Category Archives: Community Interest

Community Unity – Teresa Chris Marie Kim Padraig Jill Leonard Siney Crotty RCB Christmas Raffle.

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Festive fun on todays live Community Unity, grab your Christmas hat as we draw the tickets for the RCB Grand Christmas Draw live on the show with Teresa Glendenning , Chris Behan, Marie Keane, Kim Padraig, Jill Leonard Siney Crotty.

Congratulations to the all the winners of this year’s RCB Radio- South West Clare Christmas Draw!

1st – Batt Crowley
2nd – Aisling Conlon
3rd – Mary Heapes
4th – Joseph McCloskesy
5th – Grainne O’Connell
6th – Elsie Nornoyle
7th – Matilda Williams
8th – Patrick Blake
9th – Joseph Griffin
10th – Bernie O’Gorman
11th – Sally Vince
12th – Kate O’Mahony
Thank you to everyone who supported our draw!

Radio Beams -Divided Loyalties exbition in Glor by Mick O Dea and collobration with Michael Hanrahan

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Radio Beams show this Tuesday is with two well know artist Mick O Dea a renounced artist. Internationally and Ennis native.
Singer songwriter Michael Hanrahan another Ennis native.
Mick has his working hanging in the Glor gallery called Divided Loyalties about the time of the Black and Tans . Will hang there till January.
Mike Hanrahan featured on a film in Glor same day called The Crimson Warrior. Song about Mick painting. Both of theses men spoke to Radio Beams after. Funded by the Clare County Council

The Genealogy Radio Show – The stolen village : Baltimore and Barbary pirates of 1631 – exciting tales of genealogy

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Today we look at exciting tales of genealogy with Baltimore and the Barbary pirate raid of 1631, a review of a book written by Des Ekin.
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 with Guests Trish Mcnamara, and Denis Carthy.

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On today’s show presented by Mairead Chris and Padraig , Trish Mcnamara from the Clare Leader Forum speaks about proposed government disability payment reforms which may have a negative affect for some of the 13% of the population reliant on the services.
Padraig has the Communiy Diary of Events , and Denis Carthy speaks to Mairead about the December St. Vincent Depaul Christmas Appeal.

Community Unity with Sharon Meaney, and Querrin Community Centre open day.

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Usual mix of chat , music and guests. Teresa visited the Querrin Community Centre ‘Turning the Lights Back on’ Open Day on Sunday to meet some of the attendees and the organisers of the Open Day.
Padraig has the Community Diary of events for the area, and Sharron Meaney from The Clare Volunteer Centre is on the line to speak about the services offered to volunteers and organistaions alike, the centre acts as a volunteer hub for registered users to connect volunteers with a relevant organisaton appropriate to the registrant.

The Genealogy Show – Advent Journey Into Light.

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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 – Ollie and Marcella Casey talks about potery and Ollie and Transgender.

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Radio Beams – Ollie and Marcella Casey talks about poetry and Ollie and Transgender.
Radio Beams show Tuesday is with Ollie and Marcella Casey from Lissycasey. Ollie at 13 now writes beautiful poetry and he is also Transgender.
He speaks about this along with his mother Marcella. Their family have received great support and Ollie states in his poetry is about love and especially loves his family.
Ollie has recited his poetry in the Library in Ennis.
Tune in Tuesday at 3.30 pm to www.rcb.ie.

Community Unity with guests Anabelle, Dora , Susie,Audran and Ann Mcgarry.

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Padraig speaks to author Ann McGarry personal development coach trainer now on her second book ‘The Power of W’ about alignment with an ‘authentic self’ and tapping into personal strengths for life long self improvement into retirement.

Out and about into the Loop Head last Sunday, Teresa visits Halla Eoin Arts and Crafts fair to meet stall holders Susie, Dora , Audran, and Annabel. Annabelle joins us live in the studio today for a chat about the problems older less familiar users may face accessing the WWW for essential day to day use such as service bill payments and banking.


Radio Beams

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Radio Beams show this week is with well know Dr Ciarian O Murchadha author of The College of St Flannan at Ennis. Ciarian has written 4 other books.
St Flannans College started prior to the famine in Springfield House in Harmony Road.
Ciarian say the late Canon Ruben Butler encouraged him to write a history book on the origins of the college to to present day.
He also thank many of the past and present teachers in helping him to produce this incredible book.
Tune in www.rcb.ie 3.30 pm on Tuesday.

Community Unity with guests Eanna Ni Lamha, Dermot Hayes, Diarmuid De Foite

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On this weeks show Dermot Hayes from the Clare Leader Forum on disability benefit reforms consultation.
Diarmuid De Foite with news of concert Dúchas agus Dóchas set for Friday 24th November at Gór Ennis.
Eanna Ni Lamha speaks to Padraig about her latest book ‘Wonders of The Wild’ with a book launch this Sunday 19th at Banner Books Kilrush. Brenda has the Community Diary.