Joining Gavin Grace on The Afternoon Show today was Dr. Margaret Sheridan Pereira, a senior clinical lecturer in paediatrics at Trinity College and The Coombe. They discussed a scientific report published today by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which highlights key recommendations to improve the nation’s baby feeding patterns and nutrition. Scientific Recommendations for a National Infant Feeding Policy in Ireland highlights a number of key concerns with current infant feeding trends and outlines specific actions and advice to improve the nutritional diet of mums-to-be and infants from birth to one year. For full details on the report you can log onto www.fsai.ie
Sue Egan from Shannon contacted the show to appeal for help. Sue is appealing for the public’s help in tracing a missing King Charles dog which she was minding for friends. The dog vanished on Thursday and despite an extensive search and has not been seen since. Sue believes the dog was taken and is hoping someone locally may know where the dog is. The dog’s owners are on holidays at the moment and Sue hopes the dog will be returned before they return home.
Adrian Cummins, the Chief Executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland also joined Gavin to discuss the RAI’s “Ten Point Plan to Protect Existing Employment, Create New Jobs and Ensure the Growth of the Restaurant Sector.” Adrian Cummins outlined the steps that need to be taken if the restaurant industry is to continue to survive and recover. Adrian says there is now a crisis in the shortage of chefs in the country, and an investment in training is needed. An immediate training fund needs to be made available to employers so that the huge demand for chefs of all grades can be met.
Also on today’s show we heard about how this December Dustin and Twink will be reunited on stage as they star in the greatest pantomime of them all – Cinderella – at University Concert Hall, Limerick. Clare FM’s Ciara Revins was at the launch of this year’s panto and she spoke to celebrity cast members George McMahon who plays the Prince and Richie Hayes who plays Buttons. She also got to realise a lifelong dream of meeting Dustin the Turkey! We also heard from Belinda Murphy, the Choreographer of “Cinderella”. She’s asking our younger listeners – do you love to dance? Would you like to share the stage with Twink, and Dustin this Christmas? UCH and Pantomime Producer Robert C Kelly are looking for three teams of children to take part in this year’s Panto. Open call dance auditions will take place at UCH Tuesday 20th November at 6pm. For more details and an application form see www.uch.ie
Ailbhe Garvey Hughes is the Adjudicator for the Doonbeg One Act Drama Festival which took place over the weekend. The line up at this year’s festival included drama groups from across the county and from Galway, Cork and Kildare.
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