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Special Edition 2019/2020 - 9 Fun things to do from a 9yr old - Cork City’s Magic Hub - Little Reads from Big Imaginations - A Good Creative Day is - A True story from the Titanic
Guest Editor’s Letter Editor’s Letter - Jo 9 Fun Things To Do
From a 9yr old
marginalised voices Hello Cork, with care and immense Dara suggests positive
Dear Cork,
empowers, and equally pride. Please pay attention experience activities - how
becomes a way to enrich Hurray.. this is the fourth and spread the joy. many of these have you done?
‘I liked the way we were able
our communities. issue! The past year has
to use all of our own ideas …
truly been a remarkable Earlier this year, I did say by Dara Harrington-Leonard
build our own world.’ 1. The English Market is a great place to recycles broken umbrellas by putting them
At Graffiti Theatre, we get journey. I admire all of that Good Day News will
get food with loads of nutrients. They sell in the ground upside down and she puts
to see this every day in the you for helping create this help you be more of who
In our guestbook at Graffiti a variety of meats, vegetables and treats. soil and compost in them, her plants are
resilience and self-belief unique local magazine. you want to be. The work
Theatre Company, it is this There is one particular stall called ‘My flourishing!
that young people develop I am energised by your is on… inside and outside
sentiment, of empowering Goodness’, they are special because they
through the space we provide openness to positivity. of these pages. We have
creative freedom, that is most don’t use ANY PLASTIC!!! 6. Barcadia is for grown ups at night, but
for creative curiosity and It’s so easy to swallow a new website - do stay
often expressed by the young during the daytime families can go and have
unfettered imaginations. the anger fed to us but in touch! We’ll be back
people who come through our 2. Bouncy, Climby, Runny, Chasey, Sweaty, so much excitement. It is a place with lots of
you have actively sought in 2020.
studio doors. Laughy, and Fally - No, those aren’t the old video games, basketball games and you
It was naturally then an out positivity. Thank you. Cheers,
7 dwarves of Cork, they are adjectives of can play Shuffleboard! It’s an amazing game
absolute delight to further
How deftly and simply, we as Jo places like Bounce Zone, Airtastic, Monkey where there is sand put on a very narrow,
amplify young voices through This edition nudges our
adults can support creative Maze, Planet, Trabolgan and Go Safari. smooth and long board and you have to roll a
this edition of Good Day inner-child. This has been
confidence - just by making I’ve been to all these activity and adventure heavy metal disc to the opposite end but not
News and invite many young a playful collaboration
a space and enabling young centres myself so I can guarantee you they over the edge! You can also get very tasty
Corkonians to contribute their with Graffiti Theatre.
voices and ideas. are great places for fun. chips, pizza, burgers, sausages and loads of
creativity. Ravnita Joyce has been an
other snacks.
Enjoy! incredible curator revealing
It’s a good reminder too 3. Tabletop Cafe on Castle Street is a great
Ravnita Joyce the talented youth of Cork
of how supporting any area for tasty foods, drinks and many 7. In Rosscarbery there are very a-MAZE-ing
board games. There are over 480 different mazes (Pun Intended! ) in the Smuggler’s
games, there are loads of different types, Cove Adventure Centre. The biggest is huge
Contents some are good for the brain, some are good and is made from loads of different plants like
excitement. The staff can explain how to play hedges that are much taller than me on my
p.3......9 Fun things to do from a 9yr old...... Dara Harrington-Leonard Acknowledgements each of the games. You could play a different dad’s shoulders, he is 6 feet 2 inches and I’m
The incredible Fighting Words Volunteer team, who game every day for a whole year and you’d 4 feet! The other maze is made from loads
p.4......Around the World in 80 Days............ Activate Junior Theatre
make every Infants, Primary and Post Primary workshop still have a tonne left to try… literally! They of big wooden gates, and you have to find
p.4......What is Youth Theatre?..................... Activate Pre-Senior Theatre and Write Club possible (special thanks Nicola, Colleen, have opened another Tabletop in Bantry in codes. There is also crazy golf that have rafts
Ruth, Colette, Jane, Nelly, Davina for supports with this
p.5......Cork City’s Magic Hub....................... Kel Menton West Cork too. you need to pull yourself over on a rope.
issue’s workshops!) and marvellous Graffiti Theatre
p.5......Designing a Graphic Novel from a Theatre Script team and Activate Theatre Facilitators - Niall Cleary,
Dara busy at work compiling his list of fun things to do.
