Yesterday the government enacted a law that requires pubs and restaurants to “retain and make available” all customer information, including food orders, for 28 days. The Restaurant Association of Ireland has reacted angrily to the new rules saying there was no consultation with them about the issue. We get reaction from pub and restaurant owners in Waterford including Jim "Flash" Gordon, owner of Oskars bar and restaurant.
We also get reaction to yesterdays interview with Senator John Cummins who apologised unreservedly for attending the Oireachtas golf dinner in Galway. We get the opinions of listeners as well as Pat Leahy, political editor with the Irish Times. Damien also speaks to Independent TD for Waterford Matt Shanahan about who benefits from the scandal.
SIPTU representative Greg Ennis talks to Damien about the situation inside meat factories.
Labour TD Ged Nash has details of a new bill on sick pay and paid parental leave.
And we have the final part of WLR journalist Aoife Kearne's report from the re-opening of Waterpark National School.
This Sunday will mark 150 days since former Debenhams workers started their protest over the companies handing of their redundancy. We hear from some of the Waterford workers including shop steward Michelle Galvin.
We look ahead to the weekends sporting action with Nigel Kelly including the Blues who are in action this evening at the RSC, and Tipperary man Sam Bennetts progress in the Tour De France.
Our relationship expert Bernadette Ryan is on talking about grief.
And Fair City actor Maclean Byrne who plays Damien, talks about the return of the soap with social distancing.
