MORNING FOCUS FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER
Scoil na Mainistreach Quin has been told that there is no funding available for a PE facility and rec room as part of their current extension. The school had been under the impression that there was to be a two phased approach to the building project, phase 1 included in the building of 8 new classrooms and phase 2 was the building of the PE /Rec room. Jan O'Sullivans office has now said this funding was for the classroom only. The school management are naturally very disappointed about this and according to them Scoil na Mainistreach is the only school in Clare to not have a PE/Rec room .Ruairi Quinn had said he would look into it when he was Minister but this doesn't seem to be the case under the new Minister. Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy (FF),Ann Fitzpatrick, principal , Scoil na Mainistreach Quin and Darcy Edmonds, chair of the Parents a association, Scoil na Mainistreach Quin spoke to Marian about the issue.
Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South Liadh Ní Riada visited Clare today to hold a number of meetings in the county. In the latest Irish times polls out this week Sinn Fein are now the joint most popular party in the country along with Fine Gael. The party is also expected to win a seat in the Dublin west bi-election in South West. Marian spoke with the newly elected Ireland South MEP.
Ahead of this weekends Senior football final between Cratloe and Eire Og we catch up with both camps. Mattie Murphy Eire Óg Secretary , Clare FM's man in sports Derek Lynch and Siobhan O'Gorman Assistant secretary Cratloe GAA set the scene with Marian
Our panel of three guests from around the county joined Marian in studio to take a look back at this week biggest news stories. This week our panel included Peter O’Connell, Journalist with the Clare Champion, Patricia McCarthy , Property Agent based in Newmarket and Fergus and Birgitta Curtin owner of the Burren Smoke House. Amongst the topics the panel discussed were, The up-coming budget, the ongoing debacle at Irish water, the pedestrinaisation of Ennis at Christmas time, the new rules on mortgage lending and our on-going fascination with Roy Keane .
Finally as always on a Friday we took at look at some of the events happening in Clare over the weekend, including a Charity walk in the Burren this Sunday October 12th in aid of Cuimhneamh an Chláir, a charity car wash at Shannon Fire station this sat 11Oct from 11am to 3pm and the unveiling of a Brian Boro shield in Killaloe.
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