Best Tom O Brien Podcasts (2024)

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Council Urged Not To Reward Law-Breakers In New Traveller Accommodation Plan 17:52

30m ago17:52

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Clare County Council is being urged to ensure those setting up illegal encampments are not bumped up the housing list in it's new traveller accommodation strategy.Under the draft plan, the local authority is aiming to provide for 97 new traveller families by the end of the decade.A Clare government TD is calling on the county council to adopt a ful…

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East Clare Residents To Have Say On EU Project To Protect Local Rivers 4:06

38m ago4:06

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East Clare residents will be invited to have their say on an EU funded project that will aim to preserve pristine local water bodies.The Graney sub-catchment was one of six areas nationwide, chosen for the Waters of Life programme in 2022, which aims to identify solutions to combat the decline of Ireland's high-status rivers.Drop in public consulta…

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Clare Historian Fears Annihilation Of Palestinian People Without Major Govt Intervention 10:52

44m ago10:52

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A Clare Historian fears the Palestinian people will face annihilation without real and meaningful intervention from the Irish Government.It follows a tree planting ceremony held in conjunction with the East Clare for Palestine group in Tuamgraney Memorial Park over the weekend in solidarity with the people of Gaza.Last night a further 30 innocent c…

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In The Garden - Salad Selection To Plant For Late Summer Picking 24:26

9m ago24:26

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On Monday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tom Stewart from Keane’s Garden Centre in Kilcolgan.This week, Tom gave listeners some advice on a selection of salads to plant for late summer, autumn and winter picking.If you have a question for Tom, contact the show on 0818 400 964 or send a text or Whatsapp to 086 1800 964.…

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Tribute To Clare Author Edna O’Brien 22:29

1h ago22:29

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Tributes are pouring in for acclaimed Clare author Edna O’Brien, who has died aged 93 after a long illness. The Tuamgraney native’s book ‘The Country Girls’ , the first in a trilogy of books, caused controversy in 1960 and was banned. She went on to write over 20 books over a career spanning six decades. President Michael D Higgins says she has bee…

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"You Only Live Once" Book Proceeds Benefit RNLI Kilrush & West Clare Cancer Centre 9:13

1h ago9:13

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Entitled “You Only Live Once”, Manuel Di Lucia's book details the eventful life of the 83 year-old Kilkee fisherman, lifeguard, diver, restaurant operator, and founder member of the Kilkee Marine Rescue and Recovery Service. Manuel launched his book in June, with proceeds of the book being divided between the RNLI, Kilrush and West Clare Cancer Cen…

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Tidy Towns Adjudication Underway Across Ireland 12:01

32m ago12:01

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Tidy Towns Adjudication is currently in progress across Ireland, with volunteers actively participating in clean-ups nationwide.Many young men have joined the Ennis Tidy Towns over the last few weeks from Palestine, Jordan, Algeria and Nigeria.For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Councillor Mary Howard, and new volunteers, Anas Saleem Mah…

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Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival 2024 9:30

20m ago9:30

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The middle of this week will see the kick-off of the Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival. Running from the 31st July to 5th August, the week-long festival will include céilís, music, workshops, concerts, dance displays, and so much more. To fill us in on what we can expect from the Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival, Alan…

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Green Light For Ennistymon Public Realm Project Following Special Meeting 5:50

3h ago5:50

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Works to revitalise the streetscape and infrastructure of a prominent North Clare town will soon be underway. It comes as part VIII planning permission has been secured for extensive public realm enhancements in Ennistymon following a special meeting of Clare County Council held on Friday. The project which will now go out to tender involves revisi…

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Atlantic Tales - Ailish Malone - Episode 173 45:31

7m ago45:31

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On this week's episode of Atlantic Tales with Pat Flynn, we meet Irish contemporary artist and designer Ailish Malone who lives in Cappagh near Kilrush.By Clare FM

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Martin McMahon On Farmers' Incomes 6:26

2h ago6:26

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A Clare farming representative claims the future of agriculture in this county is in serious trouble.It follows a report in the Teagasc National Farm survey that incomes on dairy and tillage farms have fallen drastically from 2022 to 2023, with average incomes reducing 71% and 69% respectively.There are fears from within the sector that without gov…

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Sunday Prayer - Sunday 28th July 2024 15:00

