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The Big Breakfast Blaa

Join Ollie and Mary from 6am weekdays on WLR for plenty of music, craic and latest news on movies, local events, showbiz and lots more

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5:34

Jordan Casey fills us in on the court room showdown...

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2021/05/27

The makers of Fortnite took on the tech giant Epic Games, challenging Apple's restrictions on apps from having other in-app purchasing methods outside of the one offered by the App Store. Epic Games' founder Tim Sweeney had previously challenged the 30% revenue cut that Apple takes on each purchase made in the App Store, and with their game Fortnite, wanted to either bypass Apple or have Apple take less of a cut. Epic also filed another lawsuit, Epic Games v. Google, the same day. Jordan has more

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6:57

Maria McCann says 'The Woman in the Window' is a...

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2021/05/21

The 2021 film arrived to Netflix earlier this month. Based the book of the same name and with a few nods to Hitchcock classics, it tells the story of an agoraphobic woman (Amy Adams) who spends her time watching her neighbours from the window. Maria was not impressed.

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5:48

Big Breakfast Little Stories - A Winning Pair

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2021/05/21

A Winning Pair was written for 8-year-old Daragh Caulfield who goes to St Declan's De La Salle. His Mum Christine got in touch with us and told us all about him and some interesting facts too - Daragh loves sport, hates mashed potatoes and he loves Crystal Palace player Wilfred Zaha!!

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3:35

Michael Kelly of Waterford City Weather says it'll...

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2021/05/20

It's been unseasonably cold and more than a little wet already this month. Then overnight and this morning we were met with driving wind and rain. Michael Kelly tells Ollie and Mary we shouldn't expect too much in the coming week, but he's optimistic for a brighter few months ahead.

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5:10

Jordan Casey looks at the ransomeware attack on the HSE.

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2021/05/19

The HSE recently became the victim of a sophisticated ransomeware attack that has been a devastating blow to an already overburdened health service with long reaching consequences re patient appointments and disclosure of private patient data.Our tech man Jordan Casey took a look at the situation.

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7:31

Maria McCann looks ahead to 'Domina' and looks back...

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2021/05/14

'Domina' streams on Sky Atlantic from today (Friday May 14th.) It follows the life and rise to power of Livia Drusilla, the wife of Roman Emperor Augustus Ceaser. As well as looking ahead to that, Maria took a look back at "I, Claudius," a star-studded TV series from the 70's that was considered very controversial at the time.

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5:43

Big Breakfast Little Stories - Princess Croía

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2021/05/14

This story is called Princess Croía, a little girl who's only 17 month's old from St John's Park in Waterford City. Croía Ennis is a fashionista, a social butterfly and a very busy bunny especially when her Mammy's back is turned. Oh and she happens to have Down's Syndrome. Croía has her own blog on Facebook and Instagram - Down With Croía where her Mammy Aoife and Dad Craig feature too. She's a big fan of Disney's Frozen so Big Breakfast Little Stories has turned into Princess Croía today, where

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6:09

Jordan Casey looks at Dogecoin and Elon Musk's...

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2021/05/12

The world's richest man guest hosted "Saturday Night Life" in the US last weekend, and one of the many topics he discussed was Dogecoin. But what is the crytocurrency, how does it differ from Bitcoin and why does Elon Musk care about it?

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5:28

Big Breakfast Little Stories - Pen Lines Of Duty

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2021/05/07

8 year old Amelia Kirwan who goes to Fenor National School is the star of this episode of Big Breakfast Little Stories. Some of Amelia's favourite things to do are to play cops and robbers with her sister and their friends Leah and Adam, pretending to hunt down the most notorious criminals on the fairy walk in Monvoy Valley as well as working hard to get her pen licence in school. So Pen Lines Of Duty was born. There is also a guest appearance from two well-known breakfast radio presenters!

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5:20

Jordan Casey discusses the pros and cons of Deep Fake...

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2021/05/06

Deep Fake uses a form of AI which can recreate events, videos and pictures, sometimes to eerily good effect. Celebrities in particular can be subject to deep fake productions, which has the potential for sinister side effects, Jordan says

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7:09

Mark McConnell of MC Strength & Conditioning is...

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2021/05/04

This time Mark will over 200km of cycling, hiking and running on May 14th, all in aid of Laura Lynn - Ireland's Children's Hospice. He has more details for Andy and Mary, including how you can donate.

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5:58

Big Breakfast Little Stories - The Greenway Greeny

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2021/04/30

This week's story was written for three little boys, the Byrne brothers - Jasper, Xander and Reuben from Dungarvan who love their adventures on the Greenway. Listen to hear what happened when they met The Greenway Greeny!

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4:52

Big Breakfast Little Stories - Judge Jamie

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2021/04/28

This week's story was written especially for Jamie Allen, age 7 who goes to Fenor National School. Jamie has a wonderful bond with his Nannie Wilma (and her Yorkshire Puddings) and has brought his family great laughs in these tough times. A special mention to Jamie's Mum Caroline Allen, a nurse in the Keogh Practice - two heroes in one story! This week's story is called 'Judge Jamie'.

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6:11

Big Breakfast Little Stories - Mervyn Melody

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2021/04/28

This Big Breakfast Little Stories episode has been written especially for two separate Big Breakfast Blaa listeners. The first one is Rayllan Drummy, 9 and the second is Mason Whelan, 7, who's in 1st Class in The Holy Cross School Tramore. The inspiration for this week's story is a man called Mer Tomkins who was a National Champion at whistling!

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4:42

Big Breakfast Little Stories - Aoife's Wedding

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2021/04/28

Big Breakfast Little Stories is back! The first story in the series is called 'Aoife's Wedding' and is dedicated to a little girl, Aoife Kelly from Hillview, whose parents called her after Aoife MacMurrough - of Strongbow and Aoife fame. This story is dedicated to her!

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5:09

Jordan Casey explains what "Chipmageddon" is, and why...

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2021/04/28

In his latest tech slot, Jordan tells Ollie and Mary that one of the perhaps unexpected knock on effects of the Pandemic is a shortage of computer chips (semi-conductors) that are used in so many every day devices, including cars.

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4:39

Maria McCann discusses 'Mare of Easttown' on Sky...

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2021/04/23

The seven part-drama, drip fed on a weekly basis, stars Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce. Winslet plays the part of Mare, a detective in the town were lots of dark events occur. Maria is one episode in, and gives her thoughts so far.

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5:20

Jordan Casey discusses the most recent Apple event

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2021/04/23

The main unveiling at the event in California on Tuesday April 20th were the redesigned iMac, the latest iPad Pro and AirTag item trackers. Jordan Casey of SCNE and Casey Games took at closer look.

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4:01

Maria McCann reviews 2020 movie "Run"

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2021/04/16

Starring Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen as a mother and daughter, this 2020 film landed to Netflix earlier this month. It's a well made psychological thriller with a great ending, Maria tells The Big breakfast Blaa.

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6:00

Jordan Casey looks at possible implications of a...

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2021/04/14

The story of Pager, a macaque monkey playing a video game with his mind has been widely circulated, and hailed by some as a breakthrough in Elon Musk's Neuralink project. Jordan explains the potential for treating neurological conditions in people, and why Neuralink is being met with scepticism in some circles.

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