Podcasts by Local Voices

056: The Last Mayor of Tallaght | Bridie Sweeney from 2021-05-31T13:00

#56: Bridie Sweeney was born and bred in Tallaght and grew up in a cottage on the Old Bawn Road in the 1930s.

Set to turn 90 this year, the former Tallaght Person of the Year and last Mayo...

055: The Living Wage | Hot School Meals | Cycling, A Sustainable Transport Future? from 2021-05-24T07:00

#55: On this discussion show, councillors David McManus, Laura Donaghy and Dermot Richardson debate raising the minimum wage to meet the living wage in Ireland, hot school meals for schools in d...

054: Siobhán McGrath on Dublin’s Contrasting Tough and Dominant Years, Pushing the Envelope of Ladies Football and more… from 2021-05-18T08:00

#54: Nine-time Leinster winner, four time All-Ireland champion, National League medalist and 2019 Players Player of the Year awardee Siobhán McGrath joins The Echo Sports Editor Stephen Leonard ...

053: Youth Unemployment, Housing, Education | Issues Facing Young People from 2021-05-11T07:00

#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 peo...

052: A Ramble About Tallaght from 2021-05-04T07:00

#52: Creator of the A Ramble About Tallaght history blog and author of Since Adam Was A Boy: An Oral Folk History of Tallaght, Albert Perris joins host Hayden Moore to talk about the cultural si...

051: Period Poverty | Anti-Social Behaviour | Proposed Newlands Farm Development from 2021-04-26T11:00

#51: On this discussion show, councillors Charlie O'Connor, Madeleine Johansson and Liam Sinclair debate the proposed rezoning of greenbelt land from agriculture to residential in Tallaght,...

050: Kenneth Egan - The Long Road to Olympic Success and his Struggles Outside the Ring from 2021-04-20T07:00

Former Neilstown boxer Kenneth Egan joins The Echo Sports Editor Stephen Leonard to discuss his long road to Olympic glory in Beijing 2008, his internal battles with self-doubt and alcohol outsi...

049: Is Build To Rent Housing Fit For Purpose? | Teachers Place on COVID-19 Vaccine Priority List | 1-in-4 People Cutting Back on Food and Heating from 2021-04-12T12:00

#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...

048: The History of Katharine Tynan House&Newlands Farm from 2021-04-07T07:00

#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 Kathari...

047: Women in Politics | Gender-based Violence from 2021-03-29T14:00

#47: From the barriers women face in politics to a recent study that showed 80 percent of the respondents experienced some form of sexual harrassment in an area of South Dublin, councillors Carl...

046: David Malone on Surmounting Life’s Hurdles to Become one of Ireland’s Great Paralympians from 2021-03-22T16:00

#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 ...

045: Donie Anderson on Lambing, Self-Shearing, Nature and the Traditions of Farming from 2021-03-15T08:00

#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 ...

044: Challenging Misinformation | Rezoning the Greenbelt | Crack Cocaine | Wetlands from 2021-03-08T00:00

#44: From the dangers around the dissemination of misinformation to ongoing troubles with drugs, housing and the importance of biodiversity in South Dublin, councillors Mick Duff, Louise Dunne a...

043: The Disappearance of Esra Uyrun from 2021-03-01T07:00

#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 ...

042: Jason Byrne on Becoming One of the Most Lethal Strikers in LOI History from 2021-02-24T15:00

#42: From  honing his footballing talent with his cousin Robbie Keane on the streets of Glenshane as a young boy to playing in the great Shelbourne side that enjoyed some great European nights i...

041: Special Schools Return Amid COVID-19 Concerns from 2021-02-15T16:00

#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 chil...

040:"Only 3% of Epilepsy Community is Photosensitive"| International Epilepsy Day from 2021-02-08T16:00

#40: On International Epilepsy Day, Lucan native Megan Finlay, who was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was just 12-years-old talks about raising awareness and breaking down the stigma surroundi...

039: How Brexit is Impacting Local Business from 2021-02-01T08:00

#39: Now that the EU-UK Free Trade Agreement has been finalised, how will this impact local businesses here in South Dublin? Brexit has finally kicked into high gear and as the finer details are...

038: The COVID-19 Vaccine and How it Works from 2021-01-25T08:00

#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...

037: First Fortnight Mental Health, Art&Culture Festival from 2021-01-18T07:00

#37: First Fortnight Mental Health, Art and Culture Festival was born out of the crash to help tackle the stigma and start a conversation around mental health. In it’s 10th festival, First Fortn...

036: Resolutions from 2021-01-13T07:00

Glen Lally has become a successful businessman working out of Silicon Valley for more than 10 years. On this episode of Local Voices, we discuss the importance of goal setting, the growth mindse...

