Sinn Fein Counciller Mark Ward talks to Donie about the huge concerns created by unregulated gambling.

John Healy reports from the Education Fair, being held in Parnell’s GAA club, and hosted by the Northside Partnership. He talks to Paul Hayes, Phyllis Farrell, Anne Walding, Carla Claasan,Franziska Fehr,Liz Hogan, Maria Gleeson & Ruth Daly.

Len Amory joins Donie in the studio to talk about the bicentenary celebration of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh and the celebration in Malahide Rugby Club on Saturday 21st of October 2017.

On this edition of Lifeline:

Michael Hennessy is speaking to Deirdre Sullivan from Walkinstown, who is a breast cancer survivor. Deirdre has recently hosted a very successful “Cups Against Cancer” coffee morning, for the Irish Cancer Society. Deirdre tells us about her own cancer experience and also about the coffee morning fundraiser.

Presenter: Michael Hennessy

Guest: Deirdre Sullivan

On this edition of Lifeline:

Michael Hennessy speaks to Annmarie Brennan of the Dublin Simon Community about the problems of homelessness and the services that they provide to the homeless. Annmarie also talks about the fundraising campaigns that Simon undertake in order to fund these services.

Can we know God? Find out on this weeks installment of GodTalk….and Jim is let loose on the street again!

Michelle Murphy talks about Social Justice Ireland’s response to Budget 2018

Fergus Carroll talks about sports news

Poem of the Week # 29 is Invictus by W.E. Henley and read by Phil Lynch.

 

Poem of the week is produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM.

Poem of the Week is made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the television licence fee. Thanks to Dublin City Council for their promotional support towards the project.

George Mulcahy is joined on Lifeline by Evin Hughes, Vice Chairperson of DIT Mental Health Society where they chat about the work of the society as well as the launch of a new video to mark World Mental Health Day.