Podcasts about Kilkee

A GAA player had to be airlifted to hospital from the Loop Head Peninsula last week (Thursday night, 18th June) after suffering an injury during a training session in Cross. While the player is expected to make a full recovery, the incident has once again raised questions about ambulance availability in West Clare, with reports that no local ambulance was available at the time. It has also reignited calls for improved emergency medical services in the region, including a dedicated air ambulance base for West Clare. To discuss the issue, West Clare health campaigner Deirdre Culligan, who is involved with the Friends of Ennis Hospital and Reinstate ShannonDoc campaigns, and Cillian Murphy, a Kilkee resident and former councillor, joined Alan Morrissey on the programme.

Coastal erosion and rising sea levels are posing an increasing threat to communities around Ireland, and a new report from the University of Galway is warning that urgent action is needed. The study estimates that thousands of properties and hundreds of kilometres of roads are already at risk and calls for a national masterplan to help communities adapt to the challenges ahead. To discuss the findings and what they could mean for coastal areas in County Clare and beyond, Alan Morrissey was joined by Cillian Murphy, Kilkee resident and former Councillor. Photo (c) Clare FM

Alan Morrissey was joined by Dearbhaile O'Hare and Karen Kruger, organisers of the upcoming “Cancer Take A Hike” event taking place in Kilkee on the 13th of June.  The group will set off from Diamond Rocks Café and follow the breathtaking Kilkee Cliff Walk, a gentle 12km out-and-back coastal route along one of the most dramatic stretches of the Atlantic coastline.   Participants will pass landmarks such as Bishop's Island, St Kee's Well, and the ruins of Dunlicky Castle, with plenty of time to pause, take in the sea views, and enjoy good company along the way.  After the hike, there's an optional recovery experience with a sauna, ice bath, or hot tub at An Botháinín Sauna for those who want to unwind and recharge.  The event is free to take part in, with donations welcome in support of West Clare Cancer Support. It promises fresh air, connection, and a powerful message at its heart—quite literally, to tell cancer to take a hike. Photo (c) Cancer Take A Hike

Imagine setting out alone to walk almost 500 kilometres across some of the most remote and challenging terrain in Europe. That's exactly what Clare man Dermot Cosgrove is doing right now as he treks across Iceland from Húsavík in the north to Vík on the south coast, a journey expected to take 21 days. Originally from Ennis and now living in Kilkee, Dermot is undertaking the challenge to raise funds for Irish Dogs for the Disabled, a charity that provides specially trained assistance dogs free of charge to children and adults with physical disabilities. A former member of the French Foreign Legion and no stranger to adventure, Dermot joined Alan Morrissey from Iceland to tell us about the journey so far and the cause driving him forward. Photo (c) via The Clare Herald

A number of criticial water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Clare are a step closer to coming to fruition. The Commission for Regulator of Utilities' has made a determination which provides for €13.6 million in in capital investment and operational expenditure for Uisce Éireann. It means several Clare projects will be progressed, including those already underway such as the new wastewater treatment plant in Ballyvaughan and the upgrade to the plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus, along with planned developments in Kilkee, Lahinch and Ennistymon. Uisce Éireann Director of Asset Management Sean Laffey says it ensures capacity for growth within communities while also protecting the environment.

World MS Day is marked globally on May 30, with this year's theme focusing on diagnosis. For many, receiving a multiple sclerosis diagnosis can be life-changing, bringing uncertainty and emotional challenges. Each person's experience of MS is different, and the condition is often invisible. Marty Fennell, who lives with MS, is leading “Looping the Loop” — a 50km open-water rowing challenge around Loop Head to raise funds for local MS support. Organised by Loop Head Rowing Club, crews will row from Kilkee around the Loop Head peninsula, past the lighthouse, and on to Carrigaholt along the Shannon Estuary. Marty joined Derrick Lynch to share his story and highlight the challenge. We were also joined by John McDonald, regional community worker with MS Ireland, to discuss plans for a new MS Ireland Resource Centre in Limerick. The centre, which will support people in Clare and North Tipperary, aims to provide a welcoming space focused on improving the well-being of those living with MS and other neurological conditions, and is expected to open later this year.

