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Panoramica (Highlights)
by Tom O'Connor
A little bit of everything.Presented and produced by Tom O'Connor.Panoramica has won four National Student Media Awards (Ireland): Podcast of the Year (2023), Radio Documentary of the Year (2024), Radio Production of the Year - News & Current Affairs (2024), and Radio Journalist of the Year (2024). The show also received the Law Society of Ireland Justice Media Award for Student Journalism (2024).
Episodes
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Trailer: Memo to File
Hey Panoramica listeners, I'm back with a new podcast 'Memo to File'! Co-produced with Luke Fehily, we explore how significant public policy projects were delivered in Ireland. You can listen to 'Memo to File' wherever you get your podcasts!
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Uganda Uncovered
A special report from Uganda on politics, refugees, religion and education in the country, which is also known as "The Pearl of Africa". Named 'Radio Documentary of the Year' at the National Student Media Awards (Ireland) in 2024. Archive clips: NTV Uganda, Uganda Today, British Pathé and Louis...
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Sleep-out for Simon (fundraiser for those experiencing homelessness)
20 University of Galway students took part in the 'Sleep Out for Simon' in the Quadrangle on the night of October 6th. The fundraising initiative was in aid of the Simon Community, which is an Irish charity helping homeless people. Tom went to the Sleep Out where he spoke with Rory O'Flaherty…
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Boyle's Law: The Story of Kevin Boyle
Kevin Boyle was a human rights lawyer, activist, and academic. A leading figure in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement, he was a founder of the People's Democracy and a key member of NICRA (the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association). Kevin Boyle also contributed to the peace process,...
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'Cairde Ronáin' Nursing Home Initiative
The Cairde Ronáin project brought together residents in a nursing home and children in a local school on the Aran Island of Inis Mór off the coast of Galway. They would chat, dance, play music, and more. Noreen Watts is a staff nurse from Glenamaddy in County Galway who started the amazing Cáirde...
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Interview with 'New Dad' (rising Irish band)
Galway band ‘New Dad’ is one of the greatest Irish bands at the moment. The group has played Glastonbury, supported Fontaines DC, and gained over one million listeners in 176 countries on Spotify in 2022. The band’s lead singer Julie Dawson and guitarist Sean O’Dowd chatted with Tom about the...
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Review of Irish, British & Northern Irish politics since July 2022
A round-up of the main political events in Ireland, Britain and Northern Ireland in the second half of 2022 with: - Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West and party spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, - Darragh Nolan, Deputy Editor at SIN ("Student Independent News"), and…
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Beyond human rights: What about animals and artificial intelligence?
Animal activists across the world have been advocating for animals to be recognised as sentient beings, including "Happy the elephant" in a New York zoo. Similarly, there have been developments regarding artificial intelligence being granted legal personhood, particularly in light of a robot…
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Advice to incoming NUIG students
Claire Holland and Tom O'Connor were joined by Róisín McGrath, vice auditor of the NUIG Feminist Society, to: - Discuss the do's and dont's for incoming NUIG students - Review the college year in general - Assess the impact of Covid-19 on learning
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Political State of Play in Ireland
Tom O'Connor, Claire Holland and Joe O'Brien discuss the current state of play in Irish politics, which parties are gaining students' support, the performance of the current government and more.
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Summer Travel Tips
Tom O'Connor and Claire Holland give some summer travel tips for Ireland and Europe this summer for everything from a weekend getaway with the car to using public transport all the time.
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Final Series of Derry Girls
Now in its third and final series, Claire Holland and Tom O'Connor review the latest episodes of 'Derry Girls' and the show on a whole.
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Examining the life of Eamon DeValera (former President of Ireland)
David McCullagh is the author of a two-volume biography on former Taoiseach and President of Ireland, Eamon DeValera. He joined Tom to talk about DeValera's life and legacy. David is also the presenter of the RTE Six One News and has also recently released 'The Great Irish Politics Book'.
