Viewpoint - June 25th, 2017

Produced by Mark Spain and Nancy Klein, this episode covers researching one's Irish ancestors and talks about new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the different appointments he has made at part of his Fine Gael government. The issue of encouraging hospital patients to use their private insurance rather than public insurance was also discussed. Senator Maria Byrne also talked about extending the hours of local blood-drawing facilities in order to reduce emergency room crowding at Limerick University Hospital on Fridays and over the weekends.

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