H
..................................................................... Dany Foley 4. Fitzgerald Park is a place to run, jump, 8. Cork has many libraries, that have
Jennifer O’Donnell, Síle Ní Bhroin, Christine Callanan,
Julie O’Leary, Donna O’Keeney, Kim Molloy, John ello, My name is Dara Harrington- have a picnic, relax, read, sunbathe.... and computers for research, and more books than
p.6......A Good Creative Day is
McCarthy and Hanan Sheedy, and the many young Leonard, I am nine years old, or even walk your dog so you get the exercise you can imagine and for all ages too. Best of
p.7......Eighteen............................................ Jessica O’Brien artists who contributed to this issue. you could say - 3285 days old! too. It is has very little pollution because all it’s quiet and FREE!!!
p. 8.....Review of Young Playwrights Programme 2019 I’ve lived in Cork all my life, it’s a place there are lots of trees. There is even a tree
A huge thank you to Jean Jayanti Noonan, Sachiko
where people thrive. Cork is definitely one decorated with loads of scraps of mirrors, it is 9. In Cork you can have as many walks as
p.9......Little Reads from Big Imaginations Kobayashi, Maureen McLaughlin, Aedamur Kelly, Kate
Keelin, Sonja Roche and Billy O’Connor for sharing their of the best counties in the whole wide known as the Wishing Tree. The playground you want, because it is clean, healthy and
p.10....Centred.............................................. Fourth Class, world. My life is full of different activities is a good place to have a large amount of there’s SO MUCH TO DO!!!!
time to help improve the magazine in a myriad of ways.
..................................................................... Scoil Chill Rhudhain and I would like to share my tips for Cork excitement!
Our stockists
p.10....Wellness Directory Culture with kids who are visiting here, (Disclaimer: Please note that neither
You can purchase your copy of Good Day News at Cork
p.11.....A True story from the Titanic............. Patrick Caulfield and I’m not forgetting the ones living here 5. Or you can make your own park at home of these locations have either paid
Flower Studio (Douglas St), Quay Co-op Bookshop
(Sullivan’s Quay), Alchemy Coffee and Books (Barrack either. I love Cork and I think you will too. by using flowers and wood. My mother Dara or us for being mentioned.)
p.12....Art Spot............................................. Nathalie Gilson
St), Triskel Arts Centre (Tobin St), Records and Relics
p.12....A Verse City....................................... Kasey Brooks (Lancaster Quay), Cafe Myo (Coal Quay), Maureen’s
p.13....Why Exploring Darkness in Graphic Novel writing (John Redmond St), Vibes & Scribes (Lavitt’s Quay)
captivates the Writer in me . ............. Niall Delaney and Green Kiwi (Main St, Ballincollig).
p.14....Tales from the Gallery Please get in touch if you would like to stock the
magazine at your location or are interested to join
p.15....A Good Day Is & Joy Board
the sales team.
The next issue will be available in Summer 2020.
@gooddaynewscork @Good_DayNews
Design:............. Natalie Dwyer, Cobalt Creative
Visit www.gooddaynewscork.wixsite.com/gooddaynewscork for subscriptions,
Print:................. Cantec Ireland
our positive events and Joy Board - a notice board for sharing your ideas.
Cover Image:.... Enrique Carnicero
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and what happens when stories start to
What is a Youth Theatre? Cork City’s Magic Hub! fade from people’s memories. That sounds
Thoughts on the Theatre Experience Kel Menton describes their a little sad, and I guess it is, but there’s
experience as a playwright. more to it than that; Almost Forgotten has
by Activate Pre-Senior Theatre group, age 13 to 15 unlikely friendships, love and courage, and,
by Kel Menton, age 21 most of all, it has hope. It’s not happy in a
straightforward way, but enough characters
make it through to make sure the stories
live on – maybe not in exactly the same way,
but they’re there. A spark has been ignited,
and it’s in safe hands. Everything is going
Activate Pre Senior Theatre preparing for St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019. Activate Pre Senior Theatre throwing shapes at Graffiti Theatre.
