Morning Focus heard first from Tom Callaghan from Clarecastle, an Independent Postmaster working in Limerick, on fresh news of threats to the rural post office network.
The show then turned to the topic of housing in Clare and heard from activist Dermot Hayes who believes there is an accommodation crisis in the county.
Pádraig Ó Mianáin, editor of fócloir.ie was Gavin’s next guest. He talked about the first new English-Irish dictionary to be produced in a number of decades.
Dr Christine McGarrigle of the TILDA research project then joined Gavin to discuss new findings on the lives of older people in Ireland.
Fiona McGarry producer of Morning Focus then presented a special report on the closure of An Binsín Luachra, one of Ennis’s best loves ladies’ boutiques, which has shut its doors after more than four decades.
The next topic for discussion was the value of the Burren as a model for community groups around Ireland. Gavin’s guest was Prof Cathal O’Donoghue, the Dean of Arts at NUI Galway who is giving a talk on the subject, hosted by the Burrenbeo Trust.
Irish language publishers Fúta Fata are translating best-selling children’s books into Irish. Gavin spoke to director of the company Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin.
Gavin was then joined in studio to discuss the West Clare Drama Festival with chairperson Rita McInerney and adjudicator Walker Ewart.
St Aidan’s National School is holding a fundraiser called ‘Who Wants to be a Thousandaire?’ Gavin spoke to Jim McFall of the Parent’s Association.
Vet John Underhill then discussed the problem of displaced stomachs in animals.
