DONIE TARRANT went to Finglas in north west Dublin to meet THOMAS MCDONNELL, a tin smith keeping the craft alive. Thomas invites Donie into his home to demonstrate the art of tinsmithing, an important part of Ireland’s craft past. Donie captures Thomas moulding a length of Tin into a mug, and Thomas explains how he…
Mark Finnegan talks to Dr AOIFE O’DONOGHUE , Snr Lecturer at Durham Law School. Aoife is Co- Director of The Northern/Irish Feminists Judgement Project, and chats about the idea behind the project and its findings to date. The project aims to bring a new critical methodology to bear on Irish and Northern Irish legal studies…
Cllr PAUL DONNELLY from Sinn Féin talks to Noel McGuinness about the facing of the eviction in Tyrellstown. More than 100 families in Cruise Park Drive face losing their homes as the fund that owns the properties seeks to sell 103 houses in the area over four years. It is understood 40 households in the estate have…
Pat Meehan is joined by PAT MURPHY an historian and they’re talking about this year’s commemoration of the Asgard .He presents the life of this famous yacht from her launch in 1905 to its current conservation in Collin’s Barracks Museum. Her 23 day voyage to collect guns and ammunition for the Irish Volunteers and the…
JACKIE O’REILLY joins Pat Meehan to discuss the launch of the Finglas Heritage Trail, a trail of fourteen heritage sites. The trail was officially launched by councillor Naoise O’Muiri along with Dublin City Council. They move on to discuss the book “The Peoples Portrait” of Finglas. Jackie carries on to explain the tour itself and how one…
NICKO MURPHY of the Darndale Comunity Pride project joins Yvette Reid to discuss the issue of loose horses in the area which at the time of the interview is a large problem. They discuss the lack of a tagging system in identifying the owner and how 78 horses were reported in the course of five…
SEAMUS MULCONRY, Executive Director of Philanthropy Ireland speaks with Pat about the “One Percent Difference” campaign, where you are asked to give one percent of your time or money to a cause which you can believe in. Seamus talks about the pros of volunteering time for sports and other organisations in Ireland, the generosity of Irish people as…
Conor Doyle talks to BRID DOOLEY – Head of RTE Archives about showing after a gap of 50 years the acclaimed “Insurrection” as part of their 1916 Centenary Series. On the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Telefís Éireann produced ‘Insurrection’ an eight part drama that depicted the events of Easter Week 1916 as they…
MICHAEL O RIORDAN talks to Eoin Drinan about WaveChangeIreland.ie, which aims to improve the lives of youths in Ireland through social change. Michael tells of how he became involved with the group and shares details of how they offer up skill weekends throughout the year. Michael talks of some of the skills which he has…
JOHN HEALY speaks to PAT MEEHAN about pyrite in a Donnycarney complex & how Dublin City Council had to remove tenants from their homes & then rehouse them in another area…
PAUL LOUGHRAN of NEAR FM joins Noel McGuinness to outline NEAR FM’s involvement with Culture night 2013 and the events that they will be facilitating on the night. Paul tells that the station will be broadcasting live from the Hugh Lane Gallery and will be broadcast live across a number of Dublin Community stations. Paul…
Pat Meehan speaks to North Dublin Carer of the Year 2012, SHARON SALEM. This award is given by the Carers Association. Sharon’s mother nominated her for the award after she came home from Australia to look after her when she was diagnosed with cancer…
RÓISE GOAN, Director Dublin Fringe Festival speaks to Eoin Drinan about the upcoming festival for 2013. Róise outlines some of the big events in store for September of that year including a show about the Dublin GAA team, a cabaret spectacular in Vicar Street, as well as performances of theatre shows “Break” and a major…
ODREN REID talks about the closure of the Active Parents service in Finglas. The service is facing major funding cuts. He tells Pat Meehan about what the service provides for parents, including teaching young adults parenting skills, linking back into families, a drug and alcohol awareness programme and various activities for service users. Child charity…
GER GAUGHRAN tells Eoin Drinan about the upcoming Hay Festival in Kells, Meath. We hear that this brand of Arts and Literary festival started in Wales. In 2011 the chamber of commerce contacted the festival committee about organising a Hay festival in Kells and after two years work this is the first Irish event. Ger…
Jack Byrne interviews ALEX WHITE, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Alex White, is a Labour TD for Dublin South, and a Senior Counsel. He attended the Conference on Climate Change in Lima, Peru. The Lima conference was designed to set the agenda for the Paris Conference on Climate Change scheduled for December 2015. It was…
FERGUS McDONNELL and MARTINA HAND of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) chat to Mark Finnegan. The RPSI was formed in 1964 (they celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2014) to preserve in working order steam locomotives and other rolling stock built for the Irish railway system from 1850 to the present day. The RPSI…
LINDA HAYDEN from the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre follows up with Pat Meehan on the success of the call out for the Senior Alert Scheme and offers contact details for anyone who would like to have the equipment installed in their home. Linda encourages listeners who already have the system installed to check it every week…
TONY WEEKES is an Economics lecturer who is involved in the Maynooth University Communiversity Project. He talks to Northside Today’s Noel McGuinness about the purpose of ‘the economy’ and discusses what is wrong with the present economic system. Tony talks about the reaction and participation of the Communiversity project in the past 4 years, what type of…
AIDEEN O’CONNOR a Sports & Active Living Co-ordinator, chats to Pat Meehan about getting involved in the Lord Mayor’s 5-Alive Challenge. The Challenge is a five-kilometer run that takes place in a variety of locations around the country. Participants can sprint, run, jog, walk, or stroll the 5K course and all are welcome. The main…
Noel McGuinness visits the Rhythms of the Port exhibition on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay near Ringsend and chats with artist MAURA SWEENEY and NOEL BYRNE of the Dockworkers’ Preservation Society…