GLÓR Áras Uí Chonghaile
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Each series of this podcast explores a different quote from James Connolly and our guests reflect on what it means to them. With guests ranging from journalists to civic leaders to community activists, we explore how Connolly’s writings remain relevant today.
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Gráinne Teggart
Gráinne Teggart is the Deputy Programme Director for Amnesty in the North and long-time human rights campaigner. In this episode of Glór, she talks about her involvement in grass-roots campaigns and what inspires her throughout the ongoing battles for rights and equality in the North.
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Ellen Fearon
Ellen Fearon is outgoing President of NUS-USI and climate activist from South Armagh. Speaking in this episode of Glór, she reflects on the last two years in NUS-USI, on the role that students play in shaping our society and on her own journey of activism and what the future may hold.
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Aoife Grace Moore
Aoife Grace Moore is a journalist from Derry City and the current Political Correspondent for The Irish Examiner. In this podcast she talks about how her upbringing in a working-class estate in Derry and the experiences of her family in campaigning for the rights of those murdered on Bloody Sunday, shaped who she is today.
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Eilish Rooney
We speak to Eilish Rooney about our Connolly quote for this series, her memories of growing up in Ballymurphy, her work at Ulster University and in academic life and her activism within communities, educating and empowering local writers.
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Andrew Clarke
In this episode of GLÓR, we spoke to Andrew Clarke, founder of the 'Tanistry' Instagram account about his political journey from being a Unionist to his thoughts on what a New Ireland should be and how his online platform has helped shaped his opinions.
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Saoirse McHugh
In the second of our latest podcast series, we spoke to Saoirse McHugh, an environmental activist from Achill Island, about her environmental work and her opinion and interpretation of the Connolly quote for this series:'If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin Castle, unless you set about the organisation of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain.'