DONNA COONEY Green Party candidate for Dublin Bay North is chatting to Mark Finnegan about 2016 Election. She was a Dublin City Councillor from Jan.’96 to ’99The Sunday business post called Donna a “hard working councillor”. Donna was a Dublin City Councillor in the 90’s and Chair of the Cultural committee. Over the last twenty…
St. Michael’s House on budget cuts to disability services
John Healy speaks to NOEL DILLON of St Michael’s House about what they provide in terms of services around Dublin and Meath including their work supported employment services and training centres. They discuss possible problems created by further impending budget cuts. They move on to talk about what parents can do to support the service…
Randolph O’Toole On The Writing Life
Northside author Randolph O’Toole, the writer of ‘Bankrupted’ tells Pat Meehan about his route into getting published. Randolph’s book is available on Amazon and he explains why the eBook way seemed to him to be a good way to get his work out to a wider readership. Randolph also talks about the way he managed…
Pope Francis To Wash The Feet Of Prisoners On Holy Thursday
Father PETER MCVERRY of the Society of Jesus speaks to Ger Leddin to discuss Pope Francis washing the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday 2013. Fr. Peter explains the significance of washing the prisoners’ feet, the direction of Pope Francis’ papacy, Pope Francis’ style in comparison to his predecessors, Pope Francis’ time in Ireland a…
Report From The Paris Climate Summit
Noel speaks to WILLIAM HEDERMAN, a journalist reporting from the Paris Climate Summit. He talks about the situation he and many other activists are in due to the high security in France following the Paris attacks, the people organising the protests, how they plan to assemble under the circumstances, other ways to protest climate change,…
Drama Power in Dollymount, Dublin
NESSA POWER speaks to Pat Meehan about her drama group “Drama Power”. They talk of what the group does, when classes take place and the cost of attendance. They also speak of the self benefits of taking part in Drama and the impact it can have on your overall life. They talk of the gender…
Adult Education in Donahies Community School
Mark speaks to GEMMA O’ CONNER, coordinator of the Adult Education program and EDDIE MOORE, who teaches Bridge @ The Donahies Community School. They talk about how long the adult education program has been on for, the variety of courses available as part of the program, how open they are in starting new courses, the details about…
Lift Youth Arts Festival
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to EMMA CONNORS about lift youth arts festival which are celebrating their 10th year anniversary. They will kick off with workshops & events in the Axis in Ballymun which will include rap, drama workshops, & showcases…
Halloween festival in Darndale 2012
John Healy speaks to MADELEINE EBBS of Dublin City Council to learn about the Darndale Halloween festival 2012. They discuss the dangers of Bonfires and Fireworks at Halloween and also talk about the four supervised bonfires happening in the area, organised as part of the Halloween Festival 2012. They discuss what will be a part of the festivities…
Dublin Celebrates Bram Stoker Centenary, 2012
Councillor ANDREW MONTAGUE talks to Noel McGuinness about how he came up with the idea of a Bram Stoker Halloween Festival. Stoker, who died in 1912, was a true Dubliner. He lived in Marino, studied at Trinity, and married one of Oscar Wilde’s ex-girlfriends (who knew?). Oh, and he also wrote Dracula…
Totally Terrific Tomato Festival Introduces New Breeds
Noel McGuinness talks to NICKY KYLE about putting together a local festival called Totally Terrific Tomato Festival. This is the first such festival in Dublin. With rising interest in new and exotic foods, the time seems right for such an event. Tomatoes are very good for you and are great at warding off cancer. There…
Labour Councillor John Lyons On Unemployment In 2013 & Unpopular Public Opinions
JOHN LYONS, Labour Councillor speaks to John Healy about a recent survey for unemployment in Dublin North West reaching 23%. John talks about the amount of jobs lost between 2008 and 2010 in the area, how people under 25 are particularly vulnerable in dealing with unemployment, the hopes of jobs being created in the milk…
The Post Budget Political Landscape: Autumn 2013
Dáil correspondent BRIAN MOSS joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss the recent budget. Brian highlights the “Medical card” fiasco and the mobilisation of the over 70s to protest the decision. The knock on effects of medical card overuse on the health system are debated. Brian talks about Gerry Adams and allegations that his brother is involved…
Fundraiser for Scoil Neasain
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”…
Launch Of The Early Legal Advice Manual For Migrants.
Mark speaks to BRIAN COLLINS, senior solicitor for the Refugee Council of Ireland about the launch of the Early Legal Advice Manual for Migrants. He talks about the idea behind the manual, the assistance they provide for people going through claims, the interpretation for some cases where the applicants don’t speak English and how the asylum process…