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First Fortnight - taking mental health to centre stage

How is it that a group of Irish volunteers have created and grown a cultural event from a kitchen table to a major national event? First Fortnight co-founder JP Swaine explains how....
First Fortnight • 09 Jan 18

Making a drama about Bipolar Disorder - First Fortnight preview

First Fortnight Preview: Joanne Ryan, the award-winning playwright behind 2016's Eggsistentialism, was inititally reticient about writing a play based on her mother's experience of living with Bipolar Spectrum Disorder.
First Fortnight • 08 Jan 18

First Fortnight - changing attitudes towards our mental health

JP Swaine joined Ryan Tubridy to share his personal story and to discuss First Fortnight, a festival aimed at changing attitudes towards mental health through creative arts.
First Fortnight • 03 Jan 18

Confessions of a Sleep Deprived Mother - First Fortnight preview

First Fortnight preview: Loss of sleep is perhaps the first thing we associate with becoming new parents – but what about the mental health strains this brings?
First Fortnight • 09 Jan 18

First Fortnight: Wobbling towards the light

Emma Sheridan is the artist behind the poster and programme art for the First Fortnight festival. Emma herself has suffered with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) - here she describes her journey using art as a route to recovery.
Culture • 09 Jan 17

First Fortnight Preview - meet a true warrior with words

'To truly be listened to is a sacred thing.' -Spoken word artist Hazel Hogan on how art can help foster good mental health
Culture • 03 Jan 17

Eva O'Connor on turning mental health experiences into art

Eva O'Connor on why the power of the arts to heal, inspire, and change should never be underestimated.
Culture • 30 Dec 16

First Fortnight: Challenging attitudes to mental health

JP Swaine is the co-founder and director of the First Fortnight mental health charity, which runs an annual arts festival and an art psychotherapy service. First Fortnight 2017 begins on January 1 and runs until January 20th.
Culture • 23 Dec 16

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