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…
GERRY MCKEVITT of Educate Together tells Pat Meehan about the organisation’s growth over the past four decade. Educate Together was established as a multi-denominational school in the late 1970s. There are now 74 Educate Together schools in Ireland, and two second level schools as well as a new primary school in Bristol in the UK. The multi-denominational,…
In a special live broadcast from the Northside Civic Centre’s Adult Education Fair Noel McGuinness chats with visitors and presenters who are coming together to try and find new ways to gain employment in fresh fields. Upskilling, re-educating, and taking on new courses are all under discussion. The local employment service, Target and many other…
GERALDINE FLEMING, who is a gardener in the Phoenix park speaks to Noel about Bee keeping in the park. They discuss some of the work associated with keeping bees and also the different types of bees being kept in Ireland. They talk of keeping hives in the presidents grounds and Ashtown in the Phoenix park…
Pat speaks to PHILIP O’CONNOR, local historian from the Howth, Baldoyle and Sutton 1916 Commemorative Committee. He talks about the origins of the committee, the events that they are putting together, some of the historic events that took place in Howth, Baldoyle and Sutton during the 1916 rising, the type of historic figures who were around…
Ronnie O’Brien is joined by SUZANNE COSTELLO of the Samaritans to discuss the “Suicide report on middle aged men”. They discuss how suicide affects all age groups in society and is also known to grow during times of recession. They discuss how construction workers and taxi drivers have been affected by the recession and how the rate of…
Pat Meehan is talking to CEO PAUL KELLY about Consoles Cycling Against Suicide.The Console 24/7 Suicide Helpline is available to anyone who is in suicidal crisis, to anyone who is concerned for someone else who may be in suicidal crisis, and for those who have been bereaved by suicide. It is a free professional counselling…
Councillor Nial Ring speaks to Pat Meehan about the fate of the buildings on Moore street so closely associated with the 1916 rising, primarily as the location of the main rebel surrender. Controversy surrounds the plans of the government to demolish the buildings on the site to make way for a shopping centre. Nial outlines…
Noel McGuinness talks to DAVID MOORE about ‘Star BQ’, taking place this September and what you can see in the sky tonight. Tonight, Saturn is visible just above the moon, and you’ll be able to see it with the naked eye. A half-decent telescope will reveal the rings, and with a good one, you’ll be able to…
Pat Meehan caught up with TOMMY BROUGHAN, TD, who had just begun his campaign for the upcoming General Election. Broughan will be contesting this election as an Independent, having formerly been a member of the Labour Party. His main objectives would be the creation of a new A&E at Beaumont Hospital, with additional staff, should…
RONNIE O’BRIEN speaks to ANDREW SMITH, who is education officer with St Patrick’s Cathedral. They talk about a new initiative that is taking place in the cathedral called ‘Educational Tours’ . These tours are free of charge to primary schools, secondary schools, adult education & anyone engaged in formal learning…
Noel interviews RO BYRNE from the band Lir about the last few concerts and events the band have taken part in…
Pat Meehan interviews ROBBIE COUSINS resident of the Croke Park Area about the proposal to hold 5 Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park this summer. He denounces that they had agreed with the GAA that if they exceeded the amount of three concerts in a year, they would let them know if it was OK with them, and that…
ELAINE GRAINGERS joins Paula Wiseman to discuss the exhibition “Prism” at the Talbot Gallery. The work is by an artist called Aisling Conroy, who has been working on this exhibition for nine months. We hear how it is a work quite strong on colour which also uses Sound Installation. We hear that the works use…
MARTIN BYRNE tells Noel McGuinness that Homeopathy seems to get results in eradicating pests and diseases in the garden. Homeopathy works by adding tiny amounts of plant extracts into a solution to the body, (or plant in this case) to help eliminate problems that chemicals are generally used for. For example Calendula is used for…
STEVE RENN, Northside Councillor, talks about Local Drug Units being scrapped within the Guards. Steve believes it is a short sighted measure and will only add to drug addiction in underprivileged areas…
CREED O’Hanlon joins Eoin Drinan and begins by talking about the inspiration behind the Impossible Project which seeks to maintain production of Polaroid film for non-digital photographers. Creed says ...
25 Jul 2013
Eoin Drinan is joined by PAULINE SARGENT who explains her work as part of DigiWomen Ireland. She speaks of the gender imbalance in the area. Pauline speaks of her ...
18 Apr 2013
Amanda Ni Ghabhann reports from the official opening of the Belmayne Allotments. VANESSA CAREY, project manager, DAVE DINNIGAN, area manager and Deputy Major BRIAN MCDOWELL take turns to thank all the ...
20 May 2014
Noel McGuinness talks to SHARON VARD, CEO of Anam Cara, a support group for parents who have lost children. The loss of a child is every Mum and Dad’s ...
18 Oct 2012
On Northside Today, Presenter Pat Meehan talks to BEN CARPENTER who is with Dublin Circus Project. Ben is a circus performer and teacher. He found a love of circus ...
07 Jul 2015