Councillor Sean Haughey On Ongoing Work in Dublin Airport

John Healy speaks to Councillor SEAN HAUGHEY from Fianna Fail about the ongoing work which is taking place in Dublin airport. Sean talks about his concerns about major aircraft noise in Clontarf, Raheny & Beaumont areas that are not use to this and how the residents from these areas are not happy & his hopes that the…

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Rivitin History – A Radio Drama

John Healy speaks to PAT MEEHAN about his radio play entitled “Rivitin History”. They briefly describe the premise of the two part play and how within it they travel to the past using the main characters magical motor bike. We hear an extract from the play beginning at 4minutes. They discuss what has been produced…

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Donnycarney Community Run For St Francis Hospice

TINA WALSH, manager of Donnycarney Community & Youth Centre talks to Pat Meehan about the forthcoming Fun Run in aid of St Francis Hospice. The Centre is a community facilities and services provider. Their focus is to provide recreational, social and educational space and activities for people of all ages, including young people at risk,…

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Cuts to the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP)

Addiction councillor DECLAN BYRNE from the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP) comes to studio to talk to Pat Meehan about the community employment cuts to the programme. Declan gives a short history of the project, explaining how the project rose out of the heroine epidemic in the 1980’s. Local people joined forces with the Health Board…

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Northside Mediation Services

RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to VALERIE GAUGHRAN from the mediation services about the work they do and about a new bill that was brought in, in 2010 called mediation & conciliation bill which means anybody considering going to court on domestic issues has to first seek mediation counciling…

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Grace Bermingham – Concert To Fund a Musical Education

Soprano GRACE BERMINGHAM joins Pat Meehan to discuss an upcoming fundraiser concert “A Celebration of Music and Song” in Phibsboro. The concert’s proceeds will help fund her Masters Degree studies in Wales from 2013-2015. Tommy Moore, Damien Kelly, and Jamie Cahill amongst many others will be involved in the concert. Grace hopes to sell 300…

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CEO Of Alone speaks About Shortage of Hospital Beds In Ireland

Noel Mc Guinness speaks to SEAN MOYNIHAN who is CEO of Alone’s organisation here in Dublin. Alone propose soluation’s to the governmcnt to free up acute hospital beds in our hospitals. He speak’s  about Older people  living longer & there’s a lack of services for them here in Ireland. We need more nursing home beds…

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Complaints for Garth Brooks Concerts in Croke Park

Pat Meehan interviews ROBBIE COUSINS resident of the Croke Park Area about the proposal to hold 5 Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park this summer. He denounces that they had agreed with the GAA that if they exceeded the amount of three concerts in a year, they would let them know if it was OK with them, and that…

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Cluid Housing Association

SIMON BROOKE, Head of Policy with Cluid Housing Association chats with Ronnie O’Brien. Simon explains that Housing Association’s are independent, not for profit charities that provide social housing for people on housing waiting lists. Simon also discusses the ‘mortgage to rent’ scheme which targets people who are experiencing mortgage difficulties. In order to qualify for the scheme you…

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