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News Headlines 27th July 2024

News Headlines 27th July 2024

compiled and read by Fiona Hogan.

 News sponsored by Leona’s Nail and Brow bar  Scariff https://www.facebook.com/Leonasnails

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -Alan O’Callaghan -

the current Mayor of Clare has long family and personal connections to Craggaunowen and joined Pat, Anthony and Pauline to discuss some of them as well as looking forward to upcoming events.  

Originally broadcast on 20th July 2024.  Hosted by Pat O’Brien and Anthony Lenihan. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie Outside broadcast in Association with Michael Long Construction www.mlc.ie 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -Pauline Lenihan -

For anyone who has visited over the last number of Decades they will have met Pauline  who describes how she started working in the castle and Crannog and the Developments that have taken places as it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. https://www.craggaunowen.ie/ 

Originally broadcast on 20th July 2024.  Hosted by Pat O’Brien and Anthony Lenihan. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie Outside broadcast in Association with Michael Long Construction www.mlc.ie 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -The history of Craggaunowen -

 SBCR Volunteer and historian  David Fleming joined Pat and Anthony in the castle to outline the history of Craggaunowen, and the Hunt family connection. https://www.craggaunowen.ie/ Originally broadcast on 20th July 2024.  Hosted by Pat O’Brien and Anthony Lenihan. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie Outside broadcast in Association with Michael Long Construction www.mlc.ie 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -Hurling for Cancer - Kasia and Davy Fitzgerald.

 A fundraiser for the hurling for cancer event taking place in Carlow in August  https://www.idonate.ie/event/hurlingforcancerresearch  took place in Scariff on July 20th as the Chronicle was being broadcast. Jim Collins travelled back to Scariff to talk to organiser Kasia (  Katarzyna Kierznikiewicz) and guest star for the day - Davy Fitzgerald. Hosted by Pat O’Brien and Anthony Lenihan. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie Outside broadcast in Association with Michael Long Construction www.mlc.ie 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -Conor Cooney -

O'Callaghans Mills player and member of the Clare panel  of the victorious 2013 Clare senior Hurling team describes how the players deal with the build up to the big match. Originally broadcast on 20th July 2024.  Hosted by Pat O’Brien and Anthony Lenihan. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie Outside broadcast in Association with Michael Long Construction www.mlc.ie 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -Marie Wiley, Jean Daly and Mary Slattery

Live in studio - members of Age friendly group Scariff- As a follow up to to the visit to the Age friendly group that took place at the library recently, some of the topics that arose that demanded further attention were a list of services that are not available to elder people in general as well as people in general. Genealogy was another  topic raised and Dr David Fleming came into studio to discuss this subject  and give some hints as to how best to make enquiries and carry out research when trying to establish family trees.

Originally broadcast on 13th July 2024.  Hosted by Geraldine Colleran and Marianne Purcell. Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie 

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS - Members of Age friendly group Scariff.

 Geraldine and Marianne recently paid a visit to the  Scariff Age friendly Group that takes place every week in the Edna O’ Brien Library and spoke with Margaret Kelly, Jean Daly Mountshannon,  Ann Gildea, Josie Sheedy, Marie Wiley,  Mary Slattery Jenny Unwin and Margaret Lee.

Originally broadcast on 13th July 2024.  Hosted by Geraldine Colleran and Marianne Purcell Saturday Chronicle is kindly sponsored by James M Nash and Co and Derg Kitchen Design   http://dergkitchendesign.ie Outside broadcast in Association with Michael Long Construction