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Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor November 14, 2023

Donie Tarrant is joined by regular contributor Alan Tuffery to ponder if a ‘Classical education‘is all it’s cracked up to be. What values does it teach? Are they suitable for a modern society? Or suitable for modern leaders? First broadcast on 13/11/2023

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor September 19, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss why it is so hard to admit to being wrong. In some areas of life being wrong seen to be almost shameful. Perhaps we should practice admitting our errors more often. 1st broadcast…

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

admin July 25, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to talk about Modern Manners. What are manners? How have they changed? Are we all getting rude, less considerate? First aired: 24/7/23

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor June 27, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to talk about the approaches to discussion about ‘Uniting Ireland’. What do the polls show? What are the obstacles? How can we move forward? 1st broadcast on: 26/06/23

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery, Oaths

gabor June 13, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Oaths, as used in courts. What are they? Where did they come from? Are religious oaths discriminatory? Should they be replaced? If so, with what? 1st broadcast on 12/06/23

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor May 23, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to ask whether relaxing is good for us or not. Is enjoying entertainment provided for us a good thing? Should we be more engaged, more creative? 1st broadcast on 22/05/23

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor May 8, 2023

Donie Tarrant is joined by regular contributor Alan Tuffery explore the morality of institutions. Institutions’ main concerns are survival and profits. What does it mean for wider Society? What are the responsibilities of the executives to society? Is there a better way…

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor April 18, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant for their 50th conversation on Northside Today as they talk about — what else? — Conversation. What’s the Difference between conversation and gossip. What is conversation good for? How did Conversations change the world? T:…

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Jaye April 3, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the value of the individual. Given our fleeting existence compared with the life of the Earth, what is the value of an individual? What makes life worth living? Do we matter?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

admin March 20, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Political Correctness. What it is? Has it ‘gone mad’. Why do some people get upset by changes to language? Should we rewrite classic works?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Declan McGlade February 14, 2023

Donie Tarrant talks to regular contributor Alan Tuffery about the joys of spring: days getting longer and warmer, new growth of bud and leaves. A time of new beginnings. Even a new public holiday!

Northside Today – Alan Tuffery

admin February 2, 2023

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the campaign for Voluntary Assisted Dying Why is it necessary? Where is it now? What is the government doing about it? What are the prospect for introduction of VAD in Ireland.