Colm Hayes
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Yodelling Competition
Today in order to win a family holiday with thanks to Camping Ireland - Our competitors had to yodel
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What's Your Big Idea?
We have been following the progress of Brenda Bolger, Sandra Graham and Dennis McCarthy over the last couple of months as they attempted to break into the world of business. Today was our final chat with the three.
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Psychics
There is a story in the papers today in which a journalist has admitted that she spent 30,000 pounds on psychics and admitted that she is addicted. Today we spoke about psychics
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How Bear Grylls are you?
Every day this week we are giving away a family holiday with thanks to Camping Ireland – Today in order to win we asked ‘how Bear Grylls are you?’ and heard some stories of coping with the wilds
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Dealing With Unemployment and Financial Stress
Psychologist Alison Keating had advice on how to deal with the anxiety of economic woes. For those who have unexpectedly lost their jobs it can be a traumatic and devastating experience and the loss of a job can be similar to another loss like a death a divorce of a break-up.
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Foreign Aid
A discussion on Irish Foriegn aid was prompted when a leading figure in an Irish charity called on the government to divert cash spent on foreign aid and use it to feed our own poor.
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Animal Sounds
Some great impressions of cats, dogs, chickens, horses, donkeys, pigs and even a frog
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Eurovision
Ryan Dolan was on the line to talk about his experience at the Eurovision on Saturday
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Excommunication
Two of the most senior archbishops in the country have differed on whether pro-choice Catholics should be prevented from receiving communion. We asked listeners for their views
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan was in studio with all the latest – this week; P Diddy has done a spoof on Downton Abbey – ‘Downtown Abbey’, The Ivor Novello Awards, controversy over Topshop’s Rihanna t-shirt, and the Cannes Film Festival
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Bromance
Listeners told us about their favourite bromances of all time
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One Direction
Show Reporter; Amanda Fennelly was in studiowith all the gossip from her trip to London to see One Direction
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Teenagers
Actress Emma Watson has said that modern teenagers are losing their "naivety" younger than ever thanks to Facebook and Instagram making them self-conscious. Today we discussed modern teenagers
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Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh was in studio to announce some new auditions that he will be holding - And he was subjected to the best test in radio ; 'The Just A Minute Quiz'
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Teenage Pregnancy
Today on the show we were talking about a new billboard campaign launched in Chicago which aims to tackle teen pregnancy and puts the focus on teenage boys
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Childhood Collections
We heard about some of the inexplicable things that people collected when they were children
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Hawk-Eye in the G.A.A
Alan Milton is Head of Media Relations with the G.A.A and he spoke about the introduction of Hawk-Eye technology in Croke Park this summer
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Tomás Carter
Sentencing was yesterday given in the case of an attack of Tomás Carter - Colm spoke to Tomás about his decision to speak in favour of his attacker
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Ryan Dolan
Ireland's Eurovision hopeful; Ryan Dolan was on the line from Malmo – He has made it through to the big final on Saturday night
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Cyclists v Motorists
Independent TD Finian McGrath has commented that cyclists on our roads are not abiding by the rules of the road. What do you think of these comments, are they fair?
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Songs You Hate
Listeners told us about the songs that everybody else seems to love, but they can't stand
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New Book of Short Stories
Joanna Siewierska and 23 of her class have taken part in a book writing project at Roddy Doyle’s Creative Writing Centre ‘Fighting Words’ - and now their work will be published
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The National Anthem
A chat on different cultures prompted a caller to tell us about how they broadcast the national anthem everyday in Mexico
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Stolen Jewellery
Veronica called in because her house was broken into and the burglars took her late mothers eternity and wedding rings
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Donal Walsh
Jim Breen was on the line to pay tribute to Donal Walsh whose message was pivotal on the Cycle Against Suicide.
