DONIE TARRANT went to Finglas in north west Dublin to meet THOMAS MCDONNELL, a tin smith keeping the craft alive. Thomas invites Donie into his home to demonstrate the art of tinsmithing, an important part of Ireland’s craft past. Donie captures Thomas moulding a length of Tin into a mug, and Thomas explains how he…
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…
Niamh Griffin reports from the Sunday’s Intercultural Day at Suttonians Club. ROBERT FORBES, director of Rugby in Suttonians explains the reasons to organize this intercultural day and the richness the club gets from having different cultures together. JACOB is a Polish player of Suttonians team who works to get other polish people and people from other countries…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to PATRICK FINNEGAN from the North County leader newspaper for this weeks stories, which include Anger at protest behavior which was held by anti water charges protesters who blocked the car park exists of Fingal County council offices & refused to move. Patrick also talks about Malahide sea scouts celebrating 40…
MICHAEL DAWSON and the Sounds Good Summer School students join Noel McGuinness in studio. They tell Noel about their version of the “Harlem Shake” which will be performed in a concert in Malahide as part of the school’s summer programme. They perform a live version of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ in studio…
Eoin Drinan speaks to FERGAL MCCARTHY (Visual Artist) and discusses his work in trying to create art that highlights and incorporates the River Liffey in Dublin. They discuss Fergal’s idea of creating a park along a single lane of the traffic along the central length of the River Liffey and compare it to the High…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to Historian HUGH FITZGERALD about St Patrick returns by row boat to lead the Skerries St Patrick’s day parade. He talks about St Patrick’s footprint & the story behind it…
John Healy is joined by ITA BRADSHAW from the Northside Citizens Information Centre to discuss the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP). A OFP is a payment for men and women under 66 who are bringing children up without the support of a partner. They discuss the recent changes made to the payment and the rules and…
Pat Meehan talks to BARRY KENNERK about his new book, which is on the history of Moore Street entitled ‘Moore Street: The Story of Dublin’s Market District’. The book charts the history of Moore Street and the open fruit, vegetable and fish markets that made Moore Street famous. Pat and Barry also discuss the present day…
HELEN O’LEARY from Dublin City Council chats to Mark Finnegan about the Dublin City Local Economic and Community Plan 2016 – 2021. The first Local Economic and Community Plan is being developed for Dublin City setting out high level goals, objectives and actions needed to promote and support economic development and local and community development…
Barbara Jennings joins Carmel to discuss Debra Ireland in their charity shop on Camden street and the work that it does. Carmel explains the skin condition and the hardships associated with it. They talk of the slogan “Imagine a world without hugs” and tell how it is inspired by the fact that many people dealing…
Listen to Noel McGuinness talking about the late VAL DOONICAN. Noel also plays an interview that Conor Doyle did with Val Doonican in recent years…
Mark Finnegan interviews DAMIEN O’HARE who is keen to publicise a new German band with a rather unique sound for a German band (they do not sound like Kraftwerk or Hasslehoff). In fact, they sound distinctly Irish…
Singer MARY COUGHLAN joins Noel MCGuinness to discuss an upcoming gig at the Axis Centre in Ballymun. Mary gives details of the concert and a new album being released early in 2014. They also discuss the recent death of Nelson Mandela and the effect of his passing on her. Mary shares details of her new…
Flavia speaks a few people from France and Ireland on the Dublin streets during the March for Paris in support and solidarity with Paris following the tragic attacks. The people talk about their concerns if family members are anywhere near the attacks, the sadness about the attacks, their determination to go to work in tribute to…
Wheelchair user BRENDAN CREAN talks to Noel McGuinness about the protests against the Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail plan to remove staff from Kilbarrack train station. Brian believes it could bring big problems for disabled DART users. Sinn Féin Councillor Mícheál Mac Donncha has called on Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail to reverse its decision to remove staff from…
The disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick occurred on New Year’s Day 2008. At 10pm on that day, 15-year-old Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick said goodbye to friend Ashley Rose, with whom she had been babysitting Ashley’s brother at her friend’s house in Mijas Costa in Málaga, Spain. Fitzpatrick should have arrived at her home on the urbanisation…