PAT DOYLE of the Peter McVerry Trust joins Pat Meehan to give an update on the homelessness situation in Dublin. Pat explains that the numbers of homeless has risen since 2011. The trust has opened a new hostel in 2012. The city council has opened a new hostel. If you cannot get a bed on any…
England v Ireland: Cricket International 2015
The England v Ireland cricketing clash was held at Malahide on Friday May 8th, 2015. The picturesque Dublin ground was the setting for a record attendance of ten thousand on a memorable day for Irish cricket. FERGUS CARROLL reports live from Malahide, keeping Noel McGuinness up to date on happenings in the north County Dublin…
“Pearse House Flats: Village in the City” Photography Exhibition
Photographer JEANETTE LOWE joins Noel McGuinness to talk about the exhibition of work based on the Pearse House Flats. Jeanette talks about the renovation of the flats as part of the exhibition, how the exhibition has offered many people the chance to return to the area to visit, what Ireland was like during the 1930’s…
I Only Miss You When You’re Gone: Photography At Axis, Ballymun
Photographer AIDAN KELLY joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the exhibition “I Only Miss You When You’re Gone” at the Axis Centre in Ballymun. Aidan says himself and Mark O’Brien collaborated on the project. It began with a discussion of why they took photographs and evolved into a debate about what Ballymun would be like if…
Victims Of Abuse On Camping Trips In The 70’s and 80’s
Noel speaks to COLM BRACKEN and PAUL O’TOOLE who were victims of abuse on camping trips in the 70’s and 80’s. They talk about how proud they feel now after finally getting justice from their experiences, their thoughts about how all these other cases are brought to attention, especially involving the church, their outrage over how…
What is “Storymap.ie”?
TOM ROWLEY, co founder of Storymap.ie speaks to Eoin Drinan about the purpose of the website. He explains how the website provides an ability for people to click online on a street (or via an app) and tap into stories about certain areas of that street. For a local it offers and opportunity to see…
Howth Coast Guard
Pat Meehan speaks to FERGUS COONEY & STEPHEN FAY from Howth coast guard about becoming a new volunteer & what the training involves to become a volunteer…
Soccerfest 2011
Noel interviews KEN MCCUE from SARI (Sports Against Racism Ireland) about the Soccerfest in the Phoenix Park, a really solid event that has been running for 15 years already…
Launch of ‘Portraits of Dunnes Stores Strikers’
Barbara Jennings is reporting from the Hugh Lane Gallery about the ‘Portraits of the Dunnes Stores Strikers ‘ and is talking with the photographer of this GARRETT PHELAN. This portraits of the 11 Irish Dunnes Stores strikers who, on following a directive issued by the Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union in 1984, requesting their…
Social Justice Ireland
RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to SEAN HEALY from Social Justice Ireland about the work they do and their plans for a more equitable Ireland…
“Love/Loss/Life” from the Rhythm Room & St. Michael’s House
John speaks with NICOLA KIELY, director of the Rhythm Room, LEE FRAYNE, musician in the Rhythm Room and SANDRA HEALY, assistant director/address for the play “Love/Loss/Life” taking place in the Axis Theatre, Ballymun. They talk about the origins and objectives of the Rhythm Room, its relationship with St. Michael’s House, the locations in where they…
The Peter McVerry Trust and World Homeless Day 2013
ANNE MARIE CONNOLLY of the Peter McVerry Trust joins Noel McGuinness on the eve of World Homeless Day 2013.She tells Noel about of some of the events the Trust organised to mark the occasion, including a treasure hunt, a schools’ rugby competition, Tesco collections and a Zombie Run at Marino College. A number of sponsored…
Active Retirement Art Exhibition
Mark speaks with PAT BYRNE, a member of the Raheny Branch of Active Retirement Ireland talks about an art exhibition on display in Raheny Library. She talks about how they meet once every week to paint and how the exhibition takes place on the free premises of the library, where the proceeds for the exhibitions go, the…
The Wheelie Bin Clip
John Healy speaks to GERARD WALSH, an unemployed bricklayer from Balbriggan who has come up with an invention “The Wheelie Bin Clip”. He tells us how he came up with this idea and how he use to put a brick on the bin to keep the lid down, but noticed one day how it wasn’t…
Details of Dairefest charity event at the Pint, Dublin
GAVIN DOYLE, DAIRE KELLY and DAVID DOYLE join Paula Wiseman in the studio to discuss an upcoming gig to raise money for Daires trip to teach in India as part of the Suas programme. They share details of his trip to India and they go on to detail the different bands involved in the gig…
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