ll and an interesting conversation You're going to have I think with the sports editor with the democrat Alan Foley because I just wonder, you know post Donegal's exit and the manner of it and the conversation that's been having like at what point at what point The senior setup do you be looking towards next year has Declan decided he's staying? For example, you know because we've seen you know a decision of Mayo was made pretty pretty quickly So so can we take it that He's he's going to stick it out other meetings to come. Yeah, he's meeting the chairman this this wednesday mcmigra To discuss it now. I'll just both will be going in with wishes to a meeting like that wouldn't I Yeah, well certainly a lot of people were thinking because of the nature of the hammering and that that he was going to Step down I mean your average average Donegal support on the street kind of was thinking that but obviously with the time frame in between You know, I haven't been born decked on this and I know him quite well I think because of as I said before in this show what he's put on the Donegal football He deserves the respect to weigh that up himself now There's been a question I would ask you the question I'd ask you though is in your opinion And I know it's a small community, so I'm not trying to put you on a spot And I couldn't either but in terms of what we have here Okay And what we the way the way the games played the way the clubs are played Maybe deficiencies in certain players in certain positions coming through Do you believe deckland and his team are the best available at the moment? For Donegal next season. Is that a fair question to ask? Yeah, it is There's two two things there. You've kind of touched on it as well You know, you could look at our squad and our players and say a lot of players didn't perform In those games like I mean our mad didn't come down to solely tactics, you know It came down to their ability to really lock us in and physically just put us on the backfond We couldn't respond to it. So I think what happens when you lose people just look to the management straight away, you know, but Listen, I think there's there's probably there's two sides to that story as well And listen, decklands fast experienced He's obviously won a couple of also championships as well and people say we come up short in games and that But also finals championships are hard one Greg probably just a manner is saying which we lost this year's also final particularly People go back to that 10 minutes to go spell and we're two up and we didn't have a shot the rest of the game I think that type of nature of thing people may be looking They say is that a tactic coming from the management? Why are we keeping ball so much? Why aren't we going for the game? And if you look at any teams that are progressing now, they're going for teams And they're able to switch it up as well. They go for teams and we've seemed to get this thing where We play and we fit and the stars we get a couple of points. I think that's where the first the fan frustration comes from You know because everything else, you know, and if you follow it on social media and for what that is worth It's like, oh, that was fantastic from donning all today decklands the best in the world And then a different game. Oh, that was terrible. Declan needs to go You know what I mean? Yeah, and I don't think it's necessarily I think it's I think it's I think a lot of the criticism comes from maybe what we've done in certain spells of a game Like the example you've given, you know, and we're very you know, your your reaction is very it's instant And it's not very necessarily analytical because people are humans. Yeah. Yeah, but again But just say if you look across their neighbors and dairy if you look at some of the performances, particularly of the likes of you know, Chrissie McKay and Rogers and McKinness and And the amount of of talent that they have running through the team there You know glass and these boys that have really kind of stepped up this year We there's no one really in our team has gone to that. Are we scouting properly? I mean other players there I mean you touch on the club football as well I mean we'll talk at the island about the all county leagues and that and I'm just gonna have the championship and again, right I don't want to keep going on with this but it was only a couple of managers about The tactics that everyone's adopted and we're still completely stuck And in the model around the two teams dropping back in and I don't think that's going to progress Any of our players, you know, there's a massive issue around that there But for for now, you know a lot of people are looking for a change now Declan's option would be to come on with a refresh Backroom team and and give it give it one last or I know that that must be still on the cards Otherwise, I think you would have called the both of her and I've wished this is on wednesday really effectively That's it. Yeah, and as opposed to people have to make big decisions You can make a popular decision, but that doesn't actually I don't think there's a manager in the country that could guarantee success next year or guarantee to do better than what I mean It's like frank lampard in the soccer, you know, everyone says wow, he's amazing And he spent an entire season bringing the team to precisely the same position They were when he took over but because the escape relegation He's a hero. Do you know what I'm on about because we're his fans are quite fickle Yeah, like we also have to consider is there anyone I'm better placed That's exactly you listen you hit the nail on the head But is there a cue up for this job? And I think if you look at maybe The attitude towards people when when things go wrong. That's probably put a few people think of hold on So if you think about it, you can get you can get someone from down the country come up for example And go right. I want donna go. I want donna go to play like this And they're picking from a squad of players From club level that have played a different way All season. Yeah That's a fair point and plus if you're you know, if you look at maybe you're better off I mean from another county in terms of if things go you can you can get out in a ski Which is an option if you think about it now good with with You know, it was quite a lot of attacks and a lot of people not happy about it and listen I'm never that easy about that great because we're still in the amateur sport We are but I think what the thing is is the the love and passion for sport is the conversation often around it And and I think when when things get personal like saying someone's and this is not but saying They're useless or they don't care or when it's personal. Yes, that's the problem Hopefully we can retain a point where a position where we