Today on Morning Focus, we heard from Clare County Council CEO, Pat Dowling as he spoke to Gavin about the Clare County Council 2020 Budget.
Clare County Councillors held a special meeting on Friday evening, at which they unanimously passed the local authority’s Budget for 2020.
That the budget would pass is perhaps not a surprise – there’ve been well over a dozen meetings and workshops, mostly behind closed doors, as part of the process to prepare the €128 million plan. But will it also get the approval of the Clare public, given high levels of public anger in September when Councillors voted to increase Local Property Taxes by 15%.
If you missed it, you can listen back below:
Before that on the show, Jim Deegan, Professor of Tourism Policy and Director of the National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies at the University of Limerick, joined us on the line to discuss the future for Tourism in Clare. In a world of concerns about climate change, and with an emphasis on protecting our natural environment, how sustainable is it for well over one million people a year to come to the Cliffs of Moher, and to take in more of our natural wonders? This was also the topic of discussion this past weekend when a wide range of tourism experts came together for a tourism policy workshop at Dromoland Castle.
Next on the show, Mark Ganly, Co-Founder of N-Pro joined us on-air as his product, the N-Pro Headguard has been proven in laboratory testing to provide significant impact protection. Mark founded N-Pro with his wife Dr Sandra Ganly and are based in Galway. World Rugby is implementing a Global Law Trial for headgear over the next five years. The trial has been devised to allow approved manufacturers to gather further scientific evidence during games and demonstrates World Rugby’s continued dedication to improving player welfare.
Next, Garda Simon Tierney joined us on the show for this week’s Garda Focus.
Then on the show, Author, Padraic McCormack joined us on air to discuss his new book, Beneath The Silence. A book inspired by a true story, is a different take on the well-rehearsed theme of the Irish unmarried mother who is named and shamed while the father is never identified. The book is available now.
Next on the show, Michael Anderson, Historian, and Flan Garvey Chairman of the Michael Cusack Centre spoke to Pat, as Michael visited the Centre following 10 years of extensive research on Michael Cusack’s siblings in America, Australia and Wales, Michael is donating the fruits of his labour to the Michael Cusack Centre. His interest began when he was asked to research the Woods family of Dromore, which includes Michael Cusack’s wife. Flan Garvey told Pat what this meant for the Michael Cusack Centre.
To wrap up today’s show, our very own Darren Kelly joined us in studio to chat about the latest action in sport!
If you missed our sports panel, you can catch it below:
