Newsfeed this Week: Best Bits #HSE #GIAF #SUSI #College @Susihelpdesk #Freshers #IRMA #IrishCharts #WillieKavanagh

This week on Flirt Newsfeed,

Ailbhe caught up with Dr Stephanie O'Keeffe, the National Director for Health & Well-being in the Health Service Executive in Ireland. She was here in Galway taking part in the Galway International Arts Festival:

Ailbhe speaks to Dr Stephanie O'Keefe, the National Director for Health & Well-being in the Hea by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

With the up-coming August 1st deadline for new SUSI applications, Kate spoke to Graham Doyle, the Head of Communications and Customer Service at the Student Universal Support Ireland about what to watch out for when applying:

Kate is speaking to Graham Doyle, Head of Communications and Customer Service at SUSI by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Paula speaks to the Chairman of the Irish Recorded Music Association Willie Kavanagh following  radical revamp in the Irish Charts with streaming data counting towards ranking for the first time this week:

Paula speaks to the Chairman of the Irish Recorded Music Association Willie Kavanagh by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Newsfeed this Week: Best Bits @NUIGRowing #gaeilge @juleser1

THIS week on Newsfeed coach of the NUI Galway Rowing Club, Dave Mannion, speaks to Kate about their successes at the All Ireland National Rowing Championships which took place last weekend in Inishcarra. This is one of the most successful years that NUI Galway Rowing

club has seen at the Championships.

DAVE MANNION NUIG ROWING COACH by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

SACHA speaks to Ciaran Maher from the NUI Galway Palestine Solidarity society who have an on-going petition to boycott Israeli goods. Ciaran spoke to Sacha on Shop Street this week where they had set up their petition.

Ciaran Maher Palestine Solidarity Campaign by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

KATE spoke to Julian De Spainn of Conradh na Gaeilge about the wild cat protest they organised outside the Taoiseach’s department this week.They protested the appointment of Joe McHugh a non-Irish speaker as Junior Minister of the Gaeltacht.

JULIAN DE SPAINN CONRADH NA GAEILGE by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Newsfeed this Week: Best Bits @MigrantRightsIR @AnTaisce #Galway #EuropeanYouthCapital2017

This week on Newsfeed Aoife Smith from the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland speaks to Kate about the ratification of the International Labour Organisation’s Domestic Workers Convention.

AOIFE SMITH MRCI DOMESTIC WORKERS ILO CONVENTION by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Eoghan spoke to Fintan Kelly from An Taisce who have a full weekend of FREE wildlife events lined up for this weekend (11th-13th July) in Galway City.

Fintan Kelly from An Taisce by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Eoghan also spoke to Davnet McEllin a Youth Officer for the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board about Galway City being short-listed in a bid to become European Youth capital 2017 

Davnet McEllin a Youth Officer for the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board about Galw by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Galway EYC 2017 Mascot with Comhairle na nOg members at NUI Galway

Galway Festival Radio Preview #TheBlueTeapots #GIAF14 @BlueTeapotTC @GalwayIntArts

Galway Festival Radio has kicked off with a bang this week and and will get into full swing next week on Flirt 101.3. Everyday for the next two weeks from 2pm to 3pm, and repeated from evening at 7pm, we'll provide you with a range of content interview and info from the various events going on around Galway. Stay tuned!

“Who do you think you are?” that is the subject of The Blue Teapots new offering titled I.D.’ in the Galway International Arts Festival. The title of the play has a double meaning referring both to intellectual disability and identity. The importance of a person’s identity and how society shapes your identity is all part of the subject of this year’s play. Hot on the heels of last years success, Sanctuary, ID is selling out fast. Hear what the actors, Paul Conolly & Micheal Hayes and this years director Scott Williams had to say when Ailbhe & Colm met them earlier in the week.

