Podcasts about Spanish Point

On the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #707. Subscribe now! Doolin', Austral, Fialla, Flook, The Friel Sisters, On The Lash, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Lilies of the Midwest, Robert Zielinski, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Albannach,, David Mitchell, Drumspyder, Kevin Meehan GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - Doolin' “Mary's Jigs” from Doolin' 4:34 - WELCOME 5:46 - Austral “Woodford Nights” from Thylacine 12:38 - Fialla “No Fear No Grace” from A Rare Thing 17:00 - Flook “Koady / The Burning Lion” from Sanju 21:10 - The Friel Sisters “The Queen of the Rushes/Scully Casey's/McGovern's Favourite (Jigs/Reel)” from Northern Sky 26:01 - FEEDBACK 28:29 - On The Lash “Dog in the Distance” from Fireside 32:23 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Salmon of Knowledge” from Another Faire to Remember 36:59 - The Lilies of the Midwest “Rent Charlie's Cottage for a Fee” from Cat's Ceili 41:20 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall “Bonnie Prince Charlie / Return to Fingal” from Copley Street 2 45:15 - THANKS 47:57 - Robert Zielinski “The Yellow Heifer” from The Day Dawn 51:02 - Albannach “Bare Arsed Bandits” from Bareknuckle Pipes & Drums 55:03 - David Mitchell “Lathkill Dale” from Contours 58:01 - Drumspyder “The Oak and the Ash” from Oak and Ash 1:02:05 - CLOSING 1:02:55 - Kevin Meehan “Borve Castle” from Spanish Point 1:06:27 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. Not convinced? What if you're wrong? A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you! Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and also host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You'll also learn how to get your band played on the podcast. Bands don't need to send in music, and You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music. It's 100% free. Again email follow@bestcelticmusic WHAT IS AN ALBUM PIN? An album pin is a lapel pin with artwork inspired by a specific album or song from an album. It could be the actual album artwork or it could be inspired by a specific track on the album. The best album pins stand out on their own. They appeal to more than just your fans. It is simple, bold, and visually engaging. However, what truly makes it an “album pin” is that the purchaser also gets a digital album with their pin. I have an entire blog on my website with details including templates for you to make your own album pin jacket.

Clare FM's Derrick Lynch Speaking With Eimear Considine On Spanish Point LGFA Semi Final

John Burke and the team at the Armada Hotel are no doubt on a high, after their big success at The Irish Times Business Awards. The Spanish Point hotel was chosen as the Local Business of the Year at the 7th edition of the awards. It's a real feather in their cap. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Armada Hotel General Manager, Frank Minogue. Photo (C): Hedrick Sulaiman Getty Images Via Canva

How would you like to take part in Squid Game...but without the physical violence? Miltown LGFA, along with St. Joseph's Miltown Malbay GAA Club and St. Joseph's Secondary School Spanish Point, have joined forces to create an offshoot of the popular Netflix TV show, where hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly. While Quid Game in Miltown Malbay may not contain such deadly stakes, it promises to be a test of skill, patience, wits, and endurance. The aim of Quid Game is to raise funds for the development of a new training pitch. To learn more about it, Alan Morrissey was joined by chairperson of Miltown GAA, Francis Lynch, and principal of St Joseph's Secondary School in Spanish Point, Paul Reidy. Photo (c): https://www.facebook.com/miltownmalbay.ladiesfootball/photos/quid-game-fundraiserwe-would-like-everyone-to-know-about-a-really-exciting-fundr/1133928318742067/?_rdr

It's hoped legacy water disruptions in a bustling West Clare town will finally be coming to an end this Summer. Uisce Eireann has confirmed it will be replacing 6km of defective 50-year-old mains on the Coore water scheme which also serves the surrounding areas of Mullagh, Quilty, Spanish Point and Annagh. The works will commence in March and are expected to be complete by mid June. Quilty Fianna Fáil Councillor Michael Shannon says it's crucial for the region's tourism product.

On Monday's Morning Focus, we heard all about the difficulties faced by people around Clare who are having to get by without power, due to the outages caused by Storm Eowyn. Thankfully, we also heard from the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point and St. Joseph's Secondary School in Tulla, who have opened their doors to allow people to eat hot food, wash themselves and charge their phones. Others have come up with rather clever approaches to dealing with the power outages such as using their cars as a power source. To find out more about this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Kildysart resident, Paraic O'Sullivan. Photo (c): pattia from PattPaulStudio via Canva