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Wind-Farms
Contentious plans for a €20m wind-farm near a small village in west Clare have been put on hold. Today we discussed the pros and cons of wind-farms
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Showbiz Gossip
Lottie Ryan was in studio with news that at the age of 7 Suri Cruise is to launch a fashion line and Miley Cyrus has topped Maxim Hot list for 2013
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Living Life to the Full
50 things that mean you have lived life to the full? Colm asked the listeners how many they had tried
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Simon Community
The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland and The Simon Community are running their annual fund-raising campaign. Dermot Bannon told Colm more
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'To Strike or Not to Strike'
Today there is news that Irish hospitals could be brought to a standstill if health workers follow through on threats to strike over any further changes to pay and conditions. And Bus Eireann is facing the threat of all bus workers going on strike on Sunday in a dispute over pay cuts. We asked listeners for their views on strike action
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Cleveland Kidnappings
John O’Keeffe is a Criminologist with Trinity College Dublin and he spoke about the unfolding story in the case of the Cleveland kidnappings
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Know Your Rights - Property Tax
With the deadline recently passed for paper applications for the Local Property Tax (7th May 2013) - Andrew McCann, author of “Know Your Rights” was back to answer all your questions on property tax
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Autism Services for Adults
Ger spoke about his daughter who is 9 and is severely autistic – Ger worries what will happen in the future because while there are great srvices now, there are very few services available for adults with autism
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What's Your Big Idea?
We caught up with Brenda Bolger who has been making great progress with her app. And we heard some expert advice from Anne O’Leary, the Executive Chairman of Kinematik and Dr Bruce Martin of UCD
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Calorie Counting
A discussion on whether listeners think that calorie counting on menus will really work
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Sir Alex Ferguson
Listeners told Colm about their encounters with Sir Alex
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Cycle Against Suicide
All Ireland winning footballer Oisín McConville gave a talk at St Louis Convent in Monaghan on a lunchtime stop in the Cycle Against Suicide - Oisín brought the entire hall to a standstill with his story – Oisín told Colm about his battle with a gambling addiction and the importance of speaking out
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'Flipping Out'
Dame Helen Mirren broke character from her regal role during a performance on Saturday evening when she yelled at a group of drummers to be quiet while still dressed in her stage costume as Queen Elizabeth II. Have you ever felt compelled to give out to a stranger? Colm heard some great stories
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Irish Names
Colm mentioned a piece from the Daily Edge on thejournal.ie called ‘The 11 Worst Things About Having An Irish Name Abroad’ – Have you had difficulty with your Irish name abroad?
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Cycle Against Suicide
Amanda Fennelly was in studio to talk about her experience with the Cycle Against Suicide – which will be coming to an end this weekend. Jim Breen was also on the line to talk about the amazing journey
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Hoarders
Colm spoke to some people who were striving to de-clutter
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Women in Politics
Going back to yesterdays topic on why there are so few women in politics in Ireland – Colm spoke to Michelle O’Donnell Keating who is the co-founder of ‘Women for Election’
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Cycle Against Suicide
Amanda Fennelly was with the Cycle Against Suicide as it passed through Donegal
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Children’s Nutrition
Gwyneth Paltrow has received a lot of criticism lately because of her views on carbohydrates. Suzanne Campbell is a food and farming journalist and she has an article in today’s Independent which explains that there is some truth to Gwyneth’s claims, however it may be extremely difficult to cut carbs from your child’s diet
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Cycle Against Suicide
Manus is on the Cycle Aginst Suicide – but this is definitely not a daunting task for him, as he has already cycled over 30,000 miles and travelled the world doing it
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Women in Politics
The recent debate on the abortion bill highlighted the fact that there are very few women in politics in Ireland. But why are we in a position where there is such an imbalance between men and women in Irish politics?
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Cycle Against Suicide
A call for caterers to feed the cyclists showed an amazing generosity
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Abortion Legislation
There was a huge response on the show yesterday on the topic of legislating for abortion – Colm read some more of the e-mails that came in and also spoke to two women about their experiences.
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Laughter
Angie Lindauw is a laughter yoga instructor and she is getting involved in the Irish Laughter Championships which will be on the 5th of May in aid of Jigsaw Galway. You can come down to the Galway Harbour Hotel on the day and pay a tenner to compete
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David Mc Williams
David Mc William’s recently wrote an article ‘As the salt pillars of austerity crumble there will be enormous opportunities’ – David was on the line to explain more to Colm. David’s latest book ‘The Goodroom’ is out this weekend in paperback version
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Cycle Against Suicide
Amanda Fennelly was in studio to talk about the amazing reaction to the Cycle Against Suicide in its first week and what happened over the weekend with the cycle. There was an amazing reception in Scoil Muire in Ennis and in Galway City and a some great camaraderie at the half way party in the Radisson in Galway.
