Waterford company Nearform have developed a contact tracing app for the government which was launched today. The Covid Tracker App will allow users to tell people they have been in contact with that they have contracted the virus. It will also give the Government vital information on the spread of the virus. It cost €850,000 to develop and has been cleared for use on Apple and Android phones.
Adrian Weckler, technology editor with the Irish Independent, takes a look at how the app will work and discusses the controversy surrounding data protection.
Waterford artist Lisa Keane talks about her disappointment at one of her pieces of art being stolen off a wall in Espresso restaurant. She says any sale of her work is massive for her and this is a terrible blow. The restaurant have given the person until tomorrow to return the painting before they contact Gardai.
Trinity College Dublin researcher Collie Ennis talks spiders with Damien.
And Hugh Green and his son Andrew discuss the difficulty in securing student accommodation ahead of the academic year. Andrew is due to attend UL in September.
Reporter Eoghan Dalton speaks to shoppers in Waterford City Centre about pedestrianising some areas of the city centre. He asks which areas should the council be looking at and what is the best way to utilise the space?
For the first time in its 26 year history Spraoi will not take place this August. However a form of the festival is planned for September. Damien speaks to Spraoi's Niamh Colbert about "Spraoi Time 2020".
63 thousand people have closed their claim for a Pandemic Unemployment Payment since last Tuesday. The Department of Social Protection says this is the highest number of people it has seen return to work in a single week, since the crisis commenced. Damien speaks to Mary Keane from the Citizen Information Centre about what to do if you are one of the those people.
Does our attitude towards older people need to change? Mary Farrell from Justice for Wards thinks it does, She speaks to Damien about this issue.
