Trade Unionism in an Era of Economic Austerity – 2013

PADRAIG YEATES, historian, speaks to Ger Leddin on the occasion of a conference to commemorate the 1913 lockout. Padraig and Ger talk about the importance of the history of the State during Ireland’s current economic hardship. Padraig highlights employee rights and their importance and also trade union rights in modern times. They discuss collective bargaining…

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Spirit of Folk festival 2012

Barbara speaks to NATASHA DUFFY from the Spirit of Folk festival 2012  in Navan, who talks us through the event, it’s purpose and what it entails. It is a festival with a difference as it is a family friendly festival with a number of family activities. They speak of the acts, the food vendors and…

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Gillian Bird DSPCA Caring For Animals At Eater

Noel Mc Guinness speaks to GILLIAN BIRD from the DSPCA about caring for animals at easter. She speaks about the danger of animals eating chocolate & how harmful it can be to our pets & also how lyllie’s  can be very dangerous to cats. GILLIAN talks about the work they do in the DSPCA which…

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Forest Eireann, Plain Cigarette Packaging

Mark Finnegan speaks to JOHN MALLON who is the spokesman for the speakers group Forest Eireann. He talks about plain packaging cigarettes & how it would be a huge  & unnecessary risk for the government to take. If this was to happen it would make it a lot harder for sales assistants to distinguish the…

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Mammas in their Pyjamas

Pat Meehan interviews MIRIAM O’NEILL from AA Ireland about a funny situation coming up quite often, and they’ve called it “Mammas in their Pyjamas”. They’ve had to rescue some mortified mums in pyjamas in the school run, as well as some other funny rescues, as Batman or a clown…

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Amen Services Annual Report & International Men’s Day

John speaks to AOIFE MCGRATH from Amen Services about the Annual Report and International Men’s Day. She talks about the services that Amen Services provide for men who suffer from domestic abuse, the families that would be contacting them over their concerns, the reaction they got from their last campaign, the amount of services they…

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uSwitch in Ireland, cost comparison service

EOIN CLARKE, head of uSwitch speaks to Noel McGuinness about what the company supply and how people can cut the cost of their household bills by using their service. Eoin speaks of many possibilities for households to change their cost plans or providers with both utilities such as gas and electricity as well as more…

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2012 Predictions for the Sam Maguire Cup

FERGUS CARROLL talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming 2012 All-Ireland Football Final, the 125th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, to be played at Croke Park, Dublin, on 23 September 2012. Nonlegal and Mayo, widely considered “one of the most novel final pairings of all time”…

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Dublin’s Top Dog Chosen the Doggie Do in Merrion Square

SIOBHAN O’DONOVAN, organiser of ‘Doggie Do’ talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming event. The Doggie Do is an upcoming dog festival that will take place this September 12 in Merrion Square and it needs your help. Inspired by New York’s annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, the festival’s organisers want dog lovers to bring…

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Quit Smoking

BARBARA JENNINGS speaks to BERNIE MC DERMOT from the Bell Centre in Darndale about a programme they have for helping people to quit smoking…

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