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to be okay.
here are three Activate Youth Theatre “Youth Theatre helps you come out of your shell.”
groups at Graffiti Theatre Company and the - Ruby This was the first play I had written that
Pre-seniors explained what it means had been performed on stage, and I was
to be a part of a youth theatre ensemble. “You make friends.” - Anna so nervous that at one point, I was pretty
Graffiti’s Activate Senior Theatre group bringing sure I could hear colours. I shouldn’t have
“Youth Theatre is place to let go, a place to “In Youth Theatre, everyone is their own individual Kel Menton’s ‘Almost Forgotten’ to life worried, though. The cast and crew that I had
be yourself.”- Niamh person – it’s like a big dysfunctional family!” - Luca Photo credit: Enrique Carnicero been blessed with were better than I could
“Youth Theatre is a place where your
imagination doesn’t die.” - Sloane
“You become a family and learn to appreciate
each other, no matter what!” - Nathan
N ot to alarm anyone, but I experienced
real-life magic.
have ever dreamed. They welcomed Almost
Forgotten with open arms, and their love for
the story and its characters shone through
I watched my characters pull themselves every performance. The lights, the music
“It’s a place where you learn new things and “We love and cherish you, no matter how weird from the words on the page, and waltz (which was actually composed by my own
experience new things.” - Natalie you are.” - Ella across the stage at Graffiti’s FitzGibbon brother, Harry!), the acting, the costumes,
Theatre. It was incredible. Beautiful. I could the props – all of it blew me away. Sure,
“In Youth Theatre your opinions are heard.” “You find out people are crazy.” - Caera list adjectives for half a page, and I still don’t I wrote the words, but Activate Youth
- Shauna think I could properly describe how it felt to Theatre breathed life into them, made
“You meet like-minded people.” - Senan see it happen. Magic. Real magic. them dance across the room, and took
“It’s a place where you try out new ideas...you characters in directions I didn’t expect.
might do a comedy scene, you might create a “It’s a chill place where you can relax and be I started writing Almost Forgotten about It looked nothing like I had imagined it
character, you might make up a dance!” - Sarah yourself.” - Manus two years ago. It’s a play about stories, would. And it was fantastic.
interested in making an Illustrated extension
Designing a Graphic Novel
Meet An Activate Junior Actor: of the story?” To which I was delightfully
Around the World in 80 Days from a Theatre Script
H
shocked and saw as an opportunity for
On the road with two young adventurers ello, My name is Adam O’Donnell, me to push my creative abilities and do
by Danny Foley, age 17
T
I am 13 years old and currently something I’ve never done before, so I said
attending Graffiti Theatre Company. he Play ‘Almost Forgotten’ by I’d do it! It has been the greatest honour for
I first found out about Graffiti when they Kel Menton has immersed all of me to contribute to this tale in the best way
came to my primary school. They showed Graffiti Theatre Company into a I know how.
us how to act and how much fun it is to do fantastical world of saints, wind magic and
so. I enjoyed it so much that I started to go cultural conflict. It’s inspired me to push my
Activate Theatre every Thursday from 5.00 creativity and to do something as ambitious
to 6.30pm. We are currently working on a as making my first ever graphic novel.
play called “Around the World in 80 Days”. The first page of the graphic novel shows
Graffiti’s Activate Junior Theatre group the two main protagonists, Kayla and
Graffiti’s Activate Junior Theatre group. plotting their travels around the world. Graffiti have helped me with my confidence. Nephele, being introduced to the audience,
A
Acting allows you to use your imagination as to what the other characters in the story
ctivate Junior Theatre told a tale before they get to know them.”
and characteristics you normally might not refer to them as Saints. The story is a
of two friends travelling around the - Orla, age 12
use. I feel like I am being encouraged to try masterpiece and the characters are
world seeking a better future for their “I’d have more help for animals.”
my best at all times and not being criticized so compelling.
orphanage and friends back home. So we - Ben, age 10
all the time. It helps with making new friends,
asked from the experience what was one “I would like pollution to change.”
talking to people I loved the script so much I asked Kel if
thing they’d like to see change in our world: - Liam, age 11
and just having a I could create an artwork based off of the
“Global warming being taken seriously by “ I’d have no more war.”
good time. Saints in her story, to which I was delighted
governments and acceptance of anybody no - Lily, age 10
I would encourage she said ‘Yes!’