What happened to the Unicorns on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 686. Subscribe now! Kathryn Tickell, Kevin Meehan, Kyle Carey, Joseph Carmichael, Kinnfolk, Brobdingnagian Bards, Tradify, Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Robert Zielinski, The Sternwheelers, Skyrie, Clanna Morna GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our Irish & Celtic Music Videos. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Kathryn Tickell "Border Spirit" from Return to Kielderside 4:17 - WELCOME 7:05 - Kevin Meehan "Nusa" from Spanish Point 11:02 - Kyle Carey "The Last Bough" from The Last Bough 15:08 - Joseph Carmichael "Interplanetary Courtship Ritual" from Desiderium 17:56 - Kinnfolk "Wild Mountain Thyme" from Kinnfolk 21:25 - FEEDBACK 26:18 - Brobdingnagian Bards "The Unicorn Song" from Songs of Ireland 29:41 - Tradify "The Roaring Barmaid, Star of Munster Jig, Star of Munster & Fred Finn's" from Take Flight 34:03 - Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair "Graih Foalsey" from LOSSAN 39:00 - THANKS 43:01 - Old Man Flanagan's Ghost "Faeries and Nymphs" from Simple Little Boat 46:01 - Robert Zielinski "Donegal" from Kiangardarup 48:56 - The Sternwheelers “Copperhead Road” from Single 53:00 - Skyrie "Take Me Home with You" from Hunger Road 56:18 - CLOSING 57:41 - Clanna Morna "The Dram & The Fray" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 1:03:52 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them, especially during the holiday season. Give the gift of a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or give the gift of a Patreon subscription. That is now an option. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. First let me send one more HUGE congrats to all of the wonderful people who helped organize IrishFest Atlanta this year. It was an enormous success. There was a new location that was just fantastic. Congrats. And thank you for letting the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast be a part of your celebration. The first new episode of Celtic Christmas Music is now online. I'm currently planning 5 or 6 episodes for 2024. That means, you'll have over 80 episodes packed full of Christmas music, interviews and stories by Celtic musicians that you can enjoy during the holiday season. Go to CelticChristmasPodcast.com or check out the Celtic Christmas Patreon page. You have until November 30 to send in your Celtic art for consideration. It will be used to promote the podcast. And you will get paid for use of the art. If you don't have art, do you know someone who does? Ask them to email me at follow@bestcelticmusic If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. Musicians will enjoy a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It's 100% free. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! This podcast is because of your generosity. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app.  All that for as little as $1 per month. There are big changes coming to Patreon starting soon. Patreon is moving to a monthly subscription model. It shouldn't affect you too much. But it will save me from the hassle of accidentally forgetting to charge per episode. The amount you pay will be what you normally pledge per month. I'll let you know as soon as the change is official so we can get things worked out. If you need to make any changes, and you're on an iPhone, remember to do it through your browser, not through the app. They will charge you an extra fee. If you're on Android, you're fiiiiine! :) A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Yoke, Gershon, P Michael Degan HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $1, $3, $12, $25. Those are the new levels that patronage levels when they make the switch. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I'd love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening. Is there a new Celtic CD or Celtic band that you heard of or saw? Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Before I share what others do while listening, I thought I'd share one from your podcast host, me. We listened to the podcast through the Scottish Highlands as I led the Celtic Invasion of Scotland's Whisky. It was a great trip. If you want to see pictures, I am FINALLY posting them on my blog. Check out the Celtic Invasion Photos. There's a link in the shownotes or go to marcgunn.net Click to see more pictures from Scotland Mindy from River Drivers emailed a correction: "Hi Marc, We wanted to thank you for including our music on both the Friel Sisters podcast and Cherish the Ladies. We love both of these groups! We really appreciate it! You have actually been playing our music since our first album in 2015 and we are very grateful Just noticed though that in both of these latest podcasts, you are linking to the wrong band. Our website is www.TheRiverDrivers.com Thanks again for all you do for the music!" Please send corrections. River G. emailed an Android podcatcher recommendation: "Marc, Just a quick recommendation of another great podcast app on Android. It's called AntennaPod and is truly free. I attached a screenshot so people know what the icon looks like. (It may also be on IOS, but I'm not sure.) Shel O'Toole emailed: "Hi Marc, I usually listen to your show when I'm working from home but podcast # 681 Lady of the House I saved for my drive back home from a visit to my sister. Listening to the music brought memories of my father who played numerous instruments,  solo and with others.  The banjo was my favourite (which Is probably why I play banjo), followed by the  accordion, he had both button and piano accordions, and the fiddle. He also played harmonica, piano and even the gum leaf (definitely an Australian thing). I took my father's violin which I had restored recently so my sister could see it for herself.  It was in a terrible state when it came to me but its voice is restored and it's very pleasant.  Now the challenge of learning to play. I look forward to the podcast every week, so thanks Marc for all you do and for the magic you create in weaving together the music of Ireland and the music influenced by Ireland and the stories of the people who are touched by the force of the Celts. Warm regards"  

