Noel speaks to Councillor CIARÁN CUFFE from the Green Party about cycling in Dublin and the campaign from the Bike Theft Working Group. He talks about the focus of the campaign to encourage bike safety, the increase of bike crime, what’s needed to prevent your bike from being stolen, where stolen bikes may end up, tips…
2012 Predictions for the Sam Maguire Cup
FERGUS CARROLL talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming 2012 All-Ireland Football Final, the 125th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, to be played at Croke Park, Dublin, on 23 September 2012. Nonlegal and Mayo, widely considered “one of the most novel final pairings of all time”…
Work at the Artane/Coolock Resource and Development Centre
Noel interviews SEAN PAUL MAHON, Development Worker of the Artane/Coolock Resource and Development Centre to discuss the different facilities they have and the events they organize to help people in all of Northside Dublin…
Two meerkats born at Dublin Zoo in 2012
EDDIE O’BRIEN from Dublin Zoo joins Paula Wiseman on the phone to discuss the arrival of two meerkats pups at the zoo in recent days. Eddie begins by sharing some history of the Zoo itself and paints a picture of his job as team leader at the zoo. We hear that there are 58 full…
Lets Walk & Talk Tours In Dublin
John Healy speaks to CIARAN MAHONEY from Dublin City Council about lets walk & talk spring 2015. The walks are set up to get people from a certain community to get to know each other & get fit at the same time. The walk & talk tours are running a few years & take place…
The effects of house re-possession in 2012
Ronnie O’Brien speaks to BOB JORDAN of national housing charity, “Threshold” about the effects of re-possession. Bob speaks of their work with people in the private rental sector, and problems with repossession in the Buy to Let market. Bob also speaks of the possibility of government intervention to solve the problem and also about a…
Housing Emergency and Rights Conference
Flavia interviews several people from the Housing Emergency and Rights Conference that took place on Saturday 3rd October. She firstly chats with JOHN BISSETT from Housing Action. He talks about the reasons for the conference to be called, the problems with housing from all over the country and how the conference was a working progress…
Human Rights Activist Kieran Rose launches his campaign on improving affordable housing
Noel McGuinness speaks with human activist KIERAN ROSE about his campaign on improving the supply of affordable housing. Rose, a planner with more than 30 years’ experience, is standing for Seanad Éireann on the NUI panel. He has recently spoken out in national media, about attempts to silence when drawing attention to a major reduction…
Protest against sewage plant in Clochran
JOE JONES speaks to Gerry Cooley about a sewage plant that is planned to be installed in Clochran. The proposal is for a giant sewage treatment plant. Joe is requesting for people to put in an objection to the plant. His disagreement is that the plant will have a huge impact on the local residents…
Balla Ban Art Gallery
Barbara speaks to FRANK O’DEA about the Balla Ban Art Gallery, Dublin. He talks about the gallery being the smallest in all of Ireland, the variety of the art on display in the gallery, the artists being brought to the art source taking place in the R.D.S., the business side of the art industry and…
The Finglas Festival 2015
Mark Finnegan speaks to SEAN MOONEY about the Finglas festival. They are hoping to bring the festival back with a bang this year with a lot of family events taking place. They talk about how Finglas village has changed so much over the years & how it has become a bit of a ghost town…
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…
North channel swim from Ireland to Scotland
FERGAL SOMERVILLE joins Noel McGuinness in studio to discuss his successful swim of the North Channel from Co.Down to Scotland. Fergal begins by sharing information of the various causes he has donated to as part of charity swims. On 16th of June he swam the channel and talks about being successful in only getting stung…
Raheny G.A.A club
Alison at the Raheny GAA club joins Barbara Jennings to discuss the work of the organisation. Alison explains that they have some great coaches and the kids learn football, camogie, hurling and also a bit of Irish language along the way. Tommy, manager of the bar, discusses the history of the club and that the club is 54 years…
Gaza Seen By Its Children: Asmaa Seba’s Amazing Photography
Mark Finnegan chats with ASMAA SEBA who spent time in Gaza photographing children. Seba says: “The first time I came to Gaza was in 2009-2010. I was the official photographer for a Belgian delegation who was rallying an international humanitarian convoy whose aim was to bring medical supplies and school supplies, so to be honest…