Skip to main content
Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke

Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke

By Aisling O' Rourke

Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke is a podcast about Ireland's storytellers. The story behind storytelling. In each episode, Aisling speaks with a different creative about their life, creative practice and what storytelling means to them. Ireland Creates has featured Writers, Photographers, Musicians and Filmmakers to name just a few. If you would like to get involved please check out www.irelandcreates.com or email Aisling on info@aislingorourke.com
Available on
Apple Podcasts Logo
Google Podcasts Logo
Overcast Logo
Pocket Casts Logo
RadioPublic Logo
Spotify Logo
Currently playing episode

005 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Paddy Slattery

Ireland Creates with Aisling O' RourkeJul 23, 2020

00:00
37:34
43 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Tom Swift
Nov 03, 202252:32
42 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Roisin White
Oct 13, 202250:14
Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Vukašin Nedeljković
Oct 06, 202249:12
40 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Kate Nolan
Jun 02, 202255:47
39 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Larissa Tormey
May 26, 202246:26
38 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Catherine Carton
May 19, 202251:19
37 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Olivia Fitzsimons
Apr 14, 202246:53
36 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Vincent Devine
Apr 07, 202254:32
35 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Anne Gildea
Mar 24, 202259:18
34. Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Arthur Broomfield
Mar 17, 202250:54
33 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Mise Tusa
Mar 10, 202244:48
32 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Katie O'Donoghue
Mar 03, 202237:00
31 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Photographer Tina Claffey
Feb 17, 202241:13
30 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Michael Harding
Feb 10, 202250:30
29 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Lucy Cullen

29 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Lucy Cullen

Dec 16, 202146:13
28 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Valerie Cox
Dec 09, 202150:49
27 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke, Tolu Makay and Feli Speaks

27 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke, Tolu Makay and Feli Speaks

Dec 02, 202156:02
26 Ireland Creates with Declan Power

26 Ireland Creates with Declan Power

On this week's episode of Ireland Creates Aisling O' Rourke speaks with security and defence analyst Declan Power about life in the Defence Forces, becoming a Journalist and the role of storytelling in communications. 

Ireland Creates is a podcast about storytellers here on the Emerald Isle, each week Aisling speaks with a storyteller from a variety of genres from painters, to musicians and more. You can find out more about Aisling and the work she does on www.aislingorourke.com 

Nov 25, 202101:03:14
25 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Gillian Roddie

25 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Gillian Roddie

On this episode of Ireland Creates Aisling speaks with Gillian Roddie of @evidentiallyyou. A zoologist by training Gillian describes herself as a 'Professional Explainer' and uses her Instagram account to break taboos, and inform her followers about scientific breakthroughs frequently working to separate fact from fiction. Gillian is also an Educator and works at Trinity College Dublin. 

I hope you enjoy hearing Gillian's story and why she does what she does, I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with her. Remember you can get in contact with me through my website www.aislingorourke.com I am available for communications coaching and would love to hear from you. I am now taking bookings for January 2022. 


Nov 11, 202151:21
24 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Claire Gallagher
Nov 04, 202145:43
23 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Brendan Fox

23 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Brendan Fox

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish Storytellers.

I’m your host Aisling O’ Rourke I am a communications coach and lecturer in Media. I hope you’re having a great week.

If you are new here you can follow me on instagram @aislingmakesstories or connect with me on LinkedIn at Aisling O’ Rourke Communications Coach.

This week I am joined by a fellow Offaly native Brendan Fox who is leading a very exciting new project in the midlands.

I hope you enjoy listening to our chat. There are plenty more interesting stories in our back catalogue you can find out more about the podcast on Ireland Creates.com

Thanks to Claire Creative for our artwork and Peter Baxter at Create School for our theme tune.

If you would like help with finding clarity in your communications I can be contacted through www.aislingorourke.com Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

But for now, remember a good story is 22 times more likely to connect with your target audience. I hope you have a great week. Until next time I’m Aisling O’ Rourke and I want to encourage you to share your story.

May 20, 202143:07
22 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Frank Greaney

22 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Frank Greaney

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates the podcast about Irish Storytellers.

I’m your host Aisling O’ Rourke I am a communications coach and lecturer in Media. I hope you’re having a great week. If you are listening to this from outside of this emerald isle things have started opening up again and hope abounds, I went into the hairdresser during the week and I was completely taken aback by just how nice it was to hear banter. I really do hope that we are on the road to recovery.

On this episode we hear from our first Journalist guest, an award-winning Courts Correspondent, Author and Galway native, a former colleague of mine and co-owner of @botownburgers Frank Greaney. I hope you enjoy hearing his story.

I want to thank Frank for being so generous with his time. I hope you enjoy listening to our chat. There are plenty more interesting stories in our back catalogue you can find out more about the podcast on Ireland Creates.com

Thanks to Claire Creative for our artwork and Peter Baxter at Create School for our theme tune.

If you would like help with finding clarity in your communications I can be contacted through www.aislingorourke.com Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

But for now remember a good story is 22 times more likely to connect with your target audience. I hope you have a great week. Until next time I’m Aisling O’ Rourke and I want to encourage you to share your story.

May 13, 202150:35
0021 Ireland Creates with Aisling O’ Rourke and Letizia Lopreiato

0021 Ireland Creates with Aisling O’ Rourke and Letizia Lopreiato

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates. I’m your host Aisling O'Rourke I’m a communications coach and lecturer in Media and Photography. And this podcast is all about the art of storytelling. Each episode I speak with a guest who uses storytelling in their daily practice.

I hope you are having a great week and this podcast finds you safe and well.

