JANE ALGER, director of the UNESCO City of Literature programme, speaks to John Healy about the purpose of the programme. Jane talks about what the programme encourages, the book that the programme are celebrating this year, the events that they put together that connect to the book, the plot of the book itself based on the…
Open Day at Colaiste Dhulaigh
Mark speaks to several people live at the Open Day in Colaiste Dhulaigh. He firstly speaks with MARY HICKEY, principal of Colaiste Dhulaigh. She talks about the recruitment for the upcoming year, the staff and students’ contribution to the open day, the courses they offer for people looking for additional skills and how such courses can help…
Wholesome Food For Halloween
CATRIONA REDMOND speaks to Noel McGuinness about cooking wholesome food for Halloween. Catriona remembers the traditions of her childhood associated with collecting and eating food as a family. Catriona talks of her love for curly kale and how easy it is to cook. Catriona talks about the change in tradition and how in her younger…
Near FM Broadcast Live Across Dublin From Temple Bar for Culture Night
Noel McGuinness talks to Near FM’s PAUL LOUGHRAN about Near FM and Near TV broadcasting live from Temple Bar for Culture Night. Friday is ‘Culture Night’. Near FM broadcast from the community shopfront from 4 to 8 pm in 2011 and it was a great success. This year they are doing it again from the…
Special Citizens Association 1916 Commemoration Event 2016
Mark Finnegan is talking to GERRY BUCKLEY & PEGGY GALLIGAN from the National Graves Association about their work and the Special Citizens 1916 Commemoration Event on April 24th 2016. The work of the National Graves Association always worked to restore and maintain the graves and memorials of the patriot dead of every generation and to…
Launch Of The Early Legal Advice Manual For Migrants.
Mark speaks to BRIAN COLLINS, senior solicitor for the Refugee Council of Ireland about the launch of the Early Legal Advice Manual for Migrants. He talks about the idea behind the manual, the assistance they provide for people going through claims, the interpretation for some cases where the applicants don’t speak English and how the asylum process…
Culture Night 2013
AMY VAN WYLICH joins Eoin Drinan to speak about the upcoming events as part of Culture night 2013. Amy speaks of how the festival has grown over the previous eight years, with 2013 featuring over 200 different venues. Highlights are RTE Concert Orchestra in Meeting House Square and also the National Photographic archives hosting an…
Find My Past, New Free Online Archive Service
John Healy interviews CLIONA WELDON, from Find My Past, about the service they offer on family history online, a hobby that more and more people are interested on. They offer the posibility of building your own family tree online. Thanks to their new partnership with the National Archive of Ireland, they also offer a new…
Erase Racism Photography exhibition
LUKE BOKHA of the Anti Racism Network of Ireland speaks to Eoin Drinan about the Erase Racism exhibition, launched on the 19th March 2013. Luke explains what the purpose of the exhibition is, as part of the European week against racism. They speak about 21st of March being a day set a side by the…
Near Media Co-Op Newsletter Round Up Summer 2013
Noel McGuinness speaks to DAVE O’CONNOR, secretary of the Near Media Co-op about the various activities being undertook within the co-op. Dave talks about the co-op’s successful AGM and its positive reflection on Near FM, the Near FM podcast site and Near Choice project, the latest news with Near Drama, the progress made by Near…
Launching of the book Pearse Street 100 – Stephen Moore
Conor Doyle is chatting with author STEPHEN MOORE about his book ‘Pearse Street 100’, which chronicles a century of activity at the station and the stories of the men – and women – who served there down the years. From the 1916 Rising to Ned Broy and Michael Collins, from protecting the institutions of the new…
Hundreds Facing Eviction in Tyrellstown
Cllr PAUL DONNELLY from Sinn Féin talks to Noel McGuinness about the facing of the eviction in Tyrellstown. More than 100 families in Cruise Park Drive face losing their homes as the fund that owns the properties seeks to sell 103 houses in the area over four years. It is understood 40 households in the estate have…
Irish Girl Guides Talk About Climate Change
Fiona Murdoch, Communications Officer for Irish Girl Guides talks to KATE MULCAHY, AINE CAFFREY and LOUISE O’REILLY about climate change. They talk about why it’s important to fight against climate change, their suggestions to the Environment Minister, why it’s important to carry on the message about the climate change issues and their hopes for an…
Save the 19 Bus
RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks with TINA MC VEIGH about the 19 bus being discontinued. The 19 bus route has been in service since 1930, also Tina speaks about other route changes with Dublin bus…
Orla O’Connor Speaks Out on Gender Balance
ORLA O’CONNOR is Director of National Women’s Council of Ireland. She holds a Masters degree in European Social Policy from NUIM and a degree in Social Science from UCD. Orla has worked in senior management in non-governmental organisations in Ireland for over 15 year. She was previously the Head of Policy of NWCI, and has…