Traveller families based at an illegal encampment in Barefield, have hit out at Clare County Council plans to move them on, insisting they’ve nowhere to go
As locals in Barefield express concerns about the ongoing presence of caravans, vehicles and dogs off the Ennis by-pass, the council says the encampment is seriously impacting on the community and is liaising with Gardai and the HSE in preparation of enforcement action against the occupants
Six families including 10 children who are part of the wider O’Donoghue family have been living on the link road to the M18 for months now, but say they’re not there by choice, and would gladly leave if housing or a halting site was available
On Tuesday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Mary O’Donoghue, one of the travellers camped illegally in Barefield
Mary O’Donoghue, who’s living on the illegal site with seven of her sons, their families and children, told Clare FM they’re only in Barefield as they were moved on from Tulla, and have never had any option of a more permanent home.
Professor Finbarr Bradley of the Smurfit Business School, UCD teaches Risk Management and has numerous publications including co-authored “Capitalising on Culture Competing on Difference” 2008 and in 2009 he co-edited ‘Ireland’s Economic Crisis-Time to Act’ with Joe Mulholland
He has an engineering degree and PhD in international finance
Tomorrow at the Pavilion in Lisdoonvarna he is the Key note Speaker in the first in a series of 4 seminars will discuss and debate the value of Creativity and Innovation in our rural economy
The seminar on Wednesday – creativity & innovation in their business
LEADER case speakers on their success and the trade show is for all Co Clare
Emphasis throughout the day is "peer to peer" learning and networking by way of inspiration and encouragement to each other and new recruits
Prof Bradley will speak about how companies can become more innovative and creative – he will give lots of examples of how creativity stimulates business growth
Christy Healy from Kilmaley was awarded his Guinness record for the longest under water dive at the Radisson Hotel at the weekend during a Share A Dream event
On Sunday October 23rd Christy became the first person to dive and swim 10km without surfacing for air
He did it in six hours 21 minutes at Lough Derg in Killaloe
It was his second attempt, as three weeks earlier he had had to abandon a dive from Doolin Pier when he reached a distance of 9.4km
Christy’s fundraising efforts for the Share a Dream Foundation have so far raised €14,500
In March 2010 Christy & Trish’s son Stephen was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – a cancer of the lymphoid tissue, which includes the lymph nodes, spleen and other organs of the immune system. Needless to say, this news delivered a severe blow to the family and led to a stressful period of uncertainty and concern. Thankfully, after 6 months of chemotherapy and a kidney operation, Stephen has been given the all clear.
The support from the Share A Dream foundation was greatly appreciated and was one of the motivating factors behind Christy’s decision to attempt the world record 10 km dive and offer the benefits raised to this fantastic charity who make dreams come true for sick children
Caitriona O’Connor of Kerin Hickman and O’Donnell Solicitors, Ennis is a volunteer solicitor with the Free Legal Advice Clinic at Clare Citizens’ Information Service
Today she looked at Wards of the Court
A Ward of the Court is somebody who has become unable to deal with their own affairs
What is the procedure the court uses to manage those people’s affairs
How are they are appointed- what you should do if you know someone who should become a ward of court
Cuimhneamh an Chláir, the Clare Oral History and Folklore Group have announced their most recent method of sharing the folklore collected in their archive with the development of ‘Come here till I tell ya!’, a listening experience to begin tonight at the Rowan Tree Café at 8.00pm
Come Here till I tell ya!, Memories from the Cuimhneamh an Chláir archive, will give the public a unique opportunity to hear the voices of some of Clare’s oldest citizens recollecting an older and fading way of life in county Clare
Cuairteoir Jackie Elger joined John in studio and we heard from John Hastings from Quin, who was born in 1917, spoke about being the first person in Quin to have a car and Peggy Hogan from Feakle, who was born in 1925, looked back over on preparing the Christmas dinner
If you would like to attend this evening contact Jackie on 086 176 0280.
Newmarket on Fergus artist Philip Brennan joined John ahead of his exhibition in Italy
He is delighted to have been asked to participate in the Florence Biennale is an international contemporary art fair held every two years in the Historical Fortezza da Basso in Florence
Participants are solicited by the organizers via email, postal invitations, and personal telephone calls, The process starts more than one year before the ten day exhibition
www.philipbrennan.com
Frankie Coote, the Clare ISPCA Warden, joined John in studio to advise animal owners of their legal obligations and the proper care of animals
Today he said that farmers have been getting in touch about loose dogs damaging their silage covers on their land, this renders the covers useless so he is urging dog owners to keep their dogs under control
Contact Frankie on 087 622 5253.
Contact the Clare pound on 065 68 203 93.
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