035: Best of Local Voices - 2020 Edition from 2021-01-05T09:00

#35: 2020 is a year that will be remembered for a very long time. On this retrospective episode of Local Voices, Hayden Moore picks out seven key moments from the first year the podcast was in p...

034: Reflecting on 2020 from 2020-12-29T07:00

#34: Host Hayden Moore is joined by founder and editor of The Echo, David Kennedy and journalist Maurice Garvey to reflect on 2020 and review the biggest moments of the whirlwind year.

033: Coming Home for Christmas from 2020-12-21T07:00

#33: To travel or not to travel? That is the big question that Irish people all over the world have asked themselves as they zero in on Christmas.

Ever year there is this mass temporary...

032: Christmas in Poverty from 2020-12-14T15:00

#32: The number of people accessing the St Vincent de Paul (SVP) Food Bank in Ballyfermot quadrupled this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and families living in poverty are facing a ch...

031: The Family Who Fostered 50 Children from 2020-12-07T08:00

#31: Over 600 children entered foster care for the first time in Ireland in 2019 and the enormous work that foster carers do to support those children has a profound impact. Bernadette Coventry,...

030: Collecting Political Material Since Age 12 | Alan Kinsella from 2020-11-30T08:00

#30: We take a trip back through Irish political history through the lense of ephemera such as election flyers, posters, pins and badges. Since 1982, when he was just 12-years-old, Alan Kinsella...

029: Domestic Violence and Abuse from 2020-11-23T15:00

#29: In the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, 521 families were supported by the outreach department of Saoirse Women's Refuge - triple the figure of that in years previous. Eviden...

028: The Three Amigos from 2020-11-17T17:00

#28: As you get older, you start to lose the people who you were closest to and making friends becomes more difficult. Through ExWell, three men aged in their 70s and 80s formed a friendship lik...

027: Business, Newspapers and Journalism | David Kennedy on Southside Players from 2020-11-09T16:00

#27: Founder and editor of The Echo Newspaper, David Kennedy speaks about  newspapers, journalism, business, Tallaght and more with Peter Leonard on Southside Players, a show on Dublin South FM....

026: Undertaker Under Restrictions from 2020-11-02T16:00

The loss of a loved one is something that, even in normal times, can be incredibly difficult and strenuous on your mental health. Funerals and wakes can be essential to the grieving process, but...

CLIP: Why is the Flu Vaccine Important? | Dr Aisling Ní Shúilleabhain from 2020-10-28T15:00

In this clip from 'Local Voices 024: Are You Winter Ready?', Dr Aisling Ní Shúilleabhain talks about the reluctance of patients visiting the GP, the flu vaccine and why it's all i...

CLIP: Why Do Respiratory Illnesses Increase in Winter? | Dr John Cullen from 2020-10-28T15:00

In this clip from 'Local Voices 024: Are You Winter Ready?',  Dr John Cullen, a Respiratory Consultant in Tallaght University Hospital, speaks about the the  prevalence of respiratory ...

CLIP: Keeping Children Safe During Flu Season | Dr Ciara Martin from 2020-10-28T15:00

In this clip from 'Local Voices 024: Are You Winter Ready?',  Dr Ciara Martin from Children's Health Ireland in Tallaght University Hospital speaks about common complaints among c...

025: Making a Podcast During the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-10-27T17:00

Podcasting is an ever-expanding medium, seeing massive growth in the last few years, but making a podcast during a pandemic creates a whole new host of challenges. Co-host of the Motherfoclóir p...

024: Are You Winter Ready? from 2020-10-20T10:00

#24: Every winter when the temperatures drop, there is an increase in the number of respiratory illnesses. With the added impacts of COVID-19 this winter, several healthcare professionals speak ...

023: What is Developmental Language Disorder? from 2020-10-13T12:00

#23: One in 14 people have a hidden condition called Developmental Language Disorder, which causes significant issues with speaking and understanding. What is DLD and what impact does it have on...

021: Fireworks from 2020-09-28T16:00

#21: Recently a teenager suffered life changing injuries after a firework exploded in his hand and for several weeks, they have been causing issues all across Dublin. Gardai have launched Operat...

020: Mental Health and Coping with COVID-19 from 2020-09-21T16:00

#20: Professor Brendan Kelly, Consultant Psychiatrist in Tallaght University Hospital, shares some tips about how to mind our mental health during a pandemic following the release of his book Co...