To look at the forecast Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather and our reporter Peter O'Connell is in Kilkee speaking to some tourists and the locals.

Homeowners living along the main road from Kilrush to Kilkee on the N67 at Leadmore East are seeking urgent action before any further loss of life or serious collisions occur on their road. Some residents have been seeking footpaths from the area to Kilrush town for over 50 years, however they've been consistently told by authorities that the project is either too expensive and could cost up to €250,000 or too complicated due to land acquisition and design issues. In recent years, there have been four fatal incidents on the stretch, while collisions are a regular occurrence due to what locals say is excessive speeding, heavy traffic and dips in the road causing visual obstructions. Clare FM's Daragh Dolan visited Leadmore where several residents expressed their lived experience beginning with Dr Anne Marie Carr.

A north Clare Fine Gael councillor is blaming successive governments - including his own party - for the loss of his local beach's blue flag. An Taisce has confirmed that Ballycuggeran, Cappagh Pier, Fanore, Kilkee, Mountshannon Lough Derg, Spanish Point, White Strand Doonbeg and White Strand Miltown Malbay have all retained blue flag status at this year's awards ceremony. Lahinch is the only beach in the county bestowed with the status in 2025 which hasn't held onto it this year. Local Fine Gael Councillor Bill Slattery has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons he believes the State has failed to adequately maintain local wastewater treatment infrastructure.

All but one of Clare's bathing sites received an excellent water quality rating from the Environmental Protection Agency last year. The EPA's latest audit of the 153 bathing waters nationwide, shows Lahinch Beach was the only area in this county to decline from last year, with its rating reduced to 'good'. Ballyallia, Ballycuggeran, Bishopsquarter, Cappagh Pier, Carrigaholt, Fanore, Kilkee, Lough Derg, Quilty, Seafield, Spanish Point, White Strand - Doonbeg and White Strand - Miltown Malbay all secured the top grade for the second year running. Senior Scientific Officer in the EPA's Water Management Programme, Eoin McAleer has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that it's a very positive sign for the county.

It's hoped the Health Minister will be able to experience Clare's health service deficits for herself today. Jennifer Carrol MacNeill is visiting this county today, where she'll be travelling to Kilkee and Ennis Hospital. Although the proposed hospital campus at Raheen will likely result in a new Emergency Department for the MidWest, over 40% of Clare's population will still be living over an hour's drive away from their nearest ED. Friends of Ennis Hospital Chairperson Angela Coll believes the only solution is an acute facility in Clare.

On Monday's Morning Focus, it was time for Alan Morrissey to be joined in studio by Siobhán Mulcahy to discuss the upcoming art events and workshops across the banner county. It is set to be a busy week in the Clare Art scene as we step into summer, the Bealtaine Festival continues through the weekend with a line up of choirs set to perform in Ennis town, Luka Bloom will be hosting a concert in Spanish Point, there will be a screening of Hamnet in Kilkee as well as a painting exhibition titled "Into the Wild". Image © Clare Fm

West Clare residents have told the Health Minister they've been forgotten when it comes to ambulance care in the region. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill visited Kilkee this morning as part of an ongoing countywide tour today where locals and medical staff are taking the opportunity to express the reality of deficits in healthcare provision.

A group of residents in Kilkee are preparing to take a High Court challenge against plans for a new wastewater treatment plant proposed by Uisce Éireann. The development, which was previously refused by Clare County Council and recommended for refusal by an inspector from An Bord Pleanála, was ultimately approved — a decision that's sparked serious concern locally. Campaigners say the proposal could pose risks to Kilkee's beach, marine environment, and its well-known Cliff Walk, and they're now racing to raise funds ahead of a crucial court date on June 17th. Alan Morrissey spoke about this with Kilkee residents Ellie Byrne and Joanne Dillon, and Ellie began by highlighting the Cliff Walk and its importance to Kilkee. Image © Visit Clare