Ailbhe catches up withThe Blue Teapot theatre company about their show running as part of the GIAF. by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Also this week IN GFR Colm chats to writer Mick and actor Zaina from the upcoming production Radio Luxembourg about their roles in the show and their recent success.
Radio Luxembourg, a new play by Mick Donnellan is a black comedy centring around two Irish people involved in a Tiger Kidnapping that goes terribly wrong. Paddy and Joe arrive at a local bank manager’s house to tie up the man’s daughter in a bid to use her as ransom. But things fail to go as planned:

GFR Radio Luxemburg Preview by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Newsfeed this Week: Best Bits #PsychiatricNursesAssociation #FriendsoftheEarth #PierreBensusan

The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association protested yesterday at University Hospital Galway claiming that a lack of resources is putting both employees and patients at risk. Eoghan speaks to Damien Connellan of the Psychiatric Nurses’ Association the protest.

Psychiatric Nurses Association Protest at UHG by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

As he's celebrating his 40th anniversary tour Alan sits down for some music and chat with legendary guitarist Pierre Bensusan.

Music and chat with Pierre Bensusan by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Friends of the Earth published their Community Energy Policy Position Paper this week. The report  highlights the very significant barriers to the development of community owned renewable energy projects in Ireland. Eoghan speaks to Kate Ruddock, Policy and Campaigns Manager at Friends of the Earth.

Friends of the Earth interview by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

New Students’ Union officers for 2014/15 officially take up office today #NUIG #Galway

Some faces to get familiar with!!

Full details

Newsfeed this Week: Best Bits #Ireland #CAF #Hearsay

In a very revealing interview this week our Newsfeed reporter Kate talks to independent policy advisor about his study on the good country index and why Ireland came out on top as the ‘Goodest’ country. He tells us about his study and why countries should thrive to have this title.

Independent policy advisor Simon Anholt on Ireland being the 'Goodest' country by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

Colm spoke to Ann who gives us an in depth update on the Central African Republic crisis. She told us what the situation is like in the country at the moment; how it’s still deteriorating and how other countries are responding to the crisis.

Interview with Jane Anne McKenna on the CAR Crisis from MSF Ireland by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

In Arts this week Alan speaks to Mairead O'Conner first ever Hearsay Festival happening from the 21st to the 23rd of November this year. She tells us how the idea of the international audio arts festival came about, what people can expect from it and about the Hearsay prize. 

Mairead O Connor on the Hearsay International Audio Arts Festival by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud

People can submit their entries on hearsayfestival.ie, the deadline is the 30th of June (late entry deadline is July 31st)

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Win tickets to the Japanese Film Festival 2014

The Japanese Film Festival, co-organised by the Embassy of Japan, access>CINEMA and the Ireland Japan Association is back, and this year takes place in Cork, Dublin, Limerick Waterford and Galway. You can find out more on their Facebook page.
They've been lovely and given us 2 tickets to the opening film Patema Inverted on Sunday April 6th in The Eye Cinema for our listeners.

To be in with a chance of winning, tell us the name of the Japanese animation studio known for films like My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away. 

Answers to 085 1801013 and flirtstudio [at] gmail.com (or through the message box on flirtfm.ie).

Drama at NUIG

There was a heated standoff between members of the Burke family and Gardai at NUIG in the past hour. Two stalls were removed from the area known as 'the concourse' following Gardai being called after a poster was removed from the stall by a bystander.

Comment on the matter was refused by the members of the family, while a senior member engaged in a heated discussion with members of the crowd.

SURVEY: Can music enhance well being?? Win a €50 One-4-All voucher!

The power of music to enhance well being is being explored by Jenny Groarke, a Choral Scholar and PhD student.

Jenny is seeking participants who will complete a questionnaire about their music listening habits. Jenny explains: “We hope to understand what benefits people get out of music, and how we can use listening to music to improve well-being. We are especially interested in how music listening could be harnessed to improve the well-being of older adults”.

The survey takes a few minutes to complete, and you will have the chance to win a €50 One-4-All voucher

http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1537524/SINnewsletter
 
All respondents who enter their email address will be included in a raffle to win one of a number of €50 One-4-All vouchers. The survey of Adaptive Music Listening Functions can be found at www.adaptivefunctionsofmusic.wordpress.com. 

