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Padraig Conlon , editor of the Northside People joins Donie Tarrant to discuss some of this week’s main stories

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to Planning for Future Generations. Have been bad at solving long-term problems? How do we replace short-term thinking by long-term thinking?

Christopher McCann Solicitor with FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) joins Donie Tarrant to discuss a recent report which suggests that there is discrimination against Travellers on the issue of emergency accommodation.

Web Info: http://www.flac.ie

Barialai Khoshhal has extensive experience in photo documentary, news photography and videography. He has worked for Nai (Afghanistan Open Media Organization) in Kandahar as a trainer & meeting organizer, ADPRO (Afghanistan Development Peace and Research Organization), Associated Press, BBC Afghanistan Media Action, ITV London, Aljazeera English and The Diplomat Magazine.

His work has been featured in photo exhibitions in Kabul, France, Toronto, Tehran, Jakarta, Stockholm, Washington DC, Berlin and Dublin. He also won a photo competition held by UNESCO in Afghanistan in 2017.

Since arriving in Ireland, he has worked at Publicis Creative Agency Dublin, the Dublin Inquirer, and is a member of Scoop – a creative Refugee initiative in Ireland. He has been awarded a Research Grant awarded from CREATE – the Arts Council in May and Jim McNaughton bursary from Business to Arts in September and had photography lectures with UNICEF and Arts Council.

今集嘅嘉賓係來自阿富汗嘅 Barialai Khoshhal。 佢係一位攝影記者 同攝影師。 佢曾經工作於 Nai（阿富汗開放媒體組織）擔任培訓師和會議組織者、ADPRO（阿富汗發展和平與研究組織）、美聯社、BBC 阿富汗媒體行動、ITV 倫敦、半島電視台英語頻道和外交家雜誌。

佢嘅作品曾於喀布爾、法國、多倫多、德黑蘭、雅加達、斯德哥爾摩、華盛頓、柏林同都柏林嘅圖片展中展出。 係2017年，佢仲贏咗聯合國教科文組織係阿富汗舉辦嘅攝影比賽。

抵達愛爾蘭後，佢一直你都柏林嘅 Publicis Creative Agency 同Dublin Inquirer 工作，並且係 Scoop 的成員——愛爾蘭一個倡議難民創意嘅組織。佢係 5 月獲得咗 CREATE – 愛爾蘭藝術委員會頒發嘅研究補助金，亦係 9 月獲得咗 Jim McNaughton from Business to Arts 助學金，並為聯合國兒童基金會同藝術委員會教授攝影講座。

Learn more about his work on / 佢嘅作品可以喺下列網站睇到

www.barialaikhoshhal.com

Instagram @barialaikhoshhal

About the show

Asian Talents is a talk programme presented by Alice Chau, that represents the Asian community and featuring Asian people that are contributing to Ireland in their own niche.The programme is bilingual in Cantonese and English.

Asian Talents Social Media:

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AsianTalents  

Twitter page: www.twitter.com/asia_nearfm

Michael Sullivan chats with Terri Reynolds, Campaigns Manager for Children’s Health Foundation about the campaign Jolly Up Your Jumper and Make Sick Children Better on Friday, 9th December.

www.childrenshealth.ie/xmasjumper

 

On this week’s edition of ‘Beyond the Back Page’ Patrick Donohoe chats to author and historian John Foot.  He discusses his recent book ‘Blood and Power: The Rise and fall of Italian fascism’, the recent election of Giorgia Meloni as Italian Premier, Liam Brady, Italian football and much more.

Breathing Space, a comedy drama about an accidental astronaut being ghosted by a space agency on her journey to Mars. Bridget Jones meets Gravity while Waiting For Godot.

It is the year 2032 and civilian guinea pig Ciara Fitzpatrick is aboard the first solo flight to Mars. When Mission Control fails to make contact and the daily audio diary entries she sends out are ignored, she quickly realises how far she is out of her depth.

As the days and weeks go by with no word back, the isolation and frustration close in and Ciara’s mood swings intensify. Careening between playful, paranoid and philosophical, she desperately attempts to stay optimistic and sane with no end in sight.

When she finally receives instructions from Mission Control and has the choice to either self-destruct or save herself, Ciara is confronted with an uncomfortable truth. Time is running out but the decision isn’t as clear-cut as one would expect.

Cast

Ciara Fitzpatrick – Eileen Walsh

Mission Control – John McGuire

Directed by Anna Nugent

Script by Dorothy Cotter

Made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee.

NearFM roving reporter for the arts Barbara Jennings joined Victoria Williams from the Solomon Fine Art Gallery in Dublin City Centre to discuss the work of sculptor John Behan.

Paul & Namcy Owen of Small & Fancy musical Duo speaks to Mary Oyediran about their love story as a couple in the music business.

 

 

Singing legend and proud liberties girl Karen Black joins Declan Cahill & Donie Tarrant to talk about what it was like in the days when the Nevada were one of the most popular bands gigging in Ireland.