President Michael D. Higgins today makes his first official visit to County Clare when he officially opens a new dementia care centre in Killaloe
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus John Cooke spoke with Caitriona Lavelle, Manager of Waterman’s Lodge Day and Respite Centre in Killaloe
The Waterman’s Lodge Day Care and Respite Centre provides up to 2,000 day care places and 4,000 respite days and nights per year to patients in East Clare, North Tipperary and Limerick and is being opened by President Higgins, who is Patron of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland
While today marks his first official visit to Clare since his election, locals will not have to wait long for his next return to the Banner County – President Higgins, who spent much of his childhood at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus, will return to the county next Thursday, when a civic reception will be held in his honour at Aras Chontae an Chlair
John also spoke with Patrick Blaney, a carer from Castlelough, Tipperary whose wife Camilla has Alzheimer’s disease and attends the centre twice a week for day-care and respite care.
See www.alzheimers.ie or call the helpline on 1800 341 341.
2863 Clare students are among the 116,774 students who begin the state examinations this morning, as the Leaving and Junior Cert examinations get underway
All eyes will be on the 1278 students sitting the Leaving Cert in the county, as well as 88 others who are taking the Leaving Cert applied – like last year, slightly more girls will be sitting this exam than boys
Meanwhile, just fewer than 1500 Clare students begin their Junior Certs today – all students begin with English Paper 1 this morning, with Paper 2 then following for the Junior Certs, and home economics for those taking that subject for the Leaving.
The last exams take place on the 22nd of this month, though many will finish prior to this
Olivia O’Connor – Guidance Counsellor at St Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla had a word with John and had some tips for parents.
The Mayor of Clare has expressed his “profound disappointment” that Clare County Council has not been included in the three groups established to oversee the restructuring of the newly independent Shannon International Airport and Shannon Development
Councillor Pat Hayes had a word with John.
Damien Gleeson, President of Shannon Chamber, said he was happy with the announcement and the direction the airport appears to be going
He added that he Would be delighted if a prominent businessperson like Denis Brosnan was heading up the new Shannon.
The future viability of town councils in Ennis, Kilrush, Kilkee and Shannon was up for discussion yesterday at a meeting of Ennis Town Council
Environment Minister Phil Hogan is vowing to undertake a radical reform of the local authority system which could result in the scrapping of smaller councils right across the country in an effort to cut tens of millions of euro from the local government bill
Last evening members of Ennis Town Council will met with The Director and President of the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland to discuss the plans
Director of the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland Tom Ryan spoke with John
Councillors Johnny Flynn and Brian Meaney of Ennis Town Council discussed.
The Killaloe Pink Ribbon Walk is taking place on Saturday June 16th
The walk raises vital funds for Cancer services
We’re giving away one free pass to walk every morning this week
that would mean a sponsorship of €120
Artistic Director with the Red Kettle Theatre company Ben Hennesey had a word ahead of their production of Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls which stages in Glor tonight and Thursday at 8pm
It was the story that shocked the nation on its publication in 1960 has now been written for the stage by the author
It is the early sixties in a country village in Ireland. Kate and her attractive friend Baba are on the verge of womanhood and dreaming of spreading their wings in a wider world; of discovering love and luxury and liquor and, above all, fun- it’s the story of their going to Dublin
Contact Glor Box office on 065 6843103.
Paul Wolfe of the Clare Citizens’ Information Service was in studio to answer listeners’ social welfare, employment and consumer law queries.
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