Dublin Bus teaching kids to be respectful on the bus

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…

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Learning about the NEARFM series “Travellers Stories North Dublin through the eyes of the Travelling Community”

PAUL LOUGHRAN of NEARfm joins Paula Wiseman to discuss the upcoming Series which will broadcast on the station called ” Travellers Stories: North Dublin through the eyes of the Travelling community”. Paul tells the background to the series, how it came about and how training the poeple involved in the series was a large part…

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Lake drilling for Organisms by the British Antarctic Survey 2012

Eoin Drinan speaks to Doctor DAVID PEARCE microbiologist from the British Antarctic Survey about the project and where it began. They speak about how “waterbodies” found in the area may contain life. Now that drilling techniques have advanced they speak about the possibility of drilling up to 3 km down into the ice. Temperatures make…

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Amy FitzPatrick Is Still Missing

The disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick occurred on New Year’s Day 2008. At 10pm on that day, 15-year-old Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick said goodbye to friend Ashley Rose, with whom she had been babysitting Ashley’s brother at her friend’s house in Mijas Costa in Málaga, Spain. Fitzpatrick should have arrived at her home on the urbanisation…

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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”…

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RASP Official Opening

Mark reports from the RASP (Laneview Learning Centre) official opening. Mark firstly speaks with KEVIN BEHAN, chairperson of the Board of Management. He talks about why they wanted to move to Laneview, the objections and work that is done by RASP and the alternative methods they use to help people in need. He also talks…

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Hands Up for Children Campaign

Mark speaks to ROSEMARY GAFFNEY, Principal of St. Joseph’s National School; LOUISE MCGUIRK from Doras Bui and NOEL KELLY from the Northside Partnership about the Hands Up for Children campaign. They talk about the influence they’re trying to put to ministers about the need for funding children, the delight of the parents over the campaign, how…

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Tree Planting Ceremony in Malahide Castle

Conor Doyle talks to GEMMA CARR– Fingal County Council’s Senior Executive Parks Superintendent about Tree Planting Ceremony “Seven Trees for  the Seven Signatories” in Malahide Castle. The National Trees Council of Ireland is gifting seven Oak trees to each winner of the Tidy Towns since the competition began in 1958. Malahide was the overall winner…

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“First Thursdays Dublin” gallery initiative

EIMEAR joins Paula Wiseman to discuss “First Thursdays Dublin”, an initiative keeping a selection of galleries open later on the First Thursday of each month. They discuss the success of the initiative, run in tandem with “Culture Night” which they also organise each September. They share ways to get involved with “First Thursdays” both on…

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Lobbying For A Stop To The Kidnapping Of Journalists

AIDAN SULLIVAN joins Eoin Drinan to talk about his website, adaywithoutnews.com. Aiden talks about the idea of the website, how the harm or murder of a journalist should be considered a war crime, how they would be no access to unbiased news from conflict zones if it wasn’t for independent journalism, his goal in raising awareness…

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Restoration of Richmond Barracks

Mark speaks to ÉADAOIN NÍ CHLÉIRIGH about the restoration of Richmond Barracks. She talks about the remembrance day they had at Keogh Square, the history of the barracks, the significance of the barracks during the 1916 rising, how the women of today are creating a quilt to commemorate the women involved in the rising and how…

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Gaza Seen By Its Children: Asmaa Seba’s Amazing Photography

Mark Finnegan chats with ASMAA SEBA who spent time in Gaza photographing children. Seba says: “The first time I came to Gaza was in 2009-2010. I was the official photographer for a Belgian delegation who was rallying an international humanitarian convoy whose aim was to bring medical supplies and school supplies, so to be honest…

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