Yup the Flats Podcast

What happened to Community? Andrew O'Connell in Conversation with two of the Liberties' finest Belles The Liberties is one of Dublin’s oldest and most character-filled neighbourhoods. Its streets hold centuries of history markets, trades, music, industry, and above all, people. For many who grew up there, the Liberties is not just a place on the map but a living community built on shared e...

Chris Curran works in the Social Housing sector in Ireland but cut his teeth in his early years developing a career from his home in the Liberties. Educated in James's Street CBS he has mixed the world of Accounting, IT, Politics, and Housing in his current role. In this episode, he talks about the challenges that he faced growing up in the Liberties of the 80's and the struggle to survive...

Ferghal Connolly is the coordinator of the Donore Community Drug & Alcohol Team. He has worked in the South Inner City around the Liberties and Donore Avenue area for over 40 years working in the area of  Drug Treatment and support services. 

Oliver Bond Rangers were established in Dublin’s inner city in 1947 but disbanded in the mid-1990s. Six years ago, Eddie Keogh wanted to do something about that, and give the Oliver Bond residents a new focus and recreational outlet. Today, the Oliver Bond Celtic team that has just been promoted into the fourth tier of the Leinster Senior League is playing away to Derry City in the FAI Cup.

James Doona (born 15 January 1998) is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for League of Ireland First Division side Cork City . He started his senior career with the Shamrock Rovers , where he played for three seasons before moving to his hometown club St Patrick's Athletic where he also spent three seasons. In 2021 he played for Athlone Town . Raised in School Street in The Libert...

The Irish Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (IUSRU), we are an organisation that searches for missing persons underwater nationwide across the island of Ireland. We are solely funded by voluntary donations and rely on the generosity of the public to provide our much-needed service.

Moores Chemist Pharmacy started life at 60 Donore Avenue in the early 1950s. A lease was taken out by Mr Michael Moore from Dublin Corporation in the new shops that were built at the front of the newly developed housing estate St. Teresa's Gardens. Soon, Michaels's future wife and mother to their six children would accept a job as a newly qualified pharmacist and sure as they say the rest is histo...

William Billy Mooney grew up in Ushers Island lived off Bridge Street and Benburb Street later moved to Oliver Bond House and then settled in the Tenters. He spent 40 years working for Dublin Corporation photographing life in Dublin in that time. His archive can be found on the Dublin City Council digital archives under his name. He is now 92 years old and is still as interested in photography as...

Rita Fagan is a proud Liberties woman and is the daughter of Madge Fagan, so community activism runs through her veins. She went to the sewing factory at 14. During the 14 years there she became active in the Trade Union Movement. She spent 11 years voluntary and 1 full-time in the Dublin Simon Community. From here she was sponsored by good people to partake in the Community & Youth work cours...

Debbie hails from Dolphin House and as we like to say born and reared in the flats. From a young age, she was encouraged by Sr Liz to play a positive and active role in her community which she continues to this day. She has for the last 20= years played a central role in helping to move Dolphin House plans in the right direction alongside the Dublin City Council and the other key players in the st...

Darren Condron 36 originally from St. Teresa's Gardens is recovering from addiction and working toward creating his own podcast called REALTALK.  called RealTalk podcast. In his interview, he talks about his early life, his introduction to soft drugs, family trauma and loss and prison and addiction to Heroin and Crack. He plans to launch his 1st podcast on 31st Aug 2022.

Hughie Morrissey from Clogher Road and the Tenters is one of the Liberties famous sons who plied his trade as a master butcher for many years on Wexford street. As well as being a master butcher Hughie spent his free time playing junior and league of Ireland football for some of the greats of his time including St. Pats Ath. A host of trophies and medals followed. A proud supporter of Celtic FC an...

Anthony Duggan followed is the founder of This is Dublin, What a City What a day on Instagram. His videos show the real inner city Dublin warts and all. Soon to be the This is Dublin Podcast! Join us for the chats on how he created this super Instagram project. The Liberties, The Liberties ( Irish : Na Saoirsí or occasionally [1] Na Libirtí ) is the original centre of Dublin , Ireland , located in...

One bloke from the greatest place in Ireland! The Liberties, The Liberties ( Irish : Na Saoirsí or occasionally [1] Na Libirtí ) is the original centre of Dublin , Ireland , located in the southwest of the inner city .  It is Dublin's most historic working-class neighbourhood. The area was traditionally associated with the River Poddle , market traders and local family-owned businesses, as we...