Podcasts about applied social studies

Morning Focus broadcasted live from the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board's College of FET, Ennis Campus in Clonroad Business Park, Ennis. The show kicked off with Alan Morrissey chatting to Keelin Fitzgerald, a multi-sport achiever from the Burren, who shared her experiences in sports and her recent venture into refereeing men's junior soccer matches. Next, Alan spoke with Marie O'Callaghan, Full-time Programme Coordinator at Ennis Campus, along with students Joe Quelly, currently enrolled in a Community Education Introductory Cookery course, and Terri Fitzpatrick, attending a Community Crafts course. They discussed how their courses have impacted their learning, health, wellbeing, and community involvement, as well as their future educational plans. The conversation then shifted to Madge O'Callaghan, PRO of the Clare Older Peoples Council. She joined us on our new slot 'Ageing Well' to chat about Age Friendly Ireland and the Clare Older People's Volunteer of the Year award. Later, Alan was joined by John Burns, retired deputy principal of Rice College, for the Educational Advice slot. This was followed by the weekly Garda Focus segment with Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant Catriona Holohan. Sasha Goyne, an Applied Social Studies learner, and Caoimhe O'Toole, a Beauty Traineeship participant, shared their experiences, discussing how their studies are helping them achieve their personal and career goals. The Hammond family; Aoife, Karen, Suzanne, and Ray, told us about their upcoming performance of soulful harmonies and folk songs at The Common Knowledge Centre. Next, Anna Finucane and Emily McInerney from the Youthreach Programme spoke about how the program has supported their learning journey. Alan also caught up with Therese Griffin, Information Officer at Ennis Campus, who provided insights into further education and career opportunities. In the History in Focus slot, local historian and author Colm Liddy told us about our Economy in the 18th century. Brian McCarthy, Senior Planner with Clare County Council and Councillor Pat Hayes discussed the Draft Crusheen Mobility Plan and the launch of the RRDF application. To wrap up the show, Alan was joined by Frankie Coote for the weekly 'Ask the Dog Warden' segment.

Recorded December 5th, 2024. A hybrid seminar by Dr Lorraine Grimes (Maynooth University) as part of the Medical and Health Humanities Seminar Series. Bio: Lorraine Grimes is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University. Lorraine has a PhD from the National University of Ireland Galway. Her thesis is forthcoming in the form of a monograph with Bloomsbury Academic in 2025 titled ‘Single mothers in Ireland and Britain: Pregnancy, migration and institutionalisation'. Lorraine previously worked with the Digital Repository of Ireland on the Archiving Reproductive Health project which is the subject of this talk. Abstract: Archiving Reproductive Health (ARH) is a Wellcome-funded project coordinated by the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), working to preserve digital material created by grassroots organisations working for reproductive justice in Ireland, especially during the 2018 referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Irish constitution. The project was the first in the world to archive Facebook social media posts. A key part of the project was the archiving of stories posted on a Facebook page called “In Her Shoes”, where people anonymously shared their experiences of being refused abortion care, having to travel or illegally order pills online, and the emotional impact of these experiences. These stories often contained details of traumatic experiences such as sexual assault, obstetric violence and domestic abuse. This talk will introduce the Archiving Reproductive Health Project and archiving sensitive social media material. We will talk about anonymization procedures, coding/cataloguing and developing a self-care protocol and an ethics protocol for the project. Learn more at www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub

What happened to culture in 2020? In Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During Covid (Repeater, 2024), Joy White, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire, explores the impact of Covid, along with social, community and artistic responses. The book ranges widely, including comparative analysis of the UK and Jamaica, deep dives into contemporary Black music and Black culture on TV, digital modes of making and distributing music, and emerging cultural practices on platforms such as TikTok. Theoretically rich as well as offering detailed media and cultural analysis, the book is essential reading of humanities, social science and public health scholars, as well as for anyone interested in reflecting on the era when Covid first hut society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What happened to culture in 2020? In Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During Covid (Repeater, 2024), Joy White, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire, explores the impact of Covid, along with social, community and artistic responses. The book ranges widely, including comparative analysis of the UK and Jamaica, deep dives into contemporary Black music and Black culture on TV, digital modes of making and distributing music, and emerging cultural practices on platforms such as TikTok. Theoretically rich as well as offering detailed media and cultural analysis, the book is essential reading of humanities, social science and public health scholars, as well as for anyone interested in reflecting on the era when Covid first hut society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/caribbean-studies

