JUAN O’PEREZ and NOREEN DELANEY joins Noel McGuinness to speak about the Art Exhibition created by the Art Group in the Resource Centre in Santry and showing at the Northside Civic Centre. Juan, who is the mentor for the group, speaks of the interesting idea of working as a group compared to painting alone. He…
Duke Street Gallery Art Exhibition
Barbara Jennings speaks to BRYAN PALM who is having an exhibition in duke street galley. His work consists of pictures he took back in the 1970’s in lower & upper Mount street where he grew up. Down our way is the title of his work which consist’s of pictures he took of the children in…
Baldoyle Forum’s 2014 Annual Art Exhibition Launches
HEIDI BADEL of the Baldoyle Forum chats to John Healy about the forthcoming 24th Annual Art Exhibition. Baldoyle Forum Limited is a Non Profit Community Development Organisation formed in 1996 and is a registered charity. The members of the Board are all voluntary, unpaid members of Baldoyle Community. The Board meet on a monthly basis…
Discussing the impact of growing class numbers at Primary school level
CATHERINE JOYCE of Barnardos speaks to Yvette Reid about the rising number of students per class at primary level combined with the lowering number of Special Needs assistant positions available at the time. Catherine tells of how while in some schools this is not currently a problem there are many schools were the numbers have…
BIT’s Springboard Initiative Helps Unemployed to Re-Skill
Ronnie O’Brien talks to DR. MARY MEANEY, President of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. BIT has 350 free places to offer to people who are currently unemployed, enabling them to up-skill or re-skill…
Irish Cartoonist, Tom Mathews
Barbara talks to the Irish cartoonist, TOM MATHEWS about how he got into cartooning. Tom talks about some of the early cartoons, which he did while still in school. They speak of the work available to him in the current climate of 2012. He tells how he sometimes gets private commissions but also the downsides of…
Laura Averill local Artist in Baldoyle who works mostly with retired people in the community.
Heidi Bedell speaks to LAURA AVERILL who is a local art teacher in Baldoyle & works mainly with retired people in the community & also talks about how she started with people on a community level & talking about how important community art is in local areas…
“What Would Ma Say” Adapted For The Stage
Author KATHLEEN DOYLE and director GERARD RONAN join John Healy in studio to discuss Kathleen’s book “What would Ma say” and the process of adapting it for the stage. Kathleen says the book took 18 months to write. It book is based in the tenements on Cooke Street in the Christchurch area and in Crumlin…
Cian o’ Callaghan, Swords school crossing
RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to cIlr CIAN O’ CALLAGHAN about the Holy WelL Swords school crossing…
Walk to School Week
Sabrina Ryan interviews ALLY MENARY about the initiative called Walk to School Week, where they try to inform parents about the benefits of walking to school with the kids, avoiding the car when possible…
Visiting Killester Christmas Craft Fair 2013
PAULINE O’REGAN joins Barbara Jennings at the Killester Crafts Fair in St Brigid’s Resource Centre. Pauline tells Barbara about the facilities that the Centre provides and how it came to be. Apparently a lot of singing and dancing goes on there in popular theatre events, as well as activities like tai chi and yoga. They…
Tommy Broughan – General Election 2016 – Independent Candidate
Pat Meehan caught up with TOMMY BROUGHAN, TD, who had just begun his campaign for the upcoming General Election. Broughan will be contesting this election as an Independent, having formerly been a member of the Labour Party. His main objectives would be the creation of a new A&E at Beaumont Hospital, with additional staff, should…
“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…
Learning about the work of the Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lord Mayor of Dublin, OISIN QUINN joins Ger Leddin to discuss his plans for the coming year. They begin by discussing whether the Lord Mayor plans to serve his term while living in the mansion house. Oisin explains the purpose and responsibilities he has as Lord Mayor, how he acquired the position and how the duties of Lord…
Turning Kilbarrack DART into a ‘Ghost Station’
Wheelchair user BRENDAN CREAN talks to Noel McGuinness about the protests against the Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail plan to remove staff from Kilbarrack train station. Brian believes it could bring big problems for disabled DART users. Sinn Féin Councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha has called on Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail to reverse its decision to remove staff from…
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