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Pedigree Adoption Drive
The Pedigree Adoption Drive is now in its 6th year and everyday this week we will be profiling a different homeless dog in the hope of finding them a loving home. Today on the show we met two dogs looking for a home and along with them were former WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion Bernard Dunne and Chief ISPCA inspector; Conor Dowling
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Abortion Legislation
It is the issue that is causing great debate and deep division between the Coalition Government parties. Abortion and the proposed legislation. Colm spoke to listeners about their views
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Cycle Against Suicide
Amanda Fennelly was in Tralee where the cyclists were about to arrive for another Positive Mental Health presentation. Colm also spoke to Bressie who was a speaker at the presentation.
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan was in studio with all the showbiz gossip, this week Justin Bieber is in some hot water as cannabis is found on his tour bus, Reese Witherspoon has been all over the news all week with pictures of her mug-shot from her arrest for disorderly behaviour, and are Crystal Swing are refusing an offer of X-Factor stardom?
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Gun Laws
A picture of Michael Healy Rae on the front of this morning’s Examiner shows him aiming a shot gun at the sky under the headline “Let rural dwellers have guns for protection”. What do you think – should gun laws be changed?
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Raising Teenagers
U.S. President Obama has said that he has told his teenage daughters that he will get a tattoo if they do – Is this a good disincentive? Colm spoke to some other parents about the best way to deal with teenagers
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Optimism
Apparently the Irish are the most positive people in the world - Colm spoke to some optmistic Irish
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Rampage
A rampaging gang stormed through a Limerick housing estate early yesterday riding bareback on stray horses. Colm spoke to Limerick reporter David Raleigh for the latest on the incident
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What's Your Big Idea?
Colm caught-up with Sandra Graham from Carrigaline who is moving along with her up-cycling shop and is now looking at developing into a small cafe on the premises. And we heard from a 13 year old entrepreneur as well as someone who has 'made-it' in the world of business.
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Breathalysing Passengers with L-Plate Drivers
The R.S.A want Gardai to breathalyse passengers in the car with L-Plate drivers. The proposed new measure is outlined in the government’s fourth Road Safety Strategy document that runs from 2013-2020. What do you think of this move?
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Cycle Against Suicide
Over the course of the next couple of weeks on the cycle Positive Mental Health Workshops will be happening in schools around the country. Today on the show we gave a glimpse in to the kind of talk that happens at the workshops, with a listen in to a workshop that happened here in the Radio Centre a couple of weeks ago.
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Dumping
Illegal dumping is on the increase and Dublin City Council have had to get a truck to try and deal with the issue - Some listeners were annoyed at the constant dumping in their area, however others felt that it was to be expected in light of the ecomomic hardships people are facing
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Broadband Packages
Sinead Ryan is Consumer Columnist with the Herald and was in studio to shed some light on the competing offers from broadband providers and which packages offer the consumer the best value
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Biting
A discussion on the controversy over Luis Suarez's biting of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. And some chat on how to deal with the issue of biting with children
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Cycle Against Suicide
The Cycle Against Suicide got underway today and Colm set-off with hundreds of other cyclists from RTE
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan was in studio to give us the latest in the world of showbiz – Oxegen will be returning, sadly there will be no reunion of Friends, the latest on the Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian divorce, Katie Price was singing at her own wedding and Adele has offered to buy apartments for all her friends
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Boston Manhunt
In light of the manhunt currently underway in Boston , Criminologist John O’Keeffe was on the line to talk about the processes involved in this kind of search and the methods that are used by the F.B.I. John also spoke about the way that the police release information to the public, and how this can sometimes be used purely to ‘spook’ suspects
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Things that scared you as a child
On thejournal.ie last week there was a very funny list of some of the things that used to really scare you as a child, such as losing your mother in the supermarket, or the monster under the bed. Colm heard from listeners about theirs, which included The Hulk, leprosy and even the dreaded dish-cloth to the face.
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Social Housing
Cork County Council has warned that refusals of social housing are clogging up the system and said that some seemingly ridiculous reasons were given for refusal. However there must also be very legitimate reasons for refusing an offer of social housing – Colm spoke to some people who have been on the waiting lists
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Cycle Against Suicide
Seamus Hennessey is an All-Ireland winning hurler from Tipperary and is getting involved in the Cycle Against Suicide by speaking at schools. Seamus has been deeply affected by suicide due to the loss of his mother through suicide when he was 11 years old
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Hoodies
Independent Councillor Michael Kilcoyne in Castlebar, attended a Joint Policing Committee and raised the issue of problems with identifying suspects in crimes because of the wearing of hoodies
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Croke Park 2
Croke Park 2 was rejected by public servants yesterday - so today we asked The Public Sector - “If you voted Yes how do you feel this morning and if you voted No how are you feeling?’
