On Thursday’s Morning Focus Marian Egan was joined by Olivia O’Connor, Guidance Councillor at St. Joseph’s Secondary Schhol in Tulla
Today the second round CAO offers are out and tomorrow is the deadline for third level grant application www.susi.ie
Olivia also outlined the possible options if you haven’t been offered anything in the CAO -www.accesscollege.ie
A former member of the Ulster Unionist Party has likened homosexuality to paedophilia
Ken Maginnis says the issue of gay marriage is ‘the thin end of the wedge’ – as other groups would then call for concessions, too
He quit the U-U-P yesterday after fifty years – after controversial comments made during a radio debate earlier this year
He announced his resignation after the party whip was withdrawn because of his comments about gay marriage
We heard Mr. Maginnis say any change to marriage would erode the whole institution
Marian got reaction from Kilrush native and Director of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network Brian Sheehan
He also spoke with Marian about New Zealand making greater strides towards gay marriage
The country’s parliament overwhelmingly passed the first stage of a Bill – which would open up civil marriage to lesbian and gay couples
New Zealand has had civil partnership for same-sex couples since 2005, which provides most of the rights and obligations of civil marriage to lesbian and gay couples
Yesterday’s decision has been welcomed by campaigners for equal rights
A new monitoring service that will see improved communications and enhanced levels of safety and care for Ireland’s 44,000 people with dementia and their families has been launched in Clare
With Alzheimer’s disease accounting for up to 60 per cent of all dementia cases, the Alzheimer Society of Ireland has partnered with Tunstall Emergency Response to launch this service which will help provide tailor-made care packages for those living with the disease
James Doyle, Director of Tunstall Emergency Response, explained
For more information see www.emergencyresponse.ie
In our Grow It Yourself slot this week Jim Cronin, an advocate and tutor of Organic Gardening and market gardener from Bridgetown had advice on Winter gardening and soil protection
• Which vegetables can say in the garden through the winter
• What to do if the garden is full of weeds now
• Why does soil need to be protected
• Methods of soil protection
Local GIY organiser Carmen Cronin had details of upcoming GIY groups and meeting in Clare
Dermot O’Connor is one of Europe’s leading practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and author of The Fertility Code
He joined Marian to give some advice on how to deal with fertility issues that can cause so much stress and upset
Each year almost half a million couples in UK and Ireland seek help with fertility – in his latest book he addresses the factors that contribute to preventing a couple from conceiving
Muireann O’Shea- an Ennis Colaiste Mhuire student- had a word on her return from Phoenix, Arizona where she travelled on an exchange programme
Ennis is twinned with Phoenix and Muireann said the experience was amazing.
Target Express driver Brendan McDonald from Meelick had a word about the workers’ situations after the news that the company is gone into liquidation
Liscannor based Mathew Curley joined Marian in studio to speak about himself and his wife’s business -the Online Academy of Irish Music
He is just back from the Milwaukee Irish Festival, he spoke about how it went and about the business and how business is- the popularity of Irish music throughout the world
www.oaim.ie
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