The Irish Hotels Federation’s 2013 Annual Conference is taking place today and tomorrow in Killarney
On Monday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Lahinch hotelier and President of the Irish Hotels’ Federation Michael Vaughan who called on the Central Statistics Office to improve the quality of the data it provides on tourism
It comes after figures show there was a significant decrease in the number of British tourists visiting Ireland last year – down 100,000
The IHF says the information the CSO currently provides is quite vague – and that Ireland has more national data on the movement of its cows than visitors.
After inspections at the Clarecastle Daycare Centre the HSE are impressed with the facilities and management there and they have announced that they are awarding funding to the dementia unit
A specific amount to be referred to as a Development Fund of €35,000 is to be provided to Clarecastle Day Centre in 2013, and is guaranteed for each of the years, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Fine Gael Deputy Joe Carey had a word with John to explain.
Mary Morrissey, founder of the Clarecastle Daycare Centre and Heber McMahon- Chairman of the Management Committee joined John in studio
They said they are pleased beyond words that the HSE has acknowledged they have competence to provide dementia services and will support them doing so
Mary has been fighting for this for years so is incredibly happy it has come to fruition
The Fergus Wing (the dementia wing) is already in use – at present they cater for 7-10 people a day, but full capacity is 25
The Clarecastle Daycare Centre alone takes care of 250 people a week.
Clare Anglers were among a crowd of around 2,000 people who took part in a protest against a major Fish Farm development between Doolin and the Aran Islands on Saturday
The Federation of Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers are holding a protest in Galway City today to voice concerns about the proposed development by Board Iascaigh Mhara which could create up to 500 jobs and 15,000 tonnes of organic salmon each year
The "Galway Bay against Salmon Cages Protest" is based on fears of a threat to the marine environment off the Clare and Galway Coasts, as anglers say the development could have a negative impact on wild Atlantic salmon fishing in the area
Thomas Moran of the Federation Salmon and Sea Trout Anglers spoke with John.
Brendain MecFhionnghaile of Clar as Gaeilge had a results update from Feile na hInse
Almost 70 schools from all over County Clare and from Limerick and Galway are participating in the nine-days of events catering for over 2,000 young people and all organized through the medium of Irish
It is the Region’s largest Irish Language festival, and forms an extension to Seachtain na Gaeilge in Clare, is now in its 30th year.
Sergeant Joe Downey, Crime Prevention Officer at the Clare Garda Division joined John to appeal for information on crime committed in the county over the past week
Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 68 48 100.
Dr Terry Lynch is a psychotherapist and GP in Limerick
He will be in Sixmilebridge tomorrow night to give the first of the Sixmilebridge Lenten Talks and he will be discussing what exactly depression in and how to indentify it. All are welcome tomorrow at 8pm.
Terry is particularly interested in the expansion of our understanding of mental wellness, the mental wellness-illness spectrum, and the various stages in between; how mental wellness becomes eroded and lost, and how it can be regained and recovered
Terry wrote a bi-weekly column on mental health in the Mind Matters column in the Irish Times for fifteen months up to approximately April 2009
He ceased writing for the newspaper in order to devote more time to book writing. He has spoken at many meetings and seminars since the publication of Beyond Prozac
In September 2010, Terry established the Anew Psychotherapy Centre in Limerick.
John Murphy of the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland joined John in studio to answe listeners’ bird and wildlife queries.
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