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Donie chats to the Queen of Country Music, Philomena Begley about her career to date as she celebrates 59 years in the business and releases a new single entitled ‘Love and Happiness’ recorded while in lockdown with her son Aidan Quinn.

Sinn Fein T.D. Louise O’Reilly talks to Donie about the ending of the Ex-Debenhams workers ending their 406-day dispute, the current situation in relation to job’s at Shannon Airport and the leveling up of the playing field with regards to corporation tax incentives for Irish employers to that of direct foreign investors.

Sgt Aidan Monahan, from the Community Policing unit at Santry Garda Station joins Donie to talk about the possibility of people being the subject of Scams as a result of the recent cyber attack. Sgt. Monahan offers some invaluable to listeners on what to do in the event of any suspicious contacts.

George Mulcahy is joined by Hazel Masterson where they discuss Fibromyalgia Awareness Month and what it’s like to live with the condition. Hazel has lived with Fibromyalgia for 20 years and tells us her story.

Myra chats to Kerry McLaverty, CEO of  LauraLynn Hospice Week about the LauraLynn Charity Event.

Myra chats to Mark O’Connor, Community Engagement Manager for Inclusion Ireland.

Former academic Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss “Things that make me mad” Alan discusses why grouping people by age irks him and why the antics of some road users are beyond stupid.

Pia Janning, Senior Policy and Strategic Alliances Officer at Léargas joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the programme of events for European Youth Week, including  the new Erasmus & and European Solidarity Corps programmes launching in 2021.

As usual all the local stories and events with Ken and Sarah and 2 great conversations….

……The Dublin Dance Festival is 2 weeks of fresh, daring and courageous dance online. You can dive into new performances from trail-blazing artists from around the world; immerse yourself in the creative process with dance documentaries; and move and connect with family, friends and community at workshops and interactive events. Ken ‘two left feet’ Kilbride talks to the Festival’s Artistic Director Benjamin Perchet…

……Are you a volunteer, or have you ever considered taking on a voluntary role and giving back to your community? The seemingly small actions volunteers in Dublin and across Ireland take every day really have a huge impact. This week is National Volunteering Week and a host of events are being hosted by volunteer centres in Dublin and across Ireland to celebrate and give back to our volunteers. So what’s involved – and how can an individual take the first step on their volunteer journey? To find out, Sarah chats with Manager of the Dublin City Volunteer Centre, Edwina Dewart…

….and some local jobs and volunteering opportunities to finish up the show…..

To begin with The NearBy Business Newsdesk with Declan and Dave where we will discuss some of the todays business headlines……

In the business of this week…its the business of Cyber Security…over the last week we’ve all heard a lot about this topic given what’s been happening to the HSE and the Department of Health..Cyber Security is something we have spoken about a number of times on the programme and each time we cover it we talk to Paul C Dwyer, CEO of Cyber Risk International..

In our weekly radio Column this week Jenny Tyrell takes a look at where we are in relation to Brexit, the Northern Ireland protocol and also an interesting Brexit Impact Loan Scheme that’s available to businesses….

during the 1970’s the rag trade was a powerhouse industry but unfortunately that is sadly no longer the case and its no longer part of the business landscape… 

Finally David Bell from the HR Department is here for our regular look at HR issues. This week…as we begin to come out of lockdown and move from Spring to Summer a look at ways in which we can improve and maximise both your business and your employees performance…

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