Clare households will pay 15% more in Local Property Tax in 2017 than they have for the last two years.
Councillors have voted to collect the LPT at the full rate for the coming year, which is expected to garner an extra 1.5 million euro for the local authority.
Local representatives passed the proposal but 21 votes to 4, at a special debate on the issue.
The motion to forego the 15% cut came from Fianna Fail Councillor Tom McNamara who insists the extra funds must be spent to improve quality of life in Clare.
On the show Gavan spoke to Cllr. Tom McNamara FF and Cllr. James Breen IND about the increase.
Clare's Independent TD has hit out at plans to manage overcrowding in the MidWest.
The UL Hospitals Group plans to introduce a bed bureau from next month – it would see GPs deal with a centralised point of contact when deciding whether to refer patients to the Emergency Department in Limerick or the Medical Assessment Unit in Ennis.
However, Dr. Michael Harty claims the plan takes away the GP's ability to liaise directly with senior clinical staff and will be bad for patients here.
He's called the proposal a "devastating blow"
Dr Michael Harty TD was in studio to talk to Gavin.
Homelessness charities say there are too many State-funded organisations dealing with those without housing, and some should be axed.
More than 75 charities and groups currently receive State funding to provide homeless services. Last year, €95m — or around €19,000 for every homeless person — was spent by the State on homeless services. This figure does not take into account spending on building social housing for those without a home.
Gavin was joined on the phone by Jackie Bonfield from Mid-West Simon.
Indigenous industries in the Shannon Region worried about their export prospects following the recent Brexit vote will have an opportunity to get expert advice on how to react this Thursday, Sept. 22 at a Shannon Chamber seminar.
The fall-out from the Brexit vote will be addressed by Trevor Charsley of FX Risk Management Solutions, AFEX, a senior market adviser with over 25 years’ trading and sales experience, when he speaks at the seminar on the theme of ‘Funding Growth and Expansion, and Internationalising your Business’.
Trevor Charsley spoke to Gavin on the phone from London ahead of the seminar on Thursday.
As Europe's largest agricultural show got underway, Ireland's most definitive farming opinion poll returns, with the results of the Irish Examiner ICMSA farming poll published.
The survey was conducted for the fourth consecutive year and provides a vital insight into the attitudes, beliefs and opinions of the farming community on a range of issues – agricultural, social, economic and political.
Gavin spoke to Noel Baker from the Examiner.
Dog Warden Frankie Coote came into studio to chat with Gavin about his work.
Grief is a difficult journey and it is such a different experience for everybody, even though they may be mourning the same person. There are many misconceptions about grief and it helps to know that it is different for everybody, that there is never a set length of time to mourn, that a new bereavement may trigger off unresolved issues from an earlier loss (like losing a parent when you were young or maybe having a miscarriage many years ago) and so on.
Claire Forde is a counsellor specialising in bereavement. She is hosting a series of talks on grief and grieving (Helping to Heal the Wounded Heart) in the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon starting on 20th October and running for 6 nights to 24th November.
Gavin spoke to Claire about bereavement and about her series of talks.
The Association aims are to bring Clare people in the capital together, to create links with Clare people further afield and to render, where possible, aid and co-operation to worthy undertakings, objects and causes in or associated with Co. Clare.
They have chosen Clare Cancer Support (Slainte an Clar) as the beneficiary of their annual 10K Charity Walk which takes place on Sunday 25th September.
Slainte an Clar provide support for people living with cancer, their families and friends in a safe, positive, caring and confidential environment.
Gerry O'Reilly from the Clare Association spoke to Gavin about their charity walk and about choosing Slainte an Clar as their charity this year. Marie Phelan, Joint Treasurer with Slainte an Clar came into the studio to chat with Gavin.
A new Youth Employability Initiative run by Clare Youth Service is looking for young people aged 18 – 24 years across the county who are experiencing barriers in their career development. The programme will work with participants on a one-to-one basis to address their individual needs and will provide training in employability skills, CV preparation, mentoring, job-seeking workshops and retraining where necessary. Youth Employability Initiative aims to assist anyone in the target age group who feels that their progress towards accessing employment has stalled. This includes those who have attended third-level courses, whether they have completed them or not but who have been unable to transfer into employment.
Gavin spoke to Brian McMahon from Clare Youth Service and to Emily Casey who is the co-ordinator of the programme.
We all know Clare is one of the most thriving tourism spots in the country with incredible sights such as the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher.
Clare FM’S Siofra Mulqueen wanted to find out what happens when tourists come and visit our beautiful county.
She packed her bag pack and headed off with a German tour group for the day.
