John talks to NOELEEN REILLY, Sinn Fein Councillor for Ballymun about the cost of the modular homes in Ballymun and the protest by a housing co-op. She talks about the background and situation with the modular homes in Ballymun, the housing co-op’s situation and history with the Dublin City Council, the meetings with the co-op and…
Gillian Bird DSPCA Caring For Animals At Eater
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to GILLIAN BIRD from the DSPCA about caring for animals at easter. She speaks about the danger of animals eating chocolate & how harmful it can be to our pets & also how lyllie’s can be very dangerous to cats. GILLIAN talks about the work they do in the DSPCA which…
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…
Robbery at Sphere 17 Youth Facility
John Healy speaks to BRIAN KENEALLY about the work that local youth centre Sphere 17 do in the community and how budget cuts have affected the organisation. They also speak about a recent incident where someone broke into their premises and stole IT equipment and money, as well as causing extensive damage to their facilities…
Deputy Lord Mayor Larry O’Toole
Noel McGuinness speaks to Deputy Lord Mayor LARRY O ‘TOOLE from Sinn Fein. Larry talks about his year as Deputy Lord Mayor, why he’s not running for the general election, the work & events that he hosted in the Mansion House, which included a group of 42 traditional singers as his intention to stay as a…
Camara appeal
Ronnie O’Brien speaks to JOHN FITZSIMONS from Camara about the work that the organisation does, which includes sending computers to schools in poor countries to help people become digitally literate. John speaks about their work and how they source the computers that they send. He also details how they use these computers in challenging conditions in places…
Do You Live In The Best Place In Ireland?
CONOR GOODMAN, Features Editor of the Irish Times, tells Noel McGuinness about the Times’ competition called ‘The Best Place To Live In Ireland’. The idea is simple enough. Entrants have only to write a short essay on why their own home town, city, village, townland, or simple cottage in a field is the best place…
Labour Councillor John Lyons On Unemployment In 2013 & Unpopular Public Opinions
JOHN LYONS, Labour Councillor speaks to John Healy about a recent survey for unemployment in Dublin North West reaching 23%. John talks about the amount of jobs lost between 2008 and 2010 in the area, how people under 25 are particularly vulnerable in dealing with unemployment, the hopes of jobs being created in the milk…
Local artist makes entrance at Doorway Gallery
Artist KEN BROWNE talks to Pat Meehan about his new exhibition “Ninety Degrees in View” at the Doorway Gallery in Frederick Street Dublin. Self-taught, KEN paints abstract landscapes which capture the feeling of the scenery rather than photographically capturing the image. There are 18 paintings in the show…
Auction of Vinyls in the O2 Arena
Noel interviews MICHAEL KELLY about his very special Vinyl collection…
Citizens Information Centre updates
CHRISTINA SANTA MARIA from the Citizens Information Centre joins John Healy to discuss updates in the services for 2013. They begin by discussing changes to the one parent family payment. She shares the detail of the Social Welfare scheme. They move on to speak about changes to the Jobseekers Benefit in 2013. They also speak…
Meteor Bursts Over Ireland
NOEL MC GUINNESS talks to DAVID MOORE regarding the Break-up of a Meteor over the east of Ireland. The huge fireball event was seen by many but reported by few. The pair also discuss the passing of Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong – the first man on the moon. An Irish Man’s discovery of his 2nd…
International Ice Mile Swim
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to FERGAL SOMERVILLE who is a local swimmer & BRYN DYMOTT from Wales,they talk about the one mile circuit of Lough Dan swim called the ice mile. They had swimmers from Ireland, England, Wales & Italy. They talk about where & when the international ice swimming association started…
Willow Terrace at Skerries Mills
RAY HUNT talks Pat Meehan about ‘Willow Terrace’, an outdoor eating and dining area with a large collection of specimen willow plants now available at Skerries Mills. Seating is for 80 people. It is a place of leisure for nature lovers. DR ANTHONY HEYENGA is also on to speak about the viability of people growing…
Outside Broadcast in St. David’s BNS
In a special edition of Northside Today, Noel talks to the teachers and students of St. David BNS in Artane. Noel firstly speaks to DECLAN CAHILL who is the coordinator of the Bookworms Programme. He talks about the origins and objectives of the programme and his admiration for the staff to encourage students to read and how…
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