Opening today’s show we heard from Fianna Fáil TD, Timmy Dooley as he urged Health Minister Simon Harris to fund surgeries for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome sufferers.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a rare disease affecting connective tissue which can be crippling and life-limiting. Proposed surgeries to help treat the disease could cost upwards of €100,000.
One patient in need of such an operation is 10-year-old Zara Cronin. Her mother, Anne O’Gorman spoke to the show about her struggle to raise the €100,000. Despite intensive fundraising and even offering her house up as collateral Anne has been unable to raise the money. Anne is organising a fundraising walk with the Clare hurling team for July 21st so please keep an eye out for that and donate what you can.
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Rounding out the first hour, Dr. John Hillery a West Clare psychiatrist talked about his criticisms of the current mental health services in this country. Hillery is also President of the Irish College of Psychiatrists and a General Election candidate for Fianna Fáil.
Moving into our second hour, Money Doctor John Lowe talked pensions.
Then, Councillor Mary Howard discussed the Prime Time report which ranked Clare County Council fourth for litter prevention.
At the end of our second hour we had our animal welfare update from Frankie Coote, Clare County Dog Warden.
Starting off our final hour we heard from Mark McDonagh, the Cratloe man with an Irish bar in Moscow. As the World Cup begins this year in Russia, Mark’s bar, “Sally O’Brien’s Bar” will be the centre point for Irish fans travelling to the games.
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Then, Wine, Women and Wellies. We got all the details on West women In Farming’s (WWIF) social event from chairperson, Mona O’Donoghue-Concannon. The event featuring meditation, a cold buffet and the launch of a new clothing line will be in Claregalway in the Arches Hotel at 7pm on June 23rd. Admission is €20 or €10 without the meditation.
Then, our own Morning Focus producer Fiona McGarry gave us her findings on the latest scams hitting Clare. Three to watch out for are the Continuous Payment Authority (CPA), bogus emails from the Revenue and a WhatsApp scam.
Finally, John Kelly told us about this Friday’s upcoming Francie Fest, a music festival to raise funds to support Francie Kelly, a popular East Clare man who suffered life changing injuries in an accident at Lough Derg last March.
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