On today's Morning Focus with Gavin Grace
Fiona Cahill of Clare FM News spoke to Chief Superintendent John Kerin at this week's Joint Policing Committee Meeting about crime.
Former Community Activist, Richard Cahill wrote to Morning Focus to explain that he attended the 'Saving Our Community' in Thurles last week. He found there were others who, like him, had experienced crime, but had not reported it. Richard is also involved in an enterprise to develop a community alert system.
Cllr Clare Colleran-Molloy accepts Fianne Fail nomination after all. Two weeks ago, Cllr Clare Colleran-Molloy had said that she would not be running in the coming election but has since changed her mind. She spoke to Gavin explaining her change of heart.
Speeding in Newmarket-on-Fergus (Ennis Road) has become a very big issue for the residents in recent years. PJ McMahon a resident of Ennis Road, Newmarket-on-Fergus and Tom Casey a resident on the Ennis Road since 1967 have found the increase of speeding cars to be quite an issue and want something to be done about it.
John Lowe, The Money Doctor spoke about builders incentivised for selling new homes at less than market value, €100 water grant deadline extended by two weeks, motor insurance hikes – the real reason and consumer spending continues to rise.
Siobhan O'Drioscoll, Youth and Community Development Officer from Obair, Newmarket on Fergus discussed the Meals-on-Wheels that has been extended to Cratloe, Sixmilebridge, Kilmurry, Kilkishin, Quin, Clooney, Doora and Clarecastle. They need volunteers in these areas. Presently they are catering for 25-30 people in Newmarket and Bunratty areas and got a new state-of-the-art deliver van this year from the IPB Insurance Corporate Social Engagement Fund.
2015 Clare Business Awards – FBD and Ennis Chamber of Commerce
2015 winners:
Cahir & Co Solicitors (Professional Excellence)
Jones Supervalu, Miltown Malbay (Retailer of the Year)
POL Contracts (Best Use of IT/Social Media)
Eirtech Aviation (Excellence in Industry Manufacturing and Services)
Trump International Golf Links and Hotel (Best Place to Eat)
EBS, Ennis (Customer Service Excellence)
Golf Voyager, Cratloe (Innovation in Business)
Moher Hill Farm, Liscannor (Best Tourism Hospitality)
Kilbaha Gallery and Crafts (Start-Up Business of the Year)
Speaking on the win, Martin Canavan from Moher Hill Farm, Liscannor; John Jones from Jones Supervalu Milltown Malbay and Liz Greehy and Ailish Connolly from Kilbaha Gallery and Crafts, Loop Head. they all spoke to Gavin about how they achieved this award. It is a great achievement for the businesses in Co. Clare.
John Whyte from Motivation Weight Management and Shane O Donohoe from The West County Gym joined Gavin and Edel Bane (Clare FM) who discussed all the crazy diet fads down the years. John and Shane said how dangerous it is to yo-yo diet and that eating a healthy balanced diet with healthy exercising is the best way to lose a few pounds.
Lorna Byrne is an international number 1 bestselling author (her last two books have gone straight in at #1 on the UK Sunday Times Chart) with more than a million readers around the world. Her books, Angels in my Hair, Stairways to Heaven, A Message of Hope from the Angels and Love from Heaven, have been published in more than 50 countries and translated into 30 languages. Her work is the result of an extraordinary gift she has had for as long as she can remember. Lorna sees and talks to angels, physically. Lorna did not speak about this gift as promised to the angels until she published her first book Angels in my Hair eight years ago. A widow with four children, Lorna lives in rural Ireland. Today Lorna travels the world to share the angel’s messages of love, hope and peace to people of all faiths and none and in 2015 Lorna started her new charitable foundation the Lorna Byrne Children’s Foundation to support a number of charities who are already working tirelessly to change the lives of children for the better.
