Gavin spoke to Colette Cowan, CEO of the UL Hospitals Group about progress with its ‘Winter Initiative’ and plans to recruit new members of its patient representative group.
Following the devastating terror attacks in Paris, Gavin spoke to Dr Mossajee Bhamjee former TD and Consultant Psychiatrist about the backlash against the Muslim community.
Smokers are treated like second class citizens, John Mallon of Forrest Ireland joined Gavin in studio to make his case for more rights for smokers.
We heard earlier last week on Morning Focus that new bye-laws on burial grounds have been adopted by Clare County Council. While those are designed to go some way towards managing issues like the size of monuments and headstones and anti-social behaviour; they can't address the problem of limited at space and a lack of burial plots. Those problems are being felt in Newmarket on Fergus, where Lemenagh Graveyard is running short of space. The issue was raised at this month's meeting of Shannon Municipal District and is to be the subject of a public meeting in the coming weeks, as Cllr Pat McMahon told Gavin.
Gavin also spoke to Tommy Comerford and Willie Hanrahan about the Doonbeg Pride of Place award which saw it named overall winner of Category 2 for population centres of between 300 and 1,000 people.
Award-winning Director of Kilhimhil-based company Richard Browne Director spoke to Gavin about becoming L&M Keating Chartered Engineer of the Year.
Ahead of a Cahercalla Christmas Fundraiser at the West County Hotel, Mary Moloney Fundraising Manager with Cahercalla Hospice and Patrick Treacy joined Gavin in studio.
Author Donal Ryan joined Gavin, along with Jim Moroney Committee member of the Kilkishen Cultural Centre.
