Last week we were joined in studio by MF listener Josie O’Brien from Roslevan and she spoke about being subjected to fireworks near her home for weeks leading up to Halloween, and to explain the fright and distress this caused her. Another person who wants to talk about her experiences with Halloween, specifically vandalism, is […]
A Clare member of Active Retirement Ireland insists a decision on the double payment of welfare rates in the budget will make or break Christmas for the county’s older population. With Budget Day just around the corner, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has expressed her intention to retain the so-called “Christmas bonus”, which has been […]
On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Colm Davoren who is Assistant Principal of CBS Primary School in Ennis along with Trish Lehane who is a mother of two living in Cratloe. The duo reacted to letters recently sent to Education Minister Norma Foley from school children and their parents about the possibility of […]
The Chair of the Clare Older People’s Council says elderly people who rely solely on the state pension are set for a ‘very tight’ winter. It’s after Age Action renewed its call for a 20 euro-per-week increase to all welfare payments. People receiving the state pension and all other social welfare recipients received a 12 […]
A single parent in Cratloe insists the government can’t rely on once-off measures as a ‘sticking plaster’ to help the public cope with the rising cost of living. It comes Ministers have been instructed by the three coalition leaders to come up with a list of proposals in the next fortnight to ease the pressure […]