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Calls For Clare People To Have Greater Say In Shaping Climate Policy
July 05, 2024 11:36 - 5 minutes - 13.4 MBIt's claimed Clare people have been neglected by government when it comes to shaping climate policy. It follows the new Climate Conversation Report from the Department of Environment which has identified a reluctance of men to eat less meat and young people to reduce flying abroad as barriers to tackling climate change. The report, which surveyed over 12,000 people nationwide also found that just 48% of respondents say they use public transport more often than their car. Co-Founder of Future ...
Limerick And Clare ETB Hopes Inequalities In Education Sector Will Be Tackled In Upcoming Budget
July 05, 2024 11:34 - 10 minutes - 23.4 MBThe Limerick and Clare Education And Training Board is calling on the Government to tackle inequalities in the education sector in the upcoming budget. Representatives have met with members of the Oireachas at the launch of the # Support Your Local ETB campaign, which was organised by Education and Training Boards Ireland, the representative body of 16 ETBs nationwide. The campaign calls for an increase the number and profile of Community National Schools and in the Deputy Principal allocatio...
Energising Clare: Episode 4 - The Importance Of Our Electricity Grid
July 05, 2024 10:32 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBIt is time for the fourth episode of our newest feature on Morning Focus, Energising Clare. This new feature will be about educating you, the listener, on renewables. On this weeks episode, Alan Morrissey was joined by Dave Linehan, the Head of Policy with Wind Energy Ireland to discuss the importance of our electricity grid.
Village Tour: Episode 20 - Parteen
July 05, 2024 10:13 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIt is time for the twentieth episode of our newest feature on Morning Focus, Village Tour, where Alan Morrissey paid a visit to Parteen. With the Village Tour, we here at Morning Focus are aiming to highlight the smaller villages and townlands around the county. By doing this, we hope to showcase their unique character, while also bringing their diversity and individuality to life for you, the listener.
Clare Older People's Council Annual General Meeting 2024
July 05, 2024 08:55 - 10 minutes - 9.73 MBThe Clare Older People’s Council will hold their Annual General Meeting next week. The representative group of older people’s AGM is set to take place on Tuesday, the 9th of July. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Madge O'Callaghan, PRO of the Clare Older People’s Council. To register for attendance please telephone 065 6846240 or email [email protected] Picture (c): Clare County Council via Facebook.
Health Minister Urged To Protect Ennistymon Pharmacies When Primary Care Centre Opens
July 05, 2024 06:06 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBThe Health Minister is being called on to protect Ennistymon's two pharmacies from closure upon the opening of the town's primary care centre. Minister of State Joe O'Brien confirmed in April that updated submissions would be sought for the long-awaited Ennistymon Primary Care Centre before the end of June - after which point the project would progress through the review, planning and construction stages. There are currently 13 primary care centres in the Midwest - many of which contain in-ho...
Hopes Renewal Of ESB Training Programme Will Keep New Jobs In West Clare
July 05, 2024 06:03 - 5 minutes - 13.2 MBIt's hoped the renewal of an industry approved training course in West Clare will allow locals to secure skilled employment in the offshore wind sector. It comes as ESB has decided to fund its Marine Mammal Observer Training Programme in Kilrush for a second year. The programme will have five vacancies for undergraduate or post-graduate students studying marine science and related disciplines, with the deadline for applications set for July 31st. ESB Ecologist and Marine Mammal Specialist Nir...
Meeting With Uisce Éireann Requested To Prevent Future Water Disruptions
July 04, 2024 12:03 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBAn urgent meeting between Clare County Council and Uisce Éireann is being sought to ensure the county's tourism-dependent regions can enjoy adequate water supply going forward. Following supply interruptions in West Clare due to a burst main on the Old Doolough supply on Sunday, Uisce Éireann has confirmed supply has been returned to customers in Miltown Malbay, Spanish Point, Quilty, Mullagh, Coore, Creegh, Cooraclare, Cahermurphy and surrounding area. With fears having been expressed that...
