It was a big weekend for sport in Clare with the Shinty Festival in Ennis, the County Final and also an historic occasion for Clare Camogie as they unveiled their own playing facilities in Doora on Saturday
Fr McNamara Park will host all the counties domestic championship and league games from 2013 onwards and to celebrate the long awaited new development President of Ireland Michael D Higgins as well as GAA and Camogie presidents Liam O Neill and Aileen Lawlor attended the ceremony with the pitch officially opened by Fr McNamara’s brother and sister, Tom and Eileen
On Tuesday’s Morning Focus we heard President Michael D Higgins speaking to Clare FM’s Kevin McGillicuddy on Saturday
He said he was looking ahead to the county final for Newmarket on Fergus but he described Saturday’s events as a great day for Clare Camogie.
Superstorm Sandy is causing travel disruption in the areas affected, with a knock-on effect being experienced at Shannon Airport
Flights from Newark and JFK Airports, due to arrive this morning by United and Aer Lingus today, while British Airways has also cancelled it’s planned morning service from London to New York, which stops at Shannon
A scheduled United Airlines service from Shannon to Newark this morning has also been cancelled while passengers heading to other destinations in North America are likely to experience delays
Intending passengers are advised to contact their airlines as Niall Moloney, Operation Manager at Shannon Airport explained.
The Referendum Commission is an independent body that’s role is to explain the subject matter of referendum proposals, to promote public awareness of the referendum and to encourage the electorate to vote at the poll
On Saturday, November 10th you are asked to vote yes or no to a proposal to include in the Constitution a new Article 42A and at the same time remove the current Article 42.5.
If a majority of voters votes yes in this referendum, the existing Article 42.5 will be removed and a new Article 42A will become part of the Constitution. All other articles of the Constitution will remain in place.
If a majority votes no, there will be no change to the Constitution
John spoke with
Mark Brenach, spokesperson for The Referendum Commission explained what exactly we’re being asked to vote on.
Celebrations are continuing in Newmarket as the club ended its 31 year wait for Canon Hamilton in style yesterday in Cusack park
The Blues beat Cratloe by 3-10 to 0-09 to seal their first county senior hurling title since 1981
Newmarket on Fergus PRO Concepta O’Connor had a word with John about the celebrations that took place over the weekend
We heard some of Newmarket on Fergus Captain Enda Barrett’s winning speech after the side’s first county title win in 31 years
Sergeant Joe Downey, Crime Prevention Officer with the Clare Garda Division was in studio for appeal to the public for information on a number of crimes that occurred in the past week
Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 68 48 100.
A youth organisation has issued guidelines to fight cyberbullying
It follows the death of 13-year-old Erin Gallagher in Ballybofey in Donegal on Saturday after alleging she had been bullied in an online discussion forum.
SpunOut is advising young people to: ignore bullying and not to respond online, keep screenshot evidence and report incidents to a trusted adult
John spoke with Clinical Psychologist David Coleman about bullying – he described it as endemic in Irish society
It affects people of all ages in all walks of life and the explosion of new technology and social media has given those that engage in bullying behaviour the chance to target others in a whole new way
In his new three part series for RTÉ Education, David explores the issue of teenage bullying in Ireland
At the core of the series, David offers his therapeutic support to a number of teens and pre-teens, and their families, who have been affected by bullying – either as a target or as a bully
Teresa Browne of East Clare Tourism was recently voted AA Bean an Ti of the year as landlady of Clareville House B&B
She had a chat with John about her success and said she’s hoping this will help raise the profile of East Clare in Ireland – and abroad ahead of the Gathering 2013
Their recent East Clare Walking Festival was a great success attracting over three hundred walkers to the sunny East Clare way
Frankie Coote, Clare ISPCA Warden, was in studio to give some advice on the proper care of animals and owners’ legislative responsibilities
Today he focussed on Halloween tips for animal owners and a couple of incidents with loose dogs
Contact Clare Dog Shelter on 065 6820393.
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