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24/01/2025

Muraed is joined by Gonchighand Byambaa, Ambassador to The Dublin Lunar New Year 2025 Dublin Lunar New Year, The Year of the Snake and the celebrations will culminate on Sunday 2nd February with the festival’s flagship event, a day of free festivities in Meeting House Square. A celebration for the East Asian community.

An exciting programme with many free events for all ages announced for Dublin Lunar New Year celebrations brought to you by Dublin City Council. The 9-day Dublin Lunar New Year festival will run from Saturday 25th Jan - Sunday 2nd Feb 2025.

Everyone is invited to take part and the programme includes workshops, art exhibitions, live performances, film screenings, storytelling, comedy, games, tasty food experiences and so much more. For full details see dublinlunarnewyear.ie

Kian Lacchia is here for this Friday's Sports Preview. Keeping you up to date on all the sporting action taking place this weekend including Premier League, URC, the return of the Allianz GAA league, and big weekend for Irish MMA and the NFL. Tune in!

23/01/2025

On Jerry Fish, Carnival curator and showman extraordinaire about his new album ‘Dreaming of Daniel’ a celebration of Daniel Johnston’s philosophy – one which we can all dance to, when Jerry & Co. perform the tracks from this record on an upcoming Irish tour, including a Grand Social show for 2025's 'Hi, How Are You Day!' on January 26 with MayKay, plus very special guests Junior Brother, Mundy, Anamoe Drive, Aonair, Cat Dowling, John Byrne and more.

Jerry Fish joins Muraed to share everything with us and share with us the second single of the album, ‘Ain’t No Woman Gonna Make A George Jones Outta Me’ featuring MayKay!

Declan Hughes was down at latest press conference with Carla Ward, head coach of the republic of Ireland Women's National Team FAI Women where he asked her about taking over the Irish women's team, the Internationals & heading into the world cup qualifiers next year.

January often feels like an endless month, and with our hectic schedules and limited hours in the day, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and burntout. However, burnout is not something to wear as a badge of honor (BurnoutNation).
In this discussion, our resident nutritionist Nutrition by Laurann joins Helen Desbois to share her top nutrition and lifestyle tips for preventing and recovering from burnout.

22/01/2025

Claire-Anne Tobin, Founder of Green Grannies, Climate action champions and angels of chaos, the Green Grannies are a common-sense sensation, spending their retirement knitting, cycling, practicing yoga and seeding a revolution.

Carrying forward the success of the Brigid 1500 programme last year, which brought nearly 80,000 visitors to Kildare, the festival is back with a bang, promising a bigger bolder and more vibrant experience with a festival that is the latest mainstay in the Irish calendar. Brigid 2025, Spirit of Kildare will take place from the 24th January to the 3rd February and will commemorate St Brigid through the theme “Her Spirit, Our Story”.

For more information check out; https://spiritofbrigid.ie/

Chantal Mc Cormick, founding member and creative director of Fidget Feet. The renowned aerial dance troupe will take to the skies in Kildare town on Sunday, February 2nd with The Cloak in the Night Sky. This magical tale combines aerial performances, special effects, and live traditional Irish music to create a memorable experience.

Michael Glynn is joined by the Childline Listening Supervisor, Elizabeth Donlon Fox to talk about the work of 'ISPCC Childline' Childline by ISPCC and the current appeal looking for Childline volunteers in Dun Laoghaire area.

Volunteers can apply by emailing [email protected]

Counsellor and psychotherapist, Emma Lynch with MyMind joins Michael O'Kane to talk about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), while many people may have heard of OCD, it is often misunderstood, with stereotypes overshadowing the real challengers faced by those who live with it; but this morning Emma Lynch is in studio to provide a deeper understanding of the impact OCD. Tune in!

21/01/2025

Dave and Steve Flynn—identical twins who turned a tiny veg shop in Greystones into a plant-powered revolution! For 20 years, The Happy Pear has been all about spreading health, happiness, and seriously delicious food. Now, they're hitting the road with their new book and a live tour, The Happy Pear 20: Recipes and Learnings From the First 20 Years. Muraed is joined by Dave Flynn to talk all things The Happy Pear 🍐

Tony Og Regan a seasoned performance and wellbeing coach, joins Paul Merriman to discuss the keys to unlocking clarity, self-belief, and composure featured in his new book, MVP: Raise Your Game, Unlock Your Potential. Discover how to elevate your performance and become the most elite version of yourself in this insightful and empowering episode.

Tune into Ask Paul: The Personal Finance Show EVERY Saturday at 10 AM for your weekly dose of financial news, interviews and the answers to your burning cash questions. And AGAIN, on Spotify at AskPaul on Dublin City FM

21/01/2025

The show features discussion and selected tracks that span the musical genres of Hardcore Country, Americana and Roots music. The hosts - Stephen Rapid, Paul McGee, Declan Culliton and Eilís Boland - are joined by invited guests and musicians on occasion and always strive to present their music in ...

20/01/2025

This week on Perfectly Imperfect Parenting on 103.2 Dublin City FM I chatted to Yvonne Reddin - Content Writer about solo parenting and chasing your work goals after having a family. Yvonne was a stay-at-home mother for a long time until she decided to start her own business. She now works as a Journalist, Travel Reviewer, PR Expert and Author.

