ON THE SHOW

NEW RESEARCH FROM THE NATIONAL CONSUMER AGENCY SAYS THAT CHILD CARE COSTS CAN DIFFER AS MUCH AS €5000 IN THE SAME AREA - HOW HAS IT AFFECTED YOU?

LETTER - FROM A WOMAN WHO IS UPSET THAT HER BEST-FRIEND IS EMIGRATING. SHE FEELS LET DOWN AS THE FRIEND DID NOT TELL HER THAT SHE WAS PLANNING ON DOING THIS

CHILD-MINDING COSTS
AOIFE - HAS TWINS AND A TWO YEAR OLD - IT COSTS 3100 A MONTH FOR THE THREE OF THEM

ANTOINETTE - SAID THAT SHE SHOULD PERHAPS CONSIDER GETTING AN AU PAIR - SHE HAD ONE AND FOUND IT A GREAT ARRANGEMENT

SONYA - IS A CRECHE OWNER IN LAOIS AND SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE COSTS OF RUNNING A CRECHE AND HOW THEY ARE OFTEN STRUGGLING IN THE CURRENT SITUATION AS WELL

FRIENDS LEAVING
NIAMH - SAID THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER - ONE OF HER FRIENDS EMIGRATED AND SHE HARDLY EVER HEARD FROM HER WHEN SHE WAS AWAY - SHE MISSED SOME OF THE BIG MOMENTS IN HER LIFE LIKE GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING KIDS AND NIAMH ENDED UP RESENTING HER FOR IT

BRIAN MARKHAM - WHO RAN FOR ELECTION IN CLARE WAS THEN ON TO TALK ABOUT HIS MOTIVATION FOR RUNNING FOR ELECTION - WHICH WAS THAT HE HAD BEEN LEFT FRIENDLESS BY THE AMOUNT OF EMMIGRATION IN THE AREA

LOUISE - SAID THAT SHE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH HER FRIEND- EXCEPT THAT IT WAS A NEW BOYFRIEND THAT TOOK HER FRIEND AWAY. FRIENDS CAN DISAPPEAR AS SOON AS A BOYFRIEND COMES ON THE SCENE

LORRAINE SAID THAT SHE WAS THE FRIEND WHO ENDED UP LEAVING HER FRIENDS WHEN SHE GOT A BOYFRIEND. THE RELATIONSHIP LASTED FOR 6 YEARS AND WHEN IT WAS OVER SHE WAS LEFT WITH NO FRIENDS

"FOOTBALL SPECIAL"
EDWARD - IS THE MAKER OF THE DRINK 'FOOTBALL SPECIAL' - WHICH IS MADE IN DONEGAL AND HAS BEEN A STAPLE THERE BUT IT IS NOW ABOUT TO BE LAUNCHED NATIONWIDE

IRENE THEN CALLED IN TO SAY THAT SHE LOVES FOOTBALL SPECIAL AND THAT SHE BRINGS IT FROM DONEGAL TO WEST-MEATH

JULIE - SAID THAT HER MOM IS FROM DONEGAL AND SHE SAID THAT BANANA JUICE IS ANOTHER THING THAT YOU CAN ONLY GET IN DONEGAL

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NEW CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN BOUTIQUE OPEN IN BROWN THOMAS THIS WEEKEND - SPARKED DISCUSSION ON HIGH HEELS - AT WHAT AGE IS IT APPROPROATE FOR YOUR DAUGHTER TO WEAR HIGH HEELS?

ALSO OSCAR'S THIS WEEKEND - SONGS THAT HAVE WON OSCARS IN THE PAST - WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE MOVIE SONGS?

MOVIE SONG - EMINEM - 'LOOSE YOURSELF' - FROM 8 MILE ROAD

MOVIE SONGS

MARK - SAID THAT HE IS A BIG FAN OF THE MUSIC FROM PLATOON

MOVIE SONG - LIVE AND LET DIE - WINGS - FROM LIVE AND LET DIE

HAYLEY - SAID THAT SHE LOVES FLASH'S THEME FROM THE MOVIE FLASH GORDON

MUSIC - FLASH'S THEME FROM FLASH GORDON

MARTIN - FOLLOWING ON FROM WHAT MARK SAID EARLIER ABOUT PLATOON - MARTIN WANTED TO DISPUTE THAT PLATOON WAS THE BEST VIETNAM MOVIE - HE LIKES FULL METAL JACKET BEST - THIS SPARKED A TOPIC ON THE DRILL SERGEANT IN THE MOVIE

MOVIE SONG - PAINT IT BLACK - ROLLING STONES - FULL METAL JACKET

ALLAN - SAID THAT THE DRILL SERGEANT IN FULL METAL JACKET WAS R LEE EMRY

DEREK - SAID THAT THE ACTOR WENT ON TO DO THE VOICE FOR THE MAIN TOY SOLDIER IN TOY STORY

DAVID - SAID THAT EMRY WAS A REAL-LIFE DRILL SERGEANT AND WAS NOT ORIGINALLY AN ACTOR

MOVIE SONG - U2 'THE HANDS THAT BUILT AMERICA' - FROM GANGS OF NEW YORK

MOVIE SONG - BLAZE OF GLORY - BON JOVI - FROM YOUNG GUNS

ENA - CALLED TO SAY THAT SHE THOUGHT THE KILLING FIELDS WAS A GOOD FILM ABOUT WAR BUT THAT SHE DIDN'T LIKE THOSE KINDS OF FILMS HERSELF - HER FAVOURITE FILM IS PRETTY WOMAN

MOVIE SONG - ROXETTE - IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE - PRETTY WOMAN

MOVIE SONG - YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME - RANDY JACKSON - TOY STORY

MOVIE SONG - 'WORKING 9 TO 5' - DOLLY PARTON

MOVIE SONG - 'EVERYTHING I DO' - BRYAN ADAMS - ROBIN HOOD

AGE FOR HIGH HEELS?

CLAIRE IS 17 AND SAID YOU SHOULD TRY AND POSTPONE WEARING HIGH HEELS FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN - HER FEET ARE ALREADY WRECKED

ANNETTE - SAID THAT HER DAUGHTER IS 14 AND IS NOT THAT INTERESTED IN HEELS - BUT SHE HAS NOTICED ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS WEARING SHORTS

MAGALI - TOLD A STORY ABOUT HOW WHEN HER MOTHER GOT HER FIRST PAY-CHECK SHE SPENT THE MONEY ON A PAIR OF SHOES

BIG BIRTHDAY

SINEAD - IS THE MOTHER OF TWINS AND A THIRD CHILD WHO ALL SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY - SO THEY WILL ALL BE ONE FOR A FEW HOURS ON THE SAME DAY EVEN THOUGH ONE OF THE CHILDREN IS ACTUALLY A YEAR OLDER

TEXT - ABOUT HAVING TO GO TO LOADS OF WEDDINGS AND THE COST

COST OF GOING TO WEDDING

JEAN - SAID THAT YOU USUALLY GIVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD COST FOR THE MEAL YOU HAVE

ORLA - SAID THAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO GET 200 FROM AUNTS AND UNCLES MEL - SAID THAT SHE THINKS YOU SHOULD COVER THE WEDDING MEAL BUT ALSO GIVE A BIT OF MONEY THAT THEY CAN BUY SOMETHING AS A PRESENT - THEY ALWAYS GIVE 200 AS A COUPLE

LAURA - GOT MARRIED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND SOME OF THE CARDS HAD AMOUNTS FROM €50-€100 AND SHE WAS DELIGHTED

DEIRDRE - QUESTIONED THE IDEA THAT YOU SHOULD GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT AT ALL - YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED FOR LOVE NOT MENY HOPEFULLY

RAY - ASKED WHAT WA STHE PROCEDURE FOR A SINGLE PERSON GOING

TRISH - SAID THAT SHE IS GETTING MARRIED IN 4 WEEKS AND THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED 200 EURO CONSISTENTLY FROM PEOPLE

NIAMH - WAS FUMING ABOUT PEOPLE'S ATTITUDE ABOUT WEDDINGS - IT'S NOT ABOUT PRESENTS!

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NEWS THAT THE CITY OF SHANGHAI IS TO INTRODUCE A ONE DOG POLICY - HOW MANY DOGS DO YOU HAVE? OR INDEED HOW MANY OTHER KINDS OF PETS DO YOU HAVE?

BRIAN O'DRISSCOLL AND AMY HUBERMANN MAY HAVE TO DECLINE THEIR INVITE TO THE ROYAL WEDDING DUE TO BRIAN'S MATCH SCHEDULE - HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO TURN DOWN AN AMAZING INVITE?