Now, a new initiative launching in West Clare is shining a light on something simple, but powerful—the idea that reading can support our mental health and overall wellbeing. Reading for Wellness is a programme developed with the support of Clare County Council, Clare Libraries and the Clare Older People's Council, and it aims to help tackle loneliness, anxiety and social isolation through shared reading and connection. The initiative has its roots in a project created by bestselling author Ann Cleeves, and it's now being brought to life here in Clare with a special launch event in Kilkee later this month. To tell us more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Shanelle Warring, Clare Age Friendly Programme Manager and Frances Pender, Healthy Ireland at your library Co-Ordinator from Kilrush Library Image © Clare County Council via Facebook

A new art exhibition opening in Kilkee this month promises a vibrant celebration of colour, movement, and the power of the Atlantic landscape. Into the Wild is the latest collection from artist Gina O'Connor, inspired by the energy and beauty of the west coast. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Gina was on Monday's Morning Focus. Featured Image (c) Featured Image: Joy to the Moon via clarecoco.ie

This week on the ‘Future of Housing', Alan Morrissey was joined on Morning Focus by Diarmuid Keane, founder of Diarmuid Keane and Associates in Kilkee and Helen Quinn, Senior Planner with Clare County Council. Together, they explored the topic of property development & planning. The conversation delt with planning challenges, zoning, and housing delivery in rural Ireland. This feature, ‘Future of Housing' is funding by the News Reporting Scheme.

After nearly a week of fuel protests that brought disruption to roads, supply chains, and communities across the country, services are beginning to return to normal. But with hundreds of petrol stations running dry, major blockades at key fuel terminals, and a new €505 million government support package now on the table, the debate is far from over. Meanwhile, Retail Excellence Ireland had warned that retail trade fell by up to 50% in some areas due to fuel blockades causing severe disruption across the country. The largest body representing Ireland's retail industry had called for the blockades to end and for "meaningful engagement between all parties and Government to begin without delay." Alan Morrissey was joined by Kilkee farmer and election candidate Kevin Hassett, who has been attending the Clare protests, and Cathal O'Donoghue of C&C Executive Travel, one of the coordinators of those demonstrations, and John Custy, Retailers of Ennis Chairperson and owner of Custy's Music Shop. Image © Pat Flynn

A vigil is taking place this afternoon in memory of two brothers who bodies were found off the west coast of Clare on Tuesday. The two victims, who were fishing in Pulleen Bay at an area known as the Blue Pool between Kilkee and Doonbeg, have been named locally as Tajuddin Safi, aged in his 30s, and Salahuddin Safi, who was in his 20s. The brothers are understood to have been from Afghanistan and lived in Limerick for the past decade. The alarm was raised at 2:15pm on Tuesday after both men were swept off the rocks and emergency services located the bodies at around 4pm. Post-mortem examinations are to be carried out at University Hospital Limerick. West Clare Councillor Rita McInerney is calling for more warning signage in the area.

Once again, it was time for Alan Morrissey to be joined in studio by Siobhán Mulcahy to discuss the upcoming art events and workshops across the banner county. There will be a wide array of activities and workshops for people to attend over the next few days. Some upcoming activities include; Seaweed Stories in Ennistymon, a showing of The Kitchen Brigade in Kilkee and a Straw Mobile workshop in the Clare Museum. Image © Clare Fm

This week's guest on the Education Nation podcast is Seamus Mulconry, the CEO of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA), a key stakeholder in Irish education and the national body supporting the Boards of Management and leaders of almost 3,000 Catholic primary schools across the country.Originally from Kilkee, Co. Clare, Seamus fondly recalls his early school days in “the school around the corner,” where inspirational educators like principal Martin Boland and teacher Tom Lillis sparked his lifelong passion for Celtic mythology and ancient history.He summarises the core role of CPSMA concisely, “We represent schools and help schools stay out of trouble — or help them reverse out of it as quickly as possible.”

