Doug is unhappy with the choice of headline act ,Madness, for the new year's eve concert as part of the Gathering celebrations.
The suggestion by a government minister that the re-introduction of the holy hour for pubs would help curb alcohol abuse was discussed.
Andy informs listeners of a scam involving phones calls from people claiming to be offering service from cleaning company Dyson.
Padraig Yeates is involved in the 1913 Lockout committee. He is looking for locations for some of the tapestry panels specially made for the celebrations.
The refusal of planning for an abuse survivor's memorial in Dublin was discussed.
The threatened ESB strike was the subject of further comment today.
Tom Cronin of the Irish Survivors of Institutional Abuse with his view on a public memorial to victims & survivors
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