Stephen Fletcher presents this week's Beyond Belief and talks to Colm Hogan from Trocaire about their 50th Anniversary and finds out about Canon in the Church of Ireland and chats to his friend Fr Gerry Kenny about preparing for Lent, the generosity of the Irish and St Patrick's Day

For this week's episode of Atlantic Tales, Pat Flynn took a stroll in the Burren with Tony Kirby who left a permanent pensionable civil service job to start his own walking tour business in Clare - Episode 107.

Heart Of Burren Walking Tours

The Chief Superintendent of the Clare Garda Division says figures showing a spike in thefts and burglaries shows activity is resetting to pre-pandemic levels.

Burglaries increased by 16 percent in the county in 2022, while thefts from shops were up by 29 percent.

The issue caused concern among members of Clare's Joint Policing Committee this week, with renewed calls for extra resources for businesses to deal with security issues.

However, Chief Superintendent Colm O' Sullivan believes the data is a consequence of society resuming normal practice after pandemic restrictions were lifted.

A Clarecastle Councillor is leading calls for sites to be identified for low cost camping facilities throughout the county.

It's after it emerged Clare County Council has appointed consultants to assess and enhance the county's motorhome and camper van services.

It's understood the local authority's tourism department intends to put together a strategy for camping in Clare in the short, medium and long term.

Clarecastle-based Fianna Fail Councillor Tom O' Callaghan believes the are private and public models that could be used for such sites.

Stephen Fletcher presents this week's Sunday Prayer for 19th February 2023 the Sunday before Lent.

On this week's show:

We look ahead to Clare's National Football League clash with Kildare and preview Clare's National Camogie League campaign.

We also celebrate 100 years of Ennis Rugby Club and look ahead to another busy weekend of local soccer.

The Taoiseach says he foresees Ennis General Hospital becoming an 'urgent care centre', but not the reopening of its emergency department.

Leo Varadkar has visited University Hospital Limerick today and held meetings with senior members of management within the UL Hospitals Group.

Calls are being made to end what's being described as 'discrimination' in the provision of healthcare in the Midwest.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is visiting University Hospital Limerick this lunchtime, on a day when trolley numbers in Dooradoyle have spiked.

Noeleen Moran from the MidWest Hospital Campaign and Ann Norton, Barefield-based former member of the Regional Health Forum West, have been speaking to Clare FM's Morning Focus.

A Clare Independent TD says she's had 'no formal conversation' about joining the Labour Party.

It follows reports this morning that Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne has met with the party's leader Ivana Bacik on a number of occasions in recent times.

Deputy Wynne was elected in the Clare constituency in 2020 as a Sinn Fein candidate, but left the party last year in controversial circumstances.

Speaking with Clare FM's Josh Prenderville, Deputy Wynne says while she's been supported well by Ivana Bacik since returning from her maternity leave, joining Labour isn't yet on the cards.

The Clare-based General Secretary of the ICSA has warned that a combination of policy decisions will threaten food security and undoubtedly lead to higher prices in the shops for consumers.

Eddie Punch is calling on the Government to include extra support towards the cost of fertiliser in its cost-of-living support package on Tuesday.

The Cratloe farmer has highlighted a recent IFAC report, which found that three quarters of farmers are still deepply concerned over the price of agricultural inputs.

Eddie Punch and Clare IFA Chair, Tom Lane, have been speaking to Clare FM's Morning Focus.