As it is announced that there are 17 clusters of Coronavirus in Nursing Homes across the country, Damien Tiernan speaks to the CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland Tadhg Daly to discuss their concerns. Also Damien speaks to Padraig Dolan, owner of Havenwood retirement village, who tells him how they are managing the crisis and keeping their residents safe.
Seamus Dooley from the National Union of Journalists discusses the crisis and the lay offs in the local and national media due to Covid-19.
Psychiatrist Dr Brendan Kelly has details of his new book entitled "Coping with Coronavirus - How to stay calm and protect your Mental Health”
And Andrew Power from the Waterford mens shed has detail of their "Call Them For A Cuppa" Campaign.
Also on the show, Irish ambassador to the US Dan Mulhall speaks openly about how he is dealing with the Coronavirus and he has some uplifting words of encouragement for the county.
John Molloy the owner of Azzurri sportswear tells Damien how they are using the material that they normally use to create workwear for firefighters, to make protective masks for nursing homes.
Siobhain Purcell talks about her ordeal returning home to Ireland from Dubai.
And WIT Law lecturer Jennifer Kavanagh has the latest on the Seanad elections.