can still have a chat and you can might say I'll want to change But it doesn't come across as something personal or nasty. Yeah, you know, we're so Polarizing our views nowadays. Yeah, you know, that's no one minds people having a chat It's funny, but from the very startless conversation I mean you talked about Galway and I think the thing is we people when they have a goal If you look at some of our more talented players, we have ball players and they're they're good expressive players They probably not express themselves enough I think when you go down heavily in a game when you lose a game when you're holding back And then the next game you get trumped it leads and it lets all that come to the top Or if you you just mention at the very top no Galway fans going to complain about gov because they give it their all I think you've copied that but also on that you know also on that Derry could fall in the semi finals of a football And rory'll be loaded for what he's achieved Yet donagall could get to the semis lose disappointingly And decklampona would be hammered forward because maybe but also we're a little bit spoiled by success We take for granted winning provincial championships where to Derry. That's like a once in a generation Yeah, we have to I would say fans factor that into they're here to stay. That's the I would be worried They're gonna be they're gonna be uh tough to be a guy I can only see them getting better So that's something better pull our socks up quicker. The Derry boys will be putting one over this more than this year All right, okay So there's a lot on the deal debate this evening as always the guests are you're gonna hear from rory gallagher Chrissie mccague Also, uh, Liam skelly is on talking about that under 16 ladies football run Which will be an interesting conversation because it spreads out more broadly into the The the setup in ladies football in the underages presumably alan foley from the democrats on I'm boring old donals looking forward to that game on saturday the all island football quarter finals Against dublin It's always I mean as soon as whenever you're facing the dubs firstly it becomes a bigger occasion and secondly it's gonna be tough It'll be tough. All right. No better crew though to Do them over. All right. That's uh on seven o'clock tonight on the radio just after the seven o'clock news brendan So people will be able to get it later as a podcast on our website in the on-demand section, all right Perfect. 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I don't see the the difference there to be honest with you But really respect your point of view and thanks for that Uh, what irritated me greatly recently was pasco donahoe the finnegale finance minister smirking when pierce Doherty was making a case regarding the high cost of living and the state people are in as usual fina fall in the greens Sat back happily waiting to go on their holidays when I look at a smirk like that I kind of think well, maybe he's smirking at the fact that you know saying well You ever go then see what you could do rather than sort of smirking at people's uh Being hard-pressed. Okay, right traffic delays at Burton port. Let's talk to councillor michael collin mcgullen asberg on this issue Good morning, mighall. How are you? Hello, good watching right there too. Good to chat to you again, right? Okay What work is ongoing in in Burton port? I mean every it's great to see money going in it's great to see infrastructure being improved But clearly there's some problems with what's going on Yeah, and I suppose first thing I would say is uh to recognize the hard work Uh At alchoharron by the contractors mcgullen there And others who are doing fantastic work Uh along with the council and it's much needed Uh people have been waiting for this for very very long time And we see a lot of work happening in our moor too Which is fantastic An area that's been socially and economically deprived and especially when you look that it's a harbor a fishing Harbor and and we We all know the story on fishing without trashing it out again But the difficulty here is and it's not just this last couple of days Or just this year But there's some ongoing issue in terms of traffic management. We have two ferries That services are in moor By jadek it's by garrom and then you have other Services there that service the islands the smaller islands And diving and fishing with mldownie and others But the problem here is that There's not enough car park space Uh different events is happening at different weekends People are driving down to the port to go alchoharron and it's just becomes a bottleneck And I think that's what needs to happen is that then the all kind of council needs to put plans in place I think that's one of the things that would be of help Would be that if we had staff there at the weekend staff that could And have the power uh to enact bylaws To make sure that there isn't any difficulty with traffic I myself experienced the traffic issues over the weekend When I was heading out to our moor We were myself from a number of other cars. We were caught for maybe about 10 minutes I'm not being able to move It's the main problem then people parking inappropriately and I just wonder Because I've seen this in other parts of the county all their double yellow lines there on the main street To make it clear to motorists that they can't park there me hall Well, the thing is the thing is that there's so very little parking in alchoharron And and now once this development work is done and punished and people have been very patient To to to make sure that the work continues But no, there's a there's a problem in parking everywhere Maybe one of the things that we could do is put in a one-way system Because we can around parking that just over the next couple of weeks. We have a big weekend coming up very shortly Again, I think just the 23rd Where there's a big event taking place in alchoharron around the islands and then you have the Parents of the students on our moor Common arriving as well And I just think what that weekend what we need to be doing is sitting down with the road section of the council Sitting down with the marine section of the council And everybody cannot come on up with a plan that helps and works for everybody else But what we have now isn't working and it's chaotic at best Yeah, so I mean obviously It might be hard to put in new traffic management over the course of this month Uh, you're calling on roads engineers or whomever is responsible to do what to try and limit the traffic because you say there's not enough car parking spaces So you're sympathetic to people parking illegally, but it is causing disruption and and particularly for visitors to the area So so what are you suggesting to the council to be the solution to cover these busy