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People across Clare and beyond are being urged to "enjoy but respect" the county's coastline over the bank holiday. Kilrush RNLI are advising people to be aware of the risk of cold water shock and the presence of rip currents, which can be hard to identify in inclement weather. When entering the water, swimmers are encouraged to wear a bright identifiable swim hat, adjust gradually to the temperature and be aware of their own ability in the water. Kilrush RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Charlie Glynn, says any situation has the potential to change in a heartbeat.

Payments worth over €9 million to more than 5,500 Clare farmers have been announced. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that advance payments under the Eco-Scheme worth €9.11 million to 5,557 farmers in this county have commenced. The scheme intends to reward farmers for taking actions that benefit the climate, environment, water quality and biodiversity. Feakle-based chairperson of the Irish Farmers Assocation Stephen Walsh says while the support is welcome, the scheme is providing money that was previously given as a basic income.

Welcome to the final episode of Ours To Protect on Clare FM. Over the past few months, we’ve been broadcasting fortnightly episodes of ‘Ours To Protect’. In series 2, we’ve been taking a closer look at biodiversity, sustainability and the broader issues of Climate Change and Climate Action as they relate to Clare. We’ve heard about topics such as the importance of biodiversity and bog rewetting; solar energy; circular communities; electric vehicles and carbon monitoring in agriculture. As part of this project, we’ve also had an AudioMoth recording device placed in different locations to record birdsong. Alan was joined in studio by Jamie *Durrant who a Conservation Ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Busy show ahead with minor hurling, camogie, ladies football, rugby and greyhound racing all on the agenda.

Mute The TV are a four piece indie-rock band from Greystones, Co. Wicklow. The band consists of brothers Elliot and Dylan Crampton, Oscar Hackett and David Heffernan. They are an independent band who record, produce and mix their music at home which gives them plenty of time to procrastinate and argue (Dylan and Elliot), but it also keeps their costs low which allows them to release music more regularly. The band most recently headlined a raucous night in The Harbour Bar in Bray to a full house for a night of headbanging, singing and questionable dancing. Elliot and Dylan both have their own solo careers and between them have supported acts such as Aslan, Cathy Davey and Hazel O’Connor. The brothers have also made appearances on the RTE Late Late Show. Elliot most recently fulfilled his childhood dream of playing Dublin's Olympia Theatre where he played the drums for his friend who was opening for The Stunning. Oscar hosts a monthly pop-punk/emo night in Dublin in The Workmans Cellar. Takeaway and Telly i

In Ireland, where rituals of farewell are steeped in community and compassion, even the smallest tokens, a mass card, a handwritten condolence, a name in the funeral book, carry the quiet weight of remembrance. After losing a loved one, Paula McGarry discovered how comforting it can be to revisit these keepsakes and the memories they carry. That experience inspired her to create Remembered with Love, Ireland’s first service dedicated to preserving funeral memorabilia as Digital Memorial Books. To tell us more, Paula was in studio on Friday's Morning Focus with Alan Morrissey.

Get ready for a night of timeless country classics as Cash Returns, Europe’s No. 1 Johnny Cash and June Carter tribute, take to the stage at Glór on Saturday, 1st November at 8pm. Fronted by award-winning performers JP Mac as the Man in Black and Karen Martin as June Carter, this high-energy nine-piece show celebrates the 20th anniversary of the hit film Walk the Line. JP was on Friday's edition of Morning Focus with Alan Morrissey. Photo (c) Cash Returns Show Facebook

Ennis musician Trevor Hansbury is set to launch his new album Adjusting to the Seasons. A multi-instrumentalist whose sound blends blues, folk, rock, trad, and world music, Trevor has spent decades shaping a distinctive musical voice rooted in authenticity and exploration. The launch of his new album will take place at Lucas’s Bar, Ennis. On Friday's Morning Focus with Alan Morrissey, Trevor spoke to us about his career in music and performed a live piece in-studio.

This feature, titled “Traditional Greats,” is presented and produced by Clare FM’s Therese McInerney. This captivating 26-part series celebrates the enduring legacy of traditional Irish music in our county. Each episode pays tribute to a legendary Clare musician who has passed on but whose influence continues to inspire generations. In today’s episode, Therese pays tribute to Bobby Casey.

Renowned Kilnamona monumental sculptor Michael McTigue will launch his much-anticipated memoir, Dust, Dirt & Politics, today at the Old Ground Hotel, Ennis. The event will be officially launched by none other than two-time All-Ireland winning Clare manager Ger Loughnane, whose presence promises a lively and memorable evening.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 24ú lá de mí Dheireadh Fómhair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1975 dúnmharaíodh fear agus bean ina dteach feirme, timpeall míle ó Moy I dTír Eoghain. I 2003 bhí dúshlán dlíthiúil leis an rialtas de bharr an choisc caitheamh tobac. Shínigh an dlí cúpla uair roimhe ach bhí sé faoi bhagairt. I 1975 tháinig Golden Vale amach go raibh siad chun scoil le 450 oibrí – bhí sé sin 25% de 1,800 duine a bhí ag obair ann. I 1986 tháinig sé amach go mbeadh plaic chun a bheith ann I Spanish Point chun comóradh a dhéanamh do 50 bhliain do sheirbhísí garda tarrthála agus go mbeadh Uachtarán na hÉireann chun é a fhoilsiú. Sin Sugababes le Hold In The Head – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2003. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 2001 fuair Kim Gardner bás ó ailse. Shroich sí uimhir a 3 sa Bhreatain I 1971 leis an amhrán The Resurrection Shuffle agus chuir sí an bhanna cheoil The Birds sa 60dí le chéile le giotáraí Ronnie Wood. I 2006 tháinig Taylor Sw

