PAT GUERIN talks to JOAN COLLINS TD (United Left Alliance) about the No Repossessions – No Evictions Campaign…
Dumping At Sea Campaign
Barbara speaks to DONNA COONEY from the “Dumping at Sea” campaign in Dublin Bay. She talks about why the campaign was set up, the dangers that the dumped waste could do, what they plan to do during the campaign, why the government don’t realize the dangers and how many communities would be affected. She also…
Laya Healthcare Street Performance World Championship
Noel McGuinness talks to MARK DUNKENFIELD, co-founder and director of Laya Healthcare Street Performers Festival about the World Championships, which are being held in Dublin this summer…
Art Exhibition in the Graphic Studio Gallery
From the Graphic Studio Gallery, Barbara is speaking MARGARET TUFFY and PAULA KENNEDY. Margaret is one of the 3 artists exhibiting their work in the gallery and Paula is the gallery manager. Margaret describes what her work is based on, what influences her to investigate her work further and how she made her pieces. She also talks about…
Performance of “Signs of a Diva”
Noel McGuinness interviews PADRAIG NAUGHTON, director of Arts & Disability Ireland, about the performance of the play “Signs of a Diva”, whose main character is played by Caroline Carter a famous British deaf actor…
TASC – Thinktank Action on Social Change
Ronnie O’Brien speaks to NAT O’CONNOR, Director of TASC (Thinktank for Action on Social Change) about their autumn conference. TASC are a research group looking at issues of equality, social policy and democracy in Ireland. TASC put forward evidence based policy recommendations for social change and democracy in Ireland. This discussion centres on government spending…
“Uprising” play by Smashing Times Theatre Company
Pat interviews PAUL NOLAN from Smashing Times Theatre Company, to talk about the play he’s involved in, called “Uprising”, about the difficulty of integrating the past with the present in relation to the comunities in the North. They always try to involve the listeners in the play, and they make a break in the middle to have…
Closure of Register Office in Northside Civic Centre in Coolock
JOHN HEALY speaks to LARRY O’ TOOLE about the Register Office closing down in the Northside Civic Centre here in Coolock…
Alcohol Free Night Club
RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to PETER O’ BRIEN about the launch of an alcohol free night club in Temple Bar in Dublin City Centre…
“Under My Bed” Show in Aid of Barnardos
AMY DAWSON speaks to John Healy about the “Under my bed” project. Over the past year they asked well known celebrities to write short stories set in their childhood bedrooms. Using this material they created a series of short plays, songs and stories for the stage. All funds raised go to Barnardos. Amongst the contributors…
Dublin Northeast Remember 1916 Committee’s Plans to Commemorate 1916
Pat speaks to CIARAN HEAPHY and FRANKIE KEOGH from the Dublin Northeast Remember 1916 Committee on their plan to commemorate 1916. They talk about how they came together to start planning events for the commemoration, the various events as part of their latest commemoration, the idea of having a permanent commemoration put up and the help they…
Increased protection for domestic workers
Noel talks to TINA from the Domestic Workers’ Action Group about human rights abuses, exploitation, and discrimination perpetrated on foreign domestic workers by unscrupulous employers in Ireland. New legislation has been passed here, ratifying EU laws on exploitation, but the abuse goes on. The DWAG continues to campaign for change, but it’s hard to prosecute…
Tommy Kennedy Missing Person
Mark Finnegan speaks to CLARE KENNEDY who is the daughter in law of Tommy Kennedy who has gone missing from his home in Finglas in June of 2014. She speaks about the evening he went missing & what the family are going through not knowing where he is. CLARE talk’s about how all the neighbours…
Pirate Days: Broadcasting on the Fly in Dublin
EDDIE BOHAN of Dublin Community Television DCTV) joins Ger Leddin in studio. Eddie is the creator of a six part series called “Pirate Days” which documents the Pirate radio scene in Dublin and is broadcasting on DCTV. They talk about the early days, and setting up a radio station. The first episode looks at pirate…
Save our Dunes campaign
MAIRE O’BRIEN from the Portmarnock Community Association makes an appeal to individuals and sports clubs not to use the dunes for sporting activities, as it is having an adverse effect on the dunes. By running up and down the dunes, people are breaking up the dunes and taking away the grasses. The sand then blows the…
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