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…
Lynn Boylan MEP Talks Live From Strasbourg 2015
LYNN BOYLAN is an Irish Member of the European Parliament for Dublin, representing Sinn Féin. She is chair of the food safety promotion board, Safefood. She was elected in May 2014 with 83,264 first-preference votes. Boylan grew up in the Kilnamanagh area of Tallaght. She studied journalism and gaining a certificate, she went on to…
Joint Housing Conference
Flavia speaks to several people during the Joint Housing Conference held in Dublin Castle on Saturday 28th November 2015. Flavia firstly speaks to JOHN BISSETT from Housing Action Now. He talks about the objectives of the conference, the different workshops that took place during the conference, Housing Action Now’s approach and thoughts to the upcoming…
Sight Loss
RONNIE O’BRIEN speaks with Des Kenny, who is CEO of the National Agency of Working for People with Sight Loss. Des speaks about making a case to the government for the investment of eye care in the form of treatment & how in the long run we can save money by doing this…
Darndale Arts Week – Something For Everyone
DARINA SHOULDICE of Our Lady Immaculate School in Darndale talks to Noel McGuinness about the wide range of activities taking place during Darndale Arts Week. She also talks about the development of Darndale over the past 30 years into the vibrant community it is today, with the Darndale Belcamp Village Centre, Sphere 17 youth group,…
Tomb Raider Night Walk for MS Ireland
MIRIAM TABER of MS Ireland joins Yvette Reid to talk about the forthcoming Tomb Raider Night Walk and the work of MS Ireland for which the event will raise funds. Over 8,000 people are affected by MS in Ireland. The Tomb Raider Night Walk takes place in Larkhill where participants walk through four ancient burial…
NCBI Friendship Garden Plays Pivotal Social & Employment Roles
Declan Meehan talks to SHARON LYONS of the National Council for the Blind in Ireland (NCBI) about the newly-launched Friendship Garden. The garden is designed to teach people who have become recently blind, or simply wish to learn new skills, how to grow flowers and vegetables. It also plays a pivotal social role for participants…
Cystic Fibrosis Research at Beaumont Hospital
As a follow up to the interview with Fergal Sommerville, who did the Channel Swim to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis, Noel interviews PROF. McELVANNEY to find out about the work they do in the Cystic Fibrosis Unit at Beaumont Hospital…
Car Thieves Target Techno Gadgets
Sergeant ALAN ROUGHNEEN of An Garda Siochana Crime Prevention Unit joins Noel McGuinness to discuss crime prevention for vehicles. They begin by discussing a forthcoming Crimeline programme on RTE in which Alan speaks of the low occurrence of “carjacking” in Ireland but gives advice to people on how to prevent break-ins. His tips include not…
Amen Services Annual Report & International Men’s Day
John speaks to AOIFE MCGRATH from Amen Services about the Annual Report and International Men’s Day. She talks about the services that Amen Services provide for men who suffer from domestic abuse, the families that would be contacting them over their concerns, the reaction they got from their last campaign, the amount of services they…
Dublin Fringe Festival 2013
RÓISE GOAN, Director Dublin Fringe Festival speaks to Eoin Drinan about the upcoming festival for 2013. Róise outlines some of the big events in store for September of that year including a show about the Dublin GAA team, a cabaret spectacular in Vicar Street, as well as performances of theatre shows “Break” and a major…
The Gutter Bookshop
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to BOB JOHNSTON from the gutter bookshop in cows lane in Temple bar. BOB talks about the Easter trail which is taking place in the area & lots more as well including the design market which sell local Irish craft & their outdoor bookshop & lots more. The gutter bookshop was…
Dublin City Council Easter Tea Dance
John Healy speaks to MADELINE EBBS from Dublin city council about the upcoming Easter tea dance taking place in parnells in Coolock on the 26th March. This month Connor Doyle will give a talk on the theatre royal for the first hour & theN music with the Moynihan brothers with all the show band music…
Fundraising Channel Swim for Cystic Fibrosis
Noel interviews FERGAL SOMERVILLE, who did the Channel Swim to raise money in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. He explains how has he prepared himself for this big challenge…
Drop in crime rates in Ballymun and Finglas in 2012
John Healy speaks to JOHN LYONS, a local Labour Councillor, about crime rates falling in Ballymun and Finglas. They discuss the statistics and also what Garda services in the area have to do with the good improvement. They discuss the Joint Policing Committees and the forums connected to them. They also discuss the community alcohol…
