Noel Mc Guinness talks to PAUL LOUGHRAN from Near Fm about a new series that is going to be broadcast called ” If ever you go”, A map of Dublin in poetry and song, a ten part series from the book one city one book which was the chosen book for 2014 edited by Pat…
TD Flanagan Welcomes Foreshore Drainage Licence
RENUA Ireland TD for Dublin Bay North, TERENCE FLANAGAN, welcomes confirmation that Greater Dublin Drainage has been granted a Foreshore Licence by the Department of the Environment to undertake marine surveys in the Irish Sea off the coast of Baldoyle. Here he chats to Noel McGuinness. “I am happy that the Department has granted a…
“Anne Frank and You” Exhibition at Pearse Street Library
ANNE MARIE KELLY of Dublin City Libraries joins Eoin Drinan to talk about the Anne Frank Exhibition taking place in Pearse Street Library. Anne says Anne Frank’s Diary continues to be a very popular book in the library system and that this exhibition is tailored towards new readers. There are two elements to the exhibition…
“First Thursdays Dublin” gallery initiative
EIMEAR joins Paula Wiseman to discuss “First Thursdays Dublin”, an initiative keeping a selection of galleries open later on the First Thursday of each month. They discuss the success of the initiative, run in tandem with “Culture Night” which they also organise each September. They share ways to get involved with “First Thursdays” both on…
MultiCultural Week
Mark speaks to MEG OFFIAH, English & History teacher & organiser of the MultiCultural Week at Mercy College, Beaumont. Mark also speaks to Mercy College students, AMY BYRNE, PAULINA PERELIGIRIA, TUBA KHAN, AISHWARYA CHRISTOPHER and YURIKA OLANO. They talk about the background of the event coming back to 2005, the diversity of the school, why it’s…
Northside Partnership’s Preparing for Life Programme
John speaks to NOEL KELLY, the manager of the Northside Partnership’s Preparing for Life Programme “Pioneering Prevention Programme” for Children on Dublin’s Northside. He speaks about the objectives of the programme and how it started, the progress of the first parents and children that they were supporting when the programme started, how the families joined…
Restoration of Richmond Barracks
Mark speaks to ÉADAOIN NÍ CHLÉIRIGH about the restoration of Richmond Barracks. She talks about the remembrance day they had at Keogh Square, the history of the barracks, the significance of the barracks during the 1916 rising, how the women of today are creating a quilt to commemorate the women involved in the rising and how…
Learning about YAM.ie
VICTORIA DURRER joins Paula Wiseman to discuss the website Yam.ie which stands for Your Arts Map. Victoria tells how the website aims to spread the word about arts and cultural events being organised in the city. The Site also links up with a transportation website called hittheroad.ie which maps how to get from your current…
Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland on International Womens Day 2013
ELIZABETH of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland joins Ronnie O’Brien to discuss their involvment in International Womens day. He begins by asking what drew her to the muslim faith. They move on to speak of Educational programmes provided by the Cultural Centre before moving on to discuss the Hijab and the Burka associated with…
North Dublin Bay Housing Crisis
As we head into 2016 North Dublin Bay Housing Crisis Committee member DIANA ROBERTS recaps on the past year with a lot of highs and lows from having a housing crisis meeting with the previous Lord Mayor in the Mansion House to the occupation of the Bolt hostel which highlighted how vacant properties can be…
New Senior Centre in Darndale
NICK MURPHY from Belcamp Village Centre talks to NOEL about the new facilities available for senior citizens in Darndale’s Senior Centre…
Irish/Polish Film Festival 2011
Noel interviews ANNA POSPIESZYNSKA, who explains how they decided to create the Irish/ Polish Film Festival in Filmbase, Curved Street, as a pilot inside the bigger Play Poland festival happening in different cities around UK, with the main goal of promoting independent films and filmmakers…
National Media Conference 2012: A Preview
JACK LEAHY of the National Media conference 2012 talks to Eoin Drinan about the upcoming event which will be talking place over the next weekend. The event is organised by students of Trinity College and features the likes of Storyful, Nearfm, Newstalk, TCDFM and many other panel discussions across the day. Jack speaks of how…
Youth Advocate Programmes Recruitment Day
John Healy talks to AMT WALSH, team leader with YAP Ireland, Dublin North about the latest recruitment drive and the work of YAP Ireland (Youth Advocacy Programme) on Near FM’s Northside Today. Youth Advocate Programmes (YAP) Ireland is a leading provider of intensive support programmes for young people and families. YAP Ireland uses a strengths based, family…
Sean FM O’Donoghue: Writer, poet and playwright
SEAN FM O’DONOGHUE, playwright and poet joins John Healy to speak about his life and work. He begins by telling how he became a diver and has had a multitude of jobs throughout his life. He speaks of being an actor, producer and director. He speaks of a large fire that he witnessed and the…
