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Brought to you by the Media Team (Members)

Fotis Papadogeorgopoulos

Alastair PayneAndrea Montanari

Giedre Kazokaite

Joanna Stachera

Panagiotis Themelis

Siebe Geerts

Storm Gibbons

Gregor Bauer

Klara Scholleova

Masa Memedovic

Anthony McKeeGemma Lyons Tamar Sutidze

Caley Routledge

music: Klára Scholleová | lyrics: Gregor Bauer (English), Anthony McKee (Irish)

the session song

EUROPE’S VILLAGEThree slices of Portuguese chorizo, 25g swiss cheese, half a plate of Belgian chocolate, a handful of Irish crisps, two shots of Turkaish coffee, half a loaf of Serbi-an bread- just your average evening meal?

United Kingdom: ‘Scon’ V. ‘Sc-oh-n’A great debate unfolded at the British table, one that has caused controversy and quar-relling amongst citizens since the dawn of (tea)time - the pronunciation of the word, ‘scone’.

The general result was a 60:40 split, in favour of the phona-tion ‘sc-oh-ne’ (rhyming with phone).

All quarrelling aside, the UK delegation certainly weren’t at a loss for suggestions when asked about British music;‘The Spice Girls, Ed Sheer-an, One Direction, The Arctic Monkeys – I think everyone knows what we have to of-fer.’

Lithuania:The Lithuanian delegation recalled the tale of their en-counter with customs in Stan-sted Airport, having had their food taken from them before boarding the plane to Dublin. Nonetheless, they managed to

pull together and still display a wonderful array of breads and meat.

‘Bread making is a very old tra-dition in Lithuania, it is one that is mostly continued in rural ar-eas today. More modern tra-ditions have come to the fore in recent times, such as the establishment as basketball of the main sport, reflected in the physique of the younger demographic - ‘You will find many many tall guys in Lithuania!’

The song ‘trys milijonai’ (refer-ring to the Lithuanian popula-tion of three million) was rec-ommended with enthusiasm, as this is sung before every basketball match with great vigour! See for yourself at http://tinyurl.com/k44alfg

Netherlands:The delegates of the Dutch delegation were very excited to express their desire to move away from the stereotypical image of the Netherlands;

Eurovillage is the perfect opportunity for both delegates and officials alike to discover other cultures and traditions from

around Europe. I decided to get an insight into the culture of each country by interviewing some of the many enthusiastic

delegates on the night.

‘There are many interesting things I could tell you about my country aside from clogs and cute dresses! For exam-ple, we were the first in the world to legalise gay marriage. And did you know, our nation loves to ice skate!

Also, we have many great Dutch DJs - try DJ Armin van Buuren’ (http://tinyurl.com/lxcs73j)

‘And before you go, every-body should know about poffertjes, they’re hot mini pancakes served with sugar!’ (The media team supports this statement)

Luxembourg: Can you recommend any good pop/party music from Luxembourg?

‘Well, Luxembourg doesn’t really produce party music - but we do have brilliant drink-ing songs! You should look up ‘Katsche katsche’. Katsche means ‘Katie’, and in this song, she is asked go and fetch some wine, but only wine from the river Moselle. It’s very catchy’. ‘Oh, and we are also famous for our wine fests! Every city has one, usually one weekend after another, and many peo-

ple travel along to each one in succession’

Having done some further scoping of this intriguing op-portunity, there are indeed plenty of events for bud-ding wine connoisseurs to experience, seemingly best during the month of Sep-tember. (Google the city of Schwebsange if you’d like to see more)

Germany:‘First things first, these jellies are not American’, I was in-formed upon approaching the table, ‘they are Bonn jellies, original German produce’.

(The German delegation wer-en’t lying when they said these sweets were very tasty. They definitely contributed to my post-EV sugar crash)

I was encouraged to visit the German Oktoberfest, set for Sep 19th- Oct 4th of 2015 in Munich.

Switzerland:‘Interesting things about Swit-zerland? Well, I think we are re-ally special because our pop-ulation is so international- we have four national languages.

I feel that this sets us apart from the rest of Europe, we are an open-minded nation with many cultures woven together. For example, even within our delegation, not one member is 100% Swiss! We represent a lot more than chocolate, cheese and banks!

