DONIE TARRANT went to Finglas in north west Dublin to meet THOMAS MCDONNELL, a tin smith keeping the craft alive. Thomas invites Donie into his home to demonstrate the art of tinsmithing, an important part of Ireland’s craft past. Donie captures Thomas moulding a length of Tin into a mug, and Thomas explains how he…
Mark Finnegan talks to Dr AOIFE O’DONOGHUE , Snr Lecturer at Durham Law School. Aoife is Co- Director of The Northern/Irish Feminists Judgement Project, and chats about the idea behind the project and its findings to date. The project aims to bring a new critical methodology to bear on Irish and Northern Irish legal studies…
Cllr PAUL DONNELLY from Sinn Féin talks to Noel McGuinness about the facing of the eviction in Tyrellstown. More than 100 families in Cruise Park Drive face losing their homes as the fund that owns the properties seeks to sell 103 houses in the area over four years. It is understood 40 households in the estate have…
Pat Meehan is joined by PAT MURPHY an historian and they’re talking about this year’s commemoration of the Asgard .He presents the life of this famous yacht from her launch in 1905 to its current conservation in Collin’s Barracks Museum. Her 23 day voyage to collect guns and ammunition for the Irish Volunteers and the…
JACKIE O’REILLY joins Pat Meehan to discuss the launch of the Finglas Heritage Trail, a trail of fourteen heritage sites. The trail was officially launched by councillor Naoise O’Muiri along with Dublin City Council. They move on to discuss the book “The Peoples Portrait” of Finglas. Jackie carries on to explain the tour itself and how one…
NICKO MURPHY of the Darndale Comunity Pride project joins Yvette Reid to discuss the issue of loose horses in the area which at the time of the interview is a large problem. They discuss the lack of a tagging system in identifying the owner and how 78 horses were reported in the course of five…
Local singer songwriter and member of the band Lir DAVID McGUINNESS talks to Noel McGuinness about the forthcoming Nick Drake Tribute concert in aid of Aware Ireland. David says that Nick Drake, who died tragically young forty years ago, was a huge influence on many modern singer songwriters. His lyrics cover the whole gamut of…
GERRY CLABBY talks to Pat Meehan about the the Swords Castle Conservation Plan. Swords Castle: Digging History is the first Community Archaeology project designed and supported by Fingal County Council. It is a unique means of engaging people, locals and tourists alike, with one of the county’s premier cultural and tourist assets. A series of…
Barbara Jennings interviews BIRCH HAMILTON about Digital Biscuit a meeting that tries to present all the technological advances regarding the film industry. Set up by the screen directors guild of Ireland, is firstly aimed to the directors, but it’s interesting for everyone to see all the improvements that have been developed in this area…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks to CLAIRE SHANNON from the Peter Mc Verry trust which is a charity set up by Fr Peter Mc Verry to reduce homelessness and the harm caused by drug misuse and social disadvantage. CLAIRE talks about the different fund raising events they organise throughout the year & about the event which…
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 the Laundries and the ladies who became involved with them over the course of their lifetime. She then explains both the purpose of the project and…
PAT MEEHAN speaks to DENIS MC INTYRE about the proposal for the Bram Stoker museum in Clontarf…
Pat Meehan talks to BARRY KENNERK about his new book, which is on the history of Moore Street entitled ‘Moore Street: The Story of Dublin’s Market District’. The book charts the history of Moore Street and the open fruit, vegetable and fish markets that made Moore Street famous. Pat and Barry also discuss the present day…
Barbara speaks about Culture Night 2012 live from Lemon Jelly restaurant on Millennium way[REPORTER PHONE CRACKLE PRESENT THROUGHOUT]. She speaks to DERMOT MCLOUGHLIN who started Culture Night originally back in 2004 as a small event which has since grown into a very large annual project. They speak about the history of the event and more…
John Healy speaks to BRIAN KENEALLY about the work that local youth centre Sphere 17 do in the community and how budget cuts have affected the organisation. They also speak about a recent incident where someone broke into their premises and stole IT equipment and money, as well as causing extensive damage to their facilities…
BRIAN FLEMING, co-director of The Big Bang Festival of Rhythm joins Noel McGuinness on the phone to discuss the 2013 festival. Having started in 1994 they have ran it continuously since 2007. Brian tells all about what is in store for this years festival including group drumming and a workshop with world famous Djembe drummer:…
Minister of State for Trade and Development JOE COSTELLO joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the Simon Cumbers Media Fund Third Level Student Competition. Minister Costello talks about the recent launch of the scheme and tells listeners what the fund offers. He gives details of deadlines for the scheme and the one-to-one mentoring which will be…
PATRICIA WROE speaks to Ronnie O’Brien about possible changes to the Junior Certificate curriculum with particular emphasis on Digital Technology. They discuss the requirements of what employers are looking for and cross reference that with the desired learning outcomes of the Junior Certificate. They talk of the intended framework of the certificate including the skill…
Mark Finnegan speaks to KATHERINE MC SHARRY who is team leader of public services at the National library of Ireland talking about upcoming events which are taking place.This consists of the adult learners festival, lunch time talks & also a public seminar which is on for a half day focusing on journalism in 20th century…
Noel speaks to WILLIAM HEDERMAN, a journalist reporting from the Paris Climate Summit. He talks about the situation he and many other activists are in due to the high security in France following the Paris attacks, the people organising the protests, how they plan to assemble under the circumstances, other ways to protest climate change,…
ELISSA GEISEMAN speaks to John about the centre and what they provide. They outline how to get involved, the different volunteering opportunities there are and the training that is provided. They then speak about the event that they are holding entitled “Befriending Volunteering”, what it is and what people can take from it…
DEREK EVANS from the Howth Sea Angling Club talks with NOEL MCGUINNESS about the Howth Club House and the different events that they organise from the Sea Angling ...
19 Jul 2011
ELEANOR MARTIN of Howth Castle Cookery School speaks to Sabrina Ryan about the series of classes that they present. One of the courses focuses on fish. This means looking at ...
07 Oct 2013
Local Hardware entrepreneur JOHNNY McLOUGHLIN talks to Noel McGuinness about the hardware business he opened despite the ongoing recession. After a year in business, Johnny says that he is ...
20 Apr 2012
SHANE DALTON, a teacher at Whitehall College of Further Education talks to Noel McGuinness about the reasons why people may need to attend a post-leaving cert college. The college ...
24 Jan 2012
Father PETER MCVERRY of the Society of Jesus speaks to Ger Leddin to discuss Pope Francis washing the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday 2013. Fr. Peter explains the ...
28 Mar 2013