DONIE TARRANT went to Finglas in north west Dublin to meet THOMAS MCDONNELL, a tin smith keeping the craft alive. Thomas invites Donie into his home to demonstrate the art of tinsmithing, an important part of Ireland’s craft past. Donie captures Thomas moulding a length of Tin into a mug, and Thomas explains how he…
VICKY gives a report on Father Collins Park, detailing the amenities available in the park including the Wind Turbines, Playground, Skate Park and football pitches and speaking to some park users abut their park experiences. The park was named after the local priest who lobbied successfully for the lands to be given over for public use…
Noel interviews KAY LONERGAN from Dublin Parks Tennis, who explains how they’ve spread the chance to play tennis all over the Northside of Dublin…
Ronnie O’Brien speaks to LOGAN SISLEY curator at The Hugh Lane Gallery who explains their exhibition “Revolutionary states: Home Rule in Modern Ireland” held in collaboration with Dublintellectual. In particular they discuss an upcoming debate which is the focus of the exhibition and which will feature four members of different Universities in Dublin. They speak…
CATHERINE JOYCE of Barnardos speaks to Yvette Reid about the rising number of students per class at primary level combined with the lowering number of Special Needs assistant positions available at the time. Catherine tells of how while in some schools this is not currently a problem there are many schools were the numbers have…
Local singer GRACE O’MALLEY comes into the Near FM studios (along with back up from Jimmy Sheerin and John Colbert) and plays a few tunes for Noel McGuinness. Grace tells Noel about her career has gone so far and where she gets her inspirations from. Three songs are performed live in studio: ‘Time Is Right…
SEAN MOYNIHAN from Alone, joins Ronnie O’Brien to discuss the bin charge waiver which is planned to be cancelled in 2012. They begin by talking about an apparent lack of information available to people who will be affected. They also discuss a number of variations which will occur depending on which county council a person will…
Noel Mc Guinness talks to MICK KELLY & MICHAEL QUINN about Sword’s men’s shed that was set up a year ago. They tell us how it was set up with the help from Louise Edmond’s from the community department of Fingal county council. Between them they set up the first meeting & from there they…
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…
JACK BYRNE speaks to John Healy about an upcoming seminar on Social Justice being held by Near Media Co- op and outlines both the purpose of the event as well as the numerous activities that will take part on the day. …
The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation provides direct funding, to families of children with brain damage up to the age of 4 who suffer severe intellectual and physical developmental delay, enabling them to purchase home respite care. They also provide end of life care to all children up to the age of four years. The…
RAY YATES, City Arts officer in Temple Bar, joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the upcoming plans for Culture Night 2013, whilst at an event celebrating the work of Seamus Heaney. Ray speaks of there being over 600 events throughout the country and more than 200 in Dublin. He tells that many places not usually open…
IAN KINSELLA from Moatview talks to MARK FINNEGAN about the trials and tribulations of trying to get a GAA jersey signed by every one of the 32 inter-county teams to be sold at an auction in aid of Pietta House…
TONY WEEKES is an Economics lecturer who is involved in the Maynooth University Communiversity Project. He talks to Northside Today’s Noel McGuinness about the purpose of ‘the economy’ and discusses what is wrong with the present economic system. Tony talks about the reaction and participation of the Communiversity project in the past 4 years, what type of…
YAQOUB BOU AYNAYA talks to Mark Finnegan about his post-graduate research into Irish identity. What does it mean to be Irish? What are the implications of nationalism in a global society?…