Clare Govt TD Pledges Support For "Squeezed Middle" As Budget 2025 Brought Forward
July 04, 2024 11:53 - 7 minutes - 16.2 MBClare's Fianna Fáil TD believes the government will call an Autumn general election, despite insistence from a senior party colleague that the coalition will run its full term. It comes as Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has also confirmed Budget 2025 will be delivered a week early on October 1st. If the 33rd Dáil term runs its full term until next February, voters from this county will have to go to the poles twice as a by-election will have to be held by January to fill the seat soon to ...
Clare Group Calls For Urgent Overhaul Of Road Safety Authority Amid Mounting Fatalities
July 04, 2024 11:49 - 17 minutes - 40.7 MBA Clare community group has issued a renewed scathing criticism of the Road Safety Authority in light of mounting fatalities on Irish Roads. So far this year, 97 people have died in road traffic collisions across the country, with four such incidents in Clare. The overall figure is 14% above the number of fatalities recorded nationwide at this juncture of last year, although under the RSA's current action plan, its aiming to reduce serious injuries and road deaths by 50% by 2030. Better Ennis...
Clare Hotelier Urges Government To Address "Off The Richter Scale" Cost Of Doing Business
July 04, 2024 11:47 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBA Clare hotelier believes the Government needs to pay serious attention to the cost of doing business in Ireland which he claims is "off the Richter scale". Representatives from the Licensed Vintners Association and the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation have met with TDs and senators to discuss what they'd like to see in Budget 2025. Their main rallying call is for a return to the 9% VAT rates introduced during the pandemic as they claim many in the industry are struggling to cope with the...
Bushy Park Encouraging Open Dialogue Around Alcohol Use This Awareness Week
July 04, 2024 11:44 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBA Clare addiction treatment centre is encouraging people to engage in an open dialogue around alcohol use this week. With Alcohol Awareness Week now underway, Drinkaware has launched an awareness campaign called 'Know the Low' to highlight the importance of adhering to the HSE Low-Risk Weekly Guidelines. Research shows just 3% of adults are aware of these guidelines, which permit women less than 11 standards drinks and men less than 17 standard drinks spread out over the week, with at least t...
Clare Women In Business - Ailish Connolly - Episode 24
July 04, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBOn ‘Clare Women in Business‘ this week, Pat Flynn meets Ailish Connolly, co-owner of the Kilbaha Gallery which opened its doors ten years ago today. (Next week we'll hear from Ailish's business partner and sister-in-law, Liz Greehy.)
Common Threads Festival Set To Return This October
July 04, 2024 10:45 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBNow extended to two days, the festival – described as “A Voyage of Music & Art” – will come back to the Burren on the 11th and 12th of October. The likes of John Francis Flynn, Sorcha Richardson, HousePlants and Ailbhe Reddy make up part of what promises to be an exciting bill. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Daithi O Dronaí, Ballyvaughan Musician, the Common Threads Curator and Programmer. Picture (c): Common Threads via Facebook.
Mindfulness & Positive Psychology Techniques For Adults
July 04, 2024 10:12 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBOn Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Mindfulness and Positive Psychology Coach Louise Lynch to discuss lifestyle changes you can make to improve wellness and encourage positive pyschology. To get in touch with Louise, you can contact 0868732210, visit www.mindfulmoments.ie or visit mindfulmoments.ie on Instagram and Facebook.
Fitness And Wellness With Kieran McMahon: Staying Healthy & Active On Holidays
July 04, 2024 09:56 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBOn Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan welcomed Kieran McMahon onto the show for the Fitness and Wellness slot. Kieran is an online personal trainer and is also the founder of KM Fitness and the Be A Better Man online coaching mentorship. This week, Alan Morrissey spoke with Kieran about how to stay healthy and active on holidays.
