Book Launch for Zest 4 Kids

Pat Meehan talks to ROBERT CARLEY, from Zest 4 Kids, a charity working with children at risk or who have suffered trauma. Robert chatted about the launch of a book being sold in aid of the organisation…

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Malahide Tidy Town

Heidi Bedell speaks to GERRY RAFFERTY  from  castle lodge in Malahide about how they have been entering the competition for the past twenty years . They also talk about concerts taking place in Malahide castle & how well organised they have gone…

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Deputy Lord Mayor Larry O’Toole

Noel McGuinness speaks to Deputy Lord Mayor LARRY O ‘TOOLE from Sinn Fein. Larry talks about his year as Deputy Lord Mayor, why he’s not running for the general election, the work & events that he hosted in the Mansion House, which included a group of 42 traditional singers as his intention to stay as a…

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Northside Partnership’s Preparing for Life Programme

John speaks to NOEL KELLY, the manager of the Northside Partnership’s Preparing for Life Programme “Pioneering Prevention Programme” for Children on Dublin’s Northside. He speaks about the objectives of the programme and how it started, the progress of the first parents and children that they were supporting when the programme started, how the families joined…

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Festival of Irish Language at Axis, Ballymun.

NIAMH NI CHONCHUBHAIR talks to Noel McGuinness about the Festival of Irish Language taking place in Axis, Ballymun. As part of Borradh Buan Irish Language Festival which will take place in Ballymun from 15-27 October 2012 Mouth on Fire Theatre Company will stage the world premiere of ‘Blogh’, the Irish language translation of ‘Rough for…

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Illegal Dumping Causing Problems For Finglas Residents

Sinn Fein councillor DESSIE ELLIS speaks to Yvette Reid about the problem of illegal dumping in the St. Margaret’s area of Finglas. Yvette speaks of her own experience of such problems and Dessie offers suggestions on some ways that the community may prevent such dumping. He says similar issues were addressed in the Dunsink Lane…

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Fingal County Council Development Plan 2017-2023

Mark Finnegan speaks to RACHEL KENNY, a senior planner with Fingal County Council. RACHEL talks about Fingal’s development plan for 2017 – 2023, the physical development of the county in areas such as houses, roads, public transport, etc and the four meetings that took place around the county for the public to attend where questions…

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East Wall History events

Noel interviews JOE MOONEY and CAITRIONA NI CASSAITHE, local teacher and neighbour, to go deeper in the East Wall History events, like the various strikes and fights the port workers had over the years…

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St Monica’s Youth Project Tonlegee Rd

Mark Finnegan speaks with JOHN DALY about St Monicas Youth Centre, which is a service for the people of Edenmore and surrounding areas. founded in 1967 to cater for the needs of the children & families in the area.It was founded by local people assisted by volunteers from the Society of St. Vincent De Paul…

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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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Live from Darndale Belcamp Summer Festival

Tony Captain and John Healy interview LINDA HAYDEN, Manager of the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre, who celebrated their 10th anniversary with a Summer Festival; in these years they managed to become one of the biggest community centres in Europe…

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