Almost 50 years since it was built, demolition has started on Joseph Plunkett Tower, the last of the notorious Ballymun flats. BRIAN MONGEY, senior community officer with DCC talks to Mark Finnegan about this momentous occasion. Joseph Plunkett tower, completed in 1967, was one of seven 15-storey blocks, along with 19 of eight storeys and…
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Noel Mc Guinness speaks to STEFANIE PRESSNER who is screenwriter, playright and actor about her play ‘User not found’ , which is taking place in the Axix theatre in ...
09 Jan 2015
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Jack Byrne interviews ALEX WHITE, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Alex White, is a Labour TD for Dublin South, and a Senior Counsel. He attended the Conference on Climate ...
23 Dec 2014
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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 ...
25 Jun 2012
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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
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ANNE MARIE O’CONNELL of the Irish Red Cross joins Noel McGuinness to talk of their work in The Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. Anne says 11 million ...
15 Nov 2013