John Healy speaks to DONNA CORCORAN from the Citizens Information Centre about Medical & Long term illness cards. She talks about who is entitled to theses cards & goes through what other services you can avail of when you have these cards…
The role of an Air Traffic Controller and a preview of Flightfest 2013
PAUL MCCANN, Dublin Air Traffic Control Operations Manager speaks to Noel McGuinness about his work as part of the Irish Aviation Authority. On this occasion he joins Noel to speak specifically about the upcoming Flightfest 2013. Paul explains about his job, operating air traffic throughout Dublin airspace, controlling roughly 60 miles around Dublin airport. They…
Lynn Boylan MEP Talks Live From Strasbourg 2015
LYNN BOYLAN is an Irish Member of the European Parliament for Dublin, representing Sinn Féin. She is chair of the food safety promotion board, Safefood. She was elected in May 2014 with 83,264 first-preference votes. Boylan grew up in the Kilnamanagh area of Tallaght. She studied journalism and gaining a certificate, she went on to…
Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society about Dublin Docks History
John Healy interviews DECLAN BYRNE from the Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society, which is delighted to tell the history of Dublin Docks. The Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society was set up in 2011 with the aim of preserving the history of Dublin Port. So far, it has amassed more than 1,000 photographs, and is still collecting them…
Phizzfest Festival
Mark Finnegan speaks to WILLIE WHITE from phizzfest organiser of this years festival which takes place on the May bank holiday around the Phibsborough area. Phizzfest is a community based organisation which started six years ago . It is a group of people who got together to try & improve their community. It’s an all…
Live from the Right to Water charge march, Dublin city
Flavia Goretta reports from Dublin city, we hear extracts from speeches, and from individual people taking part in the protest have their say also…
Hay Literary and Arts festival, Kells Co. Meath 2013
GER GAUGHRAN tells Eoin Drinan about the upcoming Hay Festival in Kells, Meath. We hear that this brand of Arts and Literary festival started in Wales. In 2011 the chamber of commerce contacted the festival committee about organising a Hay festival in Kells and after two years work this is the first Irish event. Ger…
How To Enter The Irish Blog Awards
BEATRICE WHELAN speaks to Eoin Drinan about the Blog Awards Ireland. Beatrice talks how you enter the competition, the amount of nominations they have received so far, the different types of blogs that have been submitted from food to technology and how the competition will be decided. She also talks about a separate recipe competition…
Build For Life, Swim Across The English Channel
Conor Doyle speaks to SHEILA FLEMMING who’s sister is going to take the challenge of swimming across the English channel for the charity “Build For Life”. She tells us about how her sister who at 59 years old has done a few charity swims before. This will be one of her bigger challenges to date…
Intercultural Media Project 10-10-2011
PAT GUERIN has GRACE WILENTZ, Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Coordinator at Near Media Co-op, talking on updates about the Intercultural Media Project at Near FM and the upcoming episode of “Culture Shots” …
Soccerfest 2011
Noel interviews KEN MCCUE from SARI (Sports Against Racism Ireland) about the Soccerfest in the Phoenix Park, a really solid event that has been running for 15 years already…
Public meetings about Sewage plants proposal in Clonshaugh
Sabrina Ryan interviews JOE JONES from Reclaim Fingal Alliance, about the proposal to build huge sewage plants in Clonshaugh, which would affect directly their family business, which happened many of his neighbors; he explains the huge mobilization happening all around the area and how they all are gathering in public meetings…
Irish Records Fair
Noel speaks to BRIAN O’KELLY about the Irish Records Fair taking place in Smithfield, Dublin. He talks about the resurgence of vinyl records, the accessibility of vinyl record players nowadays, how this fair will be the biggest of its kind that they will put together, the price range of different records and the different types…
NEAR Media Co-op Round Up December 2013
DAVE O CONNOR, secretary of the NEAR Media Co-op, gives Noel McGuinness a round up of events at the co-op in the previous months. Dave says it has been a tough year financially for the sector but that thankfully NEAR has been able to keep going. Dave tells of the Sound and Vision fund, to…
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)…