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Off The Shelf – Carina McNally from Mercier Press

admin March 13, 2023

Off The Shelf – Joe Byrne talks to Carina McNally from Mercier Press to get an insight into the role they play in going about publishing new and established writers.

Off The Shelf: Margaret Uirwin from Justice for the Forgotten

admin December 7, 2022

Joe Byrne talks to Margaret Uirwin from Justice for the Forgotten. Joe talks to Margaret about the Dublin Bombings in December 1972 and January 1973 in which Three people were killed and over 150 injured. Broadcast on Saturday 3rd December 2022

Off the Shelf: Joe Byrne talks to David Burke

admin September 28, 2022

Joe Byrne talks to David Burke about his latest book ‘Enemy Of The Crown’, which tells the story of the British secret service campaign against Charles Haughey. .

Off The Shelf – Ray Taylor, Humanitarian Aid Worker 12 – 03 – 2022

George Mulcahy March 14, 2022

Joe Byrne talks to Humanitarian Aid Worker Ray Taylor. Joe guest Ray was a Humanitarian aid worker who worked in Bosnia, Croatia and Africa and give us an insight into the aid work going on in Ukraine.

Off The Shelf – Joe Byrne talks to Ronan Leonard 26 – 02 – 2022

George Mulcahy February 28, 2022

Joe Byrne talks to Ronan Leonard. Joe talks to Ronan about his new song Now That You Know the song is about reminiscing with a beloved, and coming to terms with a life changing diagnosis.

Off The Shelf – Stardust: Joe Byrne talks to Louise Leech

George Mulcahy February 14, 2022

Joe Byrne talks to Louise Leech. Joe talks to Louise Leech about the up coming events to mark the 41st Anniversary of the Stardust Fire. We also listen back to July 2018 when Louise and her Mam talked to us about the…

1921 Anglo Irish Treaty Negotiations – Part 3

admin November 18, 2021

Dublin City Council’s Historian in residents, Cormac Moore, joins Noel McGuinness in part 3 of a discussion on treaty negotiations on November 1921 between Ireland and Britain.

Author Ray Taylor’s New Book on Frontline Humanitarian Aid

admin November 2, 2021

Ray Taylor joins Joe Byrne to discuss his new book “Mr Ray would like a Monkey: Memoirs from the front line of Humanitarian Aid”. The book tells the story of how a middle-aged Irish businessman became a humanitarian aid worker and his experience on…

Alarm Bells, Green Ember Arts Radio Play About Homelessness

admin November 2, 2021

David Blackwell & Alan O’Brien joins Joe Byrne to discuss how green ember arts has just completed making a BAI funded radio play about homelessness called Alarm Bells due to be broadcasted on Near FM.

Being Irish 101 Views on Irish Identity

admin November 2, 2021

Author, Marie Claire, joins Joe Byrne to discuss Irish 101 views on Irish Identity and how Ireland has change over the last 20 years in the modern world and so much more.

1921 Anglo Irish Treaty Negotiations – Part 1

admin October 12, 2021

Dublin City Council Historian in Residents Cormac Moore joins Joe Byrne to discuss the Anglo Irish treaty negotiations from 11th of October 1921 in London between Ireland and Great Britain.

The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2021

admin October 12, 2021

Deputy Director Olive Moore from frontline defenders joins Joe Byrne to discuss The Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival showcasing and highlighting the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world.