Mars – Media Against Racism in Sport

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]

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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

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

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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

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

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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.

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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. She is one of the researchers of the Inter.media manual and she has delivered FETAC Level 4 training. She has also experience in training women and learners with literacy problems. She has been nearfm European projects coordinator in several projects. She has a degree in Journalism and a Master in International Relations, as well as a Train the Trainers certificate from NUI Maynooth. She is member of the executive of AMARC Europe (vice-president) and Treasurer of the Community Radio Forum of Ireland (CRAOL).

Garvey Maurice The echo– Journalist – Ireland

HAMILTON Barry Dublin Community Television – Production – Ireland

DCTV’s unique mission is enhance diversity, empowerment and participation in media and in community development more widely. We aim to serve, empower and promote Dublin communities, their activities and their right to be seen and heard. DCTV does this by providing affordable access to transmission, training, basic production equipment and facilities for a broad range of individuals, community groups and activists, and by broadcasting a wealth of innovative, creative, critical, educational, and entertaining programmes that focus on real people and communities in all their diversity from around the world.

Being involved in Dublin Community Television for four year. Work on a number of Project in the field of commuity media. From production to training. Make community media documentaries & drama Currently working on a volunteer show called Dole TV which is broadcast on Dublin Community Television Interest in media literacy awareness raising in Ireland (http://doletv.wordpress.com/)

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KEALY Edward Near Fm – Documentary Producer/Volunteer Co-ordinator – Ireland

Edd has a BA in Communications Studies from Dublin City University and specialised in Radio. Edd is currently producing a Sound and Vision funded series on minority sports in Dublin.

KELLEHER Martin Athlone Community Radio – Radio Producer – Ireland

Athlone Community Radio Ltd aims to operate a Community Radio Station for the benefit of the community of Athlone which aims to entertain, engage and inform its listenership. Its activities and programming are based on community ownership, access and participation, and aims to reflect the special interests and needs of this community, in line with the community ethos of the BAI licence and the AMARC charter.

Martin Kelleher produces a daily afternoon current affairs programme for Athlone Community Radio. The post includes researching news and current affairs items, interviewing subjects and editing both audio clips and written copy, as well as organising and planning each daily show, occasionally presenting and liaising with the show's other presenters. He does not speak French.

KING Susan Phoenix FM – Community Liaison Officer – Ireland

Phoenix FM is a Community Radio station located in The Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15. Its programming is based on community access and participation and its franchise area covers one of the fastest growing and ethnically diverse urban areas in Ireland. Established in 1989, it is a not for profit Cooperative Society. With the help of a government grant, its Board of Directors employ a Station Manager and staff to run the day to day operations in the station. Phoenix FM is open to all and volunteers from the local community (including people with learning disabilities, teenagers, older people and migrants) produce their own programmes on diverse topics from arts and sports to local history and emerging local bands. The station also provides access to media and IT training for the local community.

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Susan King works as a Community Liaison Officer with Phoenix FM. The main focus of her job is to meet with local agencies and community groups and facilitate their access to and participation in the station. As an experienced Media and IT Trainer, she also identifies and delivers training for community groups and volunteers. She is a freelance journalist, broadcaster and documentary maker, with a passion for preserving life stories, memories and culture.

KNOX David Near TV – Technical Supervisor, Facilitator – Ireland

Near TV is the community television production arm of the Near Media Co-op. Community tv is about giving access to people to produce television programmes and have a real input into how they and their communities are represented. We support Community Development through television production by working with community and youth groups in North Dublin. To facilitate self-expression through media. We encourage participation in media and the development of visual media skills through training, production, consultation and use of facilities. By widening access and participation in film and video to people throughout North Dublin we aim to build on the diversity and involvement of people in media.

LYNCH Derrick Raidio Corca Baiscinn – Programme Coordinator/Sports Producer – Ireland

Raidió Corca Baiscinn is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting to South West Clare on 92.5 and 94.8 FM. We broadcast from 2pm to 9pm each weekday and 2pm to 5pm on weekends. We give a voice to the local community of South West Clare with 90% of our output generated by volunteers from the local area. Regular training courses provide local people with the skills necessary to take their issues and ideas to the airwaves and keep our listeners in the loop on local issues and activities. We broadcast to a franchise area of 13,000 people with a transmission that reaches from the tip of Loop Head to Doonbeg, Kilmihil, Labasheeda and the urban area of Kilrush. Anyone can get involved by emailing, phoning or dropping in to see us in the Community Centre in Kilkee. All of our training is provided free of charge to people of all ages and backgrounds. No previous radio experience is necessary, all we ask is that you are interested in getting involved. Raidió Corca Baiscinn seeks to engage with disadvantaged and socially excluded groups such as lone parents, young people, the unemployed, the elderly and disabled people. The station has lengthy and beneficial relationships with the likes of the Brothers Of Charity, the West Clare Community Services Programme, and Enable Ireland to name but a few, and is always looking to work with more community and voluntary groups in South West Clare in developing and delivering radio programming.

