Heidi Bedell speaks to BABS LEONARD & VANESSA HOARE from Dublin North East drugs tasks force about the work they do around the the North East area for drug users & their families. They speak about how they organise drug & alochol programmes for teenagers at risk & also sexual health programmes…
Pat Speight: Storyteller
Barbara Jennings speaks to storyteller PAT SPEIGHT [SLIGHT DISTORTION ON PRESENTER VOICE] via telephone.Pat tells some stories including an anecdote about a genie and a wish and a pig with a wooden leg. www.patspeight.com…
Behind the Horse Shoe Bar
Barbara Jennings speaks to SEAN BOYD, who is the author of a book called ‘Behind The Horse Shoe Bar’. The Bar was in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin. He was a worker in the Shelbourne Hotel, and he speaks of the variety of people he met throughout the years & some interesting stories he heard…
Paradise Alley republished
Pat Meehan talks to JOE MOONEY, who comes on to NST to talk about how East Wall celebrates its history in Paradise. ‘Paradise Alley’ by John D Sheridan was first published by Talbot Press in 1945 and a new edition has been published by Seven Towers. The book is a history of a school and…
Proposed Removal of Beaumont Taxi Rank
Taxi Drivers, Thomas O’Connor and Jerry Eccles talk to Noel McGuinness about a new move at Beaumont Hospital that will impact upon patients and visitors alike. Local councillors have said that the closure of the taxi rank at Beaumont Hospital “makes no sense”. Denise Mitchell, Councillor for Beaumont and Donaghmede, said that the rank is extremely…
Jonathen Lynam is seeking help for his disabled Father
Pat Meehan speaks to JONATHEN LYNAM, JONATHEN speaks about his disabled father who got both his legs amputated in Beaumont Hospital due to an illness. He is seeking help from the Dublin city council to get the house adapted so his father cam come home. The family have been told there will be no funding…
“As an Talamh” – Irish Rave Documentary Airs at Phizzfest 2013
JAMES REDMOND speaks to Aoife Nic Canna about the upcoming 2013 Phizzfest. James’ documentary “As an Talamh” will be airing at Phizzfest. It looks at the Irish rave scene in the late 1980s and the 1990s. James talks about how the documentary was put together and what inspired him to create it. “As An Talamh”…
Teaching Budding Chefs At Howth Castle Cookery School
ELEANOR MARTIN of Howth Castle Cookery School speaks to Sabrina Ryan about the series of classes that they present. One of the courses focuses on fish. This means looking at ways to source good fish as well as cooking it. Another course looks specifically at creating baby food.There is also a sushi and sashimi course. Eleanor…
Ireland’s Drinking Culture: Addiction or Genetics?
Doctor GARRETT MCGOVERN, a specialist in substance abuse, joins Sabrina Ryan to discuss the link between substance addiction and genetics. Dr McGovern believes there is a possible link between nature and nurture, suggesting that a family environment where drinking heavily is prevalent can have a knock-on effect on the next generation of the household. Dr…
Celebrating award of Green Flag in St David’s Boys’ School
Barbara Jennings reports live from St David’s Boys’ School in Artane, where she talks to HELEN CAHILL to find out what being awarded the Green Flag means and what they have to do to become a Green School…
Pyrite Campaign
JOHN HEALY speaks to PAT MEEHAN about pyrite in a Donnycarney complex & how Dublin City Council had to remove tenants from their homes & then rehouse them in another area…
Oral History project on the Magdalene Laundries
SINEAD PEMBROKE speaks to Ronnie O’Brien who is seeking interviewees for a history project based on the Irish Magdalene Laundries. Sinead speaks a little about the known history of the Laundries and the ladies who became involved with them over the course of their lifetime. She then explains both the purpose of the project and…
Sight Loss
RONNIE O’BRIEN speaks with Des Kenny, who is CEO of the National Agency of Working for People with Sight Loss. Des speaks about making a case to the government for the investment of eye care in the form of treatment & how in the long run we can save money by doing this…
NearFM Spring Round up
DAVE O’CONNOR speaks to Noel McGuinnes about what is going on in NEARFM including celebrating thirty years of Near Media Co-op and a conference on “Social Justice Media” to mark the anniversary. He also speaks of what inspired him to get involved in Community Media. They also talk of “Folklore from the Dance Floor” a…
Cyprus Introduces Ireland to its EU Presidency
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national…
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