Aer Lingus says its legal advisors are examining strike notice issued by unions today
Staff say they’ll hold a two hour work stoppage on the 19th of November – unless the airline returns to the L-R-C for further talks on the company’s pension deficit
The action will see flights grounded at Shannon, Dublin and Cork airports
For its part, Aer Lingus is denying union claims that it walked away from the discussions last week
In a statement, the airline also says that it remains available for further talks
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Matt Staunton, National Secretary Semi State Division with IMPACT Trade Union explained the situation.
Cathy Burke went into labour in her home in Lissycasey last Friday night
Her baby Alex was born in her next door neighbour Christy Coote’s house with the help of paramedics
Cathy and Christy spoke with John to tell the story and to thank the paramedics who Cathy says saved her baby’s life.
Students still waiting for grant approval face being shut out of essential college services such as libraries and computers
The delay in approving and paying out grants may also be contributing to a rise in demand for financial help from college hardship funds
About 50,000 students, mainly first years, are still waiting to hear whether their grant has been approved after a new online system introduced in June was beset by delays
Cat O’Driscoll, Union of Students in Ireland Vice President, spoke with John to explain the situation.
The Paranormal Research Association of Ireland are an Irish Paranormal Research Group dedicated to researching all things Paranormal through exclusively scientific means
Since they established in 2004 they have helped many people with paranormal and unexplained phenomena in their homes and businesses
In the vast majority of cases they have been able to satisfactorily find a natural cause for an apparently paranormal event
Lead Investigator David Wenger explained what the association does and the type of situations they find themselves in
Find out more on www.praofi.org
Doireann Wilde asked the people of Ennis if they will celebrate Halloween, and their thoughts on the supernatural…
The Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival Roadshow 2012 is visiting the Glor Theatre in Ennis this Saturday
This is the first year that the Roadshow has run and its purpose is to screen documentary films on environmental and human rights themes in key regional venues around Ireland
One of the films to be screened is entitled Windfall (directed by Laura Israel, windfallthemovie.com) and they will be holding a Q&A with the members of the audience and a local expert panel featuring advocates of all sides of the wind energy debate following the film’s screening
They will be joined on the day of the screening by local members of CREWE (Communities for Responsible Engagement with Wind Energy) to speak about wind energy, which has become a contentious issue in recent times
David Rane, Director of the Guth Gafa Film Festival, explained.
Paul Wolfe of Clare Citizens’ Information Service was in studio to answer listeners’ social welfare, employment and consumer law queries.
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