PAT GUERIN talks to GRACE WILENTZ, Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Coordinator at Near Media Co-op, on updates of the Intercultural Media project she is working on. In this segment, GRACE tells PAT how participants to the project are planning what they would be talking about within their programme and what feedback she is getting from…
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…
Andrew Kelly Community and Post Office Candidate Dublin Central
ANDREW KELLY, Community and Post Office Candidate Dublin Central, talks to John Healy about his campaign. On his Facebook page he says: Dear Friends and supporters it is with mixed feelings that I make an important announcement regarding my campaign for election . As you know the campaign centred around the vital issue of the…
3 Person Exhibition Fragments, Metaphors, Smithereens representing aspects of Irish History
Barbara Jennings is talking to GERALDINE O’REILLY from the Graphic Studio Gallery about the 3 Person Exhibition Fragments, Metaphors, Smithereens explores a number of aspects of Irish History. The Easter Rising of 1916 in the work of Merijean Morrissey. References to the history of the Irish College, Centre Cultural Irlandais in the work of Geraldine…
The Jigsaw Programme in Youth Mental Health
Noel interviews GILLIAN O’BRIEN and JIMMY BELL to know more about the Jigsaw Programme and its aim to help youngsters with mental health from an early stage…
Official Opening of Belmayne Allotments
Amanda Ni Ghabhann reports from the official opening of the Belmayne Allotments. VANESSA CAREY, project manager, DAVE DINNIGAN, area manager and Deputy Major BRIAN MCDOWELL take turns to thank all the people involved in the project. It took 18 months to get the project running, so people from the area had space to have a garden, somewhere they could go…
Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society
John Healy speaks to ALAN MARTIN and JOHN WALSH about an upcoming photography exhibition featuring historical photographs of Dublin’s Docklands and the history attached to the area. Alan and John speak about the exhibition, the society and it’s work and some of the specific photographs in their collection. They also speak of their intention to hopefully…
Deputy Mayor Brian McDowell from the Belmayne Allotments
Amanda Ni Ghabhann interviews Deputy Mayor BRIAN McDOWELL on the official opening of the Belmayne Allotments. residents they found there was a need for people to have space to have a garden, somewhere they could go to grow. It took 18 months to get the project running, so people from the area had space to have a garden, somewhere they could…
Finglas Festival 2015 Proves That Enthusiasm Can Result In Success
Mark Finnegan is joined in studio by Director of the upcoming Finglas Festival 2015, SEAN MOONEY. Over the last couple of months a voluntary committee of enthusiastic and caring people of the community joined together to organize the Festival for July 2015. The Festival was a huge success in the past and with the hard…
Chris Wilson’s New Doorway Gallery Exhibition
Local artist CHRIS WILSON talks to Pat Meehanabout his new exhibition at the Doorway Gallery. Bronze sculptures are a major feature in this year’s show. Chris tells Pat about some of his latest works, where he gets his inspirations from, and when to know when a piece of work is finished. http://chriswilsonartist.com…
Build For Life, Swim Across The English Channel
Conor Doyle speaks to SHEILA FLEMMING who’s sister is going to take the challenge of swimming across the English channel for the charity “Build For Life”. She tells us about how her sister who at 59 years old has done a few charity swims before. This will be one of her bigger challenges to date…
North channel swim from Ireland to Scotland
FERGAL SOMERVILLE joins Noel McGuinness in studio to discuss his successful swim of the North Channel from Co.Down to Scotland. Fergal begins by sharing information of the various causes he has donated to as part of charity swims. On 16th of June he swam the channel and talks about being successful in only getting stung…
Dead Interesting: Stories from the Graveyards of Dublin
Local historian SHANE MAC TOMAS, talks about his new book, ‘Dead Interesting: Stories from the Graveyards of Dublin’. A collection of 50 stories about people who are buried in graveyards around Dublin. Shane recalls the story of Richard Simpson, who ended up in Dublin from Belfast. Richard was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force. He died unexpectedly…
Talent Can Out At Parnell’s GAA Club, Coolock
GARY MEATH is the organiser of entertainment events at Parnells GAA Club in Coolock. Here he talks to Noel McGuinness about hosting the Talent Contest for singers that starts at Parnells GAA Club, Coolock, on Thursday 23rd July. This will have eight heats, a semi final and a final and is open to all singers…
“Fresh Start” back to work training course in Coolock
John Healy speaks to DAVID BURKE of Fresh Start – a project aimed at helping people get back into the workplace through career preparation. They are based in the Northside Enterprise Centre in Coolock and it is a vocational training course funded by FÁS. They discuss what being on the course entails and how it…
