Mark Finnegan chats with RUARI MCKIERAN a social campaigner about the Corrib gas project. The Corrib gas project cuts to the core of this republic and asks big questions about how the country is run. For more than 10 years now, campaigners have attempted to highlight the project’s many flaws. It had been one of…
Auction of Vinyls in the O2 Arena
Noel interviews MICHAEL KELLY about his very special Vinyl collection…
Austin McCoy, candidate for Ballymun in local elections
Noel McGuinness interviews AUSTIN McCOY, independent candidate for Ballymun in the upcoming local elections. He has stepped up to try and bring the senior citizens voices to the elections. He aims to show the reality of the senior citizens, for example of how the property tax and water bills are specially affecting them. He doesn’t want to align with…
Deaf Sports Ireland’s Santa Fun Run
Conor speaks to LAURA LEI FOX ROBERTS from Deaf Sports Ireland about their 2nd annual Santa Fun Run. She talks about the details of the event, how it’s a fundraiser of Deaf Sports Ireland, how people can register and where in Phoenix Park that will take place. www.irishdeafsociety.ie…
What is Creative Mornings Dublin?
BRIAN COLHOUN of Creative Mornings Dublin joins Eoin Drinan to talk about the coffee morning set up as a networking event for people in the creative industries. He shares how they meet once a month and the event tends to draw very high profile members of the creative industries. He explains that each event has a…

Great Aunt Does A Great Channel Swim For A Great Charity
SHEILA FLEMING talks to Conor Doyle about MAURA TWOMEY’s great swimming achievement. Maura, a brave great-aunt, swam the English Channel to raise funds for her grandnephew who suffers from cystic fibrosis. Maura Twomey was 59 when she took on the epic challenge for the CF children’s unit at Cork University Hospital between July 9 and…
Astronomy Ireland
Noel speaks to DAVID MOORE from Astronomy Ireland. He talks about the background to Astronomy Ireland, the events that they run annually, their telescopic sights of the International Space Station, the lecture they plan to give during Science Week and their preparation for a lecture in the future about possible life out in space. He…
Cyprus Introduces Ireland to its EU Presidency
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national…
Gay & Lesbian equality network
Mark Finnegan speaks to SANDRA IRWIN-GOWRAN from the Gay & Lesbian equality network about homophobic bullying & how all schools primary & secondary must have an up to date anti bullying policy…

Save our Dunes campaign
MAIRE O’BRIEN from the Portmarnock Community Association makes an appeal to individuals and sports clubs not to use the dunes for sporting activities, as it is having an adverse effect on the dunes. By running up and down the dunes, people are breaking up the dunes and taking away the grasses. The sand then blows the…
Exhibit in Doorway Gallery
Barbara speaks to artist CHRISTY KEENEY who is having an exhibit in the Doorway Gallery, Frederick Street South, Dublin 2. He talks about the details of the exhibit, his origins with painting, his interest in ceramics and how he applies his work on ceramics through the influence of a college art teacher. He also talks about…
Costs of the Royal Visit – Eirigi
PAT GUERIN talks to BRIAN LEESON of Republican Socialist group Eirigi about their criticism in relation to the costs of Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh’s state visit to Ireland in 2011…
From Village to Suburb: The Building of Clontarf
Author CLAIRE GOGARTY joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss Claire’s recent book “From Village to Suburb: The Building of Clontarf Since 1760”. Sabrina tells Sabrina about the origins of Clontarf and when it was nothing more than a small circle of houses. She also talks about the rebuilding of Clontarf Castle. Claire talks about the events…
Worl Tour: Bike and belongings stolen
Noel interviews ROHAN FELMINGHAM who’s traveled all over the world with his bike, and when he settled in Dublin for some months he had his bike and all his belongings stolen, and NOEL FAY, Dublin biker who offered his support to Rohan. This didn’t stop him and after some months building his own bike he will…
Dublin Chinese New Year festival 2013
AMY YIN ZANG speaks to Yvette Reid about the plans for the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival in 2013. They also discuss the Dublin Chinese Film Festival 2013 and the films that will be shown as part of this festival. They discuss the meaning of the “Year of the Snake” which is the Chinese year…