For more information email jenny.groarke@gmail.com or phone 086 0333 033.

Flyer - International Womens Day Screening of 'Night of Silence'

'Night of Silence' screening for Women's Day

IMDB: Having just entered puberty, bride (Dilan Aksüt) had been forced to marry with groom (Ilyas Salman) whom returned to his hometown after doing many years of jail time and more than fifty years older than her. At first she was afraid, she cries, even resists, having equipped with patchy and second hand sayings, she did not know what is going to happen to her. Sitting in the nuptial chamber with horror, she will start to face with realities after grandfather-aged groom steps into the room.

Screening will take place on Thursday March 6th at 8pm in IT250 in NUIG
Admission €6/5 (concession)

Galway Film Society and Amnesty International Galway will be screening 'Night of Silence' directed by Reis Celik for Womens' Day

Information/booking contact the Town Hall Theatre 091 569777 or online booking at tht.ie

This isn't happening in Galway right now.

Photos: Ailbhe Nally

Rag week will not take place - A note from our sponsors #Galway

"I am very pleased that I have had many opportunities during the past year to attend student events and I congratulate you on the contributions you continue to make to developing a vibrant campus.  I encourage you all to avail of the many opportunities to enrich your student experience within your academic spheres and through clubs, societies and volunteering activities.  I am pleased by the consideration shown by the majority of students to their neighbours in the communities where they live and regret that we are still dealing with a small number of instances of anti-social behaviour. 

I would like to remind students that the student leadership and University authorities have agreed that rag week will not take place and that any use of social media to organise, support or contribute to social events associated with the concept of college week/Rag Week as well as behaviour that would bring the University name into disrepute are examples of breaches of the code. 

Regrettably, in 2013 several students were disciplined for breaches of the Code of Conduct during the month of February. 

Is a nurse worth €6.49?

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), student representatives and student nurses will be gathering outside Dáil Éireann today at 11.30 am to launch the ‘Everyone Loves Nurses’ campaign. 

The launch is taking place ahead of a larger demonstration that will take place in a fortnight at the HSE.

Due to a drop ins starting salaries, nurses are beginning on €6.49 per hour. This is less than the current minimum wage of €8.65. The same graduate nurses can earn far more abroad, up to €43,614 in Canada.  

USI President Joe O’Connor said:  “The message to Minister Reilly today is loud and clear; change the starting salary level back to €26,000 for newly graduated nurses." 

This drop in starting salary is actively encouraging young graduate nurses to emigrate.

EU resolves to draw up a roadmap for LGBT rights

A resolution adopted today resolved that the EU should draw up a roadmap to protect the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people

In a 2013 EU LGBT survey, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency found that 47% of LGBT people felt discriminated against or harassed and 26% were physically attacked or threatened with violence in the previous five years.

"Homophobia must not be tolerated in Europe any more. So many of us lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people have lived our lives in fear for too long. Fear of holding hands on the street, fear of being called names, fear of being thrown out of our houses, schools or jobs. My report says the EU must act on this, so that we, too, may enjoy the rights guaranteed to all in the EU", said Ulrike Lunacek.

The parliament’s resolution, passed by 394 votes to 176, with 72 abstention.

Hate crime

The current EU framework decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law should be revised to include bias crime and incitement to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Transgender persons

MEPs say that member states should "introduce or review legal gender recognition procedures so they fully respect transgender people's right to dignity and bodily integrity", e.g. to preclude any requirement for them to undergo sterilization. They add that the Commission should continue to work with the World Health Organization to stop considering transgender individuals mentally ill.

Remembering Ann Lovett

30 years ago, 15 year old Ann Lovett died tragically after giving birth in a grotto, her death opened up a discussion that would change Ireland forever.

Mary McGill, editor and co-founder of Irish women’s website Fanny.ie and currently doing a masters in gender globalisation and human rights at NUI Galway, joined us in studio to discuss the significance of Ann Lovett 30 years later.

Mary McGill joins us to talk about the significance of Ann Lovett's tragic death 30 years later by Flirtnewsfeed on Mixcloud