JOE JONES speaks to Gerry Cooley about a sewage plant that is planned to be installed in Clochran. The proposal is for a giant sewage treatment plant. Joe is requesting for people to put in an objection to the plant. His disagreement is that the plant will have a huge impact on the local residents…
Photo book “Finglas through the eyes of its people”
Pat Meehan speaks to DARREN KINSELLA about the book “Finglas through the eyes of its people”. They discuss where the idea for the book came from. They discuss some of the forty plus portraits featured within the book and discusses some of the stories behind the people featured in the portraits. We hear where…
The North County Leader Free Local Newspaper
Noel Mc Guinnes speaks to PATRICK FINNEGAN about this weeks stories from the north county leader free local newspaper. This week they talk about men’s shed’s in Portmarnock, also about a singer/songwriter Roisin Malone from Skerries who went out to America on a J1 & has made herself quite famous with her single “Dont Stop”…
Digital TV Switchover
MICHAEL QUILLIGAN talks to Pat Meehan about the TV switch-over. The switch is being made from analogue to digital TV. Michael is helping older people especially with the digital switch-over and is asking others in the various communities to help individuals and groups to get involved with helping with the switch-over. They discuss the cost of…
Problems With New Driving Licence Issue System
PETER NOLAN from IMPACT speaks to Noel McGuinness about failures in the newly introduced driving licence system. Peter outlines the problems that have arisen around delivery times for the new licenses and explains how they have arisen. Peter says the turn around time for receipt of new licences has increased by up to six weeks…
Festival of Chinese Moving Arts
PAT MEEHAN talks to NICK COSTELLO about the Festival of Chinese Moving Arts, which took place on June 20th 2012 in Target Education Centre in Donaghmede. Nick discusses Chi Gung. Chi is energy. Outside of our bodies is called Chi Gung. The festival is about teaching people to help heal themselves…
Teachers’ Experience of the PAX Good Behavior Game
Noel speaks with BREDA TOMKINS, a teacher from St. Joseph’s National School, Bonnybrook & CLAIR MCNICHOLAS, a teacher from Scoil Ide, Kilmore West about their experiences of the PAX Good Behavior Game in the classroom. They talk about their backgrounds in teaching, their first impressions of the game, their training on the programme, the details…
Darndale Belcamp Village Centre
Noel McGuinness interviews LINDA HAYDEN CEO of the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre to talk about the new Day Care Center opening on March 24th. The center is a mix of day care and drop in facilities for their Golden Years members and they’re offering a range of services to over 65’s in the community…
Irish Girl Guides Talk About Climate Change
Fiona Murdoch, Communications Officer for Irish Girl Guides talks to KATE MULCAHY, AINE CAFFREY and LOUISE O’REILLY about climate change. They talk about why it’s important to fight against climate change, their suggestions to the Environment Minister, why it’s important to carry on the message about the climate change issues and their hopes for an…
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…
NearFM Spring Round up
DAVE O’CONNOR speaks to Noel McGuinnes about what is going on in NEARFM including celebrating thirty years of Near Media Co-op and a conference on “Social Justice Media” to mark the anniversary. He also speaks of what inspired him to get involved in Community Media. They also talk of “Folklore from the Dance Floor” a…
Winner of the young Scientist Award 2014
Noel McGuinness interviews PAUL CLARKE, student of St. Paul’s College and winner of the Young Scientist Award. He talks of his way to his success and how he come to do what he is doing now. He’ll be going to Silicon Valley as part of the prize to discover the work they do there…
Launch of ‘Portraits of Dunnes Stores Strikers’
Barbara Jennings is reporting from the Hugh Lane Gallery about the ‘Portraits of the Dunnes Stores Strikers ‘ and is talking with the photographer of this GARRETT PHELAN. This portraits of the 11 Irish Dunnes Stores strikers who, on following a directive issued by the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union in 1984, requesting their…
Seafield Singers Christmas Concert
Conor speaks to LESLIE PENNY about the Seafield Singers Christmas Concert in Clontarf. She talks about the background of the choir and concert, the charitable cause of the concert, what they raised in past concerts and the soloists that we’ll be performing at the concert…
Terence Flanagan TD, Talking about Water charges, A&E Crisis in Beaumont Hospital
Noel Mc Guinness speaks with TERENCE FLANAGAN who is an independent TD . TERENCE talks to Noel about how he got involved with politics at a young age. He speaks about Irish water charges & about the A&E crisis in Beaumont hospital & also about Childcare support…