On today’s edition of The Afternoon Show Gavin Grace was joined by Aoife Barry, a Journalist
with www.thejournal.ie to discuss a new report released by the British Metropolitan Police Service and the NSPCC details the extent of abuse known so far to have been carried out by the late entertainer Jimmy Savile. Police say Savile committed more than 200 sex crimes over more than half a century, with most victims children and teens assaulted the length and breadth of Britain, from TV studios to hospitals and even a hospice. The report, called Giving Victims a Voice, was released today and in it police say that the scale of Savile’s sex abuse was “unprecedented in the UK.”
Eddie Punch is with the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association and a Cratloe farmer. He joined the show this afternoon and spoke to Gavin about how the association is renewing calls for the introduction of compulsory micro-chipping for all dogs. It comes in light of a number of extremely distressing dog attacks on sheep in several parts of the country, most recently a high profile case in Roscommon where ewes were attacked.
Ennis Community College students Anya Ni Mhaor and Dearbhla Ni Houlicháin along with their teacher Felicity O’Kelly also spoke to Gavin on the final day of the BT Young Scientist Exhibition. Their project is entitled “Na hEifeachtai ag broga eagsula a chaitheamh ar chosaiocht i ndaoine oga” which included a survey on how the shoes we wear affect our gait and movement etc. The winner of this year’s BT Young Scientist competition will be announced at the RDS in Dublin later this evening. 1,300 students from across the Country entered the contest, which is now in its 49th year.
Mark Foxe works with Irish charity, Camara Education and spoke to Gavin about how the charity has reached a milestone and given the 500,000th child digital literacy as a result of its work to improve education and livelihood skills in disadvantaged communities around the world through the reuse of technology. The charity is asking both individuals and companies to please consider the most socially and environmentally viable option of reuse when disposing of old IT equipment. Anyone with used desktops, laptops, monitors, keyboards and power leads can donate them to Camara for reuse in education. NUIG operates a drop off point for Camara once a month, the next drop off day is February 6th 2013. For more details about the work of Camara Education please see http://camara.org/
Margaret Quill is the Chairperson of Newmarket on Fergus Tidy Towns and let listeners know about how the community market is reopening today and will be open every Friday and Saturday – with clothing, accessories, books etc for sale and all proceeds going towards Newmarket on Fergus Tidy Towns and enhancement projects.
Also on the show Kevin McGillicuddy from Clare FM Sport joined us for a preview of tonight’s Sideline View and a look ahead to this weekend’s sporting action.
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