LOADS OF PETS!
DAVID SAID THAT HE ONCE HAD 443 GUINEA PIGS! HE IS DOWN TO TWO NOW

JULIE - HAD 10 DUCKS, 6 RABBITS, TWO DOGS, HORSES AND A BUDGIE

PADRAIG - HAD A PET NORTH AMERICAN TIMBER WOLF FOR 7 YEARS AND HE SAID IT WAS THE MOST AFFECTIONATE AND PLACID ANIMAL

ADAM - HAS A DOG, 15 FISH, 2 LAMBS, 6 SHEEP, 1 PONY, 2 LIZARDS, 3 HAMSTERS, 1 FERRET AND 60 RABBITS

BRENDAN - IS AGE 8 AND HAS 5 DONKEYS, 2 COWS, 2 PONIES, 25 HENS, A GOLDEN RETRIEVER AND A FEW COWS

KILLIAN - CALLED TO SAY THAT HE HAS 3 TURKEYS, 25 CHICKENS, 10 READY TO HATCH EGGS, 3 RABBITS, 2 GOATS, 30 OR 40 FISH AND 3 ROTTWEILERS

PRIOR ENGAGEMENT DILLEMMAS
CAROLINE - WAS VERY EXCITED TO GET HER TAKE THAT TICKETS - AND THEN DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS THE SAME DAY AS HER DAUGHTER'S COMMUNION

DR GRAHAM FRY WAS IN STUDIO - DR FRY IS MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE TROPICAL MEDICAL BUREAU AND HE HAD ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE KIND OF HEALTH PRECAUTIONS YOU NEED TO TAKE IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING - SUCH AS INNOCULATIONS

VACCINATIONS
MARIE CALLED IN TO ASK ABOUT JELLY-FISH STINGS AS HER DAUGHTER HAD BEEN STUNG VERY BADLY

TEXTS - A WOMAN WHO'S SONS HAD KILLED A FOX WANTED TO HAVE IT STUFFED ASKED HOW LONG IT YOU COULD KEEP THE FOX BEFORE HAVING IT STUFFED - DID IT NEED TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY? 

TRAVEL
FOLLOWING ON FROM DR FRY'S ITEM SHANE CALLED IN TO TELL A STORY ABOUT HOW HE HAD BEEN TRAVELING IN LAOS AND WENT TUBING AND HE GOT AN EAR-INFECTION FROM DIRTY WATER - HE ENDED UP WITH A DEEP NECK ABCESS AND HAD TO HAVE AN OPERATION TO GET IT DRAINED

TAXIDERMY
DERBHAL - SAID THAT IF YOU PUT THE FOX IN THE FREEZER YOU CAN HAVE IT STUFFED ANYTIME

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FROM THE PAPERS - THERE IS A NEW LAW IN HONDURAS WHICH WILL GO TOWARDS OUTLAWING SMOKING IN YOUR OWN HOME. DO YOU ALLOW PEOPLE TO SMOKE IN YOUR HOUSE? HAVE YOU ANY OTHER PARTICULAR HOUSE RULES?

NEWS THAT KEN AND BARBIE HAVE ANNOUNCED ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT THEY ARE BACK TOGETHER

HOUSE RULES
ANNE - WORKED IN A HOTEL FOR YEARS AND HAS KEPT HOTEL STANDARDS IN HER OWN HOUSE EVEN AS FAR AS FOLDING THE TOILET PAPER DOWN

SHAUNA - IS A SMOKER BUT DOESN'T ALLOW ANYONE TO SMOKE IN HER HOUSE

AUDREY - EXPLAINED HOW TO MAKE A FRENCH BED - SHE USED TO DO IT TO GUESTS SHE KNEW IN A HOTEL SHE WORKED IN AS A JOKE

BARBIE AND SINDY
HELENA - SAID THAT SINDY HAD A ROMANCE WITH ACTION MAN BUT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DUMPED FOR BARBIE - SHE DOESN'T THINK SINDY EVER QUITE RECOVERED

VIKKI - STILL HAS HER BARBIE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO HER FORM THE STATES IN THE 60'S

FRANCES - SAID THAT SHE STILL HAS HER ONE AND ONLY SINDY DOLL - SHE IS 39 YEARS OLD AND HER HANDS ARE BROKEN OFF

MARIE - SAID THAT SINDY ALSO HAD A HARD PLASTIC HOUSE AND ALL THE PIECES OF FURNITURE

JILL SAID THAT THE DOLL'S HOSPITAL WAS IN SOUTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET AND HAS MOVED MANY TIMES

BRIAN O'DRISCOLL AND AMY HUBERMANN HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE ROYAL WEDDING - AS THE IRISH REPRESENTATIVES AT THE WEDDING -  WHAT SHOULD THEY BRING AS A WEDDING PRESENT?

ROYAL WEDDING GIFTS
JEAN - SAID THAT AMY AND BRIAN SHOULD BRING SOME WATERFORD CRYSTAL

VINNIE - THOUGHT WE SHOULD GIVE THEM BACK THE GREY SQUIRRELS THAT WERE ACTUALLY INTRODUCED TO IRELAND AS A ROYAL WEDDING PRESENT BACK IN 1911

TEXTS - 'HOW DO YOU MAKE PARSLEY SAUCE'

PARSLEY SAUCE
MAUREEN - GAVE A RECIPE FOR PARSLEY SAUCE BUT SAID THAT THE PACKET VARIETY WAS QUITE GOOD. AND SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE DOLL'S HOSPITAL IN DAME STREET

JIM - THEN PHONED IN WITH AN ALTERNATIVE RECIPE FOR PARSLEY SAUCE HE SAID THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE CLOVES AND AN ONION

TEXTS - ALSO E-MAIL ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO TO DENTIST

DENTISTRY PRICES
DAVID - SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN ABLE TO PAY IN INSTALLMENTS FOR RECENT WORK HE HAD DONE IN A DENTISTS IN BALBRIGGAN

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FROM THE PAPERS - NIGELLA LAWSON LIKES TO BE WOLF-WHISTLED - DO YOU AGREE? OR INDEED ARE YOU YOURSELF A WOLF-WHISTLER?

NEW PROGRAMME ON RTE TONIGHT - 'FROM HERE TO MATERNITY' - WHAT IS IT REALLY LIKE TO BE IN A MATERNITY WARD? SHOULD MEN FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO BE AT THE BIRTH?

MEN AT THE BIRTH
ANABEL - SAID THAT HER HUSBAND WAS AT BOTH HER CHILDREN'S BIRTH'S WHICH WERE AT HOME AND HE MANAGED TO MAKE HER LAUGH

PAUL - SAID THAT BEING AT THE BIRTH OF HIS CHILD WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE AND HE FELT PRIVILIGED TO BE THERE

DEREK - IS ANOTHER FATHER WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE WITH HIS WIFE WHEN SHE WAS GIVING BIRTH TO HIS CHILDREN

JULIE - HAS HAD 8 CHILDREN AND HER HUSBAND WAS AT ALL OF THE BIRTHS - HE WAS A GREAT HELP APART FROM ONCE EATING THE TEA AND TOAST THAT THEY BROUGHT IN FOR HER

OLIVIA - SAID THAT MEN AREN'T MUCH USE IN THE DELIVERY ROOM - BUT SHE WAS GLAD HER PARTNER WAS THERE AND SHE BELIEVES IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MEN TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH

JOHNATHAN - FELL ASLEEP DURING THE BIRTH OF HIS CHILD AS HE HAD BEEN UP FOR 36 HOURS

LIAM - WAS AT THE BIRTH OF HIS TWO CHILDREN AND HE CUT THE CORD

MANDY - THOUGHT THAT MEN WERE VERY IMPORTANT AT THE BIRTH OF CHILDREN - SHE HAS FOUR CHILDREN AND HER HUSBAND DELIVERED HER SECOND AS SHE WENT SO QUICKLY

WOLF-WHISTLING
TARA - WAS ONCE PINCHED ON THE BOTTOM BY A MAN ON A PASSING MO-PED WHILE ON HOLIDAY IN ROME

AOIFE - IS 32 YEARS OLD AND WAS BEEPED AT THE OTHER DAY - SHE SAID IT GAVE HER AN EXTRA PEP IN HER STEP

PAULA - GOT HER BUM PINCHED ONCE IN TURKEY, GOT HER BUM SLAPPED IN PORTUGAL AND WAS WOLF-WHISTLED AT JUST THIS MORNING

WENDY - ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WAS SLAPPED ON THE BUM BY A MAN IN A MOVING CAR - SHE INITIALLY THOUGHT HOW DANGEROUS IT WAS BUT BEGAN TO SEE THE FUNNY SIDE