matter race/sexuality/difference.” “Make more comedic, funny and inspiring
anyone to try acting
- Mary Jane, age 13 plays.”- Eimear, age 11
because you never Later I was approached by the director,
“I’d change all the racism in the world.” “I would want every sentence to make
know, it might just Niall Cleary, after he had seen the artwork
- Claire, age 12 people laugh.” Danny Foley’s illustrated realisation of
be for you. I made and he asked me, “Would you be ‘Almost Forgotten’ by Kel Menton
“I would like people not to judge other people - Evan, age 12
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A Good Creative Day is…. Eighteen
Thoughts from young minds on the joys of being creative.
by Jessica O’ Brien
W
hen I hit eighteen years old
and everyone around me
whoops for now I can pretend
COAL QUAY to enjoy a vodka jelly shot legally- I
will not mourn the loss of my teenage
FARMERS
The Activate Senior Theatre group in action at Graffiti Theatre.
Jessica O’Brien is a writer and Young Playwright 2018 .
Photo Credit: Enrique Carnicero years, but I am determined not to resent
them either. From what Disney Channel change myself or my hobbies as soon
promised me, I did not get any of the true as I hit eighteen. I’m happy to let myself
MARKET teenager experience, I instead got landed
with an unexpected sexuality crisis and
a therapist. But I am proud of myself,
shapeshift along with time. And perhaps
one day when someone is doing some
remorseful reflecting on their teenage
every Saturday because as horrendous and hormonal as
these past few years have been, without
years, I will think of me right now,
capturing nostalgia as a scent in a page.
Morning them I wouldn’t have become half of who
I am today. Jeans with green knees as my trophy
for rolling down my estate’s largest hill,
When I hit eighteen years old I will crimson hands and yellow nail polish
The Activate Senior Theatre group. Photo Credit: Enrique Carnicero probably think, ‘oh thank God, finally,’ but greeting my Mom’s warm winter dinners.
I will also remember how important it is Pulling off my school jumper and watching
“When I can make something from nothing.” - Cian, age 15
to not wait for a new year for everything my hair stand up as if it had been lit alight,
“When I truly feel the thing I am doing and I’m immersed and invested to heal itself. Not to think when I turn grabbing a towel and a t-shirt, racing
in it. For example, when I become the character in a scene and feel sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, all will outside to grab every moment of sunlight
their emotions, forgetting about the real world for a while. Or when I’m correct itself- until suddenly I’m in my I have before tea. Sitting with a tight, grey
writing, and the words flow themselves and I can feel the emotions mid twenties and face on in an attempt
I put on the page. Or when I get so lost in an idea in my head that it
I have blew out to make my spots go
feels like I’m part of the story. That is a good creative day for me.” “I don’t plan to change
birthday candles down, the scent of tea
- Anna, age 17
every year and my myself or my hobbies as tree oil permeating the
“A day when the three creative parts of my brain decide to work Scoil Íosagáin story creation with Fighting Words. wishes never came soon as I hit eighteen. room as I squint at a
together. Firstly, I am inspired to write and I know exactly what I true because I sat revision book, pages
I’m happy to let myself
want to write about. Secondly, I have the time and media to do it waiting for them upon pages of notes
as I use journals and online notebooks- and make sure I am not
to. Instead, I think, shapeshift along with time.” scattered around me.
procrastinating from writing (usually that means the topic doesn’t
‘goodness, look Standing up at 3am
interest me enough!) Thirdly, is my mind open enough to just write
without editing? If yes I’m good to go and that’s the best quality what we’ve done in a year,’ and grin to during a sleepover with a layer of dust
Fresh local
writing I’ll get from myself.” - Jess, age 17 myself knowing it is physically written in over my eyes to indulge in another tub
journals and into my skin forever and I will of pringles, while friends faces watch
“A good creative day for me is when I don’t feel too much never forget what it was like to be twelve, me, lit up by various screens. And they
overwhelming fear or doubt in myself— then I can create freely.”
- Ellie, age 16 organic thirteen, fourteen. smile, giddy with tiredness and sugar
and happiness at our own innocence.
