Save the 19 Bus

RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks with TINA MC VEIGH about the 19 bus being discontinued. The 19 bus route has been in service since 1930, also Tina speaks about other route changes with Dublin bus…

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Bohs Celebrate a Century And A Quarter of Soccer

LARRY O’TOOLE from Bohemians FC chats with Mark Finnegan about the club’s forthcoming Anniversary Match with Ireland Legends in aid of Pieta House and the Bohemians’ long, proud history. Bohemian FC is organising a programme of events in 2015 to mark the club’s 125th anniversary and the club is urging fans and friends to join…

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Free Living History Weekend @ Phoenix Park

ROY BARRON a guide with the OPW tells Mark Finnegan about the Living History weekend at Phoenix Park this weekend. There will be a ‘Living History’ weekend at the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on Saturday, 19th & Sunday, 20th September from 10am – 5pm. Military Life from the Viking era, Age of Chivalry, Napoleonic War,…

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Simon Cumbers Media Fund Third Level Student Competition 2014

Minister of State for Trade and Development JOE COSTELLO joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the Simon Cumbers Media Fund Third Level Student Competition. Minister Costello talks about the recent launch of the scheme and tells listeners what the fund offers. He gives details of deadlines for the scheme and the one-to-one mentoring which will be…

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Opposing the Property Tax in 2013

FRANCIS KEOGH- CAWHT joins John Healy to discuss the Property Tax recently introduced in Ireland. They discuss elderly members of society being afraid of the impending tax. Francis talks of the protest marches organised and encourages people to join the cause. Francis suggests that people should also contact their local councillors to lobby on their…

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If Ever You Go, Near Fm’s New Series

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…

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Education fair

RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks with CLIONA NI`LUAGHNDA, who is Education Programme manager with Ballymun /Whitehall Partnership. They talk about an education fair which is taking place on the 8/9/2011 in the Civic Centre in Ballymun. They talk about courses that are on offer, including ‘improving your spelling’ to ‘furniture restoration’ & lots more…

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Ski Club Ireland and the Special Olympics World Winter games

LEN GALLAGHER Speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about the Irish teams success in the Special Olympics World Winter games of the time, in particular with regard to the Ski Club of Ireland and Gary Burtons success at the event. They discuss the facilities available within Ireland for training and also how the distance of the indoor…

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Religious Freedom Also Means Freedom to Be Catholic

Ronnie O’Brien talks to DR. JOHN MURRAY of The Iona Institute about religious freedom. Tanaiste Eamonn Gilmore’s speech has worried the Iona Institute, who feel that separation of Church and State in Ireland has gone far enough. The Institute say that it is not wrong to have the Catholic ethos at the heart of Education and…

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