Spirit Radio Podcasts

Caroline Hayes spoke to Wendy about The Linen Guild, their history and work in providing emergency assistance to mothers and babies in real need who attend The National Maternity Hospital.

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Ger Hanly spoke to Wendy about the brand new Alpha Youth Series which has been re-created by young people for a new generation who want to explore the core ideas of the Christian faith, in a relevant and engaging way.
Alpha Youth is a series of interactive sessions designed to start an open and honest conversation around some of the big questions of life. Topics at Alpha Youth include: Welcome to the Conversation, Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus die? Why do I need a relationship with God? How do I develop a relationship with God? Why does evil exist and how can I overcome it?For more information click here

Maej Tilson, Head of Partnerships with Compassion Ireland spoke to Wendy about their work and child sponsorship program.    Compassion Ireland

Kevin Doyle (Executive Editor of Irish Independent) speaks to Wendy about 'Vote Smart', a new election tool run by the Irish Independent, which will give Irish voters the opportunity and act as a guide to assess their own personal views and how they align with candidates of political parties and Independents running in the general election.

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Chef Wade Murphy of 1826 Adare restaurant speaks to Wendy about the challenges facing independent restaurants across the country, and the struggling profit margins many restaurants face. In the last 12 months over 600 restaurants and cafes in Ireland have had to shut their doors.

Pastor John Ahern speaks to Wendy about the March for Jesus event, where thousands of Christians are planning to gather at a powerful event in Dublin on Saturday 26th October 2024.  March for Jesus is set to highlight the Good News of faith - and how and why faith and Jesus is important to so many people in this country.

 

Linda Rowett (CEO of Hope Trust) speaks to Wendy about the importance of hope in supporting people's mental health - and sharing testimonies of how the Hope Trust have seen faith supporting people's health through their new "Stories of Hope" Series.

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Alex Cooney, CEO of CyberSafeKids, speaks to Wendy about the new Online Safety Code which is being introduced by Coimisiún na Meán next month. Alex explains what it is, and looks at the question of will the new online safety code actually work in protecting children from seeing harmful and inappropriate content online?

Rachel Harper (Principal of St Patrick's National School, Greystones, Co. Wicklow) speaks to Wendy about the issues surrounding staff shortages with primary schools across the country, following a new survey that's highlighted how there are almost 1,000 teaching vacancies nationwide across primary and special schools, with principals struggling to fill posts.