Residents in east Clare are being encouraged to share their knowledge on the location of invasive plant species, as part of efforts to improve biodiversity and water quality in the county. Invasive plant species are to be tackled under a new partnership agreement between Clare Local Development Company and Waters of LIFE over the coming three years. Waters of LIFE is active in the east of the county as an EU-funded programme to protect and restore water quality and it's hosting a public meeting focused on protecting east Clare's natural heritage in Flagmount next Wednesday from 7.30pm. Waters Of LIFE Communications and Stakeholder Relationship Manager, Ross O'Donoghue says local knowledge is the starting point in tackling the issue.

On this week's episode of Clare Women In Business, Pat Flynn visits Creegh Village in West Clare meet the owner of Riverside Hair & Beauty, Sarah Gould.

Clare Women in Business is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the television licence fee.

The HSE's growing spend on agency staff at Ennis General has been slammed as unacceptable. New figures show the Health Service Executive spent over €2.7m to provide outsourced personnel in the county town last year, which is up 13% on the sum recorded in 2021. Over €21m was spent on providing agency staff at University Hospital Limerick last year, which is a rise of 9% in the last twelve months. Shannon Sinn Féin TD Donna McGettigan says the situation is out of control.

The Clare branch of Aontú is leading calls for the resignation of Simon Harris over the handling of a case of a young boy with life-threatening scoliosis, who died last month. 9-Year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt only underwent urgent spinal surgery last November, after waiting two years and having been previously removed from a waiting list without his parent's knowledge or consent. The Tánaiste had promised in 2017 during his tenure as Health Minister that no child suffering from scoliosis would wait more than four months for treatment. Clare Aontú Rep June Dillon says improvements must start with accountability.

On 'Ours To Protect', we take a closer look at biodiversity, sustainability and the broader issue of Climate Change as it relates to Clare.

This week, Pat Flynn visits St Mary’s Church in Quin to hear about the ‘Return to Nature Church Project’.

A Clare football star is hailing the appointment of Paul Madden as the county's new senior football boss.

The Ennis native will take the reins on a three-year term, succeeding Peter Keane in the role, who departed last week.

Madden had been seen as a strong contender, since the departure of Mark Fitzgerald last year, having guided Éire Óg to three of the last four Clare Senior Football Championships.

Former Clare Captain Garry Brennan has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that he's looking forward to seeing the new setup in action.

A Clare travel counsellor says it's full steam ahead for holidaymakers in spite of wildfires raging across Europe. The blazes are continuing unabated in parts of Greece and Spain, with high temperatures, strong winds and dry conditions creating a perfect storm for many regions. A total of 4,850 firefighters as well as 33 planes have been mobilised across Greece since dawn after 15 firefighting personnel were taken to hospital yesterday. Ennis-based travel counsellor Gearoid Mannion has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons those heading to affected countries should do their research and heed advice.

A Clare football star is hailing the appointment of Paul Madden as the county's new senior football boss.

The Ennis native will take the reins on a three-year term, succeeding Peter Keane in the role, who departed last week.

Madden had been seen as a strong contender, since the departure of Mark Fitzgerald last year, having guided Éire Óg to three of the last four Clare Senior Football Championships.

Former Clare Captain Garry Brennan has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that he's looking forward to seeing the new setup in action.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 13ú lá de mí Lúnasa, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.

I 1976 tháinig sé amach go raibh na praghsanna ag ardú dhá oiread is tapúla I gcomparáid leis an Bhreatain.

I 1993 tháinig an Roinn Oideachais amach ag rá go raibh an rabhadh I gcoinne scrúdaithe chun dul isteach chuig scoil ag bogadh chuig scoileanna a raibh daoine ag íoc chun freastail ar.

I 1976 d'oscail séipéal nua I nDún Beag leis an ainm Our Lady Assumed into Heaven.

I 1993 bhí bean aois 21 an chéad bhean ón chontae chun a bheith mar ghunnadóir san airtléire.

Sin Anastacia le I'm Outta Love – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2000.

Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1992 chan Neil Diamond a chéad oíche ó 6 I Madison Square Garden I Nua Eabhrac.

I 2007 tharraing Amy Winehouse amach as dhá cheolchoirm de The Rolling Stones sa Ghearmáin de bharr cloíteacht.

Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Alfred Hitchcock sa Bhreatain I 1899 agus rugadh aisteoir Sebastian Stan sa Rómáin ar an lá seo I 1982 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé.

Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 13th of August, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh

1976: It was reported that prices in Ireland were rising roughly twice as fast as in Britain.

1993: The Department of Education revealed last night that the move against entrance tests will extend to fee paying schools

1976: Doonbeg's new church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven was opened.

1993: 21 year old Clare woman became the first female gunner to join the artillery corps.

That was Anastacia with I'm Outta Love – the biggest song on this day in 2000

Onto music news on this day In 1992 Neil Diamond played the first of six sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York.

2007 Amy Winehouse pulled out of two Rolling Stones gigs in Hamburg Germany citing exhaustion

And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – Alfred Hitchcock was born in the UK in 1899 and actor Sebastian Stan was born in Romania on this day in 1982 and this is some of the stuff he has done.

I'll be back with you tomorrow with another edition of Ar An Lá Seo.

The Rekindle Festival of Lost Skills will make its return later this week.

The festival, which will take place at the Common Knowledge Center in Kilfenora and in Ennistymon on Friday and Saturday (15th & 16th August), will involve two days of living heritage, community action and cultural celebration as part of National Heritage Week.

To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Aoife Hammond, Organiser, Mo McRae, Hide tanner and Aoife Kelly, traditional Irish musician and concertina teacher, as well as an illustrator, website and graphic designer.