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Each series of this podcast explores a different quote from James Connolly and our guests reflect on what it means to them. With guests ranging from journalists to civic leaders to community activists... more
March 17, 2021Lynette FaySa chlár iomlán Gaeilge seo mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2021, labhraíonn muid leis an craoltóir, léiritheoir agus scríbhneoir, Lynette Fay, faoin dóigh ar chur sí suim sa tslí beatha sin i dtús baire, tábhacht na Gaeilge i saol s’aici agus na dúshláin a bhaineann le trial a bhaint as rudaí nua!...more15minPlay
March 03, 2021Bill RolstonBill Rolston, former Professor of Sociology and Director of the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University, speaks to us about how he began to write, the different types of projects he has worked on over the years and how oral history gives us a unique insight into our past....more11minPlay
February 17, 2021Jim McVeighTrade union activist and political ex-prisoner, Jim 'Flash' McVeigh, talks to us about how he went from having little to no interest in writing or reading, to being a published author of two books with a third in progress and how he is a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell....more14minPlay
February 03, 2021Michael Patrick MacDonaldBorn & raised in South Boston, Michael Patrick MacDonald works with Northeastern University & Harvard University, focusing on storytelling, social justice & giving a voice to working class communities....more16minPlay
January 20, 2021Siobhán McCallinIn this episode, Siobhán McCallin speaks to us about growing up in West Belfast, how being diagnosed with a chronic illness impacted on her life and how finding her voice through poetry has helped her through the dark times....more17minPlay
January 06, 2021Andrée MurphyIn the first episode of 2021, Andrée Murphy, Deputy Director of Relatives for Justice and columnist with the Andersonstown News, discusses her own journey in life, how things rarely turn out as planned (and how this isn't always a bad thing!) and how a good book can take you on an adventure anywhere in the world....more13minPlay
December 21, 2020Feargal Mac IonnrachtaighCommunity activist, Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh speaks to us about the importance of community, the challenges that have been faced by Gaeilgeoirí in Belfast throughout the years and how those challenges and the way in which they were overcome have helped shaped who he is and what he does today. ...more15minPlay
December 09, 2020Amanda FergusonFreelance journalist and proud North Belfast woman, Amanda talks to us about her work, the impact of great teachers and the value of good communication....more12minPlay
November 25, 2020Danny MorrisonIn this episode, Danny Morrison, author, former Chair of Féile an Phobail and current Secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust, discusses his literary career to date and the topics and characters explored in his books....more11minPlay
November 11, 2020Caoimhe Ní ChathailIriseoir sna meáin Ghaeilge ó Thír Chonaill ó dhúchais ach atá anois ina cónaí i mBéal Feirste, labhraíonn Caoimhe Ní Chathail ar na hathruithe sna meáin le blianta beaga anuas, ar láidreacht na meáin Ghaeilge agus ar an obair a rinne na glúnta a tháinig roimpi san earnáil sin....more12minPlay