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The Public Versus Austerity 2021 report – Karol Balfe, ActionAid Ireland @ Near FM

DJP October 20, 2021

Darren J. Prior spoke to Karol Balfe, the CEO of ActionAid Ireland, about an international report ActionAid brought out in October 2021 looking at the austerity happening in developing countries in 2021 because of IMF policies. Over 150 countries in 2021 are…

Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal in 2021 – Global Solidarity, Near FM

DJP October 19, 2021

Darren J. Prior spoke to Jonathan Douglas the Christmas Shoebox Appeal Manager from Team Hope about this years Christmas Shoebox Appeal. The deadline for having boxes filled out or money donated to this years appeal is the 8th of November. https://www.teamhope.ie/ Global…

Jim Clarken – The People’s Vaccine Alliance Ireland and COVID-19 in developing countries – Global Solidarity, Near FM (2021)

DJP July 15, 2021

In early July 2021 the People’s Vaccine Alliance Ireland was launched. The alliance is the Irish section of an international movement of organisations and activists who are pushing for a ‘people’s vaccine’ for COVID-19 around the world. Darren J. Prior caught up…

Self Help Africa in Tigray in 2021 & their appeal – Global Solidarity, Near FM (2021)

DJP July 1, 2021

Darren J. Prior spoke to George Jacob the Head of Communications of Irish-African development NGO Self Help Africa about their appeal for Tigray in 2021 and George told Darren a bit about what is happening in the region in general at the…

Irish AIDS Day 2021 and UN 2021 meeting on global HIV/AIDS response – Breda Gahan, Concern Worldwide – Global Solidarity, Near FM (June 2021)

DJP June 17, 2021

On Tuesday the 15th of June Irish AIDS Day 2021 took place, and the previous week there was a high level meeting of the UN on the global response to the HIV/AIDS situation which is still a huge issue in many developing…

Save RTÉ Radio 1 on longwave radio in Britain campaign – Near FM (18/5/2021)

DJP May 18, 2021

Darren J. Prior spoke to Margaret Golden, a cofounder and spokesperson of the campaign to try to keep the transmission of RTÉ Radio 1 on longwave radio in Britain. Global Solidarity, Near FM 18 May 2021.

Full access to COVID-19 vaccines sought in developing countries – Access to Medicines Ireland (2021)

DJP March 16, 2021

In March 2021 the Irish Oireachtas committee on foreign affairs issued a report calling on the Irish Government to endorse the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Covid-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), which is a mechanism to share intellectual property rights, data and know-how…

Global Solidarity 14 – 02 – 2021 Breda Gahan, Global Health Advisor, Concern Worldwide

George Mulcahy February 15, 2021

Darren J. Prior spoke to Breda Gahan, Global Health Advisor with Concern Worldwide, on Global Solidarity about Prof. Fr. Michael J. Kelly who died in Zambia in January 2021. Fr. Kelly was most known in the public eye in Ireland and Zambia…

Tír na nÓg Orphanage, BomaNg’ombe, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in 2021 (EN/GA)

DJP January 18, 2021

Darren J. Prior spoke to Louise Quill and Declan Quill from Tír na nÓg / Kao La Amani Orphanage in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Tosaíonn an t-agallamh Gaeilge le Declan ag 7.50 nóim. https://tirnanogorphanage.com/ Near FM, 18 January / Eanáir 2021.

Anne O’Mahony – working for Concern Worldwide from 1982-2020 (Global Solidarity, Near FM 2021)

DJP January 8, 2021

Anne O’Mahony worked with Concern Worldwide from 1982 until she retired in late 2020. Darren J. Prior spoke to her on Near FM about some of her work over those years including some of the many hardships and rewards of working with…

Global Solidarity 09 08 2020 – Irish Wheelchair Association AGM 2020

George Mulcahy August 11, 2020

On Friday 17th August the Irish Wheelchair Association held their AGM in their HQ in Clontarf, a protest was held there to object to the closure of the holiday centre Cuisle which catered for the needs of wheelchair users.

Coronavirus COVID-19 in 2020 – Breda Gahan, Concern Worldwide on Global Solidarity (Near FM)

DJP March 4, 2020

Darren J. Prior spoke to Breda Gahan, Global Health Adviser with Concern Worldwide, about the Coronavirus COVID-19 in 2020 on Global Solidarity on Near FM. Global Solidarity, Near FM, 4 March 2020.

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