019: Dublin Football Rewind with Paul Curran | Dublin 1995 All-Ireland Anniversary from 2020-09-14T08:00

#19: Former Thomas Davis and Dublin football legend Paul Curran joins host Hayden Moore to take a step back 25 years in time, to when The Boys in Blue finally won their long-overdue All-Ireland ...

018: Living with Prostate Cancer from 2020-09-07T13:00

#18: Someone is diagnosed with cancer in Ireland every three-minutes. Just over five-years-ago Sean Crowe TD was one of those people. He was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, the most common form ...

017: Institution Survivors of Mother and Baby Homes from 2020-08-28T17:00

#17: Terri Harrison gave birth to her son Niall at St Patrick's Mother and Child Institution in 1973, there he was taken from her and adopted without her consent. David Kinsella was born in...

016: Living with COVID-19 from 2020-08-21T17:00

#16: While COVID-19 still exists, is it possible for us to live the lives we want? With a recent surge in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist...

015: Are County Councillors Paid Enough? from 2020-08-14T17:00

#15: With the news that Green Party Cllr William Priestley was to resign from his position because of the low salary, we take a closer look. Is the €17,060 a year and expenses enough considering...

014: Homeless during COVID-19 from 2020-08-07T16:00

#14: As of June 2020, there are 557 people on South Dublin County Council's homeless register. With the homeless emergency continuing in Ireland along with the COVID-19 pandemic, host Hayde...

013: Reopening Schools During COVID-19 from 2020-07-31T15:00

#13: Following months of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and phased reopenings, schools are set to reopen with children expected to return to classrooms at the end of August. But wh...

012: On The Picket Line from 2020-07-24T16:00

#12: Some 1500 people woke up on the morning of April 9 having suddenly lost their jobs. Debenhams Retail Ireland announced that it was closing all 11 of its stores in the Republic of Ireland, n...

011: Breaking Ice - The Story of the Irish Bobsleigh Team from 2020-07-17T07:00

#11: Ireland's first ever team to qualify for the Winter Olympics was the Irish Bobsleigh Team, at Calgary '88. But 10 days before they were set to take centre stage, their entry to th...

010: Hellfire Club Visitor Centre from 2020-07-10T07:00

#10: Fact and fiction is very much woven together when it comes to the Hellfire Club atop Montpelier Hill. It is the mystery surrounding the hunting lodge and the surrounding scenery of Massy&ap...

009: Businesses recovering from COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-07-03T10:00

#9: What impact has the COVID-19 pandemic had on Irish businesses? There is no doubting that the Irish economy has taken a hit, but as businesses re-open, host Hayden Moore talks to them about t...

008: Pride from 2020-06-26T07:00

#8: A recent study by BeLong To revealed that some 55 percent of LGBTI+ young people struggled with suicide ideation, while 45 percent did with self harm and 60 percent did with loneliness durin...

007: Men's Health Week from 2020-06-19T07:00

#7: Men in Ireland experience a disproportionate burden of ill-health, with mental health a particular issue. With it being Men’s Health Week, host Hayden Moore talks to General Manager of Beaco...

006: The History of Mama Nagi's from 2020-06-12T07:00

#6: As Indian descendants, Mindi Keane and her family were forced to flee Uganda in 1972 at the behest of dictator Idi Amin, who ordered the expulsion of the country’s Asian minority. On this we...

005: Racism in Ireland from 2020-06-05T07:00

#5: Following the death of George Floyd in the Unites States of America, protests have swept across the world highlighting issues of racial injustice - with a protest held in Dublin in solidarit...

004: Living with Multiple Sclerosis from 2020-05-29T07:00

#4: 9000 people in Ireland currently live with Multiple Sclerosis, the most common progressive, neurological condition in young adults in the country. For World MS Day, host Hayden Moore talks t...

003: Collie Ennis - How can you help biodiversity at home? from 2020-05-22T09:00

#3: In this week's episode, we ask conservationist Collie Ennis about the impact COVID-19 is having on wildlife and how we can help biodiversity at home during National Biodiversity Week. C...

002: How is the COVID-19 pandemic effecting locals abroad? from 2020-05-15T12:00

#2: What impact does the pandemic caused by the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) have on people experiencing homelessness? Clondalkin native Roisin Kearney talks about her experiences working ...

001: 40 Years of The Echo from 2020-05-01T10:00

#1: In the launch episode of Local Voices, host Hayden Moore speaks to founders of The Echo Newspaper David and Liz Kennedy as they celebrate 40 years since its first publication. We talk about ...

001: 40 Years of The Echo from 2020-05-01T10:00

#1: In the launch episode of Local Voices, host Hayden Moore speaks to founders of The Echo Newspaper David and Liz Kennedy as they celebrate 40 years since its first publication. We talk about ...