On Deise Today Damien is joined by Senator Paudie Coffey who says his decision to not contest the upcoming general election is down to wanting to spend time with his family.
Listen back to this very open and honest interview with the former TD and Senator.
Also on the show Terri Martin from Mesh Survivors Ireland has an update on their campaign following a meeting with the Minister for Health.
In part 2 of the show Damien hears from 2 Waterford residents who have had issues with the heating in their council houses and their difficulty in getting someone to rectify it.
Gerrard Grant tells Damien about his quest to retrieve a family Meccano Set that he donated to Winterval a number of years ago.
Ross Cahill, Secretary Manager for the Causeway group, who own a number of pubs in Waterford, about their initiative "Barred from one, Barred from all" which aims to achieve a safe, secure and responsibly led drinking environment in Waterford city.
And Luke Byrne from Cill Barra Sports Centre on the Operation Transformation programme which begins in January.
