Podcast-FeedSwimming the Channel for Temple Street
NearFM’s Mick Fitsgerald speaks with Kevin Prendergast about his upcoming brave swim between the UK and France to benefit St Michael’s C Renal Unit at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. Kevin is part of a relay team of 8 people called “Are we there yet?”. The team hails from North Dublin and will swim as two teams of four. If people would like to sponsor the swim the website can be found at www.swimmingthechannelfortemplestreet.com
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Water Issues in the Middle East - Part 1.
Eran Feitelson is a professor of Geography at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an acknowledged world expert in the field of water management. While in Dublin recently to address a private meeting of the Irish Friends of the Hebrew University, Michael FitzGerald caught up with him, and in a comprehensive lecture, he outlines the limited sources of water in one of the most arid regions in the world and the challenges that presents.
He is introduced to the gathering by Dr. David Abrahamson, from the Irish Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Review of "Bob Marley - The Untold Story"
Near90FM’s Richie Hanlon reviews a book written about the life of Bob Marley.
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"Liffey Ships and Ship building"
Michael Sharp speaks with Patrick Sweeney about his book on the history of ship building in Dublin.
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"Executed for Ireland - The Patrick Moran Story"
Michael Sharp speaks with author May Moran, niece of Patrick Moran, about her book “Executed for Ireland – The Patrick Moran Story.” The book tells the story of Patrick’s struggle during the War of Independence in the early 1900s.
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