Transgender child on life changing decision at 11 yrs old, Waterfront extension row continues, and what makes you cry?
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Changing gender at the age of just 11 - transgender child tells his story
'Mum, I'm not a girl, I'm a boy'. Paul, not his real name, is 11 years old. He was born a biological girl but lives his life as a boy.聽
The 'box at the docks' - the latest in the Waterfront Hall extension row
If you were listening yesterday you would have heard us discuss the new extension which is currently being built on to the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. At a cost 拢29.5m it will provide a new conference centre but - some have described it as an eyesore with names such as box on the docks, portacabin on the Lagan, and the shoe box - amongst others.
Should we be worried about the widening pay gap between bosses and their workers?
Top company bosses earn 183 times more than their workers on average.聽 That's the latest figure in a study by the High Pay Centre.聽 It says that in 2010, the chief executives earned 160 times more.
So does it matter - is growing inequality a worry?聽 Are big bosses paid too much, compared to their employees?
And what makes you cry?
This morning we're talking tear-jerkers. The songs, the films, the art perhaps that has brought a tear to your eye. This week Proinsias O'Coinn went on a mission for a Radio 4 documentary to find the one thing that can make him well up - because he struggles to cry.
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- Wed 19 Aug 2015 09:03麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle
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