On Monday’s Morning Focus we heard some of what County Down’s Rory McIlroy had to say after becoming golf’s new world number one after his victory at the Honda Classic in America last night
McIlroy is just the 16th player to top the rankings system since it was introduced in 1986
The 22 year old’s the second youngest person to secure the title, after Tiger Woods – the man he had to overcome to win in Florida.
Clinical Psychologist Dr Maureen Gaffney appeared at the Ennis Book Club Festival on Saturday to give a lecture on flourishing in difficult times
Her latest book Flourishing is about achieving a deeper sense of well-being, meaning and purpose despite, and indeed very often because of, adversity
Morning Focus Producer Niamh McNamara had a quick word with Maureen after her talk in Glor
You may have heard Aileen Delaney’s very moving story about Breast cancer on Friday’s show – well Aileen will be speaking at this evening’s public event – along with other speakers including representatives of the National Cancer Screening Service – which runs the breast check and cervical cancer screening programmes throughout the country
John Cooke spoke with Sheila Caulfield from the National Cancer Screening Service to explain their programmes in Clare and across the country
Fiona Treacy of the National Cancer Screening Service will be speaking at the Clare Women’s Network Cancer Support Group organised cancer Information evening ‘Let’s Talk… about Cancer’ in the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis at 7pm this evening.
Mairead in East Clare spoke with John about her experience in waiting for a medical card
The Health Service Executive has said that it hopes to clear a backlog of 31,456 medical card applications by the end of April
The commitment follows a two-hour visit by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children to the HSE’s central processing office in Finglas in Dublin
The HSE said that people waiting to get their card renewed can use their old cards while waiting
It also said that GPs can now prolong the entitlement of vulnerable medical card holders who are going through the renewal process
Terminally ill patients are also automatically entitled to a medical card, irrespective of their means
John spoke with Stephen McMahon of the Irish Patients Association.
Brendain McGuinla had an update of results from Feile na hInse
Almost 70 schools from all over County Clare and from Limerick and Galway are participating in the nine-days of events catering for over 2,000 young people and all organized through the medium of Irish
It is the Region’s largest Irish Language festival, and forms an extension to Seachtain na Gaeilge in Clare, is now in its 29th year
Garda Albert Hardiman of Ennis Garda Station appealed for information during this week’s
Garda Focus. Contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 6848100.
The Money Doctor John Lowe took a look at the best deposit rates currently on offer for demand, notice, fixed and regular savings plus the safety aspect
As always the Money Doctor is happy to answer listeners personal finance questions
There are many events planned throughout this week to mark International Women’s Day on Thursday March 8th
Elaine Dalton of the Clare Women’s Network joined John in studio to explain what’s happening.
Contact the Clare Womens Network on 065 6828731.
John Murphy of the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland was in studio to answer your bird and wildlife queries.
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