I am a 25 year old MA in Journalism graduate currently working in community radio in west Clare. I am the programme coordinator with the radio station and also produce a weekly sports show. I am heavily involved in sports at a community level and I am currently the PRO and secretary for my local GAA club. Due to my involvement with the radio station, I have worked with all kinds of minority groups and welcome any opportunity to expand my experience in this area.

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MAC GIOLLA BHAIN Phil National Union of Journalists (NUJ) – Irish Executive Council member – Ireland

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is the voice for journalists and journalism and is an active, campaigning organisation seeking to improve the pay and conditions of our members and working to protect and promote media freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in all media.

Phil Mac Giolla Bhain is an author, blogger, Journalist and writer based in Donegal, Ireland. He is an active member of the National Union of Journalists being a member of the Irish Executive Council and the Irish representative on the NUJ’s New Media Industrial Council. An established print journalist for many years Phil has also built up a considerable online readership through his blog - www.philmacgiollabhain.ie - His use of this online platform to break stories has brought praise from media commentators. colleagues. He is considered to be one of the most important and authoritative voices to emerge from Glasgow’s Irish community in recent times.In the Scottish football blogosphere Phil has won recognition by winning in the Tartan blog awards in 2010 and 2011. Phil’s web based journalism continues despite continued online threats and smears from far-right groups determined to prevent his work around combatting anti-Irish racism in Scotland.

MAGUIRE Paul West Dublin Access Radio – Presenter – Austria

Presenter of The All Saints Show on West Dublin Access radio. Part of WDAR popular online commentary team for over two years and also comperés the annual St Patricks Athletic FC Player of the Year Awards, thus enabling him to marry his passion for St Pats with his media background having studied broadcasting and sound engineering. Paul has manned the sound desk for many local events over the years but can also be found onstage having played in various bands for nearly 20 years.

McCUE Ken Sport Against Racism in Ireland (SARI) – Ireland

Ken Mc Cue is a graduate of the International School of Politics and Culture, Moscow. He holds a Masters of Philosophy Diploma in Peace Studies from the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin and a Post Graduate Certificate in Cultural Planning from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is a visiting lecturer on the FIFA Master, De Montfort University and a Director of the International Centre for the Eradication of Xenophobia at Basle, Switzerland. As a Cultural Planner, Ken specialises in the area of Cultural Integration and Social Capital in Urban Regeneration and lectures on the subject of the Social Responsibility of Sport at a number of institutes in Ireland and abroad. He is an Academic and Fieldwork Study mentor for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students in Humanities. Ken is a card-carrying

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member of the Industrial Workers of the World and was officially declared an Atheist by the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. Ken is International Officer with the Social Enterprise, Sport against Racism Ireland, Hon. Sec. of Insaka AFC (Football club of the African Youth Diaspora in Ireland) and Director of Sport Aid from Africa.

McINTYRE Diarmuid Grey Heron Media – Managing Partner – Ireland

Grey Heron Media specialises in creating compelling radio features and in supporting the development of a vibrant Community Radio sector. Grey Herons Radio programmes unearth the passions and rich interactions that underpin community in Ireland. Grey Heron has produced programming for RTE, community stations, and national & local commercial stations. Grey Heron provides Craol the Irish Community Radio Network with extensive training and coordination services. Grey Heron manages the Craol FETAC Accredited Training Initiative, masters the Craol Website & Social Media, creates resources, manages events, and provides extensive mentoring and training of behalf of Craol to its member stations nationwide.

