Joining Clare FM’s Gavin Grace on the Afternoon Show today was Dr. Lisa O’Connor from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. There’s been a 118 per cent increase in cases of farm related e-coli in the last year. Figures from the Food Safety Authority show there were 251 cases of the strain, known as “verotoxigenic e-coli” in 2011, but this rose to 547 in 2012. Most of these cases occurred in rural areas and almost half occurred in children under 5. For more details you can visit www.fsai.ie or call their helpline on 1890 33 66 77.
Sarah Keogh is a Dietician with the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute. She discussed how the average person puts on half a stone over the festive period. The Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute say many of us clock us as much as 6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone. But the joyous overeating is often followed by strict resolutions to shift the weight in the New Year.
David Moore, Chairman of Astronomy Ireland joined the show to pay tribute to Astronomy Ireland member Sir Patrick Moore, who passed away at the weekend. He inspired the world’s astronomers to take up the hobby as their profession and countless millions of ordinary people to look skyward in his nine decades on this planet.
David Slattery is the Author of “Poet Madman Scoundrel: 189 Unusual Irish Lives”. The book features a wide range of both famous and relatively unknown individuals from Irish history who all contributed in a special way to Ireland’s history. The author has categorised these individuals under seven headings: Rebels, Saints and Sinners, Soldiers, Sports, Sailors and Explorers, Literature and Science and Thought.
Archie Simpson is the Founder and Conductor of the Liosmorahaun Singers. He and Marysh O’Sullivan were in studio with Gavin today ahead of the group’s two pre Christmas concerts this week – St. Colman’s’ Church, Kinvara on 12th December and St. Columba’s, Ennis on 13th December at 8pm and are also launching a brand new CD of their music.
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