Glórtha Ciotacha | Awkward Voices

Standing Shoulder to Shoulder Against Racism: Twasul Mohammed, Azadeh Sobout, Stiofán Ó Nualláin & Dessie Donnelly

Twasul Mohammed is an Anti-Racism & Kind Economy organiser with PPR (Participation and Practice of Rights.) Originally from Sudan but is now settled in Belfast where she is active in many campaigns for Human Rights. Dr Azadeh Sobout is a Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast. She is an Iranian activist, writer, and educator rooted in refugee justice, indigenous solidarity , antiracist, feminist, and anti-capitalist movements and communities for over a decade. Stiofán Ó Nualláin is the Co-Director of Trademark, an organization focused on anti-sectarianism and anti-racism in Northern Ireland. He is also involved in discussions about the rise of far-right politics and the role of trade unions in fighting back against it. Dessie Donnelly is a Community and Human rights Activist and Organiser working with Technology Co-Op Rabble Co-Operative.

Róisín Nic Liam, Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin & Brónagh Fusco: An Ghaeilge & Éire Aontaithe

Tá muid ar bís le bheith ar ais le heagrán eile de Ghlórtha Chiotacha le triúr aoichainteoir speisialta agus ábhar cainte thar a bheith tráthúil faoi láthair. Sí an Ghaeilge agus Éire Aontaithe í téama na cainte seo, ag díriú isteach ar na deiseanna atá bainte le hathaontú na tíre don Ghaeilge, cén dóigh chun an sprioc seo a bhaint amach, na dúshláin atá romhainn agus neart eile. Labhair Róisín Nic Liam, an Gníomhaí, Deargóir, Corcaíoch agus Iníon léinn PhD, agus Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhein, Uachtarán Chonradh na Gaeilge, Feirsteach agus Comhordaitheoir Pleanála teanga d’iarthar Bhéal Feirste le Fís an Phobail, le Bean an Tí Brónagh Fusco, an Feirsteach, Deargóir agus gníomhaí pobail a oibríonn le Conradh na Gaeilge. Tharla an chaint seo in mí Eanáir 2026 mar chuid de Scoil Gheimhridh Uí Chadhain, clár oideachas polaitiúil de chuid Ghlór na Móna ag cíorú ceist an athaontaithe ón bhun aníos. Bainigí sult!

Clare Daly & Bernadette McAliskey

For the annual lecture in honor of community activist Harry Holland, we were thrilled that Clare Daly joined us as the guest speaker for the 2024 lecture. Clare was a Member of the European Parliament for Dublin between 2019 and 2024 as part of the 'Independents4Change' group in the Left of the European Parliament - GUE/NGL. For years, Clare has been at the forefront of human rights issues, social justice, anti-imperialism against the militarization of the European Union, and in support of Palestine, especially in the past year against the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people. We will have a special conversation with her, focusing on these issues as well as what has inspired and continues to inspire Clare to do this work. Clare was interviewed by Bernadette McAliskey, the renowned human rights activist, social justice campaigner, international socialist republican, and feminist. Bernadette was the Director of the South Tyrone Empowerment Project (or STEP), a community development organisation that works with and on behalf of the migrant community, and she greatly assisted Clare in the most recent European Union election in 2024.

Siobhán McCallin

In this latest episode of Awkward Voices, Tarlach Barclaigh and Eoghan Ó Garmaile from Glór na Móna sat down with Siobhán McCallin. Siobhán is a close friend of Glór na Móna and an activist with the inspiring grassroots PPR campaign ‘New Script’ which focussed on developing a new approach to mental health in our society, moving away from asking what’s wrong with you, to asking what happened to you. She retired as a schoolteacher due to severe health complications which she struggles with still. Writing poems has helped Siobhán heal and last year she launched her poetry collection ‘Awakening M.E.’. and she continues to campaign as a community activist around mental health, sepsis and M.E. awareness and a range of political issues. Bainigí sult.

Eoghan ‘Gino’ Mac Cormaic: Scéal na mBlocanna H

Is gníomhaí teanga aitheanta é Eoghan Gino Mac Cormaic a d’oibrigh mar leascheannasaí ar feadh i bhfad leis an eagraíocht Gaeilge náisiúnta Glór na nGael. Chaith sé tréimhse phríosúnachta saoil in sa Cheis Fhada, áit ar fhoghlaim sé an Ghaeilge. D’fhoilsigh sé cuntas cuimsitheach ar an tréimhse seo ina dhírbheathaisnéis ‘Pluid - Scéal na mBlocanna H’ agus is é seo príomhthéama na cainte seo ó Sheachtain na Gaeilge i nGlór na Móna 2022.  Bhí Gino faoi agallamh anseo ag an Dr Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh, gníomhaí teanga agus stiúrthóir Ghlór na Móna. Bainigí sult.