ANNE - IS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WAS WHISTLED AT - SHE WAS QUITE HAPPY TO GET THE ATTENTION

EUNICE - ONCE PUT HER CIGARETTE OUT ON A MAN'S BUM BECAUSE HE MOONED IN HER FACE

IAN - WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WASN'T JUST WOMEN WHO WERE GETTING THIS KIND OF ATTENTION - HE HAS HAD HIS BUM PINCHED MANY TIMES

ADRIAN - SAID THAT HE WITNESSED TWO GUYS WRECK THEIR MOTOR-BIKE BECAUSE THEY WERE SO BUSY LOOKING AT A GOOD-LOOKING GIRL AND CRASHED IT

SHEILA - WAS IN A RESTAURANT RECENTLY AND A MAN CAME UP TO HER AND HER PARTNER AND SIMPLY SAID THAT SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND THEN SAT BACK DOWN - SHE THINKS THAT SHE HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING THIS KIND OF REACTION SINCE SHE TURNED 40

HELEN - TOLD A STORY ABOUT WHEN HIS BROTHER WAS YOUNGER AND WAS INTER-RAILING IN GERMANY - THEY SPOKE ABOUT A GOOD-LOOKING GIRL ON THE TRAIN IN IRISH AND WHEN SHE GOT OFF SHE SAID 'GO RAIBH MILE MAITH AGAT' TO THEM

ANNE - WHEN SHE WAS IN AMERICA A GUY TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD 'A MIGHTY FINE ASS' - SHE WAS DELIGHTED WITH HERSELF UNTIL HER FRIEND SAID 'SURE THEM AMERICANS ARE ALL MAD FOR BIG ASSES'

READIE - FACEBOOK BREAK-UP APP- YOU CAN NOW BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE OBJECT OF YOUR DESIRE CHANGES THEIR RELATIONSHIP STATUS ON FACEBOOK

HALF-TERM THIS WEEK - DO YOU FEEL UNDER PRESSURE TO DO THINGS WITH THE CHILDREN? DO YOU EVEN REMEMBER YOUR OWN MID-TERMS?

MID-TERM BREAKS
THERESE  - IS 67 AND REMEMBERS LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING A HALF DAY FOR THE CATTLE MARKET - SHE THOUGHT KIDS WERE SPOILED NOW WITH MID-TERM BREAKS

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FIONA LOONEY WAS PRESENTING TODAY

THE NEW TOYOTA AD CLAIMS THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON WILL TAKE ON 11 HITCH-HIKERS IN THEIR LIFE - DO PEOPLE REALLY STILL HITCH-HIKE? HAVE YOU ANY HITCH-HIKING MEMORIES?

FROM THE PAPERS - A STORY ABOUT A 4 YEAR OLD WHO LOVES TO DRESS UP IN PRINCESS OUTFITS - IS THIS UNUSUAL? DO YOU HAVE A LITTLE BOY WHO LIKES TO PLAY WITH TRADITIONALLY GIRLS TOYS?

BOYS AND GIRLS TOYS/GENDER ROLES

CLIVE - SAID THAT PEOPLE WERE SILLY TO THINK OF WHAT KIDS SHOULD OR SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING WITH AS REGARDS GENDER

ALWYN - SAID THAT HER LITTLE BOY HAS A PINK BUGGY AND DOLLY - AND SHE THINKS THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER MAKE ANY ISSUE ABOUT THINGS THAT INTEREST THEM

OLIVIA - SAID THAT HER 3 YEAR OLD SON WEARS DRESSES - SHE IS FINE WITH IT BUT HER HUSBAND DOES NOT LIKE IT

JACQUI - THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TERRIBLE TO ALLOW A BOY TO DRESS UP IN GIRLS CLOTHES - SHE BELIEVES IT WILL ONLY CONFUSE THE CHILD

CIARAIN - SAID THAT HE PLAYED WITH HIS MOTHERS LIP-STICK AS A CHILD AND HE THINKS THAT IT WAS JUST PART OF GROWING UP AND COPYING WHAT YOU SEE - MOST CHILDREN SPEND A LOT OF TIME WITH THEIR MOTHERS

ORAN - PLAYED WITH HIS SISTER'S DOLLS AS A CHILD AND AGREED THAT IT WAS JUST A PART OF LEARNING - HE THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE A SIGN OF A BUDDING ACTOR

NATASHA - SAID THAT HER SONS HAVE A MINI HENRY HOOVER AND THEY LOVE IT - APPARENTLY THEY HAVE A LOT OF CLEANING STYLE TOYS OUT FOR CHILDREN NOW

BRENDA - HER SON DRESSED UP AS A GIRL FOR A SCHOOL PLAY AND WAS HAPPY TO DO IT

MARY - SAID THAT ARE PLENTY OF MEN WHO DRESS UP AS WOMEN WHEN THEY ARE GROWN UP

FIONA - HER THREE YEAR OLD GIRL WON'T PLAY WITH THE TRADITIONALLY GIRLS TOYS AND WILL ONLY PLAY WITH THE BOYS IN HER PLAY-SCHOOL

MICHELLE - HER TWO YEAR OLD IS A TOTAL TOM-BOY AND WANTS TO PLAY WITH HER BROTHER'S TOYS ALL THE TIME

JUSTINA -WAS IN THE EARLY LEARNING CENTRE AND THEY HAVE BLUE HOOVERS AND WASHING MACHINES - THEY DON'T JUST COME IN PINK

THE ROYAL WEDDING - THE BRIDAL PARTY

WEDDINGS EXPERT FRANC WAS ON THE LINE TO GIVE HIS PREDICTIONS ON THE BIG ROYAL WEDDING AND WHAT IS THE ETIQUETTE WHEN PICKING YOUR BRIDESMAIDS AND GROOMSMEN

HITCH-HIKING

MICHAEL - GOT A LIFT FROM A GROUP OF TRAVELLERS IN A VAN AND HAD TO SIT ON A PILE OF CARPETS ON THE BACK AND THEY HAD A GREAT CHAT

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This morning on the show we have a great holiday for two people to the sun soaked Italian island of Sicily for a great seven night holiday!

For your chance to win this great prize, simply tune in to Colm Hayes on February 18/2/11  If you know the answer to the questions revealed during the show, text the competition line and you could be our winner!

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FROM THE PAPERS - THE WORD 'LANGER' HAS BEEN BLEEPED FROM A RADIO AD - IS IT AN OFFENSIVE TERM?

FROM THE PAPERS - IT'S HALF TERM NEXT WEEK BUT HOLIDAYS WILL COST YOU MORE - ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT TAKING YOUR CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL FOR HOLIDAYS?

A NEW POLL HAS GIVEN THE TOP TEN MOST UPLIFTING SONGS

'LANGER' AND OTHER SLANG
SANDRA FROM CORK EXPLAINED THE USES OF THE WORD LANGER AND IN WHICH CONTEXT IT SHOULD BE USED

NOIRIN - IS FROM TIPPERARY AND NOW LIVING IN CORK - SHE SAID THAT IT IS CONSIDERED A BAD WORD IN TIPPERARY AS WELL - SHE WAS SHOCKED THAT IT WAS IN THE AD

LAOISE - SAID THAT LANGER ALSO MEANS TO BE REALLY DRUNK

JACQUI - SAID THAT THEY ALSO USE THE WORD IN LIMERICK - AND IT IS GENERALLY ONLY USED FOR A MAN

ELIZABETH - SAID THAT SHE GREW UP IN CORK AND WOULD NEVER HAVE HEARD IT BUT TO REFER TO SOMEONE AS DRUNK

PADDY - THINKS THAT 'LANGER' IS A LOVELY WORD - IT DEPENDS ON THE CONTEXT YOU USE

MARTINA - HEARD KATHRYN THOMAS SAYING 'BOLLOCKING' ON TELEVISION THE OTHER NIGHT

JILL - SAID THAT SHE IS FROM WEXFORD AND HAD NEVER BEFORE HEARD THE EXPRESSION 'IN THE HORRORS' UNTIL THE OTHER DAY WHEN HER FRIEND FROM DUBLIN SAID IT - SHE THOUGHT IT MEANT TO BE DRUNK

TRACEY - FROM TRALEE WAS CALLED 'MASSIVE' BY A GUY IN A CLUB IN CORK - HE TOLD HER IT WAS A COMPLIMENT BUT SHE WAS SHOCKED

AINE - CAME ON TO EXPLAIN THAT IN CORK MASSIVE MEANS BEAUTIFUL

ANOTHER TRACEY EXPLAINED THAT THE TERM 'JACKEEN' CAME FROM WHEN QUEEN VICTORIA VISITED IRELAND AND SOME IRISH PEOPLE WERE HANGING OUT UNION JACKS

