Conor Doyle speaks to Fr BERNARD MURPHY of the Carmelite order the St. Valentines Relics held in Whitefriar St Church. Events held in the church to mark the 14th of February. Today, the Shrine is visited throughout the year by couples who come to pray to Valentine and to ask him to watch over them…
Tree Planting Ceremony in Malahide Castle
Conor Doyle talks to GEMMA CARR– Fingal County Council’s Senior Executive Parks Superintendent about Tree Planting Ceremony “Seven Trees for the Seven Signatories” in Malahide Castle. The National Trees Council of Ireland is gifting seven Oak trees to each winner of the Tidy Towns since the competition began in 1958. Malahide was the overall winner…
Conor Dodd, Curator & Historian with Glasnevin Museum
Noel Mc Guinness speaks with CONOR DODD who is the curator & historian with Glasnevin museum. He talks about the historical tour of Glasnevin cemetery & how they cater for all sorts of groups. CONOR speaks about the history of the people who are buried in the cemetery & how visitors can learn about the…
Active Retirement Art Exhibition
Mark speaks with PAT BYRNE, a member of the Raheny Branch of Active Retirement Ireland talks about an art exhibition on display in Raheny Library. She talks about how they meet once every week to paint and how the exhibition takes place on the free premises of the library, where the proceeds for the exhibitions go, the…
A cafe space for Children and Adults
Hannah Lopez and Michelle Barry Cashman join Noel McGuinness to talk about Café O Play, a recently opened cafe space with a separate activity section for children. Hannah talks of the evolution of the project, offering a place for parents to enjoy a cafe atmosphere while their children can play in an adjoining space, whilst…
‘Miss Ethnic’ Contest Highlights Horror of Female Genital Mutilation
IFRAH AHMED, organiser of the Miss Ethnic Ireland contest joins Noel McGuinness. The contest is now in its fifth year and Ifrah explains that its major aim is raising awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Ifrah tells Noel that the practice is outlawed in Ireland, having been made illegal in 2012. The UK, France and…
Greyhound strike drags on
Striking Greyhound worker RAY REILLY talks to John about the lock-out which has dragged on for 12 weeks now and the bringing in of scab workers whilst negotiations are actually underway…
Dublintellectuals transition to The Culture Lab
MARISSA RONAN of Dublintellectual.ie, joins Eoin to speak about the work of the website promoting the arts and Humanities in a time of recession. We hear how the group began to meet at Shibeen Chic in Dublin City and how it grew and after 33 events UCD engaged with them on a collaboration to expand…
Live From The Adult Education Fair
In a special live broadcast from the Northside Civic Centre’s Adult Education Fair Noel McGuinness chats with visitors and presenters who are coming together to try and find new ways to gain employment in fresh fields. Upskilling, re-educating, and taking on new courses are all under discussion. The local employment service, Target and many other…
Facts and Fictions of TTIP
Mark speaks to AUDREY MCCREADY, former EU commission employee about the facts and fiction of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). She talks about her experiences whilst in the EU commission, her uncertainties about where the interpretations are coming from with regards to TTIP allegedly forcing companies to privatize public services, how the economic…
The High Tea Hop
EIMEAR CHAOMHÁNACH, programmes manager with Temple Bar Trust talks to Noel McGuinness about activities happening in Temple Bar, including the dance event ‘High Tea Hop’. Get active all year round and other events. The ‘High Tea Hop’ is one of the cultural activities designed for older people (55 and older). It involves dancing of the…
Open House Festival Dublin 2013: Get To Know Your City
Director of the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) NATHALIE WEADICK speaks to to Eoin Drinan about Open House Dublin, a free event where people can visit historic and interesting buildings that are not usually open to the public. Nathalie says the purpose of the IAF project is to interest more people in the architecture of their…
The “College View” From DCU – 2013
AOIFE MULLEN, editor of “The College View” in Dublin City University joins Sabrina Ryan. Aoife speaks about issues affecting students, beginning with the affect of recent budget changes to Jobseekers benefit for people under 24, and €25million being cut from third level education. As a result of the latter, the contribution fee which students pay…
Extreme Wave Events In Ireland
PROFESSOR FREDERIC DIAZ from the School of Mathematics in Trinity College, Dublin speaks to Eoin Drinan about a scientific paper that they have recently published. Frederic talks about the occurrence of extreme wave events in Ireland they the report recorded as part of a study, the wave buoys assigned to the west coast of Ireland to gather…
“As an Talamh” – Irish Rave Documentary Airs at Phizzfest 2013
JAMES REDMOND speaks to Aoife Nic Canna about the upcoming 2013 Phizzfest. James’ documentary “As an Talamh” will be airing at Phizzfest. It looks at the Irish rave scene in the late 1980s and the 1990s. James talks about how the documentary was put together and what inspired him to create it. “As An Talamh”…
