Barbara Jennings is talking to GERALDINE O’REILLY from the Graphic Studio Gallery about the 3 Person Exhibition Fragments, Metaphors, Smithereens explores a number of aspects of Irish History. The Easter Rising of 1916 in the work of Merijean Morrissey. References to the history of the Irish College, Centre Cultural Irlandais in the work of Geraldine…
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…
AMAY VAN WYLICK, Coordinator for Culture Night speaks to Noel McGuinness in the run up to the event. They discuss some of the major attractions of the festival including a live concert with the RTE Concert Orchestra in Meeting House Square with guest spots by Julie Feeney and Lúnasa. We hear that there will be…
FLAVIA GORETTA, a NearFM reporter, attended the housing protests in Dublin in order to get the views of the people taking part. There’s a lot of passion and a lot of anger as people take the opportunity to vent their views on air…
Noel McGuinness reports live from the 2012 service providers exhibition in the Civic Centre on Bunratty Drive. In attendance are representatives from the credit union organisation who will be giving workshops on money management, demonstrating ways to help people save for homes and holidays in a relatively pain-free way. Noel also talks to a representative…
BARBARA JENNINGS speaks with JOHN, KERRY, ROBBIE, GILLIAN, NIALL, & STEPHEN from Volunteer Ireland in Northside Shopping Centre, where they are having an open day & are looking for people to become volunteers…
CHRISTINA SANTA MARIA from the Citizens Information Centre joins John Healy to discuss updates in the services for 2013. They begin by discussing changes to the one parent family payment. She shares the detail of the Social Welfare scheme. They move on to speak about changes to the Jobseekers Benefit in 2013. They also speak…
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…
FIONAN NESTOR, engagement manager with “The Gathering” joins John Healy to discuss how the gathering has been going over the course of the year. The Gathering has helped tourism number increase by a massive seven percent in the first eight months of the year. They discuss who organises the individual events and Fionan tells John that it…
BARRY JOYCE of the Dublin Gay Mens Choir [crackle and interference on phone line and drop out at beginning of interview] joins Eoin Drinan to discuss their upcoming performance “Summer Serenade” a concert of 30 men performing in the CHQ building. They perform a collection of songs from Sinatra to The Script along with some…
Noel interviews DEBBIE HUTCHINSON to talk about the fundraising for one of Dublin’s oldest Gaeilge Schools, Scoil Neasain. The event is called “Who Wants to be a Thousandaire”…
John Healy reads a letter of appreciation and congratulates the 23 female entrepreneurs who recently graduated from the Coolock Development Council’s training course. In previous months Fiona Nolan has been updating listeners on the progress of the group and John takes the time to let listeners know the outcome of the course and acknowledge the…
Noel MCGuinness is talking to JIMMY DIGNAM Workers Party candidate for Dublin North West about his election campaign and the New Educate Together Secondary School in Whitehall. Jimmy Dignam is an anti-austerity activist and has been active in socialist politics for many years. He is a member of the Campaign Against the Household and Water…
Noel McGuinness speaks to JACKIE RYAN from Kilbarrack Jobs Club about an employers networking event which is taking place next week. Job seekers that are on the jobs club and involved with the Northside Partnership will network with local employers that are actively hiring. They will have guest speakers which will include Clare Byrne from…
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…
FERGUS CARROLL reports live from the third day of three one-day international test matches at Malahide Cricket ...
12 Sep 2014
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 ...
21 Mar 2016
Conor speaks to CIARAN MULLOOLY, RTE Midlands correspondent about his new book, “Back To The Future”. He talks about his background up to his position to RTE, how he ...
12 Nov 2015
JUAN O’PEREZ and NOREEN DELANEY joins Noel McGuinness to speak about the Art Exhibition created by the Art Group in the Resource Centre in Santry and showing at the ...
10 May 2013
NICK MURPHY from Belcamp Village Centre talks to NOEL about the new facilities available for senior citizens in Darndale’s Senior ...
04 Jul 2014