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Clare FMSunday Prayer - Sunday 2nd August 2026
Stephen Fletcher leads our Sunday Prayer for today 2nd August 2026, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time and the 9th Sunday after Trinity. The reader is Susan Rice…
Clare FMClare Gardaí Reminding Public Night Out Punch Ups Can Have Life Changing Consequences
Clare Gardaí are urging the public to refrain from violence at all costs this weekend. Large crowds are expected to descend on towns and villages across the…
Clare FMBriars - Irish Artist Of The Week
Cork City based indie-folk band BRIARS releaser their high-octane new single, ‘Roimh’. With a sound that ranges from fragile subtlety to raucous energy, BRIARS…
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Clare County Council Pinpointing Local Festivals As Driver Of Countywide Tourism
Clare County Council says it's pinpointing local festivals across Clare as a key driver of tourism countywide. Miltown Malbay played host to Scoil Samraidh…
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Clare Garda Operation To Tackle Intoxicated Driving And Speeding This Bank Holiday
Clare Gardaí will have a heavy focus on tackling speeding and driving under the influence over this Bank Holiday Weekend. 105 people have lost their lives on…
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Claims New Parking Rules Will Make Kilkee "Even More Attractive" To Visitors
It's being argued new parking rules for a West Clare tourism hotspot will make it "even more attractive" and provide further support to the local economy. New…
Clare FMMorning Focus Summer Tour 2026: Live Broadcast From Quin
Morning Focus was broadcasting live from the Monks Well in Quin as Alan Morrissey for the final stop on his Summer Tour. Firstly, Alan spoke to Eoin Troy…
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Clare Records Fifth-Highest Number Of Callouts Attended By Emergency Medical Charity
The number of callouts attended by an emergency medical charity in the first six months of this year in Clare was the fifth-highest nationwide. Ahead of the…
Clare FMSports Preview – 31st of July 2026
Alan Morrissey was joined by Clare FM’s Derrick Lynch to chat about the opening weekend of the TUS Clare Senior Football Championship. Group 1: Cratloe, Éire…
Clare FMShannon Chamber Calls For Budget 2027 To Invest In Shannon And Wider Region To Strengthen Ireland's Competitiveness
Shannon Chamber is calling on the Government to make a series of major investments in Budget 2027, arguing that strategic funding for Shannon and the wider…
Clare FMTUS Clare SFC Round 1 Preview - St.Breckan's & Kilmurry Ibrickane
The 2026 TUS Clare Senior Football Championship gets underway this evening. St.Breckan's take on Kilmurry Ibrickane in Miltown, while Kildysart and Kilmihil…
Clare FMCouncil To Unveil Plans For Eight Serviced Sites For Private Homes In Feakle Tonight
Plans for the development of a landbank providing eight serviced sites for new private homes in an East Clare village will be unveiled this evening. Clare…
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IBTS Warns Demand For Blood In Clare Unrelenting
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service says the demand for blood supplies in Clare remains relenteless. It comes ahead of a walk in clinic being held in Ennis…
Clare FMCelebrate ‘Samhradh Spraoi’ At Craggaunowen
Families across Clare are being invited to enjoy a weekend of traditional fun and entertainment at Craggaunowen this August Bank Holiday. The ‘Samhradh Spraoi’…
Clare FMThe Protection Of The Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021
Ireland's native honey bee has survived for thousands of years, adapting to our climate and becoming a unique part of the country's natural heritage. But…
Clare FMPublic Consultation Launched On New Speed Limits Across County Clare
Clare County Council has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to speed limits across the county as part of Phase Two of the National Speed Limit…
Clare FMTaste Of The Week – Bolognese And Cheesecake
Time for another Taste of the Week, on Thursday’s Morning Focus Alan Morrissey was joined by Danny Lynch, Chef from Le Cheile in Barefield. Danny told us a…
Clare FMClare-Led Band Eirfoyl Tour Profits To Support Earthquake Relief In Japan
Alan Morrissey's guests have travelled a long way to perform for audiences here in Ireland. EirFoyl is an international pop-rock band based in Kumamoto, Japan…
