The Round-Up UPDATE: Tuesday 28th July 2020
Conor Shields of the Save The CQ campaign talks about the latest news with the development in the North Street/Donegall Street planning application and the issues being raised.
Remembering Srebrenica 2020
Junior Ministers Declan Kearney & Gordon Lyons took part in a tree planting ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica with representatives of Remembering Srebrenica.
The Round-Up: Friday 10th July 2020
Open for business – Part Two. As Northern Ireland begins to reopen we talk to some of the working in the arts about returning to work and the issues they face in the future.
The Round-Up: Thursday 9th July 2020
Open for business – part one. As Northern Ireland begins to reopen we talk to some of the businesses returning to work in Cathedral Quarter and how they have weathered the past four months.
The Round-Up: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Jenny Haslett from the NI War Memorial talks to us about new footage uncovered of the VE celebrations in Belfast, plus their oral history project which is continuing throughout lockdown. Recent graduate and photographer David Copeland, talks about being selected for the Future Artists initiative and how he sees his work developing in these difficult […]
The Round-Up: Tuesday 7th July 2020
We talk to Leslie Altic from BirthWise about a recent survey of expectant and new mothers concerning birth and care during Covid-19. The 12th of July celebrations will be very different this year and so the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland have introduced their ’12th at Home’ events. Rev. Mervyn Gibson tells us what’s happening […]
The Round-Up: Monday 6th July 2020
Deborah Howe from the Equality Commission NI, talks to us about the inequalities around online and home schooling, as well as worries around a staggered return to learning in September. Kerry Taylor, Education Manager of Blue Cross talks about a recent survey that showed 60% of pet owners are unaware of the risk to their […]
The Round-Up: Friday 3rd July 2020
Dr Philip Cruz, GSK’s UK vaccine medical director, talks to us about how the majority of Northern Ireland parents are uncomfortable about visiting their GP to have their children vaccinated. Emma Campbell from Alliance for Choice discusses the recent vote at Westminster and what it means for abortion provision in Northern Ireland going forward. We […]
The Round-Up: Thursday 2nd July 2020
This year Good Relations Week will run from Monday 14th to Monday 21st September and bring a dynamic programme of community relations focused events and digital content to a new virtual audience. We talk to Martin McDonald MBE, Chair of the Community Relations Council and Marie-Louise McClarey – Manager of the Building Communities Resource Centre […]
The Round-Up: Wednesday 1st July 2020
We talk to Professor Phil Scraton about the impact of the entire board of the watchdog that oversees Northern Ireland’s care homes resigning. The nine former board members of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) claim they were not consulted on a number of decisions taken by the Department of Health.