GradLife Podcast

In this episode, Isabel speaks with Olympic finalist, Cillín Greene. Cillín is just back from competing in the 4x400m mixed relay, as part of the first Irish relay team to make an Olympic final. He recently graduated from DCU with his law degree and has just started his Master of Law in Trinity. Isabel and Cillín chat about a lot in this podcast; athletics, law, personal motivations, advice, music...

On this episode, Isabel chats with Jason Milne, a partner in A&L Goodbody's Environmental & Planning group.  Jason previously worked as an environmental consultant and, as a result, has over 19 years' experience in the field. They chat about Jason’s path to law, environmental law today and what makes a good solicitor. This episode is definitely useful for any aspiring corporate s...

In the fourth episode of our Game Changers series, Finn speaks with Simon Kuper. Simon is a well renowned author and journalist, perhaps best know for his pieces in the weekend Financial Times ranging on all topics from politics to books and football. His most recent book on FC Barcelona covers the rise and fall of what he see's as the world greatest football club. In this episode Finn discusses w...

In this episode, Kate chats to Mia Carroll who works for LetsGetChecked, an Irish startup that recently became a unicorn! Mia chats about her day to day as a European Account Manager, the perks of working at a startup and her college experience at Trinity.

In the third episode of our Game Changers series, Finn speaks with Chris Williamson. Chris has had a fascinating career to date from being a reality tv star, club promoter to now running one of the UK's biggest and most successful podcasts. This is wide ranging chat covering topics such as the role interviewers must play in stress testing ideas, externalities in becoming a public figure and why le...

In this episode Kate chats to Ben Butler who joined Stripe straight out of college as one of the first employees in the Dublin office. He is now the Head of Talent at Irish venture-backed startup Evervault and has plenty to share on working in the startup world, picking a job that’s right for you and more.

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Shane Curran, Founder and CEO of Evervault, the data encryption startup based in Dublin. After winning the BT Young Scientist Exhibition in 2018, Shane has gone on to be named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 List, and has secured funding from the likes of Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Index Ventures. On the show, Shane shares insights from his journey up to n...

In this episode, Kate chats to Alex Bowers who is working at Irish startup Robotify as an International Business Development Executive. Alex chats about the fast-paced startup world as well as his time spent working at Enterprise Ireland. 

In this episode Danny speaks with Chris Best, the founder of Frontier Sports Management. Chris's career journey has taken multiple directions and this is a great insight into how he pivoted career to pursue his passion. They speak about his journey from UCD to Cass business school and how he eventually realised sports management was the best path for him. There's a lot of value in this for any stu...

In this episode, Mark speaks to Conor Joyce. After graduating from BESS in Trinity with a first-class honors in 2015, which included a stint studying in Boston, Conor completed the Grad Program in KPMG's Deal Advisory team. This sparked an interest in property development and investment, which saw him join Lioncor Investment Group as an analyst on the Investment & Acquisitions team. Here he talks...

In this episode, Mark speaks with PwC's head of graduate recruitment; Sarah Madigan. Mark digs deep into what are the essential qualities PwC looks for in its graduates. They discuss how covid has impacted the job market from internships to graduate programmes, what students can do to stand out on their CV, and how to impress in an interview. This is easily one of our most valuable podcasts to dat...

In this episode, Matthew speaks with Róisín Costello, Assistant Professor of Law at DCU. They discuss her path in legal academia from studying Law in Trinity College to now, covering her Masters from Sciences Po and Georgetown University, as well as her PhD from Trinity College. A really informative discussion for anyone thinking of going into legal academia!

On this weeks episode, Mark sits down with Chloe Carney Conaty. Chloe tells us about her journey from studying Zoology to becoming a Tax Associate in PwC, and some interesting similarities between the two!

On this weeks episode, Mark sits down with Sean Finn. Sean is a Limerick Hurler and Risk Assurance Associate at PwC. He talks us through his role in Risk Assurance and shares some very interesting insights on time and personal management balancing exams, work and essentially, the training schedule of a pro athlete! A really interesting listen.

In this episode, Kate speaks to Josh Ash. Josh spent nearly 3 years working in LinkedIn and has now made the jump to venture-backed start-up Humaans where he is part of the partnerships team. They discuss working at a big tech company vs. a start-up, taking a gap year, and how to decide that it's time to move jobs.

In this episode, Mark chats to Patric Evason, a recent graduate of NUIG now working in Wealth Management in PwC. They discuss his time spent at university, why he decided to study commerce in NUIG and then go onto complete a masters in accounting. They then speak about his career to date in PwC, working in asset management and the skills he needed to get him there. A great listen for any business...

On this episode Isabel speaks with Danielle Curtis, a barrister, activist, and Founder & CEO of Legal Diaries. They discuss Danielle’s college experience, her unconventional path to King’s Inns, her time studying at the Inns, and some of the issues that women face in the barrister profession. Danielle speaks about her passion for human rights work and explains what she does at Mercy Law Resour...

In this episode of the Gradlife legal series, Isabel chats to Samuel O'Connor, a recent graduate of UCD and now a practising barrister. They discuss his time spent at university, the process of applying to and studying at King's Inns, devilling, and being called to the bar. The episode is really helpful for any aspiring barristers, and covers in detail the unknown and somewhat mysterious proc...

In this episode of the Gradlife podcast, Kate chats to Ciara McNulty aka. thefakevegan. Ciara talks about her job as a dietician, working as a trainer at Perpetua Fitness, running her Instagram page, and what hacks she uses for productivity and time management.

This week we sit down with Laura McGettigan, who works in the Corporate Finance division of PWC in Dublin. Laura walks us through her day to day, the career opportunities that stem for working in this (prestigious) division, and gives us a very valuable breakdown of how the skills required of a grad are quickly evolving, and how you as a student can get ahead and keep up with them!

Orla Walsh is an Irish triathlete and student at University College Dublin. She has represented Ireland at several international events since 2018. She is the current national champion of Ireland and one of the youngest athletes ever to secure the title. Alongside her training, she is in her final year of Business and Law at UCD.

In this weeks episode, Danny sits down with David Gannon, a Wealth Management Executive at Goodbody Stockbrokers. David studied BESS in Trinity College and followed up in his interest in finance by undertaking the MsC in Finance from the UCD Smurfit Business School. They chat through the ins and outs of wealth management, company culture, diversity in his role and what motived his job selection. A...

Róisín Finn (Tech, Innovation and Employment) and Matthew Gregg (Corporate Banking), both associates in McCann FitzGerald, talk us through their journeys through college to where they are today. Neither Roisin nor Matt studied straight law, and each describes the advantages and disadvantages (there aren't many!) of coming from a non-traditional background into one of the top law firms in Ireland....

In the second episode of our Game Changers series, Finn spoke with Bryan Rosenblatt. Bryan is an investor with Craft Ventures, he joined Craft back in 2018 as its first full-time New York city hire. He is exceptionally well versed in the tech ecosystem with previous roles at Reddit, Twitter, and CBS Radio. Bryan has also been an active angel investor in New York for several years, managing a syndi...

In this episode, Matthew speaks to Rosemary Hennigan, Policy Coordinator at Focus Ireland. They discuss her journey from Law in Trinity College to her current role, covering her training as a solicitor in corporate law and pursuing an LLM in the University of Pennsylvania as a Fulbright Scholar. Really insightful for anyone who's in two minds about the corporate route!