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Gay Marriage
There was a massive reaction to yesterday's topic on gay marriage - Today we spoke to more listeners who wanted to give their views
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Boston Explosions
The breaking of news last night of the Boston explosions showed just how powerful social media has become - Today we spoke to listeners about where they got their news last night.
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Cycle Against Suicide
Alan Heary is a cycling coach and co-founder of yourcyclingacademy.com – The Cycle Against Suicide starts next Monday – Alan spoke about the final preparations and training that you should be doing ahead of a big cycle
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Gay Marriage
A Constitutional Convention has voted in favour of a referendum on the introduction of gay marriage - Colm asked listeners if they welcomed the referendum
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Showbiz Gossip
Lottie Ryan was in studio with news of a new Irish Wrestler in WWE, Amy Huberman has a new shoe collection and Jay-Z has purchased an island. Also it’s 20 years since the formation of Boyzone
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Fictional Houses You'd Love To Live In
Colm mentioned an item on The Daily Edge on thejournal.ie, which is a list of the fictional houses that you wish you could live in - including the Downton Abbey House and the house in Father of the Bride –What fictional house would you like to live in? We got listeners favourites
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North Korea
Gary Harte is living in South Korea - He spoke about how things are at the moment in light of the tensions with the North
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Controversial Number 1
‘Ding Dong The Witch is Dead’ is number one in the U.K – the song is in ‘satirical’ reference to the death of Margaret Thatcher – The BBC are forced with making the decision of playing it or not on their chart show this weekend, with questions as to whether or not it is in bad taste. What do you think?
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Cycle Against Suicide
Aoibheann McCaul aka Caoimhe Dillon and Maclean Burke aka Damien Halpin from Fair City were on the line because they are both going to get involved in the Cycle Against Suicide
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Judge Judy’s Comments
Colm spoke to an Irish barrister about the comments made by Judge Judy that closed courtrooms protect bad judges and bad lawyers and that cameras in the courtroom should be the norm.
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Religious Payments
The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that exceptional needs payments (ENPs) will not be made in 2013 for religious ceremonies.
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What's Your Big Idea
Today we looked at getting that all important funding from the bank. John Irwin is from AIB and he spoke about the best approach to take with the bank. Colm also did the taste test on Dennis McCarthy's de-hydrated crisps
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Personal Safety
Following a number of stories in the papers this week of unprovoked attacks - Colm spoke to many listeners about issues of personal safety and how they protect themselves
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Pensions
Sinead Ryan is the Consumer Columnist with the Herald and she was on the line to offer advice to listeners on pensions
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Funeral Arrangements
We received an e-mail from a listener who questioned why in Ireland we hold funerals so soon after the death of a loved one – The e-mailer questioned why there is such a rush to get the funeral organised and asked if we could we not give those grieving more time to get their heads together
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'Fishing' Robbery
Lisa Cannon has revealed that her house was broken into because a fishing rod device which was used to open her door through the letter box- Colm spoke to another Lisa about a similar event that happened to her
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Cycle Against Suicide
Alan Heary is a cycling coach and co-founder of yourcyclingacademy.com – This week Alan had tips for people who are doing multi-stages in the Cycle Against Suicide – If you are doing many stages it is very important to take care of yourself i.e.; get plenty of rest between each stage and make sure that you eat and drink properly.
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Road Rage
More and more motorists are installing dashboard cameras to protect themselves against scam insurance crashes and road rage, but who are the real offenders? Cars in bus lanes, or cyclists going through red lights, what really gets under your skin when you are driving? Colm spoke to some listeners about their 'Road Rage' moments
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan was in studio with news of Graham Norton’s 50th birthday surprise, icon off-spring; Lourdes Ciccone and Prince Michael Jackson 1st are all grown up, Nicole Kidman is joining the Anchorman cast, and the Rolling Stones are charging massive prices for their Hyde Park Concert
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North Korea
Declan Power is a Security and Defence Analyst and he spoke about the crisis on the Korean peninsula
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Whistleblowers
The two men who have been most instrumental in the outing of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong as a career-long doper are sports journalists and authors Paul Kimmage and David Walsh - Colm spoke to them both
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College Memories
Memories of the things that you did in college, but you wouldn't now
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Cycle Against Suicide
Mary O’Keeffe is running a cycle in conjunction with the Cycle Against Suicide on Sunday April 28th
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Hell’s Kitchen to Hollywood
Tonight on RTE One at 10.15 pm; John Kelly will present ‘Hell's Kitchen to Hollywood’, which tells the story of the Irish-American men and women who shaped American cinema and helped change the fortunes of an entire people - John told Colm about some of the amazing individuals
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Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise was in town yesterday for the premiere of his new movie Oblivion. Reporter Amanda Fennelly was in studio to talk about her meeting with Olga Kurylenko, Director Joseph Kosinski, the other celebs who were there, the excitement of the fans and of course her chat with the man of the moment
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IMF Warning
Ross Maguire is a Senior Counsel and a co-founder of New Beginning, he spoke about how the Troika have urged the Irish government to ensure that the banks take action on mortgage arrears.