What happened to culture in 2020? In Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During Covid (Repeater, 2024), Joy White, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire, explores the impact of Covid, along with social, community and artistic responses. The book ranges widely, including comparative analysis of the UK and Jamaica, deep dives into contemporary Black music and Black culture on TV, digital modes of making and distributing music, and emerging cultural practices on platforms such as TikTok. Theoretically rich as well as offering detailed media and cultural analysis, the book is essential reading of humanities, social science and public health scholars, as well as for anyone interested in reflecting on the era when Covid first hut society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

What happened to culture in 2020? In Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During Covid (Repeater, 2024), Joy White, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire, explores the impact of Covid, along with social, community and artistic responses. The book ranges widely, including comparative analysis of the UK and Jamaica, deep dives into contemporary Black music and Black culture on TV, digital modes of making and distributing music, and emerging cultural practices on platforms such as TikTok. Theoretically rich as well as offering detailed media and cultural analysis, the book is essential reading of humanities, social science and public health scholars, as well as for anyone interested in reflecting on the era when Covid first hut society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

What happened to culture in 2020? In Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During Covid (Repeater, 2024), Joy White, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire, explores the impact of Covid, along with social, community and artistic responses. The book ranges widely, including comparative analysis of the UK and Jamaica, deep dives into contemporary Black music and Black culture on TV, digital modes of making and distributing music, and emerging cultural practices on platforms such as TikTok. Theoretically rich as well as offering detailed media and cultural analysis, the book is essential reading of humanities, social science and public health scholars, as well as for anyone interested in reflecting on the era when Covid first hut society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

What happened to culture in 2020? In Like Lockdown Never Happened: Music and Culture During Covid (Repeater, 2024), Joy White, a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire, explores the impact of Covid, along with social, community and artistic responses. The book ranges widely, including comparative analysis of the UK and Jamaica, deep dives into contemporary Black music and Black culture on TV, digital modes of making and distributing music, and emerging cultural practices on platforms such as TikTok. Theoretically rich as well as offering detailed media and cultural analysis, the book is essential reading of humanities, social science and public health scholars, as well as for anyone interested in reflecting on the era when Covid first hut society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

New Research by DNG has revealed 4 in 10 new homes bought last year were bought by bulk buyers... Should we let this happen?To discuss, Kieran is joined by Rory Hearne, Associate Professor in Social Policy in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University and Author of ‘Gaff' as well as Barry Ward, Fine Gael Senator.

This is The Soapbox. Today, Kieran was joined by Rory Hearne, Associate Professor in Social Policy in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University, Author of ‘Gaffs' to discuss what he loves about running...

This is The Soapbox. Today, Kieran was joined by Rory Hearne, Associate Professor in Social Policy in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University, Author of ‘Gaffs'...

Did you feel comfortable taking maternity leave? Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that she is sure 'some people didn't approve' of her taking maternity leave for a second time. Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Clontarf Councillor Catherine Stocker, Dr Niamh Flanagan, Assistant Professor of Social Policy in the Department if Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University, Siobhan O'Neill White founder of Mams.ie and Labour Party South Dublin County Councillor Joanna Tuffy...

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack A gendered and inequality analysis of Climate Issues and Policy In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Vanessa Conroy, a tutor and researcher in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth about Climate policies, action and inequality. Vanessa outlines her research on a gendered analysis of Climate policy and highlights the need to take a gendered view of areas like migration - where 80% of people displaced by Climate related disasters are women, the failure of the Irish Climate action plan to address the gendered impact of the transition, in areas such as transport, and its link to violence against women, in Ireland we have a long way to go on gender inequality , also relating to care, disability. Rory and Vanessa discuss the issue of making a transition to reducing carbon emissions that leaves inequalities intact, and in fact worsens them, such as access to retrofitted homes, EV vehicles. Adding a lick of green paint to capitalism would be a lost opportuntity to address key social inequalities in a socially just transition. The Trial of Paul Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-82594098

Dr. Stuart Stamp is an Independent Social Researcher and Research Associate of the Department of Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University. His main areas of interest are personal overindebtedness and financial exclusion from an inequality and human rights perspective.  Paul Joyce, BL, works as Senior Policy Analyst with Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC). He is the author of both of FLAC major reports on debt and the legal system in Ireland, ‘An End based on Means' published in May 2003 and ‘To No One's Credit' published in July 2009, and numerous policy reports and submissions. Paul and Stuart chat with Susanne Rogers about four papers they have written, From Pillar to Post. They examine the current situation for those dealing with problem debt, both secured and unsecured, the solutions that are available and what changes are needed.  The Papers can be accessed here: Paper One.  Paper Two. Paper Three. Paper Four.  