periods we have coming up? Well, I I think what we can do is and I think it's very possible The decision is made Is that we could put staff there like I said that would have the powers to knock by loss I saw there on Saturday as well from the local link landed down there When you have a boss coming down, you have a lot of traffic going on You have three four five boats trying to get cars onto the ferries You know people trying to turn people trying to come off the ferry So you have people coming on the we're trying to get on the ferry and then other ones Coming off the ferry. You have the you have the ferry staff Uh, the other guys have got them doing fantastic work and trying to manage it as best as they can But it ultimately comes down to the responsibility of denigall county councils, which I believe And and I think that if we were all working together if we sat down Worked out which are the major weekends and we can put on a plan and we have the same problem to An arm or and it's not that long ago I wrote to senior staff and in the council looking for an overarching development plan for The period are more evidence in my road to and I'm still waiting a response to the council this morning about it And they still haven't and that must be a month. They still haven't even acknowledged my email Okay relation to that So there's a lot of work that needs to be done And I think it's possible if people sit down and talk with each other and We can then look what serves the area back It should be one of those problems that's a joy to fix I mean, obviously it's going to be complicated But we're talking about this in the context of an area being busy the the ferries being busy activities You know the movement of people So, you know, this is one of those problems should be a joy to fix by getting heads together and and doing so Because beforehand it would be there's no parking available or how can we encourage people out to the islands or You know, there's not as many people visiting the west of Donegal You know, we're talking here about managing a lot of people which is good for the area good for the economy So as I said should be a joy to fix Well, I I think so and I I agree with you and it's only a case of sitting down like Like one of the big Things for us in the west here is when the parents from off the students come to visit So if you look at that current what we're talking about if you have parents come on there They're going to be spending money obviously to pay for their ferries If you want to earn more you have the lakes off the cove restaurant. They're at the pier. They'll be in there eating You know, you have a bus way. You have what I call it? Fulbright and other places to it and that's money. That's really important for the island because it's a long winter But I just think that's what we need. There's more management and more feet on the ground And and there's fantastic opportunities there now We see now in our more the work that we're doing in terms of the foreshore project And I would highly recommend you to come in to see it. Is that an amazing project? Where is it? Where is it? Just right in the Lib Gareth there. We just developed. We'll be opening it very shortly It's a concert venue Is it on the island or on the mainland did you say sorry? On the island itself Greg it's right on the foreshore. I'll send you a few photographs of it But it's just one of the most progressive and exciting projects that's taken place in the island for a very long time Okay Now the one thing I want to say for this conversation I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong here is not to discourage anyone from going down there because firstly I actually say that bozzy that that boz and the I mean, obviously it's an inconvenience You have to try and find a parking spot. Maybe you have to walk a bit further Do you know and the weather's beautiful and you're getting on the ferry or whatever you're doing? I wouldn't discourage anyone from going down there. There's a problem there that we're trying to fix It's still well worth Well worth the visit and it's obviously a little bit difficult with people with mobility issues But as I say, you know, it's busy. It's buzzing and maybe it'll attract some people rather than put them off No, no, no, it's really important that we don't discourage people to go down But at the same time what's really important is that we highlight it And again, I've been I've been looking to a lot of work around harbours and piers, especially the islands as you know I'm very passionate about The reality is that What we're doing isn't working So we need to change it. So if it's not working, it's not working We recognize that and then we sit down and we try to put in place what can work What suits the fishing community in the island community the port community the ferries And others who are working from the pier And what suits them and when the visitors come to the area like on saturday From the port from the pier right on up until you got to kelly sort of don't cope there There was cars parked right up the side of the road There was a whole handling in terms of going down The difficulties are reversing pulling in It became a bit of a mess, you know And and and and and that's that the latest things So what i'm saying is that if we had people on the ground up to the gall country council and hopefully that they're listening today That they'll now move Look towards the biggest weekend on the 23rd and maybe put people on the on the on the on the harbor That will help manage it and i said again as i say again I'm giving them the powers to enact the by-laws. Yeah, all right. Okay. Uh, thanks very much for that That's counselling me whole column again less big. What do you think? Oh wait six 60 25 000 Oh wait six 60 25 000 or call 0749 125 000 Text just dropped in here Take the positives and be happy that there is people in the town. I say That's kind of the point. I was trying to make and I was pushing an open door with the counsellor there But that doesn't mean you can't sort of raise the issue of trying to improve people's Experience. Okay, I get that right coming up very shortly and particularly if you're in business You might be interested in this but it's for all of you. Uh, let it kind of chamber are launching their business awards That's coming up shortly We'll have some guests in studio to do that and talk about who's what what's the competition How do you get involved on what have you a Highland radio delighted? 