TAKING KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL

MARIE - CHANGED HER HOLIDAY DATES TO SCHOOL TERM TIME AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY

ANOTHER MARIE - CALLED TO SAY THAT SHE DOES IT AND FEELS THAT IS AN EDUCATION IN ITSELF FOR THE CHILDREN TO TRAVEL

GER - HAS DONE IT EVERY YEAR WITH HIS CHILDREN EXCEPT WHEN THEY ARE IN EXAM YEARS

MARY - IS A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 CHILDREN AND THE ONLY WAY SHE CAN AFFORD TO GO ON A BREAK WITH HER CHILDREN IS TO GO DURING SCHOOL TIME

REPORT IN THE PAPERS TODAY THAT €5 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED TO CLEANING UP GHOST ESTATES
SEAMUS - SAID THAT THERE IS A VERY BAD ABANDONED BUILDING SITE NEAR HIM IN CARRICKMACROSS WHERE THERE HAD BEEN PLANS FOR APARTMENTS AND A NEW SHOPPING CENTRE

THE WINNER OF A TRIP TO SICILY WAS NICOLA COMMINS FROM LOUTH

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FROM THE PAPERS - G.A.A CLUB IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY - INCREASING FEARS THAT SPORTS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY MAY BE FORCED TO CLOSE

ALSO JUSTIN BIEBER FEVER - SAME AS THE HEART-THROBS FROM DAYS PAST - WHO WAS YOUR TEENAGE PIN-UP? WHO WAS YOUR JUSTIN BIEBER?

TEENAGE PIN-UPS
CARINA - WAS A HUGE FAN OF SHAKIN STEVENS - SHE HAD HIM PLASTERED ALL OVER HER ROOM AND IS STILL A FAN AND WENT TO SEE HIM IN THE HELIX TWO YEARS AGO

SAMANTHA - HAD A PICTURE OF ROBBIE WILLIAMS ON HER WALL AND SHE USED TO KISS IT EVERY NIGHT - HER OWN CHILDREN ARE NOW MAD IN TO JEDWARD

LINDA - HAD THE BAY-CITY ROLLERS ALL OVER HER WALL - THEY WOULD SWAP POSTERS IN SCHOOL

THERESE HAD KENNY DALGLISH ON HER WALL AND NOW HER DAUGHTER HAS STEPHEN GERRARD - THEY ARE BIG LIVERPOOL FANS

DERMOT- TOLD A STORY ABOUT WHEN HIS DAUGHTER APPEARED ON 'SURPRISE SURPRISE' WITH CILLA BLACK AS A HUGE BOYZONE FAN

SEAN - WAS A HUGE FAN OF PRINCE IN THE 80'S AND STILL HAS ALL HIS STUFF WHICH NOW HOLDS PRIDE OF PLACE IN A BAR THAT HE HAS MADE IN HIS GARAGE

FIONA - SAID THAT DON JOHNSON WAS HER TEENAGE CRUSH - SHE SAID THAT HER OLDER BROTHER USED TO GET A MAGAZINE CALLED 'LOOK IN'

SPORTS CLUBS
SIBEAL - BELIEVES THAT INVESTMENT IN SPORT IS HUGELY IMPORTANT FOR A COUNTRY. SHE SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT THOSE WHO GET INVOLVED IN SPORT ARE LESS LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN CRIME OR DRUGS

FIONNUALA - SAID THAT HER SON HAS DYSPRAXIA AND THE LOCAL FOOTBALL CLUB GIVE TIME FOR FREE FOR CHILDREN WITH DYSPRAXIA

PAUL - IS CHAIRMAN OF SKERRIES YOUTH AFC AND SAID THAT WITHOUT THE HELP OF LOCAL BUSINESSES THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO ON - IT IS ALL DONE BY PARENTS

DAVID - IS A MEMBER OF THE OFFALY ROWING CLUB AND SAID THAT THEY STRUGGLE EVERY YEAR WITH FUNDING

COLIN - SAID THAT THEY DID A 'FULL MONTY' FUND-RAISER FOR HIS LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTRE - HE SAID THAT THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT WAS LIFTED BY THE FUND-RAISING

CAROL - SPOKE OF A CAMPAIGN TO TRY AND SAVE TALLAGHT SPORTS COMPLEX - WHO CATER FOR SO MANY LOCAL CLUBS

AND TEXT QUESTION ON IF YOU SHOULD KEEP MEAT IN YOUR FREEZER IF THE ELECTRICITY WENT OFF FOR A DAY
FROZEN FOOD

NOEL SAID THAT YOU CAN KEEP FOOD IN THE FREEZER FOR UP TO 36 HOURS IF THE ELECTRICITY IS OUT SO LONG AS YOU DON'T OPEN THE DOOR

SIOBHAN - SAID THAT YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL THESE THINGS FROM THE FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - www.fsai.ie
DO'S AND DON'TS FOR FOOD STORAGE CAN BE FOUND ON www.bordbia.ie

ON THE SHOW

STUDENT NURSES PROTEST ON TODAY - ARE YOU ONE OF THE PROTESTORS?

FROM THE PAPERS - STORY ABOUT A COURT CASE IN ENGLAND IN WHICH A MAN BROKE IN TO HIS NEIGHBOURS HOUSE AND SHOT THE ALARM BECAUSE IT WAS DRIVING HIM MAD GOING OFF ALL THE TIME. HAVE YOU BEEN DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION BY NEIGHBOURS ALARMS?

FROM THE PAPERS - THE TOP TEN BAD HABITS HAVE BEEN LISTED AND NAIL-BITING IS ON THE TOP

NURSE PROTEST
KARLA - IS A STUDENT NURSE IN 4TH YEAR AND HAS A MORTGAGE AND A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD

AISLING - IS ALSO A NURSING STUDENT AND THOUGHT THE CUTS WERE AN ATTACK AND AN INSULT TO THE NURSING PROFESSION AND EVERYONE THAT WAS RECEIVING NURSING CARE

JOE - WAS ON A BUS FROM KERRY ON HIS WAY UP TO PROTEST WITH THE STUDENT NURSES - HE IS A FIRST YEAR NURSING STUDENT

EILEEN - IS A NURSE AND TRAINED IN THE STATES WHERE SHE WAS NOT PAID FOR HER TRAINING PLACEMENT - AND WHEN SHE QUALIFIED SHE HAD TO PAY OFF STUDENT FEES

BRIAN CALLED IN TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS OWN TRAINING AS A GREEN-KEEPER ON A GOLF COURSE

ALARMS AND NOISY NEIGHBOURS
PAUL - LIVES NEXT DOOR TO A DOG THAT BARKS 24 HOURS A DAY

AERO 'IRRESISTABUBBLE'
SHEILA FROM CAVAN PLAYED ANNE FROM DUBLIN FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A WEEKEND IN THE DELPHI ADVENTURE CENTRE WORTH 1000 EURO AND ENTRY IN TO THE FINAL ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY WHEN €50,000 WILL BE UP FOR GRABS

THE WINNER OF THE DELPHI BREAK AND ENTRY INTO FRIDAY'S DRAW FOR A FINAL PLACEMENT WAS.......ANNE O'BRIEN FROM DUBLIN

RULES OF THE ROAD FOR CYCLISTS
KATHLEEN - SAID THAT HER DAUGHTER HAD RECEIVED A SUMMONS FOR BREAKING A RED LIGHT ON HER BIKE

TONY - WAS VERY ANNOYED WITH KATHLEEN - HE SAID IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR THAT A GARDA WAS ENFORCING THE RULES OF THE ROAD FOR CYCLISTS

JOHN - CALLED IN TO SUPPORT KATHLEEN - HE THINKS SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPEAL THE FINE

DAVID - IS A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR AND EXPLAINED SOME OF THE RULES OF THE ROAD FOR CYCLISTS

MARY-ROSE SAID THAT WHEN SHE WAS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL SHE HAD TO DO A COURSE IN CYCLING AND GOT A CERTIFICATE

PATRICK ALSO REMEMBERED THE CYCLING COURSE THAT YOU DID IN SCHOOLS IN THE 80'S

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CALL ABOUT A MYSTERIOUS DELIVERY
LORRAINE - CALLED TO SAY THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC CIGARETTE IN THE POST THAT SHE HAD NOT ORDERED - WHAT WORRIED HER WAS THAT THEY HAD HER FULL NAME AND EVEN HER PHONE NUMBER

JAMES - CALLED TO SAY THAT HE KNOWS THAT IN CHINA THEY HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS BY SENDING THEM ABROAD FOR FREE - THEY MAY HAVE YOUR DETAILS FROM COMPANIES THAT THEY HAVE BOUGHT THAT WENT BUST

FERTILITY

DR PETER BOYLAN - CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNAECOLOGIST IN HOLLES STREET - WAS LIVE IN STUDIO TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON FERTILITY

FROM THE PAPERS - HOTELS - A REPORT THAT MELBOURNE HOTEL WORKERS ARE FED UP CLEANING ROOMS LEFT IN A BAD STATE. ALSO A ROOM IN AN IRISH HOTEL WAS TOTALLLY TRASHED - HAVE YOU EVER WORKED IN A HOTEL? WHAT UNSAVOURY THINGS DID YOU FIND?

