Two local Gardai are to be honoured for their outstanding acts of bravery at a ceremony in Dublin today
On Friday’s Morning Focus Marian Egan spoke with Garda James Hanley of Ennis Garda Station
On January 13th of this year, Garda Hanley and a colleague responded to a 999 call indicating that a woman had jumped into the River Fergus
When arriving at the scene, they found her to be unresponsive, so Garda Hanley waded out through the river’s strong current and was able to remove her with the assistance of others
In a seperate incident in June of last year, Lissycasey man and Clare Senior Football Goalkeeper Joe Hayes, a Garda based at Henry Street in Limerick, made a save of a different kind, as he pulled a 22-year-old woman from the River Shannon
Both will be among 21 people who are to be recognised at today’s National Bravery Awards.
Marian spoke to the man who was recently appointed to promote foreign direct investment into the Midwest
Conor Agnew is the IDA’s new Mid-West Regional Business & Relationship Development Manager
He spoke about his aims whilst leading the IDA’s regional development agenda in the Mid-West Region which consists of counties Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary, and the challenges that exist.
An estimated 60 thousand student grants will be awarded for this academic year
The student grants awarding body SUSI says 39 thousand grants have already been paid, from the 43 thousand awarded to date
Two thirds of the grants being awarded are to new applicants
Marian discussed this with Cat O’Driscoll, Vice President of the Union of Students in Ireland
Cat also spoke about calls for the government to reverse their decision to make changes to the Jobseeker’s Allowance for those under the age of 26 that will form part of a ‘skit’ outside Leinster House in Dublin later today
Students and unemployed young workers plan to dress-up as images depicting the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection
Placards showing characters of government ministers ‘drinking champagne while watching young people emigrating on a large flat screen TV’ will be on show during the event at 1 o’clock.
In our Morning Focus Health Matters slot we speak with Dr Maire Finn from the Ennis Family Medical Centre
Today Dr Finn discussed Osteoporosis and answered listeners’ queries
Doctor Maire Finn is from the Ennis Family Medical Centre, and will be joining us again next Friday for more medical advice
You can always send us your thoughts and queries by email focus@clare.fm, but if you have concerns or queries about your own health right now please contact your local GP.
Denis O’Connell- Senior Assistant Chief Fire Officer with the Clare Fire Service – spoke with Marian about how Halloween night went for the service
Personnel with the Clare Fire Service came under fire while attending to a bonfire in the West of the county
Youths threw stones at fire personnel as they tended to a bonfire in Kilrush, one of just four Halloween-related incidents that local firefighters were called to last night.
The virtual world will be lit up tomorrow- All Souls Day- in memory of Clare’s deceased loved ones in a unique celebration organised by international aid agency Bóthar at St. John’s Cathedral, Limerick
There will also be an opportunity for Clare people to participate online as Dave Moloney, the Deputy Chief Executive of Bóthar explained when he spoke with Marian
See www.bothar.ie or call 1800 268 436.
Clarecastle Community Development are holding their monthly village market this Sunday from 9.30 – 1pm in Abbey Hall, Clarecastle
Locally produced crafts and foodstuffs will be on offer, as well as plenty of activities and demonstrations to keep all family members happy – Siobhan Tierney had the details.
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