On Wednesday's version of 'Déise Today', Damien was speaking to Jen Hogan to talk about the idea of making school sports day non competitive for children to encourage more inclusion in these type of events for kids who maybe would not be as sporty as others.
Jen believes that by doing this, kids will become more involved in sports and thus help them out further on into life and keep up sports as they continue on their paths.
If you want to listen to that interview with Jen, you can just click here.
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-12th-june-should-school-sports-day-be-non-competitive?in=wlrfmwaterford/sets/deise-today-2019
Also on the show was the decision by the government to make a capital funding for Waterford Airport of 5 million for the new runway.
Transport Minister Shane Ross announced the plan to inject €5m of central government money -- but only if the private investors do so first.
"Among the private investors who have shown a willingness to commit time, money and expertise to this project are Conor McCarthy (Leadmore Investment Company), Noel Frisby, Dawn Meats Group, Glanbia plc, Coolmore Stud, Stafford Wholesale Ltd," the department said.
However, Minister Ross said that "unless Waterford Airport receives this support, its future is highly uncertain".
The runway, when extended from its existing length of 1,433 metres to 2,280 metres, will be able to accommodate large commercial passenger aircraft such as Boeing 737s and Airbus 320s, the department said.
Minister Ross said formal confirmation of the funding was dependent on the airport being able to demonstrate that the project can be delivered for €12m.
Also on the show, Damien presented a cheque to Ciara who had problems with her passport and meant that she could not go on her holiday. A gesture of goodwill was made by an anonymous person who gave a cheque into WLR with enough money to allow Ciara to go on holidays with her daughters as well.
If you want to listen to the full version of 'Déise Today', you can just click here.
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-12th-june-2019?in=wlrfmwaterford/sets/deise-today-2019
