The moving story of women battling cancer sees a Ballaghaderreen man win the top Irish Medical Media award, the moving personal cancer experiences of three women have received national recognition after Ballaghaderreen native and journalist John Cooke claimed a top Irish Medical Media award for his Clare FM special featuring their story.
Clare FM’s Morning Focus presenter John Cooke and show producer Niamh McNamara were honoured at a ceremony in Dublin last week for their feature on ovarian cancer, which was broadcast in May of this year and featured three Clare women - Ann Murphy, Margaret Barry, and Marie Phelan- as they talked about their battles with cancer of the ovaries.
