A Life in Dublin

Claire is a human rights lawyer who works for the Refugee Council of Ireland. She talks to us about her life as a humanitarian worker in various parts of the world including New York, Africa and Europe. We discuss the refugee crisis in Ireland and how Ireland is handling the arrival of refugees from the Ukraine, Syria and many other places. We also go into her life here in Dublin and what she real...

Olmo Hurley grew up in Spain but has an Irish mother so also has a very strong connection to Ireland. He gives us a brilliant insight into how it was growing up ‘different’ in Spain and how he is beginning to find himself at home in Dublin. Here are some of the places we mentioned in the podcast: instagram.com/chestnutbazaar, www.lilliputstores.com, www.frankryanspizza.ie/home, http://thebarbers.i...

David is an architect who lives in Bray but by night travels into Dublin to play in traditional Irish sessions. He speaks about the challenges he had to overcome to integrate into this community and reflects on some of the difficulties that people can have when moving to Ireland. It’s a brilliantly honest conversation. David finishes the podcast with one of his songs. You can find more of his musi...

Linda was kind enough to join us for a chat on the podcast this week. She’s recently moved to Dublin and has already gotten heavily involved in the Irish music scene. We chat about where her love of Irish music comes from, her plans for her time in Dublin and about her move to Ireland in general. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this chat we get to talk to a really interesting young man who tells us a little bit about his journey to find out more about himself and more about the world around him. Simone tells us about his life in Italy and other places and how that influenced his decision to come to Dublin. We also get to chat about languages and how different languages can influence the way we perceive the world. And...

This is episode is a bit different. I try to break down the term ‘to find yourself’ and whether or not it’s useful to think of the concept as finding yourself or if we actually choose the type of people we are. I won’t do these type of episodes very often but hopefully it’ll prove useful to some of you who are listening! Thanks, Mark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amazing conversation with Cesar. We talk about his home Country, Venezuela, his experience in Dublin and go into detail about how all of these things and places have shaped the person that he is today. It was an absolute pleasure to talk to him and I hope you all enjoy listening to it! We mention a documentary about U2 in which you can see some footage from Dublin in the 1980’s. The documentary is...

“You use Dettol. India uses Dettol as well.” 😂 From India to Finland to Ireland and all in the name of pursuing cancer research! An absolute pleasure chatting to Rubina about her work, her experiences in Finland and of course her experiences here in Dublin. Getting to meet people who are helping to make the world a better place is always so motivating. I hope you feel the same after listening. En...

“Nothing just magically happens, you have to make it happen.” Arina has a fascinating life story and one in which I think we can all learn a lot from. She was kind enough to share her life experiences with us and tell us about her time here in Dublin. And a great recommendation from Arina, go to Dalkey Island! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were lucky enough to have Bry in the studio today. This is a brilliant episode to listen to for anyone who wants to learn how to plan a move to Dublin so that you can make friends and get to know the culture of Ireland as well as possible. Enjoy! Some places/events of interest mentioned in the podcast: http://thundercutalley.ie, https://www.hysteriacomedy.com, https://m.facebook.com/groups/4122...

She came for a holiday and now she’s been here for 7 years. Today we chat to Maleny, from Mexico, about her experience here in Dublin and how she went from coming for a holiday to staying long term and starting her own company here! Enjoy! Some Mexican restaurants mentioned in this episode:Salsa - (https://www.facebook.com/SalsaMexicanFood/?_rdr)El Grito - https://www.facebook.com/elgritodublinJus...

This one is a bit different. Mark chats a little bit about the challenges of moving to a new country and the mental and emotional side of a new life abroad. Long story short, if you are having a tough time in your adopted county, keep going and remember there’s lots of people out there to support you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had a brilliant chat with Paula from Spain. She’s been living in Dublin for around three years and has some great insights about Ireland. Some of her favourite places in Dublin are Merrion Square and The Gingerman Pub, which is a pub that we would definitely recommend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we had a chat with Roushon from the US. She tells us about her origins, her love of languages and her time here in Dublin. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a chat with Eduardo who is from Barcelona. He moved to Dublin 3 years ago and talks about his experience in the city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He’s a Sri Lankan comic, rapper, clarinet player and former software engineer who has decided to call Dublin his home at least for a while. It’s worth a listen!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat to Laura from France. She’s a journalist who reports on Irish news for French media. She’s been here for 6 months and she has some great insights on how to get the most out of your time here in Dublin and Ireland! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat to Nghia from Vietnam. He shares some really useful tips for people who are thinking of moving to Ireland and also some great stories about his life as a stand-up comedian in Dublin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa, from Germany, tells us about how she integrated into life in Ireland. We talk about making friends with Irish people, accommodation, favourite places in the city and she shares some advice that she would give to anyone who has recently moved or is thinking to move to Dublin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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