Gript Media Podcasts

Sarah reminisces about her experience of spending 18 hours throwing up blood into a bucket in Beaumont Hospital and wonders how well they'll deal with COVID-19. Also the election happened.

New projections from the HSE say 1.9 million Irish people could be infected with COVID-19, with 50% of cases expected over a 3 week period, but what will that do to our hospitals and our mortality rate? Also Gary informs Michael of his expected mortality rate from COVID-19 due to his hypertension.

The phrase of the day is 'flatten the curve' but can the COVID-19 numbers actually be flattened enough the avoid the collapse of the health system; have the Tories decided to kill of the poor or do they have an actual COVID-19 strategy; and the USI is in trouble after an investigation showed multiple members of their executive supported an extremist group.

Aoife talks to Aine, a mother of 3 whose husband had 3 children from a previous relationship. They talk about Aine's experience in a 'blended family', what's been harder, what's been easier, and what it's like to try and bring together two groups of children.

Patricia shows you how to make a beautiful desert perfect for a Summer day that you can prepare and cook in less than 30 minutes. It serves 6 and Patricia even offers a substitution for elderflower, should any of you not be drinkers of elder-flower cordial.

She pairs it with the first movement of Nigel Kennedy's performance of Vivaldi's Summer.

Ingredients

Instructions

2. Rinse out the pan and add the sugar, cream and lemon zest. Set over a medium heat and stir together. Bring to the boil, then simmer for a couple of minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the lemon juice and yogurt until combined. Pour through a sieve into a jug. Carefully pour into the glasses over the blueberry compote and chill for at least 6 hours or overnight until set firm

3. Just before serving, lightly crush the amaretti or any biscuits or none and sprinkle over the top of the pots. Can make up to 48 Hrs. ahead

Master Herbalist Ciara Murphy Ir RGN talks talks about cayenne pepper and how anyone with poor circulation, who is lacking in energy, has constipation or trapped gas, or even ulcers can use it to help them heal.

Ciara's website can be found at https://www.theirishherbalist.ie/.

Mary McAleese continues to scream into the void about the Church not doing what she wants it to; Super Tuesday sees America go for the man slowly losing his mind rather than the Socialist; and a timely reminder that the gender pay gay isn't real.

With SF climbing rapidly in the polls, and FF and FG falling ever lower, what is it that Sinn Fein wants to happen with government formation? Vancouver votes to defund the oldest rape crisis centre in Canada after a campaign by transgender activist; and if you want to insult voters you'd probably be better comparing them to cows than sheep.

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary's Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he talks about the temptations of Christ, the temptations that we can find ourselves subjected to, and walking the path with Christ in the desert.

Aoife and Aine discuss the great days out you can have with children without spending a lot of, or any, money.