MARS – MEDIA AGAINST RACISM IN SPORT Media, Diversity & Racism in Sport N ATIONAL M EDIA E NCOUNTER Media Cross-Production for Inclusive Coverage BIOGRAPHIES PARTICIPANTS 25. – 28. APRIL 2012 THE WEST COUNTY HOTEL Chapelizod - DUBLIN 20 Tel. - +353 1 626 4011 Fax. - +353 1 623 1378 [email protected] MARS National Media Encounter - Ethics & Editorial Management – Lithuania – 30 & 31 March 2012 – p. 1 BULLARD Eugene West Dublin Access Radio – Assistant Manager – Ireland West Dublin Access Radio 96fm - local community radio station. That community is made up of a number of communities in west Dublin; Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Chapelizod, Clondalkin, Inchicore and Palmerstown. I am Assistant Manager with West Dublin Access Radio for the last 8 years, I produce weekly radio programmes in WDAR which deals in various topics including racism. BYRNE Shay West Dublin Access Radio – Presenter – Ireland West Dublin Access Radio 96fm - local community radio station. That community is made up of a number of communities in west Dublin; Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Chapelizod, Clondalkin, Inchicore and Palmerstown. CALLAGHAN Aaron Bohemian – Manager – Ireland Aaron Callaghan (born 8 October 1966) is currently manager of Bohemians in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He had a distinguished career as a defender both at home and in England. Aaron played over 400 senior games in England.Previously Aaron has played for Stoke City, Crewe Alexandra, Oldham Athletic, Preston North End, Shelbourne, St Patrick's Athletic, Crusaders, Glenavon, and Dundalk. He made his début in League of Ireland for Shelbourne in 1995 & his numerous honours include winning the FAI Cup with Dundalk, 2 Irish League titles with Crusaders, League of Ireland Cup winner with Shels, a second Division Championship with Oldham Athletic and a promotion with Crewe Alexandra. He was also player-manager of Crusaders for one year and in 2000 the club qualified for Europe. Apart from a brief spell as Athlone Town manager in 2004, Aaron had been a coach at Longford Town from July 2002 until the end of the 2006 season. Following a year out from the game, Aaron was appointed Longford Town FC manager in December 2007.[5] Due to financial constraints at the club Aaron resigned as manager on 30 August 2008. Aaron was one of the first coaches in Ireland to obtain the UEFA Pro Licence in 2007. He is currently a coach education tutor for the Football Association of Ireland and sports development officer for Dublin City Council. Aaron has played for the Republic of Ireland U21s and was appointed Rep of Ireland U.14 International Coach for 2 years in 1997. He was the 1st team coach at UCD and St.Patrick's Athletic before taking over as manager of Bohemians in time for the 2012 season. CARTY Ger Swimmer – Ireland International swimmer who has broke records at various levels in sea swimming. Now, when it comes to challenges, I'm usually not one to shy away. But there are some things in life that I think are best left to MARS National Media Encounter – Media Cross-Production for Inclusive Coverage – Ireland – p. 3 the experts - like swimming the seven mile stretch between Rathlin and Ballycastle without a wetsuit on. That's what 19 marathon swimmers from all parts of the UK and Ireland thought was a good idea to do on a very rainy and blustery Saturday afternoon. A safety briefing was held at Rathlin Island's pub, where the brave men and women facing this near impossible task heard about jelly fish stings, extreme currents, hypothermia and sea lice. Just what you want to hear before getting into the sea for, oh, at least three hours! At 2.20pm the race was on. I was lucky enough to be following the progress from a boat. The weather had turned very nasty and I was being tossed around - but that was nothing compared to the conditions in the water. I could only stare in complete amazement at the determination and stamina of these athletes. Nineteen people started the race, but only five finished. Amongst them two sisters, Liane and Dee Llewelyn. But there can only be one winner. Gerard Carty emerged victorious on Ballycaslte beach after three hours and four minutes. And he had only one thing on his mind at the finish - a pint. What a guy! Ger is also one of a few swimmers to swim the English channel from Dover to Calais. Ger has also won the liffey swim. CLARKE Damien West Dublin Access Radio – Outreach Officer – Ireland West Dublin Access Radio 96fm - local community radio station. That community is made up of a number of communities in west Dublin; Ballyfermot, Bluebell, Chapelizod, Clondalkin, Inchicore and Palmerstown. I am the out reach officer with WDAR and as such I need to communicate with many different groups and as i am new to this type of interaction I need educating in this area. DENIS