Sabrina interviews SARAH BERMINGHAM from the DCU College View Students Newspaper. They mention the latest issues covered in the paper, like the last referendum about the USI, that is always a controversial topic in DCU. They also mention another topic raising different opinions, as the Rag Week…
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…
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…
The Listen Project – A Place For Youths To Chat
HEIDI BEDELL of the Target Adult Education Centre speaks to John Healy about the launch of the Listen Project. Heidi talks about the history of the centre, the services and courses that they provide, the objection of the project, how people can get involved with the project and the current funding models for community services. Listen Project…
Darndale Park Fun Day 2015
MADELEINE EBBS talks to John Healy about the second Darndale Park Fun Day. This is what the Evening Herald said about the event: THE second family fun day to take place in Darndale Park has been hailed a “great success”. Some 1,000 people attended the park for a day of arts and crafts, free food…
Irish Independent candidate Clare Daly launching her campaign for Dublin Bay North
John Healy is talking to CLARE DALY who is an Irish Independents 4 Change politician about the general Election campaign 2016 and about the feedback she gets during that campaign. Clare Daly is the independent socialist TD for Dublin North. Formerly a Councillor for the Swords Local Electoral Area, Clare was first elected to Fingal…
Fire Brigade Charity Pump Push from Dublin to Belfast
DECLAN RICE joins Noel McGuinness to discuss Pump Push 2013, a cross border charity relay from Dublin to Belfast to open the World Police & Fire Games. Declan talks about where the proceeds for the event will go, the details of the relay itself, the amount of runners that will participating in the relay and…
What is Change.org?
JOHN COVENTRY of Change.org explains to Eoin Drinan the purpose of the site as an online platform for people to talk about the issues that they care about and actively petition for change. In the UK at the time they have 2million users and over fifty campaigns have been successful in getting action implemented. John…
Good news from Middle East
Baldoyle student SCOTT LEESON doing work experience at nearFM was tasked with finding some good news from the Middle East. He obliged with pieces about a Bridal Fashion designer going to international competition in Dubai, and a circus school in Palestine. And there’s more for good news junkies!…
Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards
GER LEDDIN from Dublin Bus talks to John about that organisation’s initiative ‘the Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards’ that is designed to put the excess ticket payments that accumulate over the years to good use in the community…
Chris Lucas – American Singer Performing in Studio
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”…
Fake Banana Sandwiches and Hidden History Book Launch
As part of World Radio Day, Pat Meehan talks to author GARY RUTHERFORD about his new book, ‘Fake Banana Sandwiches and Hidden History’ which recounts the hidden histories within Gary’s family, and namely his wife’s Grandfather Peadar McNulty, and his association with important historical Irish events including the 1916 Rising and The War of Independence…
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…
Concerns Over New Housing Plans for Oscar Traynor Road
John speaks to AUSTIN MCCOY and JIM EVESTON from the Lorcan Residents Association about concerns over new housing plans for Oscar Traynor Road, Coolock. They talk about the background of the plans going back as long as 40 years ago, the developer’s plans to include ten storey units, their hopes to talk to the developers…
Surpressed Histories Archive
MARY CONDREN talks with Pat Meehan about Suppressed Histories Archive founder Maxine Dashu, who is coming to Ireland courtesy of Woman’s Spirit. Suppressed Histories teaches global women’s history through images. Maxine is exploring if there was ever a time in our human history when men and women lived in harmony, and in religion where women are not treated…
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