Real Lives Untold

Sarah Trina
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Real Lives Untold

REAL LIVES UNTOLD podcast focuses on all things crime and human interest. This podcast offers a space for people to tell their stories, raise awareness and help others in similar situations. Sarah & Trina O’Connor’s work and life experiences ensure that this podcast is compelling, sometimes tear jerking but also brings hope, light and laughter to those who participate and those who listen in. Sarah & Trina are both Criminologists - no relation but relationships matter. Sarah O’Connor, a documentary maker, a veteran crime and courts reporter has covered all the major crime stories for TV and radio for past 20 years. Trina O’Connor is a working community Criminologist who comes with 30+ years’ experience of activism and collaborating with community workers. Join Sarah and Trina for their all new podcast REAL LIVES UNTOLD. Subscribe here.. Follow... set alerts.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. Dawn Russell

    EPISODE 1

    Dawn Russell

    In this Episode Trina speaks with Dawn Russell of the Anna Liffey Drugs Project about her work as Head of Services. Dawn says she’s motivated because she “cares deeply about people who are marginalised, who are judged and left out of our society”, and she is “driven to work for them to improve their lives.” “...I have watched with pride as Ireland proved to the world and to ourselves that we are a compassionate, inclusive and caring society through the marriage equality and abortion rights referenda. Now in Ireland, it’s time for people who are battling with addictions to be understood and to be brought into our society, from the shadows and alleyways where they are forced to live. People with drug and alcohol addictions have value, they have rights, and we have to work for them to be recognised. This is what motivates me every day,” says Russell. To follow the Dawns work and the Anna Liffey Drugs Project go to https://www.facebook.com/share/pSzw67HovzfHTVKv/?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://www.instagram.com/analiffey?igsh=cjk5dXh2ZHlkeDlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
  2. Tony Duffin

    EPISODE 2

    Tony Duffin

    Tony Duffin, the CEO of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, said that stigma against drug users is “very serious” and that there needs to be a health-led approach to responding to drug use, rather than a criminal approach. In this episode Tony talks to us about his upbringing in London, his Irish roots in Wexford, his family life and his work over the last 30+ years in harm reduction. Duffin said that Ireland needs to change its laws around drugs to help address this stigma. “Stigma is a huge issue. It does prevent people from coming forward to access treatment and rehabilitation and other supports. Duffin said that “In countries like Portugal, where they implemented the model of decriminalisation, which is essentially a very good diversion scheme, they have seen stigma towards people who use drugs disappear. It took about 10 years, 15 years of treating it as a health issue before people realise and start to say, ‘they’re not criminals, they’re people who need a bit of help’.” Duffin added that he believes there is an important distinction between “drug use” and “problematic drug use”, To follow Tony's work and the work of Anna Liffey Drugs Project click below links https://www.facebook.com/share/pSzw67HovzfHTVKv/?mibextid=LQQJ4d https://www.instagram.com/analiffey?igsh=cjk5dXh2ZHlkeDlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  3. Justin Brown

    EPISODE 3

    Justin Brown

    Trina is joined by best selling author and producer Justin Brown, who hails from Aukland, New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min
  4. Pat Marry & Robin Schiller

    EPISODE 4

    Pat Marry & Robin Schiller

    Our guests this week are ex-detective Inspector Pat Marry and Independant Journalist Robin Schiller have co-authored 'Murder at Lordship - Inside the hunt for a detectives killer' which details the investigation into the murder of garda detective Adrian Donoghue at Lordship credit union. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  5. Anna Liffey Drugs Project

    EPISODE 5

    Anna Liffey Drugs Project

    Trina sits down once more with Tony Duffin - CEO and Dawn Russell - Head of Services at the Anna Liffey Project. This interesting conversation explores the current services available at Anna Liffey, the legislative work being undertaken by the government and explains elements of recovery that can be undertaken by a drug user. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min
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REAL LIVES UNTOLD podcast focuses on all things crime and human interest. This podcast offers a space for people to tell their stories, raise awareness and help others in similar situations. Sarah & Trina O’Connor’s work and life experiences ensure that this podcast is compelling, sometimes tear jerking but also brings hope, light and laughter to those who participate and those who listen in. Sarah & Trina are both Criminologists - no relation but relationships matter. Sarah O’Connor, a documentary maker, a veteran crime and courts reporter has covered all the major crime stories for TV and radio for past 20 years. Trina O’Connor is a working community Criminologist who comes with 30+ years’ experience of activism and collaborating with community workers. Join Sarah and Trina for their all new podcast REAL LIVES UNTOLD. Subscribe here.. Follow... set alerts.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Sarah Trina
  • Episodes
    32
  • Seasons
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sarah Trina
  • Show Website
    Real Lives Untold

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