Diarmuid McIntyre is the managing partner of Grey Heron Media. Diarmuid has produced radio features for RTE, Live95FM, Newstalk, and Community Radio. Diarmuid delivers supports to community stations for Craol. Diarmuid developed Craols FETAC Accredited training initiative and the 2011 nationwide community radio audience research. From 2004-2007, Diarmuid was manager of West Limerick 102. He has worked for Ballyhoura LEADER, as European Research Manager of MAC, and research manager of TSSG communications research group. Diarmuid has lectured at Dublin Business School, University of Limerick, and conducts training courses in Radio production and mentors in all aspects of community radio operation.

MERAJ Mahmood Intime news network/Weekly news paper Pakistan file/Humwatan weekly Magazine/ Dublin Community TV (DCTV) - Bureau Chief/ Bureau Chief/Editor in Chief/ Volunteer work – Ireland

I am Editor in chief one of community news paper and also work with Dublin community tv Dublin and Bureau chief Dublin Intime news Network Bureau Chief. I am a free lance print and broadcast journalist having first class post graduation in Journalism and now I am doing my MSc in Digital Film Production in Staffordshire university/filmbase dublin. I work for different news papers, radio and tv channel I worked with DCTV for different volunteers project. I am also involve and serving with Dublin community media forum as Ex. member, I start a new project with the aim to bring multi cultural communities together with different project like social and culture events, showing there films and organising weekly or monthly get to gather program and invite people from all settle communities here in Ireland I want to work for integration. My motivation to involve with MARS program is that i have chance to meet people with experiences in this field and can learn from them polish my knowledge in advance level. I will try to offer my services at any level the need.

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MOORE Ciaran Dublin Community TV (DCTV) – Manager – Ireland

Dublin Community Television (DCTV) is Ireland’s newest TV broadcaster, having secured a 10-year Community Licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. It is run by a co-operative and Dublin’s only community TV station. With offices in the Digital Hub, DCTV has plans to base small-scale production facilities around the city, making video and television production and transmission as accessible as possible. Using new, low-cost, all-digital technology, DCTV is part of a global growth in alternative, community-focused media. The organisation itself is an open membership cooperative, with schedules, programme commissioning and all other decisions being driven by members. There is no standard advertising: instead the channel has a number of innovative revenue models supporting the very low-cost operation of the station – it is an important principle that DCTV should not become dependent on any single source of income. In the future we will be looking at sponsorship deals with appropriate organisations.

Ciaran Moore is a business graduate who has worked in both private and community sectors. He spent 10 years working asd a software developer where he gained both project management and technical skills. Ciaran has an interest in co-operatives, peer to peer organising and media literacy. He has been the producer on more than 20 different shows and has little time for current media forms and practices.

MULVEY Robbie Athlone Community Radio – Sports Reporter – Ireland

Athlone Community Radio 88.4fm was formed in 2006 as a steering group comprising of individuals from a number of community organisations who saw that a community radio station would serve the interests of their clients and the general public of Athlone and its environs. Broadcasting since January 2011 on a full license, Athlone Community Radio Ltd operates a Community Radio Station for the benefit of the community of Athlone which entertains, engages and informs its listenership. Its activities and programming are based on community ownership, access and participation, and reflects the special interests and needs of the community.. This includes training of an adequate number of volunteers and staff, establishing the station as a going concern, and developing the station to the highest professional standards in order to best serve the broad community of Athlone. Follow us on facebook on Athlone Community Radio, Twitter @ACR884, Website www.athlonecommunityradio.ie

I started out in Ros Fm community radio station which is based County Roscommon in Ireland in 2005. initially is started on work experience, i then undertook a basic computer and editing course and started to produce and present the half hour Friday sports show in Ros FM. After six months there i applied for a position in Athlone community radio and was fortunate enough to get the position, i now report, edit, produce and present the two half hour sports shows on a Monday and Friday evening as well as other shows along with various training duties associated with the position.

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MURRAY Ciarán Near media co-op – 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. For more information see: www.near.ie - Near Media Co-op has a long established history of working with immigrants and on integration themes. This goes back to 1995 programming made with the Bosnian refugee community partially recorded in the Serbo-Croat language. Harry Browne writing for the Irish Times in 1999 labelled Near Media Co-op and Near FM “Dublin’s original multi-cultural station”.

CM works in community media as the coordinator of the near media co-op, where the management of training and production in TV, radio and IT are the main components of his work. He is very active in community media nationally and internationally and is a member of the boards of Craol, the Community radio Forum of Ireland and the CMFE (Community Media Forum of Europe) He brings to DCTV experience and expertise on policy, partnerships and funding initiatives in the community media sector. Ciarán is also involved the promotion of intercultural projects and the Irish language.

