Bordeaux Conference: English Felixstowe Radio

Noel McGuinness interviews TREVOR LOCKWOOD from the English community radio station, Felixstowe Radio which is based in Suffolk. They chatted about the origin of radio and the chance of discovering the challenges of other rural radio stations all over Europe…

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Hidden Hearing treating Tinnutus

John speaks to BARRY DOUGLAS from Hidden Hearing and GERRY COOLEY from the Near FM Business Partnership Initiative. They both talk about the reaction to the initiative, the importance of hearing checkups, the grants and benefits that may be available for people needing hearing aids, the possible variations and causes of tinnitus and how Hidden…

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Flavours of Fingal Festival at Newbridge House

Noel McGuinness talks with NOLEEN MCHUGH from Fingal County Council about the ‘Flavours of Fingal Festival’ at Newbridge House, Donabate. This is the first year of this festival, which promotes the huge impact of food growing in Fingal. Over 600 people in North Co Dublin work in agriculture. This Farm, Food, and Family Fun weekend includes…

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The High Tea Hop

EIMEAR CHAOMHÁNACH, programmes manager with Temple Bar Trust talks to Noel McGuinness about activities happening in Temple Bar, including the dance event ‘High Tea Hop’. Get active all year round and other events. The ‘High Tea Hop’ is one of the cultural activities designed for older people (55 and older). It involves dancing of the…

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Cluid Housing Association

SIMON BROOKE, Head of Policy with Cluid Housing Association chats with Ronnie O’Brien. Simon explains that Housing Association’s are independent, not for profit charities that provide social housing for people on housing waiting lists. Simon also discusses the ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme which targets people who are experiencing mortgage difficulties. In order to qualify for the scheme you…

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Olivier Cornet Art Gallery opens in Temple Bar

OLIVIER CORNET speaks to Barbara Jennings about her new art gallery. We hear that the gallery is named after Olivier and that she has been involved in the art scene in Ireland since 2004. Her gallery, which has just opened, is based in Temple Bar and Olivier explains what inspired her to open the gallery space…

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World Premiere of “Cleaners”.

Noel interviews COLM MAHER, writer of “Cleaners”, premiered at Axis Ballymun. It follows the relationship of two woman working in a hotel, where the older woman takes the younger woman under her wing, teaching her all the tricks of the job…

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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…

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Northside Partnership report on Social Enterprise

Pat Meehan talks to ODREN REID from the Northside Partnership about ENTSE an EU group set up to lobby for social enterprise. They talk about the model of the Mondragon co-operative in Spain. More information http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=952&intPageId=2914&langId=en…

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The Samaritans discuss “Suicide report on middle aged men”

Ronnie O’Brien is joined by SUZANNE COSTELLO of the Samaritans to discuss the “Suicide report on middle aged men”. They discuss how suicide affects all age groups in society and is also known to grow during times of recession. They discuss how construction workers and taxi drivers have been affected by the recession and how the rate of…

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Clontarf Cricket Ireland vs Afghanistan Pre-match update

FERGUS CARROLL [reporter phone] gives an update from the World Cricket League one day international game, live from the Castle Avenue ground.  Fergus speaks to ARTHUR VINCENT of Cricket Ireland about the importance of the game, and then to TRENT JOHNSTON about preparations for the game, Ireland’s hopeful progression to the 2015 World Cup and also about…

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Finding Thomas Kent

Conor speaks to SEAN SHERWIN who was a huge influence around the Thomas Kent funeral. He talks about how Kent was the one of the very few people executed outside of Dublin from the 1916 rising, his involvement in the rising with his brothers, how he was captured after the rising, how his mother kept…

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Great Aunt Does A Great Channel Swim For A Great Charity

SHEILA FLEMING talks to Conor Doyle about MAURA TWOMEY’s great swimming achievement. Maura, a brave great-aunt, swam the English Channel to raise funds for her grandnephew who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Maura Twomey was 59 when she took on the epic challenge for the CF children’s unit at Cork University Hospital between July 9 and…

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