Dave Mac's Local Legend

Pat McMahon will perform his one-man play "From 13 to 31" in Meelin Parish Hall after a 9 Mile walk around Meelin in aid of "Mothers First" on International Women's Day. Mothers First is a charity aimed at helping malnourished Children in Countries such as Africa and India. To catch a live broadcast of the play visit: Mothers First - Home | Facebook

Paudy Hourihane talks up his new single Cold Walk Home. Which has a boy meets girl type of narrative behind it. You can listen to the song at the end of the interview with Dave and check out more of Paudy's music in the following locations:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2k6icJ27yn8wUzzNZPkkcd?si=TSHpINToRxejExz43rkFag&utm_source=copy-linkhttps://www.instagram.com/musicpaudyhourihane/https://w...

Running from March 17th - 20th this year's St Patrick's weekend is sure to be fun for all, with the parade as the main event. With over 40 participants taking place in this NON VIRTUAL St Patrick's Day Parade. The theme is ordinary people in extraordinary times. The grand marshals this year are Blood Bike South.

Jordan Run (Aaron O'Sullivan) a Skibbereen native spoke to Dave ahead of him and his band's first gig of 2022, which is happening in Cypress Avenue on Thursday March 3rd. We also heard their new track 21, a song composed during lockdown about being away in isolation from loved ones. To hear more of Jordan Run's music visit: Jordan Run Official WebsiteJordan Run Official WebsiteJordan Run - Home |...

The aim of Recruit Refugees is to link up Refugees with employers in order to give them the opportunity to get into the work force. Roos explains how they help the refuges get ready for the work place. The group is based in Cork's Shandon Street, they do however work online and have candidates from all around the country. For more info visit recruit: Home | Recruit Refugees Ireland The group also...

Garnish GAA Club in West Cork is set to hold a 24 hour event to raise funds for the club and the Irish Community Air Ambulance. The Longest Road takes place on Saturday, February 26th and will see club members and supporters running and walking around the pitch for a full 24 hours. The club is located at the western tip of the Beara Peninsula in the parish of Allihies. The Irish Community Air Ambu...

Baltimore fisherman Gerard Sheehy's sea-going maxim ‘fail we may, go we must’ is the inspiration behind many things including the documentary "Sail We Must (A Sea Story of Andrew Weatherall and An Irish Fisherman)" find out why here…

Yasmine chats with Dave on International Day of Mother Language. She discusses how the North African Nation of Algeria has their own variation of Arabic. Jasmine gives us a flavour of the language telling us what she loves about Cork in English first then in Arabic.

Gerry screens his satirical take on 007 in Clancy's Bar, the film features an all Cork cast with the premise being a guy who THINKS he is James Bond. Here's the trailer to whet your appetite : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG1QRgaidJA

Joanna's first language is English and she spoke to Dave about life growing up in Bombay (Mumbai) in India. She tells us about how important it is to acknowledge the influx of various cultures and languages in Cork, as well as the ideas that these nationality's bring with them. Good Day Cork have been running a multilingual event "Many Tongues of Cork" since 2019.If you are interested finding out...

We are lucky to be welcoming Olympic Medallist and proud Cork man Rob Heffernan to the breakfast show weekdays from 6AM. Rob and his daughter's Regan and Tara popped into the studio to speak to Dave ahead of Rob's debut on RedFM Breakfast. You can catch Rob Live or on Podcast in the following locations: Red FM | Breakfast on Cork’s RedFM – Red FM

Sophie talks to Dave about Kudos' new single Fragile thoughts which is based on a dream where you feel like you can do anything you want and a feeling of invincibility. Then waking up to the realisation that it's not quite that straightforward in reality. They were also involved in an event which was held in their hometown of Ballycotton. The Ballycotton Sessions goes out this Thursday,Kudos have...

Dave from Wild Youth talked about Wild Youth's takeover of Green on Red and the songs he selected for the show,the challenges of lock-down for the band who were on the rise before hand. He also discussed the gigs they have planned including a gig in Cyprus Avenue in April.

Stephanie chats about how she is nervous but excited at the prospect of venturing into the world of radio presenting this Sunday at 10 AM. She discusses how she is looking forward to engaging with her listeners and picking up new skills,on top of already looking after her son Jackson. Tune into the Sunday Brunch this Sunday on Cork's Red FM.redfm.ie

Despite Caitriona taking a PR role there is a big crew involved in the upkeep of Penny Dinners including; a board of Trustees, Management and Volunteers. She speaks of the generosity from members of the public and organisations from Cork and further a field. Cork's Red FM were happy to be involved with the donate a dinner campaign for the 2nd year running. This involved the public donating €7.50 (...

The Two Norries Podcast-Changing The Conversation Tour 2022Hosts of the hugely successful podcast “The Two Norries” bring their ‘Changing the Conversation’ Tour to Cork Opera House with special guest Pat Falvey. Saturday 12 February 2022

Vinci are a four piece band based in Dublin, however Kurtis was born in Cork. They built their own studio and started recording music remotely. Their track secret lovers is one of those recordings. For more information on Vinci visit: VINCI (vinciband.com)

Dave chats to Cork hurler and actor Timmy Creed on the resurgence of the Irish language and his involvement in an online modern day hedge school designed to reawaken your grá for our native teanga

Hugh chats about some of the emergencies he responded to provide pre-hospital care, which is something he does on a voluntary basis. They're currently hoping to buy a new ventilator to provide more advanced care. Healthcare is something that Hugh has inherited from his Father who carried out similar work in the 70's. There's a challenge being set called the 999 challenge, which is happening to rai...

Ant 1 is a French Indie musician who is now well settled in Cork and was a member of a band called Slow Motion Heroes. Now deciding to fly solo he talks up his new single "It Is Life" which is out now on Cork's FIFA records. To hear more of Ant's music visit: Music | ANT-1 (bandcamp.com)

22 year old French and Spanish Graduate Kaia Purcell has been crowned Miss Cork City, and recently represented Cork in the Miss Ireland contest. As a result of the pandemic it was a longer experience for Kaia then the competition would normally run for. Starting in 2020 with Miss Cork. Then progressing to the semi- final and final of Miss Ireland. Entries for the 2022 competition are being accepte...

Under the recommendation of Christian from MAKO DC and formally Cyclefly, Dave chats to Paul who has been playing guitar since the age of 16 doing covers and since the pandemic he found the space and time to write his own material, including his new single slipstream. For more information about Paul's music visit: https://twitter.com/paulmacasey

Author & publisher Roz Crowley on her book Macroom Mountain Dew, Ireland’s first outdoor music festival in Macroom in the late 70s, available at Waterstones, Nano Nagle Place on Douglas Street and online. Roz chats about how the idea for the festival came about as well as the established artists in attendance. Hear the full chat herehttps://redfm.ie/shows/dave-macs-cork-history-matters/

Award-winning movie podcast, where Married couple Dave and Cathy podcast their walk home from the movies. As featured in The Observer, The Guardian, Le BBC & now they are Local Legends on Dave Mac's Drive too! thecinemile.com for more.

Micheal was sick of bringing his kids to the local park in Farranree and looking at how much of a mess it was, as well as the hazards such as broken glass and shredded metal from Coke cans. So he put up an advert using the hashtag Civic Pride North Side and he is encouraging the public to be part of the solution rather than the problem by bringing any cleaning equipment they have to Pophams Field...