On Tuesday's edition of Morning Focus with Marian Egan
Clare County Council has given the go-ahead for a new supermarket to be built in Ennistymon. The project is to proceed on the site of the current Ennistymon Mart, in spite of some local objections. Aldi Stores Ireland Ltd. had sought permission to develop the store, along with associated works such as a car park, at the site of Ennistymon Mart. The application was also the subject of eight objections, including one from a group called the Save Ennistymon Mart Committee. However, the Council has now given the project the green light, and attached 21 conditions including some which limit the hours in which the store can operate. Pat O’Donoghue Former Chairman, Ennistymon IFA- Chair of the Save Ennistymon Mart, Tom Clair Former Vice Chairman of Ennistymon IFA & Local Farmer / Ennistymon Mart and Flan Garvey Former Mayor of Clare all gave their reaction to Marian.
The communities of Bunratty, Kilrush, Ennis, Kilmaley and Doonbeg are busily preparing for the adjudication stage of 2015 IPB Pride of Place Competition, which takes place from 21st to 23rd July.
Run by Co-Operation Ireland in conjunction with local authorities north and south of the border, the annual all-island initiative aims to recognise and celebrate the vital contributions that communities make to society. 2015 represents the second year running that Clare County Council will host the Pride of Place award ceremony at Treacys West County Hotel in Ennis, in November. Tommy Comerford Co ordinator of Doonbeg Pride of Place and Kevin O Connor Chairperson Bunratty Local Development Assoc both gave us an insight into the preparation efforts taking place ahead judging.
Cyclists caught committing an offence will be cautioned by Gardaí ahead of new fixed notice charges coming into affect at the end of this month. Gardaí are out in force this week as part of an awareness and education initiative highlighting cyclists' responsibilites relating to traffic and road safety measures. From the 31st of July, anyone caught committing one of 22 offences will be fined forty euro. Sergeant Darragh Molloy of the Clare Garda Traffic Corps based at Ennis Garda Station outlines some of the offences, as he spoke with Clare FMs Gavin Grace.
IBEC says an increase in the minimum wage would be a big mistake. The business and employers group's issued the warning ahead of the publication of the low wage commission's report this week. It's expected that document will recommend an increase of 50 cent an hour to 9 euro 15. Michael Vaughan of Vaughan Lodge Lahinch says this increase could see a rise in increase in wage costs right across the hospitality sector as he explained to Marian and Alec Fleming of Ennis Chamber also gave his reaction.
The death has been announced of Flan Galvin, the former Managing Director of the Clare Champion and former chairman of Clare FM. Mr. Galvin, a native of Kilnamona, ran the newspaper from 1969 to 1994, while he was also the chair of Clare FM when the station went on air in 1989. Mr. Galvin is predeceased by his wife Gemma and survived by his sons Anthony, John and David as well as a wider circle of family and friends. His remains will lie in repose at his residence this evening, before funeral mass at Ennis Cathedral on Wednesday. Maurice Harvey Chairman of Clare FM and Tony Mulvey Chief Reporter with The Clare Champion both paid tribute to Flan.
Shannon mother of two and IT worker Clare McCarthy runs the popular clairewiththehair blog covering topics related to health and fitness, food and fashion. She’s recently competed as a finalist in the UK Blog Awards 2015 in the Food and Lifestyle Category. She also contributes to RSVP Magazine. Claire joined Marian in studio to discuss back to school costs aswell as the Irish Blog Awards coming up soon!
Frankie Coote Clare ISPCA Officer and County Dog warden joined us in studio with a round up of animal welfare incidents from around the county this week including – dogs loose on Clare beäches and horses on the public roads
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