Mark Finnegan talks to Dr AOIFE O’DONOGHUE , Snr Lecturer at Durham Law School. Aoife is Co- Director of The Northern/Irish Feminists Judgement Project, and chats about the idea behind the project and its findings to date. The project aims to bring a new critical methodology to bear on Irish and Northern Irish legal studies…
Cllr PAUL DONNELLY from Sinn Féin talks to Noel McGuinness about the facing of the eviction in Tyrellstown. More than 100 families in Cruise Park Drive face losing their homes as the fund that owns the properties seeks to sell 103 houses in the area over four years. It is understood 40 households in the estate have…
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…
JACKIE O’REILLY joins Pat Meehan to discuss the launch of the Finglas Heritage Trail, a trail of fourteen heritage sites. The trail was officially launched by councillor Naoise O’Muiri along with Dublin City Council. They move on to discuss the book “The Peoples Portrait” of Finglas. Jackie carries on to explain the tour itself and how one…
NICKO MURPHY of the Darndale Comunity Pride project joins Yvette Reid to discuss the issue of loose horses in the area which at the time of the interview is a large problem. They discuss the lack of a tagging system in identifying the owner and how 78 horses were reported in the course of five…
Pat Meehan interviews MARTIN EMPSON, leading member of the campaign against climate change in England, who came to the People Before Profit Anti Water Charge Conference to show his suport, and denounce the political use of vital resources like water…
Noel McGuinness interviews SHANE MAC TOMAS from Glasnevin Museum about the events they have organized for Christmas…
Mark speaks to MARY LUCEY, co-ordinator of the Live Life National Film Competition. She talks about how the competition came about, the background and diversity of the competition, how the entries of the competition were inspired to enter, the past winners of the competition. She also talks about where you can watch some of the entries…
RARES-MIHAI NICULA New Communities Partnership with Noel McGuinness talking about migrant rights, election 2016 and appealing to migrants to use their voting rights. NCP first came together 13 years ago as a coalition of several migrant background groups to help up migrants with their needs. NCP helps migrants in Dublin and nationwide to deal with…
The lead singer of Red Room, ANTHONY BOOLS chats with Noel McGuinness and we get to hear a couple of tracks from the North Dublin band’s new album. Song one: 00:11:50 – 03:33:50 Song two: 15:25:00 – 18:35:00…
RONAN O’NEILL of Brown Bag Films and event organisaer of the Equinox Charity Cycle talks to Noel about this, the fourth year that the event takes place. Equinox cyclists use the 12-hour days opf the Autumn equinox to cycle across Ireland – coast to coast – in a sponsored event that raises monies on behalf…
Conor Doyle speaks to Dr SUSANNE COLLEARY about the theatrical landscape and culture of 1916 Dublin and the Irish Music Hall in context of 1916. Dr. Susanne Colleary examines music hall performance as speaking of and to everyday experience and as an integral aspect of the theatrical landscape and culture of 1916 Dublin. In so…
PAT GUERIN talks to GRACE WILENTZ, Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Coordinator at Near Media Co-op, about the upcoming start of the second round of the Intercultural Project as well as updates about the production and broadcasting of new programmes on storytelling…
Noel interviews CIARAN MURRAY about the new programming for 2012 at NearFM…
Noel interviews ANDREW ROBINSON from New Beginning about the situation at Priory Hall, after the council tried to move all the neighbours/ residents out of their houses because there was no fire escape…
Pat Meehan is talking to GEORGE MAGDALINA organizer of the 1916 History Tour. George Magdalina registered for support helping out with the commemorations of 1916, which is supported by the City Council. He participated the Easter Rising Commemoration organising the 1916 History Tour…
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…
Pat Meehan talks to DAVE SHEEHY, from the Rush Community Council, together with KAREN MCNAMARA and CLODAGH KELLY, about a Planning Enforcement complaint which was lodged against EirGrid…
FERGUS CARROLL reports live from Scotland the cricket match between Ireland and Scotland (Part of the emission)…
Professor TOTI MATTIESSEN joins Ger Leddin to discuss the recovery of the Icelandic economy. Professor Mattiessen also publicises his forthcoming coming talk in Dublin. We hear how the Icelanders dealt with their economic recovery by sending their banks into receivership. They contrast the Irish economic situation with the Icelandic response. Professor Mattiessen makes some observations…
IRENE GUNNING is the Chief Executive Officer of Early Childhood Ireland and has come on to NST to talk to Pat Meehan about National Pajama Day, which they are ...
27 Feb 2012
Pat Meehan caught up with TOMMY BROUGHAN, TD, who had just begun his campaign for the upcoming General Election. Broughan will be contesting this election as an Independent, having ...
14 Jan 2016
BEATRICE WHELAN speaks to Eoin Drinan about the Blog Awards Ireland. Beatrice talks how you enter the competition, the amount of nominations they have received so far, the different ...
25 Jul 2013
Mark Finnegan talks with WAHEED MOHIUDDIN from the Clondarkin Towers Refugee Centre. Waheed came to Ireland as a refugee from Pakistan in 2015. He talks about current attitudes towards ...
01 Feb 2016
NOEL MC GUINNESS talks to VICKY KELLY From Learing Ireland about a Jobs Expo at Croke Park. VICKY tells us that the Expo offers advice to all those looking ...
21 Sep 2012