Should you go on a tour of the whiskies of Scotland with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #682? Subscribe now! The Friel Sisters, Kevin Meehan, Cherish The Ladies, Dancing With Hobbits, Enda Reilly, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Keltricity, La famille LeBlanc, Dublin Gulch, The Inland Seas, Sheridan Rúitín, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Stout Pounders, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our Irish & Celtic Music Videos. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - The Friel Sisters "It's in the Wind / The Laurel Tree / Repeal the Union" from Before the Sun 3:34 - WELCOME 7:15 - Kevin Meehan "Inches From Dublin" from Spanish Point 10:51 - Cherish The Ladies "The Cameronian Set: Tha M'Intinn Raoir/Duke of Gordon/The Cameronian/Lady of The House" from One And All, The Best of Cherish the Ladies 16:12 - Dancing With Hobbits "Big Feet Big Heart" from Dancing With Hobbits 17:37 - Enda Reilly "Whiskey Fire (The Great Fire Of Dublin)" from Hy - Brasil 21:47 - FEEDBACK 26:43 - Adam Agee & Jon Sousa "Foxhunter's Reel / The Flowers of Red Hill" from Ceol na gCarad 30:06 - Keltricity "The Plooman" from Live at Terra Firma Radio 34:38 - La famille LeBlanc "Suite à Ti - Joe l'aveugle" from New/Nouveau - Perdrais - je mon temps...(Would I be losing my time...) 39:18 - Dublin Gulch "The Orphan Girl" from Tap 'Er Light 42:15 - The Inland Seas "I Can Hew" from Down by the Greenwood Side 44:48 - THANKS 46:15 - Sheridan Rúitín "Tell Me Ma" from single 49:58 - Old Man Flanagan's Ghost "Simple Little Boat" from Simple Little Boat 52:19 - Stout Pounders "Whiskey Me Away (Live)" from Liver Let Live 55:35 - Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps "Sailing Off to the Yankee Land" from Down to the Roots 1:00:28 - CLOSING 1:01:15 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion with Molly Donnery "My Father's Cabin Small” from A Little Bit Slanted 1:05:23 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. Finally, Marc Gunn and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast proudly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States of America. I know these are partisan times. But I firmly believe Harris is the best person to lead our country to a better future for all Americans. She also has an actual plan to make our already robust economy even stronger. She also has a career of protecting the rights of women.  Whether you agree or not, please vote in this year's election. Your vote matters and is how democracy stays strong. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. If that's the music you love, please follow the show right now. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. I am still looking for potential Celtic designs to highlight for the 2025 season. I will accept submissions until the end of November. I will contact you if your design is picked. So please email those designs to me ASAP. You can send it to follow@bestcelticmusic New episodes of Celtic Christmas Music are coming to the podcast universe. I'm planning the first episode to be released on November 17, right before Thanksgiving so that you can start enjoying Celtic Christmas music as soon as you are ready to listen. The current plan is to release weekly episodes. But we shall see if I can pull that off. If you're in a Celtic band with Christmas or holiday music, please email me follow@bestcelticmusic If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It's 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app.  All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Keith, Bruce K, SMak, Steve Pomper, Donald Fletcher HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I'd love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Rene St.Aubin emailed: "When is your next trip to Ireland to get the feel of music and culture" Robin MacDonald emailed from Wolf Creek, OR: "Hello Marc, I have been listening to your podcast, Irish & Celtic Music, on Amazon Prime. However just within the last few weeks it has completely disappeared! It will not even come up on a search, which is crazy because your music CDs do. How odd. Did you get some sort of notification from Amazon Prime Music that your podcast was no longer going to be available? I will have to figure out a new way to listen to it and I will! I just enjoyed the convenience as I am not able to stream music much at work (bandwidth) but Amazon Prime Music seemed to always work. Best Regards," Robin followed that up with: "Hello Marc,  Enjoy your trip! Thanks for getting back to me and for the link. There's good news though, your Celtic Christmas podcasts are still available on Amazon Prime! Love it always, any time of the year. " Patrick Rieger emailed some photos: "Hi Marc, My family and I have been busy the past month with a stop at our favorite pub and two renaissance festivals, so I'll be sending a few emails about the incredible musicians we enjoyed. On August 24, we went to Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle to see John McCann and Hamish, and an hour after they started everyone, including John and Hamish, got a surprise: the third member of the Corned Beef and Curry Band dropped in, Bob Banerjee. Bob is the most incredible fiddle player I have ever seen, and he has an endless number of bad jokes. He is the curry in the band's name, having been born in India. So for a few hours, this great band was back together. Irish musician Mark Guiser was in the audience that night, and was invited onto the stage for a few songs. Two wedding parties then dropped in for some post - reception fun. The energy, excitement and fun hadn't been that high at the Harp in a long time, and my wife and I only left because our son needed to get to bed. In one photo is The Corned Beef & Curry Band, from left to right, John McCann, Bob Banerjee, and Hamish, In the other, Mark Guiser and Bob. They were playing Hallelujah with Mark singing."

Brothers of Charity Services Ireland (BOCSI), the state's largest provider of learning disability supports are staging the 25th National Advocacy Conference in Clare later this week (October 16/17th). “Let's Get Real”, which will take place at the Armada Hotel, will showcase advocates from around the country in a feast of drama, dance, puppetry and film... this year with a global dimension! Together with their international friends, Brothers of Charity Services Ireland have created a Global Manifesto for Self-Advocacy based on the UN Charter of Disability Rights, which they'll launch at the Armada Hotel. For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by BOC Advocacy Officer and Conference Coordinator, Rob Hopkins, PRO with the conference and Vice Chair at National Platform of Self Advocates, Joe McGrath and National Advocacy Council Chairperson, Claire Nagle. Photo (c): Clare FM

National mental health organisation Aware has announced the second annual Big Splash for Aware. They are urging people all over the country to come together for a swim or ‘dip' on Saturday week (14th September) in support of mental health. Register online at www.aware.ie/splash/ and join the big splash at Spanish Point beach at 9:15am. For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by the Founder of Snámhaí Sásta and Aware Ambassador, June Curtin. Picture (c): https://www.aware.ie/splash/

It's claimed the people of Miltown have been "sold a disaster" due to persistent water outages affecting homes and businesses in the region. It's after a burst main led to supply disruptions in the Coore, Quilty, Mullagh,Miltown Malbay, Spanish Point and Cooraclare areas for the second time in the space of a month. The West Clare Municipal District has since requested a meeting with Senior Management in Uisce Eireann and Clare's Oireachtas members with a view to securing capital funding to upgrade the 50-year-old pipeline serving the network. Local Fianna Fáil Councillor Shane Talty says the situation is completely unacceptable.

