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…
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 Change in Lima, Peru. The Lima conference was designed to set the agenda for the Paris Conference on Climate Change scheduled for December 2015. It was…
DAVID BRYAN joins Noel McGuinness on the phone with a list of upcoming gigs for January including The Vibe for Philo 2013. They briefly discuss what Christmas single in history has earned the most money. They mention the First Fortnight festival including Mumblin deaf ro’ and others. They speak of showbands visiting the Helix venue…
DAVE O’CONNOR Secretary of NEAR Media Co-op talks to Noel McGuinness about Near FM’s 17th birthday celebrations and reflects back on the station’s history. Near FM first went on air in 1995. Then, it was only on three days a week, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The first voice on Near FM was Chairman, Vincent Teeling…
Noel Mc Guinness talks to PAUL LOUGHRAN from Near Fm about a new series that is going to be broadcast called ” If ever you go”, A map of Dublin in poetry and song, a ten part series from the book one city one book which was the chosen book for 2014 edited by Pat…
Barbara speaks to LAURA at Walmer College and Holistic Centre, who teaches a number of holistic disciplines. She explains her understanding of the mind body connection and how Humans manifest the mental stresses of life in their physical body. She spoke of the products which they produce and sell on site…
Mark Finnegan reports live from Darndale/Belcamp Village Centre on the launch of Darndale Arts Week. He speaks to, amongst others, event organiser BRIDA MURRAY and Minister AODHAN O RIORDAN who performed the official opening ceremony…
As we head into 2016 North Dublin Bay Housing Crisis Committee member DIANA ROBERTS recaps on the past year with a lot of highs and lows from having a housing crisis meeting with the previous Lord Mayor in the Mansion House to the occupation of the Bolt hostel which highlighted how vacant properties can be…
Mark speaks to MEG OFFIAH, English & History teacher & organiser of the MultiCultural Week at Mercy College, Beaumont. Mark also speaks to Mercy College students, AMY BYRNE, PAULINA PERELIGIRIA, TUBA KHAN, AISHWARYA CHRISTOPHER and YURIKA OLANO. They talk about the background of the event coming back to 2005, the diversity of the school, why it’s…
TREVOR SARGENT, former government minister of agriculture joins Noel McGuinness to discuss Potato day at Sonairte, Co. Meath. Trevor paints a picture of the importance of potatoes and the various types of potatoes in existence. They speak about Trevor’s novel, a handbook on growing food. All proceeds from the book are donated to SEED. Trevor…
VERA SMITH, organiser of the third annual Russian Cultural Festival talks to Noel McGuinness about the differences and similarities between Ireland and Russia. The Russian Cultural Festival introduces Irish visitors to a wide range of Russian cultural activities and artifacts, from food to dancing. Vera tells Noel a few things about Russia that he didn’t…
Barbara interviews swedish graphic artist LARS WIKSTROM about his latest exhibition at the Graphic Studio Gallery, called “Aramu Muru”. They are 18 woodcuts inspired by Aramu Muru in Haya Marca, near Lake Titicaca in Peru; it reflects the Inca culture and the spiritual world attached to it…
GILLIAN BIRD of Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA) talks to Noel McGuinness about the 2015 Annual Great Irish Dog Walk, in partnership with PURINA, taking place on Saturday 26th September 2015 in the DSPCA Campus in Rathfarnham. This year’s event will launch the DSPCA’s new Dog Nature Trail, an approx. 2km…
MICHELLE MURPHY of Social Justice Ireland talks to Ger Leddin about a press release from the group Ireland has the lowest investment level of all 28 European countries. Michelle explains the findings of their research, finding that over the previous six years government investment has fallen over 40%. Michelle speaks of a lack on investment…
John Healy speaks to BARBARA JENNINGS about heritage sites in Dublin that are worth a visit, these include Aidan’s church, St Mary’s Abbey,Rathfarnham Castle, Royal Hospital & many more…
A HOME ON the street where the the first Dublin Says No protest took place has the highest level of lead contamination of drinking water in Dublin. Local resident TONY MacHALE gives Noel McGuinness the background to the findings. Results of random testing showed that the house on Watermill Drive in Raheny had lead contamination…
YAQOUB BOU AYNAYA talks to Mark Finnegan about his post-graduate research into Irish identity. What does it mean to be Irish? What are the implications of nationalism in a ...
28 Jul 2014
MICHAEL DAWSON Jr talks to Noel McGuinness about raising funds for the Soul of Haiti Foundation. Funds raised for the Soul of Haiti Foundation are used to support sustainable ...
20 Apr 2012
John Healy speaks to MICHAEL O’ BRIEN about a meeting taking place in parnells club about water charges & TTIP. Joe Higgins will be giving an indroucetery talk on ...
18 Mar 2015
SIMON McKEAGNEY, Irish spokesperson for ‘United in Adversity’ explains the project to Eoin Drinan. United in Adversity began as a five month internship in the European Parliament, looking at ...
25 Jul 2013
LUKE BOKHA of the Anti Racism Network of Ireland speaks to Eoin Drinan about the Erase Racism exhibition, launched on the 19th March 2013. Luke explains what the purpose ...
21 Mar 2013