by build_1h7qoh | Jan 26, 2019 | Culture, Documentaries, Photography, Projects, Radio, Writing
Forget Google maps. Today, we are off the grid in West Clare. On the Doonbeg road 2km North of well known ‘Victorian seaside resort’ Kilkee the road-sign on a bare, ascending left turn announces “L2024”. L2024? You’d never guess that just over the brow of this...
by build_1h7qoh | Dec 7, 2018 | Culture, Documentaries, Projects, Radio
Following on from great live events and an extended exhibition “Mother Tongue” at Kilkee’s Culturlann Sweeney (info and pix below), bringing my discoveries back to the community where it came from my related Documentary...
by build_1h7qoh | Nov 10, 2018 | Culture, Documentaries, Projects, Radio, Writing
I was absolutely delighted to get an original score by the extraordinary Rossa O Snodaigh in the can last week for my upcoming radio doco on Newstalk “Coosheen’s Forgotten Seanchai and Son” – with sound supervisor supremo Neil Kavanagh. As you...
by build_1h7qoh | Sep 27, 2018 | Culture, Documentaries, Projects, Radio
Listen back to the RTE Sunday Miscellany Live podcast, featuring my story “True North” in a great line-up of contributors also featuring some of Ireland’s most outstandng musicians (including a new composition by Martin Tourish called...
by build_1h7qoh | Sep 2, 2018 | Culture, Documentaries, Projects, Radio
September is already upon us! I’ve been busy getting the ball rolling on my new BAI-funded radio documentary, “Clare’s Forgotten Seanchai and Son” for Newstalk. I began by recording the mighty Pat Laffan as the Seanchai, Padraig (Croaker) O...
by build_1h7qoh | Jan 1, 2018 | Culture, Dance, Documentaries, Film, Projects, Radio, Theatre, Writing
Happy New Year! As 2018 dawns, complete with its day one Wolf Super Moon to kick us into its oncoming action, I am just going to take a moment to recap on the year that was. First of all, it was an extremely tough year for me and my family with the loss of my dear...
