On Tuesday’s Morning Focus Marian Egan spoke with Kilrush native Joe Riley in the Philipines after typhoon Haiyan
Joe has been in Manila for the past twenty years and spoke about the utter devastation there in the wake of their worst storm ever that has displaced over nine million people
He says the islands are totally wiped out – but the extent of the damage is unknown
Meanwhile back home the Irish government has pledged one million euro in emergency aid to the Philippines as charities continue to fight to get help to millions of people in the affected areas.
In his autobiography the often controversial jounralist and commentator Eamon Dunphy tells the story of his life
He spoke with Marian about the book, his views on Ireland’s latest football partnership and Irish life
Eamon Dunphy will be signing copies of The Rocky Road in Ennis Bookshop on Thursday at 1pm.
It has emerged that a security breach, relating to a loyalty scheme run by an Ennis-based company on behalf of Supervalu, is more serious than first thought
It’s now believed more than 60,000 of the supermarket’s customers may have had their payment card details compromised by a third party, as part of a breach involving the retailer’s Getaway Breaks loyalty programme
The scheme was administered by Loyaltybuild, which is based on the Station Road in Ennis
Consumer Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times Conor Pope explained.
The Money Doctor John Lowe joined Marian to help listeners with their personal finance queries
He also spoke about his latest book – ‘The Money Doctor 2014 – 100 ways to save money’.
The Irish National Council of ADHD Support Groups are holding a seminar in Galway later this week that will provide a comprehensive introductory or refresher course on diagnosing and treating patients with ADHD for Health care Professionals, Psychiatrists, Paediatricians, GPs, Psychologists, Nurses, Social workers, Gardai, other Professionals & Trainees
Dr Tim Bilkey is a Canadian ADHD Expert and the keynote speaker at this weekend’s event
He spoke with Marian about diagnosing adults.
Mary Meaney from Ballynacally recently launched her personal memoir ‘Singing As I Go’
It’s a social history of her time in West Clare- Mary was born into a post office in Ballynacally and then married and moved to Coney Island in the Shannon Estuary
Marian began by asking her what Ballynacally was like when she was growing up in the 30s.
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