The Round-Up: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Owen Reidy from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions discusses their new document No Going Back, which looks at how we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis. This week is International Men’s Health Week. We talk to Michael Lynch from the Men’s Action Network about some of the issues around Men’s Health and how they have […]
The Round-Up: Friday 12th June 2020
Local news.
The Round-Up: Thursday 11th June 2020
The Chartered Institute of Housing NI talk about their worries of large amounts of evictions taking place when Covid-19 support schemes come to an end. We talk to Justin Cartwright about what can be done to reduce in impact to renters and landlords.
The Round-Up: Wednesday 10th June 2020
We talk to Mark Hackett about the Royal Society of Ulster Architects (RSUA) launch of the #OurChangedPlaceNI, which calls on residents, parents, children, business owners, architects, urban designers, landscape architects, civil engineers, planners and anyone else who is interested to post on social media your ideas of the changes you would like to see to […]
The Round-Up: Tuesday 9th June 2020
We talk to Les Allamby of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission about the implications of the proposed contact tracing Apps. We talk to Shane McCracken about the new science website called I’m A Scientist created to help young people, schools and groups connect directly with scientists across the UK during lockdown.
The Round-Up: Monday 8th June 2020
Dr Raymond Bond, Reader in Data Analytics at Ulster University, talks about modelling the spread of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland and the misrepresentation of statistics. We talk to Vedika Upadhyay, the Winner of the 2020 Seamus Heaney Award for Achievement.
The Round Up: Friday June 5th
Local news stories.
The Round-Up: Thursday 4th June 2020
We attended the Black Lives Matter protest at City Hall. Grainne McCloskey talks about how this year’s Big Lunch event will be very different and how there is a special emphasis on mental health after the organisation’s recent survey. Damon Parker from Harcus Parker talks to us about the compensation claim being made against Mercedes-Benz […]
The Round-Up: Wednesday 3rd June 2020
We talk to those from the youth climate movement who took part in a physical demonstration held at Stormont, calling for better environmental strategies and infrastructure post COVID-19. Prior to Encephalitis Awareness month Dr. Ava Easton, Encephalitis Society CEO, discusses the condition and the need for better understanding of the condition, new treatments and therapies. […]
The Round-Up: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Proposals to lend digital devices to school children have been outlined by Education Minister, Peter Weir. We talk to the minister about who this roll out. We talk to Dervilia Kernaghan, Head of Care Services for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland about the Challenges supporting those affected by cancer during the COVID-19 crisis is.