You can listen back to our conversation at the link below:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6NKiGSRUNrrGhjZwUX92SF

20/01/2025

Starting tomorrow, Monday 20th January, The Lonesome Highway Show on 103.2 Dublin City FM will be broadcast at the later time slot of 1pm. So join us tomorrow from 1pm to 2pm for more music and chat.

20/01/2025

'The Next Big Thing Festival 2025' is kicking off Wednesday 22nd - Friday 24th across two stages at The Workman's Club, Dublin. Boasting an eclectic line-up of hip-hop, rock and DJs; this years diverse line-up featuring all female headliners is guaranteed to have something for every kind of music fan,

Muraed Hughes is joined by Alex Lai from Ex Oh Promotions to tell us more about this years 'The Next Big Thing Festival'

Muraed also chats to Nicole Rourke and Benjamin Dwyer of Anna Livia Creative , an arts-education and arts provider dedicated to enriching Ireland's cultural scene and developing, nurturing and promoting Irish culture nationally. The pair talk about their experience in the arts as well as promoting their upcoming performance of McGovern's Choice which brings to life the works of The James Joyce Centre Dublin

17/01/2025

Comedian, podcaster and Dancing With The Stars competitor Gearoid Farrelly is on the line with Muraed Hughes to talk the on-going competition and his busy, hectic schedule, practicing, filming and touring his comedy show 'Rage'. gearoidfarrelly.com

Dearbhla O'Brien of Drinkaware is joining us to chat about Dry January and the Blue Monday blues; to share with us some insight into the benefits of going alcohol-free, tips for to sticking to Dry January and squash some Dry January myths with Michael O'Kane.

Kian Lacchia takes us through the premier league fixtures, challenge cup, NFL and much much more!

16/01/2025

Jack Gilligan is joined by director and writer, Una Nolan to talk about her upcoming play 'Need Help, No Worries If Not'. The play which is described as a new work for theatre exploring the experience of coming-of-age​ for a young woman in Ireland. Una also talks about her life in theatre and drama and how her new play came together.

'Need Help, No Worries If Not' takes place from the 30th Jan - 1st Feb at Smock Alley Theatre.

For those who have ever shopped for nutritional supplements, you will know that it can feel like a minefield as we are bombarded with so many different products. Here Helen Desbois chats our resident nutritionist Nutrition by Laurann who gives you her guide to buying nutritional supplements, including the dos and the don'ts.

Sarah Finnan from Image Magazine is back on Good Morning Dublin to share some fashion items to take to the ski slopes. Judith Mullally is in studio this morning to learn more!

15/01/2025

Today on Olivia Byrne, actress who will be performing in 'The Ferryman' staged in The Gaiety Theatre. Joins Muraed to provide a teaser of what to expect in the Jez Butterworth production. This seven-week run from 27th January - 15th March involves 3 generations, a cast of 24, 1 baby, 1 live rabbit and 1 live goose!

Dublin City FM's Jack Gilligan talks with Writer Kenneth Hudson and Director Paul Meade about their play "The 3:30 at Cheltenham" which will be performing at the Viking Theatre at The Sheds in Clontarf. The play is a breakneck dark comedy that delves into the life and gambling addiction of its protagonist, Andy Williams. It's described as perfect vehicle to open much needed conversations on the impacts of gambling in Irish society.
It will be performing from Saturday the 20th of January to the 1st of February.

In this week's mental health awareness segment, Emma Lynch from MyMind will be discussing New Years Resolutions with Michael O'Kane. The pressure goal setting can have on our mental health and provide some practical advice for setting healthier and more achievable goals. Tune in!

15/01/2025

14/01/2025

The show features discussion and selected tracks that span the musical genres of Hardcore Country, Americana and Roots music. The hosts - Stephen Rapid, Paul McGee, Declan Culliton and Eilís Boland - are joined by invited guests and musicians on occasion and always strive to present their music in ...

14/01/2025

Today on , with the rising cases of RSV, Dr Máire Finn is on the line with Dublin City FM's Michael O'Kane to provide her expert advice to parents of small babies and answers your pressing questions; how to recognise the symptoms of RSV and also practical advice on how to minimise exposure to the virus during peak season.

Muraed is joined by , playwright and screenwriter, Emmet Kirwan to talk about his upcoming show 'ACCENTS'.
Following two sold-out runs in 2022, 'ACCENTS' explores the sounds of our voices and how they define us. The show features from Emmett and from his late friend Eoin French.

Muraed is joined by .emmett of 'The Astronomy Show' to talk about some of the celestial happenings this month. They cover the seven planets that will be on view, talk about the grand stretch in the evenings and more.

Catch 'The Astronomy Show' with Ben Emmett and John Dickson every Tuesday from 7:30pm on . Tune in!

13/01/2025

On Jillian will be talking with Zara Stassin, owner and founder of Zaras Planet - an international equestrian holiday agency - about her passion for horses, travel and supporting local enterprises across the world through the tourism dollar. Tune in at 1pm!

13/01/2025

Today on , with the rising cases of RSV, Dr Máire Finn is on the line with 's Michael O'Kane to provide her expert advice to parents of small babies and answers your pressing parenting questions; how to recognise the symptoms of RSV and also practical advice on how to minimise exposure to the virus during peak RSV season. Tune in!