RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to ANNA QUIGLEY who is executive director with Dublin AIDS Alliance, talking about the increase in HIV in the over 50’s…
Cost Of Modular Homes In Ballymun
John talks to NOELEEN REILLY, Sinn Fein Councillor for Ballymun about the cost of the modular homes in Ballymun and the protest by a housing co-op. She talks about the background and situation with the modular homes in Ballymun, the housing co-op’s situation and history with the Dublin City Council, the meetings with the co-op and…
Cuts in Community Employments
Noel McGuinness interviews CIARAN MURRAY about the effect the cuts in Community Employment could have in the local community…
Dublin Port Wants A Bigger Slice of International Cruise Market
The Dublin Port Company wants to establish the capital as the main port of choice for cruises coming to Ireland, says PAT WARD head of corporate services at Dublin Port Company. Talking to Noel McGuinness, Pat said the firm, which reported freight levels in excess of the boom era last year, has launched Cruise Dublin…
LIFT Youth Arts Festival Rocks Ballymun
EMMA CONNORS, the Arts Development Coordinator at Axis, Ballymun talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming 7th LIFT Youth Arts Festival in Ballymun. Thousands of young people take part in projects at Axis each year. Some of these – aged 16 – 17 years – form part of the Festival’s organising committee. They present workshops,…
Crimestoppers
John Healy speaks to CIAN CONNAUGHTON from crimestoppers about the work they do & their annual report. Their confidential line is open from 9am -9pm every day & their freephone number is 1800250025. Their confidential line was established in 1988 & they provide a free phone service where members of the public can ring up…
Lir Perform a Nick Drake Tribute in Aid of Aware
Local singer songwriter and member of the band Lir DAVID McGUINNESS talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming Nick Drake Tribute concert in aid of Aware Ireland. David says that Nick Drake, who died tragically young forty years ago, was a huge influence on many modern singer songwriters. His lyrics cover the whole gamut of…
Pyrite Crisis
PAT MEEHAN talks to PETER LEWIS, of Pyrite Action Group, on updates on the efforts to find a resolution to the pyrite crisis in North and West Dublin as well as East Meath, North Kildare and Offaly…
Pat Speight: Storyteller
Barbara Jennings speaks to storyteller PAT SPEIGHT [SLIGHT DISTORTION ON PRESENTER VOICE] via telephone.Pat tells some stories including an anecdote about a genie and a wish and a pig with a wooden leg. www.patspeight.com…
Viewing Ireland From The Air
RAY SCANLON, Principal Geologist with the Geological Survey of Ireland talks to Noel McGuinness about the Tellus survey. Tellus employs a low-flying aircraft to collect geophysical information on the properties of soils, rocks and waters below gound. Flying at 60 m, the aircraft is able to sense geological properties not apparent from conventional mapping techniques,…
Introducing Red Room
The lead singer of Red Room, ANTHONY BOOLS chats with Noel McGuinness and we get to hear a couple of tracks from the North Dublin band’s new album. Song one: 00:11:50 – 03:33:50 Song two: 15:25:00 – 18:35:00…
“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…
Equinox Charity Cycle
RONAN O’NEILL of Brown Bag Films and event organisaer of the Equinox Charity Cycle talks to Noel about this, the fourth year that the event takes place. Equinox cyclists use the 12-hour days opf the Autumn equinox to cycle across Ireland – coast to coast – in a sponsored event that raises monies on behalf…
New Monasticism in Ireland
BERNADETTE FLANAGAN speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about “New Monasticism”, a global movement developing a network of people who are interested in having practices like mindfulness built into their daily lives. They speak of the idea of possible links to Celtic Monasticism. They speak of a “soul friend” or “An Ainm Chara” and they finally discuss…
Astronomy Ireland’s September Star-B-Q
Noel McGuinness talks to DAVID MOORE about ‘Star BQ’, taking place this September and what you can see in the sky tonight. Tonight, Saturn is visible just above the moon, and you’ll be able to see it with the naked eye. A half-decent telescope will reveal the rings, and with a good one, you’ll be able to…
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