Albertine Dublin South Broadcasting Co-Op – Station Manager – Ireland Community Radio for Dublin South Dublin South FM is the district's Community Radio Station. It is a project that is largely run by volunteers of all ages and abilities from the local community. On this site you will find everything you need to know about Dublin South, from our daily broadcast schedule to radio skills training and about how you can get involved. You can pick us up on 93.9 FM 12 hours a day, our broadcasting is very varied. Hopefully at some stage in the day you'll find something of interest. If you don't, let us know and perhaps in a few weeks you could be filling the gap and presenting your own show. Normally, opportunities to work in the broadcast industry are few and far between, or you'll need a great deal of experience and even qualifications. Dublin South FM is committed to giving those who want to a chance at becoming involved in radio production, whatever their age, background or experience the chance to do just that. Together we will work to create locally focused and locally presented radio programmes. Tina Heffernan Denis I am the Station Manger for Dublin South Broadcasting Co-Op. I am also on the Board of DCTV, and a member of DCTV’s Programme Committee as well as the Chairperson of CRAOL the co-ordinating Committee for Community Radio in Ireland. I have many years experience as a TV MARS National Media Encounter – Media Cross-Production for Inclusive Coverage – Ireland – p. 4 Producer and Event Manager. I am also involved with 2 EU Projects one Leonardo De Vinci and one Grundtvig. DOYLE John Dublin South Fm – Current Affairs Reporter – Ireland Dublin South FM is the BAI licensed Community Radio Station for a catchment area covering Parts of Dundrum, Churchtown, Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, Kilmacud, Goatstown, Stillorgan, Windy Arbour, Milltown, Mount Merrion and Sandyford. It is a project run by volunteers from the local community with the support of permanent fulltime staff. On this website you will find everything you need to know about Dublin South FM from our daily broadcast schedule to radio skills training and how you can get involved. You can pick us up on 93.9 FM twelve hours a day or via internet streaming. Hopefully at some stage during the day you'll find something "on air" of interest to you. If you feel there's a gap in our community coverage let us know and perhaps in a few weeks you could be producing your own show. Opportunities to work in the radio industry are quite rare. With DSFM you'll get genuine "real world" experience and, if you wish, even formal qualifications. Dublin South FM is committed to giving opportunities to those in our community who feel they have something to offer. DSFM is here to create locally focused radio programmes. I'm a Journalist for Dublin South FM. I'm currently doing a nine month Internship with the station. My interest arte current Affairs and cinema. I have a degree in War Studies and a Diploma in Journalism. ENRIGHT Victoria AIRPI – Founding Member – Ireland FLANAGAN Liam CRAOL - Vice-Chairperson – Ireland Craol is the representative, co-ordinating, lobbying, training, and support group for Irish Community Radio. Every week, across Ireland, over 2000 Community radio volunteers engage with an estimated 170,000 listeners in 24 fully licensed stations and a raft of aspirant stations at different stages of development. Community Radio is a rapidly growing broadcasting sector and a force for community development, identity, and expression. MARS National Media Encounter – Media Cross-Production for Inclusive Coverage – Ireland – p. 5 GALIANA Sally Near Fm – Radio coordinator - Ireland Near Media Co-op is a democratic not-for-profit media co-operative which uses media as a tool for community development. The Co-op was founded in 1982 and has over 600 shareholders and more than 120 regular volunteers. Near Media Co-op encompasses Near90fm, NearTV and NearOnline. Near FM has held a community radio license for Dublin north-east for 16 years; we broadcast 24/7/365. NearTV productions, launched in 2006, produces television material featured on Dublin Community TV and the web. Near Online is dedicated to the development of IT and new media literacy in the community – More information on www.near.ie. We have been involved as partners in numerous European Projects dealing with cultural identity and environmental issues, intercultural training and human rights programming and our track record is excellent. We took part in the Socrates project Inter.media in 2006, which produced a training manual from an intercultural perspective. We deliver FETAC Level 4 training. Sally has been involved in designing and organising training since she joined nearfm in 1997, and she has previous experience in training youth in the use of radio.