Fr Brendan Quinlivan leads our Sunday Prayer for Sunday 27th July 2025, the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Clare's minor ladies footballers have been crowned All Ireland champions.

Barry Donnelly's side secured a 1-8 to 0-7 win over reigning champions Sligo in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence in Bekan, Co Mayo this afternoon.

The crucial score, a goal off the boot of Aoibheann Ryan, came just before the half time whistle to give Clare a 1-3 to 0-4 lead as the sides headed for the dressing room.

Clare FM analyst Evan Talty says Clare showed immense resilience to grind out the result in the closing stages.

Farmers and rural pet owners are once again being urged to take control of their dogs following a vicious attack in East Clare.

It follows an incident in O'Callaghan's Mills in which a number of sheep suffered serious injuries.

The dog responsible is yet to be identified and owners in the area are requested to be extra vigilant.

Clare County Dog Warden Frankie Coote says it was an extremely distressing incident.

The upgrade of water infrastructure in a West Clare community is expected to "significantly lower instances of bursts" in the area.

Ward and Burke Construction Limited has replaced over 800 metres of aged water mains with new pipes in the townland of Alva in Creegh on behalf of Uisce Éireann.

The water utility claims this will cut down on supply disruptions along the network which will result in a "more secure" water supply for residents.

Uisce Éireann National Leakage Reduction Programme Manager Jack Cronin claims it's a very positive development.

Ahead of Saturday's All Ireland Minor B LGFA final, Clare FM's Derrick Lynch spoke with Clare manager Barry Donnelly, captain Aisling Crowe, along with vice captains Rea Meaney and Aisling Kelly to look ahead to their clash with Sligo in the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence.

Lucas grew up in Kells County Meath, in terms of music and acting, he didn’t have a background in any of those all he wanted to do was play football, but when he was a kid he went to St Vincent de Paul theatre group for acting in Kells and he was only there because his friends were there.

He always loved music as kid . He remembers watching MTV always looking a the charts but when he was older he started listening to hip hop started writing his own raps. In 2020 he went on a freestyle competition online called punchline Eire and got to the finals.

He started posting content on TikTok and getting himself known in the Irish rap scene. He was contacted by a TV casting agent to sing to Louis Walsh for Simon Cowells boyband but because of the passing of Liam Payne he pulled back but it was an experience. Also during that time he got a feature roll on fair city for acting.

But for the future he has an album coming called old head and young shoulders people always relate to personal growth.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 25ú lá de mí Iúil, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.

I 1969 bhí an choiste den Dáil buartha faoin laghdú den iarratas sa státseirbhís mar phost.

I 1986 tháinig an nuacht amach go raibh eisimirce mhór sa tír, agus bhí clann ag dul chuig Londain chun post a fháil.

I 1969 tháinig sé amach go raibh laghdú ar an méid daoine a raibh ag teacht chuig Cill Chaoi I gcomparáid leis an bhliain roimhe.

I 1996 bhí Garda ó Newmarket-on-Fergus darbh ainm Gussie Fox ainmnithe dá chrógacht de bharr gur shábháil sé páistí ó theach I Luimneach a raibh trí thine.

Sin The Spice Girls le Wannabe – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1996.

Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1999 tháinig deireadh leis an Fhéile Woodstock an bhliain sin mar go raibh círéib ann agus ghabh 120 duine ann.

I 2017 ghabh Justin Bieber leithscéal dá leantóirí de bharr gur chuir sé a cheolchoirm ar ceal ar chúiseanna nach raibh súil leo.

Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Michael Welch I Meiriceá I 1987 agus rugadh aisteoir Matt LeBlanc I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1967 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé.

Beidh mé ar ais libh an tseachtain seo chugainn le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

Welcome back to another edition of Ar An Lá Seo on the 25th of July, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh

1969: The Dail committee of public account expressed their concerns about the declining attraction of the Civil Service as a career.

1986: It was reported that emigration has reached such a proportion that whole families are going to london in search of employment.

1969: It was reported that holiday crowds descending on Kilkee had decreased form the previous year.

1996: Newmarket-on-Fergus native Garda Sgt. Gussie Fox is one of three Gardaí being nominated for bravery awards for saving children from a fire-bombed limerick house inferno.

That was The Spice Girls with Wannabe – the biggest song on this day in 1996

Onto music news on this day In 1999 This years Woodstock Festival ended with riots resulting in 120 people being arrested.

2017 Justin Bieber apologized to his fans after cancelling the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour because of "unforeseen circumstances".

And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – actor Michael Welch was born in America in 1978 and actor Matt LeBlanc was born in America on this day in 1967 and this is some of the stuff he has done.

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

To preview the sporting fixtures, Alan Morrissey was joined on Monday’s Morning Focus by Clare FM’s Derrick Lynch.

TUS Clare SHC:

Friday:

Group 1:

Clonlara v Sixmilebridge (Zimmer Biomet Pairc Chiosog, 7pm) - LIVE

Group 3:

Newmarket-on-Fergus v Éire Óg (Clarecastle, 7pm)

Saturday:

Group 2:

Clooney Quin v Broadford (Shannon, 1:30pm)

Group 4:

Kilmaley v Ballyea (Sixmilebridge, 3:30pm)

Group 1:

Crusheen v St. Joseph’s Doora Barefield (Zimmer Biomet Pairc Chiosog, 4pm)

Group 3:

Feakle v Wolfe Tones Shannon (Zimmer Biomet Pairc Chiosog, 6pm) - LIVE

Group 4:

Cratloe v Scariff (Broadford, 6pm)

Group 2:

Inagh-Kilnamona v Corofin (Gurteen, 7pm)

Premier IHC:

Friday:

Group 1:

Killanena v O'Callaghan's Mill (Scariff, 7pm)

Saturday:

Group 2:

Clarecastle v Whitegate (Bodyke, 6pm)

Sunday:

Ruan v Sixmilebridge (Cratloe, 1pm)

TUS IHC:

Sunday:

Group 1:

O’Callaghan’s Mills v Broadford (Clonlara, 1pm)

Inagh-Kilnamona v Scariff (Clooney, 1pm)

Group 2:

St. Joseph’s Doora Barefield v Smith O’Briens (Broadford, 1pm)

Newmarket-on-Fergus v Kilmaley (Ballyea, 1pm)

All Ireland Minor B LGFA Final:

Clare v Sligo (Saturday, Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, Bekan, 2:30pm)

As the annual August break approaches for Beyond Belief, Fr Gerry Kenny presents this review programme with news of The Little Ark at Kilbaha and talks to Fr Donagh O'Meara about the forthcoming Youth Pilgrimage to Rome.

Fr Brendan Quinlivan and Stephen Fletcher choose memorable pieces from Beyond Belief over the last few months to play again.

Beyond Belief returns at 9pm on the 7th September 2025

On Sunday, August 10th, fitness coach and community leader Evan Garvey will lead a special sunrise walk as part of his Beat the Darkness initiative, an event dedicated to raising awareness around suicide prevention and supporting the charity Happy Feet Happy Minds.

Organised by Evan Garvey Fitness, the walk invites participants to come together in solidarity, take in the beauty of the early morning coastline, and reflect on the importance of mental health.

For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Evan Garvey, of Evan Garvey Fitness.