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The Genealogy Show – Irish Heritage News

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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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Live Election Count Coverage from Treacys West County Hotel.

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General Election count 2024 live coverage brought to you in conjuction with Scariff Bay Community Radio from The West County Hotel, Ennis spanning Saturday and Sunday (30/11-01/12).

Electorate : 96,398
Votes : 61,366
Invalid : 459
Valid : 60,907
Quota : 12,182


Video Sting by Adrian O’Connor.



Join our live simulcast with Scariff Bay Community Radio from The West County Hotel in Ennis. http://rcb.ie/listen-live/ for analysis commentary and live updates on the election count.

Community Unity featuring Siobhan Boyd, Mulryan Grainne, Jason, and Grainne Flynn.

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Teresa was out and about over the weekend at the Querrin School House Christmas Tractor Run fundraiser for the School house conversion work and meets Mrs Klaus.

Mairead Padraig and Sadhbh head over to Ennis to meet some of the stallholders at the recent CLDC Social Enterprise Expo at The Inn at Dromoland speaking to Siobhan Boyd, from Mna le cheile, Women’s Shed Group, Jason from Fruit Tree food plant nursery , and Grainne Mulryan from Kilkee Golf Club ,and Grainne Flynn from Thriobetes an organisation which provides diabetes peer support.

RCB Sports Show

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In this weeks RCB Sports show, Adrian chats with Clare Athletics reporter, James Sexton. James brings us all the news and results from last Saturdays Munster Cross County Championships held in St Flannan’s college in Ennis. Later in the show Adrian and Seamus Hayes look at the latest news in Irish Rugby with success from Munster and Leinster. The lads bring you all the news from Hurling, Camogie and Football across Clare and across the island.

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Tune in on Fridays evening at 7pm on 92.5fm – 94.8fm and Internet live stream

GAA, ClareGAA, TippGAA,MunsterGAA


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 Wednesday evening at 6:00pm on RCB.
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The Genealogy Show – Advent and Traditions.

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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 – Willie Walsh retired Bishop of Killaloe Diocese.

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Radio Beams show this week is with well known Willie Walsh retired Bishop of Killaloe Diocese . His next birthday he be 90 years.
Born in to a farming family in north Tipperary arrived in St. Flannan’s College in 1963 to the boarding school.
Then went to Maynooth and later to Rome to study. Where he learned the Italian language.
He managed the Clare Hurling team for a period.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm and Thursday repeat at 4:30pm

Community Unity with Guests James Fennelly Claire Flynn.

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James Fennelly, peer co-ordinator with The Light house Mental Health Asociation was in the studio birnging with him some encouragement over the winter season for people who are more sensitive to the darker winter months, generally known as Seasonal affective disorder(SAD) . James has motivational and well being advice for those affected with advice on how to form good habits to help soften the affects.

Teresa speaks to Claire Flynn from Mental Health Ireland about the Womens Health and Wellbeing event including various exhibitors on Tuesday 10th December 10am-2pm at Kilrush Community Centre run by West Clare Womens Shed. For more information on the event contact Claire Flynn at or 085 8768522.
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RCB Sports Show

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RCB Sports Show presented by Adrian O’Connor with Clare sports reprter Seamus Hayes.
In this weeks RCB Sports show we start with Athletics as James Sexton chats with Adrian about the National Cross Country Championships in Tramore last Sunday. Later in the show Adrian chats with Seamus Hayes about Truagh-Clonlara’s win over Dublin side, St Vincent’s in the All Ireland club camogie semi-final last Sunday. The banner women now look at the first ever All Ireland Camogie final in Croke Park on the 15th of December. 

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Live Simulcast with SBCR from The West County Hotel

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Congratulations to all successful candidates.
Special thanks to our sister station over in East Clare , Scariff Bay Community Radio

Electorate : 96,398
Votes : 61,366
Invalid : 459
Valid : 60,907
Quota : 12,182

Timmy Dooley(FF) ELECTED
Cathal Crowe TD (FF) ELECTED
Joe Cooney (FG) ELECTED:
Donna McGettigan(SF) ELECTED

Sixeenth Count:
Joe Cooney(FG) ELECTED:(+ 1110 ) 10790
Donna McGettigan(SF) ELECTED :(+ 810 ) 10803
Leonora Carey (FG) (+ 1,592) 8,462

Join our live simulcast with Scariff Bay Community Radio from The West County Hotel in Ennis. http://rcb.ie/listen-live/ for analysis commentary and live updates on the election count.

Election Coverage from Treacy’s West County Hotel

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We continue to broadcast the live simulcast with Scariff Bay Community Radio from the West County Hotel which will continue into this evening with regular counting updates, interviews and commentary from the RCB and SBCR outside broadcast team. We will be back to the West County for the live election count tomorrow (SUN 1st Dec). Listen in on FM in the West Clare area and on the world wide web Live Stream


Video Sting by Adrian O’Connor.


Mikey’s Mix

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Mikey’s Mix
Hi ladies and gentlemen hopefully you can roll into my show today 2.30 pm 🎉🎶🎶
Hit listen live on https://rcb.ie/listen-live/
Hopefully you can find the time to listen to me 🙏🤞🏻 I know it’s a busy day considering Black Friday 🙌🏼 and the election 🤭 but it’s also available tonight 8pm and will be up on podcast after it’s done as well 😅🙏🎶🎶🫡🎈🎈🎉🎉🙌🏼

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The Genealogy Show – Thanksgiving

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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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