“ Is when I able to reduce all of my random thoughts and ideas into
something that I am proud to stand over.” - Lily, age 15
produce! When I hit eighteen years old I will
have my first legal drink, my first sip of When I hit eighteen years old, perhaps
alcohol, and maybe I will grimace and I will say I failed at being a teenager
“A day where I feel accomplished after creating something I’m proud laugh that I waited eighteen years to because I never drank, snuck out, wore
of. Seeing a vision come to life when I’ve worked really hard on it is taste the forbidden fruit that turned out to fake tan or even kissed anyone. But being
one of the best feelings.” - Olwyn, age 17
taste like hairspray in a glass. Hopefully a teenager is not a test that I have to
I’ll be able to drive, I’ll be able to vote follow guidelines to pass. I just have to
“ A day where I just can’t stop writing, even if what I’m writing isn’t
very good. It’s a really great feeling when ideas just keep coming for politicians I don’t know the policies get through them, and wait to come out
and you can barely write fast enough to keep up with your own head. of and I’ll go to indie concert venues the other side, with my little bit of naivety
Half of it will probably be rubbish but there could be a great idea in with an age restricted entrance to just and so much hope left. So until then, I’ll
there too.” - Amy, age 17 listen to the guitar strums. I don’t plan to have another Ribena.
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Review of Young Playwrights Programme 2019 help inspire us, and we will have our own
Little Reads from Big Imaginations Trees Eolaí Caillte...
plays staged and directed professionally
Few of the Playwrights share what the programme has meant for them. in the Everyman! Giving young people the by Sixth Class (2018), St Mary’s by Fourth Class (2019),
“The Young Playwrights’ Programme is opportunity to achieve this (having their
An Cailín, an Madra agus National School, Cobh Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers,
invaluable to young people. It is undeniably play professionally performed) is great and
one of the best things that could have really opens up possibilities and broadens an Leipreachán Feargach… I woke up County Cork
happened to me. Commonly, the sensational the horizons of our futures in theatre and by Fifth Class (2019), Gaelscoil Mhacan and couldn’t
ideas of our generation are looked down upon playwriting. It also gives us a chance to meet remember
and distained, but not here. I am encouraged other like-minded young playwrights! Overall, Tá Leipreachán agam agus tá sé ag rith uaim ar anything since
to be unconditionally myself, my opinions are the programme is completely unmatched bhogha báistí! I landed here,
not just tolerated, but valued. I feel so free, but and an unmissable opportunity for young facing the moon.
so supported at the same time. It’s wonderful, playwrights.” - Ellie O’Connell, age 16 Dhúisigh mé suas. Bhí tromluí agam, mar is é an eagla The first thing I could smell was a strong
but it’s rare, and that’s why more opportunities is mó atá agam ná leipreacháin: uair amháin, bheir smell of smoke and the first thing I could
like this need to present themselves to “I’ve made many new friends leipreachán greim ar mo dheartháir agus mharaigh sé é. see was what I thought was fog. Suddenly
young people. And equally when they do Bhí sé leathuair tar éis a seacht ar maidin. I caught a glimpse of the daunting, scary Dia dhuit, Rósa is ainm dom
through the programme and it’s a
arise, they’ve got to be cherished. From the trees which reminded me of the setting of agus tá mé in ann caint. Is
programme I have had the privilege of meeting way for me to escape the pressures D’fhéach mé ar mo uaireadóir. Bheadh mé déanach my father’s death. madra mé. Tá cara agam agus
wonderful, like-minded people, which is such of study every once in a while. It don eitilt go hÉirinn don scannán nua ina bheidh mé ag an t-ainm atá uirthí ná Snó.
a breath of fresh air. I want people to have this gives me a goal to work towards.” aisteoireacht ann. Tá Leipreachán agam agus tá sé ag Is huskie í.
experience after me, because wherever there rith uaim ar bhogha báistí!
- Lilian, age 16
is youth, there is suppressed talent that needs Ba mhaith liom bheith mar
to be brought forth, nurtured and developed. Dhúisigh mé suas. Bhí tromluí agam, mar is é an eagla duine agus nuair a deirim
Young Playwrights 2019. Top left to bottom right: Ellie “The Young Playwrights programme is
This programme is unique and it is remarkable is mó atá agam ná leipreacháin: uair amháin, bheir do aon duine sa terrace ina
O’Connell, Kate Moore, Lilian Chan, Cian Walshe, Lily Bannon, all about the creativity and aspiration of
and must continue running if the voices of leipreachán greim ar mo dheartháir agus mharaigh sé é. chonaím bíonn gach madra
Éadaoin O’Neill, Klaudia Kumurkiewicz, Sarah Collins youth. Personally, I’ve found it to be an
young people are to be heard.” - Lily Bannon, Photo Credit: Marcin Lewandowski Bhí sé leathuair tar éis a seacht ar maidin. eile ag gáire ach ní bhíonn
encouragement of self expression and
age 15 mo chara Snó.
