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Fingerpost

6 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -

Podcast with input from contributors to Derry's community magazine - a focus on the articles featured on fingerpost.ie

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Episodes

Fingerpost - Issue 6 - Future Leaders

June 04, 2021 10:54 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

The participants in Holywell Trust's Future Leaders programme came together to have a look at the impact of the Covid pandemic on the local community. Featured in this episode are some of the contributors to the latest issue - Michael Cullen, Janice Montgomery, Emma Doherty and Cathy Malcolm. Fingerpost receives support through the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland. 

Fingerpost - Issue 5 - Women's Issue

April 08, 2021 08:46 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

This special edition of Fingerpost is guest edited by Foyle Women’s Information Network (FWIN). As people have come to expect from the team at FWIN this is a considered collection of articles on a range of issues from International Women’s Day and a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland to challenging patriarchy and women in Northern Ireland.  In this episode we hear from Catherine Cooke, Georgia O'Kane and Dr. Maeve O'Brien.  The articles included in this issue are:  Women in Lead...

Fingerpost - Issue 4 - Youth Edition

March 16, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MB

Fingerpost has been taken over by the young people from REACH Across for this youth focused issue. The issue was edited by Anna McAree who has a conversation with some of the contributors on their creative writing, emerging from Covid and dealing with online learning.  The full list of articles featured in the youth issue are:  Maria McCloskey - Community Relations beyond our front door  Jenna Patton - REACH Across and it's impact on young people Dylan Crossan - What is life lik...

Fingerpost - Issue 3 - Arts & Community Relations

February 17, 2021 11:10 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

A conversation between guest editor of this issue, Elaine Forde from The Playhouse in Derry, and three of the contributors - Damian Gorman, Felicity McCall and John Johnston. This issue of Fingerpost examines Arts & Community Relations.  The full list of contributions for this issue are:  Editorial - Elaine Forde  'When working with people on their stories of hurt..' - Damian Gorman '"Nobody’s Home" – Communalising Conflict (and Resolution)' - Ailin Conant 'A Better Future' - L...

Fingerpost - Issue 2 - Shared Society

January 18, 2021 09:50 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

The 'shared society' issue of Fingerpost is now live - https://www.fingerpost.ie. Gerard Deane is joined for a conversation by four of the contributors - Colm M Cavanagh and Georgia O'Kane discuss shared and integrated education, Lilian Seenoi-Barr from NW Migrants Forum discusses integration of Black and Minority Ethnic Community and Linda Ervine chats about the Turas Project and Irish as a shared language. Disclaimer - This project has received support from the Northern Ireland ...

Fingerpost - Issue 1 - Leadership

December 07, 2020 12:38 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Fingerpost, the community magazine for the north west of Ireland is being resurrected by Holywell Trust. The first issue of the magazine is now available at www.fingerpost.ie. Featured in this issue, which examines the issue of leadership, are:  Paul Gosling - Leadership in Northern Ireland  Eamonn Deane - On Leadership  Fiona Corvan - Future Leaders  Georgia O'Kane - Political Leadership: An Oxymoron Fergal Barr - Where are the leaders? Where is the hope?  Paul Laughlin - P...