Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke

Welcome to Ireland Creates, the podcast all about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. In each episode, we hope to share the story behind the storyteller. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice, and what storytelling means to them. In this episode, I speak with Tom Swift. Tom is a Playwright and co-founder of Performance Corporation. His work has brought him around the world with performances in Kenya, Berlin, and Paris. Known for creative productions in unusual work his most recent work 'Disappearing Islands' took place in a tidal pool in Belmullet on the coast of Mayo.   I hope you enjoy this podcast episode please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie

Welcome to series 3 of Ireland Creates, the podcast all about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. In each episode, we hope to share the story behind the storyteller. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. In this episode, I speak with Roisin White. Roisin is a photographer and multidisciplinary artist. Róisin’s work draws from archival materials and seeks to create a dialogue with our forgotten histories through the use of found photography and ephemera. I hope you enjoy this podcast episode please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie

Welcome to series 3 of Ireland Creates, the podcast all about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. In each episode, we hope to share the story behind the storyteller. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. In this episode, I speak with Vukašin Nedeljković. Vukašin arrived in Ireland as a refugee and has gone on to document the controversial Irish direct provision system which has seen thousands of people housed in so-called temporary accommodation, sometimes for years, as they await a decision on whether or not they have permission to remain in the country.  Vukašin is an artist, activist and independent scholar. He initiated multidisciplinary platforms Asylum Archive and Fortress EU. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to Visual Artist Kate Nolan. Kate primarily works as a documentary photographer with collaboration a key component of her work. She has been recognised with several awards and is currently concluding her longest project to date Lacuna. I hope you enjoy hearing her story, you can find out more about Kate on her website here. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe, this is the final episode of season two of Ireland Creates. I will be back in the Autumn with season three. Stay safe and have a great summer.  Aisling.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to Larissa Tormey a Russian Singer and Songwriter who has made her home in the midlands of Ireland. Larissa originally came to prominence in Ireland for her operatic singing and has now made a name for herself on the country music scene and as a songwriter in her own right. I hope you enjoy hearing her story, you can find out more about Larissa on her website here. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to newly published author and Youtube sensation Catherine Carton. Catherine shares her story behind getting into youtube, how hard it is to earn an income and getting a dream email last year offering her a book deal. You can find out more about Catherine and her new book Dainty Dress Diaries here. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to award-winning writer Olivia Fitzsimons who is launching her debut novel The Quiet Whispers Never Stop this week. We talk about growing up in Northern Ireland, what it's like to live as a creative in Ireland today and what storytelling means to her. You can order Olivia's book here or pop into your local bookshop and pick up a copy.  I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to visual artist Vincent Devine about his love of storytelling, his passion for painting and his recent collaboration with Cervical Cancer Campaigner Vicky Phelan. You can find out more about Vincent and his work here. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to Writer and Comedienne Anne Gildea about being born in Manchester in the UK but growing up in Ireland, the hard graft that goes into becoming a comic and her new show How to get the Menopause and Enjoy it. You can find out more about Anne here. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to Poet Arthur Broomfield, about growing up on a farm in Laois, his love of storytelling and the place of poetry in Ireland. You can find out more about Arthur here. I hope you enjoy this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers. I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. On this week's episode, I speak to the mother-daughter team behind a new Irish made fashion label Mise Tusa, from starting to make clothes at the age of nine to opening up shop in the fashion capital of Paris Meritta Gorman Geoghegan and  Bridget Geoghegan are certainly a dynamic duo. If you like what you hear you can check out their work on www.misetusa.ie I hope you enjoyed this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish storytellers.  I hope you are safe and well as you tune into this week's episode. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Katie O'Donoghue about her life, her creative practice and new book the Little Squirrel who worried. I highly recommend you check out Katie's work. I hope you enjoyed this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Ireland Creates, I hope you are safe and well as you tune in.  If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Tina Claffey about her life, her creative practice, a decade in Africa and her new work Portal which will be released in book format this summer. I highly recommend you check out Tina's work here.  I hope you enjoyed this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

After a nice long winter hibernation, Ireland Creates is back with renowned writer Michael Harding as my guest this week.  If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Michael Harding about his life, his writing and his lockdown podcast. I would highly recommend you pick up one of his books if you have not yet done so. You can follow Michael on Twitter here. I hope you enjoyed this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and have a great week.

