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Grocery prices are now climbing much faster than they were this time last year with fresh data from retail analysts Kantar Worldpanel suggesting that inflation in Irish supermarkets currently stands at just over 4.5 per cent. The latest figure compared to a rate of less than 3 per cent in June of last year with the spike in prices leading to a slowdown in sales recorded in recent weeks. This morni...

This morning (Monday) on 'Deise Today' Damien spoke to Nicola Crowley of 'Mezze' in Tramore. Like others in the food business, the eaterie and shop have been hit with ever increasing costs which has made doing business all the more challenging! Last week, a number of Waterford restaurants received a letter from a prominent local supplier outlining price hikes, on meat, chicken and butter products...

This morning (Friday) on 'Deise Today', Damien spoke to *Sophie (not her real name). Earlier this week, *Sophie and another woman - who were both sexually abused by family members when they were children - called for the sentences of the two men involved to be appealed on the grounds that they were too lenient. David Hamilton (33) of Woodtown West, Athboy, Co Meath, pleaded guilty to rape, oral ra...

As you know, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has lambasted US President Trump's universal tariffs as a major blow to the world economy, which she said will suffer massively. Trump lyesterday unveiled a 10% minimum tariff on most goods imported to the United States - with a higher 20% rate for the European Union - kicking into high gear a global trade war that threatens to drive...

Waterford woman Roisin McDonagh says she and her three children had a "narrow escape" yesterday (Tuesday) morning at the 'Zebra' crossing in Ballygunner. Taking her children to school, she says a car hurtled at speed towards them and had to brake suddenly at the last minute to avoid a collision. Roisin says it's not the first time this has happened here; in fact, she says, it's too frequent an occ...

This morning (Tues) on 'Deise Today', Damien spoke to Ayesha Troy who is a young, single mum living in Ardmore. Ayesha was highlighting the desperate situation, as she sees it, with housing in the Ardmore area where there is a huge shortage of houses to either rent or buy. She says the potential knock-on effects for the local school and other services is massive into the future and it's time peopl...

It's rarely out of the news here locally BUT what exactly is the up-to-date situation re: Waterford Airport and it's funding?! As people are aware, the airport is fully operational though there are no commercial or scheduled airline flights from there - and haven't been - since June 2016. Without the commercial income, Waterford Airport has had to rely, since then, on other funding streams - and o...

Chants of "shame", accusations of "collusion" and even an apparent two-finger gesture... Again yesterday (Tues), the Dail was a scene of chaos as the speaking rights issue brought disgraceful scenes to the chamber. The long-running saga boiled over yet again, bringing proceedings into disarray and prompting under-pressure Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to lambast the Opposition for making "an absol...

A mental health charity is warning of the dangers of toxic masculinity and is urging parents to monitor their children’s social media use. The charity 'Turn2Me' has claimed that online content is reinforcing harmful gender roles which could normalise misogyny and in turn, lead to young people to engage in discriminatory, sexist and harmful behaviour. This morning (Monday) on 'Deise Today', Damien...

This week, drugs worth 10.6m euro were seized in a major operation across Kilkenny and Waterford. 'Operation Tara' included the interception of a heavy goods vehicle on the M9 in County Kilkenny and searches of two business premises and a residential address in Waterford. The seizure involved 1.52kgs of cocaine (it's believed) which was discovered in a sophisticated concealment in the vehicle. It...

A major new report has painted (another) bleak picture about human-induced climate change. In its latest 'State of the Global Climate' report, the World Meteorological Organization recorded how 2024 was the warmest year on record and likely the first to be more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level, as many parts of the globe were forced to deal with the massive economic and social upheavals fr...

Later today (Wed), that much-anticipated meet between the Taoiseach and US President Donald Trump takes place at the White House. Following an eventful few weeks and indeed days in the world of Trump, many eyes will be on the proceedings in Washington where a range of issues are expected to be discussed between the two parties. Dan Mulhall is a Waterford man and a retired Irish diplomat; a former...

