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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SINEAD PEMBROKE speaks to Ronnie O’Brien who is seeking interviewees for a history project based on the Irish Magdalene Laundries. Sinead speaks a little about the known history of ...
22 Feb 2013
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Pat Meehan is joined by GRACE WILENTZ, Coordinator of Near FM’s Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media initiative. She updates everyone on the Intercultural Media Projects that she is working on ...
28 Nov 2011
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JACK BYRNE speaks to John Healy on World Radio day about the history of the set up of NEARFM in Coolock. They speak of the creation of the CRAOL ...
13 Feb 2013
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Noel speaks to DAVID MOORE from Astronomy Ireland. He talks about the background to Astronomy Ireland, the events that they run annually, their telescopic sights of the International Space ...
06 Nov 2015
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Mark Finnegan speaks to FIONA MURDOCH from the Irish girl guides & their role across the globe. They describe Irish girl guides as a driving force on the global ...
23 Mar 2015