Wholesome Food For Halloween

CATRIONA REDMOND speaks to Noel McGuinness about cooking wholesome food for Halloween. Catriona remembers the traditions of her childhood associated with collecting and eating food as a family. Catriona talks of her love for curly kale and how easy it is to cook. Catriona talks about the change in tradition and how in her younger…

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Lynk: Dublin’s Newest Taxi App

John Healy speaks to NOEL EBBS about the national taxi fare increase. NOEL is the spokesman & CEO from Lynk (Dublin’s newest taxi app). NOEL talks about the discount that is on offer at the moment with the taxi fares & how to download the app on your phone. He also talks about the increase…

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“Uprising” play by Smashing Times Theatre Company

Pat interviews PAUL NOLAN from Smashing Times Theatre Company, to talk about the play he’s involved in, called “Uprising”, about the difficulty of integrating the past with the present in relation to the comunities in the North. They always try to involve the listeners in the play, and they make a break in the middle to have…

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The Russians Are Coming To Dublin

VERA SMITH, organiser of the third annual Russian Cultural Festival talks to Noel McGuinness about the differences and similarities between Ireland and Russia. The Russian Cultural Festival introduces Irish visitors to a wide range of Russian cultural activities and artifacts, from food to dancing. Vera tells Noel a few things about Russia that he didn’t…

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Barnados’ Unwanted Christmas Gifts Appeal

BERNADETTE HARRINGTON of Barnardos talks to Noel McGuinness about the organisation’s regular Unwanted Christmas Presents Appeal. Every year thousands of us get at least one Christmas gift that we know we’ll never use, or end up giving to someone else, or simply leave to gather dust under the stairs. Those gifts could raise valuable funds…

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Pro Jobsbridge and Gateway Schemes

Pat interviews NOEL ROCK from Fine Gael, who is for the Jobsbridge and Gateway Schemes. He finds that even not being ideal they help young people to get experience and confidence and also keep them in the tax system.He accepts that there should be regulations so the employers don’t take advantage of this situations, so they…

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Lions Club

Pat Meehan speaks to PAT CONNOLLY  about the Lions club that started in Chicago in 1917. In Ireland today there are 111 clubs with 2200 members. The lions club is run by volunteers & all the money the get goes back in to the community. They deal with the needs of their own community. The…

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Tir na nÓg Caife Opening

John speaks to TONY HEGARTY, a local entrepreneur opening Tir na nÓg Caife in the Northside Civic Centre, Coolock. He talks about the opening taking place, how it can be a huge benefit to the community, the reason for the cafe’s name, the other operations that have moved on in locations like St. Anne’s Park and…

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Radical Food Co Puts Nature on the Children’s Menu

Local entrepreneur TONY MONAHAN brings some samples of his company’s products in to be tested on air by Mark Finnegan. The Radical Food Company offers a range of oat and yoghurt-based snacks – that are low in fat, high in protein, and very tasty, apparently – that has grown from Tony and his wife Miriam’s…

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Crystal Meth in Dublin

PAT GUERIN talks to TONY GEOGHEGAN, Director of Merchants Quay Ireland, on the arrival and the spread of crystal meth and other drugs in Dublin, as well as the effects and consequences of their use…

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