Mark Finnegan speaks to LINDA DEVLIN, a community development worker with Doras Bui. LINDA talks about the history of Doras Bui, including how was set up by lone parents nearly thirty years ago, it’s affordable childcare if you are receiving a social welfare payment and the support service provided for teen parents to help them financially…
CIARA CAVANAGH joins Noel McGuiness to discuss the Offbeat Ensemble, a new community string orchestra. Ciara explains the genesis of the group. She tells how the main aim of the group is to encourage people who have never played an instrument before can join up and “give it a go”. Ciara explains that there will…
Mark speaks to COLIN WHITE, author of “Dalymount Park, A Pictorial History”. He talks about his own connection to Dalymount Park and Bohemians, the images from the 50’s & 60’s put in the book, the ironic timing of the book following announcements to refurbish of the stadium, the images he found from concerts that took place…
Noel speaks to LILLIAN GALLAGHER, Head of Data & Analytics at The Company of Huskies and Creator of “isDublinbusy.com”. She talks about the reasons of her research, the info they provide for the website such as live parking analysis and Dublin bikes, how we are becoming more organised during the Christmas period, the idea of…
Pat Mehan talks with DECLAN BYRNE about cuts to the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme…
RONNIE O’BRIEN talks to GRACE WILENTZ, Coordinator of Near FM’s Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media initiative, and EOIN DRINAN on updates on the second round of the Intercultural Media Projects and the issue of migrants and the media. The Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media project is co-financed by the European Commission under the European Integration Fund…
Mark speaks with PAT BYRNE, a member of the Raheny Branch of Active Retirement Ireland talks about an art exhibition on display in Raheny Library. She talks about how they meet once every week to paint and how the exhibition takes place on the free premises of the library, where the proceeds for the exhibitions go, the…
Flavia Goretta interviews GERRY BEADES of the Land League about recent events where people were evicted from their homes in Coolkeeragh Lodge. Land League activists subsequently entered the house and ejected security staff, claiming the home back. There is also discussion of the rising level of evictions, and the further work of the Land League…
Noel interviews NOREEN BYRNE, Director of Doras Bui, live from their premises during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of this Parents Alone Resource Centre…
John Healy speaks to ALAN MARTIN and JOHN WALSH about an upcoming photography exhibition featuring historical photographs of Dublin’s Docklands and the history attached to the area. Alan and John speak about the exhibition, the society and it’s work and some of the specific photographs in their collection. They also speak of their intention to hopefully…
BERNADETTE FLANAGAN speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about “New Monasticism”, a global movement developing a network of people who are interested in having practices like mindfulness built into their daily lives. They speak of the idea of possible links to Celtic Monasticism. They speak of a “soul friend” or “An Ainm Chara” and they finally discuss…
CLIONA WELDON speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about her website and it’s purpose of celebrating Irish Family History. They discuss peoples access to records and how extensive their records are. Cliona shares some tips for where to begin a search for a family history and using an example explains some of the services available using the…
The disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick occurred on New Year’s Day 2008. At 10pm on that day, 15-year-old Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick said goodbye to friend Ashley Rose, with whom she had been babysitting Ashley’s brother at her friend’s house in Mijas Costa in Málaga, Spain. Fitzpatrick should have arrived at her home on the urbanisation…
Conor speaks to PAT SULLIVAN, director of the play “Touch & Go” staged in the Sean O’Casey Theatre. She talks about the long hours of work being put in to get the set up and running for the play, the rough plot of the play itself and the intimacy of the theatre. Pat: 0876773322…
PAULINE O’REGAN joins Barbara Jennings at the Killester Crafts Fair in St Brigid’s Resource Centre. Pauline tells Barbara about the facilities that the Centre provides and how it came to be. Apparently a lot of singing and dancing goes on there in popular theatre events, as well as activities like tai chi and yoga. They…
Noel McGuinness talks to screenwriter NIALL QUEENAN about making the low budget Irish film The Hit Producer. NIALL tells how the funds were crowd-sourced, the cast and crew, including ...
04 Sep 2012
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to PATRICK FINNEGAN about this weeks stories from the north county leader, which include, a summer festival for Swords, Text alert scheme & Swords are ...
10 Feb 2015
RYAN CLEARY joins Noel McGuinness to speak about his involvement with the Chernobyl Childrens cause. Ryan shares stories of the work that the cause has carried out in Belarus, ...
07 May 2013
Conor speaks with PAUL BARNES, events officer for the Fingal Festival Of Fire. He talks about the details of the events, the mazes as part of the festival for ...
29 Oct 2015
Noel interviews JOHN COTTERELL, Manager of the Dublin City North Volunteer Centre, in Coleraine House at Coleraine Street, and talks about the different opportunities to contribute as a volunteer ...
04 Nov 2011