On Thursday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Minister for Housing and Planning Jan O’ Sullivan
Hope has been expressed in Clare that a new plan for the future development and management of industries along the Shannon Estuary will have a huge boost for tourisim in the area
Minister O’ Sullivan will launch a major strategic scheme in Dromoland tomorrow and she said she is hopeful that this new plan will enhance the tourism industry across the county.
Clare County Manager Tom Coughlan had specific details of the role Clare will play in this project and the sites for development on the Clare side of the Shannon Estuary.
Calls for assistance to the Society of St Vincent de Paul has more than doubled since 2009 and continues to increase year on year as they launch their annual appeal
St Vincent De Paul appeal comes as figures are released showing half a million Irish people are affected by food poverty
Healthy Food for All says 10 per cent of people cannot afford or access healthy food – the group is calling for a national food strategy to help tackle the issue of food poverty
John Cullinane of the Clare branch of the Saint Vincent de Paul joined John in studio to speak about demand for their services and supports and appeal to people to give what they can in the run up to Christmas – contact the Clare SVP on 065 6824188 or email [email protected]
There has been a widespread rejection to a call for an end to prosecutions for killings during the Troubles in the North
The Northern Ireland attorney general says he believes there should be no further inquiries into incidents prior to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
Politicians and groups representing victims of the Troubles are hitting out at John Larkin’s comments
Margaret Urwin from Justice for the Forgotten spoke with John and said people are entitled to justice for the atrocities that occurred.
The Clare Citizens information Service and MABS will host an information session for the public on how to use the new legal infrastructure around personal debt and insolvency
Taking place at the Temple Gate in Ennis on Monday 25th November at 7.30pm the event will be addressed by practitioner form the MABS, legal and Insolvency Profession
The event aims to provide an overview of the process of dealing with personal over-indebtedness in a structured way, based on the legal and administrative instruments available, from mortgage arrears to full bankruptcy as Paul Wolfe of the Clare Citizens’ Information Service and David Williams, Accountant and PIP, explained when they joined John in studio
Contact 0761 07 5260 for more information.
John Underhill of Burren Vets spoke about pregnancy in bitches and answered listeners’ queries.
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