LORRAINE CLIFFORD LEE talks to Conor Doyle. Fianna Fáil added Lorraine as a second candidate to the party ticket in the Dublin Fingal constituency. Lorraine Clifford Lee, who unsuccessfully contested the Dublin City Council ward of Pembroke-South Dock in last year’s local elections, will run alongside Senator Darragh O’Brien. Ms Clifford is a member of…
National Family Dog Walk Funds Guide Dog Training
Noel McGuinness talks to Dog Breeder for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, MARGUERITE O’BRIEN about Irish Guide Dogs’ Annual Family Dog Walk. The event is a nationwide fundraiser for the charity. Margueritte says she has just bred the first litter of six puppies that will all be undergoing training here in Ireland. Guide dogs…
Documenting The Lives Of The ‘Undocumented’ in Ireland
GRACE WILENTZ, Near FM’s Intercultural Coordinator talks to Noel McGuinness about the latest series of ‘Culture Shots’. The aim of Culture Shots is to take a panel of eight people: Four Irish and four non-EU immigrants. The eight undertake a seven-week training course in community radio and intercultural media literacy that promotes equality and diversity…
St Vincent de Paul Shops at Christmas
Vincent’s shops are a very important aspect of the service SVP provides. Not only do they provide people with new and lightly worn items at affordable prices, they also provide an income source for the Society, which is recycled directly back into the community. The shops are managed by a small number of professionals; assisted…
History of Doras Bui
Mark Finnegan speaks to LINDA DEVLIN, a community development worker with Doras Bui. LINDA talks about the history of Doras Bui, including how was set up by lone parents nearly thirty years ago, it’s affordable childcare if you are receiving a social welfare payment and the support service provided for teen parents to help them financially…
Social Justice Media conference
PETER CUNNINGHAM, Near Co-op treasurer rounds up the planned events for the Social Justice media seminar, the day before the event occured. He outlines the various speakers lined up, tells us how Minister Pat Rabbitte will deliver the opening speech. Amongst other speakers involved on the day will be Peter McVerry, Gavin Titley and Nessa…
A Bloomsday Survival Kit
JESSICA YATES speaks to Pat Meehan about the “Bloomsday Survival Kit” which is a little bag that can be carried with you along the route on blooms day, filled with props relating to the event. She speaks of it’s purpose as well as some of the items that are included in each bag. Related to…
Presentation of Swords Castle Digging History as part of the Heritage Week 2016
Pat Meehan is talking to Fingal Heritage Officer GERRY CLABBY about Swords Castle Digging History as part of the Heritage Week. Swords Castle represents over 800 years of change. Today the Castle is enclosed by a curtain wall and has several buildings from different periods. What we see today is a result of constant change…
Anam Cara Helping Bereaved Parents
Noel McGuinness talks to SHARON VARD, CEO of Anam Cara, a support group for parents who have lost children. The loss of a child is every Mum and Dad’s worst nightmare, the pain goes deep. Family and friends try to understand, and indeed are going through their own grieving process, but the only person who…
Five Lamps Festival, North Strand Dublin 3
Pat Meehan speaks to ROISIN LONERGAN about the five lamps festival taking place in North Strand . The festival will start of in the Custom house with samba drummers, fire dancers, music & John Connor from Love/Hate will launch the festival. Also Peter Sheridan will talk about his one man show…
Report From The Paris Climate Summit
Noel speaks to WILLIAM HEDERMAN, a journalist reporting from the Paris Climate Summit. He talks about the situation he and many other activists are in due to the high security in France following the Paris attacks, the people organising the protests, how they plan to assemble under the circumstances, other ways to protest climate change,…
Stefanie Pressner speaks about her new play ‘User not found,’
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to STEFANIE PRESSNER who is screenwriter, playright and actor about her play ‘User not found’ , which is taking place in the Axix theatre in Ballymun. It’s a play about the relationship people have with social media & their phones. Stefanie also talks about her last sell out play called ‘…
Amnesty International campaign on Mental Health
Noel interviews ROBERT MCCAFFERTY from Suaimhneas and Psychotherapist CAROLINE McGUIGAN about the Amnesty International campaign on Mental Health As A Human Rights Issue…
Clondarkin Towers Refugee Centre
Mark Finnegan talks with WAHEED MOHIUDDIN from the Clondarkin Towers Refugee Centre. Waheed came to Ireland as a refugee from Pakistan in 2015. He talks about current attitudes towards refugees/immigrants and some ways these could be changed. Waheed also talks about why he left Pakistan…
Learning about the work of the Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lord Mayor of Dublin, OISIN QUINN joins Ger Leddin to discuss his plans for the coming year. They begin by discussing whether the Lord Mayor plans to serve his term while living in the mansion house. Oisin explains the purpose and responsibilities he has as Lord Mayor, how he acquired the position and how the duties of Lord…
