On Mondays Morning Focus John began by speaking to Jim Enright Cratloe Post Office Action Group PRO as the Action Group says it's reasonably confident of retaining the village's service. Activists met with management on Friday to discuss a review that is underway due to what the company describes as a vacant contract. It's understood An Post isn't happy with the number of people currently using the facility in Cratloe. A decision will be made in three weeks and PRO Jim Enright says they're quietly confident.
Up next John spoke to Joe Russell, General Manager of Trump International Golf Links Ireland, as Donald Trump pent his second weekend in Clare. Ireland's most famous golf club owner spent 2 days inspecting the progress at Trump International Golf Links Ireland over the course of two days. He was in Europe on business and decided to visit the Clare property and courses in Scotland before heading back stateside.
Morning Focus listener Ruth Gilhool got in touch as this Friday and Saturday just gone, she fell for lines given by some con artists who gave her a price to fix some of the tiles and shingles that had blown down in the Winter storms we had. The men travelled in a royal blue Ford Transit Van. There were three men in the truck. They removed 41 roof tiles, each 18" X 12" from the roof leaving part of the attic open to the elements. Then told Ruth an outrageous price which was over 6 times the amount quoted yesterday. She borrowed from a neighbour and thought the job would be done today but then told they couldn't do anything until she came up with an additional €1000 they wanted today to get materials to finish the job. They left and have not been seen again. The roof is now open to the elements.
Dr Aidan O'Brien, Consultant Respiratory Physician in UHL was next to join John ahead of an event in Ennis tonight for those affected by COPD. The event is on in the Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis commencing at 7 pm. All are welcome to the gathering where Dr O'Brien will do a general talk on COPD and Damien Peelo CEO COPD Support Ireland will do a presentation on the role of support group.
Garda Niamh Brown with the Clare Garda Division appealed for the public's assistance with information on crimes committed in the county over the past seven days
Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 68 48 100.
As you will have heard here on Clare FM The Tuamgraney childhood home of writer Edna O'Brien is to go under the hammer tomorrow. Drewsborough House near Lough Derg will be auctioned in Ennis at the old ground hotel at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. The property is on sale at a guide price of 350,000 – and given it's literary connections Clare FM's Aisling O' Rourke spent some time there recently to gain some sense of the well known but media shy author.
The world's largest tag rugby festival is set to come to the Mid West this weekend. 150 tag rugby teams from around Clare, Ireland and Britain, and as far away as Australia will gather in Limerick from July 10-12th for the 2014 Pig'N'Porter Festival, regarded as the world's largest tag rugby festival. 2500 players and 5000 visitors will descend on Ireland's City of Culture for one of the biggest summer festivals taking place in the Mid West this year. Hosted on the grounds of Old Crescent RFC, the 13th annual festival combines sport, food and live music in Ireland's rugby capital. John spoke to festival organiser Eugene O'Riordan about what people can expect.
John Murphy, wildlife expert and Chairperson of the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland joined John in studio to answer listeners' bird and wildlife queries.
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