Gugai MacNamara of the Róisín Dubh: ‘There’s a wildness to Galway’ – The Irish Times
Gugai is an old Irish word for an egg. My twin sister was born with hair and I…
Actor Tadhg McMahon: ‘Going to Ireland always feels like going home. My accent is gone’ – The Irish Times
I started auditioning like a madman here in Toronto. It was nine auditions a week. I was just…
Comedian Justine Stafford: ‘I thought if I lost weight, it would help, but it spiralled’ – The Irish Times
I grew up in Kilbeg, outside the village of Nobber, Co Meath. My father is a dairy farmer,…
Author Ellen Ryan: ‘Ireland is my muse. That’s where my conviction for writing comes from’ – The Irish Times
I was raised between Greystones in Wicklow and Dundrum in Dublin. I went to an all-girls’ school, the…
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…