Category Archives: Community Unity

Community Unity with Guests Denis Carty, Daithi O’Connell, Jenny Bassett.

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Denis Carty , president of the Clare branch of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is on the line to speak about the SVP third level education and training bursery programme for people who may be financialy struggling to access or to stay in third level education or training.

Daithi O’Connell and Jenny Bassett are in the studio with Mairead speaking about the Kilkee Civic Trust Charlotte Bronte Kilkee Honeymoon Festival at The Kilkee Library starting tommorow, Friday evening from 7:30pm and continues on Saturday Morning from 11am with the Heritage Walk (see programme). Daithi can also be found regularly in seisiún at O’Maras bar and supplies the live music today.

Community Unity with Guests Margaret McMahon Kim Thittichai

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Community Unity live this afternoon from 1:05 to 2:00pm with guests , Kim Thittichai filling us in after a visit to the Limerick hospital A&E left a good taste in the mouth, and Margaret McMahon of Ennis and Clare Samaritans who are looking for new volunteers to join the team and support the great work that the Samaritans do. Details in the link.

Brenda has the Community Diary of events for the West Clare area. Brenda and Teresa present with contributer Padraig , and Chris on Sound.


Community Unity with guests – Mary Kate Bolger, Denis Hynes , Aisling O’Connor, Simon Day

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Mary Kate Bolger , Skipper & Guide at Dolphin Watch speaks about and the various boat excusions offered to the public this season sailing out of Carrigaholt.
Denis Hynes speaks about the large mural artwork designed and delivered by a local Kilkee youth project at the Kilkee Water World due for re-opening in 2024 after the refurbishment is complete.
Brenda has the Community Diary of events for the area.
Aisling O’Connor fills us in about life so far as this years Clare Rose of Tralee 2023.
Teresa is blown away by her visit to meet Simon Day at the Loop Head Lighthouse which is open now until mid September.

Community Unity with Guests Deirdre Devalley Dermott Petty Owen Downes.

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Padraig talks to Ennis poet Deirdre Devally about her poetry, career and the upcoming Open Mic evening at Banner Books in Kilrush this Friday 28th and the last Friday of every month.
Padraig has the Community Diary of events for the area.

Mairead speaks to Dermot Petty who’s stage play ‘The Only Punk Rocker in the village’ set in North Clare in the late 1970’s where a teenagers discovery of Punk Rock turns his life upside down causing shock and misunderstanding with his parents, friends and community, coming to the Hotel Doolin on August 20th.
The 21st Kilmihil Festival Of Fun is coming up this August holiday weekend 4th-7th, Mairead has Owen Downes on the line with all the info for the weekend.


Community Unity with guests John Mitchell, and Padraig Hayes.

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John Mitchel from Barrats Town an incredible organisation running residential camps in Kildare for children and family with serious illness.

Padraig has the Community diary of events for West Clare.

Padraig Hayes Chairperson of Clare Leader Forum on the upcoming Disability pride Parade in Ennis with events kicking off on Wednesday 26th July from 11:45am at the Daniel O’Connell Monument, then it’s off to The Temple Gate Hotel for music and food from 12:45pm.

Big thanks to O’Mara’s bar for hosting our fundraiser last Saturday afternoon, we would like to thank all volunteers and everyone who supported the station on the day and the two DJ’s Mikey Lorigan and DJ Brian Clohessy , all made for a very lively and enjoyable Saturday afternoon.
Many thanks to our valuable sponsors:

Bernie Keating, Keatings Restaurant.
The Long Dock, Carrigaholt.
Nolan’s Fish and Chips, O’Curry Street, Kilkee.
Sonny Hastings.
The Lighthouse.
Williams Hardware.
O’Maras Bar.


Comunity Unity with guests Mike Lorigan, Brian Clohessy and Brian Mackhan

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With the upcoming open air RCB fundraiser this Saturday afternoon 22nd July at O’Maras Bar in Kilkee , we have both DJ’s for the afternoon on the line, Micheal Lorigan host of RCB’s Friday afternoon music show Mikey’s Mix and DJ Brian Clohessy DJ for Saturday’s music show ‘Dancing into the Weekend’.
Open to all , call into O’Maras Bar this Saturday afternoon from 2pm.

Vandeluer Festival Mairead speaks to Brian Mackhan who is involved with organising this weekends VANDELEUR FESTIVAL KILRUSH 3 day festival starting this Friday morning with events around Kilrush and includes artist, Ailish Malone, with music from Teresa Carrig, The Alvin Purple Experience , Rogu, The Kilfenora Céilí Band, PJ Murrihy, and Fashion Show with The Holman Lee Agency at Vandeleur Walled Garden.


Community Unity with Guests Sharon Meaney, Adrian McCusker, Sadhbh Smyth

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On today’s Community Unity we have Sharon Meaney from Clare Volunteer Centre highlighting the upcoming Disability Pride and Power Parade in Ennis on Wednesday July 26.
Brenda has the Community events diary,
and in the studio with Mairead are guests Sadhbh Smyth and Adrian McCusker the proprietor of Kilkee business Post a Selfie who’s innovative downloadable smartphone application enables a user to send out a printed postcard to anywhere in the world from inside the app.

