On Monday’s edition of The Afternoon Show Clare FM’s Gavin Grace was joined in studio by Stephen Walsh, Chairman of the Board of Clare Local Development Company. A major showcase celebrating 21 years of community-led development will take place in the West County Hotel this evening – The Banner Rising, a Clare Local Development Company (CLDC) event will highlight the many successes of community-led development in the county since the early 1990s. The large number of exhibitors will include community groups, local enterprises and various projects that have made a real difference on the ground. Also taking part in the discussion were contributors to tonight’s event; Dr. Brendan O’Keeffe from the Geography Department at Mary Immaculate College, Fr. Harry Bohan, Sixmilebridge Parish Priest and former Ireland and Munster Rugby star Keith Wood.
We also featured another instalment of “Calling Home” where we met Miriam Landwehr (nee O’Dwyer). Miriam is a native of Quilty and swapped life in West Clare for Germany over 32 years ago. She spoke to Gavin about why she chose Germany, what her life there is like and how different it is from Clare. If you or a loved one is living abroad we’d love to hear their story – please contact [email protected]
A North Clare woman is among the winners at the All Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone. Maura Clancy from the Corofin Dramatic Society picked up the Best Actress award at the weekend for her role in Marina Carr’s By the Bog of Cats. She joined the show to talk about her reaction to winning the award. The North Clare drama group also won best stage setting and best stage management.
Feidhlim Harty also joined the show to let listeners know about a special competition for school students in Clare this week. Feidhlim is the organiser of the Ennis Sustainability Challenge. Waste minimisation, recycling, sustainability; words that are written and read more than they are put into practice. Or are they? This year Ennis Tidy Towns is inviting students at primary and secondary level to contribute examples of what their school is doing to reduce waste and practice environmental sustainability. Email your stories to [email protected] before May 17th to take part in the challenge.
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