Noel interviews DECLAN MEENAGH, Labour Party candidate in May’s Local Elections about his campaign. He talks about his reasons to join Labour Party, the changes they brought and they expect to keep bringing to the community. He mentions projects like bringing the Luas to Finglas for 2017…
Minister Joan Burton Interrupts Jomac Show Chat
ROBERT McLOUGHLIN of the Jomac show chats with Noel McGuinness about this venerable institution. The Jomac Show is still going strong – 60 years since it was formed by two young altar boys in Inner City Dublin. With a strong voluntary tradition, entertainers have performed in orphanages, hospitals and nursing homes across Dublin and Ireland…
Balla Ban Art Gallery
Barbara speaks to FRANK O’DEA about the Balla Ban Art Gallery, Dublin. He talks about the gallery being the smallest in all of Ireland, the variety of the art on display in the gallery, the artists being brought to the art source taking place in the R.D.S., the business side of the art industry and…
St Bridgid’s Girls National School Glasnevin 6th Green Flag
Mark Finnegan speaks to EMILY,HOLLY,AVA, & MS EDWARDS from St Bridgid’s girls national school in Glasnevin. They tell us about green schools which is an educational programme for the whole school to learn about the environment. They talk about reduce,reuse,recycle & how they recycled used markers & made a rainbow out of them. They are…
Glasnevin Cemetery – Labour Party Walking Tour
SHANE MAC TOMAS talks to Pat Meehan about the a new walking tour in Glasnevin Cemetery, which celebrates the centenary of the establishment of the Labour party in Ireland. They discuss The Labour Party, James Larkin, William O’Brien, James Connolly, Countess Markievicz, Nina Maloney, the Irish Women’s Workers Union and Rosie Hackett…
Call For Tenants’ Unions To Be Formed
A small group of tenants in Stoneybatter quietly came together earlier this year to form the Dublin Tenants Association. Now they’re ready to go public. Having come to the end of what they referred to as a “pilot phase”, they say they now know the ins and outs of tenants’ rights, and have helped about…
Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Centre
Mark speaks to SHAYKH UMAR AL QADIR, head imam of the Blanchardstown Islamic Centre and chair of the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Centre. He talks about the work he does for both the Blanchardstown Islamic Centre and the Irish Muslim Peace and Integration Centre, his understanding of people’s perceptions of the Muslim community, his…
Buy Wisely to Stop Food (and Money) Waste
ODILE LEBELOCK of Stop Food Waste talks to Noel McGuinness about the many ways in which we can save food and resources by simply thinking about what we buy and when. Big supermarkets are very keen to see us buy more than we need and encourage us to do so. Odile gives a few tips…
“Higgstruments” performance at Hugh Lane using recycled instruments
GEORGE HIGGS, Composer, speaks to Noel McGuinness about the process of creating sounds and music using “Lost and Found” objects. They begin by speaking of a concert taking place at the Hugh Lane where George will perform his music using these “Found” objects, such as bicycle pumps, pipes and many vibrating instruments. Some of the…
Life In Croatia After Joining The EU
Croatia native and Near FM volunteer, LIDIJA RADACIC joins Noel McGuinness to talk about life in Croatia after recently joining the EU. Lidija talks about her lifestyle in Dublin and the similarities between the two cultures of Ireland and Croatia, the lifestyle and location of Croatia, the importance of tourism for the country and their need to improve their industrial production…
Pebbledash house at Collins Barracks
Artist and town planner PAUL KEARNS discusses and exhibition and book ‘Beyond Pebbledash’, which sees a full-size pebbledash house erected in Collins Barracks. The exhibition is aimed at teenage people who live in Dublin. Those who live in the suburbs are aksked what they like and dislike about this, and those who live in the…
The role of an Air Traffic Controller and a preview of Flightfest 2013
PAUL MCCANN, Dublin Air Traffic Control Operations Manager speaks to Noel McGuinness about his work as part of the Irish Aviation Authority. On this occasion he joins Noel to speak specifically about the upcoming Flightfest 2013. Paul explains about his job, operating air traffic throughout Dublin airspace, controlling roughly 60 miles around Dublin airport. They…
Art Gallery 27
Barbara Jennings speaks to artist MARTY GASCON from gallery 27. MARTY is a make up artist & studied in Ballyfermot college doing three dimensional in sculpture. She speaks about her work , working with real life models & how she actually paints on to the model’s body & the results are amazing…
Special needs assistants cut backs
PAT MEEHAN speaks with PAMELA MEATES who is a parent of a special needs child in Holy trinity school in Donaghmeade. They are talking about losing a special needs assistant due to cut backs…
Fianna Fáil candidate Deirdre Heney launches her campaign 2016
Mark Finnegan talks to Cllr DEIDRE HENEY from Fianna Fáil. Deirdre is a Candidate in the Dublin Bay North Constituency for Election 2016. As the campaign enters its final days, Cllr Heney reflects on the issues she has been hearing about on the doorsteps…