Radio Beams – Eugene Drennan, Owner of Spa Transport

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


Radio Beams

Radio Beams show on this Tuesday is with Michael Houlihan from Quin.
Michael has written on all the Holy Wells in Clare as well as the Scaret Trees. He has a number of books on such matters.
Tune in Tuesday February 1st at 3.30pm go to www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams – Dermot Hayes with Ronan Summerly and Andy Palfreyman.

Radio Beams show this week is with two band members Ronan Summerly and Andy Palfreyman in Clare.
Who speak about the feelings about not been able to play in venues around Clare and outside Clare due to the Covid restrictions. Both respect the covid regulations.
Ronan plays in a band called the Apprentice Daughters and Andy plays in band called APE although Andy is well know drummer with Bushplant.
Tune in Tuesday at 3.30pm www.rcb.ie Please share.


Radio Beams – Tom Golden in Cratloe with community owned solar power farm

Radio Beams show this week is with Tom Golden who with a few others in Cratloe is setting up a solar panel farm. They are three quarters of the way there.
It is expensive but the over 25 yrs it will have paid for itself and enormous benefit to the community. They are also asking residents locally to retro fit their home and supporting people in doing this.
Tom like many fears for the planet and hope more people with join in and give credit to the Cratloe Community Development for their work.
Tune in www.rcb.ie Tuesday at 3.30pm

Radio Beams – Richard Sharp , Artist and Farmer

Radio Beams show this week is well know artist and farmer Richard Sharp lives between Quility and Ballyvaughen where the farm is. Richard was born in a Mother and Baby Home 1954 in Belfast and found out 40 later his mother was from west Cork in Richard had several exhibitions and focus on trees and landscape.
He arrive in Clare by accident at the age of 20. Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams – Tom Nestor is 88yrs

Radio Beams this weeks show is with 88 yrs old Tom Nestor born in Cahaska Maurices Mill. Worked most of his life driving for the Clare County Council and on Saturday with Jack Daly driving in Ennis. He was married for 50 yrs before his late wife passed away. Tom and his wife loved to dance and visited many halls and marquees in Clare and beyond. Tom now lives in Ennis. Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams – Noirin Lynch

Radio Beams show this week is with Noirin Lynch who is Director at FCJ Spirituality House, Spanish Point. 4 doors up from the Armada Hotel.
Noirin is currently developing the 13 bed centre to hold day long sessions for the community on varies issues.
Noirin is also an accomplished singer and has a number of recording to her credit.
On the show she sings a beautiful song.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams – Cuban Ambassador Hugo Rene Ramos Milanes came to Clare.

Radio Beams show this week is with the Cuban Ambassador who visited Clare recently for a public meeting. He talks about Cuba and the sporting achievements, the USA blockade, the protests held in last July. His admiration of Che Guevara and the possibility of trip next year to Kilkee to mark the Che Guevara festival next October. Tune in www.rcb.ie 3.30 pm on Tuesday 9th of November.

Radio Beams – Fr Murphy impact on O Connell election 1828

Radio Beams this week is chatting to the Corofin Historical Society who erected a monument to the late Fr Murphy.
Who was the parish priest of Corofin and who lead the 40 shilling free holders of the area to vote in Ennis for Danial O Connell in 1928.
Speakers are Roisin Neylon, Declan Kelleher and Dr MacConmara who great grandfather attended Fr Murphy in his death bed in 1832.

The Genealogy Show – Review of the Genealogist site The Genealogist co.uk. Series 14 Episode 29


Presenters: Oisin Ryan and Lucas O’Shea Harrington
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.





Radio Beams – Nordic Walking with the Burkes

Radio Beams show this week is very exciting story of Nordic walking and full body workout.
Both Johanne and Tom Burke live in Dysart in Clare.
Both retired from their day job set up this great idea of keeping fit by using Nordic poles. There is an art in doing it.
They hold classes in the county and beyond. Tune in every Tuesday at 3.30pmon www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams show this week is very exciting story of Nordic walking and full body workout. Both Johanne and Tom Burke …

Posted by Dermot Hayes on Monday, 18 October 2021