Category Archives: Community Interest

Community Unity

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On today’s Community Unity where we discuss all things community we hear from local businesses who took part in the recent Loop Head Employment Fair in Kilkee. We also hear from the Light House on the Hello Clare How are you campaign that took place in Kilrush. Denis Carty from the Saint Vincent De Paul charity on the difficulties facing households given the recent increases in the cost of living. Teresa takes us through her visit to Home Trees Charity whilst planting some trees in memory of some family members.

Reflections

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The programme was recorded whilest observing social distancing rules.
A weekly 30-minute space for Christian prayer, song and devotion. It is presented by the Brothers of Charity Group led by Antonio Cebas and joined in by Donnie Dillon, Anne Marie Harte Orla McMahon and Kathleen Ryan It is an invitation to engage in Christian worship through prayer and song, as well as to reflect on the lives of the Saints whose feast day we celebrate.

The Genealogy Show – Fosterage in Ireland

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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.




Communty Unity

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On this week’s Community Unity where we discuss all things community we hear from Liam Toland from Home Instead Care Limerick and Clare on the annual Essential Guide to Ageing Well 2022. Brian Clohessy is live in the studio to discuss the Loop Head Employment Fair taking place in Kilkee and other community events. We are also joined by Olive Halpin from the Clare charity Ray of Sunshine telling us about their work in Kenya hel ping young girls who have experienced severe trauma. Ray of unshine are looking fortradespeople to volunteer for a project in January 2023 and if you wish to volunteer you can reach Olive on 087 6994599.

Radio Beams – Palestine Ambassodor in Co Clare.

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Radio Beams show this week is with the Palestine Ambassador to Ireland. She was on a recent visit to Ennis. She talks about the size of the population. Ireland export powered milk to Palestine. We import fruit from there. They have lived in crisis for decades and looking for support maintain their lands and build a quality of life for their people.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm on www.rcb.ie


The Genealogy Radio Show – Cummings Family History Part 1

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Presented by:Lorna Moloney, Aoibh O’Reilly, Jack Byrne, Chloe Doyle, Victor Flahive, Sarah Connolly, Cian Fennell.
Guests: Stephen Bedell & Patty Beran.
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.





The Genealogy Show – Limerick Your a Legend

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Presented by:Lorna Moloney and Helena Kelly
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.





Community Unity

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Join us today where we discuss all things community. We have some memories to relive of the Kilrush St Patrick’s day parade with Brian Clohessy together with some recordings of the event itself. We hear the community announcements of any events occurring in the locality. We also have some recordings from the St Patrick’s day parade held in Doonbeg on March 18th. Our latest recruit Teresa Glendinning, who joined RCB last week as a Broadcasting Assistant is in to introduce herself. Welcome aboard Teresa. Teresa will be getting into the heart of the community and over the weekend she caught up with local artist Kim Thittichai.

The Genealogy Show – St Patrick’s Day: Stories and Celebrations behind Ireland’s National Holiday – Series 14 Episode 46

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Presented by:Lorna Moloney, Aoibh O’Reilly, Jack Byrne, Chloe Doyle, Victor Flahive, Sarah Connolly, Helena Kelly and Cian Fennell.
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.



Community Unity

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On today’s Community Unity where we discuss all things community we are joined by Brian Clohessy to hear all about the Saint Patrick’s day festivals coming up in the locality. Tony Downes from the Central Statistical Office tells us all about the upcoming Census due to take place on April 3. We also hear from Padraig Ryan about the Euro Languages College immersive language programme aimed at pupils in second level education studying French, English and German. Gerard Costello from Muintir na Tíre also joins us to talk about their work supporting local communities.

The Genealogy Show – Organising Family History – Series 14 Episode 45

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Presented by: Lorna Moloney, Jack Byrne, Chloe Doyle, Victor Flahive, Helena Kelly, , Cian Fennell
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.





Community Unity

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On this weeks Community Unity where we discuss all things community we speak with Emlyn Cullen a Manager with the National Spring Clean campaign calling on volunteers in County Clare to come out to sign up to the largest anti-litter initiative. Brian Clohessy is in to talk about what to expect with the up coming Census due to take place in April and to tell us about the St Patrick’s day parades in the area. Mike Lowe is another live guest in to talk to us about his brother our late volunteer Ray Lowe and to tell us about his show that he now does for RCB called Mike’s Melodies. We also hear from Brian Egan about the Run for Mick 5k due to take place in Doonbeg on March 13th, as a fond way to remember his late father Mick Egan.

The Genealogy Show – Organising Family History Series 14 Episode 44

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Presented by: Lorna Moloney, Aoibh O’Reilly, Jack Byrne, Chloe Doyle, Victor Flahive, Sarah Connolly, Cian Fennell
Producer: 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.





Radio Beams – Eugene Drennan, Owner of Spa Transport

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Radio Beams show this week is with Eugene Drennan owner of Spa Transport haulage company based in Ennis.
Drennans two children had Cystic Fibrosis. Beautiful Katie died at 24 and her brother had a successful double lung operation. Linda his wife died of cancer in recent years.
Eugene tells how he feels about this grief.
Eugene is the national chair if the Irish Haulage Organisation.
Tune in Tuesday’s at 3.30pm www.rcb.ie