The Tommy Marren Show On Midwest Radio

This morning Tommy Marren was joined on air by Donal Byrne and Keira Keogh TD in the aftermath of their online spat following on from the fuel protests and no confidence vote. You can hear the interview here.

Conor from Homeland joined Tommy to discuss all things gardening! Listen in here for some tips as we approach the sunny season.

Yesterday morning Tommy Marren was joined on air by Melanie and Martin who are young people involved in Alcoholics Anonymous. They spoke of their experiences and the upcoming conference taking place at the end of the month.You can hear the full interview here.

Orla O’Brien, who has been living with Lyme disease for the past six years, joined the Tommy Marren Show on Midwest Radio to speak about the devastating impact the illness has had on her daily life.She shared how she experiences relentless fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, widespread pain, tremors, recurring infections, heart palpitations, brain fog, and severe post-exertional crashes — with even simple tasks like washing her hair sometimes leaving her bedridden for up to two days.Orla also spoke about a fundraiser that has been launched with the hope of raising €80,000 to allow her to travel to Cyprus for specialist treatment focused on addressing Lyme disease.Support Orla’s fundraiser:https://www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/orlaobrien

On the 18th of February, Joachim McNulty tragically lost his life with his car slipped on algae at Belderrig Pier in Co Mayo. Now his daughter Joanna McNulty is calling for measures to be put in place urgently for all piers and slipways in Co Mayo to prevent this from happening to anyone else. Joanna spoke with Tommy Marren on air this morning.You can listen here.

On Tuesday morning, the Tommy Marren Show investigated loneliness and isolation within the farming community. We spoke to a number of contributors to try and identify why farmers are so impacted by loneliness and isolation.Our guests included local farmers Martin Peyton and Mark Devane, full time beef farmer and former VP of Macra as well as Farm Safety Champion with Irish Rural Link, Mona O'Donoghue Concannon who is Interim chair of Women in Agriculture Stakeholder Group and member of the ICSA and students from St Mary's College in Ballysadare Hannah Milanzie and Izabella Lehany McGoldrick. Over the last few months and alongside their teacher Siobhan Brennan, they have been working hard the past few months on a project which helps to tackle isolation amongst farmers.Listen to the full interview here. On Friday morning, we will be continuing the discussion as the Tommy Marren Show broadcasts live from the Teagasc Office in Ballina. We will hear from farmers and a panel of experts on the day.Listen back here. Have your say.Funded by the News Reporting Scheme.

Charles Kelly from Recovery Self-Help joined Tommy Marren on Midwest Radio this morning to talk about a new support meeting launching in Westport. The group is aimed at people who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, OCD, anger, insomnia, or general nervousness, and who would like to improve their mental health in a supportive environment.The opening night takes place this Friday (March 13th) at 7:30 PM at the Order of Malta building in Westport (Eircode: F28 DE24). Meetings will continue every Friday evening at the same time. Attendance is free and everyone is welcome.For more information, visit RecoveryIreland.ie or contact Charles on 086 827 9374.