak Or they haven't got words The aphasia cafe itself Will help and support those people And hopefully the friendship And hopefully the idea Of making new friends And helping people To actually come back out It's people understanding As well and people realising They're not on their own So the launch takes place Monday night 10th of October At 11am in the Silver Tassie Hotel Remelton Road You're invited to join the lived experience of Stroke And you can go to the Stroke Thrive for Facebook group And follow the Twitter handle At Thrive Player And we have contact details For people who want any more information Or to confirm attendance Larry for now Thanks for your time I appreciate it greatly Bye bye Larry, take care We're back tomorrow morning, Friday morning With the Friday panel Talking all the big news stories of the day and week We also have Michael and Finooly The band back together for that Entertainment after 11pm Stay where you are, John Bresens coming up Around the North West after the news at 12 Enjoy your Thursday Now available Apply online or via our app today And get your loan transferred directly to your