Between Towns And Villages: Callan-Thomastown (Part One, 26th August 2026)

In the first hour of our live broadcast from Malzard's Bar in Stoneyford, Brian Redmond spoke to Fred Malzard about running a fifth generation family business and then spoke to Claire Somers of Visit Callan about the business landscape in her native town. Brian also spoke to Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere about a range of issues, including the funding of the Skylcarys drug for Friedrich's Ataxia patients and was joined by Mags Morrissey of the River Basin Management Service for a discussion about the health of the district's principal waterways. To conclude the opening hour, Brian was joined by Windgap's Julie O’Brien, Marianne Hayes and Kate Moloney to speak about the village's remarkable resurgence since the opening of its Community Centre, Lakeside Shop and Tearooms.