Liveline With Joe Duffy - Mod Note in OP

Mary is not rich (but probably less poorer than many)

Speaking of dogs, a dog would probably do a better job at presenting GRay's show.

And no issues with pressing buttons either.

To add to Mary's woes: The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and derives from Captain Charles Boycott, the land agent of an absentee landlord, Lord Erne, who lived in County Mayo,

When is Joe back?

friend and his wife had first child with IVF , and trying for a second now with IVF. They have fairly well paying jobs, but they waited till they were into their 40's till trying for the first child.

I think there is better way to spend money in other health departments than geriatric pregnancies

This one is some pain in the h0le

I'm completely in favour of free IVF but this couple have a (presumably) happy and healthy child. They seem to be expending a lot of time, money and emotion into having another, even borrowing money and forgoing other things in life - she sounds fixated on this. At what point is it wise to pause and take a breath, even just for your own sanity? Lots of people seem to get absolute tunnel vision about their "ideal" family and lose sight of everything else, including how lucky they are to have what they have in the here and now. A bitter pill that almost everyone is forced to swallow at some point in life, but very few people get to have every single thing they ever wanted unfortunately.

they have spent 50k on IVF, and it sounds like a lot of emotion has been put into this too.
sometimes you need say, it’s not going to happen, and start living the rest of your life

a guilty plea, and the reduced sentence it affords, should reflect when the guilty plea is offered. pleading guilty on the day of the court case is a crock of shite IMO

I know but it's Joe's fault for taking time off

Hopefully she doesn't get the er mmmmm gig when er er Joe Joe finishes up

What is this guy rambling on about

what was the court case they discussed earlier. I didn't get the name of the man convicted