The Tommy Marren Show On Midwest Radio

Join Sarah Jennings in conversation with those impacted by road collisions on every second Sunday of every month at 5.15pm . Funded by the news reporting scheme in association with Coimisiún na Meán.

On October 1st, 2025 Ódhran Dever was born by caesarean section at University Hospital Galway and died two days later.Last week the judge at the inquest described the case as one of the saddest he had dealt with after hearing evidence of injuries sustained by Ódhran during the delivery.This morning, Ódhran's mother Andrea Dever and Trease Norrby, Senior Associate with Callan Tansey Solicitors , spoke to Tommy Marren.

This morning Tommy Marren spoke to Sharon O'Reilly. As a child, Sharon suffered a bad fall from a horse, which cracked two vertebrae in her lower spine. As a result of this, as well as injuries from football and a car crash, Sharon has suffered from a significant spinal injury in the last few years. Before she turned 40, Sharon underwent major spinal surgery and had to learn how to walk again. Now, Sharon has challenged herself to climb the 5,895 metre high Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the new Sunflower Hospice, the first childrens hospice outside Dublin.

Join Sarah Jennings in conversation with those impacted by road collisions on every second Sunday of every month at 5.15pm . Funded by the news reporting scheme in association with Coimisiún na Meán.

Sligo County Councillor Fergal Nealon spoke to Tommy Marren this morning, about the legislation he has been working on, to give local authorites greater powers to curb the number of vape shops springing up across towns.

Tommy Marren spoke to Andrew McDonagh, founder of McDonagh Migrations, about the Australian Government's new changes to the Australian Working Holiday Visas and how this will impact Irish people already in Australia and those looking to head to Australia in the future.

This Tommy Marren spoke to Aaron O'Keefe and John Nyland about Autism. Aaron spoke to Tommy about living with autism and how he recently climbed Croagh Patrick to raise frunds for a new Western Care Association day service in Foxford.You can donate at Support Aaron's Croagh Patrick Challenge on iDonate.ieImage from idoante page

Tommy Marren spoke to Derek O'Doherty, CEO of West X West, and Grammy Award Winner for Best Musical Show Album, Bill Whelan, about West X West, a Tech, Venture and Cultural Festival, being held at The Royal Theatre in Castlebar next month.