The Round-Up: Friday 15th May 2020
Colum Eastwood MP talks to us about his concerns around not having an all Island approach to the Covid-19 crisis. Tommy Holland talks to us about a time capsule project with families in the Upper Springfield as a future reminder of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Round-Up: Thursday 14th May 2020
Colum Delaney from RNIB highlights some of the issues faced by blind and partially sighted during the pandemic and in particular when it comes to shopping. We talk to Caoimhe about her 6-year-old son Rossa, who is cycling around the Falls Park every day in May to support Hospice workers.
The Round-Up: Tuesday 12th May 2020
With so many young people missing out on their annual school sports day, Healthy Kidz have announced an online version to take part in. Kevin Creery talks about how young people and their schools can take part in Virtual Sports day on the 13th June. Nicola Browne talks to us about Act Now, a new […]
The Round-Up: Monday 11th May 2020
Kerry Logan from Housing Rights talks to us about the new legislation giving private renters stronger protection from eviction. About 20% of us are cutting down on meat and 15% on dairy consumption as we battle through the coronavirus pandemic. We talk to Matt Turner from the Vegan Society about the impact of these changes. […]
The Round-Up: Thursday 7th May 2020
As many of us adjust to working from home as our new ‘normal’, flexible working requests post-lockdown are expected to soar, with research from Slater and Gordon showing almost a third of people believe they are more productive working remotely. Danielle Parsons, Employment Lawyer from Slater and Gordon talks to us about how Covid19 could […]
The Round-Up: Wednesday 6th May 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep a significant proportion of the global population in lockdown, the need for factual and reliable information is needed now more than ever. We talk to Alan Meban, from FactCheck NI, NI’s first and ONLY fact checking Service. This year’s NI Mental Health Arts Festival takes place from the […]
The Round-Up: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Sinead McCullagh talks to us about how the Framewerk gallery in East Belfast has completely changed during the Covid-19 lockdown to become a soup kitchen that delivers up to 200 meals per day. Amy Gribbon from the Youth Matters project in Forthspring Inter Community Group, talks to us about how they are continuing their youth […]
The Round-Up: Monday 5th May 2020
Wesley Johnston from NI Roads website talks about the slight increase of road users. Councillor Anthony Flynn talks to us about the rule change on blood donation from gay & bisexual men. Steven Pollock from Greater Shankill ACT talks about the community work taking place in the area and how they have been using an […]
The Round-Up: Friday 1st May 2020
To celebrate May Day, we talk to members of the unions and front line workers of Northern Ireland.
The Round-Up: Thursday 30th April 2020
Bernie McNally of the Safeguarding Board for NI talks about the drop in referrals to the PSNI and Children’s Social Services, concerning children who may have experienced harm during lockdown. Marisa McMahon talks to us about the Voicing the Void project, which aims to give a platform to marginalized communities at this time. Professor Phil […]