In this first episode of the Maynooth University Library Treasures Podcast, we are joined by the esteemed Susan Durack. Susan has worked in the Maynooth University Library for over 40 years and gives us a brief history of the Russell Library -- delving into its conception, architecture, and the very special collections it holds today, among several…

Ken Saro-Wiwa Poetry Podcast notice by MU LibraryAv MU Library

Episode 1: The first episode of the Maynooth University Library Ken Saro-Wiwa School Poetry Podcast features Christeen Udokamma Obasi, Conor Walsh and Eva Paturyan. The poems are part of a new collection: I Am A Man Of Peace: Writings inspired by the Maynooth University Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection published by Daraja Press and edited by deputy librari…

Episode 2: The second episode of the Maynooth University Library Ken Saro-Wiwa School Poetry Podcast features Elizabeth Akinwande Zion, Aine Dooley and Ceri Arnott. The poems are part of a new collection: I Am A Man Of Peace: Writings inspired by the Maynooth University Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection published by Daraja Press and edited by deputy librari…

Episode 3 The last episode of the Maynooth University Library Ken Saro-Wiwa School Poetry Podcast features Maeve Byrnes, Jay Vergara, Zofia Terzyck and Marykate Donogue. The poems are part of a new collection: I Am A Man Of Peace: Writings inspired by the Maynooth University Ken Saro-Wiwa Collection published by Daraja Press and edited by deputy li…

Professor Sidonie Smith, who delivered the Dean's Lecture in October, 2016 in Maynooth University.The title of the interview (recorded 14 October 2016) was "A Manifesto for the Humanities: Doctoral Education in the Twenty First Century" and the participants were Professor Sidonie Smith (Mary Fair Croushore Professor of Humanities and Director of th…

An interview with Noo Saro WiwaAv MU Library

Maynooth University Research Theme: "People Place and Environment" Prof Martin Downes speaks about the "Crop Plants and Bioeconomy" Cluster at the Social Sciences Publications Festival 2015.Av MU Library

Maynooth University Research Theme: "Human Health" Dr Sinéad McGilloway speaks about the "Global and Community Health" Cluster at the Social Sciences Publications Festival 2015.Av MU Library

Maynooth University Research Theme: "People Place and Environment" Dr Rebecca King-O'Riain speaks about the "Migration, Transnationalism & Diaspora" Cluster at the Social Sciences Publications Festival 2015.Av MU Library

Maynooth University Research Theme: "Social and Economic Transformations" Dr Peter Robbins speaks about the "Business Innovation" Cluster at the Social Sciences Publications Festival 2015.Av MU Library

Maynooth University Research Theme: "Social and Economic Transformations" Dr Barry Cannon speaks on the "Social Justice, Participation & Human Rights" Cluster at the Social Sciences Publications Festival 2015.https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/social-and-economic-transformations/social-justice-participation-human-rights…

From the seminar From Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your scholarship, Maynooth University, John Paul II Library, 27th November 2014.Av MU Library

From the seminar From Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your scholarship, Maynooth University, John Paul II Library, 27th November 2014.Av MU Library

From the seminar From Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your scholarship, Maynooth University, John Paul II Library, 27th November 2014Av MU Library

From the seminar From Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your scholarship, Maynooth University, John Paul II Library, 27th Novermber 2014.Slides are available on Slideshare.netAv MU Library

From the seminar From Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your scholarship Maynooth University, John Paul II Library, 27th November 2014.Av MU Library

From the seminar From Emergent Scholarship to Academic Conversations: Increasing the visibility of your scholarship. 27th November 2014.Av MU Library

Short interviews with Dr. Sinead McGilloway, Co-conveenr of Global Community Health Cluster; Peter Robbins, Centre Manager for EDEN Centre; Olga Ryazanova, Lecturing in Management at the Maynooth University Library Publications Festival.Av MU Library

Dr Owens Wiwa speaks about his efforts to save the his brother’s life, the symbolic funeral and his efforts to promote peace and wellbeing in NigeriaAv MU Library

Dr Owens Wiwa speaks about growing up in Ogoni and his close relationship with his brother Ken Saro-WiwaAv MU Library

Dr Owens Wiwa reads two poems written by Ken Saro-Wiwa “Ogoni! Ogoni! and “For Sister Majella McCarron”Av MU Library

Dr Laurence Cox Ken Saro-Wiwa and Environmental IssuesAv MU Library

Helen Fallon - The Ken Saro-Wiwa Archive at NUI MaynoothAv MU Library

Dr. Ide Corley - Ken Saro-Wiwa and African LiteratureAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - Environmental RightsAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - The Shell to Sea CampaignAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - Trial and Execution of Ken Saro-WiwaAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - Irish Efforts to Save the Ogoni NineImage: Selection of letters and poems with image of Ken Saro-WiwaAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni PeopleImage: Ken’s cap, MOSOP flag and letterAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - Meeting Ken Saro-WiwaAv MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron - Journey to NigeriaImage – Sister M. in Ibadan, 1969Av MU Library

Sister Majella McCarron – A Fermanagh ChildhoodAv MU Library

Network Africa, the BBC World Service's flagship programme broadcasting across the continent, interviewed Platform's Ben Amunwa about the new report which implicates Shell in a decade of new human rights abuses in Nigeria. Shell declined to attend the interview.

US radio station Free Speech Radio News interviews Platform's Ben Amunwa on the new report, Counting the Cost, which implicates Shell in new human rights abuses in Nigeria.

BBC Business Daily interviewed Platform in detail about its new report on Shell's human rights abuses in the Niger Delta. Shell were invited to the interview but refused. The BBC World Service broadcast the report to hundred millions of listeners worldwide. The report, titled 'Counting the Cost' implicates Shell in cases of serious violence in Nige…

CBC Radio Canada broadcast an interview with the author of Platform's new report, Counting the Cost, on Shell's human rights abuses in Nigeria.

PLATFORM's Ben Amunwa was interviewed on the BBC World Service following revelations on Wikileaks about Shell's infiltration of the Nigerian government. In a leaked US diplomatic cable, Shell executive Ann Pickard boasts about how Shell "had access to everything" that was discussed in "all the relevant ministries". The leak exposes Shell's colonial…

An introduction to an all new series of podcasts to mark the 15th anniversary of the execution of Nigerian writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa (http://remembersarowiwa.com/). Ben Amunwa, coordinator of the remember saro-wiwa project explains the background to this series of podcasts and shares the experience of what it was like to travel across the N…

Anyone interested in human rights in the Niger Delta should know the name Patrick Naagbanton. An activist, campaigner and human rights reporter, Patrick has a solid reputation as one of the foremost rights monitors in the region. His organisation, the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) is a vital force in the movement for …

An exclusive interview with Constance Meju, journalist and activist with the National Point Newspaper, a pillar for rights reporting in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. She reveals some fascinating insights into the role of women in the Ogoni protest movement which succeeded in forcing Shell to withdraw from the region in 1993.…

An exclusive interview with Morris Alagoa, a leading researcher and activist working for Nigeria's foremost environmental group, ERA.

Comrade Che is best described as a local legend. Ex-trade unionist, political prisoner, environmental activist and village elder, his life story is complex and fascinating. In this highly quotable interview, Comrade Che talks about his experiences; how imprisonment under Nigerian military dictatorship changed his understanding of politics; how oil …

This series of podcasts by campaigning group PLATFORM (http://www.platformlondon.org) explores the Niger Delta issue through conversations with leading human rights defenders and influential activists. PLATFORM visited the Niger Delta in Autumn 2010 to conduct research and collaborate with key figures in the movement for environmental justice and s…