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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.

CROAL National Community Radio Awards 2023

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Raidio Corca Baiscinn has scooped two Silver awards at the Craol Féile National Community Radio Awards.
Based in Kilkee, the community radio station collected for its Irish language show Smaointe, and Mikeys Mix presented by Mikey Lorrigan, The awards are an annual national event recognising the talents of broadcasters and producers involved in community radio stations around the country. Awards are given for a wide variety of categories including documentaries, music and dramatizations.
Smaointe is a bilingual programme that showcases the Irish language for the beginner, and how people can use the Irish language on a daily basis. Máiréad O’ Higgins Finnegan and Sadhbh Smyth present this and they will talk about how they were taught the Irish language, their experiences of the language and how they now use it in everyday life. There is music, fun and lots of chat in this programme along with encouragement to use whatever bit of Irish that people have.
Mikey’s Mix is a music variety show hosted and produced by Mikey Lorrigan. The show features an energetic and eclectic range of music – including classics, new hits and original remixes – all sprinkled with Mikey’s unique banter.
RCB broadcasts between 1 pm and 9 pm Monday to Friday and 1 pm to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday on RCB.ie and also on FM across South-West Clare on 92.5FM and 94.8FM.


RCB Sports Show

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Welcome to the Bank Holiday edition of the RCB Sports show. This week we have a special guest, 2023 Italian Gravel Race National Champion, Matteo Cigala who was also 6th at the first ever UCI Gravel World Championships and 2022 European Amateur Rd Race Champion. Matteo is based in Wicklow, Ireland and a former Italian International With 25 years of experience in cycling, hundreds of victories in his name, a Business Management Degree (BA) and Diploma in Science and Sports. In 2017, Matteo was the highest Elite ranking domestic rider in Ireland by winning the Cycling Ireland A1 classification. In 2018, Matteo raced Pro with British Professional Team Holdsworth Pro Racing, partecipating also in China’s biggest cycling event, the Tour Of Qinghai Lake.

Gravel bikes have exploded in popularity in recent years. These wide-tyred, drop-bar machines open up a whole new world of riding possibilities and have also spawned a new bike-racing discipline – gravel racing. There are now gravel races across all four corners of the globe, from single-day events to multi-stage epics. Crucially, however, gravel racing centres around fun and community just as much as it does competition.

Adrian chats with Matteo about Gravel Racing.
Tune in every Friday evening at 7pm on 92.5fm – 94.8fm and Internet live stream


Official RCB Sports Show Page

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The Genealogy Show- Did the Irish Invent Halloween

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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.



RCB Sports Show

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Welcome to this weeks RCB Sports show, Adrian chats with Clare sports reporter Seamus Hayes and Nicholas Rynne of Clare GAA Tv. In this weeks show We discuss the weekends County hurling final that saw Clonlara defeat Crusheen in Cusack Park last Sunday. We chat about John Conlon’s service to Clonlara and we also discuss the the start of the U21 football championships and Nicholas Rynne reflects on his time working with the late Paddy McDonald who past away on the 15th of October last.

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


Official RCB Sports Show Page.

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Radio Beams

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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

Mikey’s Mix

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Fancy a variety today well then tune in to my show today live 2:.30 pm and be sure to have dancing shoes on 🥳😅 and never know what news and music you might just here👌😎
Click listen live on Www.rcb.ie Mikey’s Mix on the air every Friday afternoon from 2:30pm

Mikey's Mix

The Genealogy Show – Transgenerational Genealogy

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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

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For some inspiration we have two designers from two different businesses to blow away the grey cloud , and brighten the day , from Ennis Ciara Drennan , interior designer at Drennan Design who’s warm tones will soothe away the blues , blow away the grey clouds and leave us green the thought of a new room makeover, and staying on the same theme is Ruth Kennelly of RK Designs exhibitor at the Ideal Homes exhibition.

Pauline’s Poems

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What better way to unwind than to join the Craol 2018 award winning show with Pauline Skehan and friends for poetry, chat and song. An accomplished poet, Pauline is joined weekly by Rob Hopkins and makes for an enjoyable half hour show.

KCT Talk – on 20th September 2023
Jackie McGrath & Ruairí Ó Conchúir – From Source To Sea– Protecting Our Rivers and Coastal Waters

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Kilkee Civic Trust
Kilkee Civic Trust On RCB


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

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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

Community Unity with Guest Karen Ronan.