“The Young Playwrights Programme is such individualism which is very important in
D’fhéach mé ar mo uaireadóir. Bheadh mé déanach
a wonderful programme for young people to the current day and age. I wouldn’t have
don eitilt go hÉirinn don scannán nua ina bheidh mé ag I was in my house helping my mother to Ba mhaith le Snó bheith mar
have access too. It is unique and unmatched, necessarily called myself a writer in the past
aisteoireacht ann. bake some scones when I heard a loud duine freisin, chun a bheith in
there is nothing else of its kind available to but since I’ve joined the programme my
scream. I didn’t think much of it because ann caint liom nuair a táimid
young people and so it is a very valuable confidence has improved so much and I feel
Ní bheidh sé ina eitilt fada mar nílim ach sa Ghearmáin. I was only a child. All I can remember inár ndaoine.
opportunity! The skills learned and explored freer in expressing myself through writing. It’s
was hearing a loud crash and my mother
are different to those done in school and so it important for the youth because it allows for
Nuair a shroich mé an aerphort, bhuail mé le mo chara is running out to the garden. Bhí mé i mo dhuine 5
provides a space to develop young people’s our voices as a generation to be heard loud
fearr, Billy Bob Joe. Tá Billy Bob Joe corcora agus tá sé bliain ó shin, ach tharla rud
writing in a new way which we haven’t been and clear. It is giving us a platform on which
Photo Credit: Marcin Lewandowski an-mhór. Tá Billy Bob Joe ina Labrador ach is féidir leis I got up and my head started screaming éigin... Bhí mé i mo eolaí ag
exposed to before. It develops confidence we can stand and share ourselves without the
seasamh cosúil le duine. Thug Billy Bob Joe Leipreachán with pain and I touched my head and there déanamh potion chun leighis
“[The Young Playwrights’ Programme] helps and self-belief because the facilitators are fear of not being good enough or judged.
Detector dom don turas go hÉirinn. was blood falling onto my hand. I turned a dhéanamh agus thit mé
people discover their writing style and what really encouraging and supportive, and while It also opens up a whole other world of
around to see one of the trees talking to isteach! Dhúisigh mé agus
they’re good at. The group is really nice and they motivate us and give is goals, it is not possibilities for young writers like myself
Dúirt an Garda Cosanta “Níl cead ag madraí dul san me, “wake up, child, wake up. It’s only a bhí mé an beag. Agus mé i
the team building element is so important to a pressured or stressful environment! The who are considering the path of a writer,
aerphort.” Sheas Billy Bob Joe suas agus “Ní madra mise!” dream.” I felt someone shaking me and I mo mhadra.
allow people to feel less insecure. Writing is a programme itself provides us with many playwright or poet. For the youth of today,
a dúirt sé go crosta! Hayley Reilley a dúirt sé ar lipéad snapped my eyes open.
way for people to express themselves and the fantastic opportunities: we have excellent having access to the Young Playwrights
an Gharda Chosanta. Bhí Hayley Reilley ana-amaideach Lá amháin dúirt me le Snó,
programme really helps with that. It gives the mentors who help us all individually, we get to programme is important because it instills a
agus dúirt sí “Ó tá brón orm ... lean ar aghaidh!” “Okay, mam,” ``Ba mhaith liom mar dhuine.’’
playwrights a reason to write, a goal to reach. see a variety of productions in the Everyman belief in ourselves that we are good enough,
I said. I felt the Agus dúirt sí ``Ba mhaith liom
It’s a way for young writers to develop their (for free, which is brilliant, because it would we can do this and we need not be afraid
soothing touch bheith mar dhuine freisin’’.
writing and share their writing with others with be far too expensive for young people to go to write what we truly want to.” - Klaudia
of my mother’s Díreach ansin thit nuachtáin
the same interests. It also allows young people as regularly without the programme!) which Kumurkiewicz, age 17
hands, but ar an talamh.