Community Unity with special guests Fr.Gerry Kenny, and Marion Honan.

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Fr. Gerry Kenny is in the studio speaking to Mairead about the history and the upcoming 60th anniversary of The Church of The Immaculate Conception and St. Senan in Kilkee.
Brenda has the Community Diary of events for the area.
and Marion Honan with the Kilrush Art Group who meet every Friday in Kilrush Community Centre , exhibition on July 13th at the Kilrush Library.

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Today’s Community Unity, Brenda has the community events diary for West Clare and Musicians Bill O’Brien and Sennan make a special visit into the studios for an hour of music and chat, with Brenda, Chris, Padraig and James.

Comunity Unity – Fionnuala Murnane and Diathy O Connell, Karen J McDonnell , and Emma Troy

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In the studio today with two members of The Kilkee Civic Trust , event organisers Fionnuala Murnane and Diathy O’Connell speak about the new season of Summer Talks kicking off this week with Wednesday’s ‘Pilotage On The Shannon’ and Friday’s festival of local talent , ‘Arts In Focus’ , one of the biggest events of the year in The Culturlann Sweeney events diary.

Following Brenda with the Diary of events for the West Clare area it’s over to Padraig at Banner Books to meet poet Karen J. McDonnell, where on the last Friday of every month Banner Books hosts an open mic evening of poetry and readings.
Brenda and Teresa visit the Kilkee Community Centre for the Crack’d Spoon Summer Drama Camp to meet Bonnie, David and Emma who paint the picture of what Summer Drama Camp is about.

Community Unit featuring Jessica, Colin Healy, Robert Clancy.

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With the Summer in full swing we have Jessica from West Coast Aqua Park (booking details) to let us know about all the fun to be had at Kilrush Marina, opening this Saturday.
Padraig has the Community Diary of Events for our area.
Máiréad speaks to Marian Honan who runs art workshops with Kilrush Art Group which meets on Friday’s at Kilrush Community Centre.
Robert Clancy speaks about the upcoming 50 year reunion of The Kilrush Boys Scouts Brass Band which visited West Germany in the 1970’s , to be held in Kilrush at Crotty’s Bar in August.
Colin Healy from Sailing Into Wellness speaks about his organisation and The Saoirse Rally sailing event in commemoration of Conor O’Brien from Foynes, Co.Limerick, the first sailor to circumnavigate the world in a small yacht 100 years ago.

Community Unity featuring John Garvey, Fionn Kidney, and Lily De Silva

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John Garvey from Kilkee Fire Station talks about the recent and likely ongoing industrial action by the Fire Service.
Padraig has the Community Diary of events for the West Clare area.
Fionn Kidney Co Founder of Common Knowledge organisation speaks about the Reimagine Lisdoonvarna regen project, and we have Lily De Silva to tell us about the upcoming open mic at Banner Books in Kilrush, who are hosting an open mic night this Friday 30th June and each final Friday of every month at one of the Banner Books stores.

Community Unity featuring – Daniel Cohen, Rose Servitova , Clare McGrath

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Daniel Cohen song writer and musician and Eurovision song entrant chats to Teresa.
Padraig has the community diary of events for the west clare area, and after that chats to award winning local auther Rose Servitova who, this coming Sunday 25th July be at the Banner Book Store in Kilrush to meet and chat.
With the warm weather upon us, Clare McGrath, Water Safety Developement Officer with Clare County Council, weighs in to speak about public water safety awareness at the beaches and water quality at our blue flag beach in Kilkee.

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In this Thursday edition Michelle Guthrie from Clare Local Enterprise Office Ennis speaks about the upcoming Networking event for Female Entrepreneurs in September.
Padraig has this weeks Community Announcements.
Teresa visits The Little Ark Heritage Centre at Halla Eoin to meet Mary Keane to talk about the Little Ark through penal times in Loop Head. The contact number for Halla Eoin bookings is: 087 385 6659. email –

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On the show today, Gráinne Loughran from ALONE organisation who support older people living at home, Gráinne speaks about a new loneliness report which shows Ireland to have one of the highest degrees of older people living in lonely and isolated conditions being the ‘loneliest’ country in the EU. NATIONAL SUPPORT & REFERRAL LINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE 0818 222 024.
Dr Ger Dooley teaches in automation robotics and intelligence systems at UL who are hosting for the first time in Ireland, The World Oceans Day conference in Limerick, and also speaks about ocean floor surveying for territorial boundaries beneath the waves.
Patricia Richard-Clarke from Safeguarding Ireland speaks about new legislation around decision making for the individual with any form of incapacity which may hinder the peron in making important possibly binding decisions.
Michelle Nolan from CLDC who are this week offering a 2 day course on Thursday 15th – Friday 16th in Lehinch to include customer care/service ,HASAP ,Barista skills, email , or see the link above for contact details.