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The RNIB Northern Ireland Podcast

The RNIB Northern Ireland Podcast

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Listen up, speak up, break down barriers

A monthly podcast from RNIB in Northern Ireland exploring the issues and subjects that matter to people affected by sight loss living in NI.

Expert guests, important information, and great conversation.

If it matters to people affected by sight loss, then it matters to us.

If you have feedback for the team or have an idea for future content, just email: RNIBNI@rnib.org.uk

Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio

Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.

Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.

Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading.

Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.

Sport - See sport differently.

The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.

Support - Other podcasts from RNIB.

TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings

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  • 9: RNIB Northern Ireland Podcast Episode 9 REVVVING It Up with our Volunteers and NaviLens

    9: RNIB Northern Ireland Podcast Episode 9 REVVVING It Up with our Volunteers and NaviLens
    Jun 18 2026
    Welcome to episode 9 of the RNIB NI Podcast ‘REVVING It Up with our Volunteers and NaviLens’
    Listen up, speak up, break down barriers. Search and subscribe via your preferred podcast provider today!
    This month we catch up with CEO of BRM Group Stephen Kealy as the team get ready to welcome over 30,000 people to year three of REVVV It Up, the family friendly tractor pulling and music festival in Dungiven. RNIB are delighted to be one of two chosen charities at this unmissable event, running from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 July 2026. Joanne Wilson from our Volunteering team shares some great info on volunteering with RNIB and how you can join the party.
    our Policy and Campaigns Manager Paula Beattie is back to talk with Connect Radio’s Allan Russell on what the team are up to in NI and following the official launch of NaviLens at Grand Central Station Belfast, we catch up with Translink CEO Chris Conway and we hear from Raúl Moreno from NaviLens. Then to top it all off, Torie Tennant who is blind and a frequent passenger at Grand Central Station Belfast, Joins Joe to share her experience of travelling with the support of measures such as NaviLens.
    If it matters to people affected by sight loss, then it matters to us.
    If you have feedback for the team or have an idea for future content, just email: RNIBNI@rnib.org.uk

    Join the conversation on our NI social media channels

    Find us on Facebook

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    58 min
  • 8: RNIB NI Podcast Episode 8 If you don't do anything, you achieve nothing.

    8: RNIB NI Podcast Episode 8 If you don't do anything, you achieve nothing.
    May 11 2026

    Welcome to episode 8 of the RNIB Northern Ireland Podcast

    , Listen up, speak up, break down barriers.

    In this episode we have all sorts going on. Chair of Bangor campaigning group, Ken Carson, shares his reaction to a local win as a pedestrian crossing is finally installed on a busy stretch of Bangor road. We hear from RNIB NI Products Co-Ordinator Louise Kenny on her plans for a regular product testing group. The RNIB NI campaigns update comes by way of Policy and Campaigns Manager Paula Beattie and Connect Radio and medical student come Marathon runner, Niamh Kenny, speaks to us about her Belfast City Marathon fundraising adventure.

    If it matters to people affected by sight loss, then it matters to us.

    If you have feedback for the team or have an idea for future content, just email: RNIBNI@rnib.org.uk

    Join the conversation on our NI social media channels

    Find us on Facebook

    Follow us on Instagram

    We’re also on Bluesky

    and Linked In
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    41 min
  • 7: RNIB NI Podcast Episode 7 More than the eyes can see

    7: RNIB NI Podcast Episode 7 More than the eyes can see
    Apr 2 2026

    Welcome to episode 7 of the RNIB NI Podcast ‘More than the eyes can see’

    , Listen up, speak up, break down barriers. Listen and subscribe via your preferred podcast provider!

    This month our Policy and Campaigns Manager Paula Beattie joins us to talk about Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), and we report from the CBS Action event at Stormont on 9 March, we speak to Judith Potts founder of Esme’s Umbrella, a charity based in the UK that campaigns for better support for people living with CBS. We also grab a word with RNIB NI’s Community Social Action Manager Elaine Manson about how to get involved in Understanding Sight Loss Sessions both as a person with lived experience of sight loss or as a business, service or organisation in Northern Ireland.

    If it matters to people affected by sight loss, then it matters to us.

    If you have feedback for the team or have an idea for future content, just email: RNIBNI@rnib.org.uk

    Join the conversation on our NI social media channels

    Find us on Facebook

    Follow us on Instagram

    We’re also on Bluesky

    and Linked In
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    46 min
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