Posted on 27. Jun, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Internationally acclaimed singer/composer Liam Lawton recently fulfilled a long held desire to visit various projects in East Africa. Like many people he had heard and read about the work of Irish Missionaries in the region and he told Eileen Good about his initial reaction on seeing it all at first hand.
Posted on 27. Jun, 2007 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
John Guiney S.J is currently on sabbatical leave in Ireland from Eastern Africa. Originally from Limerick, John has been in Africa since 1979 and joined the East Africa Province in 1992 – he has been Regional Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Eastern Africa for the past six years. During that time he has seen […]
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Music
It’s Summertime and lets hope the sun shines as we listen to the Gardiner St. Gospel Choir and ‘Oh Happy Day’!
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Relationships, Schools
Beth Nunan is retired, but a very active person. Now widowed, she enjoys many activities, including travelling and writing. Here she shares one of her reminiscences about a particular episode many years ago – in a school play.
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Community, Relationships, Youth
YMCA Ireland is a cross denominational organisation committed to actively responding to local, youth and community needs. World wide YMCA is in 120 countries with a membership of 30 million. Ken Rue is director of the Dublin Branch and he told Eileen Good about the organisation in Ireland – she first asked him if the […]
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Eating Disorder, Health, Mental Health
Eating distress is a very serious problem and people who are not treated can die. Previously on this programme we heard from Lee a girl who had eating distress talking frankly about her experience with it and how she recovered through the help of the people at the Marino Therapy Centre. Marie and Jerry Campion […]
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Depression, Media, Mental Health, Suicide
‘Headline’ is Ireland’s national media monitoring programme for mental health and suicide, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues with the Irish media. Miriam Gormally met with Jane Arigho who told her about her role in the organisation and the aims of Headline.
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Environment, Recycling
An Irish Woman is currently celebrating the first anniversasry of her ‘NEEDabag’ campaign to ‘rid the world of plastic bags and rubbish’. Shirley Lewis, also known as the Bag Lady has campaigned in Australia, Britain and Northern Ireland. Originally from Ballymena, she has committed to wearing plastic bags for the next decade to highlight the […]
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Church Teachings, Media
June is traditionally the month associated with devotion to the Sacred Heart and especially to the Novena to the Sacred Heart. Elizabeth Foley is Regional Co-Ordinator of The Messenger Magazine and she told Eileen Good about how devotion to the Sacred Heart is reflected in the hundreds of letters that arrive into the office every […]
Posted on 12. Jun, 2007 in Education, Family, Religious patronage, Schools
Phil Doyle is principal in Tully N.S. a rural school in Co. Galway. She has been involved in Religious Education through Beo go Deo, or Alive-O as Bėarla, and she told Eileen Good about how important she believes it is that parents are involved in the Religious Education of their children.