Noel speaks to THOMAS GARRY about the AXA Bikecare Skerries 100 Bike Races He talks about the background of the races, it’s expansion over the years and how it has become more of a family weekend with activities for adults and children. He also talks about the competitive nature of the sport, the preparation for…
Irish Anti War Movement On Increased Military Action In Syria
Mark speaks to EDWARD HORGAN from the Irish Anti War Movement about the increased military activity in Syria and its implications. He talks about how the military action is becoming a vicious circle, the genesis of where the terrorism acts of today came from, the mistakes that the militaries tend to make, how the children of…
Ballymun Tidy Towns 2012
John Healy speaks to MARY COUCH about Tidy Towns. They discuss the different categories available to enter, appeal for volunteers, and how they manage to receive funding and dealing with graffiti. Mary spoke about the problems they have with dumping and also offered up some clever ideas for other tidy town organisations. Mary also talks about the…
Involvement of Women in the 1913 Lockout
THERESA MORIARTY speaks from Ballymun Library about the Involvement of Women in the 1913 Strike and Lockout. We hear of specific women involved and their courageous actions throughout the duration of the lockout. She speaks of some of the particular Trade Unions that the women were members of and all of them testaments to their…
3 Person Exhibition Fragments, Metaphors, Smithereens representing aspects of Irish History
Barbara Jennings is talking to GERALDINE O’REILLY from the Graphic Studio Gallery about the 3 Person Exhibition Fragments, Metaphors, Smithereens explores a number of aspects of Irish History. The Easter Rising of 1916 in the work of Merijean Morrissey. References to the history of the Irish College, Centre Cultural Irlandais in the work of Geraldine…
National Pajama Day 2012
IRENE GUNNING is the Chief Executive Officer of Early Childhood Ireland and has come on to NST to talk to Pat Meehan about National Pajama Day, which they are running on behalf of the Irish Hospice Foundation. The Children’s Hospice Foundation home-care programme offers support to families who are caring for terminally ill children. The…
Work at the Artane/Coolock Resource and Development Centre
Noel interviews SEAN PAUL MAHON, Development Worker of the Artane/Coolock Resource and Development Centre to discuss the different facilities they have and the events they organize to help people in all of Northside Dublin…
Live Aid’s Impact On Africa’s Politics and Environment
Live Aid was staged on Saturday, July 13, 1985. About 75 different acts performed live for about 170,000 people in London and Philadelphia. Meanwhile, an estimated 1.5 billion people in 110 countries watched it via a live television stream from 13 satellites. More than 40 nations also held telethons for African famine relief during the…
First Fortnight Mental Health Arts Festival
Noel McGuinness is talking to HEATHER BOURKE a Life Coach, Group Faciliator and Host of Conversation Salons about the First Fortnight Mental Health Arts Festival. This festival is a good way to deal with mental health issues and it tries to create in an artful way a good balanced atmosphere, so that it’s easier for…
Human Rights Activist Kieran Rose launches his campaign on improving affordable housing
Noel McGuinness speaks with human activist KIERAN ROSE about his campaign on improving the supply of affordable housing. Rose, a planner with more than 30 years’ experience, is standing for Seanad Éireann on the NUI panel. He has recently spoken out in national media, about attempts to silence when drawing attention to a major reduction…
GAA jersey raises cash for Pietta House appeal
IAN KINSELLA from Moatview talks to MARK FINNEGAN about the trials and tribulations of trying to get a GAA jersey signed by every one of the 32 inter-county teams to be sold at an auction in aid of Pietta House…
Celebrating Stoker’s Centenary in Dublin 2012
PAUL MURRAY (author of From the Shadow of Dracula: A Life of Bram Stoker [Jonathan Cape, 2004]); David J. Skal (author of Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen [Norton, 1990]; The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror [Faber and Faber, 1993]) tells Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming…
Dublin City Council’s Halloween Firework Displays 2013
FIONA MOORE from Dublin City Council joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the various events taking place over the Halloween period. Fiona says these organised Halloween events do reduce the impact of illegal gatherings which can be dangerous and cause harm to the local environment. Fiona talks about people endangering the lives of children and their…
City Neighbourhood awards winners for 2013
FIONA MOORE of Dublin City Council joins Pat Meehan to discuss the City Neighbourhood awards which took place the previous week. Fiona explains the work of the awards in encouraging people to rejuvenate green space in their areas and remove graffiti and such in their locale. They discuss how people can go about setting up…
National Learning Network Courses Display in Coolock Library
Noel McGuinness interviews DAVID BURKE from the National Learning Network to talk about the exhibition in Coolock Library, where they show all the courses and learning opportunities they offer…