Every Wednesday, Tony gives his perspective on listeners’ dilemmas.

The Irish Examiner reports today that school bus drivers are warning that they've seen children leaving the vehicle and crossing the road before the bus has left. This is dangerous as other motorists may not see the children crossing the road and vice versa.

Comment line caller Tom Wall says we need to adopt the mechanical stop arm system that American school buses have.

Storm Amy is scheduled to hit the country with status yellow wind and rain warnings for tomorrow and Friday. It’s timely then that Jerry spoke to Professor Peter Thorne, chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council’s adaptation committee. He believes urgent action is needed to ensure we are prepared for storms and extreme weather conditions.

Jerry spoke to Bernadette Orbinski Burke, chief executive of Childminding Ireland. She addressed childminders at a meeting in Killorglin yesterday about new regulations for the sector.

Since 2005, 2,100 pubs in Ireland have closed their doors, according to a recent Drinks Industry Ireland report. Alanna Kelleher’s father opened The Fertha Bar in 1988. She spoke to Jerry about her decision to close the bar. She said trading conditions were among the reasons for her decision.

Bauer courts correspondent Jamie O’Hara was in court in Cork yesterday for the case of a man who’s accused of falsely imprisoning a woman near Listowel last Sunday. Muhammad Ahsan is also charged with endangerment of the woman and intentionally or recklessly engaging in dangerous conduct while driving.

Lucy Dillon is the equine services manager at the Jack de Bromhead Equine Therapy Centre at Childvision in Dublin. The 1,375 square metre indoor therapeutic equine facility is named after 13-year-old Jack who died in an accident while taking part in the Glenbeigh Races three years ago. Jack, the son of trainer Henry de Bromhead, was a very talented amateur jockey. The centre was made possible through the generosity of Jack’s parents Heather and Henry, other family members, friends, and supporters, as part of a campaign spearheaded by Chris Jones. ChildVision is a dedicated national service for children with visual impairment and additional disabilities.

On the last Tuesday of the month, solicitor Miriam McGillycuddy answers your legal questions. If you’ve a query for Miriam, email in confidence to [email protected].

With Kerry jerseys seen at yet another international sporting event, the Ryder Cup, does this point to the Kerry top being the most iconic and emblematic GAA jersey? Jerry got the view of Chris Mack, head geek with The Brand Geeks marketing agency.

Jerry spoke to Sean Long who’s Inland Fisheries Ireland’s director for the south west river basin district.