NETSIYANWA Hailuu-Chirauso ShoobzRadio – Founder – Ireland

An internet based radio station started by young migrants who are also students and artistic activists in the community, with the aim of promoting active citizenship and to provide a platform for the organic talent and discussion as it occurs on the streets of Dublin. Another key objective is to raise awareness of young peoples issues and concerns as we try to build sustainable goals for the future, as one, in a modern Irish society.

24year old student of International Aid & Development at Ballsbridge College in Dublin. Born and raised in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Father to a 2 year old daughter of dual heritage. Diversity campaigner, Artistic- Activist, Community Youth Leader. Spoken Word Poet and Emcee in an ethnic band. Hugely interested in community arts and media. Have disc-jockeyed on major underground stations in Dublin and completed at internship under Dil Wickremasinghe (@Global Village) -Newstalk 106. Recently attained FETAC Level 4 Certificate in Community Radio. Also co-founder of a peer-led youth organisation called PRAY (Positive Responses from All Youth) with a mission to get more young people to become conscious Active Citizens through SkillsTransfer Cooperatives and International Arts Exchanges. Completed 2/4yr bachelors degree in Software Systems @ National College of Ireland.

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O’DONOVAN Dave Dublin City Council – Integration Office – Ireland

Dublin City Council - Driving Dublin forward as a creative and sustainable city and a place where family, community and the economy can prosper together. Dublin City Council (Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the council was known as "Dublin Corporation". The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. The council has 52 elected members and is the largest local authority in Ireland. Elections are held every five years and are by single transferable vote. The head of the council has the honorific title of Lord Mayor. The city administration is headed by a City manager, currently John Tierney.

David O'Donovan has worked in the Dublin City Council since 2001, where he was appointed as a Sports Development Officer dealing primarily with a target group who came from an anti-social area/background. As a natural progression from this position he went onto work on Project Management, again in areas deemed as at a disadvantage and having a high migrant population. David has a keen interest in civic space, recreation within Cities and sports, in particular the Gaelic Athletic Association and as a former National Hurling referee, he is always interested in looking at the way people social dynamics change when faced with a challenge of which they are generally unfamiliar.

O’ROURKE Joseph Joe O'Rourke Graphic Design – Owner/Manager – Ireland

I'm a Graphic Designer with 20 years experience in the Industry, the last 10 of which have been in a Freelance/Self-employed capacity. I currently acts as in-house graphic designer for St Patrick's Athletic Football Club in a volunteering role and I'm also part of the Media Team that broadcast live commentary on all of the clubs matches. Myself and co-commentator, Paul Maguire, also broadcast a weekly Football Show on West Dublin Access Radio called "The All Saints Show".

SHEEHAN Barbara West Dublin Access Radio – Administrator – Ireland

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SHIRIHURU Evans Near Fm – Volunteer Presenter – Ireland

I am a trainee journalist. I volunteer with Near FM Radio and I am a part time writer with Metro Eireaan, a multicultural newspaper. I conduct interviews, edit the material and present them on a program called Culture Shot. I have written articles for a local newspaper, Meath Post. I also write articles for a migrant rights group called Cultur which is based in County Meath. I am currently interning in the TD’S office (MP) in the Dail (Irish parliament).I am also studying for a certificate in Financial Services on a part time basis. I have participated in various intercultural and integration activities with various organisations.

WATENE Tony GAA – National Inclusion Officer – Ireland

The Gaelic Athletic Association / Cumann Lúthchleas Gael is a 32 county sporting and cultural organisation that has a presence on all five continents. It is Ireland's largest sporting organisation and is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting associations in the world today. The GAA is a volunteer led, community based organisation that promotes Gaelic games such as Hurling, Football, Handball and Rounders and works with sister organisations to promote Ladies Football and Camogie. It is part of the Irish consciousness and plays an influential role in Irish society that extends far beyond the basic aim of promoting Gaelic games. The Association has its headquarters at Croke Park in Dublin where it has been based on a full time basis since 1908. The stadium, which was redeveloped between 1993 and 2003, has a capacity of 82,300 and hosts some of the highest profile events in the Irish sporting calendar. The GAA is underpinned by a democratic elective structure that sees members at various different levels elect officers to serving positions on a variety of tiers up to and including the position of Uachtarán (President). The GAA’s internal management structure is multi-layered with the vast majority of all serving officers beginning their administrative involvement at club level. All administrators, regardless of rank or their level of involvement, are members of one of the Association’s 2,300 plus clubs.

