Kildare Focus 21.09.21

Kildare Focus

Tuesday, 21 September 2021 - 41 minutes

Jean Sutton
32 year-old office worker living with endometriosis & on the board of the Endometriosis Association of Ireland
• Yesterday comedian Amy Schumer revealed her uterus was removed when undergoing surgery for the condition

Conor Pope
Consumer Affairs Correspondent and Pricewatch Editor, The Irish Times
• Consumers advised to shop early this Christmas

Catriona Gleeson
Chief Executive, Women for Election
• Training for women with an interest in politics begins on Wednesday 29th September - online

Fiona Foley
National Co-ordinator, Dementia: Understand Together in Communities
World Alzheimer Day
• Survey reveals public perceptions of those with dementia - 9 in 10 believe people with dementia have the right to be active
citizens in their communities
• 8 in 10 believe there are things businesses can do to make their
services accessible to people with dementia

Dr. Jean O’Dwyer
Deputy Head of Environmental Science at School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UCC
• Study finds rural areas in Ireland among the hit hardest by Covid