22 year old French and Spanish Graduate Kaia Purcell has been crowned Miss Cork City, and recently represented Cork in the Miss Ireland contest. As a result of the pandemic it was a longer experience for Kaia then the competition would normally run for. Starting in 2020 with Miss Cork. Then progressing to the semi- final and final of Miss Ireland. Entries for the 2022 competition are being accepted at: Miss Ireland (miss-ireland.ie)Or download the Miss Ireland App.

Under the recommendation of Christian from MAKO DC and formally Cyclefly, Dave chats to Paul who has been playing guitar since the age of 16 doing covers and since the pandemic he found the space and time to write his own material, including his new single slipstream.For more information about Paul's music visit: https://twitter.com/paulmacasey

Author & publisher Roz Crowley on her book Macroom Mountain Dew, Ireland’s first outdoor music festival in Macroom in the late 70s, available at Waterstones, Nano Nagle Place on Douglas Street and online. Roz chats about how the idea for the festival came about as well as the established artists in attendance.Hear the full chat herehttps://redfm.ie/shows/dave-macs-cork-history-matters/

Award-winning movie podcast, where Married couple Dave and Cathy podcast their walk home from the movies. As featured in The Observer, The Guardian, Le BBC & now they are Local Legends on Dave Mac's Drive too! thecinemile.com for more.

Micheal was sick of bringing his kids to the local park in Farranree and looking at how much of a mess it was, as well as the hazards such as broken glass and shredded metal from Coke cans. So he put up an advert using the hashtag Civic Pride North Side and he is encouraging the public to be part of the solution rather than the problem by bringing any cleaning equipment they have to Pophams Field and helping out this Saturday from 11am.

In advance of a forthcoming Cork History Matters podcast Dave Mac here complies a sample of the conversation he had with author & publisher Roz Crowley whose book Macroom Mountain Dew, available at Waterstones, Nano Nagle Place on Douglas Street and online, tells the tale of Ireland’s first outdoor music festival in Macroom in the late 70s. The Mountain Dew festival first featured Marianne Faithful in a dome borrowed from the Rose of Tralee committee and then by Cork’s very own local hero, the international rock superstar that was Rory Gallagher. Other acts to feature include Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, The Chieftains, Paul Brady, Horslips, Paul Young, The Dubliners, and many more.

The Kerry native is back fresh from a festive climb up Carrauntoohil and is ready to present you with music, chat and banter weeknights from 7.

The trailer for Gary's film has already received 2,500 views. It's a 35 min comedy flick that members of society who have dyslexia or anxiety should be able to connect with.Gary who has a background in teaching got inspiration from the film when he noticed that not every student has the same needs. To see the film premiere visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcsHjb6moY0

Miki from Slovakia who originally is a qualified architect decided to move discipline to fashion photography and partly in PR and commercial. He mentions the crossover in terms of composition and the fact that he had always been playing around with cameras since he was about 9. A side from this he has decided to launch his own clothing brand after seeing a niche in the Irish market, called Gnarly Peaks which is a specifically for thermal wear.To buy your mountaineering clothing visit:https://www.gnarlypeaks.com/

With the return of spectators Sinéad chats about this year's Cork club championships.Including the Senior division footballers of St.Finbarr's claiming victory over Clonakilty and in the Hurling Midleton beating Glen Rovers. Throughout December there's a new initiative in place called Red Friday. Dave will be giving away Cork GAA club season tickets for 2022. As Cork's RedFM are proud sponsors of the Hurling Leagues. To see what other types of packages they have available visit : https://gaacork.ie/2021/12/03/redfridaywithcorkgaa/