Tony Watene is a New Zealand Maori, who trained to be a Primary School Teacher in his native Country. He moved to Ireland in 1999 where he worked in Coaching & Games Development in the GAA. In 2009,

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he was appointed GAA National Inclusion Officer overseeing the Inclusion & Integration Strand of the Associations Strategic Vision and Action Plan launched the year previous. His partner, Amanda is also a New Zealand National and they have a daughter Rhiannon, who is six years of age.

WICKREMASINGHE Dil Newstalk – Broadcaster – Ireland

Newstalk is a national radio station. Global Village is a groundbreaking social affairs weekly live programme and airs every Saturday 7-9pm. Global Village is “Radio Activism” on Newstalk 106-108 FM. www.newstalk.ie/globalvillage

Dil Wickremasinghe has one vision - living in an inclusive and equal Ireland. Her work as a Broadcaster with Newstalk, Journalist, Stand up Comedian & Social Entrepreneur are geared towards this vision. Dil was born in Italy and is a Sri Lankan national and moved to Ireland 12 years ago and is now an Irish citizen - www.dwickremasinghe.ie

BLION Reynald Council of Europe – MARS Programme Manager – France

The Council of Europe (CoE), based in Strasbourg (France), covers virtually the entire European continent, with its 47 member countries. Founded on 5 May 1949, the Council of Europe seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals. The Council of Europe aims at creating a common democratic and legal area throughout the whole of the continent, ensuring respect for its fundamental values: human rights, democracy and the rule of law, which are the foundations of a tolerant and civilised society and indispensable for European stability, economic growth and social cohesion. The main objectives of the CoE are to protect human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law; to promote awareness and encourage the development of Europe's cultural identity and diversity; to find common solutions to the challenges facing European society; to consolidate democratic stability in Europe by backing political, legislative and constitutional reform.

Since September 2008, Reynald Blion is Media & Diversity Manager for the Directorate General Democracy, previously Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport. Until December 2010, he has been responsible for the implementation of the Media & Diversity part of the Speak out against discrimination Campaign of the Council of Europe. Within the same Directorate General, he joined the Directorate Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity and its Division Cultural Policy, Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue to manage the European Union / Council of Europe joint programme MARS – Media Against Racism in Sport; programme he conceived and developed on the basis of previous actions of the Council of Europe in these fields. More globally, in his division, he contributes to facilitate and develop Concil of Europe’s actions in the field of Media, Diversity & Intercultural Dialogue in Europe ; issues on

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which he specialised for more than fifteen years. He produced, or contributed, to several publishing as, for example, Tell us about diversity! A practical Approach to Intercultural Media Content, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 2011, To fight against discrimination and for cultural diversity: a major challenge for the media in: Cavdar A., Yildirim A.B. (Eds), Hate Crimes and Hate Speech, Istanbul, The International Hrant Dink Foundation Publication, 2010, Europe’s ethnic and diversity media : Beyond mere visibility in: C. Dientz, P. Stamen (Eds), Media on the move. Migrants and minorities in the media, Aachen, CAMECO, 2009, Ethnic media and diversity in Europe in: Georgiou M., Transnational lives and the media, Londres, Routledge, Aug. 07, Parler de l’autre / Parler d’ailleurs. De la visibilité à l’expression des diversités en Europe in: Rigoni I., Les bannis des media, Paris, Aux lieux d’être, May 07, Représentation des immigrés au sein des media: bilan des connaissances, Paris, Panos / Fasild, July 06, Media & Information, pratiques et réalités de la Diversité, Paris, Panos, Apr. 06…

