The report on the treatment of women in the Magdalene laundries was published yesterday
Representatives of the survivors of Magdalene laundries and their families say Enda Kenny’s statement in the Dáil yesterday does not go far enough
The Justice for Magdalene group says it wants an apology from the religious orders, but a full apology from the State would be the most meaningful
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus John Cooke discussed this with political correspondent with the Irish Examiner Mary Regan
We heard some of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s address to the Dáil on the Magdalene report
Claire McGettrick of the Justice for Magdalenes group reacted to Enda Kenny’s statement saying it fell far short of a State apology and asked people to lobby their local TDs for an official government apology
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The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association is calling on any meat processors who may have concerns about their own products to come forward immediately
The Cabinet was due to be briefed by the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney earlier today on the latest developments in the horsemeat scandal
It comes after some samples of beef at Rangeland Foods in Co. pau lMonaghan were found to have contained 75 percent horse DNA
General-Secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers
Association Eddie Punch says the drip-feed of revelations is causing serious problems
John spoke with Eddie Punch of the ICSA.
Clare’s motor industry has continued to suffer a decline in the first month of 2013
Figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show 413 new car sales have been recorded in the county in January, down from 551 for the same month last year
This 25% fall is worse than the national average, and comes after 2012 saw Clare’s car dealers record the largest drop in business of any county in Ireland
Sales of commercial vehicles last month largely held steady in Clare, with 40 light- and heavy goods vehicles registered in the county
National figures released last Friday from the SIMI show that new car sales in January were 18.8% down on January 2012
HGV’s (Heavy Goods Vehicles) were down by 7.3%, while LCV’s (Light Commercial Vehicles) were down 9.3% over the same period
Suzanne Sheridan of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry discussed the figures.
Ireland’s oldest person, – Clare Native Annie Kett, has died in her 108th year
Mrs Kett, was born Annie Hayes in 1905 in The Glen, Killaloe and also resided in Kilkishen with her late husband John
She passed away at Thorpe’s Nursing home in Clarina, Co. Limerick on Sunday, having celebrated her 107th birthday with family and friends there in December
Annie Kett is survived by her Son and Daughter, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren.
She’ll be laid to rest in Garraunboy, Killaloe on Thursday
John spoke with her daughter Peggy Courtney.
Paul Wolfe of the Clare Citizens’ Information Service joined John in studio to answer listeners’ social welfare, employment and consumer law queries.
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