ANNE MAHER of Ballet Ireland speaks to Noel McGuinness about the origins of the group and the forthcoming production of “Carmen” at the Draoicht and Gaiety theatres. Although normally one thinks of Carmen as an opera, it is also a ballet and Anne gives a brief history of the arrangement that Ballet Ireland is working…
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Car Thieves Target Techno Gadgets
Sergeant ALAN ROUGHNEEN of An Garda Siochana Crime Prevention Unit joins Noel McGuinness to discuss crime prevention for vehicles. They begin by discussing a forthcoming Crimeline programme on RTE in which Alan speaks of the low occurrence of “carjacking” in Ireland but gives advice to people on how to prevent break-ins. His tips include not…
The “College View” From DCU – 2013
AOIFE MULLEN, editor of “The College View” in Dublin City University joins Sabrina Ryan. Aoife speaks about issues affecting students, beginning with the affect of recent budget changes to Jobseekers benefit for people under 24, and €25million being cut from third level education. As a result of the latter, the contribution fee which students pay…
The Post Budget Political Landscape: Autumn 2013
Dáil correspondent BRIAN MOSS joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss the recent budget. Brian highlights the “Medical card” fiasco and the mobilisation of the over 70s to protest the decision. The knock on effects of medical card overuse on the health system are debated. Brian talks about Gerry Adams and allegations that his brother is involved…
Raheny Tidy Village Group: Working Towards A Brighter Future
CON CLARKE, coordinator of the Raheny Tidy Village Group tells Noel McGuinness how the group came to be. Con says that in 2001 he was asked to take on the role of coordinator of the group. He tells Noel that they have a five year plan. The goal for the first year is to get…
Celebrating Dublin’s Scariest Son: Bram Stoker Festival 2013
SUSAN KIRBY, organiser of the Bram Stoker Festival joins John Healy. Bram Stoker, who wrote Dracula, was born and raised in Dublin. Susan says Dracula story has influenced modern entertainment in many forms. She also talks about the impact of the novel in its own time. Susan supplies details of the festival, which takes place…
Marking The East Wall’s Place in History: Festival 2013
JOE MOONEY of the East Wall History group joins Yvette Reid to talk about the forthcoming East Wall History Festival. Joe tells Yvette about of the origins of the history group and its creation in 1998. Joe says East Wall has a very clear starting point in the city’s history as is on reclaimed land…
Tomb Raider Night Walk for MS Ireland
MIRIAM TABER of MS Ireland joins Yvette Reid to talk about the forthcoming Tomb Raider Night Walk and the work of MS Ireland for which the event will raise funds. Over 8,000 people are affected by MS in Ireland. The Tomb Raider Night Walk takes place in Larkhill where participants walk through four ancient burial…
Be A Perfect Water Polo Player in North Dublin
JAMIE COPE from North Dublin Water Polo Club joins Amanda Ni Gabhann in studio. He begins by telling her about of the origins of water polo in eastern Europe and how it has progressed over the last 90 years in Ireland. Jamie’s own club was founded in the 1920s. They started playing in Clontarf Baths,…
Learning about the Ballymun rediscovery centre
Barbara Jennings joins SARAH SINGLETON at the Ballymun Rediscovery center. Sarah tells Barbara how they work with paint, bikes, furniture and fashion and aim to regenerate and recycle these materials. They discuss redesigning clothes, such as wedding dresses and debs dresses and turning them into completely different items. Their output designs are for sale in a…
Accessing the success of “The Gathering”
FIONAN NESTOR, engagement manager with “The Gathering” joins John Healy to discuss how the gathering has been going over the course of the year. The Gathering has helped tourism number increase by a massive seven percent in the first eight months of the year. They discuss who organises the individual events and Fionan tells John that it…
The Peter McVerry Trust and World Homeless Day 2013
ANNE MARIE CONNOLLY of the Peter McVerry Trust joins Noel McGuinness on the eve of World Homeless Day 2013.She tells Noel about of some of the events the Trust organised to mark the occasion, including a treasure hunt, a schools’ rugby competition, Tesco collections and a Zombie Run at Marino College. A number of sponsored…
Astronomy Ireland Classes – An Introduction To The Night Sky
DAVID MOORE from Astronomy Ireland joins Noel to discuss some events that the group has coming up. David says that their regular classes act as an introduction to astronomy. David discusses the comet Ison which will come relatively close to earth in late 2013 and early 2014. David says Ison may have a very large…
Teaching Budding Chefs At Howth Castle Cookery School
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…
From Village to Suburb: The Building of Clontarf
Author CLAIRE GOGARTY joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss Claire’s recent book “From Village to Suburb: The Building of Clontarf Since 1760”. Sabrina tells Sabrina about the origins of Clontarf and when it was nothing more than a small circle of houses. She also talks about the rebuilding of Clontarf Castle. Claire talks about the events…
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