Noel Mc Guinness speaks to SEAN MOYNIHAN who is CEO of Alone’s organisation here in Dublin. Alone propose soluation’s to the governmcnt to free up acute hospital beds in our hospitals. He speak’s about Older people living longer & there’s a lack of services for them here in Ireland. We need more nursing home beds…
KARE Food Kitchen in St. Brigids Court
Mark speaks to MARIA JACKSON (Services Manager) and TOM O’BRIEN (Director) from KARE Social Services at one of KARE’s Food Kitchens in St Brigids Court, Killester. Maria and Tom talks about the objectives of the kitchens, what brought to be with KARE, how things have changed over the years with KARE, the importance of volunteers for KARE, their…
Older and Bolder respond to “Home Help service” budget cuts
John Healy speaks to DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN of Older and Bolder discussing the groups work with elderly people. They begin by talking about the recent cuts in home help funding and discuss the knock on effect of this. They discuss the human element of what home help can achieve and how it hugely benefits those in…
Simon Community “Light up for Simon” Campaign
KELLY CROWLEY of Dublin Simon community joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the Light Up For Simon campaign. For the campaign launch people were encouraged to come out to South William Street in their most festive jumpers to help raise essential funding. There will be a “make and do” stand at the event where people can…
Lake drilling for Organisms by the British Antarctic Survey 2012
Eoin Drinan speaks to Doctor DAVID PEARCE microbiologist from the British Antarctic Survey about the project and where it began. They speak about how “waterbodies” found in the area may contain life. Now that drilling techniques have advanced they speak about the possibility of drilling up to 3 km down into the ice. Temperatures make…
Artist in Residence, Axis Ballymun
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to ANNE EBELING, artist in residence in the Axis in Ballymun. She speaks about her paintings & how she came to live in Ireland & how painting has had a big influence on her life. ANNE speaks about her children & how they play a big part in her paintings…
Culture Shots: the Science of Design and Marketing
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…
Ireland’s Drinking Culture: Addiction or Genetics?
Doctor GARRETT MCGOVERN, a specialist in substance abuse, joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss the link between substance addiction and genetics. Dr McGovern believes there is a possible link between nature and nurture, suggesting that a family environment where drinking heavily is prevalent can have a knock-on effect on the next generation of the household. Dr…
Family Festival in Darndale Park – 2015
Listen to MARK FINNEGAN talking to some of the participants at the 2015 Darndale Arts Festival. THE second family fun day to take place in Darndale Park has been hailed a “great success”. Some 1,000 people attended the park for a day of arts and crafts, free food and even a Harry Potter bouncy castle…
Homeopathy In The Garden
MARTIN BYRNE tells Noel McGuinness that Homeopathy seems to get results in eradicating pests and diseases in the garden. Homeopathy works by adding tiny amounts of plant extracts into a solution to the body, (or plant in this case) to help eliminate problems that chemicals are generally used for. For example Calendula is used for…
New Plan For Reducing Cost of School Uniforms
CATHERINE JOYCE of Barnardos joins Noel McGunnes to speak of the huge progress created by the Minister of Education announcing a plan to reduce the cost of school uniforms. Catherine tells how it will be an interesting process for schools to bring a plan into place. They discuss how, while parents wish not to get…
Dublin Flamenco Festival
Noel speaks to NATHALIE MOYANO GONZÁLEZ, Director of the Dublin Flamenco Festival. She talks about some of the dancers coming to the festival that helped develop Flamenco dancing, the various events for everyone in the family, the roots of Flamenco dancing in Spain and the different rhythms and emotions that come into Flamenco dancing. She…
This Weeks Stories From The North Count Leader Paper
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to PATRICK FINNEGAN from the North county leader paper to update us with the stories from this weeks issue. They start of with the minister James Reilly who will open a new computer room for the youths of Swords, also about the new Lidl that will be opening & finally PATRICK…
Should slapping children be made illegal in Ireland?
Doctor ANNE MARIE HALPENNY of DIT’s Early Childhood education programme, joins Ger Leddin to discuss a recent call on the government, made by the Children Rights Alliance, to ban violence against children within the home, aimed at discouraging slapping or physical punishment in the disciplining of children in the home. Anne Marie speaks of a…
Removal of Literacy Post in TARGET, Donaghmede
Noel speaks to Cllr. MICHAEL O’BRIEN from the Anti Austerity Alliance about the removal of a literacy post in TARGET, Donaghmede. He talks the situation where the Education and Training Board is not funding a replacement for TARGET, the disruption that it may cause to people taking adult education in the area and the lack of…