In this podcast Seán Ó Conláin spoke with Philip McDonagh. Philip is the author of several poetry collections and the Director of the Centre for Religion, Human Values, and International Relations at Dublin City University. A former diplomat, he was involved the Good Friday Agreement peace process in Northern Ireland, and he served as ambassador to India, the Holy See, Russia and Finland. 

The topics that Philip and Seán discussed included:
- the truth expressed by poetry
-  links between Classical thinking on community, indigenous group governance and the role of the commons
- the need for awareness of history, politics and language in spiritual disciples
- attitudes towards private property and the role of money in the economy
- the view expressed by many (including Minister Donohoe at the recent Rethinking Growth conference) that endless economic growth is both necessary and possible
- the skill involved in working on visions of reality 
- past examples of visionary thinking during dark times that bore tangible fruit

Bridging the Gaps

Avoiding polarisation

In this podcast, one of a six-part series by Feasta and the European Health Futures Forum with co-hosts Seán Ó Conláin and Caroline Whyte, we hear from two young participants in the climate strikes and from Professor Barry McMullin on the possibilities for decarbonising Ireland.

Beyond the Obvious: novel podcasts for enquirers

Climate obligations - our children are wakening

This series of podcasts is a collaboration between Feasta and the European Health Futures Forum. 

Feasta is an open-membership think tank whose aims are to identify the characteristics  - economic, cultural and environmental -  of a truly sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose. While rooted in Ireland, Feasta has international membership and its focus is often on the global-level systemic changes that we believe to be vital to our future.

Avoiding polarisation

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