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Episode 16- Is this Meath based modular house builder the key to resolving our housing crisis?
Last month, Dublin City Council listed new houses as affordable at €475,000 on Oscar Traynor Road. The ‘market’ price is even higher. This is a discounted price, which is meant to be affordable, but €475,000 is not affordable for most of us. There is another housing scheme introduced in 2020 which seeks to address the…
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Episode 15- Why are there so many cricket clubs in Fingal?
I have long wondered about this question, particularly as I have moved from Howth to Balbriggan. No cricket between Howth and Clontarf but then as soon as you pass Malahide, which has a club, every town in Fingal is blessed with a club. There is a cricket club in Malahide, Portrane, Rusk, Lusk, Skerries, Ring…
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Episode 14- Harry Reynolds; cycling then and now
Ireland’s Stephen Roche of the time in 1896, a Balbriggan local came to prominence when he won the World Championship in cycling in Copenhagen. I spoke to Brian Howley, Chairperson of the Balbriggan Historical Society about Harry Reynolds, his life in Balbriggan and beyond. The Historical Society also had a display about Harry Reynolds on…
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Episode 13- Focus on Louth Meath
Election day is fast approaching and in this episode, we start with news updates. Caio Benicio was a Deliveroo cyclist who intervened to stop the knife attacker on Parnell Square in Dublin back in November and now is he is a Fianna Fail candidate in the local elections. Marion Agrios was a candidate for Fine…
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Episode 12- Local Elections 2024 Special- Focus on Fingal
In this episode, we discuss with Ex Cllr Killian Forde and Sam Tranum (Deputy Editor Dublin Inquirer) prospects for the upcoming local elections due on Friday June 7th. The Dublin Inquirer has just produced the Dublin Voter Guide. The guide is a very comprehensive guide to the local elections. The Dublin Inquirer wrote to every…
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Episode 11- Pirate radio on the M1
If you didn’t want to listen to RTE Radio 1 or 2 up to the end of the 1980s, the only option you had was to listen to the pirate radio stations. Pictured: Brian Greene, host of Pirate.ie and the famous Radio Caroline ship, which was launched from the port of Greenore by Ronan O’…
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Episode 10- The future of print media
Yes, we vary the topics here and in this episode we discuss with north county Dublin resident news reporter for the Irish Independent Laura Lynott her career in journalism and with former journalist Dundalk resident and Head of Communications at Fingal County Council Gerry Mc Dermott, the future of print media. Gerry tells us about…
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Episode 9- From Kharkiv, Sumy, Bucha to Balbriggan
I spoke to some women living in Balbriggan having fled the war in Ukraine. All were grateful for the response both by the Irish state but also the Irish people for their support in helping people to find safety in Ireland. I spoke to Nadia and her daughter Ivana who fled Bucha just as the…
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Episode 8- Regenerating Drogheda
With Marks & Spencer pulling out, the D Hotel changing use, in addition to the fact that there are over 100 vacant properties in Drogheda town centre, we look at whether it is possible to rebuild the town with a vibrant centre at its core. In these discussions, we explore solutions that might help regenerate…
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Episode 7- Will later opening hours save the night time economy?
Rush based comedian Steve Cummins discusses his career in comedy and the night time economy. In this episode, we interview Comedian and MC at the Laughter Lounge Steve Cummins. As someone who has been making his living from the night time economy, we get Steve’s take on how things are. In 2000, there were over…