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Cannabis and Teenagers
Colm read an e-mail from a mother who is concerned because her 16 year old son has effectively dropped out of school and the listener believes that the cause of this is her son’s habitual smoking of cannabis
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Mick Philpott
John O'Keeffe is a Criminologist with Trinity college and he spoke about the case of Mick and Mairead Philpott, who killed their six children when they started a house fire. John spoke about the chequered past of Mick Philpott
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Milo O'Shea
Bryan Murray spoke about the great actor Milo O'Shea. Bryan had worked with, Milo on a production of the musical ‘Finnian’s Rainbow’
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Teachers' Heckles
Minister Ruairi Quinn was heckled by teachers at the ASTI conference. Was this inappropriate behaviour or a voice of protest?
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Enrolment Lottery
Parents could face a lottery for school places as proposed changes to the current system of enrolment are put forward. We heard some differing views on the fairness of the potential changes
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Enjoying Your Own Company
Psychologist Allison Keating spoke to Maia about learning to be happy on your own.
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National No Uniform Day?
Keith Maguire is 13 years old and is still undergoing treatment for Leukemia - He received great care at Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin. Keith would love if there was a National No Uniform Day in schools to raise funds for the hospital
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Compliments
Maia read a text from a listener who said that her husband never compliments her – The texter had lost a lot of weight recently and was very dressed up for a couple of weddings during the year, and her husband never once said that she looked nice.
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The Full Monty
The stage show of The Full Monty is coming to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre next Monday 8th April and running until the 13th. Maia spoke to two of the stars of the show; Craig Gazey and Kenny Doughty.
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Religion in School
The Catholic Church is to hand over patronage of 23 primary schools in an effort to offer parents more choice. Listeners gave their views on the topic of religion in school
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan had news on Niall Horan’s brother’s wedding, Madonna is worth a billion dollars!, X-Factor have some big changes for 2012 and Lady Gaga has a mad-haters themed birthday party
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The Story of Chocolate
Lucy Kennedy filmed a documentary in Ghana about the production of chocolate over there – She spoke to Maia about the importance of sustainable cocoa farming and the Cocoa Life initiative in West Africa – The Story of Chocolate is on tomorrow afternoon at 12.10pm on RTE 1
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Robert Sheehan
Robert Sheehan who plays Darren in Love Hate was on the line to talk about his mysterious appearance in filming of the new series of Love Hate and his new movie; The Mortal Instruments, alongside Aidan Turner, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Lily Collins
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Easter Indulgence
Chef and desserts expert Louise Lennox was in studio with some great recipes for Easter goodies
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Lent
Listeners told Maia how they got on with their lenten promises
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Dog Attack
Yesterday there was the horrific news that 14 year old Jade Anderson from Wigan was mauled to death by dogs. John O’Keeffe is a Criminologist with Trinity College and he spoke about the law regarding dangerous dog breeds and the differences between the law in England and the law Ireland on this matter.
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Impact of Porn on Young People
Joanna Fortune is a clinical psychotherapist and also the director of the Solamh Parent-Child Relationship Clinic and yesterday she wrote a startling article for TheJournal.ie about how easy access to porn is adversely affecting our teenagers
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Alcohol Sponsorship
An Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications has discussed the issue of a potential ban on alcohol sponsorship in the world of sports - Listeners gave their views
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What's Your Big Idea?
It’s been two weeks since we met our three finalists for our ‘What’s Your Big Idea?’. The three have been for a meeting with Grant Thornton to look over their business plans. Kevin Foley of Grant Thornton was in studio to let us know how the meetings went and our three budding entrepreneurs were also on the line.