Parental Advice: Children With Misophonia
July 04, 2024 09:41 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBMisophonia is a disorder in which certain sounds trigger emotional or physiological responses that some might perceive as unreasonable given the circumstance. On Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey spoke to Clinical Child Psychologist, Dr. Toby Sachsenmaier about children with misophonia.
Record High Costs To Settle Car Insurance Claims
July 04, 2024 09:29 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBThe cost to settle motor insurance claims across the entire sector reached a high of €358m during the first half of last year, as a result of a 126% increase in damage-related claims. That is according to new data from the Central Bank of Ireland. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Padraic McNicholas from Drim Investments.
How Much Does It Cost To Send A Child to School?
July 04, 2024 08:57 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThe Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has shed some light on how much it costs to send a child to school in Ireland. Their survey of 1,200 parents has revealed some of the hidden costs of education for families in Ireland, from digital devices to voluntary contributions, to PE kits. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Louis Fay, Manager of St. Francis Credit Union in Ennis.
Expert Led Plan To Reduce UHL Overcrowding To Be Published Next Week
July 04, 2024 06:29 - 6 minutes - 14.8 MBA new plan aiming to significantly reduce overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick through short term interventions is expected to be published next week. In May, a crisis team involving former Irish Emergency Medicine Association President Dr Fergal Hickey, HSE National Director of Acute Hospitals Grace Rothwell and Director of Nursing at University Hospital Waterford Orla Kavanagh, were tasked with identifying solutions to alleviate pressure at the regions main hospital. According to th...
Loss Of Dealz In Shannon Expected To Put Strain On Struggling Families
July 04, 2024 06:27 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBThe loss of a popular Shannon discount supermarket is expected to put much strain on struggling families in the area. Dealz in the Shannon Town Centre closed its doors on June 21st and management had claimed it was seeking a new unit in the building, but Dealz Customer Relations has now confirmed the store has closed permanently. Plans were announced in April for Tesco to move into the units in the town centre previously occupied by Dealz and Iceland in the near future. Shannon Sinn Féin Coun...
Fears Opening Of New Dual Diagnosis Facility In Clare Will Be Delayed
July 04, 2024 06:24 - 7 minutes - 17.7 MBThe Government is facing renewed calls to end the HSE's recruitment embargo amid a growing mental health crisis in Clare. Since 2017 over 1,000 people under the age of 18 attended University Hospital Limerick's Emergency Department due to deliberate self harm or overdose. A new dual diagnosis facility to treat co-existing mental health and substance misuse problems is expected to open at Inis Ghile in Parteen later this month, but it's understood there are still five staff vacancies to be fi...
Almost 20,000 Clare People Drinking From An "At Risk" Water Supply
July 03, 2024 12:22 - 9 minutes - 21.9 MBAlmost 20,000 people in Clare are drinking from an "at risk" Public Water Supply. The Environmental Protection Agency's latest drinking water quality report for 2023 which has been published today, shows that regional water supplies in Corofin, Ennistymon and West Clare remained on its remedial action list at the year's end. Upgrades to the Corofin Water Treatment Plant have since been completed and will be expected by the EPA in due course, while upgrades to the Ennistymon Treatment Plant...
Clare Singer-Songwriter Insists Survival Of Arts Sector Hinges On Government Support
July 03, 2024 12:08 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBA Clare singer-songwriter is calling on the State to recognise the role of artists in society and support those with a proven track record of contributing to the arts sector. It comes as a petition has been launched to retain a Government scheme launched in 2022, which provides income support to 2,000 arts workers nationwide.
Joan Tarmey Speaking About Town Centre Health Check
July 03, 2024 12:05 - 2 minutes - 6.24 MBA series of Town Centre Health Checks are taking place in three areas across Clare from today. Clare County Council's Town Centre First Department has commissioned Queen’s University Belfast to undertake the initiative, which is aimed at providing useful baseline information for Tulla, Lisdoonvarna and Clarecastle. Drop-in consultations sessions are taking place at Tulla Courthouse between 5.30 and 7.30 this evening, with events at The Ritz Hotel in Lisdoonvarna tomorrow from noon until 2p...
