Lemon, sugar and honey have been listed as some of the favourite pancake toppings for people in Clare.

People all across the county will be trying their hand at cooking the tasty treat for pancake Tuesday.

Historically, Shrove Tuesday was used as a means of using up surplus eggs, butter and milk prior to Ash Wednesday.

The day has also been noted as a day of indulgence, ahead of the beginning of an extended period of abstinence during Lent.

Doris along with the rest of the O'Connor's Bakery in Ennis, have been up since first light preparing pancakes for delivery.

She outlines what goes into making the perfect pancake.

This year’s Ennis Book Club Festival will take place this coming weekend.

A host of events and great writers are planned for the 2025 edition of the annual festival.

The 2025 Ennis Book Club Festival will run from the 7th to the 9th of March.

To learn more about this, Alan Morrissey was joined by Clare-based author, Kitty Murphy.

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It's being argued that people of a criminal mindset in Clare are taking advantage of the lack of a Garda presence.

New figures released by the Central Statistics Office show that public order and other social code offences are up 27% here in the last year with 138 recorded between June and August.

It comes less than a month after the Department of Transport revealed of the 133 vehicles in the Clare/Tipperary Garda Division's fleet, just 53 serve this county.

Clarecastle Sinn Féin Councillor Tommy Guilfoyle has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons there's a clear link between the shortage of boots on the ground and the spike in criminal behaviour.

Today is Pancake Tuesday!

Many of you will be tucking into pancakes lathered in lemon juice and sugar, maple syrup, or maybe even Nutella.

However, did you know that pancakes can actually be a healthy option?

To discuss this further and what exactly ‘fear foods’ are, Alan Morrissey was joined by Owner and Founder of Authentic Health, a Qualified Integrative Nutrition & Metabolic Health Coach, Smaranda Maier.

The Construction Industry Federation is urging women in Clare to consider a career in construction, ahead of its annual International Women’s Day Summit.

This year’s event will be held in Enfield, Co. Meath this Friday, with the theme for the summit being ‘Accelerate Action’.

To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by Joanne Treacy, CIF’s Director of the Southern Region and represents the Mid-West Branch of the Construction Industry Federation.

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A Clare cancer survivor is calling on her local community to go all in against cancer for the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day.

The Irish Cancer Society’s annual fundraiser takes place on Friday, the 28th of March.

Mary Woods, who hails from Newmarket-on-Fergus, knows a thing or two about cancer, having survived both womb and bowel cancer.

Mary has been a Daffodil Day community organiser in her hometown for many years. Alan Morrissey spoke with Mary about her own story, the work done by the Irish Cancer Society, and Daffodil Day...

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Ministers will begin the legal process of ending Ireland's triple lock protocol for overseas deployments today (Tuesday, 4th March).

Tánaiste Simon Harris will bring forward draft legislation to remove the need for United Nations Security Council approval for peacekeeping missions abroad.

Under the changes, the government could deploy up to 50 troops to missions abroad without consulting either the Dáil or the UN.

It comes as a major rethink of strategy is underway in government buildings, ahead of the Taoiseach's visit to the White House next week. Minister for International Development Neale Richmond believes the triple lock needs to be changed...

To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by former Minister for Defence and Former Corofin Fianna Fáil TD, Tony Killeen.

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We are all looking forward to the various St. Patrick’s Day parades that will be taking place around county Clare in just under two weeks’ time.

But how are preparations going for the parades that will be happening in the US?

To learn more, Alan Morrissey was joined by president of the Irish cultural centre of Greater Boston, Martina Curtin, and president of the county Clare association of New York, Maureen O’Neill Regan.

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God Knows has just released his new single.

The Shannon-based Zimbabwean Irish rapper released The Art of Alienation last Friday.

He is also coming off the back of his debut live performance at Dolan’s in Limerick on March 1st.

To talk more about this, Alan Morrissey was joined by God Knows.

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Ennistymon Community School are preparing for the All Ireland Post Primary Senior C football final when they take on St Clare's of Manorhamilton in Tuam Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Ahead of that, Clare FM's Derek Dormer has been speaking with managers Tara Rynne and Lawrence Healy along with Louis Griffin and joint captain Alex Leyden