The Tommy Marren Show On Midwest Radio

Yesterday morning Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the Jagiellonian University Krakow and a Visiting Fellow at King’s College London Cillian Ó Fáthaigh joined Tommy Marren on the show to discuss Pulc.ai, an AI model specifically for the Leaving Cert which is going viral across Mayo with 120 Leaving Cert students and teachers using it that he co-created alongside AI technologist, Charles Dillon. All information can be found at Pulc.ai Listen to the full interview here!

Emmet O'Connor Principal of St Joseph's National School in Bonniconlon joined Tommy Marren yesterday morning to discuss the 'No Smartphone Agreement' that his school and 21 other schools in the Ballina area are trying to achieve. You can hear the entire interview here.

This morning on the Tommy Marren show we heard from Jane who is in recovery from an alcohol addiction. Alannah Nolan from our news team spoke with Jane earlier in the week and here is what she had to say.

Yesterday morning Tommy Marren was joined on the show by Carol O'Brien of Castlebar Autism Parents. Carol is a mother of 4 boys, 3 of whom have autism. She spoke on her own experience and the event that C.A.P are organising for parents and carers of individuals with additional support needs. The event will take place in the TF Royal tomorrow evening and it is a mental health, wellness and pamper event. You can hear the full interview here.

Yesterday Tommy Marren was joined by a number of listeners who spoke of their experiences 10 weeks on from Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc on Ireland. Michael John Casey started off the conversation by speaking of his elderly neighbours' plight having been without a landline or mobile service in their home for the last 10 weeks. Tommy also spoke with Séamus Boland CEO of Irish Rural Link spoke on how they are calling for more support for community and voluntary sectors to prepare for extreme weather. Listener Julia spoke of her experience on having to cope without her sleep apnoea machine during the storm. Cllr Gerry Coyne also weighed in on the aftermath of the storm in the Erris area. For this and more you can listen here!

Last Friday Tommy Marren was joined by Margaret Hefferon and Dervilia Cullotty from the Erris Family & Community Support Centre. Dervilia spoke candidly about her own experience as a survivor of suicide. The ladies also shared information on the vital work of North West STOP-Suicide Prevention and the counselling services they provide in the community. The full interview can be found here.

This morning Tommy Marren was joined by a number of listeners who wanted to have their say. Yesterday a listener contacted the show to say that they feel that you cannot know a person well enough to marry them until you have lived with them for at least 10 years. Michael, Nancy and Marie all disagreed with this. They shared their love stories having met and married their spouses from as little as 6 weeks to a year and are all still happily married after over 50 years! You can listen to what they had to say here.

Professor of Rural and Remote Medicine Robert Scully joined Tommy Marren on the show this morning to discuss the shortage of doctors in Ireland but particularly within rural communities. It has been announced by the University of Galway that Professor Robert Scully has been appointed as the first Established Professor of Rural and Remote Medicine in Ireland. The University of Galway is preparing to launch an innovative four-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programme which is designed to attract a diverse range of graduates and deliver high-quality accelerated medical training with a strong focus on rural and regional healthcare needs. To hear all about this, you can listen here.

This morning brother of Jennifer Poole and key representative of the campaign Jason Poole joined Tommy Marren on the show to discuss the Jennie's Law campaign. Jennie's Law is advocating for the creation of a Domestic Abuse Register in Ireland. In 2021 Jennifer Poole lost her life when she was stabbed to death by her ex partner. Jennifer's ex partner had been convicted for the assault of his former partner but she was not aware of his abusive history. The goal of the campaign is to raise awareness and protect individuals who are at risk by ensuring convicted domestic abusers are listed on a national register. You can hear the full interview here.