A rare bit of good news now for nature lovers, one of Europe's most iconic birds, the Eurasian crane, is making a remarkable return to Ireland, even beginning to breed here again in recent years. A talk taking place in Kilkee this week will explore that story and what it means for wildlife more broadly. For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Clare-based ecologist and bird expert, Chris Cullen. Image © West Clare Wildlife Club

Once again, it was time for Alan Morrissey to be joined in studio by Siobhán Mulcahy to discuss the upcoming art events and workshops across the banner county. There is to be a great selection of plays, music performances, dancing and art workshops all over Clare in the coming week, some highlights include the Clare Drama Festival in Scariff, A Candlelight Serenade in Ennis and Ukrainian Art workshops in Kilkee. Image © Clare FM

A West Clare secondary school is to have its first ever special classroom. The Department of Education has this week announced 38 additional special classrooms for the 2026 to 2027 school year, bringing the total number of new classrooms of this nature next year to 301. Among those benefitting is St Joseph's Community College in Kilkee. Its principal, Agnes Hehir, says it'll allow local families to access the educational supports they need without leaving the area.

Fr Gerry Kenny presents this Sunday's Beyond Belief. Fr Gerry talks to some students from St Joseph's Community College in Kilkee who are joining a group from Killaloe Diocese who are heading to help in the Missionvale Project in South Africa. There is also a feature on St Ignatius from Fr Barton Greger SJ. The programme concludes with the story of the real St Valentine.

A planning application is expected to be submitted for the first section of the West Clare Railway Greenway this year. According to the Department of Transport, Clare County Council will seek permission to construct the Kilrush to Kilkee section of the route after June. The overall 115km route will also connect Ennis, Miltown Malbay, Lahinch and Ennistymon. Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that following many false dawns, progress is needed as soon as possible.

On this week's episode of Clare Women In Business, Pat Flynn chats with Elaine Haugh-Hayes, proprietor of Naughton's Restaurant and Naughton's Yard in the seaside town of Kilkee in West Clare. Clare Women in Business is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the television licence fee.

School attendance is a growing concern, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with a recent ESRI report showing that one in three pupils in such schools misses a month or more of class. Alan Morrissey was joined by Patricia Vaughan, Principal of Furglan National School, and Agnes Hehir, Principal of St Joseph's Community College in Kilkee, to discuss the challenges their schools face and the measures being taken to support regular attendance. Image (c) visuals6x via Canva

Kilkee native Jane Dundon, soon-to-be mother reflected on the power of female storytelling after seeing Hamnet. It's a poignant moment for Jane, as she prepares to welcome her first child, connecting the intensity of Buckley's role with the excitement, love, and vulnerability of impending motherhood. Jane spoke with Alan Morrissey on Monday's Morning Focus. Photo (c) IMDb

The West Clare Cancer Centre 8K Run and Walk takes place on Sunday, the 25th of January in Kilkee, along a stunning route on the Wild Atlantic Way. All funds raised go directly towards supporting cancer patients and their families across West Clare. On Monday's Morning Focus, Daragh Dolan spoke with William McGrath, Chairman, Co-founder of the West Clare Cancer Centre to tell us more about the event and how people can get involved. Photo (c) West Clare Cancer Facebook

Fr Gerry Kenny presents a special festive edition of Beyond Belief. Join him in festive spirit as he bring you plenty of music, some reflections, greetings and messages as we prepare to face into the new year of 2026. Fr Gerry is joined by some students from St Joseph's Community College in Kilkee who share their thoughts and feelings about the special time that Christmas is for them.

County Art's Officer Siobhán Mulcahy joined Alan Morrissey for the last Arts Slot of 2025. Siobhán provided our listeners with all the details of live events for entertainment lovers in Banner County. This week, Siobhán told us about Wreath Making in Kilfenora, Suil Gallery Ennis, Pantos in Ennis and Kilkee and much more.

Fr Gerry Kenny presents Sunday Prayer for today, Sunday 14th December 2025,. He is joined by pupils of Scoil Réalt na Mara in Kilkee who lead us in prayer for this Third Sunday of Advent.

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It's a busy time across County Clare for Christmas markets! On Wednesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey caught up with organisers from Mountshannon, Broadford, Kilrush, Lahinch, Kilkee, and Miltown Malbay to hear what locals and visitors can look forward to at this year's festive markets. Alan spoke with Frank Bouchier in Mountshannon, Karen O'Connor in Broadford, Brid Meaney in Kilrush, Susan Harrington in Lahinch, Deborah Hickie in Kilkee and Neil Hynes in Miltown Malbay. Photo (c) Oleksandr P from Pexels via Canva

Reporter Peter O'Connell has been talking to Ukrainian refugees ahead of the visit in Ennis, Lahinch and Kilkee.

