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Today with Tom McGurk Thursday 23rd August 2007
 
Music
 
Keith McDonald, Joanna Brennan and Andy O'Callaghan performed two tracks from the Barry Manilow 'Could it be Magic?' show live in studio. Details below:
 
Fri 24 Aug 2007 RTÉ Concert Orchestra National Concert Hall, 8pm
Could It Be Magic? The Music of Barry Manilow
                                   
Come and enjoy a flashback with this retro, fun-filled evening of songs from the master songsmith of the 70s and 80s. From the team that brought you Rocket Man and You Should Be Dancing!, a memorable night is guaranteed!
 
Could It Be Magic, Mandy, I Write The Songs, Copacabana, Can't Smile Without You, I Made It Through The Rain, Even Now, It's A Miracle, Weekend In New England, One Voice, Bermuda Triangle .and more.
 
 Keith McDonald vocals
Gareth Hudson conductor
Andy O'Callaghan arranger
 
Booking: 01 417 0000 www.nch.ie

Today with Tom McGurk Wednesday 22nd August 2007
 
Book
 
Title: The Ferocious Summer, Palmer's Penguins and the warming of Antarctica
Author: Meredith Hooper
Publishers: Profile
Price: £20 STG

Today With Tom McGurk Monday 20th August 2007

Student Rent
Peadair Hayes of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) mentioned a useful website for students wishing to rent accommodation while in college - www.prtb.ie

Third Level Study in Hungary
On Friday 24th August 2007 there will be exams in the Hungarian embassy for Irish students wishing to go to university in Hungary to study subjects like medicine, veterinary science, pharmacy and agriculture.

For more details phone Tim O'Leary (a vet who set this up) on 086 811 3928 or email mizencomputers@eircom.net

Book
Title: The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire
Author: Peter Clarke
Publishers: Penguin
Price: £25 STG

Today With Tom McGurk Thursday 16th August 2007
 
Cosmos at the Castle
 
Mark Leslie of Martello Media told Tom about the new exhibition "Cosmos at the Castle" taking place at Blackrock Castle Observatory
 
Blackrock Castle Observatory
Castle Road
Cork
021 435 7917
Opening hours: 7 days a week 10am-5pm

BOOK
Title: NOT ON OUR WATCH: THE MISSION TO END GENOCIDE IN DARFUR AND BEYOND
Authors: Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
Publishers: Maverick House

Music

Bernard Fowler, vocallist with the Rolling Stones, was a guest on the programme. Bernard's new album is called "Friends with Privileges" and his website is www.bernardfowler.com. He plays JJ Smyth's of Aungier Street in Dublin at 8pm on Friday 17th August 2007.

Today With Tom McGurk Tuesday 14th August 2007

Leaving Certificate Helpline Number
A Leaving Certificate  Helpline Number was given out on the programme. The number is operational from 8am on Wednesday 15th August 2007. The number is 1800 265 165.

Book
Title: Legacy of Ashes,The History of the CIA
Author: Tim Weiner
Publishers: Allen Lane

Today With Tom McGurk Friday 27th July 2007

Music
Bray Vista performed 'Somebody to Hold' and 'I'm a pilgrim' live in studio. Bray Vista play the Midlands Music Festival (www.midlandsmusicfestival.ie) on Sunday 29th July at 6pm on Stage 2.

Website: www.brayvista.com

Click here for chef Rozanne Steven's dessert recipes mentioned on the show today.

Today With Tom McGurk Wednesday 25th July 2007
 
Book
 
Title: Michael O'Leary - A life in full flight
Author: Alan Ruddock
Publishers: Penguin
Price: €19.99
 
 
Music
 
Prison Love performed the songs 'Single Girl, Married Girl' and 'I get my my whiskey from Rockingham' live in studio. Prison Love's latest album is called 'A Night in the Box'. They play at the Midlands Music Festival (www.midlandsmusicfestival.ie) at Belvedere House in Mullingar on Saturday 28th July 2007.
 
Websites: www.prisonlove.ie  / myspace.com/prisonloveband

E-mail: prisonlove@gmail.com

Today With Tom McGurk Tuesday 24th July 2007

Music

Moonshine (Lena Ullman, Frank Hall & Johnny Moynihan) performed the tracks

'The blues don't mean a thing' and 'Tennessee Breakdown' live in studio. Their latest album is called 'First Run'.