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Leo Varadkar Comments
The Transport, Tourism and Sport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that childcare costs will have to be taken into account in insolvency arrangements. Listeners gave their views
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Arranmore Pipe Band at the Aviva
Tonight 20 percent of the population of Arranmore in Donegal will be heading to the Aviva – Not necessarily because of the football - The Arranmore Pipe Band are playing at the Ireland match and the 32 members of the band have brought along their family and supporters
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Embarassing Moments
Some great stories that will make your face go red
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Property Tax Letters
Letters have started arriving from revenue for the property tax - However it seems some evaluations are widely off the mark and some people received letters even though they do not own any property
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Cycle Against Suicide Training
Alan Heary talks to Colm about the right gear to wear in this cold and wet weather; and he tells us how to stay motivated to keep training.
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Soccer: World Cup Qualifier in Stockholm
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HSE Funded Website SpunOut.ie
The HSE are defending this website which gives young people information about sex, specifically threesomes.
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Showbiz Gossip
Lottie Ryan was in studio with news on how Nadine has spoken out about the Girls Aloud split, Darren apparently won’t be a main character in the 4th series of Love/Hate, Ryan Gosling is to take a break from acting and Daniel Day Lewis has been lined up to play the founder of Celtic FC
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Daffodil Day
Today is Daffodil Day and the Irish Cancer Society are calling on the Irish public to join in the fight against cancer. Colm spoke to Sheila Hyde from Cork about the shock of being diagnosed with Cancer and how The Irish Cancer Society helped her
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'Have a Go Hero'
There is a story today in the papers about a woman in Cork who chased after a mugger who she believed had taken her phone. Is it wise to do something like this?
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Phone Drops
Listeners told Colm of their phone disasters...from the freezer to a ball of play-dough
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CAP Subsidies
Today there was a debate about CAP subsidies to farmers
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Cycle Against Suicide
Professor Ella Arensman is the Director of Research at the National Suicide Research Foundation and she spoke to Colm about the suicide prevention programmes that they run and the how they aim to reduce the shocking rates of suicide and self-harm in this country
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Public Apology
Coronation Street star Bill Roache has been forced to apologise for comments he made about sex-abuse victims. Do you think an apology is acceptable in cases of offensive opinion?
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Japanese Prisons
Richard Hinds will serve a minimum of 5 years in a Japanese prison, with a maximum of 10 years for the murder of Nicola Furlong. John O’Keeffe is Criminologist with Trinity College Dublin and he spoke about the kind of conditions that Hinds will live in while in Japanese prison.
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St Patrick's Day Mayhem
Would you venture in to the centre of town on St Patrick’s Day or have you been put off in recent years by the drinking?
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Showbiz News
Lottie met the cast of The Lion King Musical - And had all the latest showbiz news - including a Voice judge who has lost their voice.
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Irish T-Shirt Slogans
Listeners came up with some great slogans for Irish t-shirts on St Patrick's Day - that don't involve any references to drink
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Irish Language
There was a debate on Prime Time earlier this week about a man who was arrested by police but could not be dealt with because there was nobody there to speak to him in Irish as he had demanded. Is there any advantage to the Irish language today?
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Pope For A Day
Colm asked listeners how they would change the Church if they were to become pope for the day
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St Patrick's Day Travel
For St Patrick’s Day many of our Ministers will be flying off to the far corners of the globe to promote our country. Is this a great and unique opportunity that we should fully take advantage of?
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What's Your Big Idea
Today we announced the three finalists that we will follow in our ‘What’s Your Big Idea?’ initiative. Pat Burke and Kevin Foley of Grant Thornton were in studio to have an initial chat with the three budding entrepreneurs
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Luke Flanagan Controversy
Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan has finally admitted he had penalty points quashed twice for using a mobile phone while driving. The TD has now apologized for his actions but does not believe that it is a resigning matter. Listeners discussed the matter
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Shield Campaign
Mark Feehily of Westlife is involved in the ISPCC’s Shield Campaign, which aims to provide a unique response against bullying that will support, empower and equip the entire community to deal with the issue effectively
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Losing Bad
There is a story in the papers today about a Welsh women’s football team who were beaten 43 – 0 - We heard some more stories of heavy defeats
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Teenager's Freedom
How much freedom do you give your teenager - Should you know exactly where they are at all times and who they are talking to?
