The Round-Up: Friday 29th January 2021
We talk to Lee Chambers, Psychologist & Well Being Consultant and Renata Graver, the Chief Of Staff at Shaw Trust about help and advice surrounding finding employment in these difficult times. Conchúr Ó Muadaigh from Conradh na Gaeilge discusses their latest research on public attitudes to the Irish language.
The Round-Up: Thursday 28th January 2021
Belfast based social enterprises, co-operatives and charities are being offered 100 Belfast Bikes, free of charge. We talk to Chair of Belfast City Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee, Councillor David Brooks they are upgrading its popular public bike share fleet, which means there is now a surplus of used bikes available for community use. […]
The Round-Up: Wednesday 27th January 2021
We take a look back at last year’s Holocaust Memorial Day. On Holocaust Memorial Day we talked to holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental about his experience of those dark days of history. We also visited the Synagogue to see Michael and Sarah Longley’s collaborative work “Ghetto”.
The Round-Up: Tuesday 26th January 2021
We talk to Professor Colin Harvey from Queen’s University about the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland. We also talk to Optician Tony McKee on the importance of looking after our eyes. Ruth Kelly talks about her experience of blindness after suffering a stroke in her left eye.
The Round-Up: Monday 25th January 2021
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has announced £110,000 to enable 12 arts organisations in Northern Ireland to deliver a series of community-based arts projects benefitting older people. We talk to three of the orginzations benefiting from the funding about the projects and how they will be delivered.
The Round-Up: Friday 22nd January 2021
We talk to Professor Siobhan O’Neill the Interim Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland, about the ten year strategy to combat what many feel is the failing mental health system in Northern Ireland.
The Round-Up: Thursday 21st January 2021
We talk to Jodie of Self Space, Therapist & Coach and Pauline Green of QuickBooks about the importance of completing your tax returns and submitting them on time. We also look at the Cultúrlann’s new programme of events celebrating the Celtic festival Imbolc.
The Round-Up: Wednesday 20th January 2021
We talk to Cameron Menzies about Northern Ireland Opera relaunching their highly regarded Northern Ireland Opera Studio in March 2021, along with the existing year-long programme of development opportunities for emerging opera singers, conductors, repetiteurs, directors, stage and costume designers, stage managers, choreographers and stage technicians. We also talk to Toni Vernelli about Veganuary and […]
The Round-Up: Tuesday 19th January 2021
We talk to Stephanie Leonard, Head of Innovation and Policy at TomTom about the change in traffic congestion during the pandemic in 2020 and how traffic levels have dropped by 21% in Belfast. We also talk to Suzanne Roynon, Interior’s Therapist & Author about the mental health benefits of keeping a tidy home during a […]
The Round-Up: Monday 18th January 2021
Les Allamby of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission discusses the impact of Brexit on human rights in Northern Ireland.