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In Focus

In Focus profiles people and organisations making a difference across Northern Ireland. The series runs spotlights campaigners, artists and community leaders.

Recent episodes include Margaretta D’Arcy – dubbed ‘Ireland’s Guantanamo Granny’ – May Hezlet on arts leadership, Joby Fox’s refugee rescue work, and journalist Chris Moore. Earlier programmes covered the Shankill Shared Women’s Centre, Sharon Radcliffe, Beyond Skin peacebuilding organisation, Living Wage Week advocacy, Thia Dickey, Paula McIntyre, Colin Urwin, and Gort na Móna.

Each episode focuses on individuals driving social change, whether through direct action, cultural work or community support.

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In Focus: Right To Play

Discussion on the rights of children in terms of play.
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04/05/2016

In Focus: Volunteering in Northern Ireland

Discussion on volunteering with Carla McErlean, Youth Volunteer of the Year and Denise Hayward from Volunteer Now.
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04/05/2016

In Focus: Habitat for Humanity

Jeannie McCann talks about the important work of Habitat for Humanity and is joined by Loredana Modoran who discusses how the work is benefitting her home country of Romania.
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26/04/2016

In Focus: Trademark 3: Community Relations

Mel Corry from Trademark leads a discussion with community relations workers on how to build a better community in a post conflict society.
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03/04/2016

In Focus: Educational Underachievement

Studio discussion about the ongoing issue of educational underachievement in Northern Ireland.
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18/03/2016

In Focus: Nationalist Memory & Our Troubled History

Mel Corry, Martin McCleery, Stephen Baker and Seán Byers discuss Operation Demetrius and Bloody Sunday in the nationalist memory, and attempts to deal with our troubled history.
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24/02/2016

In Focus: Welfare Reform

Elizabeth Griffith and Lee Hatton from Law Centre N.I. join Ursula O Hare in the studio to talk about Welfare Reform and the changes taking place.
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12/02/2016

In Focus: Action Plan to assist young people with learning difficulties make transition from school to adult services

Studio discussion about the Transition Action Plan a cross departmental action plan to assist young people with severe learning difficulties who are making the transition from school into adult services.
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08/02/2016

In Focus: Dealing with the Past

Film of the launch of journalist Brian Rowan’s new book entitled ‘Unfinished Peace’ at Queen’s University.
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07/02/2016

In Focus: Turning The Tide Studio Discussion

Studio discussion about the increase of suicides in Ballynahinch.
Show added:
14/01/2016

In Focus: Kidney Organ Donation

Discussion in the NVTV Studio on the issue of kidney organ donation.
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14/01/2016

In Focus: Victim Charter – a charter for victims of crime

A discussion in the NVTV Studio on a Charter for Victims of crime in Northern Ireland.
Show added:
14/01/2016
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