Sing a song to the Dublin girl on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 670. Subscribe now! Celtic On the Inside is now on sale in our store. Support the podcast by buying one of these limited-edition CDs and Album Pins. Shop now! Dublin Gulch, Wylde Nept, Enda Reilly, The Crowfoot Rakes, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery, Natalie Padilla, Kevin Meehan, Fig for a Kiss, Blackthorn, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, The Drowsy Lads, Charlene Adrima, Bealtaine, Drumspyder, Ironwood, Hayley Griffiths GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our Irish & Celtic Music Videos. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: High Octane 0:11 - Dublin Gulch "Rick O'Shay Reel" from Tap 'Er Light 3:10 - WELCOME 5:14 - Wylde Nept "The Butterfly" from All's Fair 7:12 - Enda Reilly "My Dublin Girl" from Hy - Brasil 9:31 - The Crowfoot Rakes "The Marion Jig (Live)" from Off She Goes 11:27 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion with Molly Donnery "Jimmy Murphy" from A Little Bit Slanted 14:41 - FEEDBACK 18:46 - Natalie Padilla "Sailor's Love" from Paths and Places 22:24 - Kevin Meehan "The Living Bridge" from Spanish Point 25:45 - Fig for a Kiss "Johnny Be Fine" from Wherever You Go 27:35 - Blackthorn "Almost Every Circumstance/Galloping Ass" from Here's To You 31:22 - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones "The Lough Sheelin Eviction" from Let the Free Birds Fly 37:51 - THANKS 41:19 - The Drowsy Lads "Memories and Moments" from Everyone In 44:50 - Charlene Adzima "The Old Flail/Pauline Conneely's/Sizzling Bacon" from The Initiation 49:21 - Bealtaine "Star of the County Down" from The Founders' Room Vol 2 52:14 - Drumspyder "The Templehouse" from Green Mantle 56:15 - Ironwood "The White Gypsy" from Gretna Green 60:23 - CLOSING 1:01:14 - Hayley Griffiths "Black Is the Colour" from Far from Here 1:05:10 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and podcaster. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It's here to connect you with some of the amazing musicians who are performing Celtic music around the world. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Do you make Celtic art? We're looking for a design to incorporate into our shirts, album pin and CD in 2025. We'd love your contribution. Email some design ideas with or without our podcast name. Speaking of CDs and Album Pins, Celtic on the Inside is the name of the latest compilation CD and album pin by the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The album is now officially on sale. Only 100 copies of the CD and 100 copies of the Album Pin are available. This is a great way for you to preserve your memories of the Best Irish and Celtic music of 2023. Plus, it's a great way to financially support the podcast so we can keep bringing you great Celtic music each and every week. Preserve your memories at magerecords.com where you can get the CD and album pin. Oh! And do you know what an album pin is? An album pin is an enamel pin themed to a particular album. You get a digital download of the album. And you can then wear your album on your sleeve… or attach it to another piece of clothing. It's a visual way to tell others that you are Celtic on the Inside. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It's 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. Plastic Free July. Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app.  All that for as little as $1 per episode. DONATE: Make donation to the podcast. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Frank D, Sean C, Michael H, Tim S, Miranda Nelson Designs HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. The Celtic Invasion of Scotland's Whisky Distilleries is now booked. The next Celtic Invasion will go to Galicia in Spain IF I can get enough people to explore that region with me. I need a minimum of 6 to make it happen. It's not yet open, but if you'd like to join, sign up to our mailing list. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I'd love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I'd love to know that as well. 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Happy 4th of July. It's Independence Day in the US. We're celebrating freedom and independence on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #668. Subscribe now! New York Brogue, Lissa Schneckenburger, Poitín, The Homespun Ceilidh Band, Bedlam Bards, Derek Warfield, Kevin Meehan, Trochrague, High Octane, The Fenian Sons, Sorcha, Black 47, Clare Cunningham, Marc Gunn GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! 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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - New York Brogue “Tom Paine's Bones” from Live From the Poor Mouth 5:08 - WELCOME 6:51 - Lissa Schneckenburger “Jefferson and Liberty / Bert Ferguson” from Dance 10:21 - Poitín “The Liberty” from Wish 13:59 - The Homespun Ceilidh Band “Battle Hymn” from Battle Cry of Freedom 16:08 - Bedlam Bards & Marc Gunn “Freedom Costs” from Firefly Drinking Songs 20:08 - FEEDBACK 23:09 - Derek Warfield “Battle Cry of Freedom” from Clear the Way 27:06 - Kevin Meehan “Borve Castle” from Spanish Point 30:36 - Trochrague “Freedom Come Aa Ye” from Trochrague 33:30 - High Octane “Eastern Vagrant” from High Octane 39:23 - THANKS 42:05 - The Fenian Sons “Freedom's Sons” from 617 45:08 - Sorcha “Golden Eagle / The Independence” from Stomp the Floor 49:50 - Black 47 “Fire of Freedom” from Fire of Freedom 56:09 - Clare Cunningham “Irish Dad” from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 1:00:07 - CLOSING 1:01:33 - Marc Gunn “Come Adventure With Me” from Come Adventure With Me 1:06:00 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you've probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. Happy 4th of July! That's when our Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Second Continental Congress establishing the United States of America as an independent country. The fight against tyranny is never complete. That was the lesson of January 6th in our country when a failed former president tried to usurp control of our country. Fortunately, he was defeated by law - abiding, just Americans. The threat is still here. So this week, we're celebrating Independence Day with Celtic music. The Celts also know what it means to be oppressed by tyrants. We have a whole slew of songs on the topic. Today, we're gonna share a small sampling of songs of independence and freedom by Celtic musicians. It's also officially Plastic Free July. You can help break free from the single - use plastic problem by refusing them in the month of July so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of the solution this month? If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don't have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It's 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU HEROIC PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Your generosity brings freedom to this podcast. No big corporation runs this show. It's just you and me. That's why I keep producing new episodes each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app.  All that for as little as $1 per episode. Song Hengers even access a digital music archive of over 700 MP3s. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Frank D, Sean C, Michael H HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. The Celtic Invasion of Scotland's Whisky Distilleries is now booked. The next Celtic Invasion will go to Galicia in Spain IF I can get enough people to explore that region with me. I need a minimum of 6 to make it happen. It's not yet open, but if you'd like to join, sign up to our mailing list. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I'd love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I'd love to know that as well. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Brice Shelton sent a St Patrick's Day photo. Susan Heely sent some pictures of a St Patrick's Day session: Bruce Thompson emailed a photo and wrote: “Hey Marc, Happy belated Birthday! Our St. Paddy's day was a little low - key after  I had ankle surgery, but enjoyed your podcasts none the less. Please keep up the good work! Thanks” Tom Cook emailed photos from my St Patrick's Day request: “Good Morning Marc We had a 4 day celebration of the weekend starting Thursday March 14th with an all Celtic/Irish show with my band "Rose among Thorns" at StableRock Winery & Distillery (a local venue here in Jefferson, Wisconsin). That was followed by my 5 piece string band doing all Celtic/Irish music shows Friday, March 15th@Old Germantown Brewery, Pub & Eatery  in Germantown, Wi, an evening show Saturday March 16th@Lewis Station Winery in Lake Mills WI and a Sunday March 17th afternoon show@Lyons Irish Pub in Watertown, WI  to cap the weekend. the crowds were great, the beverages and food tasty and music was flyin'. The Celtic podcast was mentioned at each show! Of note we will be releasing a CD/EP early this summer which we will share with you and the podcast. (our music is mainly American Roots  -  but we play many Irish and Celtic tunes in our rep)  Sláinte” Teresa Finley of IrishFest Atlanta sent a photo of Phoenix Irish Arts of Atlanta performing at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. This photo was sent before the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast officially sponsored the festival which takes place Nov 8 - 10, 2024. This year's featured artists are Cherish the Ladies and The Friel Sisters. You can find details at IrishFestAtlanta.org