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It's great to have you with us Okay, so uh, tell us air grid why they decided to back this ceremony Or this award these awards initiative Awards initiative first of all, I think it's a great initiative and chambers up and down the country have these awards Initiatives and it does is use their recognizes the the the work in the past and looks to the future of the the businesses in The northwestern region and it was this kind about air grid were in letter Kenny in the last number of weeks holding our energy citizens roadshow And it was very clear to see there's a vibrant local regional economic economy and the chamber is supporting this So when we were approached by the chamber of commerce, it made perfect sense that air grid would be a partner in this And we're working with communities and businesses in terms of delivering a safe secure supply of electricity Needed for the businesses to grow we need to do it for a country to grow So we were only too delighted and happy to be the overall sponsors with yourselves The media sponsors that you're great. Yeah, and uh, there's a whole list of awards and air grid is sponsoring As well the sustainable superstars award. I suppose that's a logical connection for your company It is a logical connection and indeed as part of all of our project delivery We have a strand of funding that focuses specifically on sustainability So, you know, it provides an opportunity for the businesses in the areas to look at how does delivering businesses? They're more sustainable manner in which they could do so across a range of issues So without giving away any hints as to how the will win the award It does look at a number of businesses small medium and large already Embedding sustainable goals within their delivery of their own individual businesses So it'll be interesting to say the business is put your thinking caps on look at what you're doing and bring forward some of those Initiatives that need to be recognized by the general public as well So I'd encourage as many businesses as possible across all of sectors And to look at the work that do not take it for granted But just to to use as an opportunity to highlight their own business But also to acknowledge some individuals within their various businesses that are hitting the ball out of the park As we would say in the midlands here Yeah, and finally, I suppose when we talked about Sustainability in business, you know a number of years ago. Maybe a lot of the conversation was trying to You know educate or convince businesses that that is the way forward You know, obviously for for the planet, but for them as well I think that argument's been one to a great extent now and a lot of businesses are seeing the benefits of it for themselves And also how that sort of connects with their with their customers Absolutely and in terms of whether it's from a recycling perspective Whether it's from looking at your very topical and with ourselves your energy use how you could be more sustainable You're right. There's a huge focus business and community as an organization have put a huge emphasis Around and business has been very conscious of their sustainability Not just as you say for their customers wants people to to and businesses to show How they are being seen or and green or what they are doing in terms of Meeting those sustainable development goals. So not alone. Is this is it good for the environment in terms of saving costs for businesses? It's good and also savings that maybe it's the future passed on to the customers So if that's your great opportunity, you're right in the past. It was kind of a box ticking exercise But now with global warning and indeed with increased prices across the board People see it as a real opportunity to set you to reuse recycle reinvent on occasions as well And we're really looking forward to see what initiatives are going to come forward from the northwest and letter Kenney in Donegal region Okay, I'll just hold you on the line for a second because Tony Forrester CEO of letter Kenyan chamber is in studio With us and I neglected to get your headphones Tony, but I think you got an awful lot of that I would just want to a word while Shae's still on the line. Um, you know, it's it's great to have that tie and it's great to have a company like air grid on board and good morning to you Good morning. Yes. It's absolutely fantastic and for us to get this key key partner I suppose on board we um We've been running the awards now for what seven or eight years maybe longer um, and Was always our intention to try and get a good brand you're with us and um, we've been delighted enough about Highland radio There's another And it works well, sorry with the the sustainability one as well We started last year just on a small Business, but we think that's that's a real growth area. All right, shane. Listen. Thanks so much for joining us this morning Delighted Excellent, so we look forward to welcoming you and shane like all of us, of course very busy This morning. We also welcome into studio Sean Quinn head of stales with Highland radio. Good morning to you Sean Morning Greg. All right, okay So we'll talk about the the media partnership But we'll sort of go back to the beginning a little bit now This is the first uh business post pandemic business awards, isn't it? As far as as far as i'm aware Tony talk to me about for those switched on for the first time or in business For the first time talk to me about the awards what they hope to recognize who they're open to Yeah, so the awards generally are open to anyone in business. Um, we have 14 awards um Really wide range. So we go from anything from emerging business right through to the the larger companies who are exporting We have a innovation and creative creative thinking award And one of the ones we wanted to mention this year So so we've been doing these awards like this for a long time We've had always around 13 or 14 this year with 14 awards And there's one I want to mention which is business three Irish and that's a brand new one for us We have never done it before now that would be one limited. It's sponsored by later letter canyon and it's um limited to letter candy businesses and that's that's one of the only ones Yeah, well i think quite well with their initiative to try and Promote the casual use of of language in in in an urban setting too, which I think it's a it's a great thing They're doing they're making great inroads in that and I suppose having the two years when last year we did a really small Awards and we did a bit seven and I suppose it gave us time to think a little bit more about our Categories to to kind of make them relevant to make them suitable for people We always get a great response for business excellence because businesses like love talking about themselves And I suppose that's the bit Where you know, some people think oh, I don't really want the time or I'm not a very I don't like talking You know, I don't want to bum myself up if you know what I mean for want for better expression And we would just say tell us what you're brilliant at and and you know