Clare FMTribute To Glen Hansard
The music world, and, indeed, Ireland is coming to terms with the death of Glen Hansard. The 56-year-old singer-songwriter passed away in a crash in Lucan in…
Clare FMCouncil Says Shortage of Plumbers And Tilers Impacting Clare’s Housing Availability
Clare County Council says a shortage of skilled tradespeople—particularly plumbers and tilers—is slowing efforts to bring vacant council homes back into use…
Clare FMAdvice For Wildfire Safety While Abroad
If you're heading off on holidays to Spain, France or elsewhere in southern Europe over the coming weeks, you've probably seen the worrying images of wildfires…
Clare FMCommunity Grants Backing Local Initiatives
Community groups are at the heart of towns and villages across County Clare, and thanks to Clare Local Development Company's Social Inclusion and Community…
Clare FMSilverstone Debut Awaits Broadford Racer Laura O’Connell
A Clare racing driver is preparing to take on one of the most iconic circuits in world motorsport this weekend. Broadford native Laura O’Connell will make her…
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Speed Limit Reductions Planned For N68 And Three Other Clare Routes
Four heavily trafficked stretches of road in Clare could soon see their speed limits reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h under new plans. The N68 Ennis to Kilrush…
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Mayor Calls For Garda Increase And Armed Support Unit Following Violent Ennis Incidents
Calls have been made for a major increase in Garda numbers and an Armed Support Unit following a string of violent incidents. Gardaí continue to investigate a…
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TUS Clare SFC Round 1 Preview - Doora Barefield & Ennistyom
St.Joseph's Doora/Barefield will be looking to channel the pain of the defeat in the 2025 county final as they prepare to get their TUS Clare Senior Football…
Clare FMAtlantic Tales - East Clare Handbells - Flannans Bells - Episode 259
On this week's Atlantic Tales, Pat Flynn visits visit East Clare to hear about bells, big and small. In Mountshannon, we’ll meet members of the East Clare…
Clare FMSpancilHill Native Nominated For Beko & Woman’s Way Mum Of The Year Award
A Spancilhill native has been shortlisted for one of Ireland’s most prestigious parenting honours. Gráinne Staunton, a clinical reflexologist, orthotist and…
Clare FMMinister Rebuffs Calls For Independent Gaelcholáiste
Clare is currently one of just 10 counties in Ireland without a standalone Irish-medium secondary school, and campaigners say students and families who choose…
Clare FMClare Has Second Lowest NCT Pass Rate
New figures show Clare has the second lowest NCT pass rate in the country, with almost six in every ten vehicles tested in Ennis this year recording either a…
Clare FMEnnis Native Nominated For 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards
An Ennis native is in the running to make history at this year's Creative Arts Emmy Awards. John Merry has been nominated for his work as Supervising Art…
Clare FMConcerns Growing Over Anti-Social Behaviour At Ballyalla Lake
Concerns are growing over anti-social behaviour at Ballyalla Lake following three separate incidents reported over the past five weeks. The incidents include…
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41 People Seriously Injured In Clare Road Crashes Last Year
The number of people seriously injured in road traffic collisions in Clare rose by 46% last year. Newly published figures from the Road Safety Authority show…
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Over 2,200 Clare People Upskilled Last Year
Over 650 Clare businesses availed of upskilling supports last year. According to Skillsnet Ireland, 2,250 employees in this county completed training days with…
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TUS Clare SFC Round 1 Preview - Eire Og & Cratloe
Éire Óg will begin yet another defence of their county title this weekend as the TUS Clare Senior Football Championship gets underway. The two most recent…
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TUS Clare SHC Reaction - Broadford & Kilmaley
Broadford coach Ger Hickey is hailing the display they delivered after half time that saw them claim an opening round victory in the TUS Clare Senior Hurling…
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Pet Killed And Woman Injured In West Clare Dog Attack