It's hoped the development of new infrastructure in West Clare will encourage people with reduced mobility to swim. It follows a grant of €25,000 in funding, which will provide four sea shelters across Kilkee and Spanish Point. The funds will also provide for non-slip matting and accessible hand rails to enter and exit the water. Founder of Snamhaí Sásta June Curtin believes it will be hugely beneficial.

Plans to build a sewerage treatment plant on a scenic tourist attraction in Kilkee are being met with opposition. Uisce Eireann is proposing to build the plant just 100 metres from the Kilkee Cliff Walk, which research last year revealed was the most-loved Irish tourist spot by users of Tripadvisor. Local residents are taking a judicial review against the utility's plans. To find out more, Alan Morrissey spoke with local resident and member the of Save Kilkee Cliff Walk Group, Joanne Dillon. Image (c) Visit Clare

Consultant Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Oxford University Hospital Professor Nick Maynard joined Alan Morrissey on Morning Focus. Nick is renowned for his humanitarian work with the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians and has been volunteering in Gaza for the last 15 years. He will pay a visit to County Clare next month, when he will give a fundraising talk for Medical Aid for Palestinians, in Kilkee on the 30th of November from 6pm. Picture (c) Cultúrlann Sweeney

The Oakhill Players are bringing Big Maggie to the stage in Kilkee next month. They will perform John B. Keane's ‘riveting story of money, land and secret sex' over four evenings at Cultúrlann Sweeney, from the 13th – 16th November. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined live in studio by Veronica Keating of Oakhill Players.

53 lives were saved from drowning thanks to the swift and selfless actions of rescuers who have been recognised at Water Safety Ireland's National Annual Awards. The ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, honoured 73 individuals, including a number from Clare, whose bravery prevented water tragedies across Ireland and abroad. On Wednesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey chatted to Oisín McGrath; one of the deserving Clare recipients. Alan Morrissey was also joined live on the line by Keith McDonagh, Kilkee resident and paramedic and Caoimhe Moroney, 15-year-old from Kilfenora. Image (c) watersafety.ie

The Dáil has heard that people in West and North Clare are being "priced out of their own towns" due to the demand for holiday homes. Bodyke Fine Gael TD Joe Cooney has told the Minister for Housing that locals in Kilkee, Doolin, Quilty, Carrigaholt, Kilbaha, Fanore, Spanish Point, Lahinch and Ballyvaughan are unable to buy homes in their native areas as a result of their popularity as tourist destinations. The average price of a home in Clare in the period of July to September was €285,000 which was unchanged from the same period of last year. Deputy Cooney says if "sustainable rural development", more homes must be built in these communities.

Residents of a West Clare town are being urged to play their part in reuniting two lost dogs with their owners. Two elderly labradors - one golden and one chocolate brown - have been seen frequently in a field outside Kilkee over the past two weeks. It's understood the golden labrador has been taken away and treated for a number of health issues while its chocolate brown companion remains at the site. Clare County Dog Warden Frankie Coote is hopeful someone will know whose pets they are.

Kilkee and Ballyvaughan continue to have raw sewerage discharged into their waters on a daily basis. The Environmental Protection Agency's Urban Wastewater Report for 2024 shows they were among 15 towns and villages doing so, due to a lack of connection to a treatment plant. Kilmihil, meanwhile is being classed as a priority area as mistreated wastewater is causing harm to lakes, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters, while plants at Lahinch and Killaloe failed to meet standards. EPA Drinking Water and Wastewater Enforcement Inspector David Shannon has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that Uisce Éireann must urgently expedite its work.

