Spelade
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We all like to imagine, at times of great tragedy or urgency, we would not shirk from our responsibilities or hide when other would need us most.We assume we would be the heroes in all situations and we are the only ones who can solve a situation.But time and time again, we fail to stand up when those entirely unconnected to us need us most.We wait until such a time as their afflictions become our own before we begin to think about helping.Often, it is too late for us to have acted by the time we begin a movement towards action.But what if this wasn’t the case?What if we acted on schedule when others needed us most?What would it take for you to step up for those you had never met?It is the life of a Cork woman who answers these questions for us.This is her story.Music for this episode is written, preformed and produced by Ryhan O’Halloran. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Different symbols can mean different things to different people.Symbology is a tremendous thing, a series of colours, words or images portrayed in a very specific order can evoke great emotions in us all, both positive and negative.Individually, a mix of colours rarely mean anything.But what happens when you organise the colours in a specific fashion that it becomes the centre of an ideology, a cause or a reason for being.What if you add a design to these colours, does it begin to mean more as only you and your people can truly understand what this symbol means, and only you understand the emotions this design can evoke.What if the symbol you believed best displayed who you are and demonstrated everything you believed in, was deemed illegal or something which made you a lesser person?In 1906, a man from Wicklow showed the world, above all else, the symbol he believed in was more important than self-glory and he wanted the world to know all about it.This is his story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
