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The Liaison Sergeant for Domestic Abuse in Clare is urging frontline practitioners to understand the impact coercive control and violence in the home has on children. The call coincides with International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which takes place today. Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. […]

We have spoken before about rural communities and issues around keeping those communities alive, with neglect and a lack of services leading to locals moving to more populous areas On Wednesday’s Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Michael O’Doherty, Crusheen Resident and Fr. Harry Bohan, Retired Parish Priest in the Killaloe Diocese to find out more […]

Dean Power is that rarest of things, an opera singer from Clare. Dean, who is from Clarecastle, was plying his trade in Germany up until quite recently, but is now back home in the Banner County. Dean and some of his friends from the world of opera are preparing for a concert in Clare this […]

The number of new homes built in Clare has fallen by almost a quarter during July to September of this year when compared to the same period in 2020. Despite the lifting of restrictions on residential construction on April 12th, the number of homes completed in this county fell short of the 114 recorded in […]

On Thursday’s Morning Focus, Pat Flynn was joined by Ballyvaughan based poet and writer Karen J McDonnell. Karen J McDonnell has been shortlisted for the Irish Poem of the Year in this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards. Her poem Driftwood is one of four poems on the shortlist, which is open to a public vote. […]

There are concerns some primary schools will have to send students home due to the shortage of substitute teachers. The Irish Primary Principals Network says more teachers are absent than usual due to Covid-19. The Department of Education has directed schools not to use Special Education Teachers as subs, and to instead contact their local […]

On Friday’s Morning, Pat Flynn was joined by Tina Whelan, Ennis Native, on the management committee of Haven Hub Clare. A new suicide prevention crisis centre will be launched in Ennis this evening. The Haven Hub Clare will provide a safe space for those over 16 years of age who need to talk, are in […]

37% of adults in Munster are “very open” about discussing the topic of inheritance with their children or parents and more women (35%) than men (27%) have had a conversation about it with their family. Meanwhile, 93% of adults in the province don’t believe that an inheritance is an absolute entitlement, saying instead that parents […]