Thursday’s busy show covered topics from the tracker mortgage scandal to funeral costs. Listeners also got a chance to thank ESB crews now that power is back after Storm Ophelia.
David Hall from the Irish Mortgage Holders organisation spoke more on this.
The topic of funeral costs was next, and Gavin spoke with Ciara Leahy, Consumer Editor of The Farmers Journal on the increasing costs of funerals.
Gavin was then joined on the line by Robert Grimes of ESB Newtworks in the Midwest, who told him power has now been restored in Clare after Storm Opehlia. Anyone still having problems is urged to call 1850 372 999. Since Monday, listeners have been getting in touch to express their gratitude to emergency repair crews.
For our weekly ‘Ask the GP’ we got Dr Máire Finn from the Ennis Family Medical Centre to answer your questions about health and wellbeing for this coming season. Listen back below:
Following this, Janet Kavanagh, founder of Ted Tours in Kilfenora came into studio to talk to Gavin about featuring on an upcoming new series to be broadcast on TG4 for this coming Spring. Listen back below:
Restaurants around Clare are being urged to join a unique fund-raising initiative to have their customers ‘dine in the dark’.
Fionnuala Murphy head of Fundraising and Communication for this initiative spoke to us about events being held on November 5 in The Market Bar & Restaurant, Ennis and The Bellbridge House Hotel, Spanish Point.
Staying on the topic of fundraisers going on throughout the county, a beauty pageant with a difference will be taking place at The Woodstock Hotel, Ennis on tomorrow Friday 20 October at 7pm in support of Rape Crisis Midwest. Counsellor from Rape Crisis Midwest Breda Larkin and contestant Laurence O’Brien came in to studio to tell us more about this novel fund-raiser. Listen back below:
We sent our reporter, Muireann Duffy out and about to ask you what games you used to enjoy playing as children and if you think that children play enough now. Gavin also chatted with Kunak McGann, author of ‘Red Rover, Red Rover’, a book of children’s games for a new generation. Listen back below:
To finish up, we had Michael Fahy from the Horse and Jockey Vintage Club to talk about a Tractor Run they will be holding this Sunday 22 October in order to raise funds for an AED defibrillator for the Moycarkey Parish.
