‘Being in the Kneecap film opened my eyes to my Irish identity’ – The Irish Times
I think I was quite sheltered growing up. My parents were both teachers at a school called Rockport…
‘I was six when I decided I wanted to play rugby for Ireland… Beating New Zealand was the stuff you dream of’ – The Irish Times
The ripe old age of six was when the decision was made: I wanted to play rugby for…
‘I have had trouble with my name for the past 41 years’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Finglas in Dublin, but I don’t often go back there. We ended up in…
‘When my dream of escaping Ireland was over, I felt like I hit rock bottom’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in council estate in Clondalkin. My mam raised the five of us mostly on her…
‘My images have appeared on billboards in Times Square, on the cover of Rolling Stone’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Lucan in west Dublin. It was very typical suburban Dublin. We lived in a…
‘I grew up in Derry with a noncomplex relationship with Irishness and identity’ – The Irish Times
I was born and raised in Derry. I lived there until I was 18, and then I moved…
‘Ireland is a great place to be a writer and to grow up. I’ve also had bad experiences’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in a couple of different places. I was born in Bangladesh and lived there for…
‘When I was young the trend was to shut Gaeilge, nationalism and patriotism down’ – The Irish Times
I’m trying to write a song right now. With this one, I had a stray idea of how…
I play video games on YouTube and now I own a house – The Irish Times
There’s an irony in what I do because I’m quite an introverted person. Even going back to when…
‘The best thing about Ireland is fair-mindedness. The worst? Putting bags of dog poo in a bush’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Raheen in Tallaght. It was a lot of fun. Everyone was a young family,…
‘I was 21 and on TV, in a bikini, not having to deal with toxic scrutiny’ – The Irish Times
I was in UCD doing arts and was kind of floating through my first year, not really enjoying…
where are you from?’ – The Irish Times
I was born in Port Headland, in western Australia, a tiny little town that most people have never…