7m ago15:00

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Stephen Fletcher leads our Sunday Prayer on today, the 28th July 2024, the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time and the 9th Sunday after Trinity.By Clare FM

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Beyond Belief - Sunday 28th July 2024 59:53

7m ago59:53

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As usal Beyoind Belief takes a break during the month of August.In this last programme of the current season, each of the team have chosen one of their favourite packages which thay had included on Beyond Belief over the last months.We look forward to our return to the Clare FM airwaves on 2nd September 2024.We look forward to you joining us for Be…

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Clare FM Sideline View Friday July 26th 56:21

1h ago56:21

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What an amazing week it has been in the county with the VIP guest Liam McCarthy being brought north, south, east and west by the group of heroes who claimed him for the first time since 2013.What better way to celebrate that than listen back to how it was done, and revel once again in the outstanding display the lads produced in Croke Park last Sun…

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Kamala Harris with Cleo Wade: The Truths We Hold 1:04:43

28m ago1:04:43

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In this episode of 92NY Talks, we go back to 2019 when then Senator Kamala Harris sat down with artist/poet/activist Cleo Wade for an inspiring discussion about the core truths that unite us and the big challenges we face together. In her book, The Truths We Hold, Harris draws on her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her to of…

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Over 140 Patients Discharged From Ennis Hospital Sought For Urgent Experience Report 5:21

3d ago5:21

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Over 140 patients discharged from Ennis Hospital in May are being sought to urgently complete a feedback report.With just five days to go until the deadline for the sixth annual National Inpatient Experience Survey, just 22% of the 186 patients eligible from Ennis General have taken part, which is the lowest uptake of any hospital nationwide.The su…

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Clare Business Owners Bask In Economic Boost Of All - Ireland Win 15:24

20m ago15:24

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Clare businesses are hailing the economic godsend of an All-Ireland victory. It comes as the Banner faithful came out in force across the county this week to join the homecoming celebrations for Liam McCarthy’s first stay in eleven years. On Monday evening alone, over 35,000 attended the main homecoming event at the fair green in Ennis. Afterwards …

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Clare Students Highlight Social Difficulties Caused By Pandemic Lockdowns 12:37

11m ago12:37

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Clare students say isolation during the pandemic has resulted in social difficulties on their return to education.It comes at the National Learning Network, which has services in Ennis, has reported a serious rise in those unable to return to school or college.The National Learning Network provides a range of flexible training programmes and suppor…

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Energising Clare: Episode 7 - District Energy 12:13

25m ago12:13

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It is time for the seventh episode of our newest feature on Morning Focus, Energising Clare.This new feature will be about educating you, the listener, on renewables.On this week’s episode, Alan Morrissey was joined by Yvonne Murphy, the CEO of the Irish District Energy Association to discuss district energy.…

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Village Tour: Episode 23 - Killaloe 39:51

8m ago39:51

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It is time for the twenty-third episode of our newest feature on Morning Focus, Village Tour, where Alan Morrissey paid a visit to Killaloe.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 …

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Boeing Finalises Guilty Plea Deal After Fatal 737 Max Crash 16:24

27m ago16:24

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Boeing has finalised a guilty plea to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and agreed to pay a massive fine of $243.6 million after breaching a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Justice Department over two fatal crashes involving its Max 737 aircraft, one of which claimed the life of Lahinch native Micheál ‘Mick’ Ryan. He was killed when the…

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Fitness And Wellness With Kieran McMahon: Achieving Fitness The Right Way As A Teenager 10:50

27m ago10:50

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On Friday’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, Kieran gave fitness advice to teenagers.By Clare FM

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Clare Climate Action Group Lambasts Government For National Grid Data Centre Drain 4:57

37m ago4:57

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A Clare climate action group is scathing government policy following a significant surge in energy consumption by data centres. New figures from the Central Statistics Office shows 21% of all electricity generated for the national grid last year was used to power over 80 facilities across the country. In June, Futureproof Clare initiated a judicial…

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Morning Focus: Live Broadcast from Shannon Library 2:00:07

21m ago2:00:07

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Firstly, Alan Morrissey was joined by the Clare Chair of Sadaka, Éamonn Meehan, to discuss the protests in Washington after the arrival of the Israeli Prime Minister.After that, Alan was joined by Senior Executive Officer, Anne Griffin to tell us more about the Shannon Municipal District.Following that, Alan was joined by Cathaoirleach of Shannon, …

