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…
Dublin Fire Brigade Protest
Near FM volunteer STELLA GEBAUER reports from the protests that took place the 9th of April to defend the work of the Dublin Fire Brigade. The workers are worried that the ambulance service could be taken from them and given to the National Ambulance Service; all the firefighters in Dublin are trained as paramedics and they defend…
Cuts to the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP)
Addiction councillor DECLAN BYRNE from the Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme (KCCP) comes to studio to talk to Pat Meehan about the community employment cuts to the programme. Declan gives a short history of the project, explaining how the project rose out of the heroine epidemic in the 1980’s. Local people joined forces with the Health Board…
Wise Ways Exhibition Comes to Axis, Ballymun
NICOLA HENLEY chats to Noel McGuinness about the Wise Ways Exhibition at Axis in Ballymun. Wise Ways was a participatory arts project with older people, originating at Raheen Hospital in County Clare. Funded by The Arts Council, the project toured to KCAT/ Mount Carmel nursing home in Callan, Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun, Dublin and Arás…
History of Doras Bui
Mark Finnegan speaks to LINDA DEVLIN, a community development worker with Doras Bui. LINDA talks about the history of Doras Bui, including how was set up by lone parents nearly thirty years ago, it’s affordable childcare if you are receiving a social welfare payment and the support service provided for teen parents to help them financially…
Bordeaux Conference: Irish Claremorris Community Radio
Noel McGuinness interviews AIDAN LONG from the Irish community radio station, Claremorris Community Radio about the origin of radio and the chance of discovering the challenges of other rural radio stations all over Europe…
Near FM’s culture night broadcast 2013
PAUL LOUGHRAN of NEAR FM joins Noel McGuinness to outline NEAR FM’s involvement with Culture night 2013 and the events that they will be facilitating on the night. Paul tells that the station will be broadcasting live from the Hugh Lane Gallery and will be broadcast live across a number of Dublin Community stations. Paul…
Winning the Local Legend Award for the Dublin area
Noel McGuinness interviews ORLA CROWE, Co-founder of Blossom Ireland, who won the Local Legend Award for the Dublin area, and she explains the work they do at Blossom Ireland and about the importance of the award for her…
Dublin Harvest Festival at Wolfe Tone Square 2012
Eoin Drinan speaks to MARION KELLY [slight crackle on the phone] from the Harvest festival who explains what will be happening at the festival in Wolfe Tone Square. She speaks about the community growers sharing their skills as well as Dublin Council sharing views on how to conserve water and how to be more “green”…
Social Justice Irelands views on how to invest in Irelands Future
MICHELLE MURPHY of Social Justice Ireland talks to Ger Leddin about a press release from the group Ireland has the lowest investment level of all 28 European countries. Michelle explains the findings of their research, finding that over the previous six years government investment has fallen over 40%. Michelle speaks of a lack on investment…
Lughnasa Full Moon Walk Helps Homeless
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…
World Ghost Convention
Pat speaks to CATHERINE MCCOURTNEY about the World Ghost Convention in Cork. She talks about the details of the convention, the guest speakers who will be speaking during the convention, her involvement in the convention, her beliefs on the speaker’s abilities and how everyone can have their own perspective on spirits or ghosts. She also…
Winner of the Comfort Keepers Carer of the Year
Noel McGuinness interviews EITHNE BYRNE from Coolock, who won the Comfort Keepers Carer of the Year award. She’s explaining the methods they’re using in the Comfort Keepers and talks about the work they do…
RTE showing “Insurrection” as part of 1916 Centenary Series after a 50 years gap
Conor Doyle talks to BRID DOOLEY – Head of RTE Archives about showing after a gap of 50 years the acclaimed “Insurrection” as part of their 1916 Centenary Series. On the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Telefís Éireann produced ‘Insurrection’ an eight part drama that depicted the events of Easter Week 1916 as they…
Marking the Kennedy Assassination’s 50th Anniversary
Ger Leddin reports from the JFK Memorial in Wexford on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of John F Kennedy’s death. Lieutenant AOIFE SHANLEY tells Ger about the planned procession and band fanfare as they prepare to lay a wreath on the memorial. Minister Brendan Howlin will inspect Guard of Honour. Ministers Keogh and Howlin…
