NOEL MC GUINNESS talks to VICKY KELLY From Learing Ireland about a Jobs Expo at Croke Park. VICKY tells us that the Expo offers advice to all those looking for jobs. Career coaches are on-hand to offer CV and interview advice. Recruiters from a wide range of industries are also in attendance. This year’s Expo…
Design Week 2012 and the Malthouse Design Centre Distillery
Barbara Jennings speaks to ARTHUR DUFF at the Malthouse Design Centre Distillery. They discuss “Design Week” – a festival focused on design and the opportunity for all people involved in design to show off their wares. They discuss the festival and then move on to talking about the Malthouse itself and what it can offer…
Talent Can Out At Parnell’s GAA Club, Coolock
GARY MEATH is the organiser of entertainment events at Parnells GAA Club in Coolock. Here he talks to Noel McGuinness about hosting the Talent Contest for singers that starts at Parnells GAA Club, Coolock, on Thursday 23rd July. This will have eight heats, a semi final and a final and is open to all singers…
Ten year anniversary of the MIC Project
Paula speaks to MARK FLYNN, a tutor at the MIC project based in Coolock, Dublin and GAVIN DOYLE, a student from the college. They spoke about what the MIC project does, the history of the project, why it was formed and what it has achieved in its time so far. They then discuss the subjects they…
Ireland Canada Cricket Match
FERGUS CARROLL is live from Castle Avenue to broadcast the cricket match between Ireland and Canada…
National Potato day at Sonairte 2013
TREVOR SARGENT, former government minister of agriculture joins Noel McGuinness to discuss Potato day at Sonairte, Co. Meath. Trevor paints a picture of the importance of potatoes and the various types of potatoes in existence. They speak about Trevor’s novel, a handbook on growing food. All proceeds from the book are donated to SEED. Trevor…
2012: Another Year at Near – News Round-Up
Near Media Co-Op is a not-for-profit community media project. The project consists of Near FM and Near TV and works in platforms as diverse as computer training, drama production, assisting unsigned musicians and educational programming. Near FM broadcasts 24 hours a day over 365 days per year. We operate an open access policy and run…
Dollymount Sea Scouts Undertake Historic Sponsored Walk
DERMOT DURACK of the 5th Port Dollymount Sea Scouts talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming Tom Crean Sponsored Walk. The funds raised by the walk will all go to St Francis Hospice in Raheny, where one of the troop’s leaders passed away last year. Usually, the Sea Scouts put their fund-raising efforts towards financing…
What is the “One Percent Difference” philanthropic campaign?
SEAMUS MULCONRY, Executive Director of Philanthropy Ireland speaks with Pat about the “One Percent Difference” campaign, where you are asked to give one percent of your time or money to a cause which you can believe in. Seamus talks about the pros of volunteering time for sports and other organisations in Ireland, the generosity of Irish people as…
Setting up a web design business in Dublin
SHEAMUS DIAMOND talks to MARK FINNEGAN about moving to Ireland from the USA and establishing a successful, family-run web design business (Freeman Contingent)…
Jack & Jill Foundation At Work
The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation provides direct funding, to families of children with brain damage up to the age of 4 who suffer severe intellectual and physical developmental delay, enabling them to purchase home respite care. They also provide end of life care to all children up to the age of four years. The…
What is Change.org?
JOHN COVENTRY of Change.org explains to Eoin Drinan the purpose of the site as an online platform for people to talk about the issues that they care about and actively petition for change. In the UK at the time they have 2million users and over fifty campaigns have been successful in getting action implemented. John…
Ossia Youth Choir
CARMEL WHELAN joins Noel McGuinness to talk about the Ossia Youth Choir. They begin by discussing the beginnings of the choir, which Carmel set up. With participants aged between 9 and 16 years of age there are on average thirty members of the choir at any one time. With no previous experience needed the choir…
Mary Coughlan at the Axis, Ballymun
Singer MARY COUGHLAN joins Noel MCGuinness to discuss an upcoming gig at the Axis Centre in Ballymun. Mary gives details of the concert and a new album being released early in 2014. They also discuss the recent death of Nelson Mandela and the effect of his passing on her. Mary shares details of her new…
Clondarkin Towers Refugee Centre
Mark Finnegan talks with WAHEED MOHIUDDIN from the Clondarkin Towers Refugee Centre. Waheed came to Ireland as a refugee from Pakistan in 2015. He talks about current attitudes towards refugees/immigrants and some ways these could be changed. Waheed also talks about why he left Pakistan…