GLÓR

In this episode of GLÓR we spoke to Pádraig Ó Muirigh, the Belfast Human Rights solicitor about his pathway into the legal profession, what he hopes to achieve through his work and his ongoing efforts with legacy cases.

FÉILE AN PHOBAIL SPECIAL EPISODE: Kevin Gamble, Director of Féile an Phobail, speaks to us about planning Ireland's biggest community arts festival during a pandemic, his own personal memories of Féile and how it showcases the local talent, culture  and community that makes West Belfast unique. 

FÉILE AN PHOBAIL SPECIAL EPISODE
Chrissie Keenan was the first Community Development Officer for Féile an Phobail in 1995. In this Féile Special episode of GLÓR, she talks about the early development of the festival, how it empowered communities and how the first ever Féile drama group took to the stage not only in West Belfast but throughout Ireland, and even all the way to Manhattan in New York. 

Féile an Phobail 2021 runs this year from 5th - 15th August and details of events can be found at www.feilebelfast.com 

Labhair muid le Tony Devlin, aisteoir agus duine de bhunaitheoirí Brassneck Theatre Company, faoi thuras aisteoireachta s’aige, scéal Brassneck agus todhchaí na hearnála in Iarthar Bhéal Feirste.

Máirtín Mac Gabhann is the father of four-year-old, Dáithí Mac Gabhann, from Ballymurphy. Born in 2016 with a serious heart condition, Dáithí is on the waiting list for the gift of a new heart. Máirtín and Dáithí’s mother, Seph, have spearheaded a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. Learn more: http://donate4daithi.org/ 

In this episode of GLÓR, we spoke to Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, Communications Manager at Conradh na Gaeilge about how he fell in love with the Irish language, the impact it’s had on his life & what lies ahead for an Acht Gaeilge.

Jackie Redpath, CEO of the Greater Shankill Partnership, speaks to us about the path that led him to community activism, the challenges that face the Greater Shankill area and the hope he holds for the community in which he was born and reared.

In this episode of GLÓR, we speak to Gráinne Ní Ghilín, Director of Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich about the integral role of the Cultúrlann in the West Belfast community and as as a hub for the Irish language and creativity, as it celebrates it 30th anniversary.

Seán Murray is the Chairperson of the Clonard Residents’ Association and long-time community activist in the area. He speaks to us in this episode about recent disturbances in the area, the importance of investing in our young people and the strength and resilience of the Clonard community throughout the years.

In the first episode of our third series, international bestselling author, Jo Spain, speaks to us about how she had a deep love of reading and writing from an early age, the obstacles that face working class people trying to enter the publishing industry and the joy of having a job that you truly enjoy!