Donie Tarrant speaks to MARIA PAYNE from Dublin Bus in relations to their new plans to teach the kids to respect on the buses. Dublin Bus has produced a new DVD as part of an initiative for highlighting how to use buses and to respect public transport. Bus drivers and school coordinators are visiting schools…
John Healy interviews DECLAN BYRNE from the Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society, which is delighted to tell the history of Dublin Docks. The Dublin Dock Workers Preservation Society was set up in 2011 with the aim of preserving the history of Dublin Port. So far, it has amassed more than 1,000 photographs, and is still collecting them…
Noel McGuinness interviews PRIYA NATH, Policy and Advocacy Advisor, VSO International and Author of Women in Power. Their report brings together research carried out by VSO over the past number of years and put forwards recomendations about how the global society address this inequality to ensure that the role and participation of women in decision making is…
Noel McGuinness interviews CHRIS LUCAS an American singer that has become popular in the music scene in Dublin. They talk about his career and he plays three live songs: “California” by Stan Rogers @ 3’44”, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” by Bob Dylan @ 17’20” and “Make You Feel My Love” by Bob Dylan @21’58”…
Roving reporter FELICITY KEARNY talks to some of the artists at the opening of North Central Dublin’s Bealtaine Art Exhibition. North Dublin Group art exhibition launched on Tuesday May 5th at 2pm in the Axis Arts Centre, Ballymun. The exhibition displays the wealth of talent and invention existing in the art groups and individuals over…
John Healy speaks to NOEL EBBS about the national taxi fare increase. NOEL is the spokesman & CEO from Lynk (Dublin’s newest taxi app). NOEL talks about the discount that is on offer at the moment with the taxi fares & how to download the app on your phone. He also talks about the increase…
JAMIE COPE from North Dublin Water Polo Club joins Amanda Ni Gabhann in studio. He begins by telling her about of the origins of water polo in eastern Europe and how it has progressed over the last 90 years in Ireland. Jamie’s own club was founded in the 1920s. They started playing in Clontarf Baths,…
Noel McGuinness talks to FERGAL SOMMERVILLE about swimming from Co. Down To Scotland in aid of Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Services. Fergal only took to long-distance swimming five years ago to help with his back problems. Since then he has swum the English Channel and done a number of other long-distance swims in aid of a…
VICKY gives a report on Father Collins Park, detailing the amenities available in the park including the Wind Turbines, Playground, Skate Park and football pitches and speaking to some park users abut their park experiences. The park was named after the local priest who lobbied successfully for the lands to be given over for public use…
DAVID BOLGER of Cóis Céim Dance Theatre tells Eoin Drinan what is in store for the company’s forthcoming coming week-long Celebration of Dance. David says the festival offers an opportunity to see some of the many kinds of work they do. There will be six presentations of short films from Cóis Céim’s youth group “Creative…
EMMA NOLAN, Organiser of the Maternity and Infant Awards joins Yvette Reid in studio to discuss recently released statistics that suggest some 80% of parents are concerned about the quality of care in creches. Emma says parents paying up to €1200 per month for creche care and many of them feel that too much time…
Sabrina Ryan interviews JOE JONES from Reclaim Fingal Alliance, about the proposal to build huge sewage plants in Clonshaugh, which would affect directly their family business, which happened many of his neighbors; he explains the huge mobilization happening all around the area and how they all are gathering in public meetings…
Flavia Mosca reports from the 2013 Green Schools Awards. BILLY CREAVEY, a student at Coláiste Dhúlaigh details his involvement with the project over the past year and his delight at the college receiving a Green Flag. He says that the college has integrated elements of the project into various areas of the curriculum and will…
DEREK EVANS from the Howth Sea Angling Club talks with NOEL MCGUINNESS about the Howth Club House and the different events that they organise from the Sea Angling Club…
Barbara Jennings joins Carmel to discuss Debra Ireland in their charity shop on Camden street and the work that it does. Carmel explains the skin condition and the hardships associated with it. They talk of the slogan “Imagine a world without hugs” and tell how it is inspired by the fact that many people dealing…
PAUL MCCANN, Dublin Air Traffic Control Operations Manager speaks to Noel McGuinness about his work as part of the Irish Aviation Authority. On this occasion he joins Noel to ...
06 Sep 2013
John Healy interviews DEIRDRE WALSH from St Michaels House, about the Christmas Pop-up Shop to raise money for the two centre of Santry Centres, and how the service users decided to help ...
02 Apr 2014
INAKI IRIGOEN presents a series of recordings from the INTO protest covering proposed increases in class sizes. First we hear a round up of class size statistics from around ...
04 Oct 2013
Noel speaks to LESLEY ANN CAREY, organiser of the Flower and Garden Festival in Christchurch Cathedral. She talks about the environment inside and outside of the cathedral for the festival, ...
10 Jun 2014
Ger Leddin speaks to MARY FLAHERTY of CARI in relation to Child Sexual abuse and look at the figures for 2010. They begin by discussing the services CARI offers ...
05 Dec 2012