Sin Scéal Eile

Claire is the cutest self-professed Anorak you’ll ever meet. Radio obsessed since a young age, she’s worked across many different types of radio stations, including the best Irish radio station that there ever was, the pirate station, Phantom FM (in my humble opinion, of course). You can now find her behind the decks at every worthy festival, where she carefully curates an amazing playlist that gets even the most hungover soldiers bopping again. Rx

“Gaelmaxxing” is the title of Síomha’s new show at the Dublin Fringe this year. She was brought up speaking Irish as her first language in Dublin, which is rare enough. Back then, she says, “it wasn’t cool”. Not like it is now. Síomha is a writer, singer, comedian, artist and activist. She puts her money where her mouth is, sometimes saying the things that we all wish we could.Her show will be bilingual, but mostly as gaeilge! It opens in Bewley’s Theatre from Sept 6th to 12th!Rx

I’ll admit that Jade’s story was difficult to hear, simply because I naively thought we were beyond such experiences, especially since the marriage referendum. Her story is about falling in love with your soulmate and then having to change your entire life as you know it. It’s about introspection, courage, and living your truth. Her coming out journey was not without its trauma, but thankfully she gets her happily ever after!Rx

Ever heard of a Poetry Brothel? Rachel (amongst many other things) is the Madame of such a place. She pairs eager art lovers up with poets, tarot readers, and performers for private sessions. It all sounds very salacious and extremely novel. Rx

We all know dogs are class. But then there's Koda, who alerted his Dad to a medical condition that otherwise would have gone untreated. Now that's a VERY good boy. Barry was once obsessed with training, running, ultra marathoning. He'd run through the parks and woods, not paying much heed to his surroundings. His recent health scare literally forced him to slow down and discover the quiet, sometimes hidden beauty that he had been missing.

Paul is loving his laid back but extremely busy life of late. He retired a few years back and now spends his time doing a bit of local tour guiding around Drumcondra, photography and even some radio. He's full of stories about all sorts, including Joyce, Sinead O'Connor, Joni Mitchell and even photographing Biden!