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The members of the Ennis Sub Aqua Club are preparing to take a cold plunge for a vital cause this festive season.

The club is gearing up for its annual Fin Swim, a gruelling two-mile journey down the dark waters of the River Fergus to raise funds for their voluntary missing person search operations across the Mid-West.

To tell us more about the specialised training required for these missions and how the community can support the club this Christmas, Alan Morrissey spoke with long standing club member, Tom Fitzpatrick.

While Christmas can be a joyful time for many, it can also be a difficult and lonely period for others.

Clare Samaritans are reminding people that support is always available, and they’re also appealing for new volunteers to help meet demand over the festive season.

To talk to us about reaching out for help, staying connected, and how people can get involved, Alan Morrissey was joined by Larry Hally from Clare Samaritans.

The expected commencement date of a long-awaited public transport service in Ennis has been postponed once again. The Ennis Town Bus Service, which will run in both directions from Clarecastle to Ballymaley and from the Tulla Road to Shanaway, now isn't expected to become operational until summer 2026. A public consultation process on the proposed installation of bus stops at a host of locations across the county town ran from November 14th to December 12th of this year but just two submissions were received. The service was originally expected to commence in the first three months of 2025, and Mayor of Ennis, Fine Gael Councillor Mary Howard, says she didn't think it would take so long to get the service up and running.

A roadblock in the delivery of a solution to traffic congestion in a North Clare town has been removed following a lengthy legal challenge. Judical review proceedings regarding the proposed Ennistymon Inner Relief Road have concluded in the High Court with the mutual consent of all parties involved. It means the long-awaited scheme involving the construction of a new bridge 80 metres upstream from the existing Michael Conway Bridge can now proceed. Ennistymon Fianna Fáil Councillor Shane Talty says progress on the project will soon be seen for the first time in a long time.

On Atlantic Tales this week, Pat Flynn visits a typical nineteenth century vernacular farmhouse located at Tullyvarraga in Shannon.

Hastings Farmhouse appeared in the first edition ordnance survey map of 1940 and was lived in by the Hastings family until the early 1970’s.

Now, efforts are underway to restore the historic farmhouse and open it up as a community space.

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