The Genealogy Show – Tips for writing up your family history.


Lorna is a Professional Genealogist and Family Historian. She is a longstanding member of the Association of Professional Genealogist. Lorna is the Resident Genealogist for Dromoland Castle in County Clare. Lorna worked as Project Genealogist for George Boole *200 genealogy project for University College Cork and is an excellent researcher for Irish family histories.

Lorna produces and presents the successful show: ‘The Genealogy Radio show’ aired each Thursday at 4p.m. from beautiful Kilkee, Co. Clare at Raidio Corcabaiscinn and Podcasts are available weekly.

Lorna has delivered conference papers at Oxford; Lincoln College: Exploration of the Medieval Gaelic Diet: (2012); seminar papers at the Moore Institute in NUI Galway, ‘The Gaelic Lordships in Thomond, c. 1400-c.1500’ and papers at Irish Conference of Medievalists on themes of Brian Boru and landscape of East Clare. Lorna has published on medieval themes and on maritime subjects. Her research areas are the MacNamaras and O’Briens of Thomond.

Lorna received her Certificate for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) in Dallas in March 2015.



Community Unity with guest Dixie Collins , Ger Costello, John Weldon


Today we have John Weldon from Optometry Ireland on World Sight Day to talk about eye health and when to go easy on your on eyes around the office and workplace.
Brenda has the Community Diary of events for the area.
Ger Costello, Western Region representative for Muintir speaks about community alert groups , crime awareness, rural isolation, and community developement.

Dixie Collins of the West Clare Currach Club drops to tell us a bit about the history of club and the upcoming Cruinniú in Kilkee this Saturday October 14th from 12pm at the Kilkee Community Centre.


Paulines Poems

What better way to unwind than to join the Craol award winning show with Pauline Skehan and friends for poetry, chat and song. An accomplished poet today Pauline is joined by James, Jane, Lee.

Melody Lounge

Tune into the melody lounge with Lee Costelloe where he picks some of his favourite songs from all genres and eras, from the well known to the alternative, you’ll hear it here.

Community Unity with guests Eva from Clare Haven and Claire Flynn.


On today’s show – World Mental Health Day, Padraig speak to Eva from Clare Haven support services who with Clare FM and Ennis Lions Club are hosting a charity auction to expand services,details here.
Teresa speaks to Claire Flynn from Mental Health Ireland and Brenda has the Community Diary of events.


Mikey’s Mix

Good day to all 🎁🥳 and if you can set a reminder to tune in to my show live today 2.30 pm 📻 and we have a party to rock pop dance and stuff like that 🎁😉 click listen live on www.rcb.ie
Mikey’s Mix on the air every Friday live from 2:30pm Repeated Friday evenings at 8pm .

Mikey's Mix

RCB Sports Show

Welcome to another RCB Sports Show hosted by Adrian O’ Connor with special guest, Nicholas Rynne of Clare GAA TV. This week we chat about the Senior and intermediate Hurling semi finals this weekend in Cusack Park and around Clare. Crusheen vs Scariff this Saturday 4pm in Cusack Park, also Feakle clash with Clonlara this Sunday in Cusack Park at 1pm. We also look back at last weekends Men’s and Ladies Senior football semi finals. We want to wish the Kilkee-Bealaha Junior Men’s Hurling team all the best in their semi final clash with Clonbony in Kilmaley tomorrow at 1pm. We’d also like to wish the West Clare Gaels all the best as the meet the Banner Ladies in the Senior Club Championship County Final next Saturday the 14th in Hennessy Park – Midtown. 

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Tune in on Fridays evening at 7pm on 92.5fm – 94.8fm and Internet live stream

GAA, ClareGAA, TippGAA, MunsterGAA


Community Unity with guests David O’Connel , James Fennelly, and Daithi O’Connell


On today’s show Mairead speaks to Ahmed Hassan Muhammed, a Community Sponsorship Support Worker in Limerick speaking about the Community Sponsorship scheme which helps settle refugees entering into Ireland.

Brenda has the Community Diary of Events for West Clare.

With the upcoming West Clare Mental health Week event’s scheduled from Tuesday 10th next week, James Fenelly from The Light house Mental Health Asociation in Kilrush joins us in the studio to updates us on the events in Kilrush, Curtian’s Farm in Kilmihil, and Vandeleur Woods, more details from The Light house Mental Health Asociation website.

Rounding off today’s show with live music from Daithi O’Connell, MC for this Saturday’s Kilkee Civic Trust, An Evening of Musical Favourites event at the Culturlann Sweeney, tickets are available from Clarearts.ie, and ticketsolve.com

Melody Lounge

Tune into the melody lounge with Lee Costelloe where he picks some of his favourite songs from all genres and eras, from the well known to the alternative, you’ll hear it here.

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

Kilkee Civic Trust: An Evening Of Musical Favourites

We are delighted to let you know that we are hosting an autumn concert titled:  An Evening of Musical Favourites

When: Saturday, 7th October 2023 at 8 pm
Where: Cultúrlann Sweeney, O’Connell Street, Kilkee V15 P960

Tickets may be purchased online at www.clarearts.ie

Alternatively; you may contact the Box Office at Cultúrlann Sweeney, Kilkee – at 065 906 0769 – or call in person for ticket bookings – on Wednesdays & Fridays, 2:30 to 5 pm.

Tickets are priced at €15 each, (including the €1 booking fee).
Please feel free to circulate this E-mail, especially to your family and friends, to assist us in spreading news of events in and around Kilkee.
Here is the direct link to the relevant page to book tickets: An Evening of Musical Favourites Hosted By Kilkee Civic Trust (ticketsolve.com)

Every good wish,

Joseph McCloskey

Honorary Secretary,
Kilkee Civic Trust