Category Archives: Community Interest

Radio Beams – Niall Cleary pub life in Bofeys Corofin and how he got there.

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Radio Beams show this week is well know Niall Cleary joint owner of Bofey Quinns Bar & Restaurant in Corofin, A Dublin man who trained a chef in Berkley Court Hotel in Dublin. Went to London with his wife Trish Cleary.
Decided to come to Corofin as his dad had retired there. Bought the pub and restaurants. in 1993.
Now only operating 3 days a week due to cost of running pub due to lack of customers.
Niall have got two artificial hips and wishes to retire . Now in the last number of years Niall has trained in a new profession .

A Little Bit of Gardening – Roses

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Today, with it being the week of St. Valentine’s Day, I thought it might be nice to look at the one flower that seems to say it all – The Rose! We will look at the origin of the Rose, it’s different growing habits and throw in a few fun facts….. Hopefully there will be something of interest to you…… So tune in on Monday’s at 7.30.

Reflections

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The programme was recorded whilest observing social distancing rules.
Listen in to Reflections on Sundays at 3:00pm on 92.5-94.8fm and live stream.
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 – Outlaws and Intrigues Tales of Highwaymen and Bandits in 17th Century Ireland

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Presented by: Lorna Moloney, Daniel Winters, Cara Herir, Jamie Walsh. 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 – St. Brigid’s Day

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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.



Radio Beams – Seamus O Reilly talks about life and his latest book on Clare GAA 1887 to 2023

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Radio Beams show this week is with well know Seamus O Reilly a well know GAA Journalist .Seamus was born in to a family of 6 children. in Ballynacally.
Loved sport and wanted to be a PE teacher. Went to UK for a few years.
Came back and set up the Clare County Express a free paper. Which lasted for 44 yrs finished last year.
Seamus is an author as well. His latest book is recording GAA winner in Clare County from 1887 to 2023 names the teams and other very interesting information.

Community Unity with guests Eddie McGuinness. Out and about at The West Clare Mini Marathon 2024

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Teresa Glendening chats to Eddie McGuinness , one of the organisers of The Outing – Queer Arts Collective and Matchmaking Festival over the upcoming Valentines weekend at Dromoland Inn.
Brenda has this weeks Community Diary, and Adrian O’Connor was out and about in Kilkee to chat to participants and organisers from Sunday’s 26th edition of the West Clare Mini Marathon in aid of the West Clare Cancer Centre.

The Genealogy Show – Victorian Prisons Crime and Punishment.

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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.



Radio Beams – Caroline Rouine from Retreat yourself Yoga

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Radio Beams show this week is with well known Caroline Rouine of Retreatyourslf Yoga based in Kildysart .Caroline travels around other venues as required.
Caroline left Shannon at 20 yrs old and lived and worked in New York where she met her now husband and set up the Yoga interest
Came home at the onset on Covid 19 and had to stay and now decided to live her with her family. .Does a lot of corporate events with included vegetarian foods after the yoga.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie