Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan, Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, joins Damien in studio this morning to discuss changes to the enrolment practices in the diocese of Dublin. Catholic primary schools in the greater Dublin area are to end the practice of giving priority enrolment to siblings of pupils currently attending school. Bishop Cullinan says there are no plans to introduce similar changes in Waterford.
We also continue the discussion about heavy schoolbags. Damien speaks to more parents, as well as John Dineen, from Dynamic Chiropody, who talks about the long term implications of children carrying heavy bags.
Dr Anthony Staines, professor of Health Systems at Dublin City University, gives his take on the new plan fro Covid-19 being published by the government today. We know there will be a grading system with 5 levels.
Former cabinet minister and sitting TD for Roscommon Denis Naughten, tells Damien how the current sex offenders list is not fit for purpose.
And former soccer legend Alfie Hale has detail of the charity auction of a Liverpool jersey to raise funds for Solas Cancer Centre
In the second part of the show we get reatcion to the discussion on heavy schoolbags from Lynda O Shea, a mother of five and a former PRO of The National Parents Council.
Consultant Palliative medicine physician and former chair of the Solas Cancer Support Centre Brian Creadon has details of Palliative Care Week.
Kieran O Connor visits another farm in Waterford as part of "My Farming Week" all thanks to AIB. Today he focuses on Cathleen Denn and her dairy and tillage farm in Affane, Cappoquin.
And finally Waterford native and historian Liam Cahill, talks about his article in "History Ireland" in which he criticised historians who have promoted a lopsided and incomplete story of the war of independence and the civil war.
