Mark speaks to LEENY VOX, DANIEL SENTANA LIEDÓ and ANA FERREIRO PAZ who are U2 fans from Spain and the USA who came to Dublin to see the band’s concerts. They all talk about why they wanted to see them in Dublin, the shows that they have seen around the world already, their expectations for…
Mark speaks to BRIAN COLLINS, senior solicitor for the Refugee Council of Ireland about the launch of the Early Legal Advice Manual for Migrants. He talks about the idea behind the manual, the assistance they provide for people going through claims, the interpretation for some cases where the applicants don’t speak English and how the asylum process…
Conor speaks to AUSTIN MAGUIRE from Enjoy Malahide about a missing teddy bear that was reunited with its owner. He talks about the story about the missing teddy bear, how he discovered the teddy bear, how he used Facebook to find its owner, the pride he felt when returning the teddy bear to its owner and…
AOIFE DUNNE and OSCAR LEONARD talk about their experience at Scene Not Heard…
FERGUS McDONNELL and MARTINA HAND of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) chat to Mark Finnegan. The RPSI was formed in 1964 (they celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2014) to preserve in working order steam locomotives and other rolling stock built for the Irish railway system from 1850 to the present day. The RPSI…
ALEC O’LEARY, Director of the annual Guitar Festival of Ireland 2012 talks to Noel McGuinness about why he chose to take the route of classical guitar playing rather than the rock’n’roll approach. A graduate of the DIT Conservatory of Music, Alec says he does love rock’n’roll, he just likes to play classical as well. This…
Minister for Trade & Development JOE COSTELLO joins Ronnie O’Brien to discuss Africa week 2012. Joe explains that a number of official events will be taking place over the weekend. Africa Week is celebrated across Ireland and is organised by both the local government and the local authorities. Joe explains how some of the events happening include a…
John Healy talks to MATILDA CHONGWA from the Sunrise Foundation, a non-profit organisation to facilitate integration and full participation of newcomers into the community focusing on serious challenges like poverty, lack of education and inclusion. Our main aim is to facilitate the integration and full participation of the locals as well as newcomers into the…
John speaks to ALISON GILLILAND about the charter for fair conditions at work and the building plans for the Oscar Traynor Road. She talks about her background with Labour and the Dublin City Council, the work being up in nowadays by trade unions, the key principals to the charter, the value for both the employees…
JAMES REDMOND of Rabble, an “Underground Rag”, joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the volunteer based newspaper. He explains that at the time they have begun using crowdfunding to fund the venture. The print costs for the magazine are covered by this fundraising so the magazine itself is free to the public. James speaks of the…
Noel McGuinness interviews EOGHAN O’NEILL from R.A.D.E. (Recovery through Art, Drama and Education) about the Exhibition on the 1913 Lockout at Axis…
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…
Mark speaks to MEG OFFIAH, English & History teacher & organiser of the MultiCultural Week at Mercy College, Beaumont. Mark also speaks to Mercy College students, AMY BYRNE, PAULINA PERELIGIRIA, TUBA KHAN, AISHWARYA CHRISTOPHER and YURIKA OLANO. They talk about the background of the event coming back to 2005, the diversity of the school, why it’s…
Minister of State for Trade and Development JOE COSTELLO joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the Simon Cumbers Media Fund Third Level Student Competition. Minister Costello talks about the recent launch of the scheme and tells listeners what the fund offers. He gives details of deadlines for the scheme and the one-to-one mentoring which will be…
SINEAD BEASLY and LISA HOWARD talk to Heidi Bedell about kickboxing at European level for the Irish team. Sinead is the proud holder of a World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (WAKO) Gold Medal. The girls talk about importance of confidence and focus in their training and the matches they enter. They also discuss the tremendous…