HOTEL ROOMS
OISIN - SAID THAT ON HIS DEBS THEY TOTALLY TRASHED A VILLA IN A HOTEL COMPLEX

JONATHAN - TOLD A STORY OF TRYING TO FOOL A HOTEL INTO THINKING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING GOING ON IN A ROOM - WHEN REALLY THERE WERE 10 PEOPLE IN THE ROOM DRINKING

FROM THE PAPERS - TIGER WOODS PHOTOGRAPHED SPITTING ON THE GOLF COURSE

SPITTING
CORY - THOUGHT THAT SPITTING WAS NATURAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT

BARRY - SAID THAT SPITTING ON THE GOLF COURSE WAS A DEFINATE NO NO! AND THAT SPITTING WAS DISGUSTING

NATALE - SAID THAT SPITTING WAS NOT NATURAL - THE REASON FOR SPIT WAS TO AID WITH DIGESTION

RHONA - AGREED TOTALLY THAT SPITTING IS DISGUSTING AND SHE PERSONALLY DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED FOR IT AND DIDN'T DO IT

LINDA - SAID THAT SPITTING WAS A MAJOR CAUSE FOR SPREADING DISEASES

PHILIP - WAS IN CHINA AND SAID THAT EVERYONE SPITS - AND THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SPREADING DISEASE AS THEY TOOK THEIR SHOES OFF ANYWAY WHEN THEY CAME IN TO THE HOUSE

JENNIFER - A WOMAN ONCE STOPPED HER TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS AND THEN SPAT WHILE SHE WAS GIVING THEM

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IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY - WAS THERE ANY OFFICE ROMANCE TODAY? DID YOU GET FLOWERS SENT TO THE OFFICE? WHAT DID YOU GET?

NEWS THIS WEEKEND - SARKOZY HAS SAID THAT MULTI-CULTURALISM HAS NOT WORKED. WILL IT WORK IN IRELAND? THERE HAVE BEEN MANY IRISH CONVERTS TO ISLAM - ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

VALENTINE'S SURPRISES

CATRAIONA WAS ON TO SAY THAT WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR THIS MORNING THERE WAS A MASSIVE BOUQUET ON THE DOORSTEP AND SHE HAS NO IDEA WHO THEY'RE FROM

CLAIRE - ALL THE WOMEN IN HER OFFICE GOT A FLOWER THIS MORNING

SINEAD - IS A FLORIST AND WAS UP AT 5 THIS MORNING WITH A SICK CHILD - SHE WAS DELIVERING BOUQUETS TO A WEDDING TODAY

ANNA - PHONED TO SAY THAT SHE WAS AT THAT MOMENT BAKING A BOUQUET OF CUPCAKES - ROSE SHAPED CUPCAKES TO SEND TO AN ENGLISH MAN'S GIRLFRIEND IN IRELAND

AINE - SHE SENT HER HUSBAND ON A ROUND OF GOLF THIS MORNING FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

SYLVIA - HAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO HER VALENTINE YESTERDAY AS HE WORKS IN LONDON

LORRAINE - TRIED TO ORDER A SINGLE RED ROSE FOR HER BOYFRIEND AND THE FLORIST WOULD NOT DO IT AS IT WOULDN'T PAY

CHRISTINE - SAID THAT LOVE WAS NOT A COMMERCIAL GESTURE BUT HAVING SOMEONE TO DEFROST YOUR CAR ON A FROSTY MORNING

MULTI-CULTURALISM

ALLAN - SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THAT MUSLIMS IN IRELAND PREFERED TO REMAIN SEPARTE FROM THE REST OF SOCIETY AND ARE NOT INTERESTED IN INTEGRATING THEMSELVES

MARTINA - IS MARRIED TO A MUSLIM AND SHE SAID THAT HE HAS DONE HIS BEST TO INTEGRATE

WILLIAM IS A BRAZILIAN PRESBYTERIAN AND IS FINDING IRELAND VERY OPEN AND WELCOMING

JENNIFER - SAID THAT HER HUSBAND WORKS FOR A LARGE RETAILER AND HIS MUSLIM CO-WORKERS WERE GIVEN TIME OFF FOR FRIDAY WORSHIP - SHE DID NOT THINK THAT THIS WAS FAIR

CATHERINE - WORKED IN SAUDI-ARABIA FOR TWO YEARS AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO OPENLY DISPLAY HER OWN RELIGION - SHE FELT THAT IT WAS 'MAD' FOR AN IRISH CATHOLIC TO MARRY A MUSLIM

LINDSEY IS MARRIED TO A MORROCAN MUSLIM AND SHE SAID THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN LABELING MUSLIMS AND BE AWARE OF THE VERY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND SOCIETIES THAT THEY COME FROM - THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAME

E-MAIL - A PERSON WITH CEREBRAL PALSY MAILED TO TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO LIVE WITH DISABILITY IN THIS COUNTRY - PEOPLE CAN BE VERY CRUEL

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FROM THE PAPERS - MAN U MAY BEEN TAKEN OVER BY ROYAL FAMILY OF QATAR    

FROM THE PAPERS - TAKING SEPARATE HOLIDAYS    

FROM THE PAPERS - DOGS WALKING HOME    

MENTION OF RBS 6 NATIONS COMPETITION    

MISSING ANIMALS

ROSEMARY - HER MOTHER THINKS SHE IS PSYCHIC.  MY MUM GOT OUR DOG BACK AFTER 6 MONTHS BY TELEPATHY. HER FRIEND LEFT THE DOG WITH THEM FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WHEN THE DOG WENT MISSING AND ROSEMARY WAS FREAKING OUT. HER FRIEND WAS SENDING BACK PRESENTS FOR THE DOG WHILE SHE WAS AWAY. HER SISTER AND MOTHER WENT TO TRAVELLERS AND THE TRAVELLERS TOLD HER WHERE THE DOG WAS BECAUSE HER MOTHER HAD A NOTION TO GO TO THE TRAVELLERS WHILE SHE WAS OUT SHOPPING...

JULIE - HAD A TORTOISE AND IT WENT MISSING FOR 20 YEARS. IT WENT INTO A DIFFERENT STREET AND SOMEONE TOOK IT AND KEPT HIM. 

ANN - MY MOTHER GAVE MY SISTER A CAT AND SHE HAD HIM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE CAT WENT MISSING FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS AND ON THE 5TH DAY THE CAT TURNED UP BACK AT MY MOTHERS HOUSE WHICH IS ABOUT TWELVE MILES AWAY.THE CAT WAS STARVING AFTER ITS JOURNEY AND A BIT SCRATCHED.

TARA -  OUR GEKKO LIZARD ESCAPED FROM IT CAGE SO WE GOT ANOTHER ONE BUT A YEAR LATER THE ONE THAT ESCAPED CAME BACK  :-)!....SEARCHED ALL OVER THE ROOM FOR HIM ....HE GOT A CHAMELEON INSTEAD ..HE'S GOING TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE....

WAYNE - MISSING PETS ...JUNE 2 YEARS AGO WE HAD A RAINBOW BOA IN THE HOUSE ...WE LEFT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MY PARTNER TO HAVE A BABY ...WHEN WE CAME BACK IT WAS GONE ....

SEPARATE HOLIDAYS  
JOE - MY PARTNER GOT TWO TICKETS FOR ME AND A MATE TO GO TO AMSTERDAM FOR MY 30TH BIRTHDAY IT WAS GREAT....6 OF US WENT EVENTUALLY IT WAS GREAT FUN ...I BROKE MY LEG THE WEEK BEFORE I WENT...DIDN'T STOP ME ....4 DAYS WE WENT FOR....

MARY - I'VE BOUGHT MY HUSBAND TICKET TO AMSTERDAM FOR GET AWAY WITH THE LADS AT THE END OF LAST SUMMER. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL....TRUST IS THE KEY....

