On today’s edition of The Afternoon Show Gavin Grace spoke with Arwen Foley from AA Roadwatch following the publication of their poll of over 20,300 Irish motorists, which shows that almost 72% said they believed that the presence of Gardaí on the roads is less this year than it was last year. Only 8.5% said they disagreed. With so many believing that there are fewer Gardaí on the roads it is not surprising that the same poll showed that almost 40% don’t think the Government is treating road safety as a priority.
Jill Kerby is the Personal Finance Columnist with the Sunday Times and also joined the show to discuss how the cutting of interest rates and perks for An Post saving schemes could force a rise in people keeping large amounts of cash at home. The cuts of up to 40%, which were announced by the National Treasury Management Agency, came into effect yesterday. The lowered returns on investments at An Post come following pressure from the banks who argued that they couldn’t compete with the State schemes.
Marie Donnellan is the Clare Rose of 2013 and spoke to Gavin following her selection to go through to the next stage of the annual competition. The Newmarket on Fergus native talked about her shock at getting through to the Dome in Tralee and the televised stages of the International Festival with Dáithí Ó Sé next August. She’s the first Clare Rose to be selected in 7 years.
Deirdre Ball is a Project Leader with EmployAbility Clare and was in studio today to discuss a special project that the clients have undertaken and how it ties in with a special conference in Dublin this coming weekend. She was joined by Clare FM Presenter of The Small Business Show – Kehlan Kirwan. Ireland is getting ready to host a major international gathering of some of the world’s leading experts on supporting people with disabilities and other marginalised groups into jobs. The 11th EUSE conference (June 11th-13th), ‘Building an Inclusive Europe through Supported Employment’, is hosted by the Irish Association of Supported Employment and sponsored by the Rehab Group. It is estimated there are about 5,000 Irish people with disabilities at work through supported employment in Ireland. In Clare – the EmployAbility group undertook a creative project through the Burren College of Art. Their clients worked with the college to create pieces of art, which will be showcased at the conference and a special documentary, produced by Kehlan Kirwan, highlighting the work they’ve done will be screened at the event in Croke Park. To contact EmployAbility Clare please call 065 6844007.
Prof. Aidan Moran is a registered member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and Professor of Cognitive Psychology at UCD and spoke to Clare FM’s Máire Moynahan ahead of the state examinations, which begin tomorrow. The Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) is offering some last minute advice and tips to students due to sit exams. With so much pressure and hype around the Junior and Leaving Certificates, the PSI is advising students to be positive, organised and, in as far as possible, to relax. For full details please visit the society’s website on www.psihq.ie
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