On today's edition of Morning Focus with John Cooke
With the Referendum on Same Sex Marriage just two weeks away, we've been hearing arguments from the Yes and No sides and the views of various groups and people on the issue.Yesterday we heard the Catholic Church in Clare calling for a No Vote as Killaloe Diocesan Spokesman Fr Brendan Quinlivan argued that changing the laws on marriage will undermine families and the fundamental building block of our society. Today – we heard from Bernard Lynch – an Ennis man who was ordained as a Catholic Priest and still works in ministry to the Lesbian and Gay Community in London – he's also proud to have a husband, and is hoping for a Yes vote in the referendum on May 22nd. On his most recent visit home to Ennis, John Cooke asked Bernàrd about his upbringing in County Clare in the 1950's and whether he knew he was Gay at that stage of his life.
Kilmaley GAA are hosting a heart screening event this Saturday in conjunction with Lissycasey GAA as well as their hurling and camogie club to try and detect players that may be vulnerable to exercise induced cardiac arrest and Sudden Adult Death syndrome. In the past week, two young professional sports men died in Belgium and Wales respectively. Dr. Kier McNamara, Physio with Kilmaley GAA spoke to Morning Focus in the hope of encouraging other clubs in the county to organise heart screening for their players. For further information please phone Dr. McNamara on 087 2935762.
Morning Focus Friday Panel
Our panel of three guests from around the county joined us in studio to take a look back at this week biggest news stories. Sharon Cahir of Cahir and Co Solicitors Ennis, Peter O Connell Journalist, Clare Champion and Cree native John Considine Former County Councillor Hull City Council, Independent Party completed our panel for this week. On the agenda were the UK Elections results, Penalties for not paying Water Fees and the Marriage Referendum Campaigns heating up this week.
Choirs are tuning up for Ireland's biggest gospel music festival – the 6th annual Gospel Rising Music Festival which takes place in Ennis this weekend, hosted by The Really Truly Joyful Ennis Gospel Choir. The Festival Highlight Gala event is in Glór this Saturday night and will feature Choirs from all over the country. As they put in some last minute rehearsals at Ennis Cathedral this week Morning Focus Producer Edel Hynes went a long for a taste of what's to come this weekend! More information on www.gospelrising.com
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