Mooney, Wednesday September 11th 2013 - Mooney Goes Wild - RTÉ Radio 1
Mooney, Wednesday September 11th 2013
We discover what makes a person middle-aged and when they might reach 'middle-age'. Jim Wilson tells us what the Fuel Your School judges are looking for in the competition entries. Derek finds out what it's like to be at the controls of the world's largest passenger aircraft and Brenda takes a trip in a child friendly ambulance!
Fuel Your School - FINAL DAY TO ENTER!
Simply e-mail your entry to fuelyourschool@rte.ie. The closing date is TODAY, Wednesday, September 11th 2013, and the cut-off for entries is midnight tonight. All entries should include school name, and address, with a contact number for the designated person. Please remember to clearly state your province at the top of your entry.
With Dublin’s first ever FlightFest just days away, on Sunday September 15th 2013, Derek heads to London for an exclusive look inside and flight in the British Airways A380 simulator. The A380 will be just one of 30 aircraft to fill the skies over Dublin in what is being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime, international fly past.
FlightFest is expected to be one of the largest National events of 'The Gathering Ireland 2013' and it is expected that thousands of people from Dublin, all over Ireland and abroad, will line the banks of the River Liffey from Dublin Port up to the Customs House, in the centre of our capital city, to experience this unique FlightFest.
Click here for more: www.flightfest.ie.
And to get a sense of what Derek experienced in the simulator cockpit, have a look at the video and photos below!
All would-be pilots this way, please!
Boeing 747 tail in the hangar. Notice the cut out section on front panel of hangar. This adjustment had to be made to accommodate the A380 tail.
Derek inside the A380 simulator
Exterior of the A380 simulator
Chief First Officers Ilkka Tahvanainen and Peter Nye
Chief First Officer Peter Nye shows the escape rope on the A380 simulator
Exterior Of A380 simulator
View of the runway from inside the simulator
The newly constructed ground run-up enclosure at Heathrow, purpose-built for the A380
It used to be that 41 was considered the age at which we reach "middle age" - but not any more. So Ryan Tubridy, as he approaches his 41st year, can relax. But Simon Cowell on the other hand, at 53, is middle-aged.
But what exactly does it mean to be middle aged – maybe it means you enjoy afternoon naps? If you bring a flask of tea to work, are you middle-aged? What if you groan when you bend down?
Mooney reporter Brenda Donohue has been out and about asking people what they think is middle aged, and today Derek is joined in studio by Tony Fahey, Professor of Social Policy at UCD (pictured).
BUMBLEance - Ambulance For Children
Last week saw the launch of the world's first ambulance especially kitted out for children. Painted outside like a giant bumble bee, it comes complete with everything a child could need to distract them on an often-frightening journey to hospital.
The BUMBLEance is the brainchild of Tony and Mary Heffernan, from the Saoirse Foundation. Many people will immediately know Tony and Mary’s story, as they have been on The Late Late Show, telling us about their two children Saoirse and Liam, who both have had Battens disease.
Sadly, Saoirse passed away in January 2011, and Tony and Marian founded the Saoirse Foundation in March 2010, in memory of their daughter. Today our reporter Brenda Donohue is with Tony, inside the BUMBLEance, getting the full run down...
To learn more about the BUMBLEance service, you watch the below video: During her interview, Brenda talks about young patient Aisling Quaid, who travelled via the BUMBLEance...
Aisling Quaid in the BUMBLEance
Aisling outside the BUMBLEance
Interior of the BUMBLEance
If people wish to donate they can do so at the following link: www.bumbleance.com/donate.
Also, they are collecting old mobile phones: 30,000 phones donated will allow them to keep BUMBLEance on the road for 12 months, and 40,000 phones donated will buy a new BUMBLEance.
Mooney, Wednesday September 11th 2013 - Mooney Goes Wild - RTÉ Radio 1
Mooney, Wednesday September 11th 2013
We discover what makes a person middle-aged and when they might reach 'middle-age'. Jim Wilson tells us what the Fuel Your School judges are looking for in the competition entries. Derek finds out what it's like to be at the controls of the world's largest passenger aircraft and Brenda takes a trip in a child friendly ambulance!
Fuel Your School - FINAL DAY TO ENTER!
Simply e-mail your entry to fuelyourschool@rte.ie. The closing date is TODAY, Wednesday, September 11th 2013, and the cut-off for entries is midnight tonight. All entries should include school name, and address, with a contact number for the designated person. Please remember to clearly state your province at the top of your entry.
With Dublin’s first ever FlightFest just days away, on Sunday September 15th 2013, Derek heads to London for an exclusive look inside and flight in the British Airways A380 simulator. The A380 will be just one of 30 aircraft to fill the skies over Dublin in what is being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime, international fly past.
FlightFest is expected to be one of the largest National events of 'The Gathering Ireland 2013' and it is expected that thousands of people from Dublin, all over Ireland and abroad, will line the banks of the River Liffey from Dublin Port up to the Customs House, in the centre of our capital city, to experience this unique FlightFest.
Click here for more: www.flightfest.ie.
And to get a sense of what Derek experienced in the simulator cockpit, have a look at the video and photos below!
All would-be pilots this way, please!
Boeing 747 tail in the hangar. Notice the cut out section on front panel of hangar. This adjustment had to be made to accommodate the A380 tail.
Derek inside the A380 simulator
Exterior of the A380 simulator
Chief First Officers Ilkka Tahvanainen and Peter Nye
Chief First Officer Peter Nye shows the escape rope on the A380 simulator
Exterior Of A380 simulator
View of the runway
 from inside the simulator
The newly constructed ground run-up enclosure at Heathrow, purpose-built for the A380
It used to be that 41 was considered the age at which we reach "middle age" - but not any more. So Ryan Tubridy, as he approaches his 41st year, can relax. But Simon Cowell on the other hand, at 53, is middle-aged.
But what exactly does it mean to be middle aged – maybe it means you enjoy afternoon naps? If you bring a flask of tea to work, are you middle-aged? What if you groan when you bend down?
Mooney reporter Brenda Donohue has been out and about asking people what they think is middle aged, and today Derek is joined in studio by Tony Fahey, Professor of Social Policy at UCD (pictured).
BUMBLEance - Ambulance For Children
Last week saw the launch of the world's first ambulance especially kitted out for children. Painted outside like a giant bumble bee, it comes complete with everything a child could need to distract them on an often-frightening journey to hospital.
The BUMBLEance is the brainchild of Tony and Mary Heffernan, from the Saoirse Foundation. Many people will immediately know Tony and Mary’s story, as they have been on The Late Late Show, telling us about their two children Saoirse and Liam, who both have had Battens disease.
Sadly, Saoirse passed away in January 2011, and Tony and Marian founded the Saoirse Foundation in March 2010, in memory of their daughter. Today our reporter Brenda Donohue is with Tony, inside the BUMBLEance, getting the full run down...
To learn more about the BUMBLEance service, you watch the below video: During her interview, Brenda talks about young patient Aisling Quaid, who travelled via the BUMBLEance...
Aisling Quaid in the BUMBLEance
Aisling outside the BUMBLEance
Interior of the BUMBLEance
If people wish to donate they can do so at the following link: www.bumbleance.com/donate.
Also, they are collecting old mobile phones: 30,000 phones donated will allow them to keep BUMBLEance on the road for 12 months, and 40,000 phones donated will buy a new BUMBLEance.