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Morning Focus: Live Broadcast Shannon Library 2:00:07

39m ago2:00:07

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Firstly, Alan Morrissey was joined by the Clare Chair of Sadaka, Éamonn Meehan, to discuss the protests in Washington after the arrival of the Israeli Prime Minister.After that, Alan was joined by Senior Executive Officer, Anne Griffin to tell us more about the Shannon Municipal District.Following that, Alan was joined by Cathaoirleach of Shannon, …

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Clare Households Prevented From Entering Homelessness In Last Three Months 10:26

16m ago10:26

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It's claimed the number of tenants being exploited is one the rise in Clare.New figures from housing charity Threshold show that 22 households in this county comprised of 34 adults and 15 children were prevented from entering homelessness in the last three months.Tenancy termination was the top issue for 52% of Clare households that presented to Th…

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€11M Investment To End Discharge Of Raw Sewerage Into Shannon Estuary 5:14

1m ago5:14

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The West Clare Capital is set to reap the rewards of a multi-million euro project that will prevent the discharge of raw sewerage into the Shannon Estuary.It comes as Uisce Eireann has this week completed the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Kilrush.The €11m investment also involves the installation of new sewer pipelines and upg…

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Clare Based Ireland-Palestine Alliance Chair Fears Israel Won't Opt For Ceasefire 25:57

28m ago25:57

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The Clare based Chair of Sadaka, the Ireland-Palestine Alliance, fears the Israeli Prime Minister will not opt for a ceasefire anytime soon.Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Joe Biden later today following an address to US Congress last night where he was met with protests from pro-Palestinian demonstrators, resulting in numerous arres…

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Hopes For New Maternity Law To Come Into Effect Early September 9:00

9m ago9:00

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The new Maternity Leave Law has been welcomed in Clare as a huge step forward in the right direction.The law will allow women diagnosed with mental or physical illness during pregnancy to postpone their maternity leave up to 52 weeks.According to the Irish Cancer Society, roughly 60 percent of women each year go through cancer diagnosis, while they…

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Live Performance From Shannon Based Musician Daniel Murphy 8:14

2h ago8:14

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On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Daniel Murphy, a musician from Shannon who is involved with Youth In Music.By Clare FM

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Meitheal Residential Summer School 2024 7:06

2m ago7:06

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Meitheal Residential Summer School is taking place this week. They will also hold their finale concerts over the next couple of days. For more on this, Alan Morrissey chatted with, Garry Shannon, Coordinator of Meitheal Residential Summer School, flute player and member of the Kilfenora Ceilí Band.By Clare FM

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Shannon Native On His 220km Walk To Croke Park 10:47

13m ago10:47

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Last week, we spoke with Andy Moloney, a Shannon man who embarked on a 220km walk from Shannon Town to Croke Park to raise money and awareness for autism. Andy joined Alan Morrissey once again, to update us on how his epic trek went.By Clare FM

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How Do Utopian Visions Shape Our Reality & Future? - Highlights - S. D. CHROSTOWSA 20:46

4d ago20:46

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“I like to think of utopianism as “effective social daydreaming” because utopia is associated with consciously imagining societies. Our imagination is always involved in creating reality. The opposition between the two, reality and the imaginary, is not a stark one; they're porous.” S. D. Chrostowska is professor of humanities at York University, C…

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Major Disruption To Services Averted At Ennis General Averted As Vacancy Filled 6:31

14m ago6:31

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Fears of major service disruptions at Ennis General Hospital have been averted after an administration vacancy was filled at the eleventh hour. Its claimed patients presenting to Ennis for Urology appointments this week where told they could no longer be handled due to an unfilled secretarial position and were advised to report to University Hospit…

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Senior Vatican Officials To Visit Clare For Consecration Of Papal Nuncio 4:22

18m ago4:22

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Senior Vatican officials will visit Clare this week for a special event that will see a local cleric promoted to a high profile position. Monsignor Seamus Horgan from Ennis will be consecrated as Papal Nuncio to South Sudan and Titular Archbishop of Árd Sratha in County Tyrone during a ceremony at Ennis Cathedral. The event will take place at 11am …

