GILLIAN BIRD of Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) talks to Noel McGuinness about the 2015 Annual Great Irish Dog Walk, in partnership with PURINA, taking place on Saturday 26th September 2015 in the DSPCA Campus in Rathfarnham. This year’s event will launch the DSPCA’s new Dog Nature Trail, an approx. 2km…
Noel Mc Guinness talks to PAUL LOUGHRAN from Near Fm about a new series that is going to be broadcast called ” If ever you go”, A map of Dublin in poetry and song, a ten part series from the book one city one book which was the chosen book for 2014 edited by Pat…
AMY YIN ZANG speaks to Yvette Reid about the plans for the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival in 2013. They also discuss the Dublin Chinese Film Festival 2013 and the films that will be shown as part of this festival. They discuss the meaning of the “Year of the Snake” which is the Chinese year…
The National Museum of Ireland is taking a stall at the Young Scientist of the year Exhibition in Dublin. SIOBHAN PIERCE from the Museum tells Noel McGuinness why this is a good idea. Science, she says, plays a huge part in all our lives. This is as – if not more – true in the…
SEAMUS MULCONRY, Executive Director of Philanthropy Ireland speaks with Pat about the “One Percent Difference” campaign, where you are asked to give one percent of your time or money to a cause which you can believe in. Seamus talks about the pros of volunteering time for sports and other organisations in Ireland, the generosity of Irish people as…
Pat Meehan speaks to North Dublin Carer of the Year 2012, SHARON SALEM. This award is given by the Carers Association. Sharon’s mother nominated her for the award after she came home from Australia to look after her when she was diagnosed with cancer…
RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks with PAULA MC GOVERN, who is Policy & Communications Officer with the Sonas housing association, about domestic abuse…
IAN SEAGER joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the Flight Training Exhibition at the National Convention Centre. Ian talks about the purpose of the exhibition, how there’s no particular age group that would have to apply, how there is likely to be a shortage of airline pilots over the next few decades and how the technology…
John Healy speaks to MICHAEL O’ BRIEN about a meeting taking place in parnells club about water charges & TTIP. Joe Higgins will be giving an indroucetery talk on the TTIP agreement & about how the government are saying they will never privitise irish water…
MICHAEL SHARP talks to P Meehan about the Howth Gun Running centenary celebrations…
MAURICE CLEARY, Service Manager at the Phoenix Park, talks to Noel McGuinness about the planned celebrations for this year’s 350th anniversary of the Phoenix Park’s establishment. The park was created by the Duke of Ormond in 1662 as a hunting ground for the aristocratic classes. King Charles II hunted here. There are now 500 fallow…
Pat Meehan talks to PATRICK GRANT, from the Anti-Eviction Taskforce, about what the group is, its aims and its activities related to home evictions and repossessions…
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…
Conor Doyle speaks to Fr BERNARD MURPHY of the Carmelite order the St. Valentines Relics held in Whitefriar St Church. Events held in the church to mark the 14th of February. Today, the Shrine is visited throughout the year by couples who come to pray to Valentine and to ask him to watch over them…
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…
Gaze International LGBT Film Festival is an annual film festival which takes place in Dublin each Bank Holiday weekend in late July and early August. Since 1992, it has ...
30 Jul 2015
PAT MEEHAN speaks to DENIS MC INTYRE about the proposal for the Bram Stoker museum in ...
13 Jul 2011
DEREK EVANS from the Howth Sea Angling Club talks with NOEL MCGUINNESS about the Howth Club House and the different events that they organise from the Sea Angling ...
19 Jul 2011
Mary Lynch of the Big Brother- Big sister scheme joins Ger Leddin to discuss the fact that without state funding they will need to significantly cut back their services. ...
06 Jun 2013
JOHN CARMODY speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about the Animal Rights Network and footage taken from a mink farm in Ireland. John talks about conditions seen in the video and ...
04 Jan 2012