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Ellen Keane from Clontarf first competed at the Paralympics

admin April 3, 2012

Ellen Keane from Clontarf first competed at the Paralympics as a 13-year-old in Beijing 2008. And she just keeps on getting better. The dedicated swimmer lives in England so she can train but says she loves coming home to Dublin for a…

Between the Lines: 1st of April

admin April 2, 2012

Ger Dorgan was joined by former Councillor Seán Paul Mahon (Fianna Fáil) and Memet Uludag (Activist, and Socialist Worker’s Party Member), and then later, Catherine Lynch of the Irish Network Against Racism joined the discussion. We discussed Racism at home, and in…

ECO Explorers Easter Camp for Children

admin April 2, 2012

Elaine Nevin, , talks to Noel McGuinness on Northside2Day about this year’s ECO Explorers Easter Camp for children aged between 4 and 12 years. The camp will be held in their Dublin city centre premises, The Greenhouse on Andrew Street. Activities will…

(Barretstown Inspirations) : Dave from “Lir” on Northside Today

admin March 30, 2012

Noel MC Guinnesss interviews a member of the band “LIR about up and coming concert for Barretstown Inspirations in the Olympia on Friday 30th 2012 Dave also plays live in studio so have a listen and enjoy. Barretstown provides a unique Therapeutic…

Left of the Dial: the DUBTONES

admin March 29, 2012

the DUBTONES (Whelo, Swampy and Gipo) Ray meet Swampy and Whelo 2/3 of the DUBTONES in a pub in Kimmage, for a few pints and a chat about all things Dubtones. The DUBTONES are a three piece band playing high a energy…

Between the Lines:

admin March 27, 2012

Guest Presenter Keith Redmond was joined in the studio by Tommy Broughan TD (Lab), Alan Farrell TD (FG), and Brian Greene (SP/ULA) We discussed the Mahon Report, and looked back over Fine Gael and Labour’s first year in Government. Produced and Engineered…

World Water Day and Plan Ireland

admin March 27, 2012

Sarah Harte of Plan Ireland talks to Noel McGuinness on Northside2Day about the work of this organisation. Water is a basic resource that we take for granted in Ireland but this is not the case in many other parts of the world. …

Interview with Gemma Crowley-manager of the Irish women’s rugby team

admin March 16, 2012

Interview with Gemma Crowley – manager of the Irish women’s rugby team The Irish women’s rugby team have won three out of their four matches in this year’s Six Nations championships. On March 9th they beat Scotland 20-0, adding to a 40-10…

Between the Lines: 11/03/2012

admin March 13, 2012

Presenter Katherine Gibney was joined in the studio by Michelle Murphy (Social Justice Ireland), Sinéad Seery (Labour) and Martin O’Sullivan of People Before Profit. We discussed the Government’s Pathways to Work initiative, and the proposed overhaul of the Social Welfare System. Pathways…

Episode 8) of ‘Danny Dempsey and The Unlikely Alliance’

admin March 12, 2012

In this week’s episode (number 8) of ‘Danny Dempsey and The Unlikely Alliance’ by Denis Byrne, the kidnappers of the Governor of the Central Bank and his grand-daughter finally make contact with the government and demand a ransom payment of €500 million!!

Michael O’Sullivan, S.J. talks about Archbishop Oscar Romero

admin March 7, 2012

Michael O’Sullivan, S.J. talks about Archbishop Oscar Romero who was assassinated on 24th March 1980, while saying Mass, by paramilitaries organised by the Government in El Salvador who were sustained at the time by the Carter administration in the U.S.

SUAS Educational Development

admin March 1, 2012

SUAS supports high quality education in under resourced communities both in Ireland and overseas. Sam Whelan Curtin talks to Noel McGuinness about current projects, including the SUAS Mentoring Programme which recently launched an exciting new pilot project, the Intensive Literacy Support Programme,…