to learn about other people’s styles when going
somehow I still
to shows and hearing the other playwrights’ “It is giving us felt dizzy and alone. At this point, I Bhí rud éigin suimiúl scríofa
pieces. The programme gives young writers
a platform on couldn’t tell whether it was a dream ann...
inspiration and encourages writing with young
which we can or reality. And then I really woke up...
people. It’s preserving the art of writing in a way
by promoting literature with young people. I stand and
really enjoy the programme because it gives me share ourselves
the push I need to keep writing and also inspires without the fear
me to develop my writing style and venture into
of not being
different kinds of writing styles. I’ve made many
new friends through the programme and it’s a good enough
way for me to escape the pressures of study or judged.“
every once in a while. It gives me a goal to work - Klaudia, age 17
Photo Credit: Marcin Lewandowski
towards.” - Lilian Chan, age 16
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Art Spot Why exploring Darkness in Graphic Novel
by Nathalie Gilson, age 14 writing captivates the Writer in me…
by Niall Delaney, age 16, Cork City
I really like drawing animals. I really like Wolves
because they are fierce and protective at the same time.
Niall Delaney is both a writer with Fighting Words Write Club and Actor in Activate Senior Theatre. Photo Credit: Enrique Carnicero
Crawford Art Gallery and Graffiti Theatre Fighting Words
students inspired to travel to other worlds through paintings as A Verse City Sometimes a good day for For me personally, I enjoy writing darker with the amount of possibilities. You
portals - illustrate the characters they’d find on the other side. themed stories as it allows a character can delve into a story and let loose.
by Kasey Brooks, age 10 the creative writer is found in to be more developed and less heroic or Doing whatever you want to and then
places that seem dangerous, perfect. They show that they have both a changing it up. It doesn’t get bound by
Blue good and bad side which makes it easier ratings or being a perfect story with
spooky or even sinister.
to relate to. They have problems and things going too good to be true and the
by Kasey Brooks, age 10, Glanmire Niall from Write Club sometimes they aren’t able to escape or writer can show this and express who
explains what inspires him. overcome those but rather live with it. It they really are. For the reader, they go
Blue is the colour of the sky, can send a powerful message out when into their own imagination and picture
D
Same at parties with all the kid’s balloons. a titular/main character acknowledges this going down while interpreting it in
ark Graphic novels or stories that what happened went wrong. That their own way.
Blue is the colour of sleepiness,
are not usually considered this is how things go sometimes.
And the blue-ish water going down the streams,
positive. However, they can be Darker themes allow complete wildness
All the stuff that blue means. quite enjoyable to write and read as it Darker themes also allow for more to ensue in a story which gives anyone
Rare butterflies are blue, allows a person to really use their sense descriptive pieces that could be easier a way to be involved. Involvement for
Or some are sticky goo. of creativity and imagination which can to visualise. The ability to write and me is a great thing when writing and
give the story a chance to be almost keep your audience on their toes, not dark stories allow this. An example of
As the oceans so big,
anything. As of this it allows more twists expecting the story to go the way it does darker stories is Through the Woods,
The tears are small,
or unusual stories to be created which is fun. It gives off a more in depth and a horror type story with a few twists
The water in the pipe going through the wall. gives the reader something to look thorough look at a scene while having that should be online soon that I’m
forward to and not know what exactly the opportunity to send chills down developing or some of the characters
Now we know what blue might mean, is happening. As people read or write someone’s spine. that I’ve developed and published
darker stories they can envision the which are original, dark “villains”
But let’s just carry on with your good going dream.
plot and find things they enjoy about it Finally, the freedom you are given when such as Mannequin, PorkChops and
through their own experiences. writing a darker piece is almost endless PsychoTherapy.
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Tales from the Gallery The Attack of the Bananas Uncle Eliza A Good Day Is...
Following a tour of the Crawford by Fourth Class, by Sixth Class, Scoil Athar Maitiú
Art Gallery, three school groups Scoil Chill Ruadhain |Brooklodge N.S.
Good Day News had a great time finding out what is a
Mary couldn’t believe what she was hearing;
were inspired by the Mary Swanzy
In the dangers of the jungle lived the orang- her beloved Uncle John was gone. It was
good day at Cork Mind Body Experience in April 2019.
