On today’s show Gavin Grace asked you how you feel about the rising cost of petrol and diesel. The prices of petrol and diesel have surged upwards at the pumps again in the last month, according to the latest survey of retail prices from AA Ireland. A litre of petrol now costs 154.9 cent, up by a full 7 cent per litre since December. Diesel prices also rose sharply, up by 6.2 cent to an average of 153.1 cent in the last month. While Clare FM Reporter Dermot Hogan was out and about gauging the public’s reaction to the latest VAT increase on petrol and diesel. Gavin also spoke with Chris Hayes, the Munster Vice President of the IFA. He says the rising cost of petrol and diesel is a worry to many – especially those commuting to work from rural areas who inevitably have to pay more than those living in urban areas or where public transport is easily accessible.
Gearoid Mannion of Tom Mannion Travel Worldchoice joined Gavin in studio for our weekly travel feature. Today Gearoid focussed on skiing holidays and packages for the more adventurous traveller. He discussed how to save money and compared the most popular destinations for those booking ski trips, such as Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria and France.
Alan Joyce is the Director of Weddingface.com spoke to the Today Show about the cost of married in Co. Clare. At an average of €21,595, Clare is the 8th dearest county in Ireland to get married in. Irish wedding website WeddingFace.com has carried out a comprehensive study into wedding costs in Ireland. They found that Wicklow is the dearest county at an average of €22,280, while the cheapest county is Louth with weddings costing an average of €19,820, the only county in Ireland coming in under €20,000. September is the most popular month to get married in with 15% of all Irish weddings, while January is the least popular on just 2%.
John Kennedy, Editor of Silicon Republic spoke to the Today Show about tomorrow’s online protest. Wikipedia (and a number of other websites like Reddit) will black out the English-language version of its online encyclopaedia from 5am tomorrow to 5am on Thursday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the US, even though the controversial act was shelved yesterday. The “knowledge blackout” is aimed at protecting the Internet – and the website’s very existence – from online censorship. The blackout of one of the Internet’s most-visited places is meant to stop SOPA and PIPA, two controversial anti-piracy bills currently on the table in the US Congress. The bills, if they pass into law, would greatly increase the powers of law enforcement agencies and copyright holders to prosecute online infringement.
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