An American tourist claimed that she captured the likeness of Jesus Christ on the side of the Cliffs of Moher last week when she was visiting Ireland for two weeks with her mother
Sandra Clifford says once she spotted it she began asking other tourists if they could see it and they agreed and took photos themselves
Sandra spoke to John Cooke from San Francisco on Wednesday’s Morning Focus
Also, Fiona Fay from Drogheda who was accompanying Sandra and her mother on their trip around Ireland spoke too about seeing a likeness of the face of Jesus Christ in the Cliffs of Moher last week
Log on to the Morning focus page of clare.modus.ie to see the picture and let us know what you think
Pat Breen, Fine Gael Spokesperson Foreign Affairs is amongst a Cross Party Foreign Affairs Committee Delegation to Ethiopia during which it will examine Irish Government-funded projects and raise concerns over the country’s human rights record with Ethiopian officials
We heard from Pat Breen and also John Rhynne of GOAL, whose father is from Inagh, and Mike McDonagh, an Ennis man and Head of the UN Humanitarian Affairs in Ethiopia
Clare FM’s latest online poll:
Now that the New 7 Wonders have been chosen- What’s County Clare’s best natural wonder?
• The Burren 47%
• Loop Head Peninsula 8%
• The Cliffs of Moher 34%
• Lough Derg 7%
• The Ailwee and Doolin Caves 4%
The ‘Hidden Realities’ Report was launched by Minister for Drugs Roisin Shortall last week
The report reveals the affects hazardous drinking has on children
Over half a million children are at risk from the affects of parental/adult drinking in the home
The Alcohol Forum (formerly known as the North West Alcohol Forum) commissioned this report, their Director Eamon O’Kane explained some of the findings
Nicholas Quirke worked in England for years but came home to retire in Kilkenny
He became mystified by parochial houses and presbyteries of Ireland and travelled a round trip of 70,000 miles to each of the 26 dioceses and took photographs of 1,750 parochial houses
It enraged him at the time that these magnificent Georgian mansions were built at a time when the Irish Catholics were poor and emigrating
He spoke with John about this experience
See his collection of photographs on www.crohane38.com
Paul Wolfe of the Clare Citizens’ Information Service had answers to listeners’ queries on social welfare entitlement, employment and consumer law.
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