On Tuesday’s Morning Focus Marian Egan spoke with Deputy Joe Carey of Fine Gael who was en route to Dublin to attend a presentation on behalf of the Burren Beo to the Agriculture joint Oireachtas committee meeting
Dr Brendan Dunford and Michael Davoren – IFA Burren- will be making presentations to the group in the hope of ensuring that in they will be able to retain funding under the new CAP
Deputy Carey and Deputy Pat Breen commented on last week’s Oireachtas Health Committee hearings on the abortion issue.
Kilrush’s bid to host the 2013 National Famine Commemoration has been successful
Last October Clare County Council and Kilrush Town Council entered a detailed bid to host the event, which was first held in 2009 and will be staged in Munster this year
The West Clare Town was one of the worst affected during the famine, and the bid has received the support of a number of local groups and political representatives
Mairead O’Brien, Mayor of Kilrush and Independent Town Councillor, welcomed the news and outlined some of the plans for the commemoration
Paddy Waldron of the Kilrush Historical Society was on the committee who prepared the application for this- he said there’s a huge amount of work ahead of them now
Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht paid tribute to the immense commitment and support in the community in Kilrush and wider county area, it confirms the deep regard still held today for all those who perished, suffered and emigrated during this catastrophic period in our history
Clare County Council today announced that it is to take in charge extensive housing developments comprising 900 residential and other properties at Westbury in southeast Clare
The move follows extensive negotiations with bondholders who held bonds on behalf of McInerney Homes Ltd and Chieftain Construction Ltd., both of whom have been in receivership and liquidation for some time
Hugh McGrath, Area Engineer with Clare County Council, explained exactly what this means for people living in these estates in Westbury
Westbury Labour Party Councillor Pascal Fitzgerald, Deputy Mayor of Clare, welcomed the progress made in relation to the Westbury estates, which he said is part of ongoing Council efforts to address difficulties on a number of developments around the county brought about through the collapse of many companies in the building sector.
The Mid West Humanists are a group of people from Clare, Limerick and Tipperary with no religion, or leaning that way – the group was established in 2008
The Mid West Humanists meet monthly in Limerick, at present in the Absolute Hotel, 3rd Wednesday of the month at 8pm – all are welcome to their next meeting taking place tomorrow night
The group seek social and political changes, that society and the state should – (1) be secular; (2) treat equally people who have religion and people who have no religion; (3) be more open to people who have no religion
Peter O’Hara is spokesperson for the Midwest Humanists, he had a word with Marian
For more information see www.midwesthumanists.com
Frankie Coote, Clare ISPCA Warden, joined Marian in studio with advice for animal owners regarding their legal obligations
Contact the Clare Animal Shelter on 065 6820393
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