First Fortnight talks to Coach John Kavanagh, Mixed Martial Arts coach and owner of Straight Blast Gyms; Diarmuid Lyng, Wexford hurler, broadcaster and youth facilitator with Soar(soar.ie) and Ruairí McKiernan, Irish social entrepreneur, campaigner and founder of SpunOut.ie.

Presenter: JP Swaine
Produced and edited by Steve Cummins
Photos: Ruth Medjber

First Fortnight podcast #1 - Mental health and sport

FIRST Fortnight is delighted to unveil its second podcast of 2015 featuring filmmaker Frank Berry. 

Frank's latest film, I Used To Live Here, has just been released in Irish cinemas and last year picked up the Best First Feature Award at the Galway Film Fleadh.

The film follows Amy Keane, a 13-year-old trying to cope with the death of her mother and the reappearance of her father’s ex-girlfriend, who experiences the temptation of suicide after witnessing the outpouring of love for a local suicide victim. The film takes a fictional look at how the idea of suicide can spread in communities, particularly among young people.

First Fortnight podcast #2 - I Used To Live Here director Frank Berry

First Fortnight is an Irish charity challenging mental health stigma through the arts. The First Fortnight festival runs in Ireland every January, over the first two weeks of the year.

