Category: Videos
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Covid-19 abroad: Brazil setting the wrong kind of records amid deadly second wave
A year after its president Jair Bolsonaro wrote Covid-19 off as ‘just a little flu’, Brazil is logging record daily death figures while its healthcare system faces collapse. Maria Lombardini in Rio de Janeiro tells Colm McGuirk about the last year
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Covid-19 Abroad: how the pandemic has impacted the college experience in the US
From her college dorm room in Connecticut, Ella McGettigan talks about returning home to an abandoned New York at the beginning of the pandemic, and how Trump’s attitude towards the virus contributed to the massive death toll
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Covid-19 abroad: Canada’s response to the coronavirus pandemic
While some provinces have introduced harsh Covid-19 restrictions and curfews, a sense of normality remains for the residents of British Columbia
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Covid-19 abroad: The US and the impact of the pandemic from coast to coast
As America surpasses the grim landmark of 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, Liam Daly gets a glimpse at what life is like on the east and west coasts
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Covid-19 abroad: Europe’s first recorded case – how France has handled the coronavirus pandemic
With the French government currently refraining from imposing a third national lockdown, David Doyle speaks to Amandine Verbiese, a French native who has experienced one of the most calamitous periods of the country’s history
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Covid Abroad: How Italy was woken up to the first wave of coronavirus in Europe
As Italy begins to ease restrictions, Mario Bowden gathers the perspective of Lombardian and Italian native, Maria Elena Tagliabue who lived through some of Italy’s darkest months
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All things Influence – An inside look at the ‘Instagram Influencer’
Influencers are beginning to pop up on everyone’s social media, especially in 2020. Amber Baxter talked to Teresa Walsh about her phone experience online as one such influencer.
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The endless quarantine in Argentina
On March 7, Argentina became the first Latin American country to announce a coronavirus-related death, four days after confirming the country’s first case. The president reacted quickly announcing, on March 12, a state of national health emergency. Eight days later, with the backing of…
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Poor Wheelchair Accessibility on DART lines
Several advocates for wheelchair accessibility have come forward condemning the services provided by Irish Rail and the DART line. Nathan Davies discusses the state of wheelchair accessibility on the DART line to see where the problems are and what Irish Rail are doing…
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100 days to raise €100,000
Since 2016, 100 Minds has tasked 100 students each year with the task of raising €1,000 each towards Temple Street Hospital. Niamh Talbot spoke with one of this year’s participants, Sean O’Sullivan, about the fundraiser and the challenges of raising money during a…
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