An urgent meeting between Clare County Council and Uisce Éireann is being sought to ensure the county's tourism-dependent regions can enjoy adequate water supply going forward. Following supply interruptions in West Clare due to a burst main on the Old Doolough supply on Sunday, Uisce Éireann has confirmed supply has been returned to customers in Miltown Malbay, Spanish Point, Quilty, Mullagh, Coore, Creegh, Cooraclare, Cahermurphy and surrounding area. With fears having been expressed that outages could be experienced during the upcoming Willie Clancy Week, the water utility has claimed there are no planned outages in the area from July 6th to 14th. Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District and Doonbeg Fianna Fáil Councillor Rita McInerney says she believes engagement is needed with Uisce Éireann to ensure they appreciate the importance of reliable water supply in West Clare.

Design Bank, a popup creative space in Miltown Malbay opened over the weekend and will run until the latter end of this month. To find out more about it, Alan Morrissey spoke with the organiser, Aoife O'Malley, the Chairman of North Clare Communities Group, Tom Barrett and Kevin Keane, a potter based in Spanish Point.

Clare's newly-appointed Seasonal Dog Warden says she'll strive to make the county's beaches safe spaces for all this summer. The local authority has bolstered its beach patrols for the summer bathing season in order to combat issues such as dog fouling and dog attacks. Clare FM's Seán Lyons reports. ===== With the summer bathing season now well underway, Clare County Council has vowed to take a dogged approach to beach safety. From May 15th up to September 15th, a host of beaches across the county are monitored for dog control. The monitored areas are Ballyalla Lake, Ballycuggeran, Killaloe, Bishopsquarter, Brew's Bridge, Cappagh, Carrigaholt, Doolin, Fanore, Kilkee, Lahinch, Mountshannon, Querrin Pier, Quilty, Seafield, Spanish Point, Trá Leathan, White Strand Doonbeg and White Strand Miltown Malbay. To facillitate these patrols, Annette Kenny has been appointed as Seasonal Dog Warden for the county. She says her role isn't to prevent people from enjoying the summer months with their canine companions but to ensure everyone feels safe and secure when visiting the county's waterways. [CLIP] Beach bye-laws restrict dogs from being on beaches from 11am to 6pm throughout the bathing season. Long-serving Clare County Dog Warden Frankie Coote insists this is necessary as violent incidents have taken place in the past. He says stern consequences will face those who fail to rein in their pets.

