Federation Of Irish Beekeepers Association member, MICHAEL GLEESON talks to Pat Meehan from the annual Beekeepers summer course in Gormanstown, Co. Meath. Michael talks about the history of the summer course, how the population of honey bees in Ireland was cut in half by 2013, the importance of bees in terms of planting, the mite…
Make Your Nominations for National Volunteer Awards 2013
PHIL BOUGHTON of Volunteer Ireland speaks to Pat Meehan about the search for Volunteer of the Year for 2013. Phil urges listeners to nominate their own local heroes. The awards, now in their sixth year, are designed to highlight the great work done by good people all over Ireland. Each person nominated receives a personalised…
Hay Literary and Arts festival, Kells Co. Meath 2013
GER GAUGHRAN tells Eoin Drinan about the upcoming Hay Festival in Kells, Meath. We hear that this brand of Arts and Literary festival started in Wales. In 2011 the chamber of commerce contacted the festival committee about organising a Hay festival in Kells and after two years work this is the first Irish event. Ger…
A report on Father Collins Park
VICKY gives a report on Father Collins Park, detailing the amenities available in the park including the Wind Turbines, Playground, Skate Park and football pitches and speaking to some park users abut their park experiences. The park was named after the local priest who lobbied successfully for the lands to be given over for public use…
Social Justice Ireland critique Budget 2013
MICHELLE MURPHY of Social Justice Ireland joins Ronnie O’Brien to discuss the government budget 2013. They discuss the difference felt by low earners brought about by changes to PRSI compared to high earners. They talk of “Unearned” income now being taxed by PRSI such as from House Rental. We hear of certain benefits being introduced…
Two meerkats born at Dublin Zoo in 2012
EDDIE O’BRIEN from Dublin Zoo joins Paula Wiseman on the phone to discuss the arrival of two meerkats pups at the zoo in recent days. Eddie begins by sharing some history of the Zoo itself and paints a picture of his job as team leader at the zoo. We hear that there are 58 full…
NEAR Media Intercultural Co-op
GRACE WILENTZ pops in to update Noel McGuinness on the progress of the Near FM & MediaCorp Intercultural Project. With her she has two members of the latest group to come together: Maleka and Ecaterina. At this point there are 17 participants in the project. They are learning a wide range of skills in the…
The Long Walk Home 2013 – Grand canal challenge
JOANNE LINDSAY MARTIN of the Peter McVerry Trust joins Noel McGuinness to discuss “The Long Walk Home” – a charity walk from Shannon harbour to Dublin along the Grand Canal, covering roughly 20kilometres a day. Joanne shares some stories and details from the previous years walk from Shannon to Dublin. She shares specific details of…
Lobbying For A Stop To The Kidnapping Of Journalists
AIDAN SULLIVAN joins Eoin Drinan to talk about his website, adaywithoutnews.com. Aiden talks about the idea of the website, how the harm or murder of a journalist should be considered a war crime, how they would be no access to unbiased news from conflict zones if it wasn’t for independent journalism, his goal in raising awareness…
A Suspicious ‘School For Spies’ in Dungarvan
Journalist GER LEDDIN joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss the “School for Spies”, an international conference held every second year in Co Waterford for members of the global security organisations such as the FBI and CIA. The conference’s appearance in Dungarvan is the result of Dungarvan ‘twinning’ with a town in the USA. Ger says there…
Festival of Irish Language at Axis, Ballymun.
NIAMH NI CHONCHUBHAIR talks to Noel McGuinness about the Festival of Irish Language taking place in Axis, Ballymun. As part of Borradh Buan Irish Language Festival which will take place in Ballymun from 15-27 October 2012 Mouth on Fire Theatre Company will stage the world premiere of ‘Blogh’, the Irish language translation of ‘Rough for…
Irish Beekeeping Association about the importance of bees in Ireland
Pat Meehan is talking to PAUL O’BRIEN from the Irish Beekeeping Association about the bees in Ireland. The Federation’s main objectives are to unite the Beekeepers of Ireland for their mutual benefit and to encourage and participate in research of the problems of Apiculture and generally to foster efficient beekeeping, honey production and marketing…
“The Importance of Being Earnest” As Contemporary Opera
FERGUS SHIEL, founder and artistic director of Wide Open Opera, joins Eoin Drinan to discuss their upcoming opera style production of “The Importance of being Ernest”. The Crash Ensemble are providing the music for this production. With a running time of 90 minutes, the play is quick, witty and very well paced. Director Ger Barry…
Occupy Dame Street Camp
RONNIE O’BRIEN has a piece from CRAIG COX on the Occupy Dame Street Campaign, with interviews with activists who were taking part in the protest camp set in the city centre of Dublin. The campaign was inspired by the broader, international Occupy Movement which began in the United States as Occupy Wall Street in September…
What is the Dot Conference?
DEREK TORMEY of the Dot Conference joins Eoin Drinan on the phone line to explain the purpose of the digital conference running since 2009. It’s a mixture of speakers shaing information on the industry. Derek speaks about how the conference has grown over the four years thus far and speaks about some of the speakers such as…