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Clare FM Commentary Of Closing Stages Of Clare V Roscommon All Ireland SFC Qualifier

Ennistymon Captain Darragh Conneely says he is hopeful his club's underage success can be developed at Senior level.

The North Clare men claimed just their second ever U-21 A Football Championship title following a derby victory over neighbours Corofin in yesterday's final at Cusack Park.



The Ennistymon Seniors came agonisingly close to adding a first ever Jack Daly to their portfolio after suffering a narrow defeat to Eire Óg in the County final back in October.

However Ennistymon U-21 Captain Darragh Conneely says the experience gained by players during the Senior campaign stood to his team mates when the going got tough.

Conneely Hopeful Ennistymon Can Build On Underage Success

On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan was joined by John Burke who is the Owner and CEO of the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point. John discussed his delight at the Armada Hotel achieving B Corp Certification, becoming the first hotel in the country to hold the global accolade for it's commitment to positively impacting people and the planet. He outlined the level of work required in achieving B Corp Certification while highlighting the goals of the Armada hotel. John hopes the efforts made within the Armada hotel and the local community will inspire others to do the same across Ireland.

Clare Hotel First In The Country To Achieve B Corp Certification

Clare's Aontú representative is raising concern over a lack of Gardaí available to police drug activity in the county. New Figures released in response to a parliamentary question from the party show just 18 arrests were made in relation to drug offences here since January, the second lowest total nationwide. Clare currently ranks 24th out of the country's 28 Garda divisions in terms of staffing, while this county is yet to receive any new recruits from Templemore so far this year. Aontú's MidWest PRO, Eric Nelligan believes the state are not doing enough to fight crime in rural communities.

Claims Clare Garda Resources Not Prioritised In The Fight Against Drug Crime

MidWest Simon claim no tennat is safe from the prospect of homelessness amid the current conditions of the rental market. 

It comes as new figures from the Residential Tenancies board have revealed that 5,735 notices to quit have been issued across the country since the lifting of the moratorium on no fault evictions in April. 

Although 48% of notices issued in Clare during this timeframe were found to be invalid, average monthly rental costs here have increased by 4% over the period, while supply has stagnated. 

MidWest Simon CEO Jackie Bonfield says emergency accommodation providers will struggle to cater for any additional households.

MidWest Simon Claims No Sector Of Clare Society Safe From Threat Of  Homelessness

It’s time for the latest of our In Profile interviews.

In Profile is where we have entertaining, enlightening and fascinating conversations with the great and good from around County Clare: from people who were either born or live here, to those with a connection to the Banner County.

Our latest guest for In Profile is John J.Kelly.

John is Irish-American, with his origins very much connected to the old country.

John’s father was from Kilclaran, near Feakle and both of his parents emigrated from Ireland to the United States.

John spoke about about his parents’ journey from Feakle to the United States during the 1920s.

He also highlighted how he became the leader of the manufacturing team that was responsible for making the engine that lifted Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin off the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969.

In Profile - John J. Kelly

The Clare Branch of the Irish Red Cross are doing a lot of work including promoting new members to join their ambulance service and holding a Tour of Clare fundraiser. 

The Irish Red Cross also have plans to develop and improve their training centre in Clare. 

They will be holding an annual table quiz on Saturday, the 9th of November 2024.

To talk more about this, Peter O'Connell was joined by members of the Clare Branch of the Irish Red Cross, James Lafferty and Chloe Walsh.

Photo (c): Clare FM

The Irish Red Cross Welcome New Volunteers

County Arts Officer, Siobhan Mulcahy alerted us to the upcoming Sinead O’Connor tribute night in Doolin during yesterday’s Arts Preview on Morning Focus. 

The tribute to one of Ireland’s greatest vocalists will take place at The Attic, Hotel Doolin this Saturday, December 7th. 

A stellar lineup will perform on the night, including Róisin El Cherif, Emma Langford, Steo Wall, Aoibheann Boyle and Seba Safe. 

To find out more information, Alan Morrissey was joined in-studio by Steo Wall, Aoibheann Boyle and the organiser from Cuppa Tea TV, Damien O'Rourke.

Photo (c): Clare FM

Sinéad O'Connor Tribute Night In Aid Of MASI

We are in RSV Season. 

RSV – or respiratory syncytial virus - is a common virus that causes coughs and colds and may cause infection in the lower part of the respiratory system. 

The highest number of RSV infections are usually reported in December and January every year. 

It’s important for parents to familiarise themselves with the symptoms of RSV – in order to be better able to protect their small babies. 

For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ennis GP, Dr Máire Finn.

Picture (c) jarun011 from Getty Images via Canva.com

Protecting Your Baby During RSV Season: Symptoms To Watch For & Tips To Minimise Exposure

On Kilkenny Today from Tuesday 8th October, Declan Gibbons began the show by speaking to Martha Clarke and Claire Fitzpatrick from Recovery College Southeast about the services that they provide which includes orientated educational course and workshops for people who are experiencing mental health issues. In the second half of the show, Declan spoke to Lorraine Keane about Cleanmarine and their success of their Hormone Health campaign for women over 40 last year and to coincide with World Menopause Day on the 18th October 2019.
The informative talk, which is taking place on Wednesday, 9th October 2019 in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel from 7.30pm to 9pm, will be chaired by Cleanmarine Ambassador & Broadcaster, Lorraine Keane, and will include advice and information from Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Mary Ryan and Cleanmarine’s Nutritional Therapist. Finally Declan aired an interview between Professor Denis A Cusack, Director of the Medical Bureau of Road Safety and Ann Nolan about the issues of drug driving being a major problem on Ireland’s roads which shows that 68% of drivers with a positive roadside drug test, between April 2017 and July 2019, had a positive test for cannabis.

TUES Kilkenny Today 8 - 10 - 19 Podcast

Tipp Today: Dr Mary Ryan

Atlantic Tales - Aillwee Caves - Episode 3

Clare FM presents “Between Worlds” the life of Mícheál O'Súilleabháin,
We look at how he became a much-heralded musician, arranger, academic and visionary who left an indelible legacy on Irish music through both his own work and his support and education of a countless number of other musicians.
“Between Worlds” produced by Padraic Flaherty.

Between Worlds - A Tribute to Mícheál O'Súilleabháin

On this morning's Colum McGrath Breakfast Show - Colum convinced Fiona to share her story about losing almost 6 stone in a relatively short space of time. 

Fiona says she's not an expert and doesn't claim to be, but thought her journey might help point people with similar struggles in the right direction

Fiona talks of her incredible weight loss

For the past year, we’ve been waiting to take back our lives. 
However, maybe we should be focused instead on taking back the day.
 
Niall Minogue is from Corofin. In 2011, he suffered from depression. It was his first time out of work. One thing that helped was writing down 5 times a day that made him smile or laugh. It changed his focus.
 
Four months ago, Niall’s wife Oonagh had a stroke at 36 years of age. After she came home from hospital, she suffered with anxiety and found it difficult to be positive. She too decided to write down 5 things which made her laugh or smile every day.
 
Niall has now created a booklet encouraging others to follow suit.

On Friday's Morning Focus, Niall joined Gavin Grace.

Between Worlds - A Tribute to Mícheál O'Súilleabháin

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