The Round Up- Thursday 7th April 2022
Around 87 people get a life-changing epilepsy diagnosis every 24-hours in the UK – with one in every 100 people living with epilepsy in the UK. Bridin Quinn spoke to Caoimhe Clements about her own personal experiences living with epilepsy to mark Epilepsy Purple Day. Tina Calder also brings us the latest.
The Round Up-Wednesday 6th April 2022
One in five believe that there is not enough affordable and sufficient housing in their area. Bridin speaks to Arlene Creighton from Women’s Aid and Craig Taylor from Nationwide Building Society about the Community Grants Programme and how that will help the community. Tina Calder also brings us the latest.
The Round Up- 24th March 2022
Hundreds of thousands of the nations smallest businesses are in a race against time to meet the deadline of the latest ‘Making Tax Digital’ Regulations. Robin Elliot speaks to Pauline Green from Intuit Quickbooks for advice for smaller businesses. Tina Calder brings us the latest.
The Round Up- 23rd March 2022
Due to the cost of living increases, should we be looking into getting additional bank accounts? We speak to Iona Bain about the latest statistics in creating a bank account amongst financial uncertainty. Tina Calder also gives us the latest.
The Round Up- 22nd March 2022
Whats in store for this years Imagine! Belfast Festival? Peter O’Neill and Nuala McKeever talk about what to expect this year and how the festival has adapted since the pandemic.
The Round Up-Monday 14th March 2022
The Belfast Hills Partnership has teamed up with local primary school pupils to highlight the problem of fly-tipping and rubbish in the hills. Dr Lizzy Pinkerton discusses the project.
The Round Up- Friday 11th March 2022
What exactly is happening in Ukraine? Greg Sachno, a trades union activist delves into his fathers history with Ukraine and his opinions on the current political climate. Chloe Murray asks what’s at stake, what lies behind Russia’s thinking and what might happen next.
The Round Up- Thursday 10th March 2022
For International Women’s Day, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission hosted the first Sports and Human Rights Conference to champion women in sports. Chloe Murray speaks to Chief Commissioner of Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Alison Kilpatrick about how significant this is for Northern Ireland as a whole.
The Round Up- Wednesday 9th March 2022
A poetry jukebox at Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich allows the public to enjoy readings of work by different poets. This is the first such jukebox in Irish.
The Round Up- Tuesday 8th March 2022
Are you still paying off your Christmas debts? The average UK adult will be only paying off their Christmas finances off this week, however many more will remain in debt. Chloe Murray speaks to Kevin Mountford, savings expert on what we can do to prevent this happening again.