PAUL - HE USED TO HAVE A MAN UTD SEASON TICKET AND DID NOT RENEW IT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE BIRTH OF HIS SON.  NAMED HIS SON BEN CANTONA....... "I THINK WE SHOULD SELL TO THE ARABS MAN UNITED DONT HAVE THE BUYING POWER ANY MORE BUT WE DO HAVE SOME GREAT YOUNG KIDS COMING THROUGH LIKE KING, KEANE, GILL...

TEXT - 33 YEARS OLD AND MOVED HOME AFTER SPLIT WITH GIRLFRIEND 
MERCEDES - OUT OPTIONS FOR GROWN UP SON . . . HE CAN BE INVOLVED IN DOING JOBS IE THE LAUNDRY FOR THE HOUSE. OR YOU OFFER TO DO HIS FOR A PRICE. ALL HE PROBABLY NEEDS IS TO BE MADE AWARE THAT YOU HAVE A LIFE TOO AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE HIS CARER ANYMORE....

PHILIP - MY FIRST JOB AT 16 YRS . I LIVED IN FINGLAS AND WORKED IN D2. AS A TRAINED HAIRDRESSER FOR 8 POUND A WK. I HANDED MY MUM 4 POUND OF THAT.

JUANITA -MY NAME IS JUANITA IVE MOVED BACK INTO MY MAMS HOUSE WIT MY HUBBY AND 2 KIDS I HELP WIT THE WASHIN AND COOKIN MY 2 BROS AND SIS ALSO HELP WIT MONEY.. THERE IS 9 IN THE HOUSE NOW

FIONA WALKER
RBS COMPETITION WINNER  
TRIP TO THE IRELAND V FRANCE MATCH AND STAY IN HOTEL

This morning on the show we have a great Rugby weekend to giveaway, including tickets to Ireland v France, pre match hospitality and over night accommodation!

For your chance to win this great prize, simply tune in to Colm Hayes on February 11/2/11  If you know the answer to the questions revealed during the show, text the competition line and you could be our winner!

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ON THE SHOW

FROM THE PAPERS - IRISH PRISONS ARE IN A BAD STATE ACCORDING TO RECENT REPORTS

CHILDREN WATCHING THE NEWS -
SHARON PHONED IN TO SAY THAT HER CHILDREN WERE LISTENING TO THE NEWS ON THE SCHOOL BUS AND SHE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS NOT GOOD FOR THEM TO BE EXPOSED TO THE NEWS

SINEAD CALLED IN TO DISAGREE WITH SHARON - SHE HAS A TEN YEAR OLD AND EVERYDAY HE WATCHES THE NEWS - AND HAS BEEN DOING SO FOR YEARS

ANOTHER SHARON THEN CALLED IN TO AGREE THAT THERE WAS NO NEED FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO KNOW ABOUT THINGS LIKE MURDER - IT WASN'T LIVING IN A FANTASY LAND - IT WAS JUST PROTECTING THEM WHILE THEY ARE VERY YOUNG

BILLY - SAID THAT YOU CAN'T BAN THINGS OUT-RIGHT BUT IF YOU TALK ABOUT THINGS WITH YOUR CHILDREN THEY SHOULD BE ALRIGHT

CONDITIONS IN PRISONS/PRISONS AND CRIMES
THOMAS - SAID THAT PRISONS WERE FOR PUNISHMENT AND THAT THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO BE GOOD

JOHN - SAID THAT IF YOU TREAT PEOPLE LIKE ANIMALS THEY WILL BEHAVE LIKE ANIMALS - HE SPENT TIME IN PRISON AND IS NOW A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY

ELEANOR - SAID THAT SHE THINKS CONDITIONS IN PRISONS SHOULD FIT THE CRIME - SHE WOULD BE IN FAVOUR OF THE IDEA OF CHAIN-GANGS DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE

GERALDINE - HER HOUSE WAS BROKEN IN TO LAST CHRISTMAS AND SHE NOW LIVES IN FEAR - SHE WAS ANGRY AT ELEANOR MAKING LITTLE OF BURGLARY - SHE DOESN'T THINK THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE IS ENOUGH FOR THESE PEOPLE

DEIRDRE - WAS ALSO BROKEN IN TO BEFORE CHRISTMAS - THE THIEVES WERE ARRESTED AND WENT TO PRISON OVER CHRISTMAS AND CAME STRAIGHT BACK IN JANUARY WITH THE CAR KEYS THEY HAD STOLEN AND TOOK HER CAR - SHE THOUGHT SENTENCES WERE NOT HARSH ENOUGH

GIBB - SAID THAT HE THINKS A LOT OF PRISONERS ARE MAKING A FORM OF 'DIRTY PROTEST' AND ARE MAKING A BIGGER DEAL OF THE CONDITIONS THAN IS NECCESSARY

CALL OUT FOR AERO 'IRRESISTA-BUBBLE' COMPETITION
NATASHA FROM DRIMMNAGH PLAYED SUSAN FROM CORK FOR A €2000 EURO TRAVELFINDERS VOUCHER AND ENTRY INTO THE FINAL DRAW ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY FOR 50,000 EURO! THE WINNER WAS ......NATASHA MCGRATH

INFORMATION ON THE CORK AIR-CRASH -

MANX2.COM HAS SET UP A HELPLINE IN BELFAST FOR PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT LOVED  ONES ON THE FLIGHT - 02890 427004

A CASUALTY INFORMATION BUREAU HAS BEEN SET UP AT CORK AIRPORT WITH STAFF OPERATING A HELPLINE ON 00353 (0) 21 4428 820
 

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FROM THE PAPERS - A MAN HAS RACKED UP 700,000 MILES ON HIS MOTOR-BIKE TRAVELING THROUGHOUT EUROPE - ARE YOU A BIKER? ARE YOU OBSESSED WITH YOUR MOTOR-BIKE? HOW FAR HAVE YOU TRAVELED ON YOUR MOTOR-BIKE?

EMMIGRATING TO AUSTRALIA
SANDY COATES WHO HAS BEEN ON THE SHOW BEFORE ABOUT THE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA WAS ON AGAIN TO SAY THAT THERE ARE NOW POSITIONS AVAILABLE OVER THERE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

SANDY'S WEBSITE IS www.globaltradesearch.com.au

SANDY'S E-MAIL ADDRESS IS sandy@globaltradesearch.com.au

SANDY WILL BE AT THE RED COW ON THE 19TH OF FEBRUARY AND YOU CAN E-MAIL HER TO ENQUIRE ABOUT SPACES

MOTOR-BIKES
DAVID - HAS A HARLEY AND HAS FREQUENTLY TRAVELLED FROM MARBELLA IN SPAIN TO NORTHERN FRANCE - HE LOVES IT

ASHLING - TRAVELLED AROUND SRI-LANKA ON A MOTOR-BIKE WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND HE PROPOSED ON THE TRIP

IAN - RODE A MOTOR-BIKE FROM BRAY TO DAKAR IN SENEGAL FOR CHARITY

TRANSITION YEAR PROJECT - DISABILTY AWARENESS
MEGAN AND AOIFE FROM MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE IN CORK SPOKE TO COLM ABOUT THERE ATTEMPT TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY LIVING AS SOMEONE WITH A WHEEL-CHAIR FOR A WEEK
WHEEL-CHAIR ACCESS

TINA - HAS A 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO USES A WHEEL-CHAIR AND SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES THAT SHE FACES

FINOLA IS ANOTHER MOTHER OF A TEENAGER WITH A WHEEL-CHAIR

MICHELLE - WAS IN A WHEEL-CHAIR FOR A WHILE AND AGREES WITH THE CALLERS - THERE IS VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF HELP OUT THERE

MARY - SAID THAT SHE HAS TRIED TO HELP PEOPLE IN WHEEL-CHAIRS ON MANY OCCASIONS AND HAS BEEN GIVEN OUT TO

RACHEL - SAID THAT YOU MUST FIRST ASK SOMEONE IF THEY WANT ANY HELP

COMPETITION FOR TICKETS TO IL DIVO IN KILRUDDERY
THE WINNER OF TICKETS TO IL DIVO WAS CLAIRE O'DWYER FROM TIPPERARY

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FROM THE PAPERS - THERE HAS BEEN A FIRE AT A WAREHOUSE FOR THE RIO CARNIVAL - BURNING MANY OF THE FLOATS - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE CARNIVAL IN RIO?

FROM THE PAPERS - THERE IS A GOLD-RUSH IN CLONTIBRET IN MONAGHAN - HAVE YOU EVER PANNED FOR GOLD?

