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Kilkee Arts Festival: Charlotte Brontë ~ Walking The Invisible

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We bring you further news of the Kilkee Arts Festival 2024.
The festival honours: Charlotte Brontë ~ Walking The Invisible ~ 1854 to 2024 ~ 170 Years later.
It will be hosted on Friday, 13th & Saturday, 14th & Sunday, 15th September 2024.
The venue is: Cultúrlann Sweeney, O’Connell Street, Kilkee, Co. Clare V15 P960
The complete festival programme details are attached below.
Admission to the entire programme of festival events is FREE of Charge.
A donations box will be available, throughout the festival, to assist the Kilkee Civic Trust in defraying essential and necessary expenses; which is In keeping with the Kilkee Civic Trust long-standing custom, for the Summer Talks Series & annual Arts In Focus evening, each year.







Radio Beams – Rita Kierce ran for Ireland.

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Radio Beams show this week is well know international athlete Rita Kierce who lives in Kilnaboy but born near Miltown Malbay. Rita ran cross country for decades and then in later years runs track.
Rita represented Ireland in New Zealand and Australia and in many countries in the EU.
Rita got cancer in 1990 and was not long married. Had two children 20 years later Rita is back running again with St Mary’s Athletic Club. She also now runs on the track and still winning.

Community Unity featuring Jill O’Connor , Collette , Sharon Meaney and Sarah Clancy

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Sharon Meaney from The Clare Volunteer Centre outlines 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.

Jill O’Connor from Loop Head Rowing Club is in the studio following the completion of the “Five Pilots” , a community boat build project.The St. Ayles Skiff was officially launch last week in Carrigaholt. The Loop Rowing Club is currently open to new members see link for details.
Teresa attended the Connect Cafe in Milltown Malbay at the Collette from Money Advice and Budgeting Service , a free service which can advise on personal budgeting and planning advice to keep yourself out of arrears, and financialy in good health. Clare Office: 0818072470 9-8pm Mon-Fri. Outreach every second Wednesday at the Family Resource Centre in Kilrush, Please contact before hand.
Padraig has the Community Diary of events for the area.
Padraig Sarah Clancy co-ordinator of Clare PPN and poet and is performing at the Banner Books open mic, reads some of her poetry.

The Genealogy Show – The Nation of Barretts

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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.

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Radio Beams – Hons}MSc FGS senior Engineering Geologist Eileen Thompson.

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Radio Beams show this week is with Eileen Thomas BSc(Hons)MSc,FGS Senior Engineering Geologist.
Born in Scotland. Started work in printing in London. Due to serious discrimination between men and women. In conditions and pay she started on the road to doing night classes.
Which finally lead Eileen to been a Geologist now based in Slieve Aughty mountains between Clare and Galway. Where she works from.
Tune in to www.rcb.ie Tuesday 3.30pm repeated Thursday 4:30pm.

Kilkee Arts Festival: An Evening With Charlotte Brontë – Michael and Christine O’Dowd.

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RCB Sports Show

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This weeks RCB Sports Show has been cancelled out of respect for a sudden bereavement within the local GAA clubs.

Mikey’s Mix

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Hey hey all I will be live@ 2.30p today 😅💛💙🙌🏼🙌🏼
Tune in for a treat from last weeks tv and a little clubland visit to 😅🎶🎶🎶🎶
Mikey’s Mix on the air every Friday afternoon from 2:30pm, and repeated at 8PM

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The Genealogy Show – Methods of Doing Your Family Tree

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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.

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Radio Beams – Clare Older People Council Expo with Marge O Callaghan PRO,Kelly Slatter, Maurice Harvey.

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Radio Beams show this week is with the Clare Older People’s Council Marge O Callaghan PRO,Kelly Slattery staff member of Clare C.C. and Maurice Harvey Chairperson. An EXPO on Health and Wellbeing.Held in Treacy West County Hotel in Ennis.
Where there were stalls from around the county. 600 people turned up.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm and repeat on Thursday at 4:30pm.

Community Unity featuring Lily De Sylva, Edel Burke, Leonard Skinner, Mark Philips.

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Coming up today, Edel speaks to Teresa about the Curtains Farm walk and breakfast meet up this Thursday (10th Oct) 11am at the farm in Leckan, Kilmihil v15 E197 (Maps) , with guest speakers from the IFA.
Padraig has the Community Diary of events and happenings for the region.

Lily De Sylva speaks to Author Leanard Skinner about his sailing trip and book following a 5 year long family sailing trip around the world , Leanard is set to appear at Banner Books on Sunday 13th October.

Mark Philips (info) decided to walk from the UK to Loop Head and raise some money for three charities:Men Walking and Talking , The West Clare Cancer Centre , Liberty Soup Run


Old Farming Ways – Episode 6: Old Stories of Land

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Old Farming Ways is a new Series presented by Adrian O’ Connor. In Episode 6, ‘Land History’ Cross & Kilballyowen native, Paddy Naughton tells us about his family’s land and the names tied to the fields and traditions. Paddy tells us about tillage and the different work the work horse would do on the farm back then.

Melody Lounge

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Tune into the melody lounge with Lee Costelloe where he picks some of his favourite songs from all genres and eras, from the well known to the alternative, you’ll hear it here.Listen in on RCB every Wedneday evening on RCB.

Community Unity featuring Lara Grufferty , Eric Higgins , and Marcella Casey, Carol Head.

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Teresa chats to Lara Grufferty during the setting up for the Autism Family Day last Saturday at the Kilkee Astroturf.
Marcella Casey from employabilityclare.ie speaks to Teresa about the upcoming ‘Connect Cafe’ happening on both sides of the county and coming to Milltown Mallbay to the FET Campus on Ballard Road on Wednesday 09th October from 10:30 – 1:30pm to include ‘Value of Volunteering’, and then ‘Creative Writing Workshop’, with refreshment break . Arlene is happy to take any queries, please telephone Arlene on 0868350733 for information and for availability.

Padraig speaks to Carole Head Clare Older People Council
Padraig has the Community Diary of Events for the region.

Padriag speaks to Carol Head from Clare Older People’s Council who are hosting the Health And Wellbeing Expo at the Teacy’s West County Hotel on the 3rd October 11-4pm, with 50 stall holders attending and events include ,Cookery demo’s, guest speakers , Tech Support help, Chair Aerobics, the Irish heart Foundation will be giving free health checks through the day and Treacy’s are offering discounted meals for attendees. It’s open entry, no booking required.
With Teresa , James and Padraig.