The John Murray Show Thursday 10 April 2014

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The John Murray Show

A lively mix of entertainment, human interest and lifestyle, presented by John Murray

Brooks Timber Products Specialists & Building Materials Competition

Its that time of year when our thoughts turn to the garden & Brooks is the one stop shop when it comes to all your decking & landscape materials so we’d like to help you transform your garden by giving you a € 1,000 voucher for Brooks every day this week.

You can spend it on new fencing, decking & patio materials, they’ve also got Kilsaren Design & Oxigen skips service available at all their branches so they’ve literally everything you’d need to create something special!

RTE Competition terms & conditions.... http://www.rte.ie/about/en/serving-our-audience/2012/0222/291673-competition-voting-terms-conditions/

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President Michael D visit to London

Joining John in studio is our resident etiquette expert, Tina Koumarianos who has been keeping a watchful eye over events in Windsor & Westminister for us.

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Music & chat with Ralph McTell

President Michael D has been paying tribute to the contribution of the Irish to literature in England. Of course we Irish also owe something to our neighbours' input here - like the Englishman who wrote 'From Clare to Here'. Ralph McTell is coming to Ireland for 'The Celtic Cousins Tour' on the following dates & venues.

9th May - The Helix - Dublin
10th May - Theatre Royal - Waterford
11th May - CIT- Cork

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Wholesome Food - Caitriona Redmond

Recently John spoke to Englishwoman, Jack Monroe , about frugal cooking, her cookbook & her outlook on life. Several listeners got in touch with us to talk to Caitriona Redmond, the woman behind the wholesomeireland blog & website. Catriona joins John in studio this morning.

Caitríona's book is called 'Wholesome - feed your family for less' & is published by Mercier.

Brooks competition winner of 1,000 euro voucher reveal also

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Music Played on the Show

Title: From Clare To Here

Composer: Ralph Mctell

Performer(s): Ralph Mctell

Performer(s): Ralph Mctell

Album: Streets of London and Other Story Songs

Duration: 3:52
Title: First Song

Composer: Ralph Mctell

Performer(s): Ralph Mctell

Performer(s): Ralph Mctell

Album: Affairs of the Heart

Duration: 2:35
Title: Streets Of London

Composer: Ralph Mctell

Performer(s): Ralph Mctell

Performer(s): Ralph Mctell

Duration: 2:15

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