Belmayne Residents Association

Mark Finnegan speaks to MICHELLE MC GOLDRICK from the Belmayne residents association. MICHELLE talks about an Easter event which will take place & will include music, face painting & of course an Easter egg hunt & lots more. They talk about Belmayne & how there really is no community facilities to hold events. As an…

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Malahide Tidy Town

Heidi Bedell speaks to GERRY RAFFERTY  from  castle lodge in Malahide about how they have been entering the competition for the past twenty years . They also talk about concerts taking place in Malahide castle & how well organised they have gone…

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Amen Services Annual Report & International Men’s Day

John speaks to AOIFE MCGRATH from Amen Services about the Annual Report and International Men’s Day. She talks about the services that Amen Services provide for men who suffer from domestic abuse, the families that would be contacting them over their concerns, the reaction they got from their last campaign, the amount of services they…

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Live from the Edenmore Fun Day 2013

TONY CAPTAIN introduces a segment recorded by Noel McGuinness at the Edenmore Fun day 2013. Noel is first joined by DERMOT McHUGH, one of the organisers of the festival who talks about the history and growth of the festival, detailing the many groups involved and what they are doing as part of the festival. Doctor…

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Kilbarrack Jobs Club

Noel McGuinness speaks to JACKIE RYAN from Kilbarrack Jobs Club about an employers networking event which is taking place next week. Job seekers that are on the jobs club and involved with the Northside Partnership will network with local employers that are actively hiring. They will have guest speakers which will include Clare Byrne from…

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Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society

Conor Doyle speaks to JIMMY CARTHY & ALAN MARTIN from Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society about the upcoming meeting, which will include keeping cranes down in the docks instead of knocking them down. ALAN & JIMMY are looking for photographs & memorabilia from the docks. There is a lot of history from Dublin Port to date. On…

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Ten year anniversary of the MIC Project

Paula speaks to MARK FLYNN, a tutor at the MIC project based in Coolock, Dublin and GAVIN DOYLE, a student from the college.  They spoke about what the MIC project does, the history of the project, why it was formed and what it has achieved in its time so far. They then discuss the subjects they…

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The Long Walk Home 2013 – Grand canal challenge

JOANNE LINDSAY MARTIN of the Peter McVerry Trust joins Noel McGuinness to discuss “The Long Walk Home” – a charity walk from Shannon harbour to Dublin along the Grand Canal, covering roughly 20kilometres a day. Joanne shares some stories and details from the previous years walk from Shannon to Dublin. She shares specific details of…

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National Academy of Dramatic Art at the Lir Theatre, Dublin

RACHEL O’BYRNE of the Lir Theatre speaks to Noel McGuinness about the theatre’s graduate programme and their new production of “Mary Stewart” – a very modern adaptation of an old play, covering the last few days of the Queen of Scots at the Lir Theatre until December 4. Rachel tells Noel about the history of…

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The CARI Foundation on child sexual abuse in Ireland

Ger Leddin speaks to MARY FLAHERTY of CARI in relation to Child Sexual abuse and look at the figures for 2010. They begin by discussing the services CARI offers to children and families who are affected by abuse. They discuss the percentages of institutional abuse/clerical abuse, as well as abuse that takes place in the…

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Dublin Chinese New Year festival 2013

AMY YIN ZANG speaks to Yvette Reid about the plans for the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival in 2013. They also discuss the Dublin Chinese Film Festival 2013 and the films that will be shown as part of this festival. They discuss the meaning of the “Year of the Snake” which is the Chinese year…

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YouBloom festival 2013

PHIL HARRINGTON, CEO of music festival YouBloom joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the festival and its aims. He explains that the festival is a showcase for upcoming bands which includes live gigs and a large music conference with speakers from the USA, UK and Ireland sharing knowledge of the industry. They discuss the possibility that…

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