Radio Beams – Clare PPN Sarah Ferigan and Covid 19 Champion Anthony Daly Support Communities

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.
You can tune in each Tuesday at 3.30pm and the Thursday repeat at 16:30pm
Radio Beams


My Home Town – Doonbeg

Radio Corca Baiscinn brings you a precious piece of archival documentary with a nostalgic visit to Doonbeg during the late 1960s as Aine McEvoy returns to the place of her childhood. Aine, formerly Aine Chambers, grew up in the area with the much respected Chambers family and returns to chat with residents about local history, legends, football and all things Doonbeg. Many thanks to Murt McInerney for providing the old cassette for RCBs James Flanagan, and to Aine’s niece Mary Egan, who enlightened us with a background to Aine’s connection with Doonbeg. Many thanks also to all the guests, most of whom are now deceased. Rest In Peace. Your words on cassette are a precious gift for us here now and for future generations.

Lee’s Electronic Hour

This show consists of DJ sessions with tracks selected and mixed by myself. Mainly old school progressive House/Trance but with new current stuff thrown in too. Sometimes some Drum n Bass and Ambient. Anything electronic is fair game on this show.

The Genealogy Show – Series 10 Episode 19 – The Most Famous Murphy Diarmuit and the Normans.


This episode is presented By: Cian Rowan and Produced by Lorna Moloney.

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.

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The Genealogy Show


This episode is presented By: Shannen O’Grady and Produced by Lorna Moloney and Shannen O’Grady.

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.

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Radio Beams – Meals On Wheels

Radio Beams – Meals on Wheels in Clare.
We have Hanna O Brian from Clare Care who tells of how they adapted their services during Covid19. By now delivering over 60 meals in and around Ennis.
Obair New Market on Fergus have examined there offering of meals and wheels and have expanded it to cover their immediate area and now cover parts of Ennis and East Clare. Giving out over 150 meals at day. Emer Murphy coordinator tells us all about it.

Then we have on recently set up in Ennis Meals on Wheels, spearheaded by Tina Whelan and Fr Ger Fitzgerald with Chef Frank Landy who do 50 free meals at day, while others charge a minimum of €6.

Also doing great work in the Shannon Food Bank run by Karen Cassidy and others, where they have dried food they give out and they are linked in to Food Cloud.

We also note others in Doolin Hotel like wise are giving out free dinners for the Covid19 period to support the more elderly population as well as Kilmaley Day Care Center.

Overall, there are up to 2000 meals a week given out to the more vulnerable people in Clare.

President Michael D. Higgins today addressed a special virtual May Day celebration
In his address to ‘MayFest 2020’, President Higgins paid tribute to frontline workers and remembered “those who have suffered, and those who have paid the ultimate price, and those who grieve with difficult if necessary constraints.”

Recalling trade union activities that have led to significant improvements in workers’ rights, the President highlighted the importance of achieving a just transition to “the crisis, its aftermath and how we design our recovery,” arguing for a renewed appreciation of the role of frontline workers and of public spending “as an investment in our communities, our society and our economy.”

Lee’s Electronic Hour


This show consists of DJ sessions with tracks selected and mixed by myself. Mainly old school progressive House/Trance but with new current stuff thrown in too. Sometimes some Drum n Bass and Ambient. Anything electronic is fair game on this show.

The Genealogy Show – Series 10 Episode 17 – Murphy and Kelly: Uncovering the Past



This episode is presented By: Cian Rowan and Produced by Lorna Moloney.

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.

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Radio Beams

Radio Beams this week is about Sports with Rory Hickey, GAA, Ennis Track Club and Denis Hynes, FAI. Rory is a former GAA ref at national level and life time member of Eire Og Club in Ennis. He talks about the effect of Covid 19 on players and clubs. Plus all the competitions that would be played this year.

Ennis Track Club talks again about all the local, national and international competitions not happening. Athletes can train on their own and do a lot of strengthening at home. Non the less they miss the friendship and getting out meeting others.

Clare FAI

Denis Hynes says this affects thousands of members in Clare. From under age there are about 4,000 children and then there adults, around 2,000. It’s a lot of people and many many find it hard to get back to fitness. Plus the club who at the best of times run on shoe strings. Then all those local and national competitions.

Tune in Tuesday at 3:30pm


“We must welcome the praise, private and public, for those selfless and much appreciated workers. Yet praise alone, will not adequately protect the lives of vulnerable workers.”

President Higgins marked International Workers Memorial Day with a ceremony remembering all workers who died through exposure to the Covid-19 virus.

At a ceremony highlighting the importance of keeping all workers safe and healthy, the President laid a wreath for all those who died in the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ceremony was attended by representatives of workers who are at the forefront of efforts to contain the pandemic and care for those most affected.

Watch President Higgins’ message for International Workers Memorial Day: