Dr Maeve Baxter , GP with Blackrock Medical Centre spoke with Michael about the high number of postive Covid cases presenting for treatment in the Dundalk South area. She told us that while people are seeking help quicker they are also unfortunately becoming ill faster and in some cases needing hospitalisation.

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Pat Murphy, Principal Officer with PAYE services with the Revenue Commissioners joined us to talk about the tax bills facing people in receipt of Covid subsidies and detailed the options available for repayment.

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Dr Ian Counihan, Respiratory Consult, Clinical Director at the Dept of Medicine & Covid Lead with Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, spoke with Michael about the pressures on their services and staff as the number of Covid patients grow at the hospital.

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Minister of State Thomas Byrne spoke to Michael about the Taoiseach's State apology to the survivors of the mother-and-baby homes and discussed the criticism Government have faced since the report was published

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Journalist and author Alison O Reilly spoke to Michael about the survivors response to the report on the mother and baby homes - she says for many it raises more questions than it answers and there is a lot of hurt, anger & confusion amongst the women.

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Susan Lohan of the Adoption Rights Alliance outlines why she's so disappointed by the report into the mother and baby homes and by the Commission's failure to hold the hearings in public

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Sinn Fein Leader Deputy Mary Lou McDonald spoke with Michael about the pressures facing our health servies as Covid cases continue to rise and what can be done to help get the country back on track

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Local Minister of State Damien English says we are facing into a very tough month ahead as we struggle to bring the Covid numbers back down - the health services are being pushed to their extremes and everything must be done to support them

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Local teachers Roisin Curtis (St Mary's Diocesan School D/A) and James Byrne (Sacred Heart Secondary School D/A) gave their reaction to the latest u-turn by Government on schools re-opening and spoke about how the uncertainty is leaving students and staff alike feeling anxious & concerned.

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Senator Shane Cassells joined us to talk about how the new Covid restrictions announced by Government will impact on day-to-day life

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