Mother and Baby Investigation, Lockdown 2.0 & The Last Debate

10/25/20 • 53 min

This week the show visited an old friend of mine in Cape Town, South Africa. I joined Aisling Farrell an old college friend from Dublin City University for a catch up. I asked what brought a girl from Roscommon all way down to the south cape of Africa. We chatted about adapting to life in a new land and all the pros and cons that it includes. Aisling gave me a great insight into South African society in 2020 and of course we discussed the impact of the global pandemic her new home.

However, before we get to the interview, I nosed through the main headlines that featured in across all our news trends and picked out the ones I felt dominated and required "The Big Nose" treatment.

It was no surprise that this week, the commission of investigation into the mother and baby homes took centre stage. All be it for reason that you might not expect. Listen in to find out what I mean.

In the week that the government eventually announced level 5 restrictions nation wide. I compare the level of buy in of the nation when compared to the "in this together" manta we so proudly exhibited in the Spring. Maybe, just maybe division lines are opening.

Of course, I stick my nose into the business of Biden and Trump. I reflect on the last debate and suggest that perhaps it was a pointless as the first debate but for completely different reasons.

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However, before we get to the interview, I nosed through the main headlines that featured in across all our news trends and picked out the ones I felt dominated and required "The Big Nose" treatment.

It was no surprise that this week, the commission of investigation into the mother and baby homes took centre stage. All be it for reason that you might not expect. Listen in to find out what I mean.

Of course, I stick my nose into the business of Biden and Trump. I reflect on the last debate and suggest that perhaps it was a pointless as the first debate but for completely different reasons.

Tune in for more detail, subscribe to my podcast and listen in weekly for more content.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-big-nose.

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Budget 2021, Find Fungi & Level 5

This week in "The Big Nose" podcast I am joined by Fernanda aka "Girl in hospitality" on Instagram. We chat about what it is like to be working in hospitality at this moment in time and how she came up with the brilliant idea of Girl in hospitality on Instagram. A place were you can find simple information on all things Covid related as well as great tip, reviews and information on hotels, restaurants and the like.

Of course, as always we review he week that was. I have a "Big Nose" in today the details of the stories dominating your news feeds. This week the biggest show in town was Budget 2021 and all the government spending plans. Fungi has gone missing from Dingle. As if 2020 was not bad enough. I explain who Fungi is for all those not in the know and what might exactly be happening in Dingle. Finally I bring you up to date on NPHET recommendations and give you my thoughts on the governments handling on the latest development's.

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The Big Nose Show

In exciting news for *The Big Nose* podcast.

I will release my first feature length episode with my very special guest Ciaran Byrne.

Ciaran recently became an ambassador for the Bone Marrow Leukaemia Trust. This is after his own battle with AML in early 2019. With support from his devoted wife Denise and surrounded by friends and family; Ciaran is now focused on the future and sharing his own experiences with others.

From learning of Ciaran’s journey through Instagram, I felt he had an important story to tell. The quickest thing you learn about Ciaran from chatting with him is that there is much more to the man, the son, the husband than being a cancer survivor.

Ciaran is a wave of positivity, chatty as they come and very much a seeker of a good time. This week he joined me via Zoom to share in detail the story of his journey so far. I feel when you listen to it, Ciaran and the words he speaks, has a message in them that we can all take into our own lives.

This inaugural feature episode is my first try at a one to one interview on a feature basis.

I'd like to thank Ciaran firstly for his time and agreeing to do this with me.

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