MUIRIS O FIANNACHTA, Station Manager of Raidió na Life talks to Noel McGuinness about the station’s 20th Anniversary celebrations. Broadcasting in Dublin since 1993, Raidió na Life is a community-of-interest radio station set up to provide a community-oriented Irish language radio service to the Irish-speaking community of Dublin and surrounding areas on a non-profit basis…
Dublin City Council’s Halloween Firework Displays 2013
FIONA MOORE from Dublin City Council joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the various events taking place over the Halloween period. Fiona says these organised Halloween events do reduce the impact of illegal gatherings which can be dangerous and cause harm to the local environment. Fiona talks about people endangering the lives of children and their…
Portmarnock Swimmers Go To Sea For St Francis Hospice
KAREN O’MARA, organiser of the Portmarnock Christmas Swim talks to Conor Doyle about the 2014 event which will raise funds for St Francis Hospice in Raheny. Portmarnock resident Billy Jesson passed away in the Raheny Hospice and this year his family and friends are pledging all funds raised by the swim to St Francis’s as…
Victims Of Abuse On Camping Trips In The 70’s and 80’s
Noel speaks to COLM BRACKEN and PAUL O’TOOLE who were victims of abuse on camping trips in the 70’s and 80’s. They talk about how proud they feel now after finally getting justice from their experiences, their thoughts about how all these other cases are brought to attention, especially involving the church, their outrage over how…
Marathon swimmer is at it again in Inis Mean
Marathon swimmer FERGAL SOMERVILLE talks to Noel McGuinness about his long distance swims in aid of the RNLI (lifeboats). In the past, FERGAL has swum Dublin Bay, the English Channel, and the Scottish Channel, amongst others. Later in 2014 he plans to swim from the Bailey to Bray. He talks about his preparations, the good work of…
Book ‘Exercise of Authority’ – Finnian O’Cionnaith
Conor Doyle is talkin to FINNIAN O’CIONNAITH, who is launching his new book “Exercise of Authority”. Finnian O’Cionnaith is author of two books and multiple papers specialising in eighteenth-century surveying, cartography and the use of spatial data in urban management. This book tells the story of the formative years of the Georgian Paving Board who…
“The Aftermath”
PAULA WISEMAN talks to JOHNNY CRONIN from the band “The Aftermath” about their music, their latest gigs and their new album…
Family Festival in Darndale Park – 2015
Listen to MARK FINNEGAN talking to some of the participants at the 2015 Darndale Arts Festival. THE second family fun day to take place in Darndale Park has been hailed a “great success”. Some 1,000 people attended the park for a day of arts and crafts, free food and even a Harry Potter bouncy castle…
Bikes Break into the Mainstream at Fr Collins Park
Bike week is taking place next week and there are a series of events scheduled around the country from June 16 to 24th 2012. These events have been organised by community groups, charities and cycling circles. PETER O’BRIEN, organiser of the Fr. Collins Park, Dublin bash, talks to Noel McGuinness Yestival! launches bike week on…
Astronomy Ireland opening new premises at Airside
Noel interviews astronomist DAVID MOORE about the opening of the new premises of Astronomy Ireland at Airside Swords…
Fine Gael candidate Naoise Ó Muirí launches his election campaign for Dublin Bay North
NAOISE Ó MUIRI, Fine Gael candidate for Dublin Bay North, talks to Noel McGuinness about his election campaign and local issues. The former Lord major of Dublin talks about the difficult parts of an election like getting in touch with everyone and explains the most efficient way to vote. Ó Muirí studied at the National University…
Winner of the Comfort Keepers Carer of the Year
Noel McGuinness interviews EITHNE BYRNE from Coolock, who won the Comfort Keepers Carer of the Year award. She’s explaining the methods they’re using in the Comfort Keepers and talks about the work they do…
Festival Of Curiosity 2013
Festival of Curiosity organizer VINCENT MCCARTHY joins Noel McGuinness to talk about the festival in 2013. Vincent talks about how the festival was originally a science and culture festival in 2012, its objective to encourage people to explore how the world around them works, what improvements they have made for this year’s festival, the speakers that will involved in…
Councillor discusses proposed Quays bike lane and the need for an elected mayor
Re-elected councillor ANDREW MONTAGUE (Lab) chats with Noel McGuinness about why Dublin needs an elected mayor who will be accountable for his actions, and the progress in plans for a bike lane down the River Liffey’s Quays…
Increased protection for domestic workers
Noel talks to TINA from the Domestic Workers’ Action Group about human rights abuses, exploitation, and discrimination perpetrated on foreign domestic workers by unscrupulous employers in Ireland. New legislation has been passed here, ratifying EU laws on exploitation, but the abuse goes on. The DWAG continues to campaign for change, but it’s hard to prosecute…
