Today we discussed the requirement for children aged nine years and up to wear face masks in school with a number of guests including Liam Herrick of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Annmarie Ford, principal of Scoil Naomh Colmcille in Togher, Joe McKeown of the INTO, parenting expert Laura Erskine

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Reports of a members of a violent dissident republican group operating as vigilantes in part of Co Meath, the latest on Covid ahead of the Cabinet meeting, protest outside Dail today calling on government to support vaccine equity, and the worrying health experiences of marginalised

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The Children's Rights Alliance Chief Executive gave their view on the recommendation from NEPHET that children aged nine and over wear face masks in school, travel restrictions imposed on South Africa due to new Covid variant, confusion over new speed ramps in Drogheda and why pregnant women should get vaccination - just some of the topics covered today.

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Concern over the new variant of Covid detected in South Africa and NEPHET's latest recommendations for children, and the work of the Dundalk Counselling Centre were among the topics covered today

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Accusations that the Social Democrats' Sex Education Bill is anti Catholic, a local haulier outlined why he took part in the truckers' protest yesterday, the Covid situation in our schools , the situation at Tara Mines and Minister Patrick O'Donovan's visit to parts of Louth and Meath today - just come of the topics covered on today's show

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Petrol and Diesel prices being a record high, the plight of medical card holders trying to access dental treatments , Covid concern in Drogheda over the high rates of infection and the main talking point of the GRA annual conference - some of the topics covered today

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Justice Minister Helen McEntee spoke about the current Covid situation, Principal of Scoil Eoin Baiste in Nobber, Anne Marie McKenna told how she had to keep a class of students at home yesterday because she couldn't get a substitute teacher, Vivienne McNally on why the families of those who died during a Covid outbreak in Dealgan House Nursing Home have written to the CEO of the HSE and Gareth Fitzpatrick on the plight of children with disabilities awaiting surgery

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The current Covid situation, substitute shortages in schools, calls for help to SVP at highest level in years and why is the rescue helicopter flying over Drogheda so much lately?

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Today on the show: Louth TD's Fergus O Dowd and Ruairi O Murchu discussed the rising Covid case numbers and how Louth has some of the highest numbers in the country.The RAI spoke to us about their hopes for tonight's Cabinet meeting to review the support services to the hospitality sector , the IFA told us what drove their members to take to the streets of Dublin, the INTO told us how Covid / increasing case numbers in schools is impacting their students and Matt Carthy joined us to discuss Article 16

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Dr Illona Duffy spoke about the current covid situation, Anne Dempsey fromThird Age gave her reaction to the story that thousands of older people face spending Christmas on the sidelines because they were so late in receiving the second AZ vaccine and now have to wait for booster, Michael Brennan on what the Taoiseach said/didn't say about teachers who are close contacts - just some of the topics covered today.

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