when they start doing that Do you start seeing this lovely? I suppose description of a business. Yeah, that was the front plates, doesn't it? It really does creative juices flowing So your business excellence award sustainable superstars excellence in marketing digital and social media, which is really important and you know, there's some businesses are Thriving in that space as well. So that's interesting best community health and well-being initiative Helping people live healthier lives Letter can a retailer of the year that will be hotly contested as always as I'm sure You talked about business through irish that best tourism initiative to I suppose Those wishing to partake in this are invited to think outside the box as well, aren't they because you know, there's a quite maybe You know Very obvious ways in which you could say right. We're doing that. Well, but you're looking for people to say, you know Educate us and how you're doing it may be different to how we might imagine Yes, and that's the whole point. There's on every on all the application Questions, there's why should I win?  We want somebody to step up a wee bit more than that Um tourism is an interesting one. We added that a few years ago And we put initiative specifically because it wasn't just about hospitality businesses. For example We've had applications from community groups who run tourism, you know Things in their community. So it's really it's trying to be as creative as possible. Um, and and I think that's the most important thing And don't be shy. You know, so really you look at your business the marketing one tends to always get a fairly good Um application a number of applications And we had to put we wanted to put all together because I think marketing is more than just digital and social And then last year we had sort of um online because people had changed their business And it was amazing watching what people have done over the last few years And also how do you engage with your customers? accessibility diversity and inclusion award and hopefully in five or ten years We don't have to recognize that as an individual thing that it will just be the the norm across the board Business person of the year and the hall of fame award. So these two I have to mention These are special awards. Um, and we ask people to nominate people for those business personally in particular You know, is there someone there who's outstanding this last year? Um, we've had people like um Like say with David from drover, but someone who sort of interviews people about business or invites people on to business shows like this one Would they be able to be nominated for business person of the year? No, no, okay Nice there, Greg. Nice look. Is there anything there for me? Um, we'll try and find them for you at some stage Hall of Fame now is for people who have Certainly no sense It's not just all people here, but come here. Yes, exactly You didn't say anything for the last 10 minutes and the first thing you said you had to be pulled up on by tony But come here. That's a look that's a our hall. Can I mention our hall of fame is the one of these awards We've had it for about eight nine years And it celebrates someone who has contributed to the life of letter candy economic letter candy And we've had some fabulous and I've interviewed a couple of them and the the story is far beyond their business It's a community. It's everything, you know, so okay and we can jump back into some of those I want to bring shone back in actually now see if he can redeem himself after his age is to come and Sean quid head of I was being candy. I know you were shone now It wasn't there was no harm at all shone queen head of sales with highland radio Nice little tie in for for us as well and for the chamber. It's good to be involved, isn't it? Because obviously media now is everything, you know, I mean if this was 15 years ago We'd be talking just radio, but now what we've got A huge huge reach on our website We've got a massive reach across social media and across the world like truly, you know In a unique position in this county Across all platforms being on air or digital So I think it's a it's a great it's a great move for the chamber as well But great move for us Yeah, and I don't really have to say more to what you just said there because that's part of the reason why It is such a good partnership between us because we can get right across the county And we can almost call ourselves global because of the reach that we can get across all our channels And we'll do that And we're delighted to be in a partnership with the awards And and as the they I suppose the progression of this the nominations and the closing nominations We'll be very much part of it and it'll be on air, but very much online as well and through our social pages That will keep people informed of what's happening And then of course the big event on the evening of in the mount ergo hotel Obviously, well, there'll be a whole piece behind that as well And what I like about this as well, Tony, this is about it's back pack You know, it's Patent people on the back, you know, it's celebrating it's promoting business because these are the businesses that Employ our teenagers. These are our businesses that we go to and say listen You couldn't sponsor such and such not all of them are able to do but these are the people that employ And that money circulates through the economy and they should be celebrated And they should be patted on the back because they're an incredibly vital part of community life The range of of businesses we get to apply for the awards is amazing. So you will get manufacturers you'll get the local shop retail kind of thing people and It is their story. It's their story It's how they contribute and as you say they create the employment You know, we have something they're investing in people and we put that in this year again newly And people are, you know, it's hard to get people at the moment So when you have someone in people are spending much more money on on keeping them there And improving the whole sort of employment employability of people. So Yeah, I always look at the pond. This is the stories the that that brilliant Atmosphere people get you know when they when they start saying well, I've done this and I've done it differently I think you should be proud of what they do now, Greg, you know, because Keeping their doors open of not nothing You know in the last number of years, I know we're moving forward But what we've come through and I think businesses have got stronger because of it and and I know that they're The customer attention is it's so important and what they do on a daily basis. It makes a difference.  