A very special evening is in store later in Spanish Point. The Armada Hotel will host An Evening of Art and Song, which will feature the renowned Ennis-born artist, Mick O'Dea and the Clare-based singer/songwriter Tim Dennehy in conversation with Peadar King. To chat more about the event, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ennis Artist Mick O' Dea and Kilkee Book Author Peadar King.

Uisce Eireann is being urged to prioritise the enhancement of water and wastewater infrastructure in Miltown Malbay following renewed supply disruptions this weekend. It's after a burst main led to outages in the Coore, Mullagh, Miltown Malbay and Spanish Point areas yesterday afternoon; leaving bars, restaurants and public toilets without water during a peak visitor period. In a statement to Clare FM, Uisce Eireann says crews were immediately deployed to carry out repairs and that supply is now returning to all impacted customers. Clare Independent TD and MEP Elect Michael McNamara says the repeated occurrence is unacceptable.

Spanish Point will be the location for what is being described as a “series of special immersive, sensory & bilingual experiences by the sea” this coming weekend. Soundscapes and Seascapes, which takes place from Friday to Sunday, will allow participants to connect to our sense of place through our connection to the landscape and weaving in the Irish language. To find out more about what will be happening, Alan Morrissey was joined by the organiser, Sionnáin Michelle Shannon, on Tuesday's Morning Focus.

Clare County Council has confirmed it will be employing sixteen dedicated staff members to manage beaches this summer. Four of the beach operatives will have responsibility for Kilkee, Cappagh, White Strand Doonbeg, Carrigaholt and Seafield, while the other twelve will look after Lahinch, Doolin, Fanore, White Strand Miltown Malbay and Spanish Point. Their duties will include upkeep of beach facilities, litter control and assisting visitors. Lisdoonvarna Fine Gael Councillor Joe Garrihy is confident it will bring major benefits for the tourist season.

Students across the Shannon Estuary set out their vision for the future at the 4th Compass schools competition final. St. Joseph's Secondary School, Spanish Point, were named as the overall winners for their movie, called ‘Turbine'. To find out more, on Friday's morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by students, Alysha Sexton, Roisin Molohon, Lucy O' Keeffe and Tutor Ronan Daly.

It is time for the twelfth episode of our newest feature on Morning Focus, Village Tour, where Alan Morrissey paid a visit to Spanish Point. With the Village Tour, we here at Morning Focus are aiming to highlight the smaller villages and townlands around the county. By doing this, we hope to showcase their unique character, while also bringing their diversity and individuality to life for you, the listener. During each episode of Village Tour, Alan chats with three people from a particular village or townland in Clare: from locals and business owners to those involved with local sports clubs and community representatives.

The Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland is hoping to bring attention to the daily "slaughter" occurring in Gaza ahead of a talk in Clare this week. Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid will be speaking at the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point this Thursday at 8pm to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories. It comes as international governments are being urged to resume funding to UNRWA after an independent review has found Israel has provided no evidence of any wrongoing within the organisation. Her Excellency says it's crucial that people grasp the level of devastation being perpetrated on innocent civilians on a daily basis.

Spanish Point's Eimear Considine On Munster LGFA Final

New schemes for trees and farm incomes will be up for discussion at the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point on Tuesday 5th at 7:30pm. Farmers will be able to learn about a range of new schemes available to those of them who are interested in bringing more trees onto their farms. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ray Ó Foghlú from Hometree and Noel McMahon, Farmer from Miltown Malbay.

Rare Ireland are hosting a Cold Water Dip in Spanish Point this coming weekend, on the 24th February at 1pm. Rare Ireland is an Irish charity that was set up to support the families of children and young adults living with rare conditions. It currently represents 1,700 families affected by rare conditions. Saturday's fundraising event is part of the efforts to mark Rare Disease Day 2024, which will take place on the 29th of February. To discuss this further, Peter O'Connell was joined by Anne Micks, the Chair of Irish EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome), and Rare Diseases Ireland Board Member. Peter was also joined by June Curtin, Founder of Snamhaí Sásta. For more information visit: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/cold-water-dip-spanish-point-co-clare-tickets-835604996037 Picture (c) Rare Ireland via Eventbrite

Stephen Fletcher presents this Sunday's Beyond Belief and talks to Noirin Lynch from the FCJ Spirituality House in Spanish Point. The is also a further report on Pioneer Ministry in the Church of Ireland with a report from a church that is actually doing that to see what is actually involved. Here, the Revd Johnny McFarland from the Church of Ireland talks to Joanne Miller about what her parish in Londonderry is doing.

The 2024 IKA/Culinary Olympics is the oldest, largest and most diverse international culinary arts competition in the world. This year's competition will be hosted in Stuttgart, Germany in early February. Anthony Rebote will be heading to Deutschland to compete against the best of the best chefs, in the hopes of making a name for himself. To find out more, on Friday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Anthony Rebote, a chef at the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point.

Next week, on the 21st of December, June Curtin will complete her 63 Dips in 21 Days. The founder of Snamhaí Sasta is taking three dips in the Atlantic Ocean, with the aim of raising 200,000 euro for Midwest Simon Community. On Friday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Jackie Bonfield, CEO of Midwest Simon Community to discuss the upcoming big swim event in Spanish Point on the 21st December.