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This week’s community Unity has Brenda Deloughrey and Chris Behan presenting with usual mix of chat and music, Tom has the community diary for events in the area and Teresa speaks to Karen Ronan who is Manager of the Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau which works to promote the region as an events hosting destination, attracting business events and with it visitors to the area.

Paddy McDonnell, President of Kilkee-Bealaha Hurling Club has Died. 

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Paddy McDonnell passed away on Sunday on his way back to his car having attended the Clare SFC final at Cusack Park.

Paddy was a great sports man having played football for St. Senan’s Kilkee as a young man and played basketball for Kilkee while serving as a committee member. When it comes to Clare GAA’s most loyal supporters, Paddy was certainly among them, he travelled to length and breath of the country, be it hurling or football. Paddy was well known as a regular contributor for the Clare County Express, sports reporter for Clare FM and an our sports reporter here at Raidió Corca Baiscinn and the RCB Sports Show. He also featured in a 2010 documentary looking back on the Kilkee Strand Races.

Paddy was part of a group of five Kilkee men who were involved in the publication of ‘Kilkee, A Sporting Odyssey’ about the history of the GAA and other sports in the coastal West Clare town. Ger Keane, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Paul Costelloe (RIP) and Patrick Keane formed the committee alongside McDonnell.

West Clare may be traditionally seen as a football area more so then a hurling territory but Paddy helped form Kilkee/Bealaha hurling club in the 1990’s serving as the club’s President to this present day. 

Renowned Clare Sports Reporter Seamus Hayes and Adrian O’ Connor of RCB Sports Show at Raidió Corca Baiscinn here in Kilkee gave tribute to Paddy for all his support for Sports thru the years. 


The RCB Sports Show has now moved from Friday to Monday evening at 6:00PM .

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Welcome to Monday’s new edition of the RCB Sports Show brought to you by Adrian O’ Connor. In tonights show, Adrian chats with Clare sports reporter, Seamus Hayes as the discuss last Saturday’s Ladies Senior County Football Final in Miltown where the Banner Ladies defeated the West Clare Gaels. They also chat about Kilmihil’s win over Kilrush in the Intermediate County Final in Doonbeg on Saturday evening. Hear Adrian’s interviews with Kilmihil’s selector and club chairman, Paul Reidy and Colm Collins at the end of Saturday’s game. Adrian went to the autumnal gathering of the Cumann Curach na hÉireann where some of Ireland’s most experienced currrach builders and rowers met to exchange stories, builds and enjoy some footage of regattas. On Sunday they met at Kilkee pier and set out to sea on 6 hand made currachs for a few hrs in what was to become some challenging waters where Adrian caught up with Martin O Donoghue of Cork Currach Club, Naomhóga Chorcaí as he tells us what it was like rowing in Kilkee.

Please note the changed broadcast time to Monday evenings at 6pm on 92.5fm – 94.8fm and Internet live stream


Official RCB Sports Show Page

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RCB Sports Show

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In this weeks RCB Sports Show, Adrian O’ Connor chats with Seamus Hayes on this weekends GAA and the big football finals starting with the Tus Senior Football Championships Final This Sunday in Cusack Park, the Men’s intermediate Football Final in Doonbeg and the Ladies Senior A & B Football finals on in Miltown which take place this Saturday. Adrian chats in Studio with West Clare Gaels backroom staff member, Niall Bonfill about this Saturday’s anticipated Clare Ladies Senior Football Final against the Banner Ladies. Adrian caught up with Kilmihil’s Selector and Club Chairman, Paul Reidy to chat about their bid for the Clare intermediate championship. Also in studio this week, Adrian chatted with Jane Graham on her new Kettlebell Classes that will start in the Kilkee Community Centre on Tuesday nights starting on the 24th of October and run’s for 6 weeks. Jane is a 5 time All Ireland Kettlebell Champion so you are in good hands. Next is the RCB Sports News where Adrian brings you the local GAA news and the latest stats on tomorrows World Rugby Championship quarter finals between Ireland and New Zealand to round off a great RCB Sports Show. 

This is our last Friday for this broadcast, we have moved the RCB Sports show to Mondays between 6 and 7pm to keep you in the Loop on all the weekends sports. Tune in this Monday at 6pm for the New RCB Sports Show.
Tune in on Fridays evening at 7pm on 92.5fm – 94.8fm and Internet live stream

Official RCB Sports Show Page.
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