So it's nice for us to be able to and say I'll speak behind the radio Absolutely. Um, right. So When are applications open then From now We haven't got a ribbon to cut around or something like that Um, yeah from now my hair Well Because there is none Um, so applications are open right now the go-tos. Oh, that's a question I wanted to ask. Um, is this for chamber members? Or is it for the wider business? Okay, and I want to be really important about that. You do not have to remember the chamber To get apply for the awards to win the awards. It's an independent judging panel So we don't we don't get no preferential treatment for members And also it's the letter candy chamber, but I know from being at previous awards. There's businesses coming in from different areas as well Just there's two specific ones letter candy retailer of the year and um, the Irish one The business Irish I decided that anybody can apply and and we are really really welcome that. Um, last year one I think our sustainable one, uh, was won by a killie bags company and we feel killie bags companies win When awards in the past I just want to mention a few of the businesses That's all right that are supporting the individual awards as well bank of Ireland air grid as we mentioned champions travel are involved Optimus sponsoring one of the awards dylan's hotel themselves Lynn reletcha kenna and you mentioned the donagall airport the co-lab donagall etbfm services group Permanent tsb donagall kind of council city of dairy airport there. They are Yeah, just mention aib Yeah, and some of these within the rights now Some of these greg have been with us from the very beginning. Yeah. Yeah, and they've supported us throughout. Um, it's been amazing So and with a few new ones this year, okay I think it'll be great to get people back into a room as well because it's there's no better feeling is the award ceremony 11th of november Okay, so it's a short enough run-in when you think about it, you know and in commas it went once the short list goes out You'll start seeing um profiles of the the short listed companies Um, there'll be three in each category We hope and also to this is a great way for businesses to celebrate their staff as well Because they are the front of the business. So another reason for businesses to get involved I think it really is and you've been at our awards night. It's good fun. Everybody first off. I don't know what happened after I'm gonna say me No, it was it was a nice atmosphere. Yeah, it's a fun night. It's a bite celebration and that's it You know and and everybody loves I mean we get to the sort of end of a business person in the hall of fame and the whole room So our role as well, of course is is ongoing it's wrong But I suppose to then when we get to the short list then we start kicking in a bit more as well Yeah, we will yeah, and we'll help them promote in any way that we can and through all channels and We'll probably come back on and give you an update When nominations are closed I think there's an online voting for some of them as well, isn't there? There will be in the short listing I think that's a really nice element to it as well. Yeah, people are getting involved and that's quite fun Now it doesn't necessarily It's tough for them to cancel elections at times Some of the canvassing that goes on Yeah, and then you have to remember some people are better at social than others You know, so we do have a bit of a wedding in there And it's fairly done as well I think the great thing about it is the suspense on the night because there's three or four people in the category One winner but all acknowledged and that's important too. Exactly because being nominated is and this sounds very, you know Whimsical and everything but actually being shortlisted being nominated being shortlisted. You're part of it then, you know We wish everyone could be but they can but you know, obviously you have to get it down to a short list And it's about celebrating business and and and networking as well strangely That goes on on the night There's business relationships Well, actually last you know you say that actually last year there was um And I'm talking only people in the room where the the shortlisted people and the sponsors But somebody started supplying two people actually started supplying a local business They met on the on the day and that was tiny. We bit of of we were only there for but now So this you definitely get more than that Okay, so the winners then will be announced at the annual gala ball on friday 11th of november 2022 It's in the mount erigal hotel And as you say, it's an independent panel of judges. It's all very Open and transparent and fair and weighted where it needs to be to ensure that it's you know Yeah All right, shan anything else you want to know we're we're obviously that we'll launch it today through press release And people can go to our website. We'll also be on our social channels for all the information And we'll tie in with the chambers social channels as well. All right, brilliant stuff anything you want to know Just go to our letter candy chamber website and you'll find business war tab and get involved You know, don't be afraid to blow your own trumpet I don't think I think most people are okay with that now because it's in business But don't be afraid to blow your own trumpet No, but often people don't do it for you can win and tell us exactly why you're brilliant Exactly why your staff are fantastic and why you're the best at what you do That's all we want them to do exactly and be Adventurous as you want with the language you have a comments box there. All right, is that it? Yes, that's a great place. Tony Forrester CEO of letter candy chamber Sean Quinn head of sales Highland radio at Schnee Dooley who joined us via call there head of public Engagements with air grid. 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Um, so someone out there Hopefully will understand that question better than I might and we'll be able to point us in the right direction brendan de vanny's new role as sports commentator improves by the week enjoys podcasts and interviews on highland Yeah, indeed. I think he's doing a great job His podcasts listen to outside thundegall as well It kind of is one of those when you have people talking about what they know and what they love It's always good. Uh, good radio good podcast. So great to see that going from strength to strength My elderly aunt is in letter kind of university hospital at the minutes The room is lovely in the staff, but the tv does not have her role All she wants to do is watch the news. Why put the tv in the room without a remote It's frustrating, isn't it? I understand Back to football here the abuse said to deklin and his family and the players from the donagall public has been disgraceful I'm ashamed to say I never would have believed If they own no one anything Sorry, they owe no one anything. It's an amateur sport