Noel McGuinness talks with NOLEEN MCHUGH from Fingal County Council about the ‘Flavours of Fingal Festival’ at Newbridge House, Donabate. This is the first year of this festival, which promotes the huge impact of food growing in Fingal. Over 600 people in North Co Dublin work in agriculture. This Farm, Food, and Family Fun weekend includes…
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Laya Healthcare Street Performance World Championship
Noel McGuinness talks to MARK DUNKENFIELD, co-founder and director of Laya Healthcare Street Performers Festival about the World Championships, which are being held in Dublin this summer…
Art exhibition in Waterville
NOELLE CAMPBELL SHARP joins Barbara Jennings to tell her about the “Art 250 exhibition” in Waterville, Co Kerry, where there will be a “Buy with your Eye” art event featuring a number of art works on sale where the general public do not know who the artist is. Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin have also…
Digital TV Switchover
MICHAEL QUILLIGAN talks to Pat Meehan about the TV switch-over. The switch is being made from analogue to digital TV. Michael is helping older people especially with the digital switch-over and is asking others in the various communities to help individuals and groups to get involved with helping with the switch-over. They discuss the cost of…
Uilleann Pipe making in Dublin 17
TERRY MOYLAN speaks about a new Uilleann Pipe workshop that has opened in Clonshaugh in Dublin 17. Terry explains how Dublin was always a centre for piping going back centuries. The workshop is a three year full time course in Uilleann Pipe making, and there are 10 trainees on the course. It is part funded by…
Clontarf Cricket Ireland vs Afghanistan Pre-match update
FERGUS CARROLL [reporter phone] gives an update from the World Cricket League one day international game, live from the Castle Avenue ground. Fergus speaks to ARTHUR VINCENT of Cricket Ireland about the importance of the game, and then to TRENT JOHNSTON about preparations for the game, Ireland’s hopeful progression to the 2015 World Cup and also about…
Dublin City North Volunteer centre “Befriending Volunteering” event
ELISSA GEISEMAN speaks to John about the centre and what they provide. They outline how to get involved, the different volunteering opportunities there are and the training that is provided. They then speak about the event that they are holding entitled “Befriending Volunteering”, what it is and what people can take from it…
Protest against sewage plant in Clochran
JOE JONES speaks to Gerry Cooley about a sewage plant that is planned to be installed in Clochran. The proposal is for a giant sewage treatment plant. Joe is requesting for people to put in an objection to the plant. His disagreement is that the plant will have a huge impact on the local residents…
National Family Dog Walk Funds Guide Dog Training
Noel McGuinness talks to Dog Breeder for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, MARGUERITE O’BRIEN about Irish Guide Dogs’ Annual Family Dog Walk. The event is a nationwide fundraiser for the charity. Margueritte says she has just bred the first litter of six puppies that will all be undergoing training here in Ireland. Guide dogs…
Artane Man Swimming To Scotland For Charity
Noel McGuinness talks to FERGAL SOMMERVILLE about swimming from Co. Down To Scotland in aid of Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Services. Fergal only took to long-distance swimming five years ago to help with his back problems. Since then he has swum the English Channel and done a number of other long-distance swims in aid of a…
Culture Shots: the Science of Design and Marketing
Noel McGuinness is talking to NEAR Coop Multicultural Coordinator GRACE WILENTZ and to trainers Katrina and Nalena and is live in the Near FM studios. The girls are learning to use Photoshop for graphic design. They say that as they become more proficient in their IT and marketing skills they are becoming more confident in…
The Trim Swift Satire Festival
Paula speaks to PADDY CULLIVAN about the Johnathan Swift inspired satire festival in Trim. They discuss the origins of the festival, who is on the line up and what is in store for the audience. Paddy tells Paula about some of the acts who are performing including Barry Murphy, Dara O’Brian and a host of other…
Bram Stoker Centenary Celebrations
PAUL MURRAY, Biographer of Bram Stoker talks to NOEL McGUINNESS about Bram Stokers Centenary. Paul was commissioned to write a biography of Stoker in the 1990s. There were many surprises uncovered in the research for the novel. Stoker was an important figure in Dublin in his day and is, oddly, more celebrated abroad than at…
Community Workers Cooperative and Climate Justice
ANN IRWIN from the Community Workers Cooperative (established in 1981) talks about climate Justice Report and disadvantaged communities. The cooperative is a national organisation. The organisation has recently lost its funding for staff. It is now operated purely on a voluntary basis. Climate issues are issues for community work, says Ann. This is because those…
Educate Together
MARY ROSSITER speaks with Pat Meehan about the campaign to launch a new ‘Educate Together’ school in Clontarf/Fairview area. The closest ‘Educate Together’ school is currently in Glasnevin. Mary represents a group of parents in the area who are working with ‘Educate Together’ to lobby the Department of Education for a new ET school in…