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Cycle Against Suicide
It is 6 weeks and counting to the Cycle Against Suicide – Cycling Trainer Alan Heary was on the line to talk about what stage the cyclists should be at in their training. Also, Boston Scientific are doing the cycle - John Griffin is with Boston Scientific and he spoke about why the company are getting involved
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Property
Headlines in all the papers today feature property in some shape or another. Property tax, mortgage arrears, repossessions, rising rents...it seems nobody can escape the property issue in this country
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan had news on Justin Bieber’s trip to hospital, Brendan Gleeson is to star in a new film about Marvin Gaye, Kelly Osbourne suffered a seizure on set and One Direction can do no wrong
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What's Your Big Idea?
Susan Treacy has invented a device that you can attach to a halter-neck dress, if you are larger-chested – and it will protect the back of your neck. Ross Elliot is another inventor and he has created a product that will protect ‘little fingers’ from slamming doors.
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1916 Rap
The 5th year students from Trinity Comprehensive in Ballymun have written a rap about the 1916 Rising
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Rathdrum Job Losses
Pharmaceutical company MSD is to close its plant at Rathdrum in Co Wicklow by the end of 2015, resulting in the loss of 280 jobs. Evelyn spoke to Noel Jacob; a local business owner, about the situation
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Star of Strictly
Pasha Kovalev was live in studio. Pasha is one of the professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing
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Tax Back
Andrew McCann Author of Know Your Rights was in studio to tell us how to claim tax back
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What's Your Big Idea
Today we heard of a magical fairy door and a solution to dog waste problems
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Household Chores
A recent reports shows that mothers are now working a massive 70 hours a week, between home and the workplace.
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Business Expo
Miriam O’Connor is the woman behind the National Business Expo which is happening in the RDS this weekend, she spoke about what it is like being a woman in business
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Seachtain Na Gaelige
Lochlainn O’Mearain aka Dara O’Riordan is an actor on Ros Na Run and he told Evelyn about taking his Irish to another level
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What's Your Big Idea
Upcyled furniture, home and garden gifts. And a drinks dispenser that saves the environment
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Surrogacy
A landmark decision by The High Court yesterday means that the genetic mother of twins born to a surrogate is entitled to be registered as their mother on the birth certificate. Dr David Walsh is co founder of the SIMS IVF Clinic spoke about the implications of the case
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Bank Charges
As banks continue to struggle they are raising interest rates on loans and charging for transactions. Are you paying ‘through the nose’ for banking?
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Cycle Against Suicide
Paddy Lally is the Galway Coordinator of the Cycle Against Suicide and he has been spreading the word about the cycle with the old fashioned paper and pen and post. And Petrina let us know how she is getting on with her tandem
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What's Your Big Idea
Zack Gallagher is a chef from Donegal who wants to start his own culinary food tours of Ireland and Eamon Malone has set up Arts Cool Media - a stencil system which teaches children how to draw
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Cremation and Burial
Over the last couple of days we have had a number of queries regarding cremation, burial and funeral costs. To answer some of the questions Neal Massey of Rom Massey and Sons Funeral Directors was on the line
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Taking Advantage of The Single Sibling
Psychologist Alison Keating spoke about the reality of the single-life – Which can be very far from the care-free and irresponsible image
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What's Your Big Idea
Today we heard of a meal deal for students, and have we really found the 'guilt-free' crisp?
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Cremation
In the news today, figures show that more and more people are choosing cremation over burial because of cost
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Showbiz News
Lottie Ryan was in studio with all the latest showbiz news - Are Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran really together
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What's Your Big Idea?
Natalie told Colm about her idea for an interactive traditional music museum in Doolin and Debbie has an idea that allows you to rent out your dresses for occasions
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Mandatory Sentencing
Going back to the conversation that we had earlier in the week about mandatory sentencing – Colm spoke to a Barrister who agreed with the sentiments that sentencing laws in Ireland need an overhaul
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Dare-Devils
Stories of everything from sky-diving to swimming with alligators
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Cycle Against Suicide
If you are in Gorey, Castlebar or Dundalk, you might be able to help
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What's Your Big Idea?
Today we heard of a tourism app for children and some exclusive handmade timepieces
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Victim Impact
Yesterday we spoke about mandatory sentencing for certain crimes - But what about the sentence of the victim? What is life like for those who have suffered from crime?