THE PRICE OF PETROL - THE INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF PETROL HAS LEFT MANY PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO FILL THERE CARS - WAYNE CALLED IN TO SAY THAT HE WAS REALLY FEELING THE PINCH BECAUSE OF THE PRICES

BRAZIL
DAVE - CALLED IN TO SAY THAT HE IS GETTING MARRIED IN BRAZIL NEXT YEAR AND HE LOVES THE BRAZILIAN PARTY ATMOSPHERE

JAMES - SAID THAT HE IS JUST BACK FROM A TRIP TO BRAZIL AND HE HAS BEEN A FEW TIMES

PETROL PRICES
MONICA - SAID THAT IN GLASNEVIN THE PRICE WAS 149.9 PER LITRE - SHE SAID IT TOOK HER OVER 40 EURO TO FILL HER LITTLE YARIS

WAYNE - SAID THAT HE WAS FINDING IT HARD TO FILL HIS CAR AND HE ONLY HAD A ONE LITRE - HE ALSO SAID THAT HE BUYS CIGARETTES ON THE BLACK-MARKET

KEITH - DRIVES AN 8 LITRE DODGE! AND SAID IT TAKES HIM 150 EURO TO FILL IT AND HE GETS ONLY 300 MILES

KEVIN IS A HAULIER AND SAID THAT IT COSTS HIM 450 EURO TO FILL HIS TRUCK - THE INCREASES ARE IMPACTING MASSIVELY ON HAULIERS

SUSAN - SAID THAT IT COSTS HER HUSBAND 90 EURO A WEEK TO GET TO WORK AND HE ONLY DRIVES A 1.3 LITRE

EMMA - IS A NURSE AND MAKES A ROUND TRIP OF 200KM - PETROL IS COSTING HER 170 TO 190 PER WEEK - SHE SAID THAT ANY MORE INCREASES AND SHE WOULD BE PAYING TO GO TO WORK!

JOHN - IS A PETROL STATION OWNER - HE SAID THAT THEY GET A 3 CENT A LITRE PROFIT AND THAT THEY ARE NO BETTER OFF THAN ANYBODY ELSE

CHEAP CIGARETTES
ANNE - SAID THAT SHE BUYS CIGARETTES WHEN YOU'RE ABROAD - SHE SAID THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BRING 3,200 FROM MAINLAND SPAIN FROM A SHOP FOR YOUR OWN USE

E-MAIL IN RELATION TO YESTERDAYS DISCUSSION ON GOING TO CONFESSION - A WOMAN IN HER 30'S WHO FELT A SENSE OF GREAT RELIEF WHEN SHE WENT TO CONFESSION AFTER YEARS OF BEING A LAPSED CATHOLIC

CONFESSION
YVONNE - WAS RAISED IN A GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH BUT CONVERTED TO CATHOLICISM - HOWEVER SHE STILL DOES NOT BELIEVE IN CONFESSION

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FROM THE PAPERS - QUESTION ABOUT TOILET TRAINING - WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT?

GHOSTBUSTERS - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A PARTICULARLY SPOOKY HOUSE?

GARY MOORE HAS TRAGICALLY DIED

SPOOKY HOUSES
ANNE - SAID THAT SHE USED TO BABY-SIT IN A VERY SPOOKY HOUSE - SHE WOULD LEAVE HER SHOES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS TO CHECK ON THE CHILDREN AND WHEN SHE CAME OUT OF THE BEDROOMS THEY WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS

LOUISE - SAID THAT SHE HEARD THE SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE AND WHEN SHE WENT IN TO THE ROOM SHE REALISED THERE WAS NO ROOF

CIAN - AGED 10 SAID THAT THERE IS A SCARY HOUSE AT THE END OF HIS ROAD AND WHEN THE BUILDERS WERE TRYING TO KNOCK IT DOWN THEY ALL CAME RUNNING OUT AND SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN A CHAIR MOVE

ANNETTE - SAID THAT THERE IS A WELL KNOWN SPOOKY HOUSE IN DALKEY

EAMON - HIS FAMILY LIVED IN TWO SPOOKY HOUSES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY SAW GHOSTLY FIGURES

TOILET TRAINING
ALVA - SAID THAT SHE IS TRYING TO TOILET TRAIN HER 2 YEAR OLD AND IS SHOWING HIM BY PUTTING HER 9 MONTH OLD ON THE POTTY - THE 9 MONTH OLD IS PEEING IN THE POTTY EVERY TIME

CIERAN - HAS 4 YEAR OLD TWINS AND THE BOY TRAINED MUCH MORE EASILY THAN THE GIRL

MAJELLA - HAS TWINS AND THOUGHT THAT TRAINING THEM WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIOD OF PARENTING SO FAR - SHE IS SO RELIEVED THAT IT IS NOW DONE

AUDREY - SAID THAT SHE WAS TOILET TRAINING HER SON AT THE SAME TIME AS TRYING TO TRAIN A PUPPY - SHE ENDED UP WITH HER SON INSISTING ON PEEING ON THE PAPER OUTSIDE THE DOOR

MARTHA CALLED IN TO SAY THAT ALL GERMEN MEN SIT ON THE TOILET TO PEE

THE LAST CHRISTMAS PUDDING OF MAY DUNNE WAS SENT IN TO US - THANKS TO THE FAMILY

THERE IS A NEW APP FOR CONFESSION - IT EXAMINES YOUR CONSCIENCE

CONFESSION
DAVID - SAID THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THAT ANYONE SHOULD HAVE TO PROFESS GUILT TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED I.E, A PRIEST - HE THOUGHT THAT YOU SHOULD REALLY ONLY APOLOGISE TO THE PERSON YOU HAVE HURT

EDEL - SAID THAT SHE HAD BEEN GIVEN OUT TO BY A PRIEST AT HER LAST CONFESSION FOR BEING A LAPSED CATHOLIC - HE WAS NOT WELCOMING HER BACK AT ALL

PATRICIA - SAID THAT HER 11 YEAR OLD HAD NEVER BEEN IN A CONFESSION BOX

RUTH - SAID THAT HER SON WAS MAKING HIS FIRST 'RECONCILIATION' TONIGHT AND THAT NEITHER HE NOR HIS PARENTS BELIEVED IN IT

COLETTE - GOES TO CONFESSION AND TELLS THE PRIEST THAT SHE WANTS TO BE ABSOLVED OF HER SINS BUT DOESN'T BELIEVE SHE NEEDS TO GO IN TO SPECIFICS

CATHERINE HAD A STORY OF WHEN SHE WAS 16 AND DECIDED TO GO TO CONFESSION

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HOW HEALTHY ARE LIBRARIES IN IRELAND AT THE MOMENT? HAVE YOU A BOOK THAT YOU ARE TOO EMBARASSED TO RETURN TO THE LIBRARY?

HAGGLING - ARE YOU ANY GOOD AT IT? HOW DO YOU HAGGLE?

LIBRARIES
CATHERINE - SAID THAT SHE HAS A COPY OF LITTLE WOMEN THAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF A LIBRARY 70 YEARS AGO

RORY - HAS A BIOGRAPHY OF JIM MORRISON THAT HE TOOK OUT IN 1988 - HE WONDERED WHAT THE FEE WOULD BE IF HE RETURNED IT

DOLORES - JUST RECENTLY REJOINED HER LOCAL LIBRARY - SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COMPLICATED BUT IT WAS EASY AND IS ONLY 3 EURO FOR THE YEAR

PATRINA - IS A FAN OF THE LIBRARY IN DUNDALK

YVONNE IS A LIBRARIAN IN FINGAL AND SPOKE OF THE MANY THINGS THEY HAD TO OFFER

HAGGLING
VALERIE - GOT HER WEDDING DRESS FOR €600 CHEAPER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

BARRY - GOT 8 AND A HALF GRAND OFF THE PRICE OF A LAND-ROVER - HE SAID IT TAKES A WHILE - YOU HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK AND PRETENDING YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED

LINDA - HAS A SMALL BUSINESS AND SAID THAT SHE REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE A CUT

JEAN - IS ALSO IN BUSINESS - THEY GET NO BENEFITS AND ARE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED

MARK - SAID THAT HE FIND HAGGLING AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR BUSINESS

VALERIE - SPOKE OF HOW MUCH OF A STRUGGLE SHE WAS UNDER TO STAY IN BUSINESS - AND SHE WAS ANNOYED AT THE SUGGESTION THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAGGLE

BER - HAGGLES FOR EVERYTHING - SHE FREQUENTLY GETS UPGRADED - SHE SAID HAGGLING WAS IN HER BLOOD

AIMEE - IS IN RETAIL AND SHE SAID THAT BUSINESS WERE SUFFERING AND COULD CERTAINLY NOT ALLOW FOR THE 10 PERCENT DROP THAT WAS CLAIMED

