Developing Phibsboro

PETER MURRAY and  PATRICK GRANT talk to Mark Finnegan about proposed planning changes for the Phibsboro area. They feel that it is important to allow local people to have a say inj the planning process in order to avoid bringing further traffic chaos to the area (as exemplified by the daily jam at Doyle’s Corner)…

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Waking The Feminist

Conor speaks to DR. SHELLY THORPE about the movement “Waking The Feminist” taking place in the Abbey Theatre. She talks about the reasons of the movement, the people leading the movement, the widespread support of the movement from famous figures, the female playwrights that she feels could have been associated for the 1916 event and the…

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Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme Visiting Foreign Embassies In Dublin

John speaks to BRENDAN BURKE from the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme who visited all the foreign embassies in Dublin. He talks about the background and services of the community programme, the activities that they do for different age groups, the idea behind visiting the embassies, the differences between some of the embassies and what he learned…

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“Dusk Ahead”, A Imaginative Dance & Music Performance

Noel speaks to MEGAN KENNEDY, artistic director from the Junk Ensemble Dance & Theatre Company about the tour of “Dusk Ahead”. She talks about the idea behind the imaginative dance & music show, the people behind the visuals and stage production, the music being played during the performance, the locations where they will be performing…

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Bram Stoker Festival

John speaks with RÓISE GOAN, D.C.C. Festival Director. She talks about the Bram Stoker Festival in celebration of the Clontarf born writer, the details of the festival during the day and night, some of the biggest events of the festival and the guests that will be present. She also talks about Stoker Land, a gothic…

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Fossetts Circus At 125 years Of Age

CHARLES O’BRIEN of Fossetts Circus speaks to Ger Leddin on the occasion of their 125th year in existence. Charles talks about the history of Fossetts Circus with the oldest official documentation of it reaching back to 1888, the new audience members attending the circus from outside of Ireland, the generations of families passing on memories…

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Bark in the Park For Irish Blue Cross

FIONN SCOTSCHECK talks to Noel McGuinness about the Irish Blue Cross’s annual Bark in the Park™ sponsored dog walks in St. Anne’s Park in Raheny to raise vital funds for sick and needy pets. The Irish Blue Cross can guarantee entertainment and fun for all the family, both 2-legged and 4-legged. After the walk, participants…

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Vigil for Homelessness Outside the Dail

Flavia speaks to several people during the Vigil for Homelessness outside the Dail. She firstly speaks with DARREN BRADLEY from March for the Homeless. He talks about the idea behind the protest, why it’s important that something should be done to prevent homeless people from dying on the streets and his outrage about the government’s…

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Deputy Terence Flanagan Independent TD For Dublin Bay North, Talking About His Dart Survey & The Pac Visit to Howth

Noel Mc Guinness speaks to Deputy TERENCE FLANAGAN independent TD for Dublin north bay regarding his dart survey & the pac visit to Howth. TERENCE  talks about the vacant premises on the pier in Howth & the huge potential it could create if the department of agriculture could do something about the usage of theses…

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Sunrise Foundation – Integration of local newcomers into the community

John Healy talks to MATILDA CHONGWA from the Sunrise Foundation, a non-profit organisation to facilitate integration and full participation of newcomers into the community focusing on serious challenges like poverty, lack of education and inclusion. Our main aim is to facilitate the integration and full participation of the locals as well as newcomers into the…

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Education For All Fair

John speaks to several people at the Education For All Fair at Parnell’s GAA Club, Coolock. John firstly speaks with PAUL HAYES from the Northside Partnership. He talks about the organisation put into the fair, the amount of schools participating in the fair and the idea of the defense forces participating. John then speaks with…

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A Suspicious ‘School For Spies’ in Dungarvan

Journalist GER LEDDIN joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss the “School for Spies”, an international conference held every second year in Co Waterford for members of the global security organisations such as the FBI and CIA. The conference’s appearance in Dungarvan is the result of Dungarvan ‘twinning’ with a town in the USA. Ger says there…

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Volunteer Of The Year

John speaks to NINA ARWITZ from Volunteer Ireland and MATT CULLEN who recently won the Volunteer Of The Year award. Nina talks about the background of Volunteer Ireland, the hard work that is put in volunteers, how thanking the volunteers for their hard work makes it worthwhile to be involved, the wide range and diversity…

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