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UCD Vet Hospital looking for dog and cat blood donations – Near FM (2023)

DJP August 25, 2023
Darren J. Prior spoke to Dr. Benoît Cuq, Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, about their appeal to members of the public to donate dog and cat blood from their pets so that the blood can be used in…
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Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI); call for national rehabilitation and recovery Centre – Alcohol Forum @ Near FM (2023)

DJP August 23, 2023
  Darren J. Prior spoke to Monika Kobylarska – the new Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI) Resource Officer with the Alcohol Forum – about her job and the matter of Alcohol Related Brain Injury in general and the different types of it.…
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Dog Advocacy Ireland launch public awareness campaign on puppy farms / factories – Near FM (2023)

DJP August 2, 2023
Darren J. Prior spoke to John O’Callaghan spokesperson of Dog Advocacy Ireland about the lack of implementation of animal welfare legislation in Ireland and he told Darren about the public awareness campaign for Dog Advocacy Ireland that launched in late July 2023…
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All Island Strategic Rail Review – Colmán Ó Raghallaigh, West=On=Track – Near FM (EN/GA)

DJP July 20, 2023
Darren J. Prior spoke to Colmán Ó Raghallaigh, spokesperson and cofounder of West=on=Track, to learn of his and West on Track’s view on what Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said publicly in July 2023 about what he and Government hope to achieve…
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Meeting inside Leinster House & demo outside the Dáil for animal welfare – Near FM (3 May 2023)

DJP May 3, 2023
Darren J. Prior attended the demo outside Dáil Éireann on Wednesday, 3 May, for animal welfare.   He spoke to:   1) Gerben Uunk, Party for Animal Welfare. 2) T.N.R Dog Rescue, West Dublin. 3) LittleHill Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, Ballymore Eustace…
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Demo and march for stolen dogs and animals in general – Dublin City Centre – Near FM (March 2023)

DJP March 26, 2023
Lisa O’Connor, event organiser. National Dog Authority of Ireland. LittleHill Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. T.N.R West Dublin. Déise Animal Sanctuary. Doireann Dowling, Lecturer, Dundalk Institute of Technology. Adam Nawrock, Galway. Drogheda Animal Rescue. Cllr. Maurice Dockrell, Blackrock, Fine Gael. John O’Callaghan, Dog…
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Dog Advocacy Ireland launches – John O’Callaghan @ Near FM (2023)

DJP February 2, 2023
Darren J. Prior spoke to John O’Callaghan founder and spokesperson of Dog Advocacy Ireland about his new organisation which launched in January 2023.   Near FM, 1 February 2023.  
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The European Anti-Poverty Network EAPN Ireland and the cost of living crisis – Near FM (2022)

DJP December 14, 2022
Darren J. Prior spoke to Paul Ginnell, the Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network EAPN Ireland about the impact of the cost of living crisis in Ireland and they spoke about the EAPN support for the Add the 10th campaign.   Near…
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The assisted dying debate in Ireland – End of Life Ireland @ Near FM (2022)

DJP December 13, 2022
Darren J. Prior spoke to Justin McKenna from End of Life Ireland about the debate about Assisted Dying in Ireland; how the debate has evolved in Ireland and is evolving internationally and they spoke about the Oireachtas committee that is due to…
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Calls increase for Dept. of Education to issue circular re. teaching students about alcohol – Near FM (2022)

DJP December 8, 2022
Darren J. Prior spoke to Paula Leonard, the National Lead of Community Action on Alcohol or the ICAAN Network with national Donegal-based Alcohol Forum about the networks and forum’s growing calls on Minister of Education Norma Foley to issue a circular saying…
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A trend of nursing homes closing – Nursing Homes Ireland NHI @ Near FM (2022)

DJP November 11, 2022
Darren J. Prior spoke to Tadhg Daly CEO of Nursing Homes Ireland NHI about the funding crisis in the nursing homes sector in Ireland and what NHI believes is needed to prevent further nursing homes from closing.   Near FM, 11 November…
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Taoiseach says alcohol industry-funded Drinkaware should not be allowed present programmes in schools – Alcohol Forum Ireland @ Near FM (2022)

DJP October 8, 2022
Darren J. Prior spoke to Paula Leonard from the Alcohol Forum Ireland and the ICAAN Network about the calls for the alcohol industry-funded Drinkaware not to be allowed present programmes in schools.  
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