Irish artist Gwen O’ Dowd and the Graphic Studio Gallery

Barbara Jennings speaks to GWEN O’DOWD at the Graphic Studio Gallery in Temple bar, Dublin. They speak about the print facility itself and the services it offers.  [REPORTER PHONE SLIGHT BUZZ ON LINE] Gwen is working at the studio with master printers who assist in her work. They discuss some of Gwen’s work at the studio including…

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“Dusk Ahead”, A Imaginative Dance & Music Performance

Noel speaks to MEGAN KENNEDY, artistic director from the Junk Ensemble Dance & Theatre Company about the tour of “Dusk Ahead”. She talks about the idea behind the imaginative dance & music show, the people behind the visuals and stage production, the music being played during the performance, the locations where they will be performing…

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EU Presidency – Day Six: The Sinn Fein View

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national…

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Stardust Families staging sit-in at Government Buildings

Noel McGuinness interviews JOHN LYONS from People Before Profit about the Families from the Stardust Fire. The Stardust Fire left 48 dead young people. The families of that victims are searching for justice for so many years, but haven’t found it so far. Fighting for justice they’re getting in contact with the Government to set…

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Using Real Time Data Technology To Aid Crisis Mapping

Crisis Mapper PATRICK MEIER speaks to Eoin Drinan about his website, irevolutions.org. Patrick talks about the evolution of the idea over the previous five years,  some of the challenges of crisis mapping including its changes, the positive implications of bridging the time gap using a digital map instead of a physical map and how this feeds into the response…

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20 things to do in Dublin before you go for feckin pint

Sabrina Ryan interviews COLIN MURPHY co-author of the book “20 things to do in Dublin before you go for feckin’ pint” . This is a collaborative project of himself and Donal O’Dea. He talks about how sometimes we miss things being close to were we live  just because we don’t value them. Therefore this  book…

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Dublin Roses’ Belarus Trip in Aid of Chernoble Children

Pat Meehan talks to Dublin Rose participant GEMMA ROSE O’BRIEN about trhe trip in aid of Chernobyl Children International. Over five days the Roses worked in an orphanage that looks after children wirth special needs. They played with children and cared for them. Some 30,000 children are affected by problems resulting from the infamous nuclear…

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Young Scientist Speaking at Day Of The Girl Event

Fiona Murdoch from the Irish Girl Guides spoke to EMER HICKEY, Young Scientist Winner & Irish Girl Guides Member at the International Day of the Girl Event that took place on the 11th October 2015 in the Irish Film Institute, Dublin. She talks about the film “Girl Rising” which she saw as an eye opener…

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Sean FM O’Donoghue: Writer, poet and playwright

SEAN FM O’DONOGHUE, playwright and poet joins John Healy to speak about his life and work. He begins by telling how he became a diver and has had a multitude of jobs throughout his life. He speaks of being an actor, producer and director. He speaks of a large fire that he witnessed and the…

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TD Flanagan Welcomes Foreshore Drainage Licence

RENUA Ireland TD for Dublin Bay North, TERENCE FLANAGAN, welcomes confirmation that Greater Dublin Drainage has been granted a Foreshore Licence by the Department of the Environment to undertake marine surveys in the Irish Sea off the coast of Baldoyle. Here he chats to Noel McGuinness. “I am happy that the Department has granted a…

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School of Cosmic Physics at Dunsink Observatory

SENIOR PROFESSOR LUKE DRURY, HEAD OF ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY SECTION, talks to Mark Finnegan about National Science Week and the international significance of Dunsink in terms of research into outer space. It is rocket science! The Irish Astronomy Trail, taking in Cork, Galway and Newgrange is also discussed. Over 4,000 people a year visit Dunsink…

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