Fair Trade

  How fair is Fair Trade for women tea workers? Rebecca Bricchi, Queen Mary University London, talked about Fair Trade and Darjeerling women tea workers to Mercedes López at the 2026 DCU Ireland India Institute, Ninth Annual South Asia Conference 1st Broadcast 21 May 2026 https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbm/research/research-centres/clgp/ https://www.dcu.ie/ireland-india-institute/  

Asian Communities in Ireland

Mercedes López  interviewed Prof. Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain, Professor of Sociology, Maynooth University, about Asian Irish TikTokers and Asian Irish Identity  and to Dr Hadiqa Mir about The Media Framing of Asian Communities in Ireland,  at the 2026 Asian & Irish Community Connect and Trinity Centre for Asian Studies’ conference “Speaking Up, Stepping In: Asian Communities…

Young Social Innovators

      Sara Thompson, Communications Manager, Young Social Innovators and Isabel Mulally and Hariharan Senthilkumar, TY students with Sarah Ann Cashman, Geography and English teacher, from Lusk Community College , join Mercedes López to talk about the YSI Awards and their new patron, President Connolly. 1st Broadcast 21th May 2026 https://www.youngsocialinnovators.ie/        

Knock House Hotel

Have you ever thought that you may need to simply get away and relax. Ger Leddin talks to Eithne Cosgrove of Knock House Hotel on how North Dublin seniors may find an ideal getaway weekend in the West of Ireland. Or alternatively…