DAVE CONNOLLY from Communities Against Cuts came onto Northside Today to speak to presenter Pat Meehan about the Communities Against Cuts campaign. They talk about the collaboration of community leaders in responding to government cuts at both local and community levels. Many community organisations have had cuts in funding, including the Community Employment programme…
Ronnie O’Brien speaks to MICHAEL MORIARTY, the General secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Authority. They discuss an article which reports that 67% of parents want religious instruction for their children during the school day. Michael spoke of the pilot programme being run by the organisation, which involves faith formation…
Noel McGuinness interviews AIDAN LONG from the Irish community radio station, Claremorris Community Radio about the origin of radio and the chance of discovering the challenges of other rural radio stations all over Europe…
John Healy speaks to PAT MEEHAN about his radio play entitled “Rivitin History”. They briefly describe the premise of the two part play and how within it they travel to the past using the main characters magical motor bike. We hear an extract from the play beginning at 4minutes. They discuss what has been produced…
John speaks to CIARÁN MOORE from Dublin Community Television. They begin by explaining the difference between community television and commercial television. Ciarán explains how and where DCTV broadcasts, and then how the switch-over to digital will affect the station as well as what it is likely to change with the digital introduction. Ciarán explains what has happened in the…
Following its sell-out night-night run in April in Chicago, William Rocke’s hilarious, laugh-a-line comedy ‘ Try Anything Twice!; is being directed by Phil Monaghan, who acted in its recent run for Grange Woodbine Drama Group in Raheny, and in the original 11 week run at at the Regency. Group Director THERESA CASHEN and author WILLIAM…
RYAN ANDREWS, cast member of the play “The Bruising of Clouds”, speaks to Noel McGuinness about the production which is being performed at the Axis Theatre in Ballymun. Ryan gives a synopsis of the play itself and speaks of being very happy to be performing it in a local theatre. Ryan talks about the differences…
Director of Fingal Film Festival 2015 DAVE BYRNE talks to John Healy about this year’s offerings. Fingal Film Festival has been committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2012, when it introduced the Best Student Award as a new award to join its previous seven awards. The Best Irish Language Film award…
PAT GUERIN talks to BRIAN GREEN (Socialist Party) on the forthcoming launch of the Anti Household and Water Tax Campaign and the public forum organised on the issue…
RAY SCANLON, Principal Geologist with the Geological Survey of Ireland talks to Noel McGuinness about the Tellus survey. Tellus employs a low-flying aircraft to collect geophysical information on the properties of soils, rocks and waters below gound. Flying at 60 m, the aircraft is able to sense geological properties not apparent from conventional mapping techniques,…
JILLIAN VAN TURNHOUT of the Irish Girl Guides organisation talks about the Journey Programme. The Journey Programme is designed to ensure that we achieve the Irish Girl Guides’ mission “to enable girls and young women to develop to their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world.” The Journey Programme has three elements in each…
Conor speaks to LAURA LEI FOX ROBERTS from Deaf Sports Ireland about their 2nd annual Santa Fun Run. She talks about the details of the event, how it’s a fundraiser of Deaf Sports Ireland, how people can register and where in Phoenix Park that will take place. www.irishdeafsociety.ie…
Noel interviews PAUL FREENEY about the special History Photowalk he organises in and around the Kilmainham area of Dublin…
Report by DOROTHEE MEYER HOLTKAMP about the International Day Against Violence Against Women and the 16 days of activism against gender violence…
Career coach SUSAN MAXWELL chats with Noel McGuinness. Susan started her career in the travel business. Inh 1997 she spotted a niche in the market and set up a recruitment agency feeding into the travel business. This venture eventually closed as a result of the recession. Following a brief return to further education, Susan discovered…