Tag: first fortnight
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First Fortnight 2020: What to See
The First Fortnight Mental Health Art and Culture Festival 2020 kicks off on 2 January, and the programme promises a number of exciting events across the first two weeks of 2020 in 17 counties around Ireland. The festival seeks to bring thought-provoking and conversation-inducing art to a wide audience across the country and through this,…
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“A human should be met with empathy when they’re in pain, not a system.” Bonus episode of ‘Where There’s A Will’ podcast
A final bonus episode of A Lust for Life‘s Where There’s A Will podcast series was recorded live at the Woodquay venue, in Dublin, on Thursday 17th January 2019 as part of this year’s First Fortnight Festival. Click here to listen to the full bonus episode of the Podcast. This podcast series has tackled issues such as stigma,…
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“I had a few more bad days than good ones” – Professor Green in conversation with Eoghan McDermott
Award winning musician, rapper, and mental health advocate Professor Green (Stephen Manderson) spoke with 2FM presenter, broadcaster Eoghan Mc Dermott as part of the First Fortnight festival in the Sugar Club last Saturday 19th January. Professor Green, or ‘Pro Green’ as he is also known, spoke about his own experience with mental health difficulties, how…
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First Fortnight: Beautiful Boy Shines a Light on Addiction and the Family
FirstFortnight has again partnered with the Irish Film Institute for an early screening of Beautiful Boy, starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. Based on the best-selling memoirs from father David Sheff and his son Nic, Beautiful Boy chronicles the harrowing and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with drug addiction…