The Round Up: Thursday 22nd July 2021
Jonny Bell from the RSPB discusses their new research and strategy to revive the peat-lands across Northern Ireland. Plus a return to St Joseph’s in Sailortown and their commemoration of Bastille Day as part of the regeneration of the area.
The Round Up: Tuesday 20th July 2021
A round up of the Cuba protest outside Belfast City Hall and discussions with those taking part in the battle to have the sixty-year US embargo lifted.
The Round Up: Friday 9th July 2021
Anna Hughes from the Cliff Edge Coalition talks to us about their campaign to close the loopholes in welfare mitigations that affect hundreds of households. We also talk to David Cunningham about the Long Live The Local campaign asking the community to support local pubs and change legislation.
The Round Up: Tuesday 6th July 2021
We talk to Gráinne McKeever, Professor of Law and Social Justice at Ulster University about the current review of the Discretionary Support Scheme to see if it is fit for purpose. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (HMB) affects one in three women but 63% feel there is a stigma attached to having the condition, although 80% feel […]
The Round Up: Monday 5th July 2021
Would you like to start your own business? We talk to Simon Squibb, Founder and Chief Purpose Officer at The Purposeful Project.
The Round Up: Friday 2nd July 2021
About 45% of doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals are now considering leaving the NHS – up by 32% compared to the result of the National NHS staff survey taken in November 2020 – with Junior doctors the most likely to consider leaving (60%), closely followed by 55% of nurses, according to research by Visiba […]
The Round Up: Tuesday 29th June 2021
We talk to Daniel Dowling, President of the RUA about their move to new premises and what to expect in the future. Obair is a new project seeking to promote employment in the Irish language sector, especially for young people, and its director Colma Mhic Aoidh joins us to talk about it.
The Round Up: Monday 28th June 2021
Irish language groups have come together to call for appropriate funding and resources for Scéim Pobal Gaeilge, the Irish Language in the Community Scheme.
The Round Up: Friday 25th June 2021
We visited Wave Trauma Centre and talked to some of those who took part in the Day of Reflection held on the 21st June.
The Round Up: Thursday 24th June 2021
Pat Austin and Jamie Miller from National Energy Action join us in the studio to discuss the ongoing issue of fuel poverty and the far reaching consequences of becoming carbon neutral. We also talk to Dr Ava Easton about Encephalitis awareness month and meet Aisling Tipping who is recovering from an encephalitis diagnosis three years […]