Director of Fingal Film Festival 2015 DAVE BYRNE talks to John Healy about this year’s offerings. Fingal Film Festival has been committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2012, when it introduced the Best Student Award as a new award to join its previous seven awards. The Best Irish Language Film award…
RASP Official Opening
Mark reports from the RASP (Laneview Learning Centre) official opening. Mark firstly speaks with KEVIN BEHAN, chairperson of the Board of Management. He talks about why they wanted to move to Laneview, the objections and work that is done by RASP and the alternative methods they use to help people in need. He also talks…
Mitch, A Recovering Heroin Addict
BARBARA JENNINGS speaks with MITCH who is a recovering heroin addict. He talks about his life today now that he is clean of drugs but tells us how he first got involved & how he lived his life when he was an addict…
Howth Coast Guard report
PAUL COOPER, Deputy Officer with the Howth Coast Guard, warns against people lighting Chinese lanterns, as they are being mistaken for distress flares. Paul asks members of the public to call the Coast Guard if they are about to light Chinese lanterns. Presenter Pat Meehan also asks Paul about the Coast Guard units in Ireland. Paul…
Post Office Posts Third Electoral Candidate
A third post office candidate is to put himself forward for the upcoming general election. Blanchardstown postmaster GEOFF BOYLE launched his campaign on Tuesday at the Blanchardstown Town Centre. Here he chats to Noel McGuinness. Mr Boyle, who has worked as postmaster in Blanchardstown village for 12 years, is seeking election on the platform of…
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…
Five Lamps Arts Festival 2013 Live from Marino College, Dublin
Northside Today’s Noel McGuinness speaks to ROISIN LONERGAN, festival director for the the Five Lamps Arts Festival in Dublin’s North Strand. Roisin talks about the story behind the festival, the details and performers for this year’s festival, the choice of venues in the area, how the local community can get involved with the festival and…
Port Authority Opens At The Viking Theatre
Actor DICK TOBIN chats to Conor Doyle about his part in the new play ‘Port Authority’ by playwright CONOR McPHERSON that is opening at the Viking Theatre in Clontarf. In Port Authority we meet Kevin, Dermot and Joe, three generations of Irishmen. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Dublin, each mans story is a beautifully…
Swords Men’s Shed
Noel Mc Guinness talks to MICK KELLY & MICHAEL QUINN about Sword’s men’s shed that was set up a year ago. They tell us how it was set up with the help from Louise Edmond’s from the community department of Fingal county council. Between them they set up the first meeting & from there they…
A Locksmiths tips and stories
Noel McGuinness speaks to DAVID NEVILLE about being a Locksmith. They discuss the trade, how he got involved with the business and how to become a locksmith. They look at they advances in Lock technology and how this is helpful in preventing burglary. We hear some of the ways that the general public can improve…
Dublin Streets Showing Support and Solidarity With Paris
Flavia speaks a few people from France and Ireland on the Dublin streets during the March for Paris in support and solidarity with Paris following the tragic attacks. The people talk about their concerns if family members are anywhere near the attacks, the sadness about the attacks, their determination to go to work in tribute to…
Drumcondra National School Fundraiser
Pat speaks to BERYL HEALY from Drumcondra National School about the fundraiser event in All Hallows. She talks about the details about the events, the musicians that will perform for the event, where you get tickets for the event and the background of the school…
Senior Alert Scheme – follow up report
LINDA HAYDEN from the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre follows up with Pat Meehan on the success of the call out for the Senior Alert Scheme and offers contact details for anyone who would like to have the equipment installed in their home. Linda encourages listeners who already have the system installed to check it every week…
Raheny Residents Find Lead in the Waterworks
A HOME ON the street where the the first Dublin Says No protest took place has the highest level of lead contamination of drinking water in Dublin. Local resident TONY MacHALE gives Noel McGuinness the background to the findings. Results of random testing showed that the house on Watermill Drive in Raheny had lead contamination…
Dennis Byrne’s new book
Noel interviews DENNIS BYRNE on his new book for children, “Danny Dempsey and the unlikely Alliance”, and about his writing career over the years…