Today on The Afternoon Show Brian Sheehan, Director of GLEN – Gay & Lesbian Equality Network and a Kilrush native joined Gavin Grace to discuss how former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, declared her support for marriage for lesbian and gay couples in an RTE programme The Meaning of Life. GLEN strongly welcomes former President McAleeses’ comments, saying “the former President’s support for marriage for lesbian and gay couples is further evidence of the extensive momentum building for civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples”. 862 civil partnerships have taken place all across Ireland since they first became available in April 2011.
Orla O’Connor is the Director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, she spoke to The Afternoon Show about today’s pre-budget forum. The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD, today hosted a pre-Budget Forum to give voluntary and community organisations, the opportunity to make pre-Budget submissions relating to social welfare schemes at a special session – NWCI was among the groups attending.
Hilda Adams of Bord Bia joined the show to talk about today – World Egg Day! New figures from ongoing research carried out by Kantar Worldpanel for Bord Bia shows that people in Ireland are eating more eggs. 358 million eggs were purchased in the year to July 2012. This is up over 5% from the previous 12 months. Shoppers now spend €85 million per year on eggs with 54% of shoppers now buying eggs every week – up 11% from last year. For recipes see eggs.ie
Joe O’Shea is an Author, Journalist and TV Presenter. He joined Gavin on the show to talk about his first book – Murder Mutiny & Mayhem; The Blackest Hearted Villains from Irish History. If you think the Irish are just a bunch of loveable rogues – think again! Joe O’Shea’s first book finds that for every hero there’s a villain. The book recounts tales of Irish slavers, grave robbers, duellists, conmen, drug lords and killers who wreaked havoc across the globe.
Alan Smith of Irish soccer website Extratime.ie discussed tonight’s major fixture. The Republic of Ireland take on Germany tonight in their World Cup qualifier at the Aviva. In 3 previous games against the Germans we’ve drawn 2 and lost 1, kick off is at 7.45. Also in studio was Kevin McGillicuddy of Clare FM Sport fro a preview of tonight’s Sideline View.
Garda Tony Miniter is a native of Ennis and is doing his bit for a very worthy cause. He’s taking part in this weekend’s Great Garda Run, which will see 100 members of An Garda Siochana, take part in a ‘Marathon Challenge’ in Munich and raise funds for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.
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