Pat Meehan is joined by PAT MURPHY an historian and they’re talking about this year’s commemoration of the Asgard .He presents the life of this famous yacht from her launch in 1905 to its current conservation in Collin’s Barracks Museum. Her 23 day voyage to collect guns and ammunition for the Irish Volunteers and the…
Pat speaks to PHILIP O’CONNOR, local historian from the Howth, Baldoyle and Sutton 1916 Commemorative Committee. He talks about the origins of the committee, the events that they are putting together, some of the historic events that took place in Howth, Baldoyle and Sutton during the 1916 rising, the type of historic figures who were around…
ANNE CAMPBELL Hon Secretary of Howth Sutton Horticultural Society chats with Conor Doyle about the society’s forthcoming annual Autumn Show. The Society has been running since 1943, and its shows go from strength to strength. The show will be held at St Nessan’s School in Baldoyle. Many plants will be available at the Autumn Show…
MICHAEL SHARP talks to P Meehan about the Howth Gun Running centenary celebrations…
NESSA CHILDERS MEP talks to Noel McGuinness about the commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the famous Howth gun running incident in which hundreds of weapons were landed at Howth harbour in preparation for the 1916 rising…
DEREK EVANS, the PRO of Howth Sea Angling Club talks to Noel McGuinness about the sea and adventures in fishing with Howth SAC. Howth Sea Angling Club was formed in 1970 and since then, it has developed into one of the foremost Angling Clubs in Ireland. The Club has it’s own boats and clubhouse and…
PAUL BRADY, president of the Howth Sutton Baldoyle chamber of commerce, speaks to Barbara Jennings about the ongoing work in the area. They begin by discussing the walking trails around Howth. They discuss the beauty of the area and how the walking trails are a safe place to visit. They move on to discuss the…
DEREK EVANS from the Howth Sea Angling Club talks with NOEL MCGUINNESS about the Howth Club House and the different events that they organise from the Sea Angling Club…