Clare Daly in the North County Leader

Noel McGuinness talks to PATRICK FINNEGAN about this current issue of The North County Leader. Clare Daly gave an exclusive interview about her connection with Mick Wallace and its portrayal in the media. She said it was of great value to her to be linked to Wallace, but that she would never put any individual…

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New Cycle Path Opens Dublin Coast From Sutton To Sandymount

RENUA Ireland TD, TERENCE FLANAGAN welcomes news that construction work began on the Dublin Bay cyclepath in Clontarf this week. Chatting to Pat Meehan, he says: “There is currently no designated cyclepath from the Wooden Bridge to Causeway Road in Clontarf and as a result of this cyclists have to come off the cyclepath onto…

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Lake drilling for Organisms by the British Antarctic Survey 2012

Eoin Drinan speaks to Doctor DAVID PEARCE microbiologist from the British Antarctic Survey about the project and where it began. They speak about how “waterbodies” found in the area may contain life. Now that drilling techniques have advanced they speak about the possibility of drilling up to 3 km down into the ice. Temperatures make…

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Tom Mathews Cartoon exhibition in Grogans pub

Barbara Jennings speaks to TOM MATTHEWS about an upcoming exhibition of his cartoons that is taking place in Grogans pub, Dublin.  Included in the exhibition is a set of black and white animals by artist Alwyn Gillespie. They discuss some of his cartoons in detail and look at the humour behind them. They finish up by…

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Alaskan Epi Rogan Wins Dublin Cookery School Scholarship

EPI ROGAN, who is originally from Alaska and has been living in Ballincollig, Co Cork for the past 12 years, is the Dublin Cookery School scholar 2015. Rogan tells Pat Meehan how she won a place, worth €8,500, on the cookery school’s 2015 12-week intensive course, beginning in September. Rogan was one of 13 amateur…

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Religious Freedom Also Means Freedom to Be Catholic

Ronnie O’Brien talks to DR. JOHN MURRAY of The Iona Institute about religious freedom. Tanaiste Eamonn Gilmore’s speech has worried the Iona Institute, who feel that separation of Church and State in Ireland has gone far enough. The Institute say that it is not wrong to have the Catholic ethos at the heart of Education and…

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Amen Services Annual Report & International Men’s Day

John speaks to AOIFE MCGRATH from Amen Services about the Annual Report and International Men’s Day. She talks about the services that Amen Services provide for men who suffer from domestic abuse, the families that would be contacting them over their concerns, the reaction they got from their last campaign, the amount of services they…

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Digital Biscuit 2014

Barbara  Jennings interviews BIRCH HAMILTON about Digital Biscuit a meeting that tries to present all the technological advances regarding the film industry. Set up by the screen directors guild of Ireland, is firstly aimed to the directors, but it’s interesting for everyone to see all the improvements that have been developed in this area…

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Festival of Curiosity 2013 Summary

Festival Of Curiosity organizer, VINCENT MCCARTHY talks to Eoin Drinan to review the events from this year’s festival. Vincent talks about the success of previous festivals, their focus on the science and culture aspects of the festival, the highlights of the festival including a carnival in Smock Alley Theatre and a Lego exhibition in Temple…

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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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Joe Duffy’s Children Of The Rising

Conor speaks with JOE DUFFY, RTE broadcaster and author of the book “Children of the Rising”. He talks about the theme of the book, what he discovered when researching the theme, some of the bits and pieces that the children collected before the rising, how the idea of the book started and how his research…

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‘Zero Tolerance’ Crackdown On Illegal Dumping

Dublin City Council is to begin a “zero tolerance” crackdown on illegal dumping in the north inner city after the area was declared a litter blackspot. CCTV is being installed in the area in a bid to tackle the issue. BRIAN HANNEY from Dublin City Council’s Waste Management Division talks to Pat Meehan abpout the…

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