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Late Lunch Tuesday June 24th 2025

Lord Henry Mountcharles remembered in a extract from a 2018 interview with Gerry on Late Lunch following his being on death's door and making a remarkable recovery. Suzi Cahn the Shifting Tides Project Director told us about a new Podcast series focussing on Carlingford Lough. We heard about a fitness inclusion initiative for wheelchair users which began in Drogheda and is now being rolled out nationally. And Ger Hyland from the Irish Road Haulage Association is calling for councils to tackle hedgerows at danger spots on roadways.

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