Clare's Green Party Senator is confident the public are well in favour of phasing out fossil fuels.

It follows a new nationwide survey from the Environmental Protection Agency which found that the level of support for increased taxes on petrol and diesel has fallen by 13% since 2021.

The analysis also shows though that 75% of people are worried they will be impacted by an extreme weather event within the next decade.

Inagh Green Party Senator Roisín Garvey says the carbon tax ultimately goes back into the pockets of struggling taxpayers.

Stephen Fletcher presents this Sunday's Beyond Belief for today, Sunday 3rd March 2024.

He hears from Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn after his week long assignment in Ukraine to report on the 2nd anniversary of the war there.

Stephen also revisits an interview with the first lay prison chaplain in the Irish Prison service which was first broadcast on 28th November 2021

There remains no timeline on the delivery of a dialysis unit at Ennis Hospital.

The matter has been raised by Ennistymon Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway in the Seanad following confirmation last September that the tendering process for a Satellite Hemodialysis Unit in Ennis is in motion.

People in Clare seeking renal care currently have to attend University Hospital Limerick or its satellite centre on the Dock Road.

Speaking on behalf of Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in response to Senator Conway, Minister of State Martin Heydon couldn't offer an expected delivery time on the unit but says it's a "quality of life issue".

Coming up on the show:

We look ahead to another pivotal weekend for Clare in the National Football League as Mark Fitzgerald's side continue their bid for promotion

It's a similar scenario for Wayne Freeman's ladies footballers who make the long trip to Louth in search of another vital three points.

We will also have an in depth chat with two of Clare's leading GAA referees about the role, and a look ahead to a busy weekend of local soccer.

Clare Athletics Preview With Rachel Clancy

The Health Minister insists continuing to invest in Ennis Hospital will be key to easing the overcrowding burden on UHL.

It comes one week after the issuing of a letter by the HSE Chief Clinical Office to the Midwest Hospital Campaign Group outlining its reasons against reopening Ennis's A&E.

Figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation meanwhile put overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick 70% higher than that of the next busiest facility last month.

Responding to a parliamentary question in the Dáil, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says investing in the Ennis facility is crucial but argues the situation at UHL won't be resolved simplying by boosting capacity elsewhere.

Clare people are being urged to rediscover the beauty of their native tongue over the coming years.

The 121st edition of Seachtain na Gaelige kicks off today, with an array of social and cultural events taking place across the Banner to celebrate the Irish Language.

The Parish Priest of Shannon says the pain and suffering the family of Dylan Coady Coleman have had to go through during a traumatic week is "beyond imagination".

10-year-old Dylan was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick on Sunday afternoon, after being struck by a car at Purcell Park and was subsequently transferred to Children's Health Ireland, Temple Street.

He died from his injuries on Wednesday morning, just one day after the birth of his new brother Shane, and his family have since confirmed that through organ donation, five other children will be given life.

Co-Parish Priest in Shannon, Fr Tom Whelan has told Clare FM's Morning Focus that organ donation was important to both Dylan and his family.

A Clare Healthcare campaigner is calling for an urgent state led review to determine the feasibility of reopening Ennis's former Accident & Emergency Unit.

New figures released by the HSE show that University Hospital Limerick activated its full capacity protocol every single day in 2023.

The protocol involves monitoring elective and outpatient activity, opening surge capacity beds and conducting additional ward rounds to identify patients suitable for discharge or transfer to Ennis, Nenagh and St.Johns.

Kilrush native and Friends of Ennis Hospital Spokesperson Deirdre Culligan has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan its time the HSE admits that reconfiguration failed.

An Ennis Public Speaking Coach claims more equality iniatives are needed to "level the playing field" in local elections..

It comes as Clare County Council has announced a free training programme for women who are considering running as candidates in the 2024 local elections.

At present just five of Clare's twenty-eight councillors are female and the through the delivery of free online training programmes, the 'Supporting Women in Local Elections' initiative will aim to combat this.

Director at Doody Facilitation & Consulting Ltd, Sinéad Doody believes it will be decades before Ireland has even representation in government.