KOTVOJS Elisabeth FairPlay / VIDC - Austria

The initiative FairPlay - Different Colours. One Game - at the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation started in 1997 in the course of the EU-Year Against Racism with support by the European Commission and the Austrian Ministry for Sports. Since then, FairPlay is organising activities against discrimination in Austrian football and sport, and that in cooperation with associations, clubs, fan clubs, migrant and youth organisations, meanwhile also co-funded by the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB). FairPlay founded the network Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) together with European partners and acted as its coordination office until 2010 and is furthermore a strong national partner in the FARE network. More information on www.fairplay.or.at. The central focus of the work of VIDC is the practice of enabling communication, encounters and exchange in our central fields of work: knowledge management, culture, gender, anti-racism work and sports. To make knowledge experienced and to communicate the joie de vivre and quality of life of other cultures is, for us, just as important as supporting them against the threat of imperial and colonial arrogance. The VIDC sees itself, on the one hand, as part of Austrian civil society, as a platform, which fosters initiatives and projects, encourages mobilisation and offers support. On the other hand the VIDC is an important platform for networking and agency work as well as participative and emancipatory initiatives. In this context we are talking about bringing together different realities of life in cooperative projects and the enhancement of creative solutions. The VIDC wants to offer a space for action in partnership, for creativity and ideas, projects and dialogue by and for people from different cultural backgrounds with different experiences and realities. Looking at global development from a non-European perspective and reflecting this, quickening learning processes, building equality and removing barriers are aspects which VIDC sees as part of its know-how as well as its political values. Including FairPlay. Different Colours. One Game. the VIDC consists of two more departments: the main department of VIDC itself + Moving Cultures – Kulturen in Bewegung - More information on www.vidc.org

Mag. Elisabeth Kotvojs works as project coordinator at FairPlay-vidc since 2007 and organised the fan embassies programme at the UEFA EURO 2008, the Euroschools 2008 youth camp and conducted a study for the undamental Rights Agency in 2009. For FairPlay-vidc, she coordinated the European Commission funded (DG Youth, Culture and Education) Olympia project. She is currently involved in the “Football for

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Equality” project coordinated by FairPlay-vidc funded by the European Commission (DG JLS) as well as the MARS project.

MASTROGIANNAKIS Diamantis Université de Lille / Equipe de Recherche Septentrionale “Sport & Société” – Conférencier – France

The most important scientific centre in Sport Sciences in the North of Paris, ER3S (Equipe de Recherche Septentrionale “Sport et Société) is a research group recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The centre covers three main research fields: sport, Innovation and Communication / Sport, Education and Health / Sport, Violence and Regulation

In June 2010 I defended my PhD dissertation entitled “The regulation of hooliganism in Greece: games and stakes of counter hooligan policies”. Actually, I am a contractual lecturer in the University of Lille 2 at the Department of Physical Education and Sport and I am also engaged in a post doctoral research at the Durham University in the School of Applied Social Sciences, Institut for Hazard and Risk Management; the title of my research is “Preparing the Games: cross border security governance of the 2012 Olympic Games. The case of U.K and France”.

Ó SIOCHRÚ Seán Evaluator/Consultant - Ireland

I am the MARS Evaluator, and as such not a participant in the event, but an observer and facilitator.

Seán O Siochrú has over 25 years of experience in project and programme evaluation at local to global levels, and is also active in media as a writer and on the board of a community television channel.

TENNER Stefan Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) – CMFE Mars Coordinator - Germany

CMFE was founded in 2004 after a series of European and international conferences which had made clear that there is a lack of information and participation of the Third Media Sector on a European level. In 2009 CMFE has been admitted as observer on the Steering Committee on the Media and new Communications Services (CDMC) and the newly formed Group of Specialists on New Media (NC-NM) of the Council of Europe (CoE). CMFE is part of the International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO) conference. Currently, CMFE has 23 Individual Members, 31 Organisational Members, of which 16 National Federations, and 19 countries are represented.

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Stefan Tenner is the MARS coordinator for CMFE - Community Media Forum Europe. He is a journalist, worked as a correspondent in southeastern europe or research associate at the Berlin University of the Arts, coodinator for several european radio projects and media trainer. He is engaged in community station Radio CORAX and the Association of Free Radios in Germany (BFR).

VERNIERS Patrick Media Animation – International Department Director – Belgium

Media Animation (non profit organization) is a media education resource center and lifelong learning organization for the Belgian French-speaking Community (Brussels Wallonia Federation). It is recognized and subsidized by the Ministry of education and Ministry of culture. The center is specialized for implementing research, information, training and educational resources for teachers, social workers, adults and professionals in educational sector. Media Animation coordinates and participates in different EC funded project in the fields of media literacy, cultural diversity, citizenship and non-discrimination. Media Animation works actively to create and animate a European network for media literacy - www.euromedialiteracy.eu / Média Animation est un centre de ressources (sans buts lucratifs) en éducation aux medias pour la communauté francophone de Belgique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles). Il est reconnu et subsidié par les ministères de l’enseignement et de la culture. Le centre est spécialisé dans les domaines de la recherche appliquée, de la formation, de l’information et des ressources éducatives à destination des enseignants, adultes, travailleurs sociaux et professionnels de l’éducation. Media Animation coordonne et participe à différents projets européens dans les domaines de l’éducation aux médias, de la diversité culturelle, de la citoyenneté et de la non-discrimination. Le centre anime activement le réseau européen pour l’éducation aux médias - www.euromedialiteracy.eu