SELF-HARMING
THE SERIOUS ISSUE OF SELF-HARM WAS BROUGHT UP ON THE SHOW YESTERDAY AND WE SPOKE TO SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN THROUGH IT - TODAY COLM SPOKE TO JOAN FREEMAN CEO OF PIETA HOUSE A CRISIS CENTRE FOR SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM - PIETA HOUSE 01 6010000

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FROM THE PAPERS - AN INCREASING NUMBER OF MEN ARE SELF-HARMING BY PUNCHING WALLS.  SELF-HARM IS ON THE RISE IN IRELAND

SELF-HARMING

MARY - SAID THAT SHE HAS SELF-HARMED FOR YEARS DUE TO A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE - SHE NOW CUTS HERSLF AND SAYS THAT IT GIVES HER A STRANGE FEELING OF RELIEF

SHARON - WAS ONCE A SELF-HARMER AND WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME IT - SHE SAID THAT IT IS DEFINITELY ADDICTIVE AND THAT MARY SHOULD NOT THINK THAT SHE WILL BE ABLE TO STOP IF SHE WANTS

BERNIE - SELF-HARMED FOR 13 YEARS - SHE HAS NOW STOPPED BUT IT WAS VERY HARD. SHE FELT THAT IT WAS THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD EXPRESS HERSELF

IF YOU ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION YOU CAN CALL PIETA HOUSE - 01 6010000

ANGER

MARIE - SAID THAT WHEN SHE GETS REALLY ANGRY SHE BITES HER ARM

BREDA - SAID THAT WHEN SHE GETS VERY ANGRY SHE HITS THINGS WITH A TENNIS RACKET

ADULT ONLY FLIGHTS?

ALAISTER - TOLD A STORY ABOUT WHEN HE WAS ON A FLIGHT TO KUWAIT AS A CHILD AND HIS MOTHER HAD TO TELL HIM TO 'SHUT-UP'

SUE - WOULD LOVE FAMILY ONLY FLIGHTS. SHE HAS 4 CHILDREN AND CAN'T STAND THE DIRTY LOOKS SHE GETS FROM BUSINESS TYPES

KAREN - SAID THAT KIDS ARE USUALLY FINE ON FLIGHTS IF THE PARENTS KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM

ANOTHER KAREN CAME ON TO SAY THAT AS A FORMER FLIGHT-ATTENDENT SHE USED TO LOVE BRINGING KIDS AROUND THE PLANE

EDEL - WORKED AS CABIN CREW AND AGREED THAT IT WAS MAINLY THE PARENTS WHO WERE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH - SHE WAS ONCE ASKED TO CHANGE A BABY'S NAPPY BY A MOTHER ON A FLIGHT

MICHAEL - TOLD OF HOW HE HAD ONCE BEEN IN A PUB WHERE A KID KEPT OPENING THE DOOR AND LETTING IN THE COLD AIR - HE WAS THEN FLATTENED BY SOMEONE UNEXPECTEDLY WALKING IN TO THE BAR

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE? ARE YOU WITH YOUR PARTNER FOR YEARS AND HAVE NO PLANS TO MARRY? ALSO THE TERM 'PARTNER' - WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?

CYCLONE DUE TO HIT THE AUSTRALIAN COAST - HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED ANY EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKE THIS?

MARRIAGE?
GILLIAN - HAS BEEN WITH HER BOYFRIEND LONGER THAN SHE HAS BEEN WITHOUT HIM - THEY ARE NOW GOING TO GET MARRIED IN NOVEMBER

CYNTHIA - SAID THAT SHE CALLS HER PARTNER HER SOUL-MATE - SHE GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH HIM AFTER MANY YEARS APART

ANGELA - HAS BEEN WITH HER PARTNER FOR 21 YEARS AND HAS NO PLANS TO GET MARRIED

DEIRDRE - WAS WITH HER PARTNER FOR 18 YEARS BEFORE THEY GOT MARRIED - BUT THEY EVENTUALLY GOT MARRIED FOR ALL THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IF THEY WERE TO REMAIN UNMARRIED

DARREN - SAID THAT HE IS GETTING MARRIED BECAUSE HIS CHILDREN WANT HIM TO

EXTREME WEATHER
JO - ONCE LIVED ON HAMILTON ISLAND AND EXPERIENCED A CYCLONE

RUTH - IN 1986 SHE EXPERIENCED THE EFFECTS OF A HURRICANE WHILE ON A FERRY - A DREADFUL EXPERIENCE

JIM - WAS IN TWO HURRICANES - HE WORKS ON OIL RIGS AND HAD TO BE EVACUATED

AMANDA FENNELY WAS IN STUDIO TO TALK ABOUT TIMES YOU SENT A LETTER AND GOT AN UNEXPECTED REPLY

LETTER REPLIES
DAVID SAID THAT HIS BROTHER WHO WAS REALLY INTO ARMY TANKS ONCE SENT A LETTER TO THE PENTAGON AND INSTEAD OF A LETTER BACK HE GOT A MODEL TANK

JASON - WROTE TO RARE GAME STUDIOS WHEN HE WAS YOUNG AS THEY HAD MADE THE GAME GOLDENEYE - THEY SENT HIM BACK A WHOLE LOAD OF STUFF

PATRICIA - SAID THAT HER DAUGHTER ONCE WROTE TO THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND ASKING IF SHE COULD CALL IN FOR TEA WHEN SHE WAS IN LONDON AND SHE GOT A REPLY

CAROLINE - TOLD HOW HER DAUGHTER HAD TO WRITE TO A FAMOUS PERSON FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT - SHE WROTE TO UMA THURMAN -  AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN HER CLASS TO GET A RESPONSE

SHARON - GAVE STEPHEN GATELY A WOMBLE AT A CONCERT AND HE WROTE BACK TO HER THANKING HER SO MUCH

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FROM THE PAPERS - MY DAUGHTER IS 10 YEARS OLD AND IS SHY TO THE POINT THAT SHE BECOMES PARALYSED. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THIS? HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO OVERCOME YOUR SHYNESS?

HOUSE-SWAPPING AND HOUSE SITTING IS THE NEW WAY TO GO ON HOLIDAYS - WHERE HAVE YOU GONE HOUSE-SITTING?

SHYNESS
FIONNOLA - SAID THAT SHE WORKS WITH CHILDREN AND SHE THINKS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DON'T POINT OUT A CHILD'S SHYNESS - AS IT ONLY WORSENS THE SITUATION

ANNE - WAS PAINFULLY SHY AS A CHILD BUT WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME IT

JAMES - SPOKE ABOUT HIS TEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE FRIENDS DUE TO HER SHYNESS

TOM - IS AN ARTIST AND HAD TO OVERCOME HIS SHYNESS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO SHOWING HIS WORK

NIAMH - IS IN HER TWENTIES AND HAS SUFFERED WITH SHYNESS - SHE WISHES SHE HAD DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT EARLIER IN LIFE

HOUSE-SWAPPING
KATE - WAS ON TO SAY THAT SHE HAD DONE HOUSE SITTING IN THE CAYMEN ISLANDS AND IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE - SHE SAID IT ALSO FORCES YOU TO KEEP THE HOUSE TIDY AND DE-CLUTTER - KATE MENTIONED THE WEBSITE www.tradetotravel.com

FIONA - SAID THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SWAP HER HOUSE PERMANENTLY - AND WONDERED IS THERE WAS ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO THE SAME

EILEEN - HAS DONE 13 HOUSE SWAPS AND NEVER HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE - SHE USES A COMPANY CALLED www.homelink.ie 

CHARLES SPOKE ABOUT HIS COMPANY - www.swapyourhome.ie - PEOPLE CAN SWAP THERE HOMES PERMANENTLY AND CAN TRADE UP OR TRADE DOWN AND A CASH PAYMENT WILL BE MADE ACCORDINGLY

FROM THE PAPERS - CONTROVERSY OVER AMANDA BRUNKER'S COMMENTS ON THE ALL IRELAND TALENT SHOW THIS WEEKEND

ALL IRELAND TALENT SHOW
THERESA - SAID THAT SHE LOVES IRISH DANCING BUT THINKS THAT IT IS SOMETIMES DONE IN TOO COMMERCIAL A WAY

PAUL - SAID THAT AMANDA WAS RIGHT - IT'S FINE TO DO IRISH DANCING - BUT HE DIDN'T THINK THE TROUPE WERE VERY GOOD

ANNE - THOUGHT THE DANCERS WERE VERY ENTERTAINING AND WOULD LIFT YOUR SPIRITS

MICHAEL - IS ONE OF THE MUSICIANS FROM COSA BEAGA WHO WERE ON THE SHOW - AND HE DEFENDED THE CHILDREN DANCING

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