Morning Focus – Wednesday 25/10/2017

Today’s show opened with a discussion on Donal Óg Cusack’s resignation as a coach with the Clare Senior Hurling team in light of the sentencing of Tom Humphries, for whom he had written a character reference
Clare FM’s Derrick Lynch spoke to Gavin on the matter.

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Good news for Kilrush as Scattery Island won a prestigious 2017 EDEN Award, which is bound to attract even more visitors. Gavin interviewed Irene Hamilton of Scattery Island Tours and John Mulqueen an OPW tour guide on the island’s success.

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Michael from West Clare got in touch with the show to share his frustration with the situation at University Hospital Limerick, the region’s main hospital.

We heard from Transition Year students Seamus MacNamara and Kate Considine from Mary Immaculate Secondary school and Teresa O’Donohue from the Public Participation Network on an upcoming showcase of a new Economic Vision that will be unveiling tomorrow as part of a sustainable vision for Lisdoonvarna.

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This year the ESB is celebrating 90 years since it’s establishment. We sent Clare FM’s Pat Flynn to ESB Ardnacrusha to find out more about the Shannon Scheme which was set up 88 years ago.

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Wildlife photographer Colin Stafford-Johnson was on the line to speak about his experiences and his Irish tour ‘Living the Wild Life with Colin Stafford-Johnson’ which takes place in Glór, Ennis on 9th November.

Gavin spoke to Darragh McAllister, Clare Chair of the Vintners Federation and from Lucas’s Bar on Parnell Street on the incoming legislation for drink driving.
The Halloween spirit is in full swing as the traders of ‘Ennis Creative Quarter’ are coming together to launch the town’s first Halloween Festival.

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On The Morning Focus Book Club, we discuss this months book ‘Nutshell’ by Ian McEwan with Seamus Ryan and Samantha Morrissey.

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Finally, The Burren Winterage Weekend will be held from Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th October which aims to boost local agriculture and the wider Burren economy. Gavin spoke to Pat Costello, Mary Howard and Patrick O’Donoghue on the various events and talks that are happening over the weekend.