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…
RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to cIlr CIAN O’ CALLAGHAN about the Holy WelL Swords school crossing…
Minister RUAIRI QUINN T.D. is interviewed here about the survey for parents in Whitehall. Surveys undertaken in five pilot areas on primary school patronage show that there is parental demand for a greater choice of patron in each town. The surveys were conducted in Arklow, Castlebar, Tramore, Trim and Whitehall as part of the Minister…
JENNIFER GARGAN of EPIC (Empowering People In Care) talks to John Healy about the work being done by EPIC in north Dublin. EPIC is an independent association that works throughout the Republic of Ireland, with and for children and young people who are currently living in care or who have had an experience of living…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks with Near Fm’s head of sports department FERGUS CARROLL about what’s happening in the sports world at home & abroad…
Professor Mark Ferguson from Science Week Ireland joins Eoin Drinan to discuss the workshops, exhibitions, and other events currently taking place across Ireland to mark Science Week 2013. Mark shares details of the Curiosity Lab and how it engages children and encourages their interest in science. They continue by discussing the way that many of…
Noel Mc Guinness speaks with CONOR DODD who is the curator & historian with Glasnevin museum. He talks about the historical tour of Glasnevin cemetery & how they cater for all sorts of groups. CONOR speaks about the history of the people who are buried in the cemetery & how visitors can learn about the…
FIONA ADAM & LINDA DEVLIN of Northside Enterprise Centre discus the Dors Boi Change Community Garden…
Noel McGuinness interviews TREVOR LOCKWOOD from the English community radio station, Felixstowe Radio which is based in Suffolk. They chatted about the origin of radio and the chance of discovering the challenges of other rural radio stations all over Europe…
FERGAL SOMERVILLE speaks to Noel McGuinness about the Ice Swim challenge taking place in Lough Dan. They begin by discussing a swim that was cancelled in Dollymount due to it being more than 5 degrees celsius and so, too warm to class as Ice swimming. Instead they ventured to Lough Dan where it was a…
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…
RARES-MIHAI NICULA New Communities Partnership with Noel McGuinness talking about migrant rights, election 2016 and appealing to migrants to use their voting rights. NCP first came together 13 years ago as a coalition of several migrant background groups to help up migrants with their needs. NCP helps migrants in Dublin and nationwide to deal with…
Barbara Jennings interviews AOIFE CONCANNON from the Improvised Music Company, a non-profit resource for Jazz and Wold Music, and they organize two Jazz Festivals. One of them is coming soon, called Twelve Points, a festival for young European Jazz; it takes place in Dublin every second year and then in a random European in alternate years…
ANN IRWIN from the Community Workers Cooperative (established in 1981) talks about climate Justice Report and disadvantaged communities. The cooperative is a national organisation. The organisation has recently lost its funding for staff. It is now operated purely on a voluntary basis. Climate issues are issues for community work, says Ann. This is because those…
Mark Finnegan speaks to DARYL EGAN & JIM GORMAN from the Emerald Garrison club which was set up in 2007 in Belfast by a guy called Martin Ryan. They are the largest Star Wars costume club in Ireland with 80 members. They make all their own costumes & full size sets & do a lot…
KELDA BARNES from Jigsaw creche talks to Mark Finnegan about protests over government funding cuts that wilkl force Jigsaw Creche to close for a month every year causing hardship to parents of over 240 children and 90 staff. Recorded live at the protest…
SENIOR PROFESSOR LUKE DRURY, HEAD OF ASTROPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY SECTION, talks to Mark Finnegan about National Science Week and the international significance of Dunsink in terms of research into ...
28 Jul 2014
JACK BYRNE, one of the founders of NearFM chats to John Healy about the station’s beginnings. North Dublin community radio station Near FM, which marks its 20th anniversary next ...
27 May 2015
PAT GUERIN talks to GRACE WILENTZ, Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Coordinator at Near Media Co-op, and presenter EAMON KEATING on the airing of the first episode of Near Fm’s ...
18 Jul 2011
Paula Wiseman speaks to CATHERINE O’HALLORAN about the creation of the hip hop festival, and how it grew in a short time from the original idea. Catherine spoke of ...
28 Jun 2012
John Healy chats to NEAL DOHERTY about his new book: A Complete Guide to Statues & Sculptures of Dublin. Neal is a true–blue Dubliner and Fáilte Ireland qualified tour ...
15 Jul 2015