PRINCE PHILIP was the first royal to embrace television, submitting to the first TV interview in 1961 with Richard Dimbleby. It was all about the Commonwealth Technical Training Week and the questioning didn’t deviate, and then in 1969, he was the driving force behind the first royal documentary, the Royal Family, which showed him barbecuing sausages. It was watched by 350m people, but hasn’t been seen since 1972. Inbetween those TV firsts, the duke flew north for 80 minutes in an aeroplane for another first: his first network TV interview.
The Duke of Edinburgh arrives at Tyne Tees TV s studios in Newcastle to Face the Press in 1968 - his first network TV interview. He s looking directly at a lovely old lady who is waving her handkerchief at him - was she overcome by the emotion of the moment, or did she just have a heavy cold?
Laois business steps up to the mark to help the homeless
Portarlington s Medichem provided sanitisers, antiviral wipes, surgical masks and essential first aid supplies
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Portarlington based business owner Barry Lambkin has been providing homeless charity Depaul with vital PPE equipment as the charity continues to protect the most vulnerable people during Covid-19.
Essential supplies provided by Medichem included items such as hand sanitisers, antiviral wipes, surgical masks and essential first aid supplies. The company also provided a generous donation to Depaul. The total value of the contributions made by Medichem exceeds €6,000 and they have committed to continuing their support going forward.
Underfunding our own cleverness has a price
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VACCINE
Underfunding our own cleverness has a price
As a veteran observer of the ups and downs of federal commitment to funding worthy research, it seems that Australia was in a strong position to develop a vaccine that would have been sought after by the rest of the world. The consequences of the delays in vaccine rollout directly affect our ability to competitively bounce back after COVID-19 and prompts the question: what can we learn from the situation?