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Ballymun local, Debbie Paget joins Johnny Holmes to talk about the book she had written, 3 years following the death of her eight-year-old daughter, Tina in 1999. The book is entitled “The Stolen Years” and is about her life, times and experiences since growing up in Dublin from the 1960’s.

A group of teenagers from the Kilmore West Youth Project tell us about themselves and their trip to the Cavan Centre.

For more on the please visit https://www.kilmorewestyouthproject.com/

Social benefit programming is made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

 

 

Alarm Bells is a radio play written and produced by the Green Ember Arts collective. It portrays the escalating housing crisis through an anthology of short scenes in which a small fraction of those most affected by homelessness are represented. Alarm Bells examines the reality of the housing crisis and the contrast of a dominant media narrative of economic recovery. Ireland now has over 100,000 people on public housing lists and over 10,000 homeless.

Cast

Eva Blackwell, Adam Redmond, Kyle Gardiner, Gareth White, Tara Power, Alan O’Brien, Des Egan, Melissa Nolan, Cassie Ivers, Chloe Rooney, Shauna Kindillon, Geraldine McCallahan, Frank Allen, Brendan Laird, Margaret O’Brien, Dainora Vilkonciute, Chael Vilkonciute, Camillus John, Jorja Siwale, Taryn Siwale and Nathan McKenzie.

Writers

Dave Blackwell, Alan O’Brien, Patrick Ferris, Berni Dwan.

Crew

Producers: Dave Blackwell, Berni Dwan.

Director: Patrick Ferris.

Editors: David Blackwell, Neil Farrelly.

Sound: David Blackwell, Neil Farrelly, Paul Loughran.

Music: Thomas McCarthy

Made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, with the television licence fee.

Editor of the Northside People, Padraig Conlon talks to John Healy about some of this week’s stories 

Web Link: dublinpeople.ie

Aileen Hickey CEO of Parentline joins John Healy about the stress on some parents in the run up to Christmas and give out details about the helpline 

Web Link: parentline.ie

Urban Schrott, ESET Ireland joins John Healy to discuss gift card scams and how to avoid them 

Web Link:  eset.com/.ie

Jen Harris who along with her father Stephen are volunteers with Howth RNLI will be talking to John Healy about her reasons for volunteering and discussing the Christmas Appeal 2021 

Web Link: rnli.org

Damian Peelo from Treoir, the organisation that provide a confidential, specialist information service for parents not married to each other. They help parents understand complex family law issues.

www.treoir.ie 

01-6700120

 

Sean Moynihan, CEO of Alone speaks to Adrianne Murphy about the ALONE’s campaign entitled, ‘ALONE at Christmas’, which offers the public first-hand advice as to how they too can end the silent epidemic of loneliness and social isolation amongst our older people. The secret? The gift of you.

Image from seniorsmatter.com

Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Green Party TD, Ossian Smyth joins Adrianne Murphy to discuss the recently signed off legislative regulations for a Deposit Return Scheme in Ireland for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, due to come into force next year. Adrianne also asked the Minister what the regulations are in relation to eBikes and eScooters and when regulations might come into force in relation to this.