Noel McGuinness talks to GRAINNE DENNING, Fundraising manager of Threshold, about the Lughnasa Full Moon walk in aid of the homeless crisis in Ireland. This walk – in pre-Christian times – was somewhat of a match-making event that coincided with the harvest festival. The walk takes place around Glendalough. Threshold are facing ever-increasing demand for…
Daily Archives: July 25, 2012
Astronomy Ireland’s September Star-B-Q
Noel McGuinness talks to DAVID MOORE about ‘Star BQ’, taking place this September and what you can see in the sky tonight. Tonight, Saturn is visible just above the moon, and you’ll be able to see it with the naked eye. A half-decent telescope will reveal the rings, and with a good one, you’ll be able to…
BIT’s Springboard Initiative Helps Unemployed to Re-Skill
Ronnie O’Brien talks to DR. MARY MEANEY, President of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. BIT has 350 free places to offer to people who are currently unemployed, enabling them to up-skill or re-skill…
