The Citizen’s Assembly on Drug Use says it wants to see a whole-government approach to the issue to help stem the increase in drug addiction. The group has published its final report, following what it calls the most comprehensive examination ever undertaken of drug use in Ireland.” The Assembly agreed on 36 recommendations on how […]
On Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Fiona O’Loughlin to talk about her new spoken word record. Fiona, a spoken word artist originally from Ennis, now based in Dublin, chatted with Alan about her experience with spoken word art. The highly acclaimed record ‘From The Sea’ was released last year. You can listen […]
A pre-loved fashion pop-up shop will be set up in the village of Quin in early March. The pop-up shop is being set up to raise funds for the Quin Village Tidy Towns. To discuss this further, on Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Marcena McNamara, pre-loved fashion event organiser and Gabriella Hanrahan, […]
The Bishop of Killaloe, Fintan Monahan, and Registered Mental Health Counsellor Sheila McMahon, from Clare, have come together to speak about the church and mental health. One of the many mental health issues they discuss is suicide, including exploring why there is a stigma around suicide. For more on this, on Thursday’s Morning Focus, Alan […]
Clare PPN is hosting an event with Clare Local Development Company and Clare Volunteer Centre to network and connect communitity groups. The aim of the Connecting Communities event is to set goals for groups and organisations in 2024 and will take place this Friday, 26th January. For more on this, on Tuesday’s Morning Focus, Alan […]