Author: Neasa
Born in 2000, Neasa is a Film & Classics student from Galway, Ireland. She is half German, but generally identifies more with her Irish heritage. Besides writing and making art, she also adores films, history, reading and music.
Once Upon A Time In Europe: The Dark Traces Of Folk Tales
How do traditional folk tales shape young personalities all over Europe? To what extent can they serve as a historical source of ancient values and norms, social structures, fantasies and realities? Rusudan from Georgia and Neasa from Ireland about European tales' origins and their meaning for the 21st century.
2020: With and Beyond Corona
2020 was the year of Corona - but there are many moments of hope. We share some of the our perspectives on this extraordinary year.
25 Years After Veronica Guerin: Drug Addiction in Ireland
In 1996, Irish journalist Veronica Guerin was murdered for speaking out against drug cartels and illegal drug trafficking. Her death caused waves of grief across Ireland. Neasa Schukat looks at the situation nowadays: How much has really changed since then and what is being done to prevent drug addiction in Ireland?
100 Years After: How we Remember the Perpetrators of Bloody Sunday
100 years after Bloody Sunday, there is still much controversy surrounding the perpetrators of that terrible day and whether the Irish should be remembering them. Neasa talks about the British police and military forces, particularly the Royal Irish Constabulary, and the surprising discovery of her own familial connections to them.
Irish Language: Deep-Rooted or Force-Fed?
Neasa from Ireland talks about the state of the Irish language and young people’s attitudes to language and culture, and the compulsory status of Irish in schools.
Of Dogs, Virtual Discos and Civic Engagement. Young Europeans in Times of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus is everywhere: in the news, on social media, our personal communication and even in our thoughts. High numbers of infected and dead people on the news frighten many of us as much as the lockdown impacts our societies, social and economic live. But this pandemic also brings solidarity and hope. Join us and get some personal impressions and little moments of light from our authors from all over Europe and beyond!
One Telegram, Six Words, Thirty-five Letters
Neasa from Ireland tells us the story of a telegram: A piece of paper that enabled her family to be reunited and without which she wouldn't be alive.