A Life in Dublin

Every now and then we meet people who are different. Different in a way that you can say to yourself, I’m so happy I had the chance to meet this person, because, from a very selfish point of view, the time I spent with them made me feel good about myself and about those around me. Luke is one of those people. We met at one of our live podcasts where we were lucky enough to enjoy some of his music,...

Hello there and welcome to A Life in Dublin and to the second episode in a series of review shows where we attempt to critique pieces of art related in some way to Ireland or Irish culture. I, Mark, will be joined in these episodes by a good friend of mine Eoin who is currently blazing trails in the audio industry over in Copenhagen in Denmark. One important preface, we have zero expertise in any...

This podcast is a little different as it was recorded in front of a live audience. If you're a big fan of the more intimate podcasts, don't worry, we'll be releasing those episodes every week as well! Emmet is a spoken word poet, a Dubliner and an inspiration all mixed up into one charismatic talent. It was a pleasure to talk to him about how he got into poetry, his love of the art, his roots, the...

After spending some time in Paris, Madeline decided to make the move to Dublin thanks to a good job offer, but most of all, because it represented a new adventure. She made sure the adventure didn’t stop once she arrived on Irish soil though, as she rediscovered her passion for acting and subsequently began performing stand-up comedy here in the capital City. We delve into her creative process and...

Lynsey is from Scotland and moved to Ireland three years ago to work as a brewer. We get into lots of different topics in this podcast varying from her travels around the world, the different processes and techniques used in beer making, and what life is like working as a female brewer in a traditionally male working environment. She’s great fun, a role model for her profession and best of all, de...

Vanesa moved to Dublin 8 years ago from her hometown just outside of Barcelona. We chat about why she decided to come to Ireland and more importantly what has stayed her here for so long. Throughout the conversation we go into a bit more detail on the different stages of her life and how she is learning to discover herself. She talks about learning to unlearn and pushing herself to grow as a perso...

This episode of the podcast is a little bit different. It’s intended to shed light on some of the incredible creativity and art that is coming out of Ireland at the moment. I am most definitely not an expert in the realm of creativity, even less so to highlight what’s good or bad about a certain song or book or whatever. But, I’m already way out of my depth with this podcast, so I said, why not ma...

At long last we had our first Argentinian on the podcast. Laura has travelled around and lived in quite a few places, including Italy, Australia and Denmark before she ended up settling here in Dublin…partly because of the pandemic but mostly because she has now come to call the City her home. We chat about the struggle of finding your internal home and what we do to try and achieve that, World Cu...

Last night we had our first ever live podcast. It’s hard to believe that this podcast has even gotten to the point where we could do something like this but the stars aligned and a lot of different people helped us and made it happen for us. So a big thanks to them and to all the people who came along to the show. It was great fun and the good news is, it’ll be the same again next week as we look...

Claudia has come all the way from Italy to live in Ireland for a few years. She arrived to Dublin four months ago so she is able to give us a newcomer’s perspective on the City. We chat about her opinion on work culture in Ireland, what she likes to do here in her spare time and how she is going about making new friends and new connections in the City. I have to say I really admire her bravery to...

Rodrigo’s story is defined by his ability to take leaps of faith into the unknown. He did this on numerous occasions, whether it was the time he left Brazil for Ireland, the time he left a secure job to pursue his passion of acting, or even, later on, the time he left a steady acting job in Fair City to further push himself and his skills in his chosen field of acting. The nature of pursuing your...

Thales arrived in Dublin in 2017 and like so many who have arrived on these shores, has had many ups and downs throughout his journey here. Thales has a unique perspective on life and his ability to get through hard times whilst still maintaining a positive and focused attitude is something which I personally find very inspiring. On top of this he’s one of the hardest workers I’ve ever met. In thi...

