When are you coming home?

HELSINKI, FINLAND - In this episode we have William O’Gorman from Tipperary, who has spent the last two decades living in abroad in Japan and now Finland working in education. I chat to William about moving to Finland for love, the complexities around how your identity changes and what you view as ‘home’ when you’ve lived outside of Ireland for so long, and the pinnacle of Finnish culture, the naked sauna. You can follow and message the podcast on socials @Whenareyoucominghomepod, and don’t forget to rate and share the podcast with your expat friends! 

LISBON - In this episode we have Leah Driscoll from Cork, who’s now living in Lisbon working in fintech. I chat to Leah about how Lisbon chose her, surviving two Portuguese earthquakes, and missing a cosy Irish pub, despite the going rate for a glass of wine being €1. You can follow and message the podcast on socials @Whenareyoucominghomepod, and don’t forget to rate and share the podcast with your expat friends!

MELBOURNE - It's the first episode of Season 3! To kick us off with brand new set of episodes from around the world, I chat to Rían Power. Now living in Melbourne, he is originally from Cork, but has also previously lived for two years in Vancouver.We chat about taking a leap of faith by deciding to move across the world with his boyfriend after just 3 months together, the differences between living in Vancouver vs Melbourne, and cooking a full Christmas dinner in 33 degree heat with no air conditioning. You can follow and message the podcast on socials @Whenareyoucominghomepod, and don’t forget to rate and share the podcast with your expat friends! 

In this final episode of series 2, I had the pleasure of speaking to the superstar journalist, TV producer and podcast queen Brenda Dennehy. You may know her from her popular podcast ‘Brenda and Julie’s Confession Box' with bestie Julie Haynes.I chatted to Brenda about how seeing out her dream of moving to London in her late 30s was the perfect time, wondering whether Londoners would ‘get’ her vocab, her journey with addiction, and going on a short lived date with an Eastenders star.You can follow Brenda @brendasbits and @brendaandjuliesconfessionbox.Follow and message the podcast @whenareyoucominghomepod on Tiktok and Instagram, and don't forget to share with your expat friends!

In this episode we have Vivienne Sayers O’Callaghan, a content creator and advocate for the Irish language in New York City. I chat to Vivienne about the revolution of Gaeilge both at home and abroad and why it's important to keep it alive, her involvement with the arts and theatre community in New York, and her hustle to become the best version of herself in the Big Apple.You can follow Vivienne @vivienne_in_nyc on both Tiktok and Instagram.Follow and message the podcast @whenareyoucominghomepod on Tiktok and Instagram, and don't forget to share with your expat friends!

In this episode we have Laura Brennan, originally from Dublin and now living in London working in film and tv production, after a few years in both Vancouver and Glasgow. I chat to Laura about leaving home to move abroad at just 18 years old, teaching her English boyfriend Irish-isms and the time she ended up as an extra, front and centre in a Bollywood movie.You can follow and message the podcast on Tiktok and Instagram @Whenareyoucominghomepod, and don’t forget to rate and share the podcast with your expat friends!