‘Voyages’ Exhibition; Andrew Kearney
utan named Darwin and his trusty side-kick going to be a long voyage. Mary hugged her
‘Mechanism’ and ‘Canova Casts’
Turner the doll tightly.
worked with Fighting Words at
Turtle. Turner ‘Oh why is
Graffiti Theatre to create three
the Turtle life so hard!’
intriguing story beginnings. was not said Mary
slow he was thinking
Aither’s Adventure super fast. about her
Every year the banana wrangler Peely, came Uncle.
by Third Class, St Mary’s NS Carrigaline
into the jungle to hunt all the animals. But
Aither Astroid was of all the times he had come, he had only Her doll, Eliza, had extremely soft, black hair
a white fox with blue managed to hunt five animals. This year he is that almost seemed real, and although her
horns and black coming, but he won’t get anyone because a frock had once been lovely and new it was
wings that lived in new superhero has arrived in the jungle. now old. Eliza’s eyes were a chestnut brown
a painting in the and they reminded Mary of her Uncle John.
Crawford Art Gallery. Peely found out about the new superhero so
He sneaks out at night sometimes to get food. he hid cameras in trees. The cameras saw a The boat was quite small. It had a lot of
turtle going at ninety! The cameras also saw people on it and felt claustrophobic. The
Every day when the children come they Darwin eating a load of bananas and Peely noise was deafening. Mary was sensitive
touch and stroke the painting and he doesn’t felt offended. So then Peely got another to noise. She tried to stay positive
like it! Every time they touch the painting he villain called Johnsy the Grape. because she knew she was going to
disappears into another picture. get to Hawaii eventually.
***
In a secret lab in a bunker underground,
One day he disappeared into another picture Mary thought to herself about how Hawaii
Peely said to Johnsy,
and met the black fox. was going to look. She imagined tall
coconut trees, sunny beaches, sand that
‘We need to make a plan!’
The black fox was called Miles and at first Miles was white and colourful flowers. She was
didn’t really like Aither. looking forward to seeing her Aunty when
Johnsy replied, ‘I have the perfect idea.
she arrived.
We ride on dragons into the jungle,
Miles said, ‘Go away, you don’t belong in this
breathing
painting!’
fire.’ Invitation to the Joy Board
Aither said, Good Day News has created an online notice board of ideas
So then
‘Make me!’ - free of social media.
Peely said,
On the advice from a stranger over Christmas, we’ve built
‘I have
Miles tried to an online forum to share ideas. And we know well that,
a better
hit and bite him but he missed because Aither “Good idea becomes a great idea when you let it out.”
idea we could add some of our DNA to make
was too fast for him. Aither jumped into a portal
the dragons like us. It could become a metal Dreamers, Seekers & Doers - you’re all invited to join
and Miles jumped in after him. They landed into
robotic dragon, and we’ll put a sign on it that the Joy Board to present your community with your
a different museum and they couldn’t go back
says “Use this to save the Jungle”. But it’s
because the portal was closed. ideas & your kindness. Go ahead.. go on. Visit www.
going
gooddaynewscork.wixsite.com/gooddaynewscork/joy-board
to destroy the jungle. MWHAHAHAHAHA!!’
Miles went out of that gallery and took all the
Mary was turning sixteen in a couple of days
paintings with him.
Johnsy said, ‘We should definitely do that and she was thinking how weird it would be
and let’s get some more bananas to lure to not have her parents there.
Aither didn’t know where he was anymore and
them in.’ ***
he felt horrible for making Miles feel bad.
*** She woke up and walked out onto the deck
and looked out to the sea. Further on she
He decided to get a nice burger to make Miles Meanwhile in the jungle, Darwin and Turner
could see land. She asked one of the sailors
feel better again. But when he got back with were getting ready for the hunting this year.
what date it was,
the burger – They were punching punching-bags. Then
‘Twenty-seventh of May,’ he responded.
hands and eyes Darwin missed the bag and punched the
He was around her age and he was eating a
popped out of tree by accident and the camera fell out!
sandwich. A huge gust of wind came along
the burger. The
and blew his hat off into the ocean.
burger was very ‘I wonder where this came from?’ said
‘Oh no your hat!’ said Mary.....
angry.... Darwin...
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