Latest Galway Podcast Episodes

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It takes a Village…an interview with Anna Kierans from Irish Red Cross on Community Sponsorship

This is Community! - June 09, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes
This week Ruth chats to Anna Kierans from Irish Red Cross about their Community Sponsorship programme in Galway. Since 2018 the Irish Red Cross have been involved in supporting and enabling individuals in a community to come together to provide holistic integration for a family coming to Ireland...

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Day 63 - A Streetcat Named Ulysses

Camino On A Treadmill - March 21, 2023 09:43 - 1 hour
In which I meet a Streetcat named Ulysses. (This episode was recorded on 13th April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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DAY 62 - Black Hair, Blue Eyes & Premonitions

Camino On A Treadmill - March 19, 2023 19:36 - 1 hour
Wherein I discuss black hair, blue eyes & premonitions. (This episode was recorded on 12th April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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DAY 61 - I'm Engaged

Camino On A Treadmill - March 19, 2023 19:03 - 58 minutes
Wherein, amongst other things, I get engaged. (This episode was recorded on 11th April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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ACJSNI Collectibles & Curiosities Exhibition Collaboration - Lotus de Wit

Making Conversations Podcast - January 14, 2023 12:38 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Episode four from our second collaborative series with the Association of Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmithing Northern Ireland. For our final episode we make conversations with contemporary jeweller and ACJSNI secretary Lotus de Wit, who talks about her making journey, her practice and the ...

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ACJSNI Collectibles & Curiosities Exhibition Collaboration - Clodagh Molloy

Making Conversations Podcast - January 12, 2023 12:37 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Episode three from our second collaborative series with the Association of Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmithing Northern Ireland. For episode three we make conversations with art jeweller and designer maker Clodagh Molloy, who talks about her making practice and work as part of the Collectib...

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ACJSNI Collectibles & Curiosities Exhibition Collaboration - Shannon McShane

Making Conversations Podcast - December 06, 2022 15:32 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
For our Fourth Series, we have collaborated for a second time with the Association of Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmithing Northern Ireland (ACJSNI) for their latest exhibition 'Collectibles & Curiosities'. Making Conversations with us this episode is Goldsmith Shannon McShane and also three ...

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ACJSNI Collectibles & Curiosities Exhibition Collaboration - Anne Earls Boylan

Making Conversations Podcast - November 10, 2022 18:13 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
For our Fourth Series, we have collaborated for a second time with the Association of Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmithing Northern Ireland (ACJSNI) for their latest exhibition 'Collectibles & Curiosities'. Introducing the exhibition is MCP regular Anne Earls Boylan and also four maker clips ...

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I'm Never Alone - a conversation with Denise Healy, an Alone Befriending volunteer

This is Community! - November 07, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes
This week Ruth chats to Denise Healy about her Befriending support role in Alone. Denise shares her personal insights into why she got involved with the charity and what she gets out of it including the ongoing support from the organisation. For more information on this role and on this charity...

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No Time for Waste - a conversation on the mission and work of a National Social Enterprise FoodCloud tackling food waste in Ireland

This is Community! - August 03, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes
This week Ruth chats to Brian Curtin, Volunteer Manager with FoodCloud. FoodCloud is a social enterprise with a mission to tackle food waste by redistributing surplus food from manufacturers and retailers to local charities in the community.  It currently operates three main hubs located in Dubl...

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Minisode #10 Dr John McCrae

The Insight Podcast - April 25, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes
Dr John McCrae is head of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. He tells Louise and Gráinne about the challenges and opportunities when working with data and minority languages. 

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Minisode #10 Dr John McCrae

The Insight Podcast - April 25, 2022 12:00 - 11 minutes
Dr John McCrae is head of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. He tells Louise and Gráinne about the challenges and opportunities when working with data and minority languages. 

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S2. Ep4. Language, art and a barge - it's culture baby!

The Insight Podcast - April 21, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes
Language, art and an eco barge feature in episode four as Louise and Gráinne talk to Dr John McCrae about his work at the helm of the Unit for Natural Language Processing in NUI Galway. They also talk to Dr Hilary Murray about her career at the interface between art and neuroscience. Finally the...

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Minisode #9: Dr Ankit Verma

The Insight Podcast - March 21, 2022 10:00 - 8 minutes
With the increasing focus on renewable energy sources, and the urgency with which we need to move away from fossil fuels, the idea of solar prospecting is perhaps a less familiar concept than other practices in the area of sustainable energy. Louise and Gráinne spoke to Dr Ankit Verma last year ...

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Minisode #8 Niall O Brolcháin

The Insight Podcast - March 01, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes
Gráinne and Louise spoke to Niall O Brolcháin about his work on EU project Care Peat in a fascinating discussion that explored the value of our peatlands in the climate crisis. 

