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Clare School Secretaries Ready To Strike As Govt 'Shows No Interest' In Resolving Dispute

August 24, 2025 • 5 mins
Clare secretaries are preparing to begin an indefinite strike after it's claimed the Department of Education has 'shown no interest' in resolving a long running parity dispute. Fórsa is calling for secretaries and caretakers to receive the same entitlements as teachers and SNAs, including pensions and bereavement leave. Industrial action will begin as the school term resumes next week, while a protest is planned outside Dáil Eire...
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6 New Gardaí Coming To Ennis

August 23, 2025 • 5 mins
Clare is set to benefit from a boost to its Garda numbers. It follows confirmation that six of the latest 154 Gardaí attested at Templemore will be based at Ennis Station. It comes just three weeks after a further 15 Gardaí were announced for the Shannon division. Clare Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe is hopeful there's more to come.
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Two Tourists Injured In West Clare When Set Upon By Dog

August 23, 2025 • 4 mins
Two tourists were injured in West Clare when set upon by a dog while out walking. It's understood the dog, which has since been removed from the property, escaped and chased after the pair. Clare's Dog Warden says although there were no bites suffered, the tourists sustained minor injuries during the altercation. Frankie Coote is reminding owners large breeds can still cause damage without biting the injured party.
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Clare Aontú Rep Calls For More Initiatives To Harness Potential Of Hidden Gem Of Clare Tourism

August 23, 2025 • 8 mins
It's claimed not enough is being done to harness the potential of one of the counties most historically significant tourist spots. Clare's Aontú rep, June Dillon, claims Craggaunowen Castle & Crannóg has the ability to contend with the Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty Castle as one of the county's main tourist attractions. Implementing a shuttle service to and from the site, along with installing cafe and playground facilities have b...
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Sunday Prayer - Sunday 24th August 2025

August 23, 2025 • 15 mins
Stephen Fletcher leads our Sunday Prayer for today, the 24th August 2025, the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the 10th Sunday after Trinity. The reader is Kathleen Fitzpatrick
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Jamie McIntyre - Irish Artist Of The Week

August 22, 2025 • 13 mins
Galway songwriter Jamie McIntyre has been riding the crest of a wave this past year with his 2024 summer single “Over Galway Town” becoming a viral smash hit amassing over 4 million streams on Spotify sitting amongst some of the world’s biggest artists in the viral charts. Last year, he was selected by Gavin James to join him as support in Paris on his European tour as part of Three’s City Stages initiative which also led to him w...
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Ar An Lá Seo - 22-08-2025

August 22, 2025 • 1 min
Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 22ú lá de mí Lúnasa, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1970 cháin na Gardaí na gnólachtaí agus réadmhaoin luachmhar agus iad gan réamhchúram frithgadaíochta a dhéanamh tar éis a tharla gadaíocht ar 19 áit. I 2001 tháinig sé amach go raibh páistí ag fanacht 8 mbliain chun coinne a fháil leis an bhfiaclóir. I 1970 tháinig an nuacht amach go mbeadh praghas chun post a sheoladh chun m...
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Clare Leaving Cert Students Pour Over Results

August 22, 2025 • 5 mins
Leaving Cert students in Clare are pouring over their results this afternoon. Over 1,500 young people across the county have been receiving their final grades since 10am this morning. The anxious wait is over for Clare's 1,412 Leaving Cert and 103 Leaving Cert Applied students, who have been receiving their results online and in person at schools across the county today. This year's results are down due to grade deflation, with ...
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Calls For Government To Improve Ireland For The Older Population

August 22, 2025 • 5 mins
The Government is being encouraged to act now to make Ireland a better place for the older population of the future. ALONE and Social Justice Ireland have come together calling for the cycle of waiting for a crisis to happen, to end. In their pre-budget submissions they want social care, health and housing needs met, and investment in policies to benefit all ages. For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Eugene Philips...
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Minister Canney Launches Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service At Shannon Airport

August 22, 2025 • 14 mins
The Minister with Responsibility for the Coast Guard claims Shannon's aviation services are now safer, faster and more efficient than ever before, following the official launch of its new fleet. As part of Bristow Ireland's take over, two fixed wing Beechcraft B200 King Airs will be based at Shannon for the first time ever, while six new purpose built Leonardo AW189 helicopters have been allocated nationwide. There had been ear...
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Parenthood in Focus - Private Midwives Ltd. Closure

