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One million refugees have now fled their homes in Syria, escaping the crisis that has left four million people in need of humanitarian aid. Up to 7,000 people a night have been crossing the borders into Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey, many of them families with small children, walking up to one hundred kilometers to cross the borders at night.
Valerie Cox has been to the Turkish-Syrian border where 150,000 people are living in tented camps with another eight and a half thousand waiting to cross the border to safety.
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has said the licensing system for horses has to be 'radically changed'.Mr Coveney said the system whereby seven individual bodies currently issue horse passports would have to end. He said this would be replaced by one body overseen by the Department of Agriculture.
His comments came after an inspection at Ossory Meats in Banagher, Co Offaly found that 25 horses presented for slaughter had irregularities relating to their passport and microchip identification.
Joining Myles from Kilkenny was James Murphy IFA Chairman of the Horse Project team.
An in form Italian side will be looking to put the cap on a poor Six Nations for Ireland in Rome this weekend. To look forward to Ireland’s chances, Myles was joined by Victor Costello.
Theatre lovers have a treat in store for them from next Wednesday, legendary actor John Hurt is at The Gate theatre for ten performances as Krapp Last Tape. John Hurt joined Myles in studio.
Krapp’s Last Tape opens Wednesday 20th March 2013, Preview: Tuesday 19th March 2013
All Tickets €25 | Evening performances at 8pm | Matinee Saturday 23rd March at 3pm, 10 Performances Only
It was a big week for spiritual leadership, banking and one TD from Roscommon. For our usual review of the events of the last few days, Myles was joined in studio by Regina Doherty, Fine Gael TD for Meath East; Darragh O’Brien, Fianna Fail Senator; Michael O’Regan, Parliamentary Correspondent, The Irish Times and Jill Kerby, Personal Finance Correspondent, The Sunday Times.
