It was a packed Weekend Edition on Highland Radio this Saturday!!!
Below are just some of the highlights and don’t forget to tune in live each Saturday morning from 10am
First up we cross to France – with thousands from Ireland expected in the country for the Euros and many more traveling for a holiday, we chat to journalist Stefan De Vries for an update on the strike situation there:
Despite wowing the judges and audience with their rendition of Ave Maria, Kilkenny Presentation School Choir missed out on a spot in the final of Britains Got Talent.
But the girls are now already booked to perform at Electric Picnic! Veronica McCarron, the choir mistress, now lives in Ballyshannon and joined Greg to talk about the amazing experience:
A brand new guide to Donegal and its Wild Atlantic Way has just been in time for a Summer of family fun exploring the county.
“Crafty Kids Guide to Donegal and its Wild Atlantic Way” is a local visitors guide written by local school children through their stories and artwork.
Creater Evelyn McGlynn joins Greg to chat about the book:
Donegal businesses are being encouraged to make their premises a welcoming place for breast feeding mothers.
So far Boots and Oscars Cafe have signed up to display ‘Breastfeeding Welcome here’ marks.
The initiative is from the First One Thousand Days movement
Dietitian Michelle Gray has more:
Donegal will have five athletes taking part in the Rio Olympics in June.
The Irish team manager is Patsy McGonigle who says this will be his last Olympics.
He joins Greg to discuss the games:
St Ernan’s Blues is the latest offering from Derry Author Paul Charles.
The murder mystery is set at St Ernan’s just outside Donegal Town.
Paul joins Greg to talk about the book and its origins:
Heart and Soul is a new single from Tommy Conway featuring Sean Feeny.
The track was only released in the last week and has already charted on Itunes.
The lads join Greg to discuss the track and it origins, the interview starts with the brilliant ‘Heart and Soul’:
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