On Wednesday’s morning focus we began the show with an interesting study from NUIG. The study finds that a third of college students believe consent to sex can be given after 14 pints or 3 bottles of wine.
It also concludes that 70% of women and 40% of men have been sexually harassed by the time they leave university. Dr Siobhán O’Higgins, Smart Consent researcher from the School of Psychology in NUI Galway and Megan Reilly, President of NUI Galway’s Students Union talked more to Gavin about the study and the attitudes of college students.
Then Gavin spoke to John Hanafin the Chairman of the ULHG (University of Limerick Hospitals Group) Patient Council and Catherine Hand of Patient Advocacy and Liaison Services at ULHG. The ULHG Patient Council is a group of patients treated at Ennis and Limerick hospitals and family members who went through it with them. The council provides advice on ways to improve services and the hospital experience and is currently looking for new members.
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Rounding out the first hour we heard from Rebecca Doyle from Scariff, who alongside Betty Walsh from Shannonbanks will be running for local election for the Social Democrats this year. Rebecca is also currently the national representative for Clare to Foróige’s governing body.
Opening the second hour was Gary Pepper, chairperson for the Feakle Festival, Julia O’Connor, a musician from Boston and Paul Lowden, a new member of the festival committee from Australia. The pair gave us all the details on the Feakle Festival. The trad music festival will run from today, Wednesday August 8th to Monday August 10th and boasts a varied and engaging programme that includes workshops, master-classes and performances from festival favorites like Martin Hayes, Denis Cahill, flautist Emer Mayock and poet Rita Ann Higgins. Full details can be found www.feaklefestival.ie.
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Then we were joined by Margaret Keane, organizer of the Queen of the Burren and Mr Kilfenora competitions where a slew of hopefuls will vie for the two titles. Legendary matchmaker Willie Daly will be hosting and putting the contestants through their paces and he also joined Gavin in studio to talk more about it. Taking place on Sunday night (August 12th) in Nagle’s Bar in Kilfenora the entire event is a effort to raise money for Ennistymon Community Hospital. There will also be a tractor run from 3pm.
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Then Clare FM’s Brian Flynn returned for another segment of the Best Song You’ve Never Heard. This week’s selection was Slow Hand but not the Pointer Sisters’ rendition, the Freddie White version!
Finally the show ended with our Ask the Vet segment with vet John Underhill of Burren Vets, Ennistymon. As always John answered a multitude of pet related questions from the listeners at home.
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