Kilbarrack Jobs Club

Noel McGuinness speaks to JACKIE RYAN from Kilbarrack Jobs Club about an employers networking event which is taking place next week. Job seekers that are on the jobs club and involved with the Northside Partnership will network with local employers that are actively hiring. They will have guest speakers which will include Clare Byrne from…

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New Communities Partnership about migrant right to vote in the General Election 2016

RARES-MIHAI NICULA New Communities Partnership with Noel McGuinness talking about migrants rights, election 2016 and appealing to migrants to use their voting rights. NCP first came together 13 years ago as a coalition of several migrant background groups to help up migrants with their needs. NCP helps migrants in Dublin and nationwide to deal with…

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Fintan Lawlor Solicitor

Noel Mc Guinness speaks to solicitor FINTAN LAWLOR about legal questions which are asked by the listeners. This week includes, purchasing goods which were never received & trying to reclaim the money back. Also about property being left in a will to children & spouse’s & who is entitled to what. To finish up the…

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Senior Citizen Alert Scheme

LINDA HAYDEN of the Darndale/Belcamp Village Centre talks to Pat Meehan about the new Senior Citizen Alert Scheme. This is a system that they fit in peoples’ homes where an alarm allows older people to contact a support person in case of Emergency. The alarm is worn by the person. A monitored smoke detector, carbon monoxide, and Internal…

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DCU College View Students Newspaper

Sabrina interviews SARAH BERMINGHAM from the DCU College View Students Newspaper. They mention the latest issues covered in the paper, like the last referendum about the USI, that is always a controversial topic in DCU. They also mention another topic raising different opinions, as the Rag Week…

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This week’s stories from North County Leader

Noel Mc Guinness speaks to PATRICK FINNEGAN from the North County Leader paper about the stories that are making the headlines . Starting us of is talk about the sale of Aer Lingus. Central bank to put new restrictions on mortgage seekers.  Lama awards & who won the best community centre in & around Fingal…

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Missing Teddy Bear Reunited With Its Owner

Conor speaks to AUSTIN MAGUIRE from Enjoy Malahide about a missing teddy bear that was reunited with its owner. He talks about the story about the missing teddy bear, how he discovered the teddy bear, how he used Facebook to find its owner, the pride he felt when returning the teddy bear to its owner and…

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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…

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Portmarnock Woman Makes World of Difference

CHERYL GUNNING from Portmarnock is one of four winners in the Vodafone Ireland World of Difference awards. The prize for the competition is a one-year internship on full pay with a charity of the winner’s choice. Vodafone pay the wages on behalf of the chosen charity. Some 500 competitors took part this year. Each entrant…

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The Curtain Goes Up On NearFM’s New Arts Show

DECLAN CAHILL and MICHAEL SHARPE talk to Mark Finnegan about their new Near FM show ‘Curtain UP’. If you love the Arts and all that it entails then tune in to ‘Curtain Up’ on http://nearfm.ie/livestream/ from Sat 22nd August 2015 and every Saturday morning from 11.30am to 12.30pm. ‘Curtain Up’ is an Arts Program which…

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Introducing Red Room

The lead singer of Red Room, ANTHONY BOOLS chats with Noel McGuinness and we get to hear a couple of tracks from the North Dublin band’s new album. Song one: 00:11:50 – 03:33:50 Song two: 15:25:00 – 18:35:00…

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Interview With Musician Paul Byrne

Northside Today’s Johnny Holmes speaks to musician PAUL BYRNE about his music from 1982 to present day. Paul talks about what inspired him to first be a musician, his early days playing in different groups, his influences as a musician, who are his favorite drummers both past and present, when it first started writing songs…

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The Large Death Of Bees In 2012 & Their Importance To Society

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…

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The Integration Centre on the “Putting people First” document

Ronnie O’Brien speaks to KILLIAN FORDE of the Integration Centre. They begin by discussing a document released by Minister Phil Hogan called “Putting people first” and what the results of this set of policies will be. They discuss any difference in integration throughout this period. They discuss some of the differences in modern day immigration…

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