Local Voices

#53: Two-thirds of young people were unemployed in April and a recent study has showed that Ireland had the highest educated workforce in Europe. So what is going wrong?

Three young people involved in politics have their say about the issues of unemployment, education and housing they are facing and discuss what can be done to support them.

Listen in as John Kerr, Social Democrats Dublin South West Chairperson, Va...

#49: Considering the housing crisis in Ireland, is the build to rent housing model fit for purpose? Across 10 proposed development sites in Tallaght which are made up of 3,055 apartment units, 1,700 are build to rent. 

On this discussion show, Councillors Alan Edge, Emma Murphy and William Carey debate if the supply is meeting the specified housing demand, how one-in-four people are cutting back on food and heating due to ...

#48: Right in the heart of the greenbelt which stretches from Tallaght to Clondalkin, is the former home of literary great Katharine Tynan. 

Whitehall, which is known locally as Katharine Tynan House, once hosted WB Yeats and AE Russell and holds massive historical value for it's role in a period of literary enlightenment in the late 1800s.

Over the years, the 200-year-old farmhouse which nurtured Katharine&a...

#46: Despite undergoing two leg amputations as a young boy, David Malone never shied away in the face of adversity.

Malone was born with a rare condition called arthrogryposis, which is a bone disorder that affects limbs.

When he was seven, both of his legs were amputated within the space of 18-months.

He was still driven to keep pace with his friends to stay involved and it was that very tenacity which would see him become one of the...

#45: Donie Anderson is of old stock, he grew up on his family farm in Glenasmole and has dedicated years of his life to the traditions and crafts of farming.

Methods of training sheepdogs have been passed down through his family for generations and Donie, has perfected it.

Alongside his trusty sheepdog Jess, Donie is a familiar face at local events across the community where they heard geese, sheep and even hens with great precision.

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#43: 10 years have elapsed since Esra Uyrun left her Clondalkin home to pick up milk for her son and husband, and vanished. The mysterious disappearance of Esra has devastated her family. Berna Fidan, Esra's sister, has travelled back and forth between her home in London and Ireland since that faithful day. Berna believes that somebody knows what happened to her sister and has never stopped searching for answers.

Anyo...

#41: Special schools returned at 50 percent capacity, while special classes in mainstream schools are set to open. The key concerns among staff of these schools was around the safety of the children amid uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 variant. Fórsa representative and SNA in St Joseph's Special School, Aisling Lohan, Principal Graeme Crombie and Newcastle mother of two autistic boys, Eleanor Bermingham join host Hayden M...

#38: What is the technology behind the COVID-19 vaccine? Consultant Microbiologist in Tallaght University Hospital, Anna-Rose Prior, shares some of the science behind the pioneering mRNA vaccine that is being used to curb the spread of coronavirus. Val Joy, Director of Nursing in Lisheen Nursing Home, tells host Hayden Moore about the how they suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic and recently, had 255 r...