Younified

Maryam Madani, the founder of Disability Power Ireland, joins Mamobo Ogoro to discuss the upcoming disability pride parade, on Saturday 27th July.

Queer activist Pradeep Mahadeshwar joins Mamobo Ogoro on Younified to share his story.

When it comes to the lives of people with past convictions, it can be quite complicated to reintegrate back into society and come back to social norms. On the panel is Damien Quinn, founder of Speire Nua, which aims to assist people with criminal convictions to access the labour market, and Pat Sheedy, author of “A Hundred To One”, who both served time in prison, and also by Saoirse Brady, executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, to give their thoughts on how best to reintegrate former prisoners into society.

In this episode of Younified, we will be exploring how we should reintegrate former prisoners back into society - we'll meet some who spent time behind bars and hear what they think. We’ll talk to a queer activist who moved from India to Ireland who will be telling us why he still feels lonely on the gay scene here. And we’ll be hearing about the importance of celebrating disability pride, as the founder of Disability Power Ireland will be here to tell us about the upcoming disability pride parade in Dublin.

Ashley Chadamoyo Makombe explains how The Galpal Collective supports creatives in Ireland.

Eileen McHugh, CEO of Hair Together, shares her personal story with Mamobo Ogoro on her struggles with addiction and how she came to create her social enterprise.

Would it make you feel more comfortable if you were living with people of the same - or fluid - sexualities? And is queer housing a good idea? Joining Mamobo Ogoro to discuss this are: Eileen Leahy, chair of Aisteach queer housing cooperative, Oisin O’Reilly, CEO of the Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre, TCD MA student Hana Flamm who is researching the history of Dublin's gay bars, and Today FM's Cathal O’Sullivan.

Mamobo Ogoro chats to our panel - Eileen Leahy from Aisteach queer housing cooperative, Oisin O'Reilly from Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre, Hana Flamm, MA student at Trinity College Dublin researching the history of Dublin's gay bars, and Today FM's Cathal O'Sullivan - about whether queer housing is a good idea; we meet Eileen McHugh, CEO of Hair Together, on how her social enterprise helped her overcome her addiction; and Ashley Chadamoyo Makombe from The Galpal Collective shares how they support creatives in Ireland.

We head to visit Asia Market in Dublin's city centre to explore their cuisine offerings and the role their heritage plays.

Host Mamobo Ogoro chats to Allen Bobinac from the Lighthouse homeless cafe, who himself was homeless, alongside Aubrey McCarthy from the Tiglin charity, to hear how they are helping those on our streets.