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Confusion as WIT move lectures online - Deise Today Friday 28th August

Confusion as WIT move lectures online - Deise Today Friday 28th August

Yesterday it was announced that Waterford Institute of Technology will provide all of its lectures remotely for the coming year.

On today's show we get reaction from Kyle Butler class representative for third year business students, as well as former students union president and Labour area rep Michael Murphy.

Regina Mangan from Liberty Blue Estate Agents talks about the impact this will have on the rental market in Waterford while Neil Kelly from the Causeway Group discusses the impact on the pubs and restaurants in the city.

It is believed that pubs will not now re-open on Monday as previously scheduled as the number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise. We get reaction from
Anna Jordan, owner of Jordan's pub on the quay and Mary Brady Sharpe from Brady's pub who is the local chairwoman of the Vintners Association.

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And Green party councillor Jody Power discusses the backlog of traffic outside of primary schools which re-opened yesterday.

Former Waterford hurler Fergal Hartley has details of a survey that Waterford GAA is carrying out about people's experiences with their local clubs and how that can be improved.

Are full stops considered aggressive? We discuss how punctuation has evolved over time with WIT lecturer Chris Mulhall.

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And we look ahead to a weekend of sport with Nigel Kelly who discusses the JJ Kavanagh County Hurling championship Final on Sunday between title holders Ballygunnar and Passage East. Also the latest on Lionel Messi's possible move from Barcelona and the Harry Maguire trial in Greece.

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