School State exams, young writers and poetry all feature on Friday's Deise Today

On Friday's Deise Today, we hear from the mother of a Junior Cert student who's concerned about whether the state exams are going ahead; Damien talks to two gravediggers in a Waterford cemetry; there's beauty tips from Shelly Finnerty and advice on eye and ear health from Garvan Mulligan

In part two, Damien talks to Economics correspondent Paul Colgan, former Kilkenny hurler 78 year old Eddie Keher, 14 year old Waterpark student Ryan Coughlan who won the John Boyne writing competition in the 11-14 year age category and who's story was published in the Irish Times this week and there's poetry with Maureen Kennelly from Poetry Ireland