Music teacher RON COONEY has been working in the Republic of Ireland’s only high-rise housing estate for fifteen years. During this time he has seen the area undergo a dramatic transformation, including the demolition of six of its seven tower blocks. The young people of Ballymun have had an extraordinary experience, and Ron sets out…
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Local councilor DESSIE ELLIS joins Pat Meehan to discuss the tenant evictions taking place due to repossessions and of how many landlords will not accept rental supplements. They also ...
22 Apr 2013
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BARBARA JENNINGS speaks to BERNIE MC DERMOT from the Bell Centre in Darndale about a programme they have for helping people to quit ...
16 Nov 2011
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LINDA HAYDEN of the Darndale/Belcamp Village Centre talks to Pat Meehan about the new Senior Citizen Alert Scheme. This is a system that they fit in peoples’ homes where an alarm ...
05 Mar 2012
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Marathon swimmer FERGAL SOMERVILLE talks to Noel McGuinness about his long distance swims in aid of the RNLI (lifeboats). In the past, FERGAL has swum Dublin Bay, the English ...
01 Aug 2014
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DAIRE HICKEY of the Dublin Web Summit 2012 joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the upcoming festival. They begin by discussing what is taking place at this years summit, which ...
18 Oct 2012