John Healy talks to AMT WALSH, team leader with YAP Ireland, Dublin North about the latest recruitment drive and the work of YAP Ireland (Youth Advocacy Programme) on Near FM’s Northside Today. Youth Advocate Programmes (YAP) Ireland is a leading provider of intensive support programmes for young people and families. YAP Ireland uses a strengths based, family…
Ronnie O’Brien & John Healy speak to JOSEPH FITZGERALD, who is a motor neurone sufferer & is the singer of a song called ” Hey mama it’s Christmas”, which is being released in time for Christmas. All proceeds from sales will go to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association…
Noel Mc Guinness talks to MICK KELLY & MICHAEL QUINN about Sword’s men’s shed that was set up a year ago. They tell us how it was set up with the help from Louise Edmond’s from the community department of Fingal county council. Between them they set up the first meeting & from there they…
Noel interviews SIMON GROGAN, guitarist and co-organizer of the Guitar Festival of Ireland about the upcoming bands and various events in the National Concert Hall…
Pat Meehan is talking to PAUL O’BRIEN from the Irish Beekeeping Association about the bees in Ireland. The Federation’s main objectives are to unite the Beekeepers of Ireland for their mutual benefit and to encourage and participate in research of the problems of Apiculture and generally to foster efficient beekeeping, honey production and marketing…
ELEANOR RENDALL joins Eoin Drinan to explain the idea behind the Vinyl library, based in London. She explains how the idea came about and that they are planning to open on the 1st of July 2013. The shop, which will act as a physical library of Vinyl, is accepting Vinyl from the public, which will…
Councillor MARY FITZPATRICK joins John Healy. They begin by discussing water charges and Phil Hogan’s promise to fix leaks in problem areas when domestic water charges are introduced. They discuss the “First fix free” plan which the government had committed to financing at the time. Mary says she has tried to contact various organisations to…
Local councilor DESSIE ELLIS joins Pat Meehan to discuss the tenant evictions taking place due to repossessions and of how many landlords will not accept rental supplements. They also talk about some of the failings of the Rental Accommodation Scheme as it currently stands and the need to rehouse evicted tenants…
MICHAEL GILL from Malahide Community Forum speaks to John Healy about the refurbishment and re-opening of Malahide Castle. They talk about what it has to offer and also discuss the relocation of the well known Fry’s model Railway, which had recently moved to a temporary location within Malahide. Michael tells us how Avoca are opening a shop…
JOHNATHAN RUGMAN of Channel 4 News joins Eoin Drinan on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. Johnathan speaks about his work in Turkey, getting locked up in Venezuela, and being accused of spying. He says the concept of press freedom differs a lot from region to region…
Croatia native and Near FM volunteer, LIDIJA RADACIC joins Noel McGuinness to talk about life in Croatia after recently joining the EU. Lidija talks about her lifestyle in Dublin and the similarities between the two cultures of Ireland and Croatia, the lifestyle and location of Croatia, the importance of tourism for the country and their need to improve their industrial production…
EOIN FITZPATRICK with a report from the Russian Festival 2012…
CRAIG COX delivers a brief explanation of the way in NAMA works. The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) was established in 2009 as one of a number of initiatives taken by the Government to address the serious crisis in Irish banking which had become increasingly evident over the course of 2008 and early 2009. Many…
JOHN HEALY speaks with ANNE FLANNERY from the Larkin Centre about the opening of their new vegetable garden for unemployed men in the area…
GERT ACKERMAN joins Pat Meehan to discuss the results of studies done by “The Wheel”. Gert explains that “The Wheel ” is an umbrella body for charities in Ireland who work to help charities more effectively “get things done”. They talk of some elements of a recent press release beginning by talking of “services under…