Clare’s County Dog Warden is warning that trying to intervene in a dog attack can result in serious consequences. It comes after a German Shepherd managed to…
Clare FMUL's Formula Student Team Took On One Of Europe’s Biggest Student Engineering Competitions
Engineering talent from the Mid-West is making its mark on the international stage, as the University of Limerick's Formula Student team headed to Silverstone…
Clare FMTrump To Meet Zelensky At White House
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House today in what will be a closely watched meeting as the war…
Clare FMTravel Tales: The Basque Country Spain
On Tuesday’s Morning Focus, Derrick Lynch was joined by Fergal O’Keeffe, Ennis Native and creator of Travel Tales with Fergal podcast. Fergal recounted his…
Clare FMClare's Baaaarney McKenna In The Running For Nose of Tralee
A Clare animal is hoping to bring a rather unusual title back to the Banner County! Derrick Lynch was joined by Maddy Dunne, whose pet pygmy goat, Baaaarney…
Clare FMConcerns Raised Over Busking At The Cliffs Of Moher
Nick Broad is a UK based author, researcher and busking advocate who is researching a book on the impact street performers have on the world. He got in touch…
Clare FMKilmihil Festival Of Fun Returns
This year’s Kilmihil Festival of Fun, takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, from Saturday the 1st to Monday the 3rd of August. The festival…
Clare FMCrowdfunding Campaign Aims To Fund Recording Of Cathedral-Inspired Symphony And Sacred Choral Music
Derrick Lynch was joined by Clare-born composer Dominic McGonigal. Originally from Spanish Point and now dividing his time between Clare and London, Dominic is…
Clare FM"Unnecessary Bureaucracy" Allegedly Prolonging Clare's Council House Waitlist
People on Clare County Council's housing waiting list are not asking for perfection – they are asking for a front door they can call their own. That is the…
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TUS Clare SHC Round 1 Reaction - Inagh Kilnamona & Cratloe
Inagh Kilnamona hurling manager Eugene Cullinan is praising his side's mental toughness as they shot to the top of Group 1 in the TUS Clare Senior Hurling…
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Garda Sergeant Killed In East Clare Collision Remembered As "Very Popular Man"
A garda sergeant who lost his life in a road traffic collision in East Clare over the weekend is being remembered as a "very popular man" who's left a hole in…
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Leading Housing Charity Worked With Over 200 Clare Households From April To June
A leading housing charity worked with over 200 Clare households in a precarious rental situation between April and June of this year. Threshold has revealed it…
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Enable Ireland Planning New Adult Day Service In Shannon
A new day service for adults with intellectual disabilities could soon be opening in Shannon. Enable Ireland has lodged plans to develop a facility in the…
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Clare FM Sideline View Review Monday July 27th
Coming up... Busy show in store as we recap an action packed opening weekend of the TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship. We'll hear from each of the…
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TUS Clare SHC Round 1 Manager Recap - Wolfe Tones & Clonlara
Wolfe Tones hurling boss Barry Keane claims they're not getting carried away after their opening round victory in the TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship…
Clare FMSports Review – July 27th 2026
Derrick Lynch was joined by Tommy Guilfoyle to analyse the weekend’s sporting fixtures. - TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship - All-Ireland Senior Football…
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Nationwide Local Government Shake-Up Announced
The Government has unveiled what it's describing as one of the most significant overhauls of local government in years, with a new implementation plan aimed at…
Clare FMIn The Garden: Beginner’s Guide To Gardening
Judy Beck from Clonroad Garden Centre, Ennis was back on Tuesday’s Morning Focus to answer all your gardening queries. This week, Judy gave advice for…
Clare FMTwo Clare Organisations Shortlisted For 2026 National Age Friendly Award
Two projects from County Clare are in the running for national recognition after being shortlisted for the 2026 National Age Friendly Recognition and…