On The Afternoon Show Gavin Grace spoke to Maeve Ryan, Service Co-coordinator for the Crime Victims Helpline. The National Crime Victims Helpline indicated today that it has been receiving a number of calls from people who have been duped into allowing strangers into their home. They then find that money and goods have been stolen after the ‘visitor’ has departed. Highly publicised campaigns such as the recent TV changeover, and door-to-door fundraising campaigns, create opportunities for such visits and robberies. The national Helpline number is Free Phone 116 006. Email: [email protected]. The number for texts is 085 1337711
Mandy Johnston is the Communications Officer with the ILCU – the Irish League of Credit Unions. She spoke to Gavin about Christmas expense and what people are likely to spend this holiday season. Today the Irish League of Credit Unions launched its annual Christmas campaign. As part of the campaign, the ILCU will release the results of a survey into what the population are looking forward to most this year, where they will do the bulk of their shopping, how they will spend and how much debt they will incur. While Clare FM’s Doireann Wilde met with people on the streets to ask them about the expense they’ll incur over the festive season.
Kerry Councillor Seamus Cussey Fitzgerald also spoke to Gavin following reports that one of Ireland’s national treasures – Fungi the dolphin – had passed away. The news which was reported on Twitter last night was in fact a hoax and the bottlenose dolphin was confirmed to be alive and well in the Dingle Peninsula!
Also a guest on today’s show was Barney Callaghan. Barney is a former UN Operations Commander and is now the Director of President’s An Gaisce Youth Awards Scheme. Tonight there will be a memorial service in St. Peter & Paul Cathedral, Ennis for the almost 700 Clare War dead from World War I, World War II and other campaigns. Barney Callaghan will be the keynote speaker. He is now working with An Gaisce Award Scheme in Dublin and was the all-Ireland District Governor of Rotary International last year. Also present will be representatives of: Munster Fusiliers Association, Connaught Rangers Association & Irish branch of Royal British, Legion ex Servicemen and Irish Army, Sarsfield Barrack, Limerick.
Trudi van der Elsen is the Curator of the Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon. In December the Gallery will hold “Trasna III” – a Christmas exhibition. It will have an open theme and all artists, both established and emerging artists are invited to submit a maximum of 3 artworks through their open submission, and submission is free. The official opening will be on Friday 7th December with an auction and the reserve price will be €40 on each piece.
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