“The Locker Room” Updated at The Sean O Casey Theatre 2013

Playwright HENRY HUDSON joins Pat Meehan to discuss the production of his play “The Locker Room” being presented at the Sean O’Casey Theatre in East Wall. Henry tells Pat that he worked for a long time for the Electricity Supply Board before moving to teaching and getting started in writing drama with Kay Farrell at…

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Bram Stoker Centenary Celebrations

PAUL MURRAY, Biographer of Bram Stoker talks to NOEL McGUINNESS about Bram Stokers Centenary. Paul was commissioned to write a biography of Stoker in the 1990s. There were many surprises uncovered in the research for the novel. Stoker was an important figure in Dublin in his day and is, oddly, more celebrated abroad than at…

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Mature Artists Show Their Stuff at Axis, Ballymun

Roving reporter FELICITY KEARNY talks to some of the artists at the opening of North Central Dublin’s Bealtaine Art Exhibition. North Dublin Group art exhibition launched on Tuesday May 5th at 2pm in the Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun. The exhibition displays the wealth of talent and invention existing in the art groups and individuals over…

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“Cleaners” Premiere at Axis

Sabrina Ryan interviews COLM MAHER local author, who’s presenting  his  play called “Cleaners” premiered at the Axis in Ballymun: It’s a black comedy about two friends forced to compete for getting job in a five star hotel and the impact of that on their friendship…

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Active Retirement Art Exhibition

Mark speaks with PAT BYRNE, a member of the Raheny Branch of Active Retirement Ireland talks about an art exhibition on display in Raheny Library. She talks about how they meet once every week to paint and how the exhibition takes place on the free premises of the library, where the proceeds for the exhibitions go, the…

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National Family Dog Walk Funds Guide Dog Training

Noel McGuinness talks to Dog Breeder for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, MARGUERITE O’BRIEN  about Irish Guide Dogs’ Annual Family Dog Walk. The event is a nationwide fundraiser for the charity. Margueritte says she has just bred the first litter of six puppies that will all be undergoing training here in Ireland. Guide dogs…

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Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society

John Healy speaks to ALAN MARTIN and JOHN WALSH about an upcoming photography exhibition featuring historical photographs of Dublin’s Docklands and the history attached to the area. Alan and John speak about the exhibition, the society and it’s work and some of the specific photographs in their collection. They also speak of their intention to hopefully…

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Starting Out in Business: Clodagh Timmins, Personal Trainer

FIONA NOLAN from the Northside Enterprise Centre and CLODAGH TIMMINS, a client of the Enterprise Centre join John Healy to talk about the services that the centre provides for people seeking to expand their small businesses. Clodagh outlines ways that the centre has helped her, including the networking events that helped expand her list of…

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Culture Night 2012 – preview

Barbara speaks about Culture Night 2012 live from Lemon Jelly restaurant on Millennium way[REPORTER PHONE CRACKLE PRESENT THROUGHOUT]. She speaks to DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN who started Culture Night originally back in 2004 as a small event which has since grown into a very large annual project. They speak about the history of the event and more…

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