Clare Gardaí are calling for a shift in driver attitude and behaviour ahead of the winter period. An Garda Síochána is conducting a dedicated road traffic enforcement operation throughout the October Bank Holiday weekend, with every member on duty conducting road traffic enforcement activity. A number of road traffic collisions have occurred on the county's roads network in recent weeks, particularly on the M18 where emergency services were called to the scene of two crashes in one day. Superintendent with the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division, Eddie Golden, has been telling Clare FM's Darragh O'Grady that drivers need to be extra vigilant this time of year given the darker evenings and poorer weather conditions.

The Clare-based chairperson of the Ireland Palestine Alliance is calling for a strengthening of the system of screening aircraft carrying weapons through Shannon Airport which he says is based "totally on trust". It comes in a week when the Tánaiste has confirmed a civil aircraft travelling from the US to Greece on October 12th was given clearance to stop at Shannon before continuing to its destination of Nevatim Airbase in Israel. The plane was carrying unloaded personal weapons of troops, and Simon Harris says the exemption granted is a matter for his colleague the Minister for Transport. Kilmaley native and chairperson of Sadaka, the Ireland Palestine Alliance, Éamonn Meehan, says too much "looking the other way" is taking place.

Local authorities have improved their environmental performance by 20% over the past three years, with close to four-fifths of the National Enforcement Priority meeting the required standard in 2024. That is according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has published its Local Authority Environmental Enforcement Performance Report 2024. The disappointing news from a Clare perspective, however, is that Clare County Council was ranked among the worst performing local authorities in the country when it comes to enforcing environmental protection legislation. The EPA’s report shows this county's local authority met the required standard in respect of just 11 of the 19 National Enforcement Priorities last year. To look at this more closely, Alan spoke to Sinead Sheehan, Scariff-based Futureproof Clare spokesperson and Eddie Punch, Former ICMSA General Secretary and Cratloe Farmer on Friday's Morning Focus. Image (c) Environmental Protection Agency via Epa.ie

Local GP Dr. Christina McDonnell is opening one of Ireland’s few dedicated children’s bookshops in Ennis this weekend. A launch party will be held today, Friday the 24th of October from 5–8pm, with the shop opening seven days a week from Saturday. Families and book lovers are warmly invited to join the celebration and explore this exciting new space for young readers. Dr. Christina McDonnell joined Alan Morrissey live in studio on Friday's Morning Focus.

There was a fall in the number of rental properties available within the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) limit in September, with the latest Locked Out of the Market report from the Simon Communities showing just 24 rental properties were available under HAP limits across 16 areas last month. That’s a 25% drop since June, with only 11 areas offering no HAP housing at all. Dublin accounted for 21 of the 24 HAP eligible homes found nationwide, while Sligo and Leitrim had the lowest number. But what does the situation look like here in Clare? To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined live on the line by Niall Garvey, CEO of Midwest Simon.

Clare's County Registrar says a spoiled vote is "as if the person hadn't voted". A total of 94,054 people are going to polling stations countywide today to indicate their preference for the next occupant of Áras an Uachtaráin. People will have three choices on the ballot paper; Independent Catherine Connolly, Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys and Fianna Fáil's Jim Gavin. A ballot paper is considered a spoiled vote when it's left blank, boxes are ticked rather than numbered, the order of preference isn't clear, the writing isn't legible, the voter identifies themselves in some way or anything is written other than the order of preference. Polling stations are open until 10pm today, and Clare County Registrar and Returning Officer Rita Considine says even if you accidentally spoil your vote, it doesn't count in the electoral process.

This feature, titled “Traditional Greats,” is presented and produced by Clare FM's Therese McInerney. This captivating 26-part series celebrates the enduring legacy of traditional Irish music in our county. Each episode pays tribute to a legendary Clare musician who has passed on but whose influence continues to inspire generations. In today's episode, Therese pays tribute to Dympna O’Sullivan. This episode also features Clare FM's Joan Hanrahan.

A four bedroomed house built in the early 1970s in the seaside resort of Lahinch and described as a "rare coastal gem” has sold for almost one million euro in an online auction". A new entry in the Residential Property Price Register records that the €986,000 sale of Hy Brazil at Seapark closed on October 7th, and was €111,000 more than the guide price of €875,000. There were three bidders involved in the online auction and all business was done in little more than 30 minutes. Diarmuid McMahon of Sherry Fitzgerald McMahon has been telling Clare FM's Darragh O'Grady that despite the high price point, prospective buyers in the county shouldn't be concerned.

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