Sport In Focus: Episode 17 – Grand National Winning Jockey Jason Titley
July 03, 2024 10:59 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBOn this week’s Sport in Focus, Derrick Lynch spoke with 1995 Grand National Winning Jockey, Quin native Jason Titley.
Davies Brothers Supporting Driven Snow At Ennistymon Gig
July 03, 2024 10:38 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMusic fans would do well to head to Ennistymon on Friday, the 19th of July. That’s when Driven Snow, made up of husband & wife duo – Emily Aylmer and Kieran McGuinness – will play Pot Duggans. The evening will be supported by the Davies Brothers, Eoin and Brian. To discuss the event, Eoin, Brian, and Kieran joined Alan Morrissey on Wednesday's Morning Focus.
Update On Ukrainian Refugees In Kilbaha Receiving Relocation Notice
July 03, 2024 09:17 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBLast Friday we were joined by Mags Cotter, Community Spokesperson for Kilbaha, who told us about Ukrainian refugees in their community receiving relocation notices. This followed a similar situation in Shannon, where Ukrainian refugees who were living in Phoenix House in the Shannon Town Centre received a relocation notice, with the majority of them having now been moved to Lisdoonvarna. The shocked local community responded by calling an Emergency Meeting in Halla Eoin, Kilbaha last Frid...
Inspirational Young People Honoured At Clare Garda Youth Awards
July 03, 2024 09:08 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MBCounty Clare’s most inspirational and courageous young and unsung heroes have been honoured at the seventh annual Clare Garda Divisional Youth Awards. The winners, all aged between 16 and 21 years, received their awards in front of friends and family members at a special ceremony, held at Hotel Woodstock. The Clare Garda Youth Awards are sponsored by The Shannon Airport Group. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Lucy Crean and Emer Burke who won the group award with the E...
Clare Family Resource Centre Accuses Government Of "Diluting" Funding As Budget Submission Launched
July 03, 2024 06:58 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBA Clare family resource centre is accusing the Government of "diluting" funding to groups providing essential community support services. Family resource centres have launched their submission for Budget 2025 in which they are primarily calling for the level of core funding for all 121 centres nationwide to be increased to €240,000. The Shannon Family Resource Centre employs six staff members and provides services such as counselling for adults and children, parenting programmes, a homework c...
New West Clare Cathaoirleach Promises Major Focus On Off-Shore Wind Projects
July 03, 2024 06:52 - 5 minutes - 13.6 MBThe new Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District says advancing offshore wind projects will be among her chief priorities. Doonbeg Fianna Fáil Councillor Rita McInerney will chair meetings of representatives from the Kilrush and Ennistymon Electoral areas for the coming year, while Lahinch Fine Gael Councillor Bill Slattery will serve as Leas Cathaoirleach. The region is expected to benefit from significant renewable energy investment in the near future under the Shannon Estuary Eco...
Clare Senator Deems Ambulance Wait Times In North Clare "Wholly Unacceptable"
July 03, 2024 06:50 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MBA Clare senator believes it's "wholly unacceptable" that it would take an ambulance over an hour to reach the Cliffs of Moher. Senator Timmy Dooley has called for a discussion to take place around access to emergency services along Clare's coast following another death at the popular tourist attraction last weekend. Almost 200 incidents have taken place at the Cliffs across 2022 and 2023 - the majority of which were slips, trips and falls. Speaking in the Seanad, Tulla Fianna Fáil Senator Doo...
27% Increase In Under 18s Presenting To UHL For Deliberate Self-Harm
July 02, 2024 12:05 - 7 minutes - 17.3 MBThe number of young people presenting at University Hospital Limerick's Emergency Department with a complaint of deliberate self harm or overdose has increased by 27% in the last year. New figures obtained by Clare Independent TD Violet-Anne Wynne show the 173 under eighteens that presented at UHL's ED last year was the highest since records began in 2017. According to the Clare branch of Pieta House, 40% of all presentations to its services are now from under eighteens. Quin based Funding...