Michael O'Flynn, Chairman and CEO of the O'Flynn Group; Rory Hearn, Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth.

Should more be down to protect island communities off the coast of Ireland? New research shows that West Cork islands are 'at risk of the loss of entire communities' due to the housing crisis. Adrian Kennedy was joined by John Walsh, who lives on Bere Island, Máirtín Ó Méalóid, who lives on Cape Clear and Dr Siobhan O'Sullivan, lecturer in Social Policy in the School of Applied Social Studies at UCC to discuss…

Hugh Frazer is an expert on European policies to combat poverty and social exclusion, especially child poverty. He played a lead role in the feasibility studies that contributed to the establishment of the European Child Guarantee.  He has acted as adviser to a wide range of national and European organisations ( ESN, Eurochild, EAPN and UNICEF). He is a former coordinator of the European Social Policy Network (2006-2019); worked as an expert on social inclusion policy in the European Commission (2001-2006); was director of the Irish government's Combat Poverty Agency (1987-2001) and was director of the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust (1979-1986 – now the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland). He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University (Ireland). We can listen back to Hugh presenting his paper for the Social Justice Ireland's 34th Annual Social Policy Conference on the European Pillar of Social Rights, "How the European Pillar of Social Rights can help to advance social policy in Ireland ". All the Papers and Videos from the Conference can be accessed HERE.

Lecturer in Social Policy in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth Rory Hearne joined Pat on the show this morning to discuss his new book "Gaffs: Why No One Can Get a House, and What We Can Do About It".

Rory Hearne, Assistant Professor & Lecturer in Social Policy in Dept of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University

This morning's newspaper includes Irish Examiner political commentator Alison O'Connor; Rory Hearne, Assistant Professor in Applied Social Studies at Maynooth University; and pharmacist and former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell. Pat Davitt, Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers Chief Executive also joined the conversation.

This Impact Series features interviews with UCC School of Law faculty members, focusing on the resounding impact of their work across a broad range of areas in the public policy sphere. Today's episode is an interview with Professor Conor O'Mahony, Special Rapporteur on Child Protection. The Special Rapporteur is appointed by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to take an independent, objective and expert view of the child protection system in Ireland and related issues, contributing to the development and review and development of child protection policy and legislation. Interviewed by Joan Cronin, of the Dept of Applied Social Studies at UCC - and graduate of the LLM in Children's Rights and Family Law - Professor O'Mahony discusses his role, including the application process in becoming Special Rapporteur, the scope of the role, its interaction with government and civil society and the day-to-day realities of juggling a public service position with academic work. This episode was recorded remotely and we apologise for a few audio glitches in the recording.

Holy snapping ducksh*t... If there was one sentence lingering in my mind at the end of the conversation you're about to listen to, that's it. My guest is Clinical Psychologist and Author, Dr Bill Saunders. Amidst his decades of experience, here are some of the feathers in Bills cap. He has been a lecturer in psychological medicine at The University of Glasgow, a senior lecturer in Applied Social Studies, Director of Alcohol Studies at the University of Paisly, Scotland, Head of Addictions Studies at Curtain University, Perth, Professor of Psychology and head of the Clinical Psychology program at Curtain University.. in addition to all this and more he has consulted a wide range of agencies including the world health organisation and the united nations. Bill specialises in the management of adult psychopathology, addictive behaviours, the co-occurrence of both and the impact of childhood trauma on adult psychological functioning. In terms of what this episode covers… I don't quite know what to tell you aside from I should have damn well known where my propensity to wheel myself under the microscope might just end us up. We talk about Bills perspective of mental health and what's wrong with the 'what's wrong with you' method as opposed to the 'what happened' method. We talk about trauma, mental health diagnostics, medicine, therapy and of course we blur the lines between podcast and one on one therapy as I slide myself under the microscope... TIFFANEE COOK Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rollwiththepunches Website: www.rollwiththepunches.com.au LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffaneecook/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/rollwiththepunchespodcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/rollwiththepunches_podcast Instagram: www.instagram.com/tiffaneeandco --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roll-withthepunches/message

