The LÉ George Bernard Shaw
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May 8, 2026
Lt commander Marie O Callaghan, Captain of the LÉ George Bernard Shaw chats with Ger Leddin about command of one of Irelands finest naval vessels.
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May 8, 2026
Spiffing Yarns: the Strange Allure of Enid Blyton – Episode 2
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May 8, 2026
All that freedom and political incorrectness in The Famous Five went over our little Irish heads like drones delivering fast food. Joining me in Episode 2 to unpack this and much more are a band of well-placed experts and commentators. Dr Siobhán…
Coding at Dublin 2026 Sensoria Festival
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May 7, 2026
Eion McDonnell, founder and Nicole, coding teacher at Coding Classes.ie chat with Mercedes López about learning coding and programming languages and the benefits to children and young people. 1st Broadcast 7th May 2026 eoin@codingclasses.ie https://www.instagram.com/c odingclasses.ie/
Dublin Libraries at the Dublin 2026 Sensoria Festival Sensoria 2026
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May 7, 2026
Chris Nugent, Senior Librarian, Dublin City Council Libraries, Community, Children Services and Social Inclusion gives Mercedes López recommendations on library resources, authors, titles and publishers aimed young and grown up neurodiverse and general readers. 1st Broadcast 7th May 2026 https://www.dublincity.ie/news/dublin-city-council-sensoria-neurodivergent-friendly-festival-all
Storytelling at the Dublin 2026 Sensoria Festival Sensoria 2026
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May 7, 2026
Sinéad Nic Thomáis and Margaret Kirwan, Naíonra teachers from “Scéalaíocht le Margaret agus Sinéad” at the 2026 Sensoria Festival’s Storytelling Tent talked to Mercedes López on how to tell and engage children, neurodiverse or not, with stories 1st Broadcast 7th May 2026…
DCC officers at the Dublin 2026 Sensoria Festival:
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May 7, 2026
Paula Fahey and Eva Chudomelova, Dublin City Council Events department chatted with Mercedes López about 2026 Sensoria Festival and the work of making of Dublin as a neurodiverse friendly capital city. 1st Broadcast 7th May 2026 events@dublincity.ie https://www.dublincity.ie/news/dublin-city-council-sensoria- neurodivergent-friendly-festival- all https://www.dublincity.ie/news/dublin-city-council-launches- dublin-city-autism-action-plan-…
Tom McAndrew talks about his funny uplifting novel, Doocey Half-Sees Whodunnit, the first part of a trilogy of ‘cosy crime’ mystery books.
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May 7, 2026
Mayo born author Tom McAndrew has written a ‘Cosy’ crime mystery novel, that features Shamie Doocey, a quirky Irish detective who has poor eyesight, ( like the author), but has ” a 20/20 mind’s eye “, (also like the author !) 1st…
Debbie Mc Mahon and Ger Leddin talk to recent Women Behind the Mic graduate Eileen Martin
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May 7, 2026
Debbie Mc Mahon and Ger Leddin talk to recent Women Behind the Mic graduate Eileen Martin. Eileen tells them all about what she learned over the six week’s course at Near FM and her previous career as photo editor at the Sunday…
Jigsaw the mental health charity
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May 7, 2026
Niamh Fennell is a youth and community engagement officer with Jigsaw the mental health charity that provides free therapy and support to young people living in Ireland. aged 12 to 25 – both online and in person in one of our 18…
Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland
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May 7, 2026
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects memory, thinking, and behaviour, and is the most common cause of dementia. Joanne Brennan is a dementia advisor for the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland in this interview with Ger Leddin she speaks…
Paula Wiseman chat’s with Nick Kelly.
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May 7, 2026
Paula Wiseman has a lengthy chat with Irish music legend, Nick Kelly. Nick chats about his new music documentary film, ‘The Song Cycle’ in which he travels from Ireland to Glastonbury on his trusty bike, alongside fellow musician, Sean Millar. He also…
Joy and Jargon – Debora Bazzani
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May 6, 2026
In this 14th episode of Joy and Jargon, our guest is Debora Bazzani, the founder of Experience Reiki, and a holistic wellbeing practice based in Dublin. Debora spent nearly two decades working in the corporate world, mainly in people development, and now…