Totally Terrific Tomato festival in Swords, Dublin

MICHAEL CONNOLLY of Rolestown Garden Centre speaks to Noel McGuinness in the run up to their Totally Terrific Tomato Festival 2013. On the day there will be a petting farm for children, a farmers’ market and many more elements for a fun family day. At the event this year they will have a tasting of…

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Adult Education in Donahies Community School

Mark speaks to GEMMA O’ CONNER, coordinator of the Adult Education program and EDDIE MOORE, who teaches Bridge @ The Donahies Community School. They talk about how long the adult education program has been on for, the variety of courses available as part of the program, how open they are in starting new courses, the details about…

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Walk to School Week

Sabrina Ryan interviews ALLY MENARY about the initiative called Walk to School Week, where they try to inform parents about the benefits of walking to school with the kids, avoiding the car when possible…

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Clontarf Area Tourism

John speaks to DENNIS MCINTYRE from the Clontarf Area Tourism Patrol and the Bram Stoker Museum. He talks about his background and interest with Clontarf, how he feels the area is underrated as a tourism area in Dublin, the ambition to set up a year round tourism centre in Clontarf, his disappointment on the little…

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Official Opening of Belmayne Allotments

Amanda Ni Ghabhann reports from the official opening of the Belmayne Allotments. VANESSA CAREY, project manager, DAVE DINNIGAN, area manager and Deputy Major BRIAN MCDOWELL take turns to thank all the people involved in the project. It took 18 months to get the project running, so people from the area had space to have a garden, somewhere they could go…

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Proposed Removal of Beaumont Taxi Rank

Taxi Drivers, Thomas O’Connor and Jerry Eccles talk to Noel McGuinness about a new move at Beaumont Hospital that will impact upon patients and visitors alike. Local councillors have said that the closure of the taxi rank at Beaumont Hospital “makes no sense”. Denise Mitchell, Councillor for Beaumont and Donaghmede, said that the rank is extremely…

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Shampoodles dog grooming

John Healy interviews RACHEL CUNNING accompanied by GERRY COOLEY. Rachel set her own business called  Shampoodles, which is a dog grooming service. She’s talking about facing obstacles like starting a business, finding new clients, holding clients and about her job itself…

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Culture Night Dublin 2013

AMAY VAN WYLICK, Coordinator for Culture Night speaks to Noel McGuinness in the run up to the event. They discuss some of the major attractions of the festival including a live concert with the RTE Concert Orchestra in Meeting House Square with guest spots by Julie Feeney and Lúnasa. We hear that there will be…

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Touch & Go in the Sean O’Casey Theatre

Conor speaks to PAT SULLIVAN, director of the play “Touch & Go” staged in the Sean O’Casey Theatre. She talks about the long hours of work being put in to get the set up and running for the play, the rough plot of the play itself and the intimacy of the theatre. Pat: 0876773322…

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“Sail Against Suicide” Fundraiser

JESSICA CLOHISEY from Clontarf talks to Northside Today’s Michael Sullivan about her upcoming fundraiser “Sail Against Suicide”. Jessica (18 year old) explains where she got the idea, how amazed she was about the amount of support received for the fundraiser, how she is also a student ambassador for “Cycle Against Suicide”, how people can participate in…

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Raising Funds For Autism Service Dog Training

CHANTAL McQUIRK talks to John Healy about raising funds for an Autism Service dog for two of her children. Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland is a national charity providing highly trained assistance dogs for children with autism and their families. Their dogs are specially trained to provide safety, independence and companionship to children who would otherwise…

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Pope Francis To Wash The Feet Of Prisoners On Holy Thursday

Father PETER MCVERRY of the Society of Jesus speaks to Ger Leddin to discuss Pope Francis washing the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday 2013. Fr. Peter explains the significance of washing the prisoners’ feet, the direction of Pope Francis’ papacy, Pope Francis’ style in comparison to his predecessors, Pope Francis’ time in Ireland a…

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Debra Ireland and the Womens Mini Marathon 2013

Barbara Jennings speaks to SUSAN WOODCOCK from DEBRA Ireland. They begin by speaking a little about what the charities does and who it caters for. We hear of some of the effects of EB and they talk of some of the services provided. In particular they speak of a drive to have people running the…

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