European Community Radio Stations Meet In Sheffield 2012 (PART 2)

Representatives from Basque Country, France and Ireland met in Sheffield to shared their experiences on environmental content in Community Radio. The meeting was hosted by Sangita Basudev of Sheffield Live and attended by Susana Albarran of Radio Vallekas, Patrice Berger of Radio Pleuriel & Radio d’ici St. Julien Molin Molette, Mikel Etxebarria of Radio Kultura,…

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Women’s Aid

John Healy speaks to LINDA SMITH who is the  helpline manager with  Women’s Aid , she talks about the 2 in 2u  campaign & she highlights the relaunch of the campaign.  LINDA talks about how young women can protect themselves when they are on line using social networks sites…

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Claim our Future’s Plan B for fixing our economy

Ronnie O’Brien speaks to part of the group “Claiming our Future”. The group lobbies to create a more sustainable Ireland. They discuss the group’s “Plan B” (Plan A being the government’s plan to fix the economy). They speak about the details of the alternative plan that they have put together and the changes they would suggest…

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Anime Comes to Dublin City

American cartoonist, actor, and director CHUCK HUBER is in Dublin for the Anime Society’s Croke Park event. For those who don’t know, anime is the generic name given to those Japanese cartoons, comics and cartoon films that feature big-eyed heroes and heroines and bug-eyed monsters and freaks. The ‘Manga’ comics also feature in a big…

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Clontarf Area Tourism

John speaks to DENNIS MCINTYRE from the Clontarf Area Tourism Patrol and the Bram Stoker Museum. He talks about his background and interest with Clontarf, how he feels the area is underrated as a tourism area in Dublin, the ambition to set up a year round tourism centre in Clontarf, his disappointment on the little…

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Photography: “Working Lives 1893-1913” Exhibition

MARY JONES, a social scientist with Archive Productions, speaks to Noel McGuinness about a new exhibition of photographs from 1893-1913. The exhibition documents the working lives of the population during this period. Mary tells Noel about the impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on working people in this period. She also discusses the increase in numbers…

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Proposal To Build Houses in St. Paul’s, Raheny

Pat speaks to Cllr. NAOISE Ó MUIRÍ (Fine Gael) on a proposal to build 400 houses in the grounds of St. Paul’s, Raheny near St. Anne’s Park. He talks about the controversy behind the proposal, where exactly the proposal may take place, the background of the developer, who decides whether the land can go ahead with any…

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Clowns Without Borders: Miles of Smiles Photo Exhibition

COLM O’GRADY of Clowns Without Borders joins John Healy to discuss the “Miles of Smiles” exhibition. Clowns Without Borders is a group performing circus acts and comedy to bring laughter to young people in areas of conflict and crisis around the world. The group also performs for homeless groups, refugees and HIV patients, trying to…

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“Sail Against Suicide” Fundraiser

JESSICA CLOHISEY from Clontarf talks to Northside Today’s Michael Sullivan about her upcoming fundraiser “Sail Against Suicide”. Jessica (18 year old) explains where she got the idea, how amazed she was about the amount of support received for the fundraiser, how she is also a student ambassador for “Cycle Against Suicide”, how people can participate in…

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Louise O’Reilly – Sinn Fein – General Election 2016

Conor Doyle is talking to LOUISE O’REILLY from Sinn Fein for Dublin Fingal about the General Election. Louise is a full time Trade Union Organiser and a lifelong union activist. She is a member of the ICTU Public Services Committee and has extensive experience negotiating on behalf of workers in both the public and private…

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Let’s Go Fly A Kite – At Bull Wall Beach

KATHRYN BYRNE organiser of the Dublin Kite Festival 2015 talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming event at Bull Wall Beach. Fun, fresh air and frolics are promised for the third annual Dublin Kite Festival taking place on Sunday 14th June at North Bull Island, Clontarf. With free entertainment all day long, it’s the perfect…

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