Noel Mc Guinness speaks to AOIFE HEALY who is founder of the Dublin prawn festival in Howth. This is the fifth year the festival has been taking place in Howth & promises to be the best & biggest so far with three marquees that will have live bands cultural events & cookery demos . There…
Actor DICK TOBIN chats to Conor Doyle about his part in the new play ‘Port Authority’ by playwright CONOR McPHERSON that is opening at the Viking Theatre in Clontarf. In Port Authority we meet Kevin, Dermot and Joe, three generations of Irishmen. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Dublin, each mans story is a beautifully…
MICHAEL O’BRIEN and PRIONSIAS O’CONARAIN talk to Mark Finnegan about the on-going campaign against payment of water charges in Ireland…
SHANE MAC THOMAIS of the Glasnevin Trust speaks to Pat Meehan about the tours being held in the Glasnevin Cemetery as part of the celebrations of the book “Strumpet City” which is based at the time of the Dublin City Lock Out of 1913. Shane speaks of how many of the main people involved in…
Pat Meehan caught up with TOMMY BROUGHAN, TD, who had just begun his campaign for the upcoming General Election. Broughan will be contesting this election as an Independent, having formerly been a member of the Labour Party. His main objectives would be the creation of a new A&E at Beaumont Hospital, with additional staff, should…
John Healy speaks to DONNA CORCORAN from the Citizens Information Centre about Medical & Long term illness cards. She talks about who is entitled to theses cards & goes through what other services you can avail of when you have these cards…
John Healy speaks to CIARAN MAHONEY from Dublin City Council about lets walk & talk spring 2015. The walks are set up to get people from a certain community to get to know each other & get fit at the same time. The walk & talk tours are running a few years & take place…
ALEC O’LEARY, Director of the annual Guitar Festival of Ireland 2012 talks to Noel McGuinness about why he chose to take the route of classical guitar playing rather than the rock’n’roll approach. A graduate of the DIT Conservatory of Music, Alec says he does love rock’n’roll, he just likes to play classical as well. This…
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…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to GILLIAN BIRD from the DSPCA about caring for animals at easter. She speaks about the danger of animals eating chocolate & how harmful it can be to our pets & also how lyllie’s can be very dangerous to cats. GILLIAN talks about the work they do in the DSPCA which…
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…
Pat speaks to MAJELLA WARD about a new yoga studio opening in Swords. She talks about the yoga that is already taking place in the area, how yoga can be for anyone of any age, the different styles of yoga and its benefits. She also talks about the importance of diet in yoga and the whereabouts of…
Noel McGuinness speaks to LETHAL DIALECT (Paulie Allright) about the rap scene in Ireland at the time. They begin by talking about the state of the Irish scene in 2013 and then speak a little about Lethal Dialects work and background. They move on to speaking about the Hip Hop mentoring scheme and teaching people…
Conor speaks to DR. SHELLY THORPE about the movement “Waking The Feminist” taking place in the Abbey Theatre. She talks about the reasons of the movement, the people leading the movement, the widespread support of the movement from famous figures, the female playwrights that she feels could have been associated for the 1916 event and the…
DERMOT DURACK of the 5th Port Dollymount Sea Scouts talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming Tom Crean Sponsored Walk. The funds raised by the walk will all go to St Francis Hospice in Raheny, where one of the troop’s leaders passed away last year. Usually, the Sea Scouts put their fund-raising efforts towards financing…
WILLIAM HEDERMAN talks to Noel McGuinness about drilling for oil in Dublin Bay, and why it’s a bad idea. He says there are a number of areas of extreme ...
04 Dec 2012
JOHN COVENTRY of Change.org explains to Eoin Drinan the purpose of the site as an online platform for people to talk about the issues that they care about and ...
18 Apr 2013
BRENDAN PRICE of the Irish Seal Sanctuary speaks to Noel McGuinness about their current situation. Brendan talks about synchronised birthing, the appeal being made to give some extra space to seals and the ...
31 May 2013
DARRAGH O’BRIEN speaks to Pat Meeehan about arson attacks on churches within the town of Rush in County Dublin. Darragh shares the details of the attacks and tells of ...
04 Feb 2013
EOIN CLARKE, head of uSwitch speaks to Noel McGuinness about what the company supply and how people can cut the cost of their household bills by using their service. ...
08 Feb 2013