What would you do if you came across someone illegally dumping their waste? 

Is it your civic-duty to report the person or would you keep your head down and mind your own business?  

A reward might incentivize you to lodge a complaint, so thinks a Fianna Fáil councillor in Clare.  

Cllr Pat Daly joined Andrea to discuss his proposal.

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Over the last few weeks on Lunchtime Live, Andrea Gilligan has been speaking with homeowners impacted by Pyrite and Mica in their homes.

 

In May, thousands of homeowners in Donegal and Mayo came out to protest the Government redress scheme for people affected by defective building blocks.

Noel who is from Donegal and a part of the Mica Action Group spoke to Andrea about when he realised his house had mica in it.

Loren Devers a member who set up the North Mayo pyrite Group spoke about the protest this weekend and Eileen Doherty, an affected homeowner and campaigner in Donegal.

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Pauline, an 84-year-old widow, joined Andrea on the show to share her story of being affected by Pyrite.

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Jack Murray is a councillor for Buncrana, Lifford and he chatted to Andrea about their Council meeting in Donegal on the mica issue. Following that engineer Aidan O’Connell explained what exactly mica and pyrite is. 

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Ahead of protests in Dublin on the issue of mica and pyrite - Eileen Doherty in Donegal and Loren Devers in Mayo joined us once again. Finally, Kevin in Donegal rang in to tell us about his home and how he fears for his childrens' safety.

 

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There were over 40,000 individual interactions from the public and other stakeholders recorded by the project team working on the Limerick to Cork Motorway.

We spoke to some locals affected by the route to hear their thoughts.

 

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Aine Fitzgerald from the Limerick Leader joined Andrea to tell her about a burglary in the parish of Broadford in Limerick.

The community is appealing for any help as the statue is very dear to the owners heart. Any information should be sent to [email protected].

 

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70,000 Electric Picnic attendees are due to descend on the small Laois town in September, but with residents calling for it to be cancelled, revellers may be disappointed for a second year in a row. 

Should Electric Picnic go ahead this year?

Sylvester Phelan is the owner of Phelan’s Mini Market in Stradbally, Ivan Knowls is a local publican in Stradbally - they joined Andrea Gilligan to discuss the issue. 

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Every week on 'Open for Biz', we hear from different businesses about how they're adapting and moving forward to stay successful.

This week, Newstalk reporter Siofra Mulqueen chatted to John Burke in the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point in Clare.

Bobby Kerr and Andrea Gilligan chatted to Noel Reilly of Fasta restaurant by Connolly Station.

 

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The Spire has been voted the 5th biggest Eyesore in Ireland according to new research.

Mannix Flynn is an Independent Councilor with DCC and joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to give his view. 

Callers Brian and Ross also joined the conversation, Brian thinks the spire is beautiful and a work of art, while Ross thinks we should get rid of it.

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All this week we have been hearing from people who are affected by mica and pyrite.  

On Wednesday we chatted to Barbara Clinton from the North Mayo Pyrite Group and she read an excerpt of a heartbreaking message that the group received on their Facebook group from an almost 84-year-old local resident who has been affected by pyrite.  

Pauline, an 84-year-old widow, joined Andrea on the show to share her story of being affected by Pyrite.

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Large crowds gathered in cities around the country at the weekend as we were blessed with sunny weather.  

Some of the gatherings have been criticised with Tony Holohan describing the scenes on Dublin’s South William Street as a ‘major open-air party’.

Are you worried about such large crowds of revelers gathering? What do you think about the mess that is left behind? 

Andrea spoke with John Collins the owner of Laduree patisserie on South William Street and many listeners sharing their views on the weekend scenes.

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The Government in the UK are considering adding an extra 30 minutes to the school day in England to make up for time lost during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

A plan drawn up by Sir Kevan Collins, the government’s education recovery commissioner, is looking to add 100 hours of additional schooling. 

Is it something, maybe, we should consider here? 

Andrea was joined by parents, students and teachers to give their views on the idea of an extended school day.

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