This weekend will see a cars/bikes and coffee event taking place in Sixmilebridge.

Saturday’s (28th June, 11am-1pm) event will be held in the new car park in the town.

Cars/Bikes & Coffee in Sixmilebridge will raise money for a local cause.

To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by the organisers, Jack Flynn and Conor Stundon.

On Tuesday’s Morning Focus, we spoke about illegal dumping in Meelick.

We kick off Wednesday’s show by returning to the problem of illegal dumping, this time in Shannon.

The focus of the problem in Shannon this time seems to be coming from Drumgeeley.

To find out more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Shane Doody, Shannon Sinn Féin Area Rep and Derek Clune, Shannon Tidy Towns.

PHOTO CREDIT: John Green via Facebook

Ireland's Foreign Direct Investment Agency created nearly 200 new jobs in Clare last year. According to new figures released by the Department of Enterprise, there are now 6,041 Industrial Development Authority jobs in this county. It marks a 3% increase on 2023's figure, when Clare had its lowest IDA jobs figure on record at 5,842. Cratloe Fianna Fáil Councillor Pat O'Gorman believes the rise is testament to the efforts of businesses promoting Shannon's industrial hub.

It's claimed Clare farmers are being left significantly out of pocket due to an outdated compensation scheme. Currently the maximum remuneration available to a farmer who loses a cow to Bovine Tuberculosis is €3,000 or €5,000 for a pedigree bull. Farming bodies such as the IFA, ICMSA and ICSA have called for the cap to be increased however, citing operating costs and modern market values. Farmer and Scariff based Independent Member of European Parliament Michael McNamara says it must be updated.

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Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 24ú lá de mí an Mheithimh, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh.

I 1988 bhí an ráta boilscithe an-íseal don chéad uair I 25 bhliain de bharr go raibh siad ag iarradh an caighdeán maireachtála a bheith níos fearr.

I 2005 thug na hairí ar ais airgead in ainneoin ganntanas airgid a bheith ag na scoil agus an rinn sláinte.

I 1977 bhí cogadh iasc ann in Inbhear na Sionainne nuair a tréigh na hoifigeach a iarracht chun tóg na n-eangach nuair a bhí teannas ann.

I 1988 tharla eachtra ar trá Cill Chaoi agus de bharr sin bhí a lán truailliú ann.

Sin Axel F le Crazy Frog – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2005

Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1989 fuair Paul McCartney a seachtú huimhir a haon sa Bhreatain lena halbam Flowers In The Dirt leis an amhrán My Brave Face ar.

I 2003 díbir fear ón tSualainn de bharr go raibh sé ag stalcaireacht amhránaí ó ABBA agus ghabhadh é in aice lena teach. Bhí sé mar bhuachaill den amhránaí ó 1997 go dtí 1999 ach bhí ordú sriantach ann I 2000.

Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh Lionel Messi san Airgintín I 1987 agus rugadh drumadóir Mick Fleetwood sa Bhreatain ar an lá seo I 1947 agus seo chuid de amhrán.

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 24th of June, with me Lauren Ní Loingsigh

1988: the lowest inflation rate for 25 years was to give a boost to living standards.

2005: Ministers returned cash despite the shortage in health and schools.

1977: the shannon estuary fish war came to a head in the early hours of friday morning when fishery board officers had to abandon their efforts to seize nets when a tense situation arose.

1988: kilkee beach pollution was stated as a minor incident.

That was Axel F with Crazy Frog – the biggest song on this day in 2005

Onto music news on this day In 1989 Paul McCartney scored his seventh UK No.1 solo album with 'Flowers In The Dirt', featuring the single 'My Brave Face'.

2003 A man who had been deported from Sweden for stalking ABBA singer Agnetha Faeltskog was arrested near the singer's island retreat. Gert van der Graaf, 37, had been the singer's boyfriend from 1997 to 1999, but had been issued a restraining order barring him from seeing or talking to her in 2000.

And finally celebrity birthdays on this day – soccer player Lionel Messi was born in Argentina in 1987 and drummer Mick Fleetwood was born in the UK on this day in 1947 and this is one of his songs.

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

There's reportedly been an "alarming" increase in the amount of dogs being abandoned in Clare.

Two dogs have been found in the Clarecastle area in the last week alone.

Speaking on Clare FM's Morning Focus, Clare County Dog Warden Frankie Coote claims many breeders are selling pups without having the microchip registered in the new owner's name.

He claims this is illegal and makes it difficult to the track down the person responsible for abandoning the animal.

If you’re heading to Spain this summer, get ready to spend more than ever.

Hotel prices have soared — up over 50% since 2021, with the average room now pushing past 150 euros.

Apartments, rural houses, even campsites are climbing fast too.

But what’s driving this surge? Is it unstoppable demand? Are foreign tourists pricing out locals? And what does it mean for your holiday budget? Perhaps an exploration of different holiday locations.

To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Gearoid Mannion, Travel Counsellor.

The search is on for someone very near and dear to the 12 O’Clock Hills in Kilkishen.

That someone is their guide dog Brandy, who has gone missing in mysterious circumstances!

For more on this, Alan Morrissey was joined by from Pat Neville.

PHOTO CREDIT: Pat Neville