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Toilet Training Cows
Cows are walking polluting machines. One of the ways they pollute is by releasing nitrogen through their urine into the soil which cannot absorb it all. Climate researchers have now been able to toilet train peeing cows to stop this problem! Lindsay Matthews is an animal behaviour scientist who…
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Courtney Cecere (NUIG Women’s Basketball Team Captain)
Captain of the NUIG women’s basketball team ‘The Mystics’, Courtney Cecere, was live in the studio to chat about the team’s recent success, including winning the National Cup and the National League. Courtney also chatted about how she got into basketball, coming from Pennsylvania in America…
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Ukrainian nationals in Ballindooley Castle
Maria Nazarchuk and Maria Koslovska ("Masha") have both fled their homes in Eastern Ukraine in the past few weeks and were offered to stay in Ballindooley Castle by its owner, Barry Haughian. Tom spoke with Maria and Masha about the war in Ukraine, their journeys out of the country and how they…
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Deborah Tabart - Australian Koala Foundation
Deborah is the CEO of the Australia Koala Foundation for which she has worked since 1988. Deborah is sometimes referred to internationally as "the koala woman"! Tom spoke with Deborah about how she got involved with koalas, the climate crisis, older generations' resistance to climate action, how...
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Possibility of scrapping or reducing college fees
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has said that he is considering either reducing or scrapping the €3,000 annual student contribution fee paid by third level students. Convenor of the School of Law, Business and Public Policy, Krys Bachan and Tom teased out the possibility of fees being...
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Salthill Cycle Path with Mayor Colette Connolly
Last September, Galway City Councillors voted by 17 to 1 in favour of a temporary two-way cycle lane along the Salthill prom. After 4 hours of debate on Monday evening, the Councillors changed their minds and voted 13 to 4 to revoke plans for the temporary 3 km cycle route. Those who voted…
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'Fighting Words' Community Initiative
Fighting Words gives young people the opportunity to write and create in a number of ways. Today, Tom learns about the organisation's playwriting course which gives young teenagers the chance to write one act plays for production in the Abbey Theatre. This year, 8 young playwrights gather…
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#7 - Colm Keena (Journalist)
Colm Keena is a Dubliner who studied zoology at Trinity College but ended up going into journalism! He has been a journalist with The Irish Times for around 25 years and is currently a public affairs correspondent there. Colm has worked on a variety of stories mainly relating to business, law…
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#6 - Geraldine O'Connell Cusack (on the Seminole tribe)
Geraldine O'Connell Cusack grew up in an Irish family the Bronx, New York. Her father was a trade union organiser in the docks there. Geraldine studied political science at university and went on to work with the Seminole tribe in Florida to help them develop an alphabet. After that, she did...
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#5 - Dominic MacSorley (CEO of Concern Worldwide)
Dominic MacSorley grew up in Belfast during a period often referred to as "The Troubles". Coming from a medical background, Dominic studied law and started working for Concern Worldwide in his 20s. He continued working for the non-governmental organisation all around the world for the past few...
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#4 - Mary Kennedy (Broadcaster and authour)
Mary Kennedy grew up in Dublin and became a teacher. One day, she answered an ad in a paper and became a continuity announcer in RTE. She became a household name after presenting many shows over the years, including 'Eurovision' (1995), 'Nationwide' and 'Open House'. Mary came on 'Panoramica' to...
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#3 - Patrick Desprez (Linguist and teacher)
Patrick Desprez grew up in France and moved to Ireland a few decades ago where he went on to study linguistics and become a teacher. Patrick came on 'Panoramica' to chat about linguistics, education, the power of language and coming to Ireland. ***Updated episode with better audio***
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#2 - Sri Paran (Paediatric surgeon)
Sri Paran came to Ireland from Sri Lanka a number of decades ago and is now a well respected paediatric surgeon. He came on 'Panoramica' to discuss his move to Ireland, faith, how he got into medicine and his remarkable home country of Sri Lanka.
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#1 - Larry Donnelly (Law lecturer, writer and media contributor)
Larry Donnelly is a law lecturer at NUI Galway in the West of Ireland. He is a regular media contributor and is a writer for the Journal.ie. Larry came on ‘Panoramica’ to talk about education, politics, his early life in Boston, moving to Ireland and his new book ‘The Bostonian’, which is…
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#Bonus 1 - Nancy Hollander (Criminal Defence Lawyer)
Nancy Hollander is a criminal defence lawyer based in the USA. She has represented many people during her career, including a former Guantanamo Bay detainee called Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Nancy talked about her early life, how she ended up in law and Mohamedou's story which is told in the Golden...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A little bit of everything.Presented and produced by Tom O'Connor.Panoramica has won four National Student Media Awards (Ireland): Podcast of the Year (2023), Radio Documentary of the Year (2024), Radio Production of the Year - News & Current Affairs (2024), and Radio Journalist of the Year (2024). The show also received the Law Society of Ireland Justice Media Award for Student Journalism (2024).
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