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3 weeks ago | clare.fm | Pat Flynn

Welcome to another episode of Ours To Protect on Clare FM. Today we’ll hear about the impact plastic waste is having on our environment. Shortly, we’ll meet the General Manager of a Clare company that has been recycling plastics for over two decades. First though, a team students from Mary Immaculate Secondary School in Lisdoonvarna recently competed in the Finals of the ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards.

3 weeks ago | clare.fm | Pat Flynn

Herdís Reynisdóttir was born in the US and lived for a time in Sweden before moving, while still very young, to her parents home country of Iceland. More often called Dísa, she has worked with Icelandic horses for over two decades. She was educated at Hólar Equine University in Iceland as a riding instructor for all levels and as a horse-trainer. She also holds a B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Science, a teachers diploma and is a licensed International Breeding judge for Icelandic horses.

4 weeks ago | clare.fm | Pat Flynn

Breige Grogan is originally from Carrickmore in Co Tyrone. She set up her business in August 2022 at her home in Ennis, Co Clare in August 2022 after spending over 15 years working in digital marketing and ecommerce for global brands. Little Rock Digital is a digital marketing and ecommerce consultancy which helps retailers who don’t have an internal digital or marketing resource to grow profitable ecommerce businesses.

1 month ago | clare.fm | Pat Flynn

When the Covid pandemic descended on Ireland in March 2020, the country was plunged into months of fear and uncertainty. As the virus took hold, businesses were forced to curtail their operations or close altogether. Some even closed their doors permanently, never to reopen. In the midst of this upheaval some people took the brave step of starting a new business. Holly Butler was one of those.

1 month ago | clare.fm | Pat Flynn

An elderly tourist is being treated in hospital for what are understood to be serious head injuries after he sustained in a fall while visiting North Clare this afternoon. It’s understood that the 80-year-old man was part of a bus tour that had stopped at a popular viewing area at Poll Sallagh, Ballyreen on the main Doolin to Ballyvaughan coast road. The Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard was tasked to the incident at around 4.00pm along with the National Ambulance Service.