RICC Radio Podcasts

On this weeks episode Helen talks with Neuroscientist Dr. Brian Pennie about his journey from addiction to his career now.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we bring you the final entry in the latest Talk with Trinity series "Brewing the Past: A Journey into History through Beer and Film presented by Dr. Susan Flavin."

On this episode Helen talks with the Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Dylan Clayton, head of the Ringsend Rockschool all about this year's Rock Festival taking place Sat 28th June.

On Minding Your Own Self episode 35 Helen talks with author Ruth O'Leary about her latest book, her participating in the Camino for inspiration, and the belief that it is never too late to start over.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we bring you the third entry in the latest Talks with Trinity series: "Genocide? Oliver Cromwell and Ireland" presented by Prof Micháel Ó Siochru, lecturer of modern history at Trinity.

On episode 4 of the Culture & Arts podcast Conor talks with Irish-Canadian author Peter Kinch about work on his book Once We Were Kings, his history and what led him to become an author.

2025

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Eddie Bohan from the Ringsend & District Historical Society about the upcoming Bloomsday events taking place over the 5 day festival starting June 12th including the lecture on "Ringsend 1904" presented by him on the 14th, the local walking tour from Ringsend Library and the brunch being held here at the centre.

On this weeks episode we listen back to Helen's talk with John Loughran, owner of The Sandymount Hotel about his decades of running the hotel his parents founded and how he dealt with challenges along the way.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Sonya Goulding, Senior Programme Coordinator for the NCI Early Learning Initiative about her Wellbeing classes that have started here at the center. We also talk with Robert Mullee, student center manager for UCD about the upcoming UCD Festival on June 7th.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Shauna Tilley, the founder of Danspire about her weekly Walk Fit classes here at the center on Mondays.

On Minding Your Own Self episode 33 Helen talks with Conor Wynne Walsh, head of athletic development in Belvedere College about his experience completing the famous 250km desert marathon the Marathon des Sables for the Gavin Glynn foundation. They delve into the topic of resilience and the power of focus in achieving goals.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Cormac F. Lowth of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers Association about the upcoming Dublin Bay Regatta taking place between May 23rd to 25th.

The lads are back with another episode discussing the PGA Championship, 2nd major of the year.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we bring you the second entry in the recent Talks with Trinity series: "If Siri was your sister - Does it matter if AI is Male or Female?" presented by Prof Taha Yasseri. We also bring you some interview snippets from this year's May Day festivities here at the center.

On Minding Your Own Self episode 32 Helen talks with Finola Cassidy, spokesperson for the Irish Thalidomide Association about her battle with Thalidomide and her positive attitude to life.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Clayton Love about the Sandymount Fun Cycle on May 18th. We also talk with Sabrina Dekker about her work in relation to climate awareness and the upcoming Climate Action workshop being held on May 14th here at the center.

On episode 3 of the Culture & Arts podcast Conor talks with writer and producer Gary Brown about his upcoming production Ollie, One Love, One Life.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we bring you the first lecture of the latest Talks with Trinity series: Brain Health for Global Health by Prof Ian Robertson, co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute. The talk delves into the changes of the aging brain and how confidence is key to keeping it in shape.

 On Minding Your Own Self episode 31 Helen talks with community activists Betty Ashe and Bernie Walsh about the power of community and people coming together to make a difference.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with Clara Butz from Smart Docklands about their upcoming event 'The Connective Detective' Exhibition on the 9th and 10th of May. We also have Aine Ni Chaoimh with The Poetry Circle.

On the Community Newsdesk this week we talk with our very own Lorraine Barry, manager of RICC about the upcoming Easter Tea Dance on April 17th and updates on other happenings here at the center.

On Minding Your Own Self episode 30 Helen talks with TY students Eoin O’Connell, Jack Clarke and James Corrigan from Sandymount Park ETSS to discuss what it's like being a teenager in 2025.

We're back for a preview of the US Masters 2025