Tour Dates

Thursday 26th July Ballina Arts Centre,doors 730pm gig 8pm
Friday 27th July Galway Arts Festival,Roisin Dubh (Lunchtime 1pm)
Sunday 29th July Gort ,Gallery Cafe,9pm

Full details are available on www.myspace.com/kinvaramoonshine

Today With Tom McGurk Monday 23rd July 2007
 
Book:
 
Title: The 16th (Irish) and 36th (Ulster) Divisions at the Battle of Wijtschate - Messines Ridge, 7th June 1917
Price: €20.00
Availability: The book is available through the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association at rdfa@eircom.net or at the National Mueum, Collins Barracks Dublin bookshop. It is also available at Schull books in Ballydehob in Co Cork.

Today With Tom McGurk Friday 20th July 2007
 
Book
 
Title: Blood River, a journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Author: Tim Butcher
Publishers: Random House

Today With Tom McGurk Monday 16th July 2007
 
Book
 
Title: The Blair Years: The Alastair Campbell Diaries
Author: Alastair Campbell
Publishers: Hutchinson
Price: €37 / £25 STG
 
Music - The World Fleadh
 
Frankie Gavin and friends (Eric Cunningham, Tim Edey and Karl Hession) performed live in studio. Frankie Gavin and his band 'Hibernian Rhapsody' will play at The World Fleadh which will be held in Portlaoise between 6th and 12th August 2007 . Full details are available on www.theworldfleadh.com.
 
Related Websites:
Frankie Gavin: http://www.taramusic.com/biogs/fgavinbg.htm

Tim Edey: http://www.myspace.com/timedey

Today With Tom McGurk Friday 29th June 2007
 
Book
Title: Every dark hour - A history of Kilmainham jail
Author: Niamh O'Sullivan
Publishers: Liberties Press
Price: €14.99
 
Playing For Life
Tracy Piggott spoke about her charity Playing For Life which is an organisation involving sports people with development work in Africa. Full details are available on the website www.playing-for-life.ie

Today With Tom McGurk Thursday 28th June 2007

Book
Title: The Woman in the Fifth
Author: Douglas Kennedy
Publishers: Hutchinson
Price: £11.99

Book
Title: About Behaving Normally in Abnormal Circumstances
Author: Desmond Fennell
Publishers: Athol Books Belfast
Price: €15.00

New diabetes drug
Dr. Graham Roberts, Consultant Endocrinologist at Waterford Regional Hospital mentioned a new prescription drug for Type 2 Diabetes. It is called JANUVIA® (sitagliptin). It is a once daily oral treatment made by Merck Sharp & Dohme.

Music - Midlands Music Festival
Paul Brady performed live in studio. Paul will perform at the Midlands Music Festival to be held at Belvedere House Mullingar on Saturday the 28th and Sunday 29th July 2007. Full information is available on www.midlandsmusicfestival.ie

Today With Tom McGurk Wednesday 27th June 2007
 
The Irish Baroque Orchestra performed live on the programme.
 
The Irish Baroque Orchestra perform Vivaldi's 4 Seasons at the following venues:

Thursday 28th June - 8pm
St Finn Barre's Cathedral, Cork
          
Friday 29th June - 8:30pm
St Conleth's Church, Newbridge, Co Kildare
            
Saturday 30th June - 8pm
Borris House, Borris, Co Carlow
 
Tickets for the concerts are available on 01 6337283 or by logging onto www.irishbaroque.com

Today With Tom McGurk Tuesday 26th June 2007
 
Book
Title: After This
Author: Alice McDermott
Publishers: Bloomsbury
Price: £10.99
 
Solar Panels
Solar Panels were discussed on the programme. The website for Sustainable Energy Ireland is www.sei.ie

Today With Tom McGurk Friday 22nd June 2007

Human Trafficking:
DAVID A. FEINGOLD, Director of the Ophidian Research Institute and international Coordinator for HIV/AIDS and Trafficking Projects for UNESCO Bangkok and Dr Kevin Bales Director of Free the Slaves will be speaking at the European Slave Trade Conference in Trinity.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE DETAILS:
July 3rd-5th 2007, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
For further information, please contact:
Gillian Wylie,
Irish School of Ecumenics,
Trinity College Dublin
 info@europeanslavery.com 
218 0539
www.europeanslavery.com

Book:  Redemption Falls :  
Author:  Joseph O'Connor
Pblrs:  Harvill, Secker

Addiction and a Changing Society : - making sense of substance abuse:
Seminar :  June 29th - July 1st 2007:
Manresa,
Jesuit Centre of Spirituality,
426 Clontarf Road,
Dollymount,
Dublin 3.
www.manresa.ie 
To book a place contact: Eileen or Valerie @ 01 8331352
E-mail: Manresa@jesuit.ie
Cost: €250 Residential.  €150 non-residential.