Calls For Uisce Éireann To Provide Emergency Water Supply For Willie Clancy
July 02, 2024 12:01 - 15 minutes - 36.1 MBUisce Éireann is facing calls to ensure an emergency water supply is in place in Miltown Malbay to prevent disruptions to visitors and businesses over Willie Clancy week. It's after a burst main on the Old Doolough supply on Sunday led to widespread outages for traders, locals and tourists in the catchment area. It's understood Uisce Éireann is planning to replace a 4.5km stretch of the 50 year-old asbestos pipe on the network in the near future and that the utility will hold an emergency m...
Clare Active Retirement Ambassador Describes Pension Law Delay As "Crazy"
July 02, 2024 11:54 - 8 minutes - 19.1 MBA Clare member of Active Retirement Ireland has lambasted the government for delays to legislation that would allow employees to remain in their jobs until they reach the state pension age of 66. In March, then Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney received approval to introduce laws that would prevent employers from retiring workers at 65, if they wish to remain in their jobs. But delays introducing the law, mean thousands of workers may have to claim social protection payments to tide the...
Ennis Nirvana Tribute Act 'With The Lights Out'
July 02, 2024 10:53 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBFerdia O’Sullivan, Jason Hagger, Wayne Hagger, and Tony Milan are the members of 'With The Lights Out,' a promising Ennis-based tribute band dedicated to the legendary grunge group Nirvana. On Tuesday's Morning Focus, they joined Alan Morrissey to share more about their journey and to treat listeners to a live performance.
Metabolic Health With Smaranda Maier: The Cholesterol Myth
July 02, 2024 10:33 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBOn Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Smaranda Maier, owner and founder of Authentic Health, a Qualified Integrative Nutrition & Metabolic Health Coach. Smaranda explains what to look for in your blood test results. She also tell us about the importance of lifestyle changes over reliance on statins, discussing how diet, exercise, and stress management can naturally manage cholesterol.
History Of Clare: Episode 19 – Last Years Of Ireland’s Independence
July 02, 2024 10:01 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBOn this week’s History in Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by local historian and author Colm Liddy to discuss the last years of Ireland's Independence. If you have any stories you would like to share with Colm about your town, you can contact him at [email protected] or Clare FM at [email protected].
Could We See A General Election This Autumn/Winter?
July 02, 2024 09:38 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBThere have been plenty of suggestions that a General Election could be heading our way around October/November time. Fine Gael has set a deadline of September 22nd for candidate selection, further fuelling speculation of an election in either October or November. To give their take on the possibility of an autumn/winter general election, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tony Killeen, Former Fianna Fáil Minister of Defence and by Madeline Taylor Quinn, Former Clare Fine Gael TD and Senator.
Callout For Short Filmmakers To Take Part In Ennistymon Film Festival
July 02, 2024 09:17 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBEnnistymon is launching its first film festival! A Pot of Films Festival, Ennistymon’s inaugural Community Film Festival, will take place on the 24th of August. A callout is being made for short filmmakers to participate in the festival. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Events & Promotions Manager, Aoibheann Boyle. Picture (c) A Pot of Films Festival via Facebook
Jack Walsh’s One Person Show Set To Take Place In Glór
July 02, 2024 09:03 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBJack Walsh is set to bring his one-person show to Ennis this week. Known for his role as Jimmy in Killinaskully, Jack has written "Welcome to Ireland – Meltdown of an Irish Tour Guide." Described as a 70-minute whirlwind featuring 40 characters, the show will be hosted at Glór on Thursday, the 25 July at 8pm. Picture (c) Glór.ie
26 People Seriously Injured In Road Traffic Collisions In Clare In 2022
July 02, 2024 07:24 - 5 minutes - 13.7 MBCalls are growing for the introduction of dedicated driver education courses in Clare schools in order to reduce road traffic collisions. New figures from the Road Safety Authority show that 26 people suffered serious injuries in collisions on this county's roads in 2022. A serious injury is recorded when a person is admitted to hospital as an 'in-patient', or has sustained fractures, concussions, crushing, severe cuts and lacerations, or severe general shock. Clare Road Safety Working Group ...