Over the weekend news broke of an housing estate in Maynooth, where only 22 out of 174 new homes were available for first-time buyers, with the remainder being bulk purchased by an investment trust. Ciarán Mulqueen, is a teacher and creator of the Instagram account Crazy House Prices, Rory Hearne is Lecturer in Social Policy, Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University and Matt Finucane chatted to Andrea about the issue.  Read more here: 'Normal people can't compete' with investment funds when buying a house in Ireland Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This Reboot Republic podcast talks to Dr Seamus Taylor, head of the Department of Applied Social Studies Maynooth University. Seamus was formerly a researcher with the ESRI, a social worker with the London Irish Centre Charity, and Director of Strategy at the Commission for Racial Equality in Britain from 2000-2003. He worked on the public sector’s role in promoting equality and good community relations, involving diverse communities in policymaking, violence against women and in developing strategies to tackle hate crime. He talks about his experiences, about how in Ireland we have good policies on equality and human rights but lack implementation, he also outlines discrimination in Ireland and how the proposed hate crime legislation in Ireland must be fit for purpose and effective, and he sets out a human rights and equality proofing proposal for all Government measures that would use indicators of inequality to ensure policy really tackles our problems of inequalities and injustices. He also outlines the impact of COVID on social policy and its potential for a reshaping towards social justice. Seamus finishes by outlining the contribution of social science and the Department of Applied Social Studies to educating critically engaged citizens. A great listen. Support this podcast and the wider platform by joining us at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

This Reboot Republic podcast is a recording of an interview with our host Dr Rory Hearne of the Maynooth University Department of Applied Social Studies, about the Irish housing crisis, its origins and solutions. The interview was undertaken by Ciarán Galway of the Eolas Magazine with Rory as the keynote interview of Ireland's Housing Conference 2021. The title of the interview is Reclaiming, reimagining and rebuilding a vision for public housing for all. In it Rory explains the origins of the housing crisis in a series of factors including the shift to a market model of housing provision, the neoliberal Thatcherite move away from public housing and the financialisation of housing as global investors turn homes into wealth accumulating assets and worsen affordability and access for those in housing need. He details the experience of Ireland in comparison with other countries such as the UK and Austria. Rory also explains the choices available to government - that they can chose to support developers and the market, or take a different path and support those in need of housing such as tenants through strengthening tenant protections and build affordable housing. He also outlines the need to challenge the normalisation of homelessness, the devastating impacts of homelessness, and why the Referendum on the Right to Housing should be held as soon as possible and not put into the housing commission. He finishes with a vision for a housing system for all - affordable, secure, quality and environmentally sustainable. Reboot Republic is proud to be part of the Tortoise Shack, please support us by becoming a member at: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

In this episode we are talking about values and ethics in youth work and their importance in youth work practice.  Invited guests: Hilary Tierney - Maynooth University, Ireland. Hilary worked as a youth worker for many years before joining the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University where she contributes across the professional community and youth work programmes. Her practice and research interests converge in a specific interest in reflective practice, professional supervision, informal education, digital youth work, global youth work, ethics and values in professional practice and the professional formation of gender conscious practitioners. She is particularly interested in the potential of informal and non-formal learning to develop young people's critical capacities as local and global citizens who are committed to equality, social justice and human rights. Hilary was the co-ordinator of the Youth Work eLearning Partnership [YWELP], an Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership which produced youthworkandyou.org (Links to an external site.) an open source, interactive eLearning platform for youth workers and youth work educators. Antti Korhonen - Finland Podcast host: Ekaterina Sherer