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Minisode #7 Prof Barry Smyth

The Insight Podcast - February 14, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes
Professor Barry Smyth realised early on in the pandemic that readily available data could be used to tell us more about what was happening. He told Gráinne and Louise all about it. 

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Minisode #7 Prof Barry Smyth

The Insight Podcast - February 14, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes
Professor Barry Smyth realised early on in the pandemic that readily available data could be used to tell us more about what was happening. He told Gráinne and Louise all about it. 

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Minisode #6: Claudette Pretorius on youth mental health online

The Insight Podcast - February 09, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes
Dr Claudette Pretorius is a psychologist working in Insight@UCD. She talks to Louise and Gráinne about her research into how teens access mental health services online

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Minisode #5: Prof Andrew Parnell on Covid Modelling

The Insight Podcast - February 01, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes
The best explanation of Covid modelling that you'll ever find. The excellent Professor Andrew Parnell from Insight@Maynooth Uni spoke to Louise and Gráinne last year about his work

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From Puppy Power to People Power! A conversation with Susan Hewitt a volunteer fosterer from MADRA

This is Community! - December 21, 2021 12:00 - 17 minutes
In this week’s episode we chat to Susan Hewitt, a volunteer fosterer with local Galway dog adoption and rescue charity MADRA. Susan chats to us about her work and her delight at being nominated for a Volunteer Ireland award this year. For more information on MADRA www.madra.ie  [email protected] ...

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Access for All - What is it and how do we get it? A conversation with Lorraine Lally and Marian Moloney

This is Community! - December 02, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes
In this episode we hear from Lorraine Lally and Marian Moloney, two members of Access for All Galway, a network of individuals who have lived experience of disabilities and local disability organisations focusing on improving access and rights for people with disabilities. We also hear about an ...

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S2. Ep3. Cathal's log, Stardate 2021

The Insight Podcast - October 12, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes
It's a jam packed episode this week with Professor Norma Bargary discussing how we make sense of vast quantities of data and the importance of putting people at the centre of research. Diarmuid Kennedy and Dr Cathal Gurrin talk about The Eternal Memory, a short film (watch here: https://www.yout...

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S2. Ep2. From Dublin to the Super Bowl

The Insight Podcast - September 28, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes
We don't normally do themed episodes but this is one exception. If you have ever been curious about the process of the commercialisation of research, this is the episode for you. Two fascinating interviews. One with CEO of Stimul.ai, Naomh McElhatton who is currently working to make technology t...

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S2. Ep1. Tears, tango and an Irish Mammy: The secrets of a successful PhD

The Insight Podcast - September 14, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes
Gráinne and Louise talk to Dr Ciara Duignan about Flourish, a student wellbeing module running in DCU and UCD. Is integrating wellbeing into higher level education the shape of things to come. Professor Alan Smeaton talks about the challenges of the blended campus, and the advent of the new norm...

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ACJSNI PINNED Exhibition Collaboration - Series 03 Episode 03 - Making Conversations Podcast

Making Conversations Podcast - August 19, 2021 04:40 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
For the third and final episode of a collaborative series with the Association of Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmithing Northern Ireland, we hand over the podcast reins to Contemporary Metalsmith Stuart Cairns for a conversation with close friend and Contemporary Goldsmith Eddie J Doherty. Th...

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ACJSNI PINNED Exhibition Collaboration - Series 03 Episode 02 - Making Conversations Podcast

Making Conversations Podcast - August 12, 2021 04:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
For the second episode from a collaborative series with the Association of Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmithing Northern Ireland, we speak with Craft NI Director Katherine McDonald and Craft NI Gallery Manager & Silversmith Lotus de Wit to discuss the PINNED Exhibition at Craft NI Gallery, Be...

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ACJSNI PINNED Exhibition Collaboration - Series 03 Episode 01 - Making Conversations Podcast

Making Conversations Podcast - August 07, 2021 07:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
As part of a collaboration project with the Association for Contemporary Jewellery and Silversmiths Northern Ireland, we speak with Anne Earls Boylan who introduces their debut exhibition PINNED. Featured within this episode are clips of makers speaking about their work in the exhibition, includi...

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Why Youth Work works!

This is Community! - June 24, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes
In this week's episode Ruth chats to to Jakub Kostanski and Joseph Burke, two members of Youth Work Ireland Galway’s Youth Advisory Committee. We hear their current views on community and their insights and personal experiences on the impact of youth work, as well as what it's like being a young...

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Why Youth Work works!

This is Community! - June 24, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes
In this week's episode Ruth chats to to Jakub Kostanski and Joseph Burke, two members of Youth Work Ireland Galway’s Youth Advisory Committee. We hear their current views on community and their insights and personal experiences on the impact of youth work, as well as what it's like being a young...

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Minisode #4: Professor Griffith Rollefson

The Insight Podcast - June 23, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes
How can data science be applied to the study of hip hop music? Professor Griffith Rollefson explained all to Gráinne and Louise

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