Beat Documentaries Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Beat News team have produced ‘Beat’s Spotlight on Suicide’ to highlight services in the region and allow people from the South East tell us how they have been affected by suicide.
Zara spoke to Eddie Reddy who lost his sister and her two children, sport star Alan Quinlan speaks out about his difficulties with mental health and depression and bereavement group Console reveal thought provoking interviews.
The five part special series speaks to many more interesting guests who tell us their stories.
The Beat News team have produced ‘Beat’s Spotlight on Suicide’ to highlight services in the region and allow people from the South East tell us how they have been affected by suicide.
Zara spoke to Eddie Reddy who lost his sister and her two children, sport star Alan Quinlan speaks out about his difficulties with mental health and depression and bereavement group Console reveal thought provoking interviews.
The five part special series speaks to many more interesting guests who tell us their stories.
The Beat News team have produced ‘Beat’s Spotlight on Suicide’ to highlight services in the region and allow people from the South East tell us how they have been affected by suicide.
Zara spoke to Eddie Reddy who lost his sister and her two children, sport star Alan Quinlan speaks out about his difficulties with mental health and depression and bereavement group Console reveal thought provoking interviews.
The five part special series speaks to many more interesting guests who tell us their stories.
The Beat News team have produced ‘Beat’s Spotlight on Suicide’ to highlight services in the region and allow people from the South East tell us how they have been affected by suicide.
Zara spoke to Eddie Reddy who lost his sister and her two children, sport star Alan Quinlan speaks out about his difficulties with mental health and depression and bereavement group Console reveal thought provoking interviews.
The five part special series speaks to many more interesting guests who tell us their stories.
The Beat News team have produced ‘Beat’s Spotlight on Suicide’ to highlight services in the region and allow people from the South East tell us how they have been affected by suicide.
Zara spoke to Eddie Reddy who lost his sister and her two children, sport star Alan Quinlan speaks out about his difficulties with mental health and depression and bereavement group Console reveal thought provoking interviews.
The five part special series speaks to many more interesting guests who tell us their stories.
The Beat News team have produced ‘Beat’s Spotlight on Suicide’ to highlight services in the region and allow people from the South East tell us how they have been affected by suicide.
Zara spoke to Eddie Reddy who lost his sister and her two children, sport star Alan Quinlan speaks out about his difficulties with mental health and depression and bereavement group Console reveal thought provoking interviews.
The five part special series speaks to many more interesting guests who tell us their stories.
This is the start of a week long of features in Haiti. In November Beat News Editor Gail swapped her journalism cap for a hard hat and volunteered to work on a building site in Haiti with Haven. During "Build it week" she spoke to Haven's founder volunteers from the South East and Haitian beneficiaries and workers. This is the first programme in "Haiti - A Volunteers Story". In this episode you will hear Gail find out what's in store for her during her week in Haiti.
In November we heard all about Beat News Editor Gail's adventures in "Haiti - A Volunteers Story". In this episode you will hear her talking to volunteers from the South East and how their impressions of the poverty stricken country.
It's day 3 of "Haiti - A Volunteers Story". This week-long series is followed Beat News Editor Gail on her travels in Haiti as a labourer on a building site for a week in the poverty stricken country. In this episode you'll hear about what kind of work Gail and the volunteers from the South East did during the week.
It's time now for the penultimate episode in "Haiti - A Volunteers Story". In November our News Editor Gail travelled to Haiti to build houses for a week with the charity organisation Haven. In this episode she looks at how the South East volunteers coped with meeting local orphans and what the future holds for the children of Haiti.
This is the concluding feature in the final documentary series called "Haiti - A Volunteers Story". In November Beat News Editor Gail went to Haiti for "Build it Week" with Haven to build houses. In this final part she talks to the volunteers about their lasting memories of the week as they hand over the houses.
Sam McCauleys' Waterford Manager Brian Tynan did the Run For Life for the first time last year. He shared his experiences with Niall on Beat Breakfast!
Ireland international soccer star Stephen Hunt was delighted to launch this year's run - and he spoke to Beat Sport's Martin Clancy.
The journey continues as the Tecla picks up a prize!
With Hook Lighthouse, Wexford. http://Hookheritage.ie
Jennifer and the trainees continue their travels on the seas!
With Hook Lighthouse, Wexford. http://Hookheritage.ie
Jennifer talks to the owners of one of the Tall Ships, Tecla.
With Hook Lighthouse Wexford.... http://HookHeritage.ie
Jennifer Allen meets the South East crew as they prepare to embark on the trip of a lifetime.
With Hook Lighthouse, Wexford. http://Hookheritage.ie
Patsy is known as the Fox man in Thomastown, Kilkenny. He is often seen strolling along with either Grainne or Mini with him.
Mary had a chat with him.
Today is the concluding part of Fr Michael Sinnotts story.
The Wexford priest was abducted in the Philippines and held captive for 32 days.
This programmes looks at how his family back in Wexford coped with the situation and how he now still feels about Paga – dee- an which he still calls home.
Wexford priest Fr Micheal Sinnott’s story made the headlines last Autumn when he was abducted from his paris of Paga-dee-an in the Philippines
His ordeal lasted 32 days while his family waited anxiously for any news or information on his well being.
Here’s the first part of his story as told to Beat News Editor Gail Conway of what it was like to be taken from his home, his community and life as he knows it.
We had some of the country’s worst floods ever last October/November and the South East didn’t escape the destruction left by water damage following the torrential rain.
Beat News Editor Gail Conway spoke to businesses in Waterford and Clonmel.
Waterford traditionally used to have a serious problem on the quays however this has been resolved – but Clonmel is still a long way off having it’s flooding issues sorted, an issue some businesses think will never be resolved.
Beat News editor Gail Conway spoke to a Wexford man who was in Haiti when the quake struck and to a charity worker for the country ahead of Gail’s own trip out there in October.
One in five young people in the region between the ages of 18 and 24 are currently unemployed.
Beat News Editor Gail Conway kicks off our South East Stories series with an investigation into an opportunity to consider if you have the travel bug and are willing to work anywhere in the world teaching English.
She attended an i-to-i training weekend in Waterford to find out more.