Declan Meehan talks to SHARON LYONS of the National Council for the Blind in Ireland (NCBI) about the newly-launched Friendship Garden. The garden is designed to teach people who have become recently blind, or simply wish to learn new skills, how to grow flowers and vegetables. It also plays a pivotal social role for participants…
ANNE CAMPBELL Hon Secretary of Howth Sutton Horticultural Society chats with Conor Doyle about the society’s forthcoming annual Autumn Show. The Society has been running since 1943, and its shows go from strength to strength. The show will be held at St Nessan’s School in Baldoyle. Many plants will be available at the Autumn Show…
NOEL McAVOY of the Parks & Landscape Division, Dublin City Council talks to Noel McGuinness about the famous St Anne’s Park Rose Festival. This annual Rose Festival is held in St Anne’s Park & Rose Garden in Dublin. Explore the horticultural exhibitions and trade and craft stands, join guided walks around the gardens, or enter…
PAT MEEHAN takes a trip round the Bloom 2015 Festival site interviewing exhibitors and visitors. Bloom in the Park is not only one of Ireland’s biggest annual tourist attractions, it is also one of the leading horticulture and food festivals which takes place each year over the June Bank Holiday. Bloom, which is organised by…
Noel speaks to LESLEY ANN CAREY, organiser of the Flower and Garden Festival in Christchurch Cathedral. She talks about the environment inside and outside of the cathedral for the festival, the activities and people involved in the festival, the activities available for children and adults and her hopes to keep the festival going every year. She…
Author DEZI JAY M talks to P Mehan about his new book ‘The Day The Poppy Met The Shamrock’. The book is about homelessness and resettlement, but also touches ...
24 Jul 2014
Conor Doyle is talking to LOUISE O’REILLY from Sinn Fein for Dublin Fingal about the General Election. Louise is a full time Trade Union Organiser and a lifelong union ...
11 Feb 2016
Pat Meehan talks to PAMELA MEATES about her autistic son, Evan. They discuss how Evan needs additional structure and routine in summer months when he’s not in school. Pamela ...
18 Jun 2012
Noel interviews DENNIS BYRNE on his new book for children, “Danny Dempsey and the unlikely Alliance”, and about his writing career over the ...
16 Sep 2011
AMY YIN ZANG speaks to Yvette Reid about the plans for the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival in 2013. They also discuss the Dublin Chinese Film Festival 2013 and ...
07 Feb 2013