Morning Focus – Monday 8th April 2019

Today’s show was full of local and national news items. We heard about the relationship between religion and primary schools, an Taoiseach’s remarks ruling out the re-opening of Ennis General Hospital and how Brexit could affect hauliers. Plus the Sports Panel and Garda Focus. Catch the best bits below:

At the start of the show, Eugene Drennan from Spa Transport was live in studio to talk about how Brexit (no deal or otherwise) could affect hauliers. Catch up below:

Next up on the show, we had Seamus Ryan, Labour Party Candidate to talk about whether religious control should be removed from schools.

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Then on the show, we had Tríona Neenan on the air to talk about a prostate cancer awareness information evfening tomorrow at the South Court Hotel in Raheen, Limerick.

After the news, we had Garda Focus with Tríona O’Rourke to talk about the latest crime updates for County Clare.

Then, we heard from Deirdre Culligan from Friends of Ennis Hospital to talk about Leo Varadkar’s remarks on last Friday’s Morning Focus, which ruled out the re-opening of an A&E department in Ennis General Hospital. Catch up below:

Carmel Madigan was next in the studio, who spoke to Gavin about an art project by twelve different Clare schools to highlight the dangers and problems of plastic waste. Some of the pupils themselves joined us in the studio to talk about their project! See some of their pieces and listen back to the interview below:


Next on the show, Mark Duley, musical director of Resurgram, told us about a concert at Corpus Christi Church next Monday, Lidoonvarna featuring the wonderful Lismorahaunn Singers.

And lastly on Morning Focus, Darren Kelly joined Gavin for The Sports Panel. Listen back below: