Radio Beams – Book called We are Human Too with Ann Marie Flanagan and Brian Hogan and Martin Tobin

Radio Beams show this week is with 3 disability activist who along with other are launching a significant book called
“We are Human Too” Ann Marie Flanagan Editor, Martin Tobin and Brian Hogan two of the 100 contributors.
Launch in Temple Gate Hotel Friday 1st of March at 12pm . In partnership with EBCF2024 and Clare Leader Forum
Books are available on the day. Tune in www.rcb.ie 3.30pm.

Radio Beams – Martina Durac Directore and Chair Niamh O Donovan of Ennis Book Festival.

Radio Beams show this week is with two people who are immersed in the 18th Ennis Book Club Festival. One is the Artistic Director Marian Durac . Chair is Niamh O Donovan Executive of Clare Libraries
Martina has a Directed a lot of programmes with TG4 doc. Along with many other works with other bodies.
Niamh says this will bring a lot of business to Ennis over the 3 days.
Both Glor Ennis and Temple Gate Hotel will be the hub of the Ennis Book Club Festival. Other venues will play a part.

Radio Beams – Niall Cleary pub life in Bofeys Corofin and how he got there.

Radio Beams show this week is well know Niall Cleary joint owner of Bofey Quinns Bar & Restaurant in Corofin, A Dublin man who trained a chef in Berkley Court Hotel in Dublin. Went to London with his wife Trish Cleary.
Decided to come to Corofin as his dad had retired there. Bought the pub and restaurants. in 1993.
Now only operating 3 days a week due to cost of running pub due to lack of customers.
Niall have got two artificial hips and wishes to retire . Now in the last number of years Niall has trained in a new profession .

Radio Beams – Seamus O Reilly talks about life and his latest book on Clare GAA 1887 to 2023

Radio Beams show this week is with well know Seamus O Reilly a well know GAA Journalist .Seamus was born in to a family of 6 children. in Ballynacally.
Loved sport and wanted to be a PE teacher. Went to UK for a few years.
Came back and set up the Clare County Express a free paper. Which lasted for 44 yrs finished last year.
Seamus is an author as well. His latest book is recording GAA winner in Clare County from 1887 to 2023 names the teams and other very interesting information.

Radio Beams – Caroline Rouine from Retreat yourself Yoga

Radio Beams show this week is with well known Caroline Rouine of Retreatyourslf Yoga based in Kildysart .Caroline travels around other venues as required.
Caroline left Shannon at 20 yrs old and lived and worked in New York where she met her now husband and set up the Yoga interest
Came home at the onset on Covid 19 and had to stay and now decided to live her with her family. .Does a lot of corporate events with included vegetarian foods after the yoga.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams – Krisztina Sky Love from Star Seed Herbal.

Radio Beams show is with well know Krisztine Sky Love from Hungry and fell is love with Ireland. Now living in rural Kildysart
.Set up a business called Star Seed Herbal and can be found on Instagram and FB.
Kriszine cultivates the herbs and patiently matures them to blend them in the healing remedies.
Also offering online platform for certified organics ,Fairtrade .All natural cosmetics ingredients is Datura Visionary Cosmetics.

Radio Beams – Christmas Cheer with Mike Butler,George Benn,Padraic Hayes,Emma Mulqueen and Desserie Stevenson.

Radio Beams show this week is about Christmas Plans for the following. George Benn, Mike Butler, Emma Mulqueen, Desiree Stevenson, and Padraic Hayes.
George and Mike play music over 110 yrs between them.
Emma is a parent of 4 children and looking forward to Santa arrival.
Desiree lives on her own and with share Christmas day with her partner,
Padraic will have his sister and family around for Christmas.
Tune in 3.30pm on Wednesday

Radio Beams -Divided Loyalties exbition in Glor by Mick O Dea and collobration with Michael Hanrahan

Radio Beams show this Tuesday is with two well know artist Mick O Dea a renounced artist. Internationally and Ennis native.
Singer songwriter Michael Hanrahan another Ennis native.
Mick has his working hanging in the Glor gallery called Divided Loyalties about the time of the Black and Tans . Will hang there till January.
Mike Hanrahan featured on a film in Glor same day called The Crimson Warrior. Song about Mick painting. Both of theses men spoke to Radio Beams after. Funded by the Clare County Council

Radio Beams – Ollie and Marcella Casey talks about potery and Ollie and Transgender.