Grant Application Submitted For Kilrush Indoor Sports Arena
July 02, 2024 07:22 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBIt's hoped a state-of-the-art sports facility in a West Clare town will lift the area's younger population out of a cycle of anti-social behaviour. A grant application has been submitted for an indoor sports centre in Kilrush under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund. The €124 million Government initiative was launched in April of this year and allows local authorities and national governing bodies of sport to apply for between €600,000 and €30 million for infrastructural projects. Kilr...
Clare Senator Claims IALPA Strike Placing All Aer Lingus Jobs At Risk
July 01, 2024 12:27 - 6 minutes - 14.9 MBA Clare member of the Oireachtas Transport Committee claims IALPA's pilots are putting the jobs of everyone else at Aer Lingus at risk with their current form of industrial action. Both the airline and the pilots union will come before the Labour Court tonight in a bid to bring the pay dispute to an end. Last Summer, 76% of all visitors to Clare arrived from overseas and so far Aer Lingus has cancelled nearly 400 flights due to the pilots work-to-rule. IALPA is warning that a failure to re...
Council Doubles Down On Commitment To Identify Alternative Ennis Parking
July 01, 2024 12:07 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBClare County Council is doubling down on its commitment to identify alternative car parking in Ennis before shovels enter the ground in Ennis's riverside car parks. It follows a call from Councillor Tom O'Callaghan for the Ennis 2040 DAC's plans to develop on the Abbey and Parnell Street Car Parks to be halted until a "meaningful and transparent consultation process" has taken place. As part of the Ennis 2040 plans, a multi-storey retail space with office accommodation is envisaged for the ...
Tulla Prepares For Town Centre Health Check Following Community Meeting
July 01, 2024 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.25 MBAround a fortnight ago, we covered the meeting held in Tulla, for the local community to discuss the future of the village. Tulla has also been selected as one of a number of Clare communities to benefit from the Town Centre First programme, along with Kilrush, Lisdoonvarna and Clarecastle. To that end, a Town Centre Health Check will take place in Tulla this Wednesday. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tulla native and Reflections Hair Salon owner, Ann Reidy O’Connor.
Outrage In Shannon Over Removal Of Forest Park Furniture
July 01, 2024 10:55 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBThe removal of forest park furniture in Shannon has led to an outcry from displeased locals. The removal of the furniture from the picnic area in Pinewood Forest has not gone down well with those who made use of the amenity. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tony Mulcahy, Fine Gael Councillor, Shannon MD. Picture (c): Clare County Council
Pop Culture - Taylor Swift Era's Tour
July 01, 2024 10:36 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MBTo discuss the latest in the entertainment world, Alan Morrissey was joined by Clare FM’s Colum McGrath, on Monday’s Morning Focus. This week, Colum told us all about the Taylor Swift concert that he attended with his daughter in the Aviva Stadium over the weekend!
Line Dancing Classes Around The County
July 01, 2024 09:58 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MBLast November, international kizomba artist Claire O'Meara joined Alan to talk about the Afrolatin Dance Night she was holding in Ennis. Claire is as busy as ever - this time with a different kind of dancing! She is behind line dancing classes that are taking place in a variety of locations around the county. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined live in studio by Claire O Meara, dancer & choreographer.
Design Bank In Miltown Malbay
July 01, 2024 09:21 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBDesign Bank, a popup creative space in Miltown Malbay opened over the weekend and will run until the latter end of this month. To find out more about it, Alan Morrissey spoke with the organiser, Aoife O’Malley, the Chairman of North Clare Communities Group, Tom Barrett and Kevin Keane, a potter based in Spanish Point.