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What we want the listener to talk about and what the listeners want to talk about, they decide! Colm Hayes Show weekdays, 11am-1pm
There are images in this morning's papers of an alleyway near a Dublin school which is littered with used needles. The alley, off Marlborough Street has been called 'shooting alley'. Meanwhile community groups, health researchers, and academics are calling for a national debate on drug laws. Ireland is looking at it's position on drug prohibition ahead of a special session on the issue by the UN General Assembly in early 2016. And a move for a debate on decriminalisation and legalisation is being led by Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign — an umbrella organisation of community groups, both in Dublin and beyond. What do you think of the potential of decriminalisation?
Lorna Dalton has written a play; 'Lean On Me' about a support group. The play raises the issue of suicide and Lorna spoke about how her own life was impacted by suicide and why she decided to write this play.
We gave away another fantastic break with thanks to Camping Ireland and today, in order to win, listeners told us about the strangest things that they have eaten
Marcus Collins was in studio to chat to Colm about his upcoming performance in Hairspray, which is coming to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre for three weeks this summer; from 16 July - 3rd of August