Interested in knowing more about the team’s explora-tion of Eurovillage? We have two aural walkthroughs of it online. Makes for a perfect background track, and is sure to put you (back) in the center of the experience! soundcloud.com/cork-2014-media/

Heard at Cork

Cúpla focal eile…And here we are – reaching the end of the First International Forum of EYP Ireland. As the dreaded departures loom, there might be a mixture of feelings – perhaps a bit of athás for how much you’ve enjoyed the forum and the beautiful surroundings of Cork, some brón for how the session has come to an end, or even a bit of díoma of how quickly the forum’s end has arrived. Ná bígí buartha, as perhaps maybe a quick summarisation of this foram ar fheabhas will relieve a bit of that emotional suffering.

I rith na seachtaine, over 200 young people as gach cearn den Eoraip gath-ered for the Forum. After everyone had settled in, it was time to kick off pro-ceedings with some cluichí in teambuilding. Many games of Street Fighter and Ninja later, and the committees were definitely feeling much more comfortable – now it was time to move on to the serious stuff; oibre coistí.The resolution topics had a very wide range, with committees working on subjects such as the coimhlint na hÚcráine, to finding solutions for Europe regards slándáil bia.

áthas (ah-hiss) – happiness

brón (bron) – sadness

díoma (tchee-ma)disappointment

foram ar fheabhas (for-am ar oh-iss)

ná bígí buartha (nah bee-eh-gee boor-ha) – don’t worry

i rith na seachtaine (eh reeh nah shawk-tin-yeh) – during the week

as gach cearn den Eoraip (as gawk kern den aw-rup)every corner of Europe

cluichí (clue-hee) – games

oibre coistí (eb-reh kish-chee) – committee work

coimhlint na hÚcráine (ko-lynch nah hook-rah-nyeh) Ukranian conflict

slándáil bia (slawn-daill bee-ah) – food security

cursaí poláitíochta (cur-see pawl-itchy-awk-ta) – political affairs

le chéile (le kay-la) – togetherbia blasta

But we did more this week than just discuss cursaí poláitíochta. We discov-ered Europe le chéile through every activity. From Eurovillage, where we were able to taste all the bia blasta every delegation brought with them from their own countries, to Euroconcert, where we enjoyed ceol agus dam-hsa from both delegates and officials.

We also got to see a little bit of Ireland too, with the culture night giving us the best Cork has to offer. Starting with a banna ceoil tradisiúnta playing some great Irish favourites, and an amazing grúpa damhsa, ended off by a chance to take part in a céilí – resulting in a lot of laughs and probably a few pairs of cos nimhneacha! And of course, how could we forget the most Irish thing of all – the weather; in true Irish style, it hasn’t stopped ag cur feart-hainne since we all got here!

And once the masquerade ball ends come tomorrow night, the uimhireacha fón póca have been exchanged and many a féinphic have been snapped for future reminiscing, it’ll be time to face the facts and head back home. Don’t worry if you find yourself ag caoineadh; post-EYP depression is a real thing. However, as you board your bus, train or plane home and tóg go bog é, don’t forget all the small homely things you can look forward to on your return, like your own bed, no 6am wake up calls and no longer having to deal with the person in your hostel room that has a louder-than-average snore. In fact, the more you think about it, the more appealing home may sound, and the Irish know this all to well with this little phrase to end on – níl aon tíntean mar do thíntean fhéin.

(bee-ah blah-stah) – delicious food

ceol agus damhsa (kyawl aw-gis dow-sah) – music and dance

banna ceoil tradisiúnta (bah-nah kyawl trah-dish-un-tah) – traditional music group

grúpa damhsa (grew-pa dow-sah) – dance troupe

cos nimhneacha (kos nyiv-nyeh-ha) – sore feet

ag cur fearthainne (ag kur far-han-yah) – raining

uimhireacha fón póca (ehv-ray-ha fohn paw-ka) – mobile phone numbers

féinpic (fayn-pik) – selfie

ag caoineadh (ag keen-oo) – crying

tóg go bog é (tug go bug ay) – take it easy

níl aon tíntean mar do thíntean fhéin (neel ayn tin-chin mar doh hin-chin hayn) – there’s no place like home

“I think Ireland is very green”

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by Anthony McKee (UK) and Klára Scholleová (CZ)

