On Monday's 'Déise Today', Damien was talking to Eddie Reade, who is a popular figure in the Carrick on Suir community.
Eddie was on the show to talk about the problems that the town has seen over recent times. Eddie calls that there is now a petition is being collected to ask for more Garda numbers and for the local station to open for 24 hours, seven days a week to solve the drug problem that is existing in the town.
Eddie says that "even though the name that the town had received had been quelled over the last couple of years, this could be something that undoes all the hard work that people have done over the past while".
Eddie hopes that if extra Gardai are brought into the town, their presence will stop people from taking part in this activity and also help to catch people in the act.
If you want to listen to that interview with Eddie, you can just click here.
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-24th-june-eddie-reade-on-the-carrick-on-suir-drugs-problem
Also on Monday's version of 'Déise Today', Damien was speaking to James Colman, chairman of the 'Carrick-On-Suir Motor Club' to talk about the shocking death of father of five, Donegal Councillor and rally driver Manus Kelly, who lost his life when his car was involved in a crash at the Donegal Rally.
The tragedy occurred about midway in the Fanad Head stage at a place called Baile na Brocar a relatively short distance from a hairpin right. The section of road was relatively straight but has a series of bumps that was described by an experienced co-driver as “choppy.”
Following one of the bumps, the car got out of line and caught the grass before crashing through a hedge into a field and was propelled after it hit a small clay bank before it landed back on its four wheels.
There was also a weekend sporting round up with Gavin Whelan.
If you want to listen to the full version of the show, just click here.
https://soundcloud.com/wlrfmwaterford/deise-today-monday-24th-june-2019?in=wlrfmwaterford/sets/deise-today-2019
