The midweek edition of Morning Focus heard first from Clare’s Independent TD, Dr Michael Harty, on controversial efforts to introduced a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to drink driving.
The Kilmihil-based representative spoke to Morning Focus producer Fiona McGarry. Listen back below:
The show then returned to the issue of the cost of community text alert schemes. Pat Flynn was joined by Niall Garvey from Inagh, the head of Muintir na Tíre.
That organisation is lobbying the government for more support for these schemes. Listen back below:
Family Carers Ireland have made their pre-Budget submission this week. Given that one-in-five of us will be carers by 2030, Catherine Cox told Pat what the government needs to do now to ease the burden. Listen back below:
Helping children to avoid the so-called ‘summer slide’ was the next topic up for discussion. Pat was joined by Inez Bailey from NALA who explained what parents and guardians can do to make learning fun over the long summer holidays. More details are available on the website
There are retreats for adults and children coming up at St Flannan’s College in Ennis and Pat was joined on the line by Michael Moloney from the Voice of Peace Team.
Mary Crawford, a member of Fianna Fáils committee on commemorations, was Pat’s next guest. Ahead of a special event in Ennis next Sunday week (July 23) to mark the centenary of the East Clare Bye-Election, she’s trying to trace relatives of the hundreds of people who nominated Éamon DeValera in 1917. Listen back below:
As always on a Wednesday, the show wrapped up after a chat with John Underhill of Burren Vets, who warned against the dangers of dogs drinking water from sources affected by algae.