The Irish CéilíBand

The first ever céilí was organised by the Gaelic League in London in 1897. Long rows of dancers faced each other in set dances, as they still do to this day - and just as our lovely delegates did on Irish Culture Night at Cork2014! Céilí Bands consist of 8 to 10 musicians playing in unison. This type of music was originally played for dancing only, but today most céilí bands play for an audi-ence without any dancers present – usually in a pub setting. There are many typical Irish instruments - including the fid-dle, flute, accordion, tin whistle, drums and vamping piano. Con-certinas, banjo, double bass, the spoons and uilleann pipes are also often found! Irish dance tunes are categorised

according to their rhythm into jigs, reels, polkas, slides and horn-pipes. Slower tunes (‘slow airs’) are expressive pieces and often convey troubling parts of Irish history such as emigration, war, famine and violence. They can also con-vey heartbreak, love, or intense patriotism. Players have complete control over rhythm, dynamics and pace which enables improvi-sed freedom of expression. It is very much an aural traditi-on; tunes have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries with little or no notati-on. It is hence very rare to see céilí bands use sheet music, which is very impressive to watch! Check out the following on youtu-be if you’d like to hear more; - Tam Lin’s reel- The Kilfenora Céilí Band

by Gemma Lyons (IE)

HORKH U M A N S O F C O R K

What do you feel most guilty about?

“Probably environment. The negative impact that all of us have on it, which does not re-late to all other species.” - Ella

What’s the most important thing your mother taught you?

“It’s being humble but still stand-ing on the ground. Always listen-ing and being true to yourself”

- Ebba

What is your greatest fear?“Being alone.”

- Liam

What was the happiest moment of your life?

“Probably the time that I saw a lady sitting rather depressed in the metro, and I hesitated trying to cheer her up, until I was struggling with getting my bike out of the metro. I saw her look up, I said ‘you’ll be alright.’ and then caught her smiling. That has to be one of the best feelings ever. “ John

What is the happiest day you have spent together?

“Every day”

What’s the most heroic thing you’ve ever done?

I tried picking a fight with a bully at school to make him leave someone else alone. He was a neckless bul-let-headed jock kind of guy, and he was built like a tank; I don’t think he took the fight seriously at all until I bust his lip. After that he immediate-ly knocked me out cold. But he left the other guy alone so I still felt like I’d won when I woke up. – Alastair

What’s your greatest struggle right now?

My greatest struggle would probably be taking control of my life. I feel like it’s all spiraling out of control and I can’t keep my feet on the ground. I went to a uni-versity fair the other week, and it made me realize the seriousness of the choices I am making, which is one of the scariest things I’ve ever had to deal with. - Saskia

“Hey Ricardo, you’re a very, very beautiful guy and I love you!” -

ENVI I

“Hans, I love the gentle

curve of your ankles.” -

Anon

To Walter:“Do you know why they’re called chairs? ‘Cause they’re under the board! HAHAHA” - Anon

To Mallory:“It was lovely to meet you and to get to know you! Stay awesome xx Hugs”- From Hennikka.

To Clara Gehner:

“Dear Clara... A little message, just to say that you are an amazing girl. I’m really happy to have done this EYP experience with you.” - Anon

Parting ShotsAs a prelude to Euro Concert, we installed a special post-box in the atri-um of the music hall, with a vague implication of delivery in some format. We present for you here some of the final words of Cork 2014.

To Christian Browne:

“Hey. It was great to meet you and work together during the past few days. Stay awesome.” - Anon

To Hennikka:“It was very nice meeting you! I en-

joyed befriending you during this event! We HAVE to keep in touch”

- From Mallory

“We love Caley(s) signed, Everyone on this planet.

(The dance, don’t get excited)”- Anon

To Maša:“Your eyes make me happy!” - Anon

“Every single person attending Cork 2014 loves our best media team (especially Alastair Payne)” - Anon [Although I watched someone who wasn’t Alastair write it - Ed.]

“We encourage you to step into this ship and flow with us.”

On the web

fb.com/cork2014 vimeo.com/cork2014 cork2014media.com

GoYou have stopped. A pause can be worth the world;

Taking it slow is a pastime so pure.Thoughts before us in this moment unfurl’d;

And for those seconds of yourself you are sure.

But to cease too long is to fail to beThat of which you are truly capable.

Opportunity avails to nullity, As you fail to shape the shapeable.

In fortuity be not your own foe, You are new to a world so rich and old.

Reach out for sights, sounds and people aglow,Do not stop too long; step forward, be bold.

Go; like wind that rolls on unopposed soShall you. On the brave life’s gifts are bestowed.

“EYP is a fantastic experience and opportunity. But after a week of taking it slow in Ireland, what will you do next? The Media Team

encourages you to throw yourself into your next endeavour, whether that be another EYP event, or something entirely different. Regard-

less, make sure it doesn’t end here. We’ll see you out there.”