There is reportedly growing unease within the local Fianna Fail party regarding negotiations to form a coalition government with both Fine Gael and The Green Party. On todays show Damien speaks to Seamus O Neil, former Waterford Constituency organiser and current Uachtarain Comhairle Dailcheantair PhortLairge, as well as Cllr John O Leary, Chairperson of the FF party in Waterford, and Cllr Adam Wyse, the youngest elected representative in the county.
People have reported massive discrepancies in the price of petrol from station to station and county to county. Oil prices are at an all time low so why the big differences? Damien speaks to Ger Cruise who owns a costcutter petrol forecourt in Wellington Bridge.
Yesterday the GAA released a statement saying there will be no inter-county games until at least October. We get reaction form Waterford county hurling manager Liam Cahill.
We also hear from a selection of the Broadcast Centre primary school children ranging in age from 5 to 12, Shona and Thomas Cussen, Zoe and Luke Brown, Faye and Patrick Smyth, Anna-May and Tilly Colcough and Conor Colison, about what life is like with no school.
Damien also speaks to newly elected Fine Gael Senator John Cummins who is proposing a five-step, phased re-opening of the local economy and society in the coming months. He says it is the correct approach to take following the hard work and diligence shown by all in Waterford.
