The theatre company Guthanna Binne Síoraí announced that their bilingual show Guthanna Síoraí/Everlasting Voices, would be staged in Dublin. The show takes its inspiration from the poetry of three Nobel prize-winning writers: Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett. Music, song and dance are used to present their work in both Irish and English. Guthanna…
Joint Housing Conference
Flavia speaks to several people during the Joint Housing Conference held in Dublin Castle on Saturday 28th November 2015. Flavia firstly speaks to JOHN BISSETT from Housing Action Now. He talks about the objectives of the conference, the different workshops that took place during the conference, Housing Action Now’s approach and thoughts to the upcoming…
Surpressed Histories Archive
MARY CONDREN talks with Pat Meehan about Suppressed Histories Archive founder Maxine Dashu, who is coming to Ireland courtesy of Woman’s Spirit. Suppressed Histories teaches global women’s history through images. Maxine is exploring if there was ever a time in our human history when men and women lived in harmony, and in religion where women are not treated…
Austin McCoy, candidate for Ballymun in local elections
Noel McGuinness interviews AUSTIN McCOY, independent candidate for Ballymun in the upcoming local elections. He has stepped up to try and bring the senior citizens voices to the elections. He aims to show the reality of the senior citizens, for example of how the property tax and water bills are specially affecting them. He doesn’t want to align with…
Launch of 1916 Cufflinks to Barack Obama for St. Patrick’s Day
John Healy is chatting with DECLAN KILLEN, Goldsmith and Jewellery designer makes his own collections of contemporary and Celtic jewellery. The 1916 themed Cufflinks were presented to Barack Obama for St. Patrick’s day. The design is available from the National Museum of Ireland…
Social Justice Media conference
PETER CUNNINGHAM, Near Co-op treasurer rounds up the planned events for the Social Justice media seminar, the day before the event occured. He outlines the various speakers lined up, tells us how Minister Pat Rabbitte will deliver the opening speech. Amongst other speakers involved on the day will be Peter McVerry, Gavin Titley and Nessa…
The Importance of Press Freedom – Johnathan Rugman
JOHNATHAN RUGMAN of Channel 4 News joins Eoin Drinan on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. Johnathan speaks about his work in Turkey, getting locked up in Venezuela, and being accused of spying. He says the concept of press freedom differs a lot from region to region…
European Community Radio Stations Meet In Sheffield 2012 (PART 2)
Representatives from Basque Country, France and Ireland met in Sheffield to shared their experiences on environmental content in Community Radio. The meeting was hosted by Sangita Basudev of Sheffield Live and attended by Susana Albarran of Radio Vallekas, Patrice Berger of Radio Pleuriel & Radio d’ici St. Julien Molin Molette, Mikel Etxebarria of Radio Kultura,…
Developing Phibsboro
PETER MURRAY and PATRICK GRANT talk to Mark Finnegan about proposed planning changes for the Phibsboro area. They feel that it is important to allow local people to have a say inj the planning process in order to avoid bringing further traffic chaos to the area (as exemplified by the daily jam at Doyle’s Corner)…
Artane Man Swimming To Scotland For Charity
Noel McGuinness talks to FERGAL SOMMERVILLE about swimming from Co. Down To Scotland in aid of Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Services. Fergal only took to long-distance swimming five years ago to help with his back problems. Since then he has swum the English Channel and done a number of other long-distance swims in aid of a…
Fianna Fáil candidate Deirdre Heney launches her campaign 2016
Mark Finnegan talks to Cllr DEIDRE HENEY from Fianna Fáil. Deirdre is a Candidate in the Dublin Bay North Constituency for Election 2016. As the campaign enters its final days, Cllr Heney reflects on the issues she has been hearing about on the doorsteps…
Winter Programme at the Mercy Centre
Noel McGuinness interviews Sister KATHLEEN SOMERS, from the Mercy Centre in Coolock about their Winter/Spring Programme…
Peter Toohey, Author On His Book “Boredom: A Lively History”
Author PETER TOOHEY speaks to Eoin Drinan about exploring boredom in his new book “Boredom: A Lively History”. They talk of the difference between simple boredom and an existential boredom, his work as a classics lecturer which inspired his interest in the subject, literary reference to boredom in Russian novels, the idea of religion and art…
Fingal County Leader Free Newspaper
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to PATRICK FINNEGAN from the North County leader newspaper for this weeks stories, which include Anger at protest behavior which was held by anti water charges protesters who blocked the car park exists of Fingal County council offices & refused to move. Patrick also talks about Malahide sea scouts celebrating 40…
Live Aid’s Impact On Africa’s Politics and Environment
Live Aid was staged on Saturday, July 13, 1985. About 75 different acts performed live for about 170,000 people in London and Philadelphia. Meanwhile, an estimated 1.5 billion people in 110 countries watched it via a live television stream from 13 satellites. More than 40 nations also held telethons for African famine relief during the…
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