Rachael Ryan explores what life is like for the siblings of people with additional needs in Ireland today “When I get to spend a night in my sister’s home, we laugh and giggle like siblings do and her disability plays no part in that because it’s just one part of who she is, the same way I have my nuances and my challenges”. Broadcasting on Newstalk 106-108fm this weekend, new Irish radio documentary ‘Siblings’, produced by Rachael Ryan, tells the story of five sibling relationships around Ireland today – where one brother or sister just happens to have an intellectual disability. These sibling relationships; while no different to any other are at the same time unique in their own way- this documentary captures these stories of friendship, compassion and love. Being a sibling of a person with additional needs can be an emotional journey; but ultimately an incredibly rewarding experience which can shape an individual’s outlook on life, often for the better. Broadcaster Rachael Ryan, as the sister of a sibling with an intellectual disability, can vouch for that. In this documentary she talks to Irish people at all stages of life about having a sibling who has additional needs - experiencing childhood with their brother or sister, learning about their needs, sharing their struggles, celebrating their highs and ultimately deciding what role they will play in their future. Sinead Redmond shares her story of growing up with her sister Deirdre and how having a sibling with additional needs while growing up brought on “every emotion under the sun.” Graham Heritich, also known as the Cupcake Bloke, talks about his brother Patrick and how their close relationship has been made stronger since Patrick has started working at Graham’s bakery, “It’s normal - I have a job, you have a job, Patrick has a job.” Molly speaks about her sister Fran’s journey to independence and how both sisters mutually benefit from each other’s strengths. While a recent study by Dr Máire Leane from UCC has highlighted the lack of support for adult siblings of people with intellectual disabilities, there are several groups in Ireland aiming to bridge this gap. Rachael Ryan talks to representatives from Sibshop Ireland and Inclusion Ireland about the important role siblings play in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. This documentary also explores how areas like employment and Ireland’s social scene need to be challenged to become more inclusive for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland today. BROADCAST TIMES: Siblings will broadcast live on Newstalk 106-108fm on Sunday 14th April at 7am, with a repeat broadcast the following Saturday 20th April at 9pm PODCAST: Podcast will be available on www.newstalk.com/podcasts after the first broadcast CREDITS: Siblings was produced and presented by Rachael Ryan. Sound Editing was by Lochlainn Harte. This documentary was funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, with the television licence fee. If you’d like to get in touch with any of the organisations mentioned in this documentary, here are some details: Inclusion Ireland provide support and advocate for people with intellectual disabilities and their families, you can find out more information at inclusionireland.ie Sibshop Ireland run workshops for children (aged 8-12) who have a brother or a sister with special needs who want to connect with others who are in similar situations. Find them on Facebook by typing in Sibshop Ireland. ‘That’s Life’ which runs ‘Bounce Nightclub’ is a personal development programme of the Brothers of Charity Services in Galway, find out more at thatslife.ie Dr Máire Leane works at the school of Applied Social Studies at University College Cork, she carried out a study into the relationships, roles and support needs of adult siblings of people with intellectual disabilities in 2016. Find out more about UCC’s disability support service at https://www.ucc.ie/en/dss  

Questions of voice, agency, participation and empowerment are central to the practice of community development, and for this reason it has been has been described as a subversive occupation (Ife 2013). Its way of working is to challenge and question the done thing, the taken-for-granted. Yet, funding cuts and structural changes within the field since 2008 have seen the spaces for community work increasingly narrowed and squeezed (Harvey 2015; Community Work Ireland 2017). This situation places community workers in a dilemma: do they cease telling uncomfortable stories and cease being true to the values of community work; do they step away from long term community struggles? This panel details research from the field of community work that speaks back to such restrictive forces as communities and practitioners struggle to find their voices: From the voices of marginalised older men in Dublin city, to a community finding their voice when faced with the threat of fracking and the voices of community workers themselves as they navigate a path for critical practice in neoliberal times. Bringing together three community worker who are engaged in research, this panel seeks, as Okri evocatively suggests, to ‘breach and confound the accepted frontier of things’ by amplifying unseen voices and placing them at the centre of conversations about social change in Ireland. Jamie Gorman is a PhD researcher in community development at the Maynooth University Department of Applied Social Studies. His research is a case study of community action for environmental justice in the north-west of Ireland. He is a board member of Community Work Ireland and the Chairperson of Friends of the Earth Ireland.

Questions of voice, agency, participation and empowerment are central to the practice of community development, and for this reason it has been has been described as a subversive occupation (Ife 2013). Its way of working is to challenge and question the done thing, the taken-for-granted. Yet, funding cuts and structural changes within the field since 2008 have seen the spaces for community work increasingly narrowed and squeezed (Harvey 2015; Community Work Ireland 2017). This situation places community workers in a dilemma: do they cease telling uncomfortable stories and cease being true to the values of community work; do they step away from long term community struggles? This panel details research from the field of community work that speaks back to such restrictive forces as communities and practitioners struggle to find their voices: From the voices of marginalised older men in Dublin city, to a community finding their voice when faced with the threat of fracking and the voices of community workers themselves as they navigate a path for critical practice in neoliberal times. Bringing together three community worker who are engaged in research, this panel seeks, as Okri evocatively suggests, to ‘breach and confound the accepted frontier of things’ by amplifying unseen voices and placing them at the centre of conversations about social change in Ireland. Dave Donovan is a PhD researcher in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University. His research is a narrative study of community workers professions. He lives and works in Galway city.

