JOE MOONEY of the East Wall History group talks Yvette Reid. Joe begins by outlining the history of the 1913 ‘Lockout’. It seems that many East Wall families were involved in the lockout protests, and as a result were evicted from their homes on Merchants Road. The evictions decimated the East Wall community. Some…
CREED O’Hanlon joins Eoin Drinan and begins by talking about the inspiration behind the Impossible Project which seeks to maintain production of Polaroid film for non-digital photographers. Creed says a Polaroid is a “one off” image and that the chemical production process creates a particular, unique atmosphere in the resulting photographs. Creed speaks of the…
Conor speaks to PAT SULLIVAN, director of the play “Touch & Go” staged in the Sean O’Casey Theatre. She talks about the long hours of work being put in to get the set up and running for the play, the rough plot of the play itself and the intimacy of the theatre. Pat: 0876773322…
RODERICK O’GORMAN of the Green Party talks to Pat Meehan about the use of the Royal Canal in Dublin. Roderick is advocating a study to look at the Royal Canal’s use, specifically in the Royal Canal area in Dublin 15. The study will look at what development can be undertaken on the Royal Canal. The…
Barbara speaks to TOMMY SMITH from Grogan’s Bar in South William Street. He talks about the development of the pub, the art pieces of displays from artists such as Brian McMahon and Tom Matthews, the idea behind the art being displayed in the pub, how a new art piece is put up in the pub…
Noel speaks to PADDY DUFFY, author and broadcaster. He talks about how his first novel came about thanks to a theme that came from the news at the time, what encouraged him to write the book, his concerns about young people’s general interest in politics, his beliefs on the Irish identity and his involvement in various…
John Healy talks to MATILDA CHONGWA from the Sunrise Foundation, a non-profit organisation to facilitate integration and full participation of newcomers into the community focusing on serious challenges like poverty, lack of education and inclusion. Our main aim is to facilitate the integration and full participation of the locals as well as newcomers into the…
Mark speaks to several people live at the Open Day in Colaiste Dhulaigh. He firstly speaks with MARY HICKEY, principal of Colaiste Dhulaigh. She talks about the recruitment for the upcoming year, the staff and students’ contribution to the open day, the courses they offer for people looking for additional skills and how such courses can help…
CATRIONA REDMOND, a food blogger and member of the Balbriggan Allotments speaks to Pat Meehan about the official opening of the allotments and in particular, the release of a herd of pigs into the allotment. Catriona talks about how the pigs will be farmed, how a local supermarket will help supply food for the pigs,…
ANNE HIGGINS, Principal at St Michael’s House, Baldoyle introduces the 2015 Arts Week. Arts Week gives the opportunity for students to showcase their talents. There is no art form – dance, music, etc – that cannot be adapted to people with every and all need. This Week gives the children of Baldoyle an opportunity to…
Barbara speaks to DONNAGH CAHILL from the Irish Georgian Society. He talks about how the society works, the history of the building, the use of the building now including several exhibitions, the new initiatives they are to incorporate and the events they plan to hold in the future. He also talks about the exhibition rooms…
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…
Sabrina Ryan interviews JILLIAN GODSIL who recently declared herself bankrupt, and tells how does she face this situation. She explains how she got into a project of creating a Guest House when her husband and her were quite successful with their works, making a huge invest that made sense at the moment. But suddenly she…
TREVOR SARGENT of Sonairte Volunteer Centre joins Pat Meehan to discuss a number of “Grow it yourself” workshops taking place at Laytown, County Meath. They discuss Sonairte’s work over the last 25 years and some recent projects, including a recent “Foraging for Wild Food” course. Trevor tells Pat what will be covered in the upcoming…
JACK BYRNE speaks to John Healy about an upcoming seminar on Social Justice being held by Near Media Co- op and outlines both the purpose of the event as well as the numerous activities that will take part on the day. …