Mark speaks to several people live at the Open Day in Colaiste Dhulaigh. He firstly speaks with MARY HICKEY, principal of Colaiste Dhulaigh. She talks about the recruitment for the upcoming year, the staff and students’ contribution to the open day, the courses they offer for people looking for additional skills and how such courses can help…
Tag Archives: Journalism
Lobbying For A Stop To The Kidnapping Of Journalists
AIDAN SULLIVAN joins Eoin Drinan to talk about his website, adaywithoutnews.com. Aiden talks about the idea of the website, how the harm or murder of a journalist should be considered a war crime, how they would be no access to unbiased news from conflict zones if it wasn’t for independent journalism, his goal in raising awareness…
The Importance of Press Freedom – RTE Newsreader Eileen Dunne
RTE news reader EILEEN DUNNE speaks to Eoin Drinan on the eve of World Press Freedom day 2013. Eileen shares her thoughts as President of the Association of European Journalists and gives an outline of the major themes in the 2013 event. She says that in Ireland we are lucky with the level freedom given…
The Importance of Press Freedom – Johnathan Rugman
JOHNATHAN RUGMAN of Channel 4 News joins Eoin Drinan on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. Johnathan speaks about his work in Turkey, getting locked up in Venezuela, and being accused of spying. He says the concept of press freedom differs a lot from region to region…
The Terrible Price of Press Freedom – Peter Tatchell
Human rights campaigner PETER TATCHELL joins Eoin Drinan on the eve of World Press Freedom Day. He talks about the importance of Press Freedom, saying that in many countries in 2013 Press Freedom and freedom of expression are not considered to be natural rights. Peter talks about the great personal danger that many journalists put…