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Angela's Ashes
Angela is a few weeks in to lent now and is doing well on her attempt to give up smoking. John who gave up smoking last year was also on the line to give Angela even more encouragement
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Mandatory Sentencing
John O’Keefe is a Criminologist with Trinity College and he spoke to Colm about his views on mandatory sentencing, and his belief that in the Republic of Ireland we are too lenient on sentencing
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What's Your Big Idea?
More great ideas. Today it was some creative wall-hangings and a service that would enable you to save precious voicemails
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Gaffes
We heard some great stories of the times listeners cringed
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What's Your Big Idea?
Some more great ideas, including a new approach to health and a great aid for students
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Croke Park II
Will public sector wokers be voting 'yes' or 'no' to Croke Park II
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Truancy
A woman who was fined 300 Euro for her daughter missing school on 89 occasions has asked what she can do to make her daughter attend school. Should school attendance in school of teenagers be the sole-responsibility of the parent?
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What's Your Big Idea?
The 'What's Your Big Idea' initiative is underway - We got an initial flavour of the kind of great ideas that are coming in
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Cycle Against Suicide
It’s exactly 8 weeks until the Cycle Against Suicide Gets underway. Alan Heary is a cycling coach and co-founder of yourcyclingacadeny.com. Alan was on the line to talk about where our cyclists should be with their training and what they should be looking at achieving in the next few weeks
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Stalking
Women's aid have called for stalking to be made a specific criminal offence because a growing number of young women are being terrorised via texts and social media sites.
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Irish Rugby
Following Ireland’s defeat to Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations at the weekend there have been some questions as to Declan Kidney’s time as coach
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Showbiz Gossip
Lottie Ryan had news of Danny De Vito’s trip to Dublin, a look at the Eurosong hopefuls form tonight’s Late Late Show, Kim Kardashian is to quit her TV show, Tulisa has been axed from the X-Factor, and Mila Kunis has moved in with Ashton Kutcher
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Cycle Against Suicide
One aspect of The Cycle Against Suicide that we haven’t talked much about on air yet is the involvement of schools and colleges. Over 100 schools and colleges will be participating during the two weeks of the cycle. Jim Breen told Colm about their involvement
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Breast Reduction
Mr Peter Meagher is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Secretary of The Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons, he told Colm about how breast reduction surgery has become one of the most sought after plastic surgery procedures in Ireland
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New National Holiday
Sinn Fein has introduced legislation to the Dil which, if passed, would create a new national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising
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Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan was a normal 24 year old woman, who suddenly started suffering from hallucinations, seizures and psychosis
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Parental Snobbery
Colm read a story about how former Apprentice Star Katie Hopkins has said that she will not let her children play with certain other children that she deems beneath them
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Credit Union Loans
The Central Bank has advised Credit Unions to stop lending to people who may be in arrears on their mortgages.
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Alzheimer's
Aoife works for the Alzheimer’s Society, she heard the programme the other day when we were speaking to some family members of people who have suffered from Alzheimer’s.
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Public Sector Pay Cuts
Jamie is a fire-fighter and feels like there is a campaign against public service workers at the moment
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Free Range Chicken
Kenneth Hall is a chicken farmer who along with 11 other farmers in the Cavan area has formed ‘Farmers to Market’. Kenneth aims to provide healthy free-range chickens to the Irish Market
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Sean O'Sullivan
Sean O'Sullivan, managing director of technology firm Avego, and star of Dragon’s Den has called for a change to the Leaving Certificate to make it "less specialised" and said students should be taught to problem-solve
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Green Industry
Environmental businesses are constantly springing-up - We wanted to know if listeners had changed their homes for environmental reasons
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Horse Meat Scandal - The Latest
Food and Farming Journalist Suzanne Campbell was on the line to talk about the latest developments in the horse meat scandal
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Eating Habits - Continued
Amanda was listening to the show yesterday about whether or not our eating habits will significantly change in light of the horse meat scandal. Amanda is a Home Economics teacher and thinks that the subject should be compulsory in schools up to Junior Cert
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Pay Cuts to Front-Line Public Sector
A discussion on the cuts to over-time and Sunday pay for front-line public sector worker
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Cycle Against Suicide
The Irish Men’s Sheds Association are getting involved with teh Cycle Against Suicide
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Alzheimer's and Dementia
Colm read an e-mail from a listener who described the heart-break of witnessing her father’s dementia and his daily confusion and pain
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