On Monday's Déise Today, Maria was talking to Tony Moore. Tony is a therapist who runs 'Talking Point Counselling'.
He was on to talk about the recent story that a parish priest in Navan, Co Meath had told his parishioners that they should give up their smartphones for lent and to "reconnect with their families". The priest also said that smartphones are "weapons of mass distraction".
Tony was discussing how even though as people we read all the time about the dangers of smartphones, we simply do not heed the warnings as our lives revolve around them. For example, he talks about the use of "online banking" and how banks don't want us to enter the building but to use online baking. Tony says that "Whether you like it or not this is the road that we are going down".
He says that something as simple as turning off the smartphone for "a half an hour" is enough for people. He fears that young people are losing the ability to chit chat and that in five years time that maybe the world might be in a worse off place. Tony says that you should not see that half an hour as a bad thing but to use it to be more productive in your life.
Tony claims that using the smartphone constantly might also be the final straw in a relationship. He says that using your phone to text someone that your partner might not know can lead to "distrust" within the relationship.
You can listen to the full interview with Tony here!
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-11th-march-2019-should-you-give-up-your-smartphone-for-lent/s-QSr29
There was plenty of other discussions as well on the show. Maria talked to Sinn Fein Councillor Jim Griffin about the possibility of a farmers market for Waterford city in the Apple Market and the wonders that it could do for the city. Stephanie Rohen gave us the final briefing on the Paddy Lyons murder trial and the guilty verdict that was given to Ross Outram as well.
You can listen to the full show here!
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-monday-11th-march-2019
