RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to ANNA QUIGLEY who is executive director with Dublin AIDS Alliance, talking about the increase in HIV in the over 50’s…
Ireland’s First Shotokan World Champion
John Healy interviews BERNARD GAFFNEY from Santry Shotokan Club and LEANNE ROYLE, Irelands First Shotokan World Champion. He explains the origin of Shotokan and how it’s arrived to Ireland. They have 16 Clubs in the Federation, most of them around Dublin and it’s getting bigger over the 12 years it has existed. Leanne explains the kata, which…
Dublin City Council Easter Tea Dance
John Healy speaks to MADELINE EBBS from Dublin city council about the upcoming Easter tea dance taking place in parnells in Coolock on the 26th March. This month Connor Doyle will give a talk on the theatre royal for the first hour & theN music with the Moynihan brothers with all the show band music…
AAA Continues To Oppose Water Charges
MICHAEL O’BRIEN is a councillor for the Beaumont/Donaghmede Ward of Dublin City Council which includes Coolock, Kilmore, Darndale, Clonshaugh, Clongriffin, Belmayne, Ayrfield, Edenmore, Harmonstown, Kilbarrack and parts of Raheny and Santry. He sits on the North Central Area Committee of Dublin City Council which covers the above areas alongside Donnycarney, Killester, Marino, Fairview, Clontarf and…
WORLD RADIO DAY: Nearfm and Community radio history.
JACK BYRNE speaks to John Healy on World Radio day about the history of the set up of NEARFM in Coolock. They speak of the creation of the CRAOL network. They discuss funding for Community Radio in 2013 and also the details of a conference on Social Justice Media being organised to celebrate the 30th…
Fintan Lawlor Solicitor
Noel Mc Guinness speaks with FINTAN LAWLOR who is a solicitor, he answers this weeks legal questions for listeners which include, Removing names from properties. When purchasing goods what gurantee’s we have when purchasing goods. Seperation & divorce…
NEAR Media Intercultural Co-op
GRACE WILENTZ pops in to update Noel McGuinness on the progress of the Near FM & MediaCorp Intercultural Project. With her she has two members of the latest group to come together: Maleka and Ecaterina. At this point there are 17 participants in the project. They are learning a wide range of skills in the…
Writing 3.0: Fingal Annual Writers Festival
Noel interviews LILIAN WHELAN, Development Librarian at Fingal Libraries, about the Fingal Annual Writers Festival, called “Writing 3.0”…
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…
The Large Death Of Bees In 2012 & Their Importance To Society
Federation Of Irish Beekeepers Association member, MICHAEL GLEESON talks to Pat Meehan from the annual Beekeepers summer course in Gormanstown, Co. Meath. Michael talks about the history of the summer course, how the population of honey bees in Ireland was cut in half by 2013, the importance of bees in terms of planting, the mite…
7th Annual Edenmore Festival
Noel speaks to DIARMUID MCHUGH about the 7th annual Edenmore festival He talks about the teams and people who contribute to the festival. how vital the teamwork is for making the festival a success and the funding for Edenmore Park from the Dublin City Council. He also talks about the civil services’ participation and the reason for the…
Pro Jobsbridge and Gateway Schemes
Pat interviews NOEL ROCK from Fine Gael, who is for the Jobsbridge and Gateway Schemes. He finds that even not being ideal they help young people to get experience and confidence and also keep them in the tax system.He accepts that there should be regulations so the employers don’t take advantage of this situations, so they…
Gaza Seen By Its Children: Asmaa Seba’s Amazing Photography
Mark Finnegan chats with ASMAA SEBA who spent time in Gaza photographing children. Seba says: “The first time I came to Gaza was in 2009-2010. I was the official photographer for a Belgian delegation who was rallying an international humanitarian convoy whose aim was to bring medical supplies and school supplies, so to be honest…
Crystal Meth in Dublin
PAT GUERIN talks to TONY GEOGHEGAN, Director of Merchants Quay Ireland, on the arrival and the spread of crystal meth and other drugs in Dublin, as well as the effects and consequences of their use…
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…