Urban Beauty, Urban Blight is a four part series for Newstalk 106 which focuses on the major cities of Ireland - Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. The series looks into the heart of urban planning and development and finds out what people on the street feel about their cities, what planners think about them and who gets it right or wrong in terms of city development. Researched by Mike Hogan, Linda Stanley, Paula Cunniffe and Yvonne Redmond, the series is produced and presented by Helen Shaw with the support of the BCI Sound and Vision funding scheme. http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp www.athenamedia.ie en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT Urban Beauty, Urban Blight Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT info@athenamedia.ie http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp 'A cheeky city' is how one developer describes Galway in the final part of our Urban Beauty, Urban Blight cities series. One of our smaller cities, Galway remains charming and cultural but like Dublin it suffers from an expanding waistline with apartment blocks stretching out the coast road. Leo Moran of the Saw Doctors bemoans the loss of identity in Galway while former Minister Michael D Higgins waxes lyrical about his native town. http://pciserver.com/ubub/galway.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/galway.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 41:53 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp Limerick still tends to attract headlines for all the wrong reasons. In this programme we look at how it can overcome its 'Stab City' reputation. Developer Ger Clohessy talks about trying to get economic movement back into the city, comedian Jon Kenny shares his take on his home town, while local arts journalist Mary Coll talks about the city's strong arts and warm heart. http://pciserver.com/ubub/limerick.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/limerick.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 39:24 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp Cork people tend to see their city as the 'real' capital and Ireland's second city is seen by architects and urban planners as being one of the best in the country. Cork is getting more things right than wrong says planning expert Conor Skehan while architect Joan O'Connor says it has managed its modern development with more ease than others. But what do Cork's famous sons and daughters make of it? http://pciserver.com/ubub/cork.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/cork.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 42:02 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp Cities should be a celebration of the human spirit according to leading Irish architect Sean O'Laoire. But are they? This four part series takes the lid off our leading cities and finds out what makes them work, or fail. The first programme in the series focuses on Dublin where 40% of the country's population lives. Builder and developer Mick Wallace, city planner Dick Gleeson, Docklands born singer Shaz Oye and Dublin footballer Collie Moran explain what they love and hate about the city. http://pciserver.com/ubub/dublin.mp3 info@athenamedia.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie/ http://pciserver.com/ubub/dublin.mp3 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:01:00 GMT 42:56 http://pciserver.com/images/athena_new.jpg http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/documentaries-different-voices.jsp clean Urban Beauty, Urban Blight info@athenamedia.ie