Radio Beams – Ollie and Marcella Casey talks about poetry and Ollie and Transgender.
Radio Beams show Tuesday is with Ollie and Marcella Casey from Lissycasey. Ollie at 13 now writes beautiful poetry and he is also Transgender.
He speaks about this along with his mother Marcella. Their family have received great support and Ollie states in his poetry is about love and especially loves his family.
Ollie has recited his poetry in the Library in Ennis.
Tune in Tuesday at 3.30 pm to www.rcb.ie.

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Radio Beams show this week is with well know Dr Ciarian O Murchadha author of The College of St Flannan at Ennis. Ciarian has written 4 other books.
St Flannans College started prior to the famine in Springfield House in Harmony Road.
Ciarian say the late Canon Ruben Butler encouraged him to write a history book on the origins of the college to to present day.
He also thank many of the past and present teachers in helping him to produce this incredible book.
Tune in www.rcb.ie 3.30 pm on Tuesday.

Radio Beams – John Roberts Music promoter and retired UK Policeman lives in West Clare.

Radio Beams show this week is with well know John Roberts born in Portsmouth in south England. John life long interest in music and promotion.
John is a retired UK Policeman after 31 yrs..
While John and his wife now live in west Clare . Managing a cattery. John still manages bands and a night club in the UK. He has many stories of meeting the greats in rock and roll and blues music.
Plus his home is full of albums ,cd ,tapes or many great artist he met along the way.

Radio Beams – Fr Harry Bohan tells his life story.

Radio Beams show this week is with well know Fr Harry Bohan now 85 and semi retired parish priest of Sixmilbridge.
Harry has a written 5 books and is about to launch his latest book called Reflection of 6 decades of change in Irish Society to mark 60 years a priest.
Harry also has been deeply involved in community in many ways.
1st Leader funding ,building of 2,300 rural housing, Clare hurling team and many other projects.

Radio Beams show this week is with well know women’s advocate .Elaine D’Alton who works for the National Women’s Collective in Co. Clare.
Elaine came to West Clare in early nineties with her two children from Dublin.
The Clare Women’s Collective formally know as the Clare Women’s
Network works out of Clonroad Rd Centre.
Focusing on the issues of the day and long term struggling to gain equality for women in society.

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Radio Beams show this week is with well known Shona Blake singer, writer and performer.
Born in Ennis , went to Dublin to study childcare. Learned to play music and loved the gigs in Dublin. Fell in love with her now husband a talented musician.
.Came back to live in Milltown Malbay.
Over the years she connected with song pals and developed her music. Complete to albums.
Shona along with owner Joe Beakey set up the Frozen Spoon Friday events

Radio Beams- Doirin Graham CEO of Clare Local Developement Comany ltd

Radio Beams guest this Tuesday is CEO of Clare Local Development Company Doirin Graham. Doirin started in Leader 1993 under Fr Harry Bohan.
Later became CEO.
Doirin talks about the hundreds of projects over the years. Leader funding comes out under the European CAP funding.
The company also looks after the funding for disadvantage groups. Called SICAP.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie. please share

Radio Beams – Frank McCormack Instone company in Boston Co. Clare.

From the 4 corners of Clare. Full of colour, life, fun, human stories of conquests, and achievements. From all walks of life in Clare.
Dermot brings a unique inside to people activities and life in Clare.
Not afraid to challenge the norms, asks the hard question and bring humour to the story.
Dermot covers stories that never may get air time on any station and his relaxed way of finding out the issues that bother people. Listeners from all ages and back round find his tones easy listening.
Tune in to RCB at 3.30pm every Tuesday and 4:30 repeat on Thursday’s