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Clare People Urged To Attend MMR Clinics Amid Local Spike 5:34

20m ago5:34

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Clare people are being urged to attend MMR vaccination clinics in this county following a spike in local transmissions. It comes as the HSE is currently managing and investigating an outbreak of 16 measles cases in the MidWest region. The catch-up campaign is primarily targeting children, young adults and walk in clinics will be taking place from 1…

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Utopia in the Age of Survival with S. D. CHROSTOWSKA 44:50

18h ago44:50

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As Surrealism turns 100, what can it teach us about the importance of dreaming and creating a better society? Will we wake up from the consumerist dream sold to us by capitalism and how would that change our ideas of utopia? S. D. Chrostowska is professor of humanities at York University, Canada. She is the author of several books, among them Permi…

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Education Key To Ensuring Young People Here Don’t Travel Road To Addiction Says Addiction Counsellor 11:06

7m ago11:06

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A Midwest Addiction Counsllor insists that educating young people is key to ensuring they don’t travel the road to alcohol addition.It comes as new figures from the Health Research Board show cases of treatment for problem alcohol use here are the highest they’ve been in a decade.8,163 people received treatment last year, a 10 per cent rise on the …

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Lorcan Connolly Says Brain Drain Is Putting Judicial Sector At Risk 3:24

32m ago3:24

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The dispute dates back to 2009, when cost cutting solutions known as FEMPI or Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, were taken to reduce government spending after the recession. In the last budget, criminal barristers were granted a marginal restoration to their fees, but despite this, their earnings reamin almost 20% below 2002 leve…

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Patrick Whyms Calls For Remedial Action in Budget 2025 6:13

33m ago6:13

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According to the Bar Council of Ireland, criminal barristers are now the only people working in courtrooms who haven't their fees reinstated, while the likes of Gardaí, baliffs and registrars have all now achieved parity. This is despite a claim from Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Pascal Donohoe in the Dáil last week, that FEMPI cuts h…

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Shannon's Celtic Waves Excel At Irish National Swimming Championship 9:04

2h ago9:04

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Celtic Waves swimming club in Shannon enjoyed success in the Irish age group National Swimming championship which took place in UL recently. Celtic Waves performed really well at the Irish Swimming Nationals, coming 9th out of 72 Clubs. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Molly Lynch, swimmer with Celtic Waves and Sinéad Lynch, Molly’s m…

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Seanchaí Corner: Episode 14 – Small Biddy & Big Tom 8:36

36m ago8:36

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It is time to bring you another weird and wonderful tale, which means it is time for another edition of Seanchaí Corner.Seanchaí Corner sees the renowned author, storyteller, lecturer, and broadcaster Eddie Lenihan regaling us with a memorable story from his extensive collection of old Irish tales and fables.In our latest installment of Seanchaí Co…

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Samaritans National Awareness Day 2024 12:31

1h ago12:31

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Today is Samaritans Awareness Day. Samaritans Ennis and Clare celebrate Samaritans Awareness Day, highlighting the life-saving emotional support its volunteers provide.For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by the Director of Clare Samaritans, Pat White.By Clare FM

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Kilkee By the Sea Festival Set To Take Place This Weekend 7:32

12m ago7:32

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This weekend will see the Kilkee By The Sea Festival taking place. The two-day event (27th & 28th of July) will feature a live performance from Paddy Casey, a family fun day, a half-marathon and 10k runs, and lots more. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ken O’Connell, member of the festival committee and John Hickey, local businessman …

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Ogonnelloe Resident Shares Family Story To Highlight Importance Of Farm Safety 24:30

2h ago24:30

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This week is Farm Safety Week, with Teagasc and Agri-Aware among those putting on campaigns over the course of the week. On Wednesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ogonnelloe based, Journalist and Communications Officer, Eugene Hogan, whose brother Dermot lost his life in a farm accident.Alan was also joined by Clare IFA Chair and f…

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Clare Criminal Barristers Urge Government To Listen On Final Day Of Action 8:26

1h ago8:26

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Protests will be taking place at Ennis Courthouse this morning, as part of the final day of nationwide industrial action by criminal barristers. For the third time this month, the legal professionals will be withdrawing their services from 10am, in a dispute over pay restoration. Criminal barrister fees were slashed in 2009 as part of emergency cos…

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