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Deputy Chair of NACOS, Brian O’Neill joins Adrianne Murphy to discuss the latest Report from the National Advisory Council for Online Safety(NACOS).

Professor Brian O’Neill NACOS Report –

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ebe58-national-advisory-council-for-online-safety-nacos/

and webwise.ie

Former Lord Mayor and Independent Councillor, Nial Ring speaks to Adrianne Murphy about the upcoming Garth Brooks gigs, which go on sale this Thursday at 8am and take place in September 2022. We discuss the effects of these gigs to our economy and the huge economic loss to so many Irish industries when the gigs were cancelled in 2014.

garthbrooks.com

Bernard Joyce CEO of The Irish Traveller Movement joins Donie Tarrant to chat about the work of the movement along with discussing their culture and his hopes and aims for the future as the number of Travellers in Ireland appears to be declining.

Web Link: itmtrav.ie

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Community Development, Paul Donnelly TD, joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the publication of the “long overdue” government legislation to deal with the illegal and dangerous use of scramblers and quads in our communities. 

Web Link: https://www.sinnfein.ie

Grace Hill Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force co-ordinator joins Donie Tarrant to discuss a recent  report reveals a “tsunami” of crack cocaine addiction with one third of those seeking help for crack cocaine addiction now being women.

The number of people being treated in Task Force projects in Tallaght has doubled in the last ten years which means that there is a growing community of people who have recovered, but front-line staff believe they are only meeting 25% of the true need.

A 75% increase in drug related crime, including intimidation of women by dealers, has hit the area since 2018, but Tallaght has the joint lowest number of Gardai per head of population in the Dublin region.

Web Link: http://www.tallaghtdatf.ie/

Anna Gorecka from Apprenticeship Project Manager with the freight Transport Association of Ireland joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the very wide and varied apprenticeships available within the Logistics industry in Ireland.

Web Link: www.laa.ie

Founder of Workequal Sonya Lennon joins Noel McGuinness to discuss why Workequal releases research on public attitudes to gender equality for equal payday 2021.

Award-winning children’s book illustrator artist Tarsila Kruse joins Noel McGuinness to discuss how a North Dublin primary school is spreading the cupla focal and festive cheer with new Irish language Christmas cards.

Michael Sullivan chats with Robbie Lawlor, Sexual Health and HIV activist, about Sunday’s media and storytelling work shop event.

For more information visit:  www.hivireland.ie

Ciara Hennebry Founder, Croía Ireland chats with about Croía Ireland, the one-stop Michael Sullivan-shop for buying Irish.

Visit: www.croiaireland.com