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People are concerned about a proposal for the worlds largest wind farm off the Waterford Coast - Deise Today Tuesday 22nd October

People are concerned about a proposal for the worlds largest wind farm off the Waterford Coast - Deise Today Tuesday 22nd October
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On the programme today, Damien Tiernan hears from Trudy MacIntyre, who represents in-shore fishermen, and who tells Damien about plans for the worlds largest wind farm 5km off the Waterford coast. She says this will have a detrimental impact on local fishermen.

Damien also speaks to Cllr Eamonn Quinlan about proposals for traveller accommodation after a heated discussion at last night's council meeting regarding the facility at Carrickpherish.

Roisin O Shea and Shane Dempsey, authors of a report on domestic abuse, were in studio. Their study found that 15% of domestic violence orders are brought by parents against adult children.

Frank Conway speaks about teaching children about their money, and a group of teenagers try to teach Damien some hip slang.

In the second part of the show Waterford city and county cllrs Eddie Mulligan and John Hearne go head to head regarding the new bye laws restricting buskers in the city; Irish Examiner journalist Daniel McConnell has the latest on the Dail voting scandal; & Damien makes a visit to the first birthday celebrations of The Mindful Chorus Choir, a group for people with memory loss.

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