Paula Wiseman chats with Dublin City Council Administrative Officer, Leona Fynes about this years ‘Big Scream Festival’, running from 22nd-31st October. Full Programme
The Human Rights Commission of Ireland has recently called on the Irish government to address the legislative gaps on hate crime, and in light of the many terrible stories of vicious attacks because of nothing other than the colour of a person’s…
Dr. Lorraine D’Arcy joins Noel McGuinness to discuss the walk 21 international conference on walking and livable communities taking place in September 2022. The international conference hosted by TU Dublin will explore the importance of walking to promote safe, sustainable & liveable…
Linda Devlin, Head of Creative Engagement at Dublin City Culture Company, explains how community cultural initiatives worked with more than 6,500 Dubliners to create more than 150 cultural projects in 2019 and how Covid-19 prompted Dublin City Council Culture Company to adapt…
Trish Gaynor and Derek Neats from Northside Partnership join Donie to discuss what the Local Employment Service does, who can use it, how it works and Derek’s path into LES> What LES did for Derek and what he is doing now.
Ivan Cooper, Director of Public Policy at The Wheel, talks to Noel McGuinness about grants for development of social enterprise. He also talks about the launch of the first national strategy to support the community and voluntary sector. The Wheel is the…
Debbie McMahon speaks to Garda Greg McGovern from Mountjoy garda station to talk about a fun run taking place in Sean Mc Dermot street . They are hoping to get the community involved & the surrounding areas . The event will take…
Encore is Near FM’s highlights of the week programme and on this weeks edition John Healy is joined by Aideen O’Brien of Dublin City Council where they chat about the Dublin City Neighbourhood Awards. Later Lakshmy discusses inequality in the community on…