How many hours sleep do you get AND how many hours do you need?! OR do you have issues with getting to sleep, staying asleep OR with a partner's snoring even?! This Friday is 'World Sleep Day' and ahead of that, 'Deise Today' spoke to sleep expert Ann Marie Boyhan who gave some good advice and tips about sleep and also answered listener questions and queries! Ann Marie is a certified sleep science...

As regular listeners to the show will know, we've been covering - in recent weeks - the story of Tiernan Power-Murphy (6) who was in agonising pain due to broken teeth than needed extraction. Tiernan has autism and was languishing on a public waiting list that is 10 years long (!) as he needed the extraction done under a general anaesthetic. His parents, Eamon and Avril, highlighted Tiernan's plig...

This morning (Thursday), 'Deise Today' featured an exclusive interview with Ben O'Sullivan, General Manager at UHW. Ben was on with Damien to discuss the current situation regarding cardiac services in the hospital - and to look ahead to both an 8am-8pm 7-day service (due to come into effect on March 18) AND the prospect of 24/7 care in next 18 months or so, potentially. You can listen back to the...

This morning (Wed) on Deise Today, Damien spoke to leading Irish economist Jim Power Jim, who is currently Stateside, was on the show to discuss the controversial issue of Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico and the likely impacts, including concerns here in Ireland. You can listen back to the chat by clicking on the image above...

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Just under a week since his father spoke on 'Deise Today', there's been a breakthrough in the case of six-year-old Tiernan Power-Murphy. This morning (Thursday), the family of young Tiernan - who has autism - received the news they've been waiting for...confirmation of a hospital appointment in Cork on March 6 for the six-year-old to have his three broken teeth removed. Eamon Murphy, Tiernan's dad...

Hard to believe but it's almost five years since the news of the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Ireland. Back on February 29 2020, it was reported that a "male in the eastern part of the country' was the first confirmed case here after the man, reportedly, contracted the infection during a trip to northern Italy. Covid-19 is still in circulation here but hospitalisations due to the virus are...

This morning (Fri) on 'Deise Today' we heard the awful story of Tiernan Power-Murphy (aged 6). Tiernan is a child with autism and he is currently in severe pain, and on antibiotics, due to his urgent need to have 3 teeth removed. But...the public waiting list, the family has been told, is approx 10 years (!) and so the family face the option now of a cost of approx 2,500 euro (again they've been t...

A group of Waterford parents of children with autism travelled to the Dail yesterday (Tues) as part of their ongoing campaign to secure school places. Both in the city and West Waterford, there are a shortage of school places for children with ASDs and last week, hundreds turned out for a protest in Dungarvan to pile pressure on Government to sort the dire situation. This morning on 'Deise Today',...

Last week, 'Deise Today' featured an interview with former Green Party councillor Cristiona Kiely PLUS the principal of Glor Na Mara NS in Tramore, Pat O'Mahoney, regarding serious road safety concerns they had for children attending the school. Cllr Joe Kelly, Independent city and county councillor, spoke on the programme this morning (Monday) with his take on the issues raised. You can listen ba...

The parent of a child attending Glor Na Mara national school in Tramore has spoke of her serious concerns of a child being injured, or worse, due to serious road traffic issues at the school. Cristiona Kiely is also a former Green Party councillor and she spoke about the issue, along with school principal Pat O'Mahoney, on 'Deise Today' this morning (Wed) Cristiona described seeing three near-miss...

An important deadline is looming in April for Irish people who worked in the UK for a time and are entitled to a UK pension! Many Irish people who worked there are, in fact, even unaware of their entitlement to same or their ability to increase their entitlement! April 15 is the deadline which has been set by the UK government to buy up 18 years of State pension contributions at a very cheap rate...

On this morning's (Monday's) 'Deise Today', we carried an extensive report from Damien's visit to Lismore last Thursday afternoon. He met with locals and business owners there on foot of ongoing issues with water in the town and its environs, both with supply and quality. You can listen back to the piece by clicking on the image....