A Clare toddler suffered serious injures after a dog attack over the weekend.
This incident happened in the Ballynacally area on Saturday afternoon when 3 year old Abbey O’Dononghue was in the garden of a relatives home along with a 21 year old cousin and a number of other children
Without warning a husky dog launched an unprovoked attack on the young girl but the others present then managed to scare the dog away
The toddler suffered serious lacerations and was rushed to Ennis General Hospital before being transferred to Galway where she expected to make a full recovery
On Monday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Cathal O’Donoghue, Abbey’s father about the incident and how Abbey is recovering.
Clare ISPCA Warden Frankie Coote had a word having been on the scene on Saturday, he said that the animal would have to be put down
This is the second such case in the region in recent weeks after a 2 year old from Carew Park in Limerick was seriously injured after being attacked by the family’s pet husky.
Contact Frankie on 087 622 5253.
A group of lay Catholics is organising a vigil this week – in support of priests who have been silenced by the Vatican
Redemptorist priest Fr Tony Flannery has been advised by Rome to go to a monastery for a period of reflection – because of his views on contraception, celibacy and women’s ordination
The group, ‘We Are Church Ireland’ says these priests are articulating the views of the majority of Irish Catholics
Research published last week showed that on average – three quarters of Catholics surveyed did not agree with Vatican teaching on homosexuality, contraception and married priests
The vigil will take place next Sunday outside the Papal Nuncio on the Navan Road in Dublin next Sunday
Brendan Butler, Spokesman for We Are Church, spoke with John.
www.wearechruchireland.org
New Jersey based Peter Gould is a former journalist, served the United States Government during the tenure of President Jimmy Carter, and is a highly successful businessman
More recently he has become involved in voluntary, co-operative and the Not for profit movement
His background is in economics, currently runs conglomerate in Philly- The Superior Group
Former Chairperson of Philadelphia Zoo
Peter is currently doing a PhD in Archaeology the University of London
It is a study of community based cooperatives all over the world that are archeologically assisted and incorporate environmental heritage – this brings him to the Burren Centre
He says this work is relevant as archaeologists are doing lots of economic development today
He choose the Burren because it has one of the longest histories in Europe for working in a cooperative
Peter had a word with John.
Sergeant Joe Downey, the Crime Prevention Officer of the Clare Garda Division, was in studio appealing to the public to get in touch if they have any information about crimes committed over the past week in Clare
Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 68 48 100.
The Money Doctor John Lowe spoke with John in his weekly personal finance advice slot
He spoke about Bank of Ireland announcing that it has launched a range of new mortgages available to customers in negative equity
The bank says the new mortgages are in line with Central Bank guidelines, and they say, will allow greater numbers of customers, that are in negative equity to move home. Customers will undergo a full assessment, says the bank and must demonstrate that they can afford the new mortgage
As always the Money Doctor was happy to answer listeners personal finance questions www.themoneydoctor.ie
John Murphy of the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland was in studio to answer listeners’ bird and wildlife queries If you have a story for the Morning Focus team email Focus@clare.fm
