Gerry Garvey, a Businessman from Pallasgreen spoke to The Today Show about how he and his family were held hostage while their Co. Limerick home was robbed on Monday night. 51 year old Gerry, his wife and teenage children were terrorised in their home – when four armed raiders broke in and handcuffed Mr. Garvey, while pressing a shotgun to his head. They threatened to kill his daughter and forced the family to open a safe – before making their getaway with around four thousand euro. Two men have since been arrested. Gerry spoke of the events on Monday night and praised Gardai for their work.
Professor Colin McGuckin is the Director of the newly launched Adult Stem Cell Foundation of Ireland. He’s also a Vatican Advisor on Stem Cells. Professor McGuckin spoke to Gavin Grace about how Ireland needs to look to the future to protect the population and be ready for new treatments. He says we cannot simply look back and say, ‘I wish we had prepared for that’. The foundation has been set up to provide awareness and information about adult stem cells, research, development and therapies; to support people in need of or undergoing stem cell therapy; and to support the development of an all-Ireland stem-cell bank and to support adult stem-cell research and development.
Dr Máire Finn of the Ennis Family Medical Centre joined The Today Show for her weekly medical feature – this week Máire focused on different types of contraception, sexual health and answered listener queries on these issues and more. If you have a medical query for Dr. Finn you can email [email protected].
Pat O’Looney and Tom Varley, the organisers and co-ordinators of the 7th Earth Day Aughty Gathering joined Gavin in studio to discuss the event. It takes place at Leitrim Hall this weekend – on Saturday April 21st. The Aughty Earth Day Gathering is organised each year in a different location in Co. Clare or Co. Galway by a local group. The day is informal and is dedicated to hospitality. Everyone is welcome to attend and to share their knowledge and interest in the heritage of the Sliabh Aughty. For more details please visit www.aughty.org
Lynette Allen is a Coach, Author and Speaker – she joined Gavin on The Today Show to disucss her 4th book “How to Coach a Woman”. The book is a resource for the listener who manages women in the workplace and also for families. It’s an aid for managers who are in female teams or managing female staff and who want to: Understand how the female mind works, How to speak to women, How to communicate with them better, How to get the most from their female team and How to have difficult conversations!
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