On Thursday's Morning Focus with Gavin Grace
Marie in Ballynacally Called the show regarding the Eircom shutdown yesterday morning, saying that it was hours before her phones were up and running again, and her house alarm because it is connected to Eircom Phonewatch. The situation that arose yesterday with the phonelines was not too unfamiliar to Marie and where she is in Ballynacally as they have all round Coverage issues and says something has to be done to improve things.
Reports say that paramedics at the Scariff ambulance base were alerted to a young mother who was in the late stages of labour on Monday evening around 5.10pm. Arriving at the scene, it was established that there wasn't enough time to transport the woman to University Maternity Hosptial Limerick, fifty kilometres away from her home. Within ten minutes, medical personnel delivered a baby safely. The following night, the Scarriff ambulance crew were called to Nenagh in South Tipperary, leaving East Clare without cover. Kilrush Councillor Ian Lynch is quoted as saying "it was pure luck" that an ambulance was available on Monday night. He is calling on the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar to intervene in what he's calling an ongoing crisis facing rural areas in Clare. FG Cllr Joe Cooney Bodyke spoke to Gavin about the concerns
Clare storyteller and friend of the fairies, Eddie Lenihan, has warned bad things will happen at the West Pharmaceutical Services factory in Waterford, if an ancient fairy fort is destroyed as part of the construction process. The Crusheen man has written to the American company behind the factory, warning them that ill luck will follow all those involved in clearing the fairy fort — saying it is a question of when and not if, the fairies will decide to take their revenge.The factory is currently under construction at Knockhouse in Waterford and is set to deliver more than 150 jobs to the locality when finished in 2018. Eddie had more for us this morning.
A new six-part RTÉ series giving an exclusive look into the workings of Shannon Airport begins this Thursday. Since becoming independent from the Dublin Airport Authority in December 2012, Shannon Airport now stands alone as a leading publicly owned commercial airport and is now operated and run by the Shannon Airport Authority plc. ‘Inside Shannon’ takes a look at how the Airport is prospering since this historic move.Viewers will discover what life is like behind the scenes at Shannon as they are taken on a behind the scenes journey that shows the daily occurrences and issues dealt with in the Airport. Episode one airs at 19:00 this Thursday – Neil Pakey CEO Shannon Airport spoke to Gavin.
In our Morning Focus Health Matters slot we speak with Dr Maire Finn from the Ennis Family Medical Centre.Today Dr Finn answered all your medical queries. Doctor Maire Finn is from the Ennis Family Medical Centre, and will be joining us again next Thursday 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
Fr. Donagh O Meara P.P Bodyke / Ogonnelloe spoke to us about initiatives taking place in his parish in a bit to bring life back into this beautiful rural village. Tonight in the Hall in Ogonnolloe at 8PM there is a community meeting being held to talk about including / improving broadband in the area. On Friday in Caherhurley parish of Bodyke they are holding a Mass and get-together there. Local volunteers have done a major clean up of the area surrounding the Mass Rock site. On Saturday there is a coffee Morning to bring people in the community together to meet and share ideas on how to rejuvinate the parish.
In the Garden next, with Michelle Flannery of Busy Bee Garden Centre & Tea Rooms Clondrinagh Ennis Road, Limerick. TODAY: Michelle discusses the benefits of Autumn planting, for both plants and bulbs and also the wonderful array of perennial plants that flower now till the first frosts, and the benefits they have for bees and butterflies.Michelle will join us again next week for more “In the Garden” – queries and suggestions to focus@clare.fm
On this day 20 years ago Clare beat Offaly 1.13 to 2.08 after 81 long years in waiting to bring the Liam McCarthy cup back to the Banner County . . . Today we are joined by some very important figures responsible for victory that day.
In Studio Gavin Grace was joined by AnthonyDaly All Ireland Winning Captain '95, Matt Purcell Former Sound Engineer with Clare FM and Clare Hurling Documentary maker. Scariff man Mike Mc (Michael McNamara) Trainer of '95 Clare Senior Hurling Team. Players Ger Sparrow O' Loughlin, Clarecastle's Fergie Taohy who scored 4 vital points on the day and finally we heard from the legendary Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh RTE Commentator who suggested this day to be a public holiday in honour of a fantastic game of hurling history.
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