Community Unity with Special Guests – Gerry Hayes, Jennifer Flynn and Joanne Dillon.

On today’s Community Unity where we discuss all things community, we hear from Jennifer Flynn from Drinkaware about a free mental health booklet to prevent the misuse of alcohol. We also hear from Joanne Dillon from Kilkee Playground and Astro Turf about their upcoming fundraising campaign. Gerry Hayes from Ennis Track Club tells us about the 30 years that the club has been operating and some of the club’s successful participants over the years.

Community Unity with Special Guests Mary Lennon and James Lafferty

On today’s Community Unity where we discuss all things community we hear from Mary Lennon and the role Craol play in supporting and developing
Community Radio stations throughout Ireland. We also hear from James Lafferty from the Clare Red Cross about their trojan work, fundraising efforts and their service bringing people throughout the county to medical appointments throughout the country.

Community Unity

On todays Community Unity where we discuss all things community we hear from Fiona Gratzer, CEO of Unislim where she tells us what Unislim have to offer for people wishing to improve their health and lifestyle in the year ahead. Brian Clohessy is live in the studio to give some valuable tips for feeding and learning about our beautiful wild birds over the winter months. We hear from Dr Fran Giaquinto on a webinar training series on Invasive Species and we also feature a short documentary Fran had made with film maker Tony Whelan called ‘Death in the woods’. We also hear from James Flanagan co-ordinator with Age and Opportunity about the Fitline programme aimed at getting older people more involved in arts, culture, sport and physical activity.

Community Unity

On todays Community Unity we discuss all things Christmas. We hear from Kevin Heapes about the Winter Solstice event taking place in the Querrin on the evening of the solstice. We have plenty of Christmas songs from the past and present, plus poetry and stories from times gone by. We chat about Christmas traditions and have some Christmas tips for the Christmas dinner.

Community Unity

On today’s community unity where we talk all things community we are joined by Cllr Cillian Murphy a great friend of the Station here at Kilkee and we would like to thank him and Clare County Council for their continued support of us and the work that we do. Cillian is in to tell us about the events taking place in Kilkee for Christmas by the sea 2021.
Sadhbh Smyth also tells us about the treasure hunt taking place as part of the festivities. We also hear the material pulled together for the recent Craol awards and our award winning shows Tune in for the Tunes with Brian Clohessy and Let Erin Remember. Tom Nugent from the Killimer Local History Group is in the studio to chat about a virtual book launch ‘Living on the Wild Atlantic Way Through a Lens’ taking place in Killimer parish. We also hear some clips from the archives ‘Flanagan’s Shenanigans’ which are sure to entertain.

Community Unity Mairead Maggie James Nuala Conway Pat Hynes Anne Marie Flanagan

On Community Unity today where we discuss all things community, our first live guest Ann Marie Flanagan from Clare Leader Forum is in the studio to talk about the Empower on line celebratory and solidarity concert marking International Day of disabled people with the theme ‘Fighting for the rights in a post covid era’. Ann Marie talks about the disabled younger people who continue to be deprived of their liberty in nursing homes across our nation. Ann Marie also talks about the work of Clare Leader Forum and advocates for societal change to ensure the contributions of disabled persons are recognised and facilitated to reach their full potential. Also today we hear from Alan Finn about a concert coming up on 3 December in Teach Cheoil Kilrush. Nuala Shannahan from Doonbeg Community Development tells us about a commemoration to mark the 80th anniversary of the RAF Sunderland Plane Crash taking place on 5th December on Doughmore Beach. Our next live guest is Denis Hynes, FAI County Development Officer telling us about the Beat the Streets 5 a side soccer tournament finals in Kilrush astro turf, taking place on Friday evening for young people.

Community Unity

On Community Unity today where we discuss all things community, we announce events, courses, concerts and activities occurring throughout our area. We hear from CEO Sean Moynihan on the campaign to leave no one alone this Christmas. We hear from Patricia Rickard Clarke, Safeguarding Ireland Chairperson, on the recent inaugural awareness day on Adult Safeguarding. We also hear about other domestic abuse support being rolled out to 220 salons in County Clare. Caroline Garven the Superintendent Veterinary inspector for Department of Agriculture also informs us about Animal Health Awareness week.

Community Unity

On this week’s Community Unity we discuss all things community, we hear from Pat Sexton from Clare Local Sports Partnership about the Beat the Streets soccer initiative for young boys and girls. There’s another chance to hear about Christy Killeen’s Musings Miscellany, Clare book launch taking place this Thursday evening. We also hear from John Keane about the One Act Doonbeg Drama festival taking place 13th to 15th November.

Community Unity with Mairead, Maggie , James, Brian, and special guests Christy Killeen and James Fennelly

In today’s Community Unity where we discuss all things community, we hear from Christy Killeen about the book launch Musings Miscellany, Clare coming up on November 11th. Sounds like a fun night. Brian Clohessy is in the studio giving us valuable advice on keeping safe and secure now that the evenings are getting darker. James Fennelly from the Lighthouse West Clare Mental Health Association tells us about all the activities taking place in the Lighthouse in the month of November now that the darker nights are drawing in.

Community Unity

Today on Community Unity we hear about a walkability survey recently undertaken in Kilkee.Brian Clohessy, fresh from hearing the news about his show Tune in for the Tunes receiving a CRAOL award at the weekend, is in to tell us about some community events he attended including a Tractor run and the West Coast Bike ride event both held on Sunday. We also have community announcements and hear about the Hats Off To You campaign for Brain Tumour Awareness week and an appeal from Clare Volunteer Centre looking for volunteers to drive the boxes filled with gifts for those in developing nations as part of the Christmas Shoebox appeal.

Cummunity Unity

On this weeks Community Unity we discuss all things community. We are joined live in the studio from John Aston from Astoneco about the brainstorming workshop held by Querrin Community Development Group on the future of the school building. We hear from John Murphy from the West Coast Motorcycle Club to tell us of a bike run to be held on Sunday 24th October in aid of Happy Feet Happy Minds . Another live guest Kim Thittichai and http://www.kimthittichai.com tells us about her exhibition in Culterlann Sweeney and her Sonas Studio situated between the Bridges of Ross and Loop Head Lighthouse. We also hear from Marie Lynch the Director of Junior Entrepreneur Programme that launched for school children. We also hear from David Nagel who recently relaunched West Clare Trophies in Kilkee Community Centre.

Community Unity with Mairead, Margaret James and Special Guests Kevin Heapes and Brian Clohessy

On today’s community unity we discuss all things community. We are joined by Kevin Heapes who talks about an upcoming community brainstorming workshop to explore the possibilities of creating a future community space in the former Querrin National School. Brian Clohessy joins us to talk about some exciting community news. Mairead gives an overview of today’s Budget. Also today we have Pat Sexton from Clare Sports Partnership to talk about Buggy Buddies and Men on the Move, two exciting programmes starting today in the area for 6 and 10 weeks (respectively).

Community Unity

Today on Community Unity where we talk all things community we are joined by Joanne Dillan from the Kilkee Community Playgroundand Astroturf group. We also hear from James Fennelly from the Lighthouse (West Clare Mental Health Association) and hear about the activities taking place in West Clare for Mental Health Week. We also hear from Mary to hear about the Vandeleur Park Runheld every Saturday morning in Vandeleur Forest trail in Kilrush.