Today With Tom McGurk Thursday 21st June 2007

Missing People
Valerie Cox did an item on missing people in Ireland. She mentioned a website which is www.missing.ws. She also mentioned a phone number to contact in cases of missing persons which is 087 9006255 and a 24 hour pager number which is 087 9609885.

New 7 wonders of the World
The website on which you can vote for the new seven wonders of the world is:  www.new7wonders.com

Today With Tom McGurk Monday 18th June 2007

Garda Reserve
Valerie Cox did a report on the Garda Reserve. She gave a website address which is www.garda.ie

MRSA
An MRSA conference will be held under the auspices of the MRSA and Families Network and will take place in the Emmet Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin on Tuesday 19th June at 9.30 a.m. Admission is free and members of the public wishing to attend are welcome.

Book
Title: Robert Peel, a biography
Author: Douglas Hurd
Publishers: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Price: £25 Sterling

Money Doctor
John Lowe, the 'Money Doctor' was a guest on the programme. He gave out a website address for financial matters which is www.itsyourmoney.ie

Today With Tom McGurk Thursday 14th June 2007

Book
Title: A concise Chines-English Dictionary for Lovers
Author: Xiaolu Guo
Publishers: Chatto and Windus
Price: £11.99 Sterling

Book
Title: Perfect Hostage - A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi
Author: Justin Wintle
Publishers: Random House

Music
Soprano Judith Mok, accompanied by Kevin Sharpe on piano, sang live in studio. Judith sings in Molly Says No!, a dramatic recital which aims to show a different side to Joyce's heroine, Molly Bloom. The show is at the James Joyce Centre at 35 North Great Georges Street in Dublin on Friday 15th June at 8pm and Sunday 17th June at 4pm.

Tickets are €15 / €12 concession. Advanced booking is advised.

Bloomsday runs from 10th - 16th June 2007.
Full programme details are from www.jamesjoyce.ie
James Joyce Centre: 01 8788547

Today With Tom McGurk Monday 11th June 2007
 
Music
 
Kila's Eoin Dillon and his band performed 'Paddy's Perambulations' and 'Joxer's Parallel' from his debut solo album 'The Third Twin'. Eoin is currently on an Irish tour:
 
Tour Dates Remaining

MONDAY 11TH JUNE WHELANS, WEXFORD STREET, DUBLIN

THURSDAY 14TH June MCCARTHY'S, DINGLE, KERRY

SATURDAY 21ST  JULY AN CULTURLANN BÉAL FÉIRSTE, FALLS
ROAD, BELFAST
www.myspace.com/eoindillon
www.kila.ie

Today With Tom McGurk Friday 8th June 2007
 
IIB Bank Music in Great Irish Houses Festival
8th - 17th June.  Dublin, Wicklow, Cork, Galway & Belfast
Box office: (01) 664 2822  (1pm-6pm, Monday to Saturday)
Email: info@musicgreatirishhouses.com
Web: www.musicgreatirishhouses.com
 
Gordon Bennett Car Rally
Bob Montgomery and Martin Leech spoke about the Gordon Bennett Car Rally which takes place from Friday June 8th to Sunday 10th June at the Mount Wolseley Hotel in Tullow, Co Carlow

Book
Title: Michael Davitt - Freelance Radical
Author: Laurence Marley
Publishers: Four Courts Press
Price: €40 Hardback

Today with Tom McGurk Wednesday 6th June 2007
 
Book
Title: Death of a Dissident - the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the return of the KGB
Authors: Alex Goldfarb with Marina Litvinenko
Publishers: Simon and Schuster
Price: £18.99 Sterling
 
Lucien Freud Exhibition
Medb Ruane spoke about the Lucien Freud exhibition of paintings which runs at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) from 6th June to 2nd September 2007.
 
Aran Island Ferries
Aran Island Ferries celebrate their 25th anniversary. Tickets to the Aran Islands can be booked at islandferries@eircom.net

Today With Tom McGurk Monday 4th June 2007

Money Doctor
John Lowe the money doctor mentioned a website for people interested in ethical share investing: www.eiris.org

Fighting Blindness
Valerie Cox gave out a number for Fighting Blindness which is 01 7093050 and a website which is www.fightingblindness.ie

Bar Secrets Dublin
Pol O'Conghaile spoke about Pub Cards which are a deck-of-cards featuring 52 of Dublin's finest bars and pubs in a box. The cards cost €7.95 and are available from all good book shops.