On The Afternoon Show today Gavin Grace was joined by Yvonne Doris, Scientific Officer with the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the resukts of a new report. The EPA Drinking Water Report for 2011shows that public water supplies continue to improve; private wells are a growing cause for concern as instances of VTEC double. The quality of public water supplies serving 80% of the population continues to improve. The number of E.coli exceedances are down by almost 90% since 2005. Private wells are a growing cause for concern. Instances of VTEC (a harmful strain of E. coli which may lead to kidney failure) have doubled in the last year. Contaminated well water can be a source. EPA asks all owners of wells and those not on public supplies to check water sources
Maura Lennon has worked with GOAL for almost 28 years, she spoke to Maire Moynahan about the work the being undertaken by the charity. GOAL is seeking GOAL Mile organisers, and for people to take part in GOAL Miles in Clare this Christmas. There are GOAL Miles taking place across the county, but we’d like even more people to get involved. Maura discussed GOAL’s recently launched emergency response programme in Syria, where they are delivering aid to displaced families. GOAL has begun delivering food and blankets to families in the Idlib and Aleppo provinces of northern Syria.
Celebrity Chef Neven Maguire also joined The Afternoon Show to give us some cookery tips ahead of Christmas and to talk about his new book. Neven Maguire’s new cookbook celebrates 30 years of MacNean Restaurant. “The MacNean Restaurant Cook Book” celebrates years of outstanding cooking at MacNean Restaurant in Blacklion, Co. Cavan. Originally run by Neven Maguire’s mother, MacNean’s is where Neven learned to cook – in 2001, Neven took over the family business, and turned a local restaurant into a national phenomenon. Neven is the author of many bestselling cookbooks. This is his first restaurant cookbook
There was great excitement in the village of Barefield last evening, when a number of Munster stars visited the local clinic of Clare Crusaders. The group, which provides much needed therapy to Children with Special Needs and relies entirely on the public’s support for funding, has been chosen by Munster rugby as one of it’s charities of the year. After the event, which was attended by Clare players Luke O’Dea and Damien Varley, as well as Keith Earls and Mike Sherry, Gavin caught up with head of Clare Crusaders Ann Norton who told him about the importance of this arrangement.
Maria Moynihan Lee also joined the show to discuss this year’s Galway Continental Christmas Market. The annual Christmas market at Eyre Square runs until December 22nd and a park and ride service starts this weekend. For details see http://www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie/
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