Music teacher RON COONEY has been working in the Republic of Ireland’s only high-rise housing estate for fifteen years. During this time he has seen the area undergo a dramatic transformation, including the demolition of six of its seven tower blocks. The young people of Ballymun have had an extraordinary experience, and Ron sets out…
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JUNE TINSLEY from Barnardos speaks to John Healy about the real cost of education in Ireland. June talks about the average costs for parents with children returning to school according ...
17 Jul 2013
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AOIFE MULHALL of the Dublin Simon Community joins Ronnie O’Brien to discuss the work of the group. Aoife tells of the hardships of running a charity in the recession ...
19 Dec 2012
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BRENDAN O’NEILL, founder of The School of Cookery Artane joins Noel in studio to discuss what the business does. He begins by speaking of previously being a chef in ...
03 Sep 2013
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CATRIONA REDMOND speaks to Noel McGuinness about cooking wholesome food for Halloween. Catriona remembers the traditions of her childhood associated with collecting and eating food as a family. Catriona ...
25 Oct 2013
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Pat Meehan talks to ANDREW EARLY about the Ballymun Men’s Centre. The centre has ran out of funding. Set up in 1996, it is a drop in centre for men ...
25 Jun 2012