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates our very last for 2021 If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. I would like to take a moment to thank each and every one of my guests on the podcast for this past year. I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with you all and I know our listeners will agree that hearing the story behind the work is always an interesting experience. I would also like to thank you for your support with the podcast this year, from pep talks to financial donations you are a very special group I appreciate your support. Ireland Creates will be back in January so please do stay tuned. This week’s guest is Lucy Cullen of  Idir na Linte Lucy is an extraordinary talent, so please do check out her work. I hope you enjoyed this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie Thank you for listening stay safe and I hope you have a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas. I’ll be back with another episode of Ireland Creates in January.

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates a podcast about Ireland’s storytellers. I’m your host Aisling O’ Rourke - I am a communications coach and I love all things storytelling. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with a creative based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. They say never meet your heroes, they whoever they are I’m pleased to say in my experience are wrong.  And this week’s guest is no exception. She is a woman who I think it’s fair to say I grew up listening to,  if you’re Irish you will know her voice straight away she is a journalist, turned activist and carer this woman truly is a force of nature. I hope you enjoy listening to her story. My thanks to Valerie Cox for joining me on this week’s episode of Ireland Creates. I’ll be back next week with the last episode for 2021. In the meantime stay safe and remember to like share follow and subscribe to Ireland Creates on your chosen podcast platform.  If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates a podcast about Ireland’s storytellers. I’m your host Aisling O’ Rourke. If this is your first time listening, thank you for joining us. Each week I speak with creatives based here in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland about their lives, their creative practice and what storytelling means to them. Well, this week’s episode is a special one. You are about to hear from two women, both artists in their own right, both born in Nigeria but settled in the Midlands of Ireland but more importantly two firm friends, making waves in the creative industry this year. I will let these two powerhouses introduce themselves. My thanks to Felicia and Tolu for their time and to their producer Al for setting up the interview. If you would like to find out more about Felicia you can check out www.felispeaks.com and for Tolu check out www.tolumakay.com but if you’d like to hear more banter from both I highly recommend you listen to their podcast Tolu and Feli speaks available on all good podcast platforms. I hope you enjoyed this podcast please feel free to share it and remember to subscribe or follow on your preferred podcast platform. If you would like to work with me directly and find out more about communications coaching you can get in touch through www.aislingorourke.com The podcast artwork is by www.clairecreative.com and the theme tune by www.createschool.ie

On this week's episode of Ireland Creates Aisling O' Rourke speaks with security and defence analyst Declan Power about life in the Defence Forces, becoming a Journalist and the role of storytelling in communications.  Ireland Creates is a podcast about storytellers here on the Emerald Isle, each week Aisling speaks with a storyteller from a variety of genres from painters, to musicians and more. You can find out more about Aisling and the work she does on www.aislingorourke.com 

On this episode of Ireland Creates Aisling speaks with Gillian Roddie of @evidentiallyyou. A zoologist by training Gillian describes herself as a 'Professional Explainer' and uses her Instagram account to break taboos, and inform her followers about scientific breakthroughs frequently working to separate fact from fiction. Gillian is also an Educator and works at Trinity College Dublin.  I hope you enjoy hearing Gillian's story and why she does what she does, I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with her. Remember you can get in contact with me through my website www.aislingorourke.com I am available for communications coaching and would love to hear from you. I am now taking bookings for January 2022. 

Hello and welcome to season two of  Ireland Crates the podcast dedicated to storytellers on the island of Ireland. After a decent break, the podcast is back and will be released each Thursday. My name is Aisling O’ Rourke and I am a Communications Coach. I work with leaders on their communication strategy and teach you how to communicate with clarity. I live and breathe storytelling and this podcast is an absolute passion project of mine. I have some fantastic guests lined up for you in the coming weeks, but if you are new here please feel free to look at our back catalogue. Whether you are into painting, writing, design, or even Journalism I promise there is something here for you. In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Claire Gallagher of ClaireCreative.com. Claire designs websites for entrepreneurs. Born and raised in Ireland France is now Claire’s home and I’m not the slightest bit jealous! Claire designed my website AislingORourke.com and it was a pleasure to have her on the podcast. I hope you enjoy her story.