The Tommy Marren Show On Midwest Radio

As part of The Tommy Marren Show's Our Power, Our Future segment, Tommy was joined on air by Justin Moran, Director of External Affairs with Wind Energy Ireland to discuss everything onshore wind energy!

This week, as part of The Tommy Marren Shows investigation into Loneliness and Isolation, Tommy was live from the Irish Wheelchair Association Belmullet branch to find out more on how life with a disability in a rural community can amplify Lonelisness and Isolation. Funded by the News Reporting Scheme, courtesy of Coimisiún na Meán.

Brian O’Neill and Liam Foody from Ballyhaunis join Tommy Marren to chat about their upcoming Camino challenge from Porto to Santiago.The pair, along with Joe Lyons, will walk approximately 270km over 11 days in September, raising funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA).

This week, for Our Power, Our Future segment, Tommy Marren was in conversation with Dr. Paul Deane, Senior Lecturer in Clean Energy Futures at UCC, about the impact of renewables on energy prices.

The investigation into loneliness and isolation continued on the Tommy Marren Show. This is part of a year-long investigation into loneliness and isolation. On this occasion, Midwest Radio journalist Scott Stephens, travelled around Mayo to see first hand how dereliction contributes to isolation and loneliness in communities. This investigation is funded by the News Reporting Scheme

For this weeks Our Power, Our Future segment, Tommy was in conversation with Dr. David Connolly, CEO of HeatGrid Ireland and Chairperson of the Irish District Energy Association, about Irelands district energy and all its benefits.

This morning Scott Stephens, filling in for Tommy Marren, spoke with Eric Fitzgerald, a writer, actor and Friedrich's Ataxia activist, about the recent recommendation from the HSE Drugs group against the reimbursement of Skyclarys, a drug that can slow the progression of FA.

Join us at 9.05 every morning on The Tommy Marren Show to find out all the details of the Knock Novena happening from Thursday 13th of August to Friday the 21st of August. To find out more about the full schedule visit https://www.knockshrine.ie/national-novena-2026-guest-speakers-and-programme/

This morning Scott Stephen's was in conversation with Dr. Ray Butler, Head of Physics in the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Galway, about tonight's solar eclipse.