Celeste is an actor from Venezuela who came to Europe in 2019. Her story reflects the times of crisis which exist in Venezuela but also how friendship and community can be reason for hope. Her way out of Venezuela was a ticket bought for her by her cousin, who was living in England at the time. Celeste received a message from her cousin which read, I don’t know what you’re gonna do, but I bought y...

Derv is a Dubliner who has spent the majority of her adult life living outside of Ireland, mainly based between New York City and Mexico. We chat to her to get her perspective on Dublin since she has returned and also to hear about some of the challenges she faced as an expat living abroad. This is a great episode if you want to get some ideas for things to do and places to go while in Dublin. In...

Filipe from Brazil joins us on the podcast this week. He’s a very well-known guy in the Brazilian community abroad as he is the host of The Bolder podcast, which has almost 15k subscribers on YouTube. He’s spoken to so many Brazilians living here in Ireland and he’s now expanding the reach of his interviews to the Brazilian community around Europe as well as Ireland. We talk about many things, inc...

Jess initially came to Ireland, despite not knowing a lot about it, to learn English and to improve her career opportunities. As she researched more about Ireland she got more and more excited about her life here but she became disheartened when she learned that she would not be permitted to work in her profession (Robotics - control and automation) due to the fact that she could only attain a wor...

Shaun is an outstanding young talent that we are very lucky to have here in our Ireland and even luckier to have had him on our podcast. He goes into detail on how he got into the creative arts and the joy he he gets from writing comedy. Shaun tells us that he initially didn’t like performing stand-up comedy but has grown into it over the years. He’s had the unique experience of growing up in two...

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to Tom and to learn about his life story so far. He tells us about his childhood growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe and his travels around world. He worked on a super yacht in Southeast Asia as a dive instructor and got on really well with the Irish doctors onboard the boat. For that reason, he decided to change his scenery completely and move to Dublin as he thou...

Ed was kind enough to talk to us this week. He surprises us by telling his story about growing up in Singapore whilst attending a Christian Brothers School, being founded by Irish teachers! Ed lived and worked in Italy and we discuss his transition from Italy to Ireland and why his company expanded here to Dublin. Missing family and missing home is part of the expat life and we talk about how he d...

Auriane grew up in South Africa with two French parents and talks to us about what it was like to grow up as a third culture kid (someone who has grown up in a culture which is different to the culture of their parents). Auriane describes herself as an introvert but does not let that stop her from getting out there and meeting people in new places, which we really admire. She’s lived in France, Be...

Marc joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his experience so far in Dublin and in Ireland. He’s a great example of someone who has tried to get the best out of his experience here by integrating as much as possible into Irish culture and by getting out of his comfort zone. We chat about his professional life and what he likes to do in Dublin in his spare time. He gives great advice for p...

Anja was nice enough to talk to us on the podcast this week. She talks to us about how past conflicts in Serbia have shaped modern life there and how she she has searched for more opportunities outside of her Country. Anja is an advocate for living a more sustainable life and tells us about the benefits of slow living. Discussing this topic makes us fantasise about the benefits of life in the coun...

Marjorie was kind enough to talk to us and I have to say it was an amazingly open and honest conversation. She originally moved to Ireland back in 2013 and has lived between Dublin and Portugal since then. We talk about how her perspectives on certain things like religion, friendships and her profesional life have changed since she moved away from Brazil. We go into a little bit of detail on the p...

At long last we have our first Brazilian on the podcast! Cleber came to Ireland originally as an English language student with a stamp 2 visa and so he knows the ups and downs of life in Ireland under those circumstances. Nowadays he works as an English teacher here in Dublin and he tells us about the resilience needed to get to that point. He gives some great advice and I think everyone, whether...

Our first Irishman on the podcast! Pete talks to us about his 12 years in Thailand and how that has shaped the person he has become. We also chat about the differences he sees in Ireland since he has returned and ‘reverse culture shock’. A great chat and brilliant to get the perspective of an Irish guy ‘re-entering’ Ireland with fresh eyes. You can find Pete's YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com...