IFRAH AHMED, organiser of the Miss Ethnic Ireland contest joins Noel McGuinness. The contest is now in its fifth year and Ifrah explains that its major aim is raising awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Ifrah tells Noel that the practice is outlawed in Ireland, having been made illegal in 2012. The UK, France and…
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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 ...
14 Oct 2011
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JANE ALGER, director of the UNESCO City of Literature programme, speaks to John Healy about the purpose of the programme. Jane talks about what the programme encourages, the book that ...
03 Apr 2013
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Eoin Drinan speaks to AILBHE MCCORMACK about her blog “Fromthestudioof.com”, an insight into an artist’s studio. Ailbhe explains where the idea came from, the places that artist can get ...
21 Mar 2013
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John Healy talks to MATILDA CHONGWA from the Sunrise Foundation, a non-profit organisation to facilitate integration and full participation of newcomers into the community focusing on serious challenges like ...
03 Feb 2016
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John speaks with RÓISE GOAN, D.C.C. Festival Director. She talks about the Bram Stoker Festival in celebration of the Clontarf born writer, the details of the festival during the ...
07 Oct 2015