Last Friday, we saw Saffron and Blue flags of a different kind line the streets in North Clare, James Mulhall told Morning Focus that rather than the Banner’s flag, it was the Swedish flag that was proudly flying in Lisdoonvarna.
The small town welcomed King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia on the final leg of their Irish state visit.
Here is his report for the show:
The show opened with Cllr Gerry Flynn who broke his silence about his battle to keep his seat in the Shannon area after Sunday night’s nail-biting recounts.
Listen to his interview below:
Clare County Council Welcomes 6 Newcomers after Local Elections 2019
Will fresh faces bring fresh thinking? That’s the question we posed on Tuesday’s Morning Focus to a number of those political newcomers… Mark Nestor Incoming FF councillor for Ennis, Roisín Garvey Incoming Green Councillor for Ennistymon and Newly Elected Fine Gael’s Joe Garrihy for Ennistymon on the phone.
Later on in the show we had financial advice from Tommy Corbett.
He spoke to Gavin about how to resist the urge to splurge and minding your money this summer
Midwest Centre Marked There 10 Years Of Supporting Children Through Grief And Loss towards the end of the show.
Gavin spoke with Killaloe woman Olive Foley who is the Children’s Grief Centre Ambassador and Dr. Elizabeth Nixon who spoke about the research on how divorce and separation effects children.
