“The Irish are known for being natural-born storytellers, from our rich folklore to our ability to retell a tale and make everyone in the room feel like they were there with us.” Since I started to ...
From a long line of storytellers and historians, Úna Walsh is also a community activist and champion of south Armagh. She spoke to Tom Kelly about being a voice for the generations that have gone befo ...
The Belfast actor spoke to Sophie Clarke at the IFTA Awards in Dublin, where they were nominated for their role in Trespasses ...
Making a Show of Myself is a modern twist on the essential act of storytelling. Deceptively funny, unexpectedly moving, and ultimately uplifting, Making a Show of Myself celebrates seanchas—the ...
As part of the Commonwealth Humanities Endowment Week, Irish speaker Eddie Kerr mixed lectures and storytelling in his multimedia performance ?Writing the Wrongs: Arts as Healing.? Kerr traveled to ...
Some people are born storytellers, and writer and performer Mary Kate O'Flanagan - now onstage at The Irish Rep with her one-woman "Making a Show of Myself" - has the self-awareness to know she's ...
Who better to teach the mother tongue than an original from County Cork? Terry O'Riordan hails from Cork City, but on Thursday nights he feels right at home teaching Irish Language I and II in Butte, ...
Storytelling can help reduce political polarisation, a new study carried out with Irish charity Narrative 4 has found. It also showed how exchanging stories can promote empathy, strengthen emotional ...
Language and the role it plays in shaping identity was a driving theme for writer-director Rich Peppiatt when he embarked on making Kneecap, Ireland’s official submission for the International Feature ...