DAVE O’CONNOR Secretary of NEAR Media Co-op talks to Noel McGuinness about Near FM’s 17th birthday celebrations and reflects back on the station’s history. Near FM first went on air in 1995. Then, it was only on three days a week, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The first voice on Near FM was Chairman, Vincent Teeling…
What work is done by the North Dublin Chamber of Commerce?
MARK KELLET of the North Dublin Chamber of Commerce joins John Healy to discuss an upcoming Trade Expo taking place. Mark begins by telling how the chamber is set up to support businesses in the North Dublin catchment area. Mark tells of how they have helped both established companies as well as start ups as…
Cystic Fibrosis Research at Beaumont Hospital
As a follow up to the interview with Fergal Sommerville, who did the Channel Swim to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis, Noel interviews PROF. McELVANNEY to find out about the work they do in the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Beaumont Hospital…
Visual Arts in Phizz Fest 2011
Noel interviews LAURA PITTMAN, coordinator of the visual arts section of the Phizz Fest in Phibsboro to talk about the different art groups and events they organize there…
Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme
Pat Mehan talks with DECLAN BYRNE about cuts to the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme…
Halloween festival in Darndale 2012
John Healy speaks to MADELEINE EBBS of Dublin City Council to learn about the Darndale Halloween festival 2012. They discuss the dangers of Bonfires and Fireworks at Halloween and also talk about the four supervised bonfires happening in the area, organised as part of the Halloween Festival 2012. They discuss what will be a part of the festivities…
Good news from Middle East
Baldoyle student SCOTT LEESON doing work experience at nearFM was tasked with finding some good news from the Middle East. He obliged with pieces about a Bridal Fashion designer going to international competition in Dubai, and a circus school in Palestine. And there’s more for good news junkies!…
Behind the Horse Shoe Bar
Barbara Jennings speaks to SEAN BOYD, who is the author of a book called ‘Behind The Horse Shoe Bar’. The Bar was in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. He was a worker in the Shelbourne Hotel, and he speaks of the variety of people he met throughout the years & some interesting stories he heard…
Award winning play “Pondling” at Axis Ballymun
Noel McGuinness interviews GENEVIEVE HULME-BEAMAN, writer and solo perfomer of the play “Pondling”. She explains how she developed the idea for the play and feels encouraged to keep writing appart from har acting career. After succesfully acting in Galway she presents the play at Axis Ballymun. She considers it to be a family piece, with both…
Bordeaux Conference: Swedish Radio Eskilstuna
Noel McGuinness interviews RAGNAR SMITTBERG from the Swedish community radio station, Radio Eskilstuna about the origin of the radio and the current situation of community media in Sweden…
Two meerkats born at Dublin Zoo in 2012
EDDIE O’BRIEN from Dublin Zoo joins Paula Wiseman on the phone to discuss the arrival of two meerkats pups at the zoo in recent days. Eddie begins by sharing some history of the Zoo itself and paints a picture of his job as team leader at the zoo. We hear that there are 58 full…
Learning About The “Dublin Tenement Experience”
CHARLES DUGGAN joins Eoin Drinan to talk about the Dublin Tenement Experience, an “Actor led” exhibition/performance to celebrate the centenary of the 1913 Lock Out. Charles talks about where the idea of the exhibition came from, what Dublin was like at the time, how Henrietta Street became a tenement area in the 1880’s and the events of the “Lock…
Occupy Dame Street
PAT GUERIN talks to PAUL MURPHY MEP (Socialist Party) on the grassroots protest movement Occupy Dame Street taking place in Dublin. PAUL MURPHY MEP explains what this movement is, what it is hoping to achieve and talks about what its next steps might be…
isDublinbusy.com
Noel speaks to LILLIAN GALLAGHER, Head of Data & Analytics at The Company of Huskies and Creator of “isDublinbusy.com”. She talks about the reasons of her research, the info they provide for the website such as live parking analysis and Dublin bikes, how we are becoming more organised during the Christmas period, the idea of…
Live From The Leinster House Medical Cards Cuts Protest
FLAVIA GORETTA presents a series of vox pops from members of the public attending a protest at Leinster House. Older people in Ireland have recently been subject to medical card cuts as part of the government’s budget for 2013. They share their stories about the very real hardships these cuts impose upon them…
