Morning Focus – 12/12/2017

Don O'Sullivan records 'The Wonder of You' to raise funds for the Burren Chernobyl Children's Project

We began this morning’s programme speaking to Anne Dempsey from Senior Line about how to mind our elderly during the cold snap.

51 Clare Families are to come off the housing waiting list this Christmas – Co-operative Housing Ireland CEO Kieron Brennan and Liam Conneally from Clare County Council joined me in studio to discuss this latest development.

Tommy Corbett from Carey Corbett Financial Solutions Ennis came in to talk about how Christmas affects your insurance:

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Second year executive MBA students at UL undertook a project where they tried to raise funds for Rape Crisis Midwest within 24 hours. They began a Fall Back Challenge, where two people perform a ‘trust fall’ and nominate others to donate and record the trust fall. Katie Clair from the MBA class in UL and Yvonne Murphy from Rape Crisis MidWest joined Gavin in studio to discuss their challenge:

Cree President of the PEAI (Physical Education Association Ireland) Brendan O’Malley spoke about the introduction fo Physical Education as a Leaving Cert subject, being introduced from next September on a phased basis.

Dog Warden Frankie Coote joined Gavin in Studio to discuss.

Don O’Sullivan who has been inspired by a visit to an orphanage for the Chernobyl Project, has teamed up with St Conaire’s and St Tola’s school to release a Christmas Single, in which all funds will be donated to the Burren Chernobyl Project:

St John Bosco students in Kildysart are to tread the board next Thursday and Friday in an ambitious production entitled ‘The Exam’.
The Director Martin Moloney and cast member and student Kevin Meaney joined Gavin on the line to discuss their upcoming performances:

Clare-based poet Sarah Clancy spoke with Gavin ahead of taking part in the Homeless Protest ‘MyNameIs’ outside Dáil Éireann.

The Irish Uilleann pipes have been recognised as an important and unique cultural heritage symbol by UNESCO. Among the organisations who’ve been instrumental in securing recognition has been the Willie Clancy Summer School. Harry Hughes from the Scoil Samhradh Willie Clancy spoke about the influence of the summer school on the Irish instrument receiving this recognition: