Clare County Council has wished Derry success with hosting of the fleadh next year after Ennis missed out on hosting the world famous event
Derry was a late confirmation on the shortlist after the Ulster Council withdrew its support following two bomb explosions in the city last week but on Saturday was granted the honour of hosting the festival next year.
It’ll be the first time in 60 years that the Fleadh will go north of the border.
Following today’s announcement Clare county council have also declared that they intend to continue to work to bring the celebration of Irish culture to the Banner county
Michael O’Riabhaigh of the Ennis working group for Fleadh Ceoil na hEireann joined Marian Egan in studio on Monday’s Morning Focus.
Rescue services will be boosted in the West of Ireland today with the launch of a new Coastguard Helicopter
The Shannon Based Coastguard Helicopter Unit will unveil their brand new, state of the art chopper later today
The event in taking place in Shannon at 3.30 this afternoon and is seen as a welcome boost to the busy services of the coastguard helicopter which covers
Declan Geoghegan, SAR Operations Manager of The Irish Coastguard spoke about the launch and their figures for last year.
A community based group has started in Parteen with the express objective of
submitting to and participating in the consultation process for the proposed
Limerick Northern Distributor Road. The group holds the following views:
1 – A road of this scale through the heart of Parteen village will destroy
village life as it exists today
2 – The prudence of building such a road, and the need for it, are
questionable in the current economic climate
3 – There are alternative routes for such a road which need to be explored
further before any decision is taken to cut the village of Parteen in two
4 – The emerging preferred route crosses rural farmland which is home to a
protected species of Frog whose habitat will be completely destroyed by this
road
5 – If such a road is to proceed along the route suggested, all measures
must be taken to ensure the safety of the young and elderly in the community
who use the existing road to access the school, church, recreational areas,
shops and other village amenities
6 – Such a road must take full account of the environmental impact of the
increase traffic including noise, air, light and water pollution
Edward English of the Environmental Community of Parteen, Clonlara resident Pat Keane
and Pat Sherry in Parteen joined Marian to voice their concerns.
There is a community meeting taking place this evening to discuss the impact of the road on the community at 8pm Parteen National School hall
The six Councillors from the Killaloe Electoral Area have been invited to attend
Coursing enthusiast Murty McMahon had a word from Clonmel where coursing gets underway today.
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Sergeant Joe Downey, Crime Prevention Officer of the Clare Garda Division joined Marian for Garda Focus where he detailed some of the crimes committed in the past week and appealed for information from the public
Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 68 48 100.
The Money Doctor John Lowe discussed the Personal Insolvency Bill
And as always the Money Doctor was happy to answer listeners personal finance questions
See www.moneydoctor.ie
This year’s Ennis Book Club Festival line-up includes two influential English novelists who will discuss their writing in the Co. Clare town from 2nd – 4th March
Lynne Reid Banks is a bestselling author for children and adults. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960 and Patrick Gale, from a new generation of prolific British novelists, who has written fourteen novels, including the bestselling Rough Music and Notes from an Exhibition.
The official opening will take place on Friday 2nd March and will be opened by the distinguished poet, playwright and broadcaster Vincent Woods
Ciana Campbell of the Ennis Book Club Organising Committee joined Marian to look at the line up for this year and let people know how they can get involved.
See www.ennisbookclubfestival.com for more information.
John Murphy, Chairman of the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland answered your bird and wildlife queries.
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