Podcast feedWhat Are they saying about the 8th Mrs Brown?
This piece was inspired by the fictional TV character Mrs Brown, which is set in Finglas, in North Dublin. A Finglas resident wonders what the people there think of the 8th amendment to the Irish constitution (which gives equal right to life to the foetus as to the pregnant woman), which is the subject of a referendum on 25th May. Taking a trip down memory lane and reviewing the hardships that putting the foetal hearbeat ahead of women’s health caused in Finglas (and all over Ireland). This audio was originally developed for a Speaking of IMELDA performance in Ireland in 2016.
The referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment to the Irish constitution and clear the way for permitting abortion up to 12 weeks takes place on 25th May. For more information, see the attached links
Package by: Marian Larragy
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What's On In Camden for the week beginning 8th August 2015
Catch Kashyap Raja’s ‘Dream Catcher’ at Theatro Technis on Sunday; Join the Family Fun Day on Thursday at Sidings Community Centre in NW6; Get out to the Regent’s Canal group walk for people over 50s; Friday is Sound Ball Tennis for Blind and partially sighted people (Call 07980328959 or email Rosemary@somerstown.org.uk; Camden Fringe brings ‘The Roses of Eyam’ from Upstaged Theatre to Upstairs-at-the-Gatehouse Theatre on Saturday and Sunday; Enjoy the big Summer Celebration at Maiden Lane Estate on Saturday 15th.
Read by: Joseph Hughes & Marian Larragy
Edited by: Marian Larragy
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Camden Newscast - 2
Camden Community Newscast’ the fortnightly News and Current Affairs podcast from Camden Community Radio brings you the latest news: Jayson Mansaray talks to Frank Dobson MP on boundary changes that wreck important connections between communities and their elected MPs. Councillors Paul Braithwaite and Maya DeSouza are among the local people opposed to plans for a High Speed Rail track through Camden. They tell Fiona Wright why they are against this development; Denise O’Connor says that table tennis is pinging into popularity in Camden and elsewhere. Could this be the recession proof sport? she asks.
Presented by: Jayson Mansaray
Reports: Denise O’Connor, Fiona Wright and Jayson Mansaray
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