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With no decision expected to be made until after Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting on what’s happening with restrictions this side of New Year - the hospitality sector is calling for clarity. 

Sean O’Driscoll the CEO of the iNua Collection - 9 hotels around Ireland including the Muckross Park Hotel in Killarney in Co Kerry and Adrian Cummins, CEO Restaurants Association joined Susan Keogh to discuss. 

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NPHET has advised the Government that restaurants and gastropubs should only provide takeaway and deliveries from December 30th in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19.

Plans are set to be finalised by Cabinet when the Government meets next Tuesday, Dec 22nd.

To discuss, Susan was joined by Dr Mary Favier - Covid 19 adviser to the Irish College of General Practitioners and member of the National Public Health Emergency Team.

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For many of us a part of the perfect Christmas is cozying up together with loved ones to watch our favourite films.

But what are the quintessential Christmas movies that simply must be seen?

Luckily Screentime's John Fardy was on hand to talk us through his top 5 picks for this year's Christmas viewing.

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The country made its first steps out of Level 5 restrictions earlier this week and retail outlets opened their shop doors. What has been the regional reaction to the reopening of our high streets? Susan Keogh spoke to Jenny Beresford, CEO of Dungarvan and West Waterford Chamber of Commerce, Graeme McQueen, Head of Communications at Dublin Chamber and Kenny Deery, CEO of Galway Chamber of Commerce.

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In times of Covid-19 we are very much aware how much a disease can impact our lives. For other conditions like cancer, it can be long lasting and one of the challenges is explaining to your little ones what’s going on. 

So how do we talk to our children about this? Sean Defoe was joined by systemic psychotherapist and medical social worker Yvonne O’Meara and father of two Ronan Treacy, who recently overcame throat cancer.

You can register for ARC Cancer Support Centres’ “Talking to Children About Cancer” free Zoom talk, taking place on Monday November 30 from 11am to 12 midday, by emailing [email protected]

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Dr Margaret Harris from the World Health Organisation joined Sean Defoe to discuss the prospects of a vaccine, how the roll out would work & how soon we could start vaccinating people.

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Last night saw the Late Late Toy Show return to our screens as Ryan Tubridy and a whole host of special guests came together for yet another magical evening.

To discuss the biggest talking points, the heartfelt emotion of the evening and the incrdible kids involved, Sean Defoe was joined by John Fardy, presenter of Newstalk’s ScreenTime.

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Yesterday evening the government announced it's plas to take the country out of level 5 lockdown from next week.

On Tuesday retail and most other services will be allowed to re-open, restaurants and pubs that serve food will be allowed to open to indoor dining from next Friday.

People will have to remain within their counties until December 18th - at which point those restrictions will ease, and a maximum of three households will be allowed to gather for Christmas between the 18th of December and January 6th.

This comes despite NPHET advising against opening up as much of the hospitality sector so early.

To dicuss, Sean Defoe was joined by Dr Nuala O’Connor, Cork GP and Clinical Lead on Covid-19 for the Irish College of General Practitioners & Professor Sam McConkey; an Infectious Disease Specialist and Head of the Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine at The Royal College of Surgeons.

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Tomorrow marks the beginning of Bereaved Children's Awareness Week which aims to give voice to children who have lost a loved one.

To discuss the importance of this event, Susan Keogh was joined by Stephen Teap, whose wife Irene died in 2017.

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More positive news on the prospect for the different candidates getting approved and starting to be distributed.

The latest news was the FDA in the US announced that it has scheduled a meeting for December 10th to discuss the request for emergency use authorization from the Pfizer and BioNTech Vaccine. Also news of progress on the EU and UK side... So with more results of further vaccine trials expected to be announced over the coming weeks, where do we actually stand right  now?

Cliona O’Farrelly, Professor of Comparative Immunology at Trinity College Dublin and Roger Highfield, Science Director at the London Science Museum both joined Susan Keogh

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