and people need to remember that and but we also have to remember as well Okay, that a noisy minority of people Who would be disrespectful in their comments? He's not representative of us as a as a as a as a county No more so than the few that might boo During freeze. That's not representative of the entire county. It's representative of those that are engaging in it Deklin boner can take donagall even further Sorry, don't deklin boner cannot take donagall further. I think you should step away But who wants these jobs your greatest if you're winning and you're damned if you are not and therein lies the problem We had a few joined us as well on the conversation about sandwiches. This isn't too bad. Actually, I could go for this one. Um, there are sandwich ones Cheese and finely chopped onions or cheese and scallions with a little bit of mayonnaise Or great a boost for cheese. There's nothing nicer than a cheese and onion sandwich with vegetable soup. That's one of my favorites I wouldn't go with the mayonnaise, but I appreciate where you're coming from Uh, a great boost for cheese if you like mustard is make where well rare bit. It is uh, delicious Okay, uh cheddar cheese and banana Delicious now I don't know what the focus is on cheese because someone was looking to spry up their cheese And then we started talking about sandwiches generally cheddar cheese and banana A what? I don't know. There's something wrong with that. Not in a very serious way, of course Uh, by the way, just a quick story here a two-year-old from Kentucky has become the youngest person to be given membership to mensa uh Isla McNabb's parents Amanda and Jason first noticed their daughter's intelligence after she left plastic alphabet block strewn About the house in the suburb of Louisville, Kentucky by the couch They had been arranged to read sofa wouldn't that be lovely near remote control the letters read tv and not far from the baby's Tabby booger appeared the word cat given that the average child starts reading at the age of six It was pretty clear that isla was exceptional. She was reading at kindergarten level at two Amanda McNabb said so I said let's see what's going on here. Let's see how smart she is That is pretty impressive. 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So the Night City Wire 4th installment not long ended and with it we've got many new details on the game. The stream was dedicated mainly to vehicles and if you missed anything I cover all you need to know right here, right now. How's it going guys my name's DPJ and if you enjoyed the video leave a like really helps out and if you like what you see and want to see more be sure to subscribe. Also guys to celebrate the release of Cyberpunk 2077 I am giving away copies of the game on all platforms to be with a chance of winning one for yourself or a friend drop a like on this video only the comment down below. So within the 4th episode of the Night City Wire we saw a new gameplay, heard about new things and got many new details surrounding vehicles so let's get into it. So they started off the stream talking about the vehicles themselves and how there are many many different kinds of vehicles as you would imagine and wow guys wow it's beyond anything I thought check this out. In a huge open world like Night City you need a chill ride to get around fast and in Cyberpunk 2077 there are tons of cool vehicles to choose from.  We've crafted every car and motorbike with amazing attention to details on the chassis, the body, not to mention the interiors. You can expect everyone not only to look unique but to deliver a unique driving experience. Alright show me what you got. Don't expect advanced tech or luxurious materials here, nuh uh. Yeah, it's not the size that counts I guess. This class is mostly utility vehicles and low end clunkers made for every pocket. Hold on, hold on, it's a wreck.  No, definitely no guy or girl, Mack. If you need to impress, look to this class alone. I put my ride on the line, either you match it in cash or you can forget about the fight. With these wheels no expense has been spared, no frill ignored, their plush interiors decked out in all the latest tech while you get to sit back and enjoy the ride. Powerful engineering and practical design, trucks and tanks for when you need power and brute force. Hell of a machine. Neat beast, my pride and joy. And these monsters are literally unstoppable.  Their powerful engines and exchangeable parts make them perfect for Timmy.  Whether it's street racing, running from the NCPD, or just showing off in the streets, with these high powered beasts, you will have only respect. Oh yeah, I like that. If you need speed and armor, the hypercar class is for you. It means precise body work, built in LiDAR arrays and really expensive materials.  Not your typical urban vehicle. They will take you places you never dreamed you'd go. Oh, and original vehicles are not all you'll find in 2077. We also found room on our roster for some true automotive icons. Floor it, V. So how crazy does that look? Now, I don't know if you missed it, but they said tuning was in the game, although we can't customize vehicles visually. It seems as though making a car quicker might be an option. So they go on to talk about the different classes of cars, details on expense, how they work and what they represent and how cars are all different. Check it out. Paul, thank you so much for joining us. I think it's fair to say we've come a really long way from Roach in The Witcher. So there's a lot to talk about. Yeah, there's a lot to talk about. What do you want to talk about? Well, let's start with the various classes of different cars, because in the video we saw there were things like economy and luxury vehicles. But can you tell us a bit more about the kind of design philosophy? What does each kind of class offer when people are driving them around like city? Absolutely, depending on the variation of the car that you're either buying or stealing, depending on your flavor. Yeah, you'll notice that they don't just look different, but they also drive different and feel different. If you're buying or stealing a nice fancy looking sports color version of a car, you'll notice that it drives faster, sounds a little bit more punchy and sporty than, for example, a junkier version of that same car. You know, it can have solar panels tied to the roof or some other pipes that are hot wiring, some other cyberpunk components in your car. And well, you know, if it looks cheap, it probably drives cheap, too. So it seems that not only do the cars look good on the outside, but there's an awful lot of detail on the inside as well, things like the dashboard. So can you tell us more about that? Because I know if you find a Quadra Type 66 in the city, it's going to look totally different from the