On today’s edition of The Afternoon Show Clare FM’s Gavin Grace hosted the Friday Panel.  Today’s panellists included Ciana Campbell, former TV Presenter and member of  Ennis Book Club, Brian O’Neill of The Rowan Tree in Ennis and Peter O’Connell, Journalist with The Clare Champion.  The panel tackled issues such as the death of Josef Pavelka, which has brought the issue of homelessness to light, particularly in Ennis and in Clare.  It was described this week as 'shamefully sad' by Judge Patrick Durcan.  As a society, do you feel we nee

On Tuesday's Morning Focus John Cooke was joined in studio by Flan Garvey, former Mayor of Clare and Chairman Tralee IT to discuss plagarism investigations on his Masters thesis.

On Monday’s edition of The Afternoon Show Clare FM’s Gavin Grace was joined in studio by Stephen Walsh, Chairman of the Board of Clare Local Development Company. A major showcase celebrating 21 years of community-led development will take place in the West County Hotel this evening - The Banner Rising, a Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) event will highlight the many successes of community-led development in the county since the early 1990s.

On Monday's Morning Focus with John Cooke we heard highlights of Clare FM's coverage of Sunday's National Famine Commemoration event in Kilrush

The ceremoney has been described as a fitting tribute to those who lost their lives in Clare and Ireland 

There was one winner of Fridays draw which means todays prize is 200 Euro congratulations to Eileen Naughton from Tubber who purchased her book in finnertys tubber

It is week12 and we are playing off the Green page of your book –  the very best of luck – here are today’s numbers

4 64 45 42 76 1 15 35 84 41

This week on the Breakfast show we want to send you to the sun.

Aer Lingus is now flying Shannon to Faro 3 times a week until the end of October.

We've got an end of week prize of return flights for two from Shannon to the Algarve. ( *The winner must fly May, June, September or October 2013.)

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On Friday's Morning Focus John Cooke was joined in studio by Shannon Airport Director Mary Considine to speak about the gains made four months into Shannon's autonomy.

Last night warm tributes were paid to the memory of homeless man Joseph Pavelka at a special candle lit vigil in Ennis

There was no winner from yesterday’s prize which means today’s prize is 400euro.

It is week 11 and we are playing off the Yellow page of your book –  and the very best of luck – here are today’s numbers

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If you have managed to fill a panel with those numbers, call 065 6828966 before 8pm tonight and you could win or share in today’s prize. If you are a winner, please keep your book until we verify the details.

On today’s edition of The Afternoon Show Gavin Grace spoke with Niamh Ui Cheallaigh - a spokesperson for PACUB – Parents Against Cuts to Child Benefit. She joined the show to talk about how parents were left in fear of more cuts to child benefit after Education Minister Ruairi Quinn indicated he would spend the money elsewhere. He said he wanted to start a debate about providing a second year of free pre-school care by using some of the €2bn spent on child benefit every year. PACUB- Parents against cuts to child benefit - feel they are robbing Peter to pay Paul.