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Reminiscence on the Radio: 1953

Paul Brazil March 18, 2020
1953 was the year Guy Mitchell had everyone singing ‘She Wears Red Feathers and a Hula Hula Skirt’…  it was also the year that Facebook crooner Eddie Peppard went to England to find work, he had lived in a tenement in North…
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Reminiscence: 1956: with your host Karen Meenan and guests

Joe Behan March 10, 2020
1956 was the year that Elvis was crowned the King of Rock and Roll with his worldwide hit ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ recorded when he was just 21.  Ronnie Delany was also 21 that year when he won a gold medal in the Melbourne…
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Reminiscence on the Radio: 1952

Paul Brazil March 10, 2020
1952 was the year that Joe Patterson worked as a Civil Servant in Posts and Telegraphs.  It was his job to order the first reel to reel Grundig tape recorder from Germany and BASF tapes. As Joe approaches his 90th birthday, he…
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Reminiscence on The Radio – 1955

Paul Brazil February 28, 2020
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets was the best-selling record around the world in 1955.  It was also the year that Bob Laird visited New Ross to celebrate his 5th birthday while JFK and his wife Jackie visited…
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The Reminiscence Show And This Weeks Show Is The Year Of 1959

Joe Behan February 12, 2020
1959 was the year that Clifford Brown from Dundalk spent 6 weeks with Scarlet Fever in the Drogheda Fever Hospital, aged 5 and was force fed Tapioca, a food he has never eaten since! Anne Seagrave was nine years old that year…
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Reminiscence on the Radio – Episode 3

7th Seal January 28, 2020
In 1954, Donal Webb was just five years old, but he still remembers vividly his first day at the seaside. They went on an old steam train to Seapoint and ate a picnic he’ll never forget! Frances Elliott recalls the parties, sing-songs…
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Reminiscence on the Radio – Episode 2

7th Seal January 21, 2020
  Karen Meenan met with Pearse Barnett (74) and Mary Bohan (86) both members of the Forget-Me-Nots choir.  They shared stories from 1958 – Pearse was 12 years old and was in Morton Stadium in Santry on the very day that Herb…
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Senior Citizens’ Programme: Karen Meenan, Near FM

Johnny January 21, 2020
Karen Meenan, Near FM joins Austin McCoy and Paul Murray to talk about her new programme “Memories of 1950’s”
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Lifeline 16-01-2020 Karen speaks about the link between dementia and hearing loss with audiologist Leona Kane co-founder of Audi-Lab Hearing Practice.

Neil January 16, 2020
‘There is a link between dementia and hearing loss’ so says audiologist Leona Kane co-founder of Audi-Lab Hearing Practice in Sutton Cross and Raheny.  She explains to Karen Meenan that we hear with our brain not our ears and how important it…
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Lifeline 16-01-2020 Karen is joined by Easy Treesie founder Orla Farrell

Neil January 16, 2020
Easy Treesie was founded by Orla Farrell, a primary school teacher who took early retirement to follow her mission to ‘Plant-for-the-Planet’.  She spoke to Karen Meenan about her goal is to motivate every child on the island of Ireland to plant one…
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Lifeline 16-01-2020 Karen Meenan spoke to Stephen Kennedy who is the Schools Liaison Officer in Beann Eadair GAA Club in Howth.

Neil January 16, 2020
Karen Meenan spoke to Stephen Kennedy who is the Schools Liaison Officer in Beann Eadair GAA Club in Howth about the importance of getting teenagers involved in team sports and keeping them motivated.  Stephen is Managing Director of Talent Partners also spoke…
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Reminiscence on the Radio – Episode 1

7th Seal January 14, 2020
  In the brand new series ‘Reminiscence on the Radio’ which looks back at memories from the 1950s and 60s through songs, stories, soundtracks and a splash of poetry, Karen Meenan spoke to Pat McLaughlin and Rosemary Quinn.  The year featured was…
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