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…
John Healy speaks to DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN of Older and Bolder discussing the groups work with elderly people. They begin by talking about the recent cuts in home help funding and discuss the knock on effect of this. They discuss the human element of what home help can achieve and how it hugely benefits those in…
FERGUS CARROLL reports live from Scotland the cricket match between Ireland and Scotland (Part of the emission)…
Pat Mehan talks with DECLAN BYRNE about cuts to the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme…
MAIRE O’BRIEN from the Portmarnock Community Association makes an appeal to individuals and sports clubs not to use the dunes for sporting activities, as it is having an adverse effect on the dunes. By running up and down the dunes, people are breaking up the dunes and taking away the grasses. The sand then blows the…
John speaks to JANE O’SULLIVAN from Community Law and Mediation about the 40th anniversary and the work of the CLM. She talks about the background of the CLM including its foundation in 1975, the objectives of the CLM in areas such as housing and education, the ways they operate their clinic, examples of some of the…
TONY CAPTAIN introduces a segment recorded by Noel McGuinness at the Edenmore Fun day 2013. Noel is first joined by DERMOT McHUGH, one of the organisers of the festival who talks about the history and growth of the festival, detailing the many groups involved and what they are doing as part of the festival. Doctor…
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks with FINTAN LAWLOR who is a solicitor, he answers this weeks legal questions for listeners which include, Removing names from properties. When purchasing goods what gurantee’s we have when purchasing goods. Seperation & divorce…
Listen to Noel McGuinness talking about the late VAL DOONICAN. Noel also plays an interview that Conor Doyle did with Val Doonican in recent years…
Artane-based singer songwriter CIARA MORAN chats with Noel McGuinness about the journey from student at Ballyfermot to outstanding musician. She also plays a couple of her somngs and explains the meanings that they hold. She also tells us that she’s free for weddings and funerals, but is reluctant to appear on The Voice. Song 1…
Well known singer FRANCES BLACK speaks to Noel McGuinness about her own recovery from addiction and the overwhelming response she has received from the public: “I was inundated with calls from family members, who wanted to know how to cope with someone they love who could possibly be in addiction. People would come up to…
JOHN HEALY speaks with PAT MC CORMACK, who is a parent of a child who attends Achieve ABA school in Donaghmede for autistic children. The government have closed down the school & the funding was cut. Pat recounts his story…
ELEANOR MARTIN of Howth Castle Cookery School speaks to Sabrina Ryan about the series of classes that they present. One of the courses focuses on fish. This means looking at ways to source good fish as well as cooking it. Another course looks specifically at creating baby food.There is also a sushi and sashimi course. Eleanor…
RONNIE O’BRIEN interviews MONINNE GRIFFITH about the Marriage Equality organisation. Marriage Equality is a not for profit, single issue, national grassroots advocacy organisation whose goal is to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland through the extension of civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. Marriage Equality’s vision is of an…
DAVE O CONNOR, secretary of the NEAR Media Co-op, gives Noel McGuinness a round up of events at the co-op in the previous months. Dave says it has been a tough year financially for the sector but that thankfully NEAR has been able to keep going. Dave tells of the Sound and Vision fund, to…