Local Voices
Produced by The Echo Newspaper, Local Voices is a weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into the news, current affairs, sport, business and entertainment stories that matter most to you. The Echo Newspaper has given a voice to Tallaght, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and the surrounding communities of South Dublin for 40 years. Through Local Voices, The Echo team will continue to deliver quality journalism and insightful features that take you to the root of the story and fuel debate with multiple guests.
Episodes
59 episodes
057: LGBT+ Community in South Dublin | Pride
#57: From pronouns and coming out to navigating institutional frameworks, facing barriers and discrimination, three people from the LGBT+ community discuss it all this Pride Month.
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056: The Last Mayor of Tallaght | Bridie Sweeney
#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 Mayor of Tallaght sits down with host Hayden Moore to ...
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055: The Living Wage | Hot School Meals | Cycling, A Sustainable Transport Future?
#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 disadvantaged areas, and Cycle South Dublin.
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054: Siobhán McGrath on Dublin’s Contrasting Tough and Dominant Years, Pushing the Envelope of Ladies Football and more…
#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 to recount her years with Dublin to date, enjoying...
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053: Youth Unemployment, Housing, Education | Issues Facing Young People
#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 is...
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052: A Ramble About Tallaght
#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 significance of history, reminiscence work, and shar...
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051: Period Poverty | Anti-Social Behaviour | Proposed Newlands Farm Development
#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, period poverty and issues of anti-social behaviour acr...
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050: Kenneth Egan - The Long Road to Olympic Success and his Struggles Outside the Ring
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 outside the ring.
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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
#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 discu...
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048: The History of Katharine Tynan House & Newlands Farm
#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 Rus...
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047: Women in Politics | Gender-based Violence
#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 Carly Bailey, Teresa Costello and Joanna Tuffy discuss...
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046: David Malone on Surmounting Life’s Hurdles to Become one of Ireland’s Great Paralympians
#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 wa...
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045: Donie Anderson on Lambing, Self-Shearing, Nature and the Traditions of Farming
#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 gener...
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044: Challenging Misinformation | Rezoning the Greenbelt | Crack Cocaine | Wetlands
#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 and David McManus discuss some of the biggest issue...
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043: The Disappearance of Esra Uyrun
#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...
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042: Jason Byrne on Becoming One of the Most Lethal Strikers in LOI History
#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 in the Champions League qualifiers and chasing...
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041: Special Schools Return Amid COVID-19 Concerns
#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 var...
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040: "Only 3% of Epilepsy Community is Photosensitive" | International Epilepsy Day
#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 surrounding the neurological disorder. Paddy McGeoghegan al...
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039: How Brexit is Impacting Local Business
#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 being ironed out, CEO of South Dublin Chamber Pet...
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038: The COVID-19 Vaccine and How it Works
#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 coronavi...
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037: First Fortnight Mental Health, Art & Culture Festival
#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 Fortnight was staged for the first time online in light...
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036: Resolutions
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 mindset and how adopting a process will help you fulfill...
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035: Best of Local Voices - 2020 Edition
#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 production.
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