Gráinne Teggart is the Deputy Programme Director for Amnesty in the North and long-time human rights campaigner. In this episode of Glór, she talks about her involvement in grass-roots campaigns and what inspires her throughout the ongoing battles for rights and equality in the North.

Ellen Fearon is outgoing President of NUS-USI and climate activist from South Armagh. Speaking in this episode of Glór, she reflects on the last two years in NUS-USI, on the role that students play in shaping our society and on her own journey of activism and what the future may hold.

Aoife Grace Moore is a journalist from Derry City and the current Political Correspondent for The Irish Examiner. In this podcast she talks about how her upbringing in a working-class estate in Derry and the experiences of her family in campaigning for the rights of those murdered on Bloody Sunday, shaped who she is today.

We speak to Eilish Rooney about our Connolly quote for this series, her memories of growing up in Ballymurphy, her work at Ulster University and in academic life and her activism within communities, educating and empowering local writers. 

In this episode of GLÓR, we spoke to Andrew Clarke, founder of the 'Tanistry' Instagram account about his political journey from being a Unionist to his thoughts on what a New Ireland should be and how his online platform has helped shaped his opinions.

In the second of our latest podcast series, we spoke to Saoirse McHugh, an environmental activist from Achill Island, about her environmental work and her opinion and interpretation of the Connolly quote for this series:
'If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organisation of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain.'

In the first episode of 2022, we speak to Colin Harvey, Professor of Human Rights Law at Queen's University Belfast, about his human rights work and his thoughts on our Connolly quote for this series of Glór:
'If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organisation of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain.'

On GLÓR this week we spoke to Linda Ervine about her work with the Irish language, Naíscoil na Seolta, the first Irish-medium naíscoil in East Belfast and where she is on her own language journey as she continues to explore an Ghaeilge.

Our guest this week is Claire Kieran, Arts Events Officer in An Droichead. Claire runs the Belfast Traditional Music Trail which gives locals and visitors alike the opportunity to experience the wonder of Irish traditional music first-hand. 

We spoke this week to Gráinne Holland, a singer, songwriter and media producer from Belfast and a proud Gaeilgeoir, about how the Irish language has had a significant impact on her life, the power of nature and her latest project, Ceol na Síog.