Questions of voice, agency, participation and empowerment are central to the practice of community development, and for this reason it has been has been described as a subversive occupation (Ife 2013). Its way of working is to challenge and question the done thing, the taken-for-granted. Yet, funding cuts and structural changes within the field since 2008 have seen the spaces for community work increasingly narrowed and squeezed (Harvey 2015; Community Work Ireland 2017). This situation places community workers in a dilemma: do they cease telling uncomfortable stories and cease being true to the values of community work; do they step away from long term community struggles? This panel details research from the field of community work that speaks back to such restrictive forces as communities and practitioners struggle to find their voices: From the voices of marginalised older men in Dublin city, to a community finding their voice when faced with the threat of fracking and the voices of community workers themselves as they navigate a path for critical practice in neoliberal times. Bringing together three community worker who are engaged in research, this panel seeks, as Okri evocatively suggests, to ‘breach and confound the accepted frontier of things’ by amplifying unseen voices and placing them at the centre of conversations about social change in Ireland. Tommy Coombes manages the Bluebell Community Development Project. His doctoral research, at the Department of Applied Social Studies, Maynooth University, explores stories of the lived experiences of older men residing in a sheltered housing complex in Dublin.

Lorna Gold preaches for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time in light Pope Francis' visit to Ireland which was overshadowed by the latest revelations and developments regarding clergy sex abuse and cover-up. Lorna works for Trócaire, the Irish Catholic Development Agency. She is a specialist in International Development who has worked in an academic and NGO context for almost two decades. Currently, she is leading a project on how the Irish Church can implement Pope Francis’ message on integral ecology, articulated in Laudato Sí. She writes and speaks extensively on Pope Francis’ vision and was responsible for chairing an all-female panel at the launch of this encyclical in the Vatican with world-renowned author, Naomi Klein in 2015. She holds a PhD in Economic Geography from Glasgow University and as well as working for Trócaire, lectures in Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09302018 to view Lorna's full bio, video and text

On the fourth episode of the Law and Justice Podcast, Jane Mulcahy chats with speakers from the ICPA Conference "Innovation in Rehabilitation: Building Better Futures", including Professor Fergus McNeill, Fiona McGregor, Hilary Ineomo-Marcus, Andrew Couples, and Gary Stephens.In addition, Dr Mark Cullinane from the Department of Applied Social Studies at UCC discusses the "Licensees in Private Rented Accommodation: the Forgotten Sub-Sector?" seminar.

Eileen Hogan is a lecturer in social policy in the School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, and she's literally written a thesis on music in Cork. We talk about what she learned interviewing some 53 music-makers and writers and general music people in the city, the changing landscape, Cillian Murphy's band, her recent TEDx Cork Salon lecture, and lots more.

TILMA is the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement between Alberta and British Columbia. The agreement was signed in 2006 without public consultation or debate in any legislature. It provides for a virtual economic union between the two provinces. Both governments agreed to consult with stakeholders during a two-year transition period ending on April 1, 2009, after which the agreement comes into full effect. The speaker will compare TILMA to a “mini-NAFTA”, the North American Free Trade Agreement. He believes that potentially, it could interfere with the ability of various levels of government to make laws to protect the environment, local business, hiring practices, local education and health programs by imposing huge financial penalties.  Speaker: Ken Collier Ken Collier retired in 2005 from a career in social work and university administration. Since then he became the Chair of the Steering Committee for the Red Deer and Area, Council of Canadians, the Board Chair of Friends of Medicare (Alberta) and continues to write for progressive activist and research publications. He completed his PhD in Economics and Applied Social Studies from the University of Wales. His latest books are “Social Work with Rural Peoples” and “After the Welfare State”, both published by New Star Books in Vancouver.

TILMA is the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement between Alberta and British Columbia. The agreement was signed in 2006 without public consultation or debate in any legislature. It provides for a virtual economic union between the two provinces. Both governments agreed to consult with stakeholders during a two-year transition period ending on April 1, 2009, after which the agreement comes into full effect. The speaker will compare TILMA to a “mini-NAFTA”, the North American Free Trade Agreement. He believes that potentially, it could interfere with the ability of various levels of government to make laws to protect the environment, local business, hiring practices, local education and health programs by imposing huge financial penalties.  Speaker: Ken Collier Ken Collier retired in 2005 from a career in social work and university administration. Since then he became the Chair of the Steering Committee for the Red Deer and Area, Council of Canadians, the Board Chair of Friends of Medicare (Alberta) and continues to write for progressive activist and research publications. He completed his PhD in Economics and Applied Social Studies from the University of Wales. His latest books are “Social Work with Rural Peoples” and “After the Welfare State”, both published by New Star Books in Vancouver.