Patrick VERNIERS is international department director of Media Animation (resource centre for Media Education and lifelong learning centre). Vice-president of the governmental higher board for Media Education of the Brussels Wallonia Federation (Belgium). He is expert for the Council of Europe and for the European Commission. Senior Lecturer for the communication school of UCL (Catholic University of Louvain-la-neuve) and invited Professor at IHECS (Higher School for Social Communication) in Brussels. He is coordinator of different European projects in the field of media education / Patrick Verniers est directeur des relations internationales de Media Animation asbl (association d’éducation permanente et centre de ressources en éducation aux médias). Il est également vice- président du Conseil Supérieur de l’éducation aux médias de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Expert auprès de la Commission Européenne et du Conseil de l’Europe, il a initié et coordonné plusieurs programmes européens en matière d’éducation aux médias. Patrick Verniers est maître de conférence invité à l’école de communication de l’Université Catholique de Louvain-la- neuve (Belgique) et professeur Invité à L’IHECS (Institut des Hautes études en communication sociale, Bruxelles).

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VOGT Anaïs Council of Europe – MARS Programme Webmaster & Web publisher – France

Diplomée d’un DUT en Services et Réseaux de Communication, Anaïs VOGT a intégré le Conseil de l’Europe il y a trois ans. Elle a travaillé sur différents projets web pour la Direction de la Communication, le Congrès des Pouvoirs Locaux et Régionaux ainsi que pour le Groupe Pompidou. Passionnée par le design, elle s’intéresse par tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin au graphisme et aux nouvelles technologies.

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Media, Diversity & Sport - Key Figures!

In Europe, only a quarter of news subjects are women, even though they account for over half of the European population (GMMP, 2010)! While immigrants represent around 10% of the EU population (Eurostat, 2011) migrants and ethnic minorities represent less than 5% of the main actors in the news in Europe (Ter Wal, 2004). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people represent roughly 6% of the population of the United Kingdom but account for less than 1% of the population seen on TV. 20% of the British population is disabled but less than 1% is represented in British TV (CDN 2009-10 Progress Report).

Through the sources they use, the subjects they select and the treatment they choose, the media influence the agenda (what to think about) and public perception (how to think) of contemporary debates. This is why the Council of Europe considers truly inclusive information - where everyone can participate as witnesses, players, producers etc. - to be crucial for social cohesion and democratic participation. But today, too many people are still excluded from public debates!

The MARS - Media Against Racism in Sport – EU / CoE joint programme chooses to focus, though not exclusively, on sport because it is considered as an important area for building social cohesion as it is also a major sector of investment in the media industry. However, sport media coverage does not reflect social and cultural diversity and does not ensure equity for all. Only 5% of press articles cover cultural and social aspects of sport; 40% of all sport articles refer to only one source and 20 % refer to no sources at all; female athletes have four times more chances to be covered by a female journalist rather than a male one but less than 5% of sport news and stories are made by female journalists (Play the Game, 2005)!

Building upon standards set by various Council of Europe bodies on media pluralism, expression of diversity and non discrimination and the outcome of the 2008-10 CoE’s antidiscrimination Campaign, the MARS – Media Against Racism in Sport – EU / CoE joint programme aims at considering non discrimination and expression of diversity as an ongoing angle of media coverage.

Through this approach applied to sport coverage, MARS wants to encourage innovative modes of media content production that could be reproduced in all media sectors and used by any form of media coverage. By stimulating media cross-practices in the field of training, ethics and production, MARS aims at implementing an inclusive and intercultural approach to media content production. To achieve these outcomes, the MARS programme offers media professionals (journalism students and trainers, journalists, media managers, etc.) to participate in National and European Media Encounters and Media Work Exchanges conceived as first steps towards a European media network against racism and for intercultural dialogue.

More – www.coe.int/mars !