Holywell Testimony Series Holywell Trust
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Testimonies of people directly impacted by the recent conflict in Northern Ireland recorded in interviews with Eamonn Baker. The series was originally released during 2017 and 2018 and received financial support through the Central Good Relations Fund of The Executive Office.
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Episode 23 - Julieann Campbell
Joining Eamonn Baker on this final episode is Julieann Campbell. Julieann is a journalist in the city who has worked with families affected by the troubles through her work at the Pat Finucane Centre, the Bloody Sunday Families and through the Museum and the Unheard Voices Programme.
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Episode 22 - Helen Henderson
Continuing on with our final episodes of the Holywell Testimony Series of Podcasts, Eamonn Baker talks to Helen Henderson. Helen is the Managing Director of St. Columb's Park House, who originally grew up in Kilfennan and attended school at Foyle and Londonderry College. In this podcast she discusses her rebellious thoughts against her culture as a teen, attending mass with her catholic friends, her thoughts on marching bands and the challenges and joys of Cross Community Work.
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Episode 21 - Fr. Joe Gormley
Father Joe Gormley, originally from Omagh in Co. Tyrone, has served as a priest in the parishes of Shantallow and Ballymagroarty. He has spent the past number of years at St. Mary's Chapel in Creggan where he has witnessed the trauma of the Northern Ireland Conflict to this day. Having grown up in Omagh Father Gormley speaks of how the conflict's impact passed Omagh by until the 1998 bombing and how "Unheard Voices" influenced a healing programme in his parish to help those still dealing with the troubles to this day in Creggan.
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Episode 20 - Hazel Deeney
LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
Trevor Deeney in April of 1998 was shot and murdered by members of the INLA as he sat in his car with his wife Hazel. Hazel discusses the trauma of witnessing her husband's death, how his intervention under fire resulted in her survival during the attack plus her economic struggles that followed to keep her family financially secure. -
Episode 19 - Mildred Garfield
The first Holywell Testimony of 2018 features Mildred Garfield, a DUP Councillor who in 2001-2002 would become Mayoress of the city. In this testimony podcast Mildred reflects on her time as Mayoress, growing up on the Foyle Road in an inclusive area and her community work within the Caw/Nelson Drive Action Group.
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Episode 18 - Donna Smith
The Holywell Testimony Series returns with an interview with Donna Smith. Donna is the mother of Andrew Allen who was murdered in Lisfannon, Co. Donegal by individuals linked to the Republican Action Against Drugs, or RAAD on February 9th 2012. In this testimony Donna remembers her son with the "larger than life" personality, whilst discussing how the murder and the years that have passed has impacted her family, herself and how she has found strength in fighting for her deceased son.