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Thursday 26 November 2020
The BBC issued a formal apology on its Corrections and Clarifications section shortly after the broadcast.
If you’ve been following my journey over the past few months, here’s the big reveal.
My first comedy show is next week. Hold me.
… And I got to do my first run-through of my set. Here’s how it went.
Just a few classes left…
We’re half way through, but my routine is nowhere near even started…
In which a temporary new teacher puts us on our toes.
In which I learn about the virtues of being silly.
Is it bad to be ‘overthinking girl’? That’s what I’m wondering this week.
Follow my quest over 10 weeks. You’ll either laugh with me, or at me.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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