The Fighting Words Podcast

In this episode, our focus is on Write Club. What is Write Club? Exactly what it sounds like: a club for writers and other creators. In this case, young writers between the ages of 13 and 18. You will hear an interview with members of Write Club in conversation with each other about what Write Club means to them. This conversation took place in April 2026 in Dublin. Also, you will hear Write Club...

Did I Ever Tell You, is a wonderful collection of stories and interviews with the residents and staff at St. Vincent’s Care Centre in Athlone and Cluain Lir Care Centre in Mullingar Westmeath, over the winter months of 2024 and into the spring of 2025. This project was funded by Creative Ireland for Creative Health and Wellbeing Programmes for HSE Care Settings in Kildare, Offaly and Westmeath.

In this special podcast episode, participants from the Changing Ireland, Changing Stories project share their personal journeys through the project, reflecting on how their perspectives on both writing and museums were transformed.  What began as an exploration of words and objects became a deeply cathartic process, revealing new ways of seeing, interpreting, and connecting with museum collections...

Young writers take over! On this episode, Transition Year students Rihanna and Aaron from Coláiste Eoin in Dublin 11 take over the Fighting Words Podcast and have an in-depth conversation with Fighting Words founder Roddy Doyle. The episode also features short play called 'The Three Bangs' written and performed by students from Leixlip Youthreach

Story Slam is a series of open mic events at Fighting Words that provide an opportunity for our Write Club members and other young people between 13-18 years to share their stories, poems and songs. The inaugural Story Slam took place in September 2024 in Dublin.

Story Slam is a series of open mic events at Fighting Words that provide an opportunity for our Write Club members and other young people between 13-18 years to share their stories, poems and songs. The inaugural Story Slam took place in September 2024 in Dublin.

This episode of The Fighting Words Podcast focuses on the Story Seeds Cross Border Project, and features stories, plays, and screenplays, written by young writers who took part in the Story Seeds Cross Border Project. This episode is a joint project of Fighting Words and Fighting Words Northern Ireland and is funded by Creative Ireland and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport...

This episode of The Fighting Words Podcast focuses on the Story Seeds Cross Border Project, and features stories, plays, and screenplays, written by young writers who took part in the Story Seeds Cross Border Project. This episode is a joint project of Fighting Words and Fighting Words Northern Ireland and is funded by Creative Ireland and The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport...

In this episode of the Fighting Words podcast, 100 Years Project Coordinator Seán is joined by four guests - Kaila Patterson, Róisín Faughnan, Aindreas Fallon Verberuggen and Bríd-Treasa Wyndham - to discuss different aspects of the 100 Years Project - from the playwriting project in conjunction with the Peacock Theatre, to an anthology of 100-Years-themed stories and all-Ireland story share event...

Welcome back to Story Seeds, new writing to celebrate the areas where we all live, work and play. In this episode of the Fighting Words Podcast, participants will read and discuss plays and poetry that they wrote as part of the Story Seeds project.  Featuring work from Edmund Rice College Blanchardstown, Childvision Drumcondra Lifelong Learning Department and CRC Clontarf.  You can read more of th...

Welcome back to Story Seeds, new writing to celebrate the areas where we all live, work and play. In this episode of the Fighting Words Podcast, secondary school students will read and discuss stories that they wrote collaboratively as part of the Story Seeds project.  Featuring work from St Oliver’s Community College, Drogheda, Sandymount Park ETSS and O'Connell's Secondary School.  You can read...

Welcome back to Story Seeds, new writing to celebrate the areas where we all live, work and play. In this episode of the Fighting Words Podcast, secondary school students will read and discuss stories that they wrote as part of the Story Seeds project.  Featuring work from CBS Westland Row, North Wicklow ETSS, Blakestown Community School and Mount Carmel. You can read more of the work produced dur...

Welcome to Story Seeds, new writing to celebrate the areas where we all live, work and play. Story Seeds is a joint project of Fighting Words, the creative writing organisation, and the Garda Community Engagement Unit with support from Creative Ireland and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The Story Seeds project is aimed at not only introducing children and...