Balbriggan Graffiti

Over the weekend racist graffiti appeared in a number of locations across Balbriggan.

The area has been getting quite a bit of negative attention over recent years due to anti-social behaviour.

Balbriggan is a very diverse and close-knit community and residents came together over the weekend to paint over the horrific racist graffiti.

Fingal Communities Against Racism (FCAR) have said the area has been targeted by far-right groups and misinformation over the last number of years in a bid to divide the community and push an agenda.

Today we asked; does Balbriggan have a major racism issue? Are the reports of gang violence in the area as bad as they're made out to be?

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*Image via FCAR

TV Shows that help you escape

We're all a bit fed being in lockdown but we asked what TV Shows are helping you get through.

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Study Finds Most Secondary Students Have Been Asked To Send Explicit Photos

A study, entitled 'It's not just sexy pics: An investigation into sexting behaviour and behavioural problems in adolescents', was carried out by researchers at the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre in Dublin City University and used data gathered from a sample of 848 students aged 15–18 from schools around the country.

The study found that most secondary school students have been asked to send sexually explicit pictures of themselves through text, email or applications such as Snapchat, and almost one-third have received sexually explicit images when they didn't want to.

To the question 'Have you been asked to send naked pictures of yourself (a sext) through text, email or applications like Snapchat?' 44.4% of all the teenagers surveyed said they have "frequently" been asked, versus 43.5% overall who have never been asked and the balance of 12.1% who have been asked once.

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''People Who Leave Their Dogs Outside Should Be Jailed'' Dog Owner

A group of TDs including Denis Naughten want the Government to change the law quickly and act as a further deterrent against pet theft. The theft of dogs is covered as stolen property in the eyes of the law. Independent TD Denis Naughten said that current laws do not take into account ''the emotional distress of the theft of a family pet'' and called for ''significant penalties'' for those who steal or re-sell stolen pets. He said the theft of pets should be treated differently than the theft of property like mobile phones.

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Why So Many Dubliners Have To Have Volume On An Even Number

This morning on Dublin Talks we were discussing weird quirks. You know the type, the weird things and idiosyncrasies that you and only you do.

Adrian always leaves the last mouthful of tea in his mug. We got an unusual amount of callers who said that they have to put the volume of their TV up to an even number. Durk got in touch and said he has to have his hand on his belly when he is brushing his teeth.

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"I think he's an essential worker, he should be allowed travel!"

Every year there's a debate on whether or not we should send the Taoiseach and other politicians over to Washington for St. Patrick's Day.

This year though, the anger has been amplified. There's talk that the Taoiseach may still travel even though we're currently in a pandemic.

Some are saying that diplomatic trips are essential, whereas others think this is a case of "One rule for them. one rule for us".

The conversation then evolved into looking at "all travel" and whether or not airports should be closed for the remainder of the pandemic

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"From Monday to Thursday my child gets no screen time!"

It's a situation more and more parents are finding themselves in. You're trying to get something done and your child is demanding attention.

There's a tantrum on the horizon, so you give in and give them a tablet to play with or you stick them in front of the TV for an hour.

You've gotten some peace, but now you feel guilty. Your kids are clocking up more time on the screen!

This was something that one of our listeners was feeling awful about. Her 18 month old needs constant attention and she resorted to the screen far more than she would have ever liked.

She wanted to know if other parents were struggling with the screen and if they had any advice.

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Good news Friday!

Every Friday on Dublin Talks we lighten up the mood with a bit of good news.

We heard from a woman in Wexford who woke up to snow!

We also heard from lots of parents and kids who are delighted homeschooling is done for the weekend.

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"It seems to be causing vomiting, stop your dogs sniffing other dogs"

We've heard reports of a number of dogs being unwell in the Clontarf area due to a new viral infection.

Local councillor Donna Cooney noted the issue on Twitter:

Please take care of your dogs and keep on short lead in St Annes Park and promenade and away from other dogs. Just had it confirmed from local Vet that there is a virus that is making our dogs sick.Take care pls RT @loveclontarf_ie @RahenyBusiness @FairviewDublin3 @ilovestannes pic.twitter.com/dZUVjnPpkN

— Cllr. Donna Cooney (@donna_cooney1) January 19, 2021

We spoke to Corina Fitzsimons from Dogs Trust to tell us a little more.

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"If I had one, it might have saved my insurance €28 grand!"

Today we asked if dash cams should be made mandatory for all cars?

This is off the back of a story that there's a number of scam artists in the city trying to cause accidents in order to claim off insurance.

Brian contacted the show about an incident he recently had in Finglas.

He said, "a few lads on electric scooters tried to cause a crash at a set of lights near Tolka Valley Road".

Brian is suggesting that everyone should invest in a dashcam if they can.

Other callers reached out and told us how their dashcams "saved their skin" too!

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