Santry Art group exhibition at the Northside Civic Centre

JUAN O’PEREZ and NOREEN DELANEY joins Noel McGuinness to speak about the Art Exhibition created by the Art Group in the Resource Centre in Santry and showing at the Northside Civic Centre. Juan, who is the mentor for the group, speaks of the interesting idea of working as a group compared to painting alone. He…

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Number 19 Dublin Bus service cancelled

John Healy speaks to GERALDINE GOUGH of Community for change group, who act on behalf of bus users in the Dublin area. She speaks about the abolition of the number 19 bus route and the number 83 bus re-route in 2011. She discusses losing the 13 bus thus meaning that two thirds of her bus service has been…

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New Yoga Studio in Swords

Pat speaks to MAJELLA WARD about a new yoga studio opening in Swords. She talks about the yoga that is already taking place in the area, how yoga can be for anyone of any age, the different styles of yoga and its benefits. She also talks about the importance of diet in yoga and the whereabouts of…

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St. Michael’s House on budget cuts to disability services

John Healy speaks to NOEL DILLON of St Michael’s House about what they provide in terms of services around Dublin and Meath including their work supported employment services and training centres. They discuss possible problems created by further impending budget cuts. They move on to talk about what parents can do to support the service…

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Learning about the Nine exhibition at LAB, Foley Street.

LYNN MCGRANE joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the NINE exhibition. Lynn begins by detailing the conception of the exhibition and also speaks about the LAB space, based in Foley Street and it’s purpose as a basis for new contemporary visual artists. We hear that the exhibition features works by a number of artists who look…

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Local Artist featured in Origin Gallery Exhibition

Barbara Jennings speaks to local painter, MARGO BANKS in her Clontarf studio about the Origin Gallery exhibition, which she was a part of in the Harcourt Street Gallery. Margo speaks of her particular interest in painting Animals especially Hares and Birds, and also talks about the research she does for her paintings, her proximity to the Bull…

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Sewage Plant

JOHN HEALY speaks to LORCAN O’ TOOLE about Fingal County Council proposing to erect a huge sewage plant in the Rush/ Lusk area of North County Dublin. Residents are not happy about this, listen in to hear more…

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EU Presidency – Day Six: The Sinn Fein View

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national…

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DCU College View Students Newspaper

Sabrina interviews SARAH BERMINGHAM from the DCU College View Students Newspaper. They mention the latest issues covered in the paper, like the last referendum about the USI, that is always a controversial topic in DCU. They also mention another topic raising different opinions, as the Rag Week…

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Rossport Photos and Play at Eden Quay Theatre

WILLIAM HEDERMAN chats to Noel McGuinness about his exhibition of photographs of Rossport which is on show at the Eden Quay Theatre in support of DONAL O’KELLY’s play “Fionnuala”. Fionnuala is about the Corrib Gas fiasco foisted on a small rural community in County Mayo. Ambrose Keogh works for Shell. When the Tunnel Boring Machine…

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FLAC’s 8th Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres Ltd) invited renowned US public interest lawyer BRYAN STEVENSON to speak at this year’s Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture. Mr STEVENSON’s speech brought home some very powerful points about justice in the US that have great relevance for us here in Ireland. The justice and imprisonment statistics in the US are…

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Brian Moss on Transparency in the Charity sector and the State of the Nation address 2013

BRIAN MOSS, journalist, joins Sabrina Ryan beginning by discussing Enda Kenny’s “State of the Nation” address, telling how he agrees with the government suggestion to stay course with the policies of the time. He talks of personally seeing an upturn in the social activities in the South of Dublin. They briefly discuss what the Taoiseach…

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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…

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Dublin Fringe Festival 2013

RÓISE GOAN, Director Dublin Fringe Festival speaks to Eoin Drinan about the upcoming festival for 2013. Róise outlines some of the big events in store for September of that year including a show about the Dublin GAA team, a cabaret spectacular in Vicar Street, as well as performances of theatre shows “Break” and a major…

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