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