Quadra Type 66 that the gangs are driving out in the badlands, both outside and inside. Yeah, definitely. If you were about to steal a very nice high end car, for example, when you get in, you'll see the dashboard light up nicely. You'll see dial indicators revving a little bit, but that may not exist for a junk version at all. It may have the dashboard ripped out completely. No matter what your flavor is, you'll you'll find something that suits your needs. They then go on to talk about racing people, and it will be a feature as I think we all kind of guessed. And it does seem amazing, but it doesn't end there. They say you may just need a weapon. Check it out, guys. So what about racing, then? Will it be racing because I know people have been asking? Yes, we're absolutely going to have several races in the game. Different locations. If you know you're going to be driving in the badlands, maybe bring a Nomad car because it's just built through driving in the badlands. But if you know you're going to be racing in Night City, just bring the hottest wheels you've got because you're going to need all the power you can get. No matter where you're racing, though, you need to bring a gun because this is Night City and you never know what's going to happen. They then go on to talk about collecting cars and how you can summon your car on the go. Pretty cool. OK, so you talk about bringing cars, then. Let's talk about like storing and calling cars because we know people can steal them. But what if somebody's found a car and they absolutely love this particular one? Is there a way for players to kind of build that collection? And then how do they actually, you know, summon them? Well, summoning cars works pretty much the same as you would summon Roach into Witcher 3. Your transportation may or may not show up on a roof somewhere. But, you know, we're still working on fixing some bugs here and there. But yeah, if there's a car that you really, really like very much, if you can't wait to own a Quadra or Type 66, you'll get a message from your fixer and says, hey, I've got a Quadra for sale for you. You want to buy it? All you have to do is drive over, pay the money and you've got your very own Quadra. Not to mention that every single vehicle that you buy, every single player vehicle is absolutely unique in every way. It's got a unique interior, unique exterior, pain job. You know, it'll sound different, but it'll also handle different. They're then going to talk about the car I covered in yesterday's video. If you missed that, here it is. And here they are confirming the very car, Johnny Silverhand's Porsche. So in the video, we did mention there was space for a true automotive icon. Do you want to reveal what that actually is? Of course, the car in question here is Johnny Silverhand's car. And Johnny Silverhand is, well, he's a big rocker boy and he needs some wheels to match. So we gave him a 911 Porsche from 1977, which means in 2077 Johnny's car is going to be exactly 100 years old. They then go on to showcase how this was put together in terms of sans of the cars and how they made it happen. And the depth they went to is kind of like what you see in proper car games, much like for the motorsport. And the level of detail they actually went to is beyond what I thought they actually would. And it's actually crazy, if I'm honest. And people, I love to see in that fiesta. I mean, I'm a massive fan of Ford's. I mean, I own an RS myself. It's like a rally car and seeing that fiesta was incredible. But here's my baby, if you've never seen it before. They then showcase another partnership with arch motorcycles, which showcase some incredible bikes, people. And it also featured Keanu Reeves. But yeah, these arch motorcycles do look incredible. And I cannot wait to start collecting them and storing them. Next up, they showcase the different styles within Cyberpunk 2077. It's something I covered a little while back. It's actually one of the first videos I did, but it's cool to see them going to a little more depth on these styles. Check it out. Now it's time to talk about styles in Night City. Are you more kitsch or neomilitarism? Welcome to the brief authoritative history of Night City. This chapter is devoted to so-called styles deeply linked with the history of the world and a very important aspect of life in the city. You can find them everywhere in cars, clothes, guns, implants. They are your war paint. As one of our sponsors says, it matters not if you're dead, as long as you're doing it in style. Who's on this girl? Swoosh, swoosh, slicing them up like sashimi. Four visual styles are evident in the Night City of 2077, each with its own history, status and features. Neon hair, illuminated tattoos and chrome. Function comes second. Looks are what matter. And we got another day ahead of us in this synthé of dream. The fourth corporate war broke out and entropism was born. Vast and deep crises forced people to find ways to survive by any means. Getting the job done, no matter how, was the primary goal. The look? Who cares?   Deadly elegance without ostentation. Corporate militaristic fashion, mostly seen in the wealthier parts of town. Substance over style, that's the motto. Celebrities, braindance stars, business magnates, heirs to corporate fortunes and corporate executives. They abandoned the cold, deadly elegance of neomilitarism and returned to the roots of kitsch, but gave it a fresh new look.  Sometimes it seems like I just brushed something in with Sparks Fly. Thank you for your attention. We wish you a very pleasant stay in our marvellous metropolis. Good luck and goodbye. NC's Legends, know where you'll find most of them? A graveyard. Luckily, matters not where you're from, matters not where you start. They ended the show just after showcasing some amazing cosplayers with something they're calling the diner. Check this out, people. So what do you want? Super car, big house, you want to rule this city? Well, you ain't getting anywhere without an upgrade. You need a software touch. Stronger spine, just taking over Night City ain't gonna be easy. Cyberpunk 2077. Now, you guys, this was just a recap of Night City Y episode four. I'm going to go back over and work down every detail so you guys will see if I missed anything. So expect another video pretty soon if I find anything I feel you guys should know about. And if you want to check out the entire Night City Y episode four, I will link it below as soon as it hits the internet. But yeah, guys, tell me what you think about what was seen today. If you enjoyed the video, leaving a like really helps out. And if you like what you're seeing and want to see more of Cyberpunk, be sure to subscribe. But guys, thanks as always for stopping by. Hopefully you enjoyed the video and hopefully I will see you on that next one.