Kyla Cobbler: ‘With coercive control, I didn’t understand what was happening’ – The Irish Times
Growing up in Ballincollig, Co Cork, we were very much left to our own devices. It was a…
Evanne Ní Chuilinn: ‘Dad is at my brother’s grave most days and keeps the candle on it lit’ – The Irish Times
I am a senator, former sports broadcaster and now a children’s author. I grew up in Kilkenny and…
Vittorio Angelone: ‘People in the South never have to assert their Irishness’ – The Irish Times
It’s hard to say what it was like growing up Italian–Irish in Belfast because that is my only…
Shayne Brady: ‘Dublin gave me a real chance to find my tribe and to feel okay’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Co Kildare in a small village called Two Mile House. My parents built a…
Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing: ‘RTÉ abandoned writers. It’s unconscionable’ – The Irish Times
Growing up in Ennis, Co Clare, I was always curious and ambitious for music. My parents encouraged us,…
‘I’ve been very lucky in life but leaving Ireland broke my heart’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Castleknock, just over the wall of the Phoenix Park in Dublin. It was a…
‘Would they revoke my passport for how non-patriotic I am to Australia. Dublin’s more my home’ – The Irish Times
Dublin was my home for 13 years, so coming back to work here from London is always nice.…
Amano De Londra Miura: Being Japanese-Irish is possibly the least interesting thing about me – The Irish Times
I am a singer, writer and creative facilitator. I grew up in Killarney in Kerry, and I am…
Gearóid Farrelly: ‘I didn’t really come out of the closet. My parents went in to get me’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Glasnevin and I went to school in Finglas. I wasn’t funny in class. I…
Marita Conlon-McKenna: ‘I write what I see and what I feel. I can sense things. I always have’ – The Irish Times
I remember hearing on the radio that three little skeletons were found under a hawthorn tree beside a…
‘I can’t live in Dublin. Unless you have a gig that pays a lot of money, or four jobs, you can’t’ – The Irish Times
I was born in Holles Street, Dublin, and I grew up in Castlebyrne Park, a corporation estate just…
‘Dublin is a small town with a big-town attitude. I didn’t always love it’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Tallaght, in Kilnamanagh with my mam, dad and brother Alan. We had a dog…