August 22, 2025 • 12 mins
On Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Petrina O’Halloran for Parenthood in Focus. Petrina is the founder of Mama’s Boobie Box, mum blogger and writer for online magazine Boobingit.com. This week, Petrina spoke about the closure of Private Midwives Ltd.
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20th Anniversary Of Ann Walsh’s Murder

August 22, 2025 • 10 mins
This Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Ann Walsh. The West Clare woman was just 23 when she was strangled by her former boyfriend on the grounds of the local church on August 24th, 2005. Raymond Donovan confessed to her murder and was subsequently sentenced to life in prison. Donovan was eligible to apply for parole last April, having had his previous application refused in 2023. For more on this, Alan Morri...
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The Importance Of Bowel Screening

August 22, 2025 • 12 mins
In this episode, we focus on the HSE’s BowelScreen campaign, which now offers free bowel cancer screening to everyone aged 59 to 70. To explore the importance of early detection and share a personal perspective, Alan Morrissey was joined by Dr. Sarah Fitzgibbon, a Cork-based GP who has been living with stage four colorectal cancer since her diagnosis in 2014.
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Lahinch Woman Competes in World Transplant Games

August 22, 2025 • 12 mins
There’s Clare representation on the Irish team competing at the World Transplant Games. Marie O’Connor, a kidney transplant recipient from Lahinch, is part of Team Ireland at the event in Dresden, Germany. Marie had two kidney transplants in 1996 and 98, after an infection from a sore throat led to a virus attacking the lining of her kidney. To find out how she is getting on, Alan Morrissey was joined by Marie O'Connor, Lahi...
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Guidance Counsellor and Gardaí Share Advice for Students Receiving Leaving Cert Results

August 22, 2025 • 17 mins
Over 1,500 Clare students will receive the results of their state exams today. The portal to view both Leaving Cert and Leaving Cert Applied results opens at 10am this morning. 1,412 students sat the Leaving Cert this summer, while a further 103 undertook the LCA examination. This year marks the first of the State Examination Commission’s attempt to return grade levels to that of 2019, the last pre-pandemic Leaving Cert year....
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Nurses Warn "Gross UHL Overcrowding" Will Lead To Critical Winter Incidents

August 22, 2025 • 3 mins
Nurses are warning of critical incidents at University Hospital Limerick this Winter if gross overcrowding continues. It's after 124 patients were recorded on trolleys at the MidWest region's main hospital yesterday. Of those, 52 were without a bed in the emergency department, which was greater than the total of all patients on trolleys at all wards at the next busiest facility; University Hospital Galway. INMO MidWest Assistant Di...
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Clare FM’s Summer Tour – Ennistymon

August 21, 2025 • 137 mins
Thursday's Morning Focus broadcasted live from the Ennistymon Digital Hub in the heart of North Clare, as part of Clare FM’s Summer Tour. Eoin Troy, Senior Executive Officer and North Clare MD Coordinator spoke about the latest infrastructure developments and community plans across the district. Derrick Lynch was joined by Councillor Pat Hayes to discuss the future of the Western Rail Corridor, defending its importance as a key p...
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Ar An Lá Seo - 21-08-2025

August 21, 2025 • 1 min
Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 21ú lá de mí Lúnasa, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1981 bhí buachaill an-socair agus é ina gcoladh sa chúl den charr nuair a bhí dhá dhuine á ghoid an carr taobh amuigh de a thí. I 1992 bhí dochtúirí a raibh ag obair sa phríosún ag iarradh ardú pá de 40% ón Roinn Dlí agus Cirt dá obair páirtaimseartha. I 1971 an téama den Scoil Samhradh Merriman a d'oscail I gCill Chaoi ná na ...
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Clare Auctioneer Labels June Property Sales Total As 'Abysmal'

August 21, 2025 • 6 mins
A Clare auctioneer has labelled the total number of house sales closed here in June as 'abysmal'. New figures from the Central Statistics Office show 44 tranactions were recorded in this county throughout the month. Of this, 12 were sold to first time buyers, representing 27% of the total, with 11 of these in Ennis and one recorded in the Shannon LEA. Managing Director of DNG O’Sullivan Hurley in Ennis, Douglas Hurley, has been tel...
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Iarnród Eireann Comments Signal Boost For Crusheen Rail Reopening

August 21, 2025 • 11 mins
There's further optimisim for the reopening of Crusheen's Rail Stop following recent comments from Iarnród Eireann. It comes as Irish Rail's Chairperson Steve Murphy has stated that the preservation of the Western Rail Corridor as a is an absolute priority following suggestions that some sections near Mayo and Sligo could be repurposed as a greenway. Clare County Council, meanwhile, is currently awaiting a decision on its funding a...
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