John speaks to BRENDAN BURKE from the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme who visited all the foreign embassies in Dublin. He talks about the background and services of the community programme, the activities that they do for different age groups, the idea behind visiting the embassies, the differences between some of the embassies and what he learned…
Make Your Nominations for National Volunteer Awards 2013
PHIL BOUGHTON of Volunteer Ireland speaks to Pat Meehan about the search for Volunteer of the Year for 2013. Phil urges listeners to nominate their own local heroes. The awards, now in their sixth year, are designed to highlight the great work done by good people all over Ireland. Each person nominated receives a personalised…
Celebrating Stoker’s Centenary in Dublin 2012
PAUL MURRAY (author of From the Shadow of Dracula: A Life of Bram Stoker [Jonathan Cape, 2004]); David J. Skal (author of Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen [Norton, 1990]; The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror [Faber and Faber, 1993]) tells Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming…
Fergus Carroll talking sport
Noel Mc Guinness talks to FERGUS CARROLL about what’s being happening in the sports world. FERGUS reviews the weekend games which include the rugby’s six nations, the hurling match from Croke park between Dublin & Galway, the latest news from the horse raising from leopardstown, & lots more…
Peter Mc Verry Trust
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to CLAIRE SHANNON from the Peter Mc Verry trust which is a charity set up by Fr Peter Mc Verry to reduce homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage. CLAIRE talks about the different fund raising events they organise throughout the year & about the event which…
Camara charity reaches 500,000 children with Technological Assistance
Pat Meehan speaks to John from Irish charity “Camara” in light of them reaching their half million mark in terms of helping children access technology in Africa. We hear the history of the organisation since 2005 and some of their plans for reaching the two million mark by 2016. We hear of how prevalent technology…
Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society
John Healy speaks to ALAN MARTIN and JOHN WALSH about an upcoming photography exhibition featuring historical photographs of Dublin’s Docklands and the history attached to the area. Alan and John speak about the exhibition, the society and it’s work and some of the specific photographs in their collection. They also speak of their intention to hopefully…
Communities Against Cuts
DAVE CONNOLLY from Communities Against Cuts came onto Northside Today to speak to presenter Pat Meehan about the Communities Against Cuts campaign. They talk about the collaboration of community leaders in responding to government cuts at both local and community levels. Many community organisations have had cuts in funding, including the Community Employment programme…
Graffiti in Dublin
BARBARA JENNINGS speaks to an ex graffiti artist in Dublin about why he does graffiti & does it have a meaning…
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…
Culture Night 2012 – preview
Barbara speaks about Culture Night 2012 live from Lemon Jelly restaurant on Millennium way[REPORTER PHONE CRACKLE PRESENT THROUGHOUT]. She speaks to DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN who started Culture Night originally back in 2004 as a small event which has since grown into a very large annual project. They speak about the history of the event and more…
Dublin director and writer Joe O’Byrne launching his play “The Rising” as part of the Five Lamps Festival
Noel McGuinness is talking to JOE O’BYRNE who is a director and writer for theatre about his play “The Rising” as part of the Five Lamps Arts Festival. His own plays ‘En Suite’ was presented at the Abbey/ Peacock, and ‘Departed’ and ‘The Sinking of the Titanic’ at the Dublin Theatre Festival. He has also directed many productions,…
Facts and Fictions of TTIP
Mark speaks to AUDREY MCCREADY, former EU commission employee about the facts and fiction of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). She talks about her experiences whilst in the EU commission, her uncertainties about where the interpretations are coming from with regards to TTIP allegedly forcing companies to privatize public services, how the economic…
NCBI Friendship Garden Plays Pivotal Social & Employment Roles
Declan Meehan talks to SHARON LYONS of the National Council for the Blind in Ireland (NCBI) about the newly-launched Friendship Garden. The garden is designed to teach people who have become recently blind, or simply wish to learn new skills, how to grow flowers and vegetables. It also plays a pivotal social role for participants…
Intercultural Media Project
PAT GUERIN talks to GRACE WILENTZ, Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Coordinator at Near Media Co-op, on updates of the Intercultural Media project she is working on. In this segment, GRACE tells PAT how participants to the project are planning what they would be talking about within their programme and what feedback she is getting from…