A North Clare Councillor is calling for toilet facilities at two of this county's most prominent beaches to be kept open throughout the Winter months. Traditionally restrooms and washrooms at both Fanore and Spanish Point had been closed from November to January, however the sites have been experiencing a surge in activity since the Covid Pandemic. In response, the West Clare Municipal District has now announced that the toilets will be maintained and kept open for weekends throughout the season. Corofin Fianna Fáil Councillor Joe Killeen says the move will ensure visitors are not inconvenienced.

The Taoiseach has claimed that an announcement on sewerage schemes for Cooraclare and Broadford should be made by the end of the year. Last April, Clare County Council put both villages forward as part of a €50m pilot scheme aiming to provide wastewater treatment services in unsewered settlements. Each local authority was only allowed to submit two applications, meaning areas such as Carrigaholt, Spanish Point and Doolin missed out. Speaking in the Dáil in response to Scariff Independent TD Michael McNamara, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he's hopeful that the successful projects as well as a second funding round will soon be confirmed.

On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by June Curtin, Founder of Snámhaí Sásta, Aware Ambassador, and Gearoid Quilty, Fundraising & Communications Manager at Mid West Simon Community. June will be breaking out the swimwear for this year's 63 Dips in 21 Days! The initiative will see June taking three dips a day for three weeks in the cold Atlantic Ocean at Spanish Point. It's all for a very good cause, with funds being raised for Mid-West Simon Community. The largest homeless services provider in the Mid-West Region will be the beneficiary for this year.

Clare County Council have proposed to introduce year-round paid parking in tourist hotspots such as Kilkee, Lahinch, Doolin and Spanish Point. This will see a minimum charge of €2 applied to every car park space and residents and business applying for €50 car permits. Michael Vaughan, Owner of the Vaughan Lodge Hotel in Lahinch joined Kieran to discuss...

Plans by Clare County Council to introduce year-round paid parking in tourist hotspots such as Kilkee, Lahinch, Doolin and Spanish Point have been met with criticism from residents and business owners who think that it will harm the local area. Has your area been negatively affected by parking charges? Andrea was joined by Cliodhna Fawl from the Lahinch Surf Shop, Cllr Liam Grant, Green Party Councillor in Lahinch and other listeners to discuss...

“I've never felt so free,” says Kerry about her time in Ireland recently, which is what we're talking about for one more episode in a series, Kerry's travel series, before we move along to Brian's upcoming vacation. This week on Outlook we're wrapping up co-host Kerry's Ireland stories with a show full of audio clips she collected on her travels. From the waves at Spanish Point to kick off the show, to water lapping by the seaside to end it - with sounds of the ocean, a sheep farm, and the train (please mind the gap) and rain, a common enough Irish sound. Plus, she's included a blurb of her mapping out one of the hotel rooms and hotel layout when finding breakfast with the tour group. Kerry loves her soundscapes (where photos do no good to capture memories for you when traveling blind) and so this one's sprinkled with them throughout, along with a discussion on mental mapping and maps and accessibility when traveling, both independently and interdependently. So before Brian's off on his own UK adventure in September, join Outlook and take an audio tour of the trip right along with Kerry.

June Curtin is the founder of Snámhaí Sásta (Happy Swimmers) – and over the last 4 years, she has gained thousands of followers on social media and raised awareness of the benefits of sea swimming, for the mind and the soul. She found sea swimming after a tragedy in her life. She now leads a community of swimming who take to the sea each day in Spanish Point in Co Clare. Find June's page here and info on upcoming sea swims all around Ireland - https://www.instagram.com/snamhaisasta/?hl=en

Communities in North & West Clare are being called upon to engage with the county council on draft parking bye-laws proposed for prominent visitor attractions in the region. The planned bye-laws would see minimum parking charges of €2 for a three hour stay introduced at Spanish Point, White Strand-Miltown-Malbay, Kilkee, Fanore, Lahinch and Doolin. Disabled drivers and residents living in close proximity to the designated areas will be able to avail of permits, while the public will have up to August 22nd to submit their observations to Clare County Council. Ennistymon Fianna Fáil Councillor, Shane Talty says it is vital locals take the opportunity to put their concerns forward.

The Housing Minister has suggested multiple unsewered communities in Clare could receive funding for wastewater infrastructure. A €50 million pilot scheme was launched in April 2022 to provide water treatment facilities to rural communities across Ireland that are currently without these vital services. It is understood that over 20 applications have been received by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, with Carrigaholt, Doolin, Spanish Point, Broadford and Cooraclare all understood to have applied. In response to a parliamentary question from Meelick-based Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe, Minister Darragh O'Brien says while he can't confirm when the projects will be commenced, it is possible multiple developments could be approved within the same county.

Fresh calls are being made for the expedited development of Wastewater infrastructure in vulnerable communities in Clare. Red flags have been erected at White Strand - Miltown Malbay & Spanish Point following the identification of high levels of bacteria in bathing samples at both locations. Spanish Point is among the areas in the county not served by any treatment plant, while Uisce Eireann's plans to upgrade the facility at Miltown Malbay won't see investment until at least 2025. Ennistymon based Fianna Fáíl Councillor, Shane Talty believes repetitive beach closures have the potential to cause reputational damage.

