Mark Finnegan is chatting with KEVIN CURRAN about second novel, Citizens, which tells the story of Neil, an apathetic Irishman in his twenties whose plans to emigrate are disturbed by the death of his grandfather. Familiar themes are made clever and refreshing through the interspersed narrative of Neil’s great-grandfather Harry, who participated in the Easter Rising…
LEN GALLAGHER Speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about the Irish teams success in the Special Olympics World Winter games of the time, in particular with regard to the Ski Club of Ireland and Gary Burtons success at the event. They discuss the facilities available within Ireland for training and also how the distance of the indoor…
AOIFE MULLEN, editor of “The College View” in Dublin City University joins Sabrina Ryan. Aoife speaks about issues affecting students, beginning with the affect of recent budget changes to Jobseekers benefit for people under 24, and €25million being cut from third level education. As a result of the latter, the contribution fee which students pay…
John speaks to ALISON GILLILAND about the charter for fair conditions at work and the building plans for the Oscar Traynor Road. She talks about her background with Labour and the Dublin City Council, the work being up in nowadays by trade unions, the key principals to the charter, the value for both the employees…
Ronnie O’Brien is joined by SUZANNE COSTELLO of the Samaritans to discuss the “Suicide report on middle aged men”. They discuss how suicide affects all age groups in society and is also known to grow during times of recession. They discuss how construction workers and taxi drivers have been affected by the recession and how the rate of…
Mark Finnegan speaks to AMANDA MC LOUGHLIN & TOM KENNEDY who is an insolvency practitioner from Insolvency Service of Ireland. They speak about how people can manage their money debt’s . They can help with debt settlement arrangement or personal solvency arrangement through the support of a personal solvency practitioner…
CATRIONA REDMOND, a food blogger and member of the Balbriggan Allotments speaks to Pat Meehan about the official opening of the allotments and in particular, the release of a herd of pigs into the allotment. Catriona talks about how the pigs will be farmed, how a local supermarket will help supply food for the pigs,…
Taoiseach ENDA KENNY speaks to Ger Leddin about the CSO figures released the week before and whether the figures will have a bearing on the 2013 budget. The Taoiseach says that, while the figures are encouraging, they will have very little bearing on the budget. Mr Kenny also says that the country is “in the…
CARMEL WHELAN joins Noel McGuinness to talk about the Ossia Youth Choir. They begin by discussing the beginnings of the choir, which Carmel set up. With participants aged between 9 and 16 years of age there are on average thirty members of the choir at any one time. With no previous experience needed the choir…
Barbara Jennings talks to MARGARET BECKER about her 1916 exhibition on Near FM’s Northside Today with John Healy. Almost fifty Printmakers from eight Printmaking studios around Ireland have accepted an invitation to participate in the project, which aims to create awareness of little known events or incidents during or around the time of the Easter…
The times have a-changed and this year’s Dublin Comic Con is predicted to attract 16,000 visitors. Once a sub-stratum of society, a whole army of geeks are alive and kicking in Ireland. There are comic book geeks, Whovians and Trekkies, Dungeons and Dragons fanatics, cosplay enthusiasts and “Bronies” – that’s “Bros” who are fans of…
MICHAEL CONNOLLY of Rolestown Garden Centre speaks to Noel McGuinness in the run up to their Totally Terrific Tomato Festival 2013. On the day there will be a petting farm for children, a farmers’ market and many more elements for a fun family day. At the event this year they will have a tasting of…
DONAL DALY of the EPA chats with John Healy about the exhibition, ‘Watertight: The Future of Irish Water’ which is taking place in The Science Gallery in Dublin. Donal outlines what the EPA do and what the purpose of the event is. He then goes on to talk about the panel involved and about also how…
Pat Meehan speaks to North Dublin Carer of the Year 2012, SHARON SALEM. This award is given by the Carers Association. Sharon’s mother nominated her for the award after she came home from Australia to look after her when she was diagnosed with cancer…
PATRICIA WROE speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about possible changes to the Junior Certificate curriculum with particular emphasis on Digital Technology. They discuss the requirements of what employers are looking for and cross reference that with the desired learning outcomes of the Junior Certificate. They talk of the intended framework of the certificate including the skill…