Cork pediatrician Dr Niamh Lynch says children are suffering in shoes that are too small due to the continued closure of shoe shops due to Covid 19 restrictions. Should shoe sales and fittings for children be classed as an essential service? One person who thinks it should is  Jen Hogan, journalist & mum of 7 and she joined us on the show this morning.

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