The hugely popular fundraising event, ‘Swim in Pink', celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. Taking place this month as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the event encourages participants across the country to dip, swim, or splash in support of breast cancer research. As part of the event, Ann O'Halloran has organised a swim in Kilkee on Saturday, the 11th of October to raise vital funds for breast cancer research. Ann has been through her own journey with breast cancer. She joined Alan Morrissey to share her story. You can support by donating here: https://swiminpink.ie/fundraiser/annohalloran20413 Image (c) Ann O Halloran via idonate

The Government is to ban advertising vapes behind shop counters, mandate plain packaging and outlaw single-use vapes. Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is to bring in new legislation as part of a clampdown on the industry. The proposals, in the form of two separate laws, will be used to ban the sale of single-use vapes, to restrict the packaging of vaping products, while bans will also be placed on any device which either resembles or functions as other products, such as toys or games. The Irish Thoracic Society has launched a new guide on the risks of vaping for secondary school students. Orla Veale who is Chief Executive of the Irish Thoracic Society and Agnes Hehir, Principal of St. Joseph's Community College in Kilkee spoke with Alan Morrissey on Thursday's Morning Focus about this issue. Photo (c) Image (c) by pixelshot via Canva

On Monday's Morning Focus, it was time again for our Arts Slot with County Art's Officer Siobhán Mulcahy. Siobhán provided our listeners with all the details of this week's live events for entertainment lovers in the Banner County. This week, Siobhán told us about the Luka Bloom Concert, Into The Wild - Madagascar the Musical, exhibitions in Scariff and Kilkee and much more.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 19ú lá de mí Mheán Fómhair, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1975 beir na póilíní ar bean darbh ainm Patricia Hearst – bhí sí an bhean a bhí siad ag féachaint I gcóir don am is faide. Beir siad uirthi I San Francisco. I 1989 ghlac Gerry Collins an leithscéal ón IRFU ar an chonspóid as an Afraic Theas. I 1989 chuir na Gardaí fear poist ón tSionainn sa phríosún de bharr gur rinne sé camastaíl. I 1991 tháinig Cill Chaoi amach ar barr sa Tidy Towns an bhliain sin. Sin Rod Stewart le Sailing – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1975. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1998 fuair Robbie Williams a chéad uimhir a haon tar éis a d'fhág sé Take That. Tháinig an t-amhrán Millennium óna dara halbam I've Been Expecting You. I 2004 chuir Celine Dion níos mó cheolchoirm ar siúl I Las Vegas do bhliain eile. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Jimmy Fallon I Meiriceá I 1974 agus rugadh amhránaí Nile Rodgers I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1952 agus seo chuid de amhrán. Beidh mé ar ais libh an tseachtain seo chugainn le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo. Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 19th of September, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh 1975: America's most hunted woman, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, was caught last night in a Mexican-American enclave of San Francisco 1989: Foreign affairs minister Gerry Collins accepted the IRFU's public apology on the South African controversy. 1989: A Shannon postman was jailed on fraud charge. 1991: The picturesque seaside resort town of Kilkee was warded the highest marks in the county in this years Tidy Towns Competition. That was Rod Stewart with Sailing – the biggest song on this day in 1975 Onto music news on this day In 1998 Robbie Williams scored his first solo UK No.1 single after leaving Take That with 'Millennium', taken from his second album, I've Been Expecting You. 2004 Canadian singer Celine Dion extended her Las Vegas show for another year. And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – Jimmy Fallon was born in America in 1974 and singer Nile Rodgers was born in America on this day in 1952 and this is one of his songs. I'll be back with you next week with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

The Kilkee Bronte Festival is taking place this coming weekend. The event, which will be held, this Friday and Saturday (12th & 13th September), with speakers from Ireland, England and the U.S. There will also be the Kilkee Playwright Festival which will happen the following weekend (Saturday, 20th September). For more on this, Jenny Bassett, organiser of the Kilkee Bronte Festival in partnership with Kilkee Civic Trust joined Alan Morrissey on Friday's Morning Focus. Photo (c) Kilkee Civic Trust

This Sunday, 14th September, the Kilkee War of Independence Memorial Committee will unveil a new extension to their monument on O'Connell Street. The original monument, along with the new addition, honours the men and women from Kilkee, Kilferagh, Lisdeen, and the surrounding areas who volunteered during the War of Independence (1919–1921). To share more about the upcoming event, Lily Marrinan, Chairperson of the Committee, joined Alan Morrissey on Friday's edition of Morning Focus. Image (c) Kilkee Memorial Committee