Business owners and tourists are expressing deep disappointment, after a do-not-swim notice put in place at a west Clare beach has led to a "noticeable drop-off" in footfall locally. Clare County Council has erected red flags at Spanish Point & White Strand Miltown Malbay, on the advice of the HSE, following the detection of high levels of bacteria in bathing samples at both locations.

The US Coast Guard is looking into "banging noises" heard near the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean. British billionaire Hamish Harding is believed to be among five people on board the missing Oceangate submersible vessel known as Titan, while another two live in the UK. To get more on this story and the prospects of finding the submarine, on Wednesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined in studio by John Tracey, Honorary Research Officer at the National Maritime Institute of Ireland from Spanish Point. Photo (c) by Vasya21 from Pixabay via Canva

The Minister for Public Expenditure has committed to increasing finances available for towns and villages in Clare without access to wastewater infrastructure. The government announced a €50 million pilot plan last April to establish essential sewage treatment facilities in unswered communities nationwide. However, the cost of works required for vibrant tourist settlements in Clare such as Doolin, Spanish Point ,Miltown Malbay & Carrigaholt are mooted to surpass the entire national fund. Responding to a query from Scariff-based Independent TD Michael McNamara, Minister Pascal Donohoe assured the scheme would be reconsidered.

On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan was joined by John Burke who is the Owner and CEO of the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point. John discussed his delight at the Armada Hotel achieving B Corp Certification, becoming the first hotel in the country to hold the global accolade for it's commitment to positively impacting people and the planet. He outlined the level of work required in achieving B Corp Certification while highlighting the goals of the Armada hotel. John hopes the efforts made within the Armada hotel and the local community will inspire others to do the same across Ireland.

The Taoiseach inists Uisce Eireann are analysing all feasible options to provide suitable wastewater infrastructure to communities in West Clare. Spanish Point, Doolin & Carraigaholt are among the tourist hotspots without such services, while the utility formerly known as Irish Water pleaded guilty to five counts of breaking environmental laws in connection with wastewater contamination in Miltown Malbay last year. However Clare Indpendent TD has raised the possibility of the Seafield treatment plant in Quilty taking on the additional workload as the site is currently operating at just 51% of its capacity. Responding to the Scariff Deputy, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says a strategic investment is underway to determine the best approach going forward.

On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan took a trip to Spanish Point to meet up with June Curtin for her 63rd and final dip in the ocean in aid of The Midwest Simon Community. June committed to 63 ice-cold dips in the Atlantic Ocean over 21 days. She was victorious in her quest to reach her target of 100,000 euro and members of June's family and the community spoke of their joy at the campaign's success.

On Thursday's Morning Focus, Alan was joined by Transition Year students Éabha Healy and David O' Donaghue from St. Joseph's Secondary School in Spanish Point to discuss the Annual Christmas Market Day. The event takes place at Aras Caitriona where an array of arts, crafts and food will be available. All are welcome to attend as this is the first time the event is open to the public.

Nóirin is a singer and songwriter living in Spanish Point on the west coast of Clare. Nóirin is deeply immersed in the Irish folk tradition and has two albums out in the world. She's also a great community person and as you'll hear now, works hard to help create spaces for people to come together to connect with each other, and with themselves. This podcast is supported by Creative Ireland Clare and is also available to watch as a video on YouTube https://youtu.be/1sqQjJ9WGYwRuairí McKiernan Website | E-newsletter | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Book | Patron | Love and Courage Podcast | Creative Souls of Clare Podcast |

A West Clare hotelier is warning that jobs will be on the line in the hospitality sector if the lower VAT rate isn't retained. It follows fresh calls for the lower VAT rate for the sector to be retained, amid mounting concerns over a reduction in the number of people visiting here next year. Dermot Kelly from the Shannon Springs Hotel and John Burke from the Armada Hotel in Spanish Point have been talking to Clare FM's Morning Focus.

Many US communities have been impacted by their local icons. These icons work hard in their own professions but in reality elevate the entire community towards greater prosperity while molding the local culture though their philanthopy, leadership and vision. Today I am very pleased to welcome Michael Klauber of https://bestfood.com/ (Michael's on East). I'd wager if a vote were ever taken for the title of Mr. Sarasota, Michael would win hands-down.  For over 40 years, Michael and partner Phil Mancini have owned and operated the iconic Michael's on East restaurant. But what most people don't know is Michael also owns an event and catering business that serves https://www.michaelsoneastcatering.com/ (Spanish Point) and https://bestfood.com/restaurant/selby-house-cafe (Selby Gardens). He has an outstanding wine store that was recently awarded Best of Excellence in Wine Spectator Magazine. He is a Founding Member of Sarasota-Manatee Originals. an organization dedicated to promoting and sustaining the local independent area restaurants in order to promote local culture and local flavors. Plus he leads international wine tours to far-away places like South Africa. And if that wasn't enough for a lifetime of work, starting in 2013 Michael was the catalyst for the redesign for the Sarasota waterfront know as: https://bayparkconservancy.thebaysarasota.org/ (The Bayfront Park Conservancy).  Today, we'll learn from Michael …. How his upbringing and early training helped him launch the famous Michael's on East in 1987 …. Where his drive and creativity comes from …. How he led his team through the pandemic …. How the Bayfront Park idea started …. And much, much more. I'm so glad you joined us today and as always it is my hope that you will listen, learn and connect!