Health Heroes getting Dublin moving

CIARA DOYLE AND OWEN O’KELLY of the Health Heroes organising committee come in to studio to publicise the Health Heroes Coastal Walk on September 20th. Health heroes promote healthy lifestyles via meetings, newsletters, and public events and open days. They also discuss the value of the council initiative of putting sports equipment in public parks…

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Santry Community Garden

Mark speaks to DONNA CALLAN from the Santry Community Garden She talks about the idea of gardeners of all levels being welcome, how she discovered the garden, the features and location of the garden and how they have tried different types of seeds to see if they grow in the garden. She also describes the…

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Men’s Shed Movement Has A Welcome For Everyone

FRANK SCALZO & ROB WALSH talk to Mark Finnegan about the Men’s Shed movement in Ballymun and Ireland as a whole. What is a Men’s Shed? A Men’s Shed is a dedicated, friendly and welcoming meeting place where men come together and undertake a variety of mutually agreed activities. Men’s Sheds are open to all…

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Pat Speight: Storyteller

Barbara Jennings speaks to storyteller PAT SPEIGHT [SLIGHT DISTORTION ON PRESENTER VOICE] via telephone.Pat tells some stories including an anecdote about a genie and a wish and a pig with a wooden leg. www.patspeight.com…

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Call to elimination of children’s eye care waiting list

Noel McGuinness is talking to LYNDA MCGIVNEY NOLAN about the call to eliminate children’s eye care waiting lists. Is highlighting the fact,  that children can’t wait to go to an optometrist. If a child doesn’t go to an optometrist and correct for example lazy eyes until the age of seven, there job chances are going…

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A Locksmiths tips and stories

Noel McGuinness speaks to DAVID NEVILLE about being a Locksmith. They discuss the trade, how he got involved with the business and how to become a locksmith. They look at they advances in Lock technology and how this is helpful in preventing burglary. We hear some of the ways that the general public can improve…

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Upcoming Events in the City with Barbara Jennings

John Healy speaks with BARBARA JENNINGS about whats going on around Dublin city. She speaks about The trad sessions taking place in Temple Bar,front row sessions, also about Bewley’s cafe theatre  & Airfield Dundrum working farm which has vintage cars, food markets & woodlawn walks…

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Intercultural Media Project Update 21st November

PAT MEEHAN is joined by GRACE WILENTZ, Coordinator of Near FM’s Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media initiative. She gives updates about the second round of the Intercultural Media Project she is working on and how the training with the participants is going. The Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media project is co-financed by the European Commission under…

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Protest against Corrib Gas Project

Mark Finnegan chats with RUARI MCKIERAN a social campaigner about the Corrib gas project.  The Corrib gas project cuts to the core of this republic and asks big questions about how the country is run. For more than 10 years now, campaigners have attempted to highlight the project’s many flaws.  It had been one of…

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Walmer College Holistic Centre 25th anniversary

Barbara speaks to LAURA at Walmer College and Holistic Centre, who teaches a number of holistic disciplines. She explains her understanding of the mind body connection and how Humans manifest the mental stresses of life in their physical body. She spoke of the products which they produce and sell on site…

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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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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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