If you are new here please do hit that follow button on your preferred podcast platform every click counts. I hope you enjoy the episode and remember there are plenty of episodes in our back catalogue for you to delve into. And if you would like to support the podcast you can do so on www.irelandcreates.com

And now onto today’s guest, this chat is a little longer than usual but I think when you hear Letizia Lopreiato’s story you will understand why. I hope you enjoy hearing from Letizia, I certainly enjoyed our chat. If you would like to find out more about her work you can follow on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/letizia_lety_lopreiato/

If you would like help with finding clarity in your communications I can be contacted through www.aislingorourke.com

But for now, remember a good story is 22 times more likely to connect with your target audience. I hope you have a great week. Until next time I’m Aisling O’ Rourke and I want to encourage you to share your story.

May 06, 202152:36
20 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Tracy Fahy

20 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Tracy Fahy

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates. I’m your host Aisling O'Rourke I’m a communications coach and lecturer in Media and Photography.

I hope you are having a great week and this podcast finds you safe and well.

If you are new here please do hit that follow button on your preferred podcast platform every click counts. I hope you enjoy the episode and remember there are plenty of episodes in our back catalogue for you to delve into.

I want to thank all of you for your support, from your gifts to your donations I am blown away by your generosity and encouragement to keep this podcast on the virtual road.

In this week's episode, I speak to writer and educator Tracy Fahy. Tracy is an Irish Gothic writer and we speak about her latest book I spit myself out, her love of storytelling and teaching, and our joint interest in Type 1 Diabetes. 

Apr 30, 202141:56
19 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Shia Conlon
Apr 22, 202144:14
18 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Colin Kenny

18 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Colin Kenny

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates, the podcast about Irish storytellers, both those that are based here in Ireland and those with a connection to this emerald isle.

I hope you are safe and well and that you had a nice break over Easter. I took a wee holiday from work if not an actual holiday over the last fortnight which luckily coincided with getting my AstraZeneca vaccine. So I am well rested and looking forward to a new season of Ireland Creates and I have some fantastic guests lined up to join us over the coming weeks.

As always please do support the podcast through my website www.IrelandCreates.com you can use the donate button to contribute towards the project, little or large every donation is gratefully received and thank you to those of you who have already donated.

On this week’s episode I’m joined by a fellow Offaly person who is building a name for himself in the country music scene. I hope you enjoy Colin Kenny’s story.

If you liked hearing from Colin you can follow his work over on his Facebook page

That’s it for this week’s episode of Ireland Creates thank you for listening and supporting the podcast. If you liked this episode please do share it with your family and friends. You can follow me on instagram @Aislingmakesstories and remember to #shareyourstory #IrelandCreates #creativity #storytelling 

Apr 15, 202150:01
17 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Edel Meade

17 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Edel Meade

Mar 25, 202141:41
16 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Noelle Brown
Mar 18, 202137:21
15 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Denise French

15 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Denise French

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates episode 15 of this podcast talking to the storytellers behind the story.

In this episode, I speak with Dublin based painter Denise French about starting off in college at the age of 40 while taking care of three small children and how her practice has grown and developed in the years since.

I personally love the emotive nature of Denise’s paintings and so it was a pleasure to sit down with her virtually and have a chat.

This week we marked international women’s day 2021 and as you may remember from the last episode for the month of March I’ve decided to feature female artists, to help do my bit to support women creators.

However, I know that’s not enough. I want to make Ireland Creates a podcast that represents the wealth of talent that we have in Ireland, storytellers originally not from Ireland but have made this wee green isle their home, to storytellers from the LGBTQ  community, minority groups and more. I want this to be an inclusive podcast where storytellers living in Ireland or with a connection to Ireland have a chance to share their story regardless of their origins, sexual orientation or backgrounds.

So if you know of a storyteller based here that you would like to hear featured on Ireland Creates please get in touch with me through my website www.AislingORourke.com and let me know.

And please do remember you can back the podcast on Patreon here.

Thanks again to Denise French for speaking to me you can check out her work on www.denisefrench.net or look for Denise French Artist on Instagram or Facebook.

Our theme tune is by CreateSchool.ie

Have a great week, remember to share your story.

Mar 11, 202139:13
0014 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Clare Lyons

0014 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Clare Lyons

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland creates the podcast about Ireland’s storytellers across all artforms.

Today we turn to the world of photography, but before we get into today’s episode I want to thank those of you who have decided to back Ireland Creates. As you know I recently launched the podcast on Patreon the platform that supports creators right around the world share their work. So if you like what you hear and want to keep this show on the road please do go onto www.patreon.com/irelandcreates

One of the things I love about creating this podcast is the community that’s building up around it, from those of you who message me to say you listen each week to the fabulous guests I get to speak with for each episode. I thoroughly enjoy hearing from you so please do feel free to message me through my website www.AislingORourke.com or on Instagram @Aislingmakesstories.

This month I have decided to celebrate female artists as we are in March the month of International women's day and I’m delighted to say that over the month we will hear from visual artists, a performance artist and a musician among others. Traditionally women do not speak as much about their work and so I am focusing on women this month to encourage all women to speak loud and proudly about their creative practice.

And now onto today’s guest a woman who has become known for her distinctive photographic storytelling techniques Clare Lyons.

I hope you enjoyed hearing Clare’s Story I would highly recommend you check out her work.

Thanks for listening and remember to check out  www.patreon.com/irelandcreates to support the podcast.

I’ll be back next week with another episode of Ireland creates in the meantime remember to share your story.

Mar 04, 202150:01
0013 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Gerard Byrne

0013 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Gerard Byrne

Hello and welcome to Ireland Creates and this week we are celebrating. I’m delighted to say we have reached 1,000 listens and I’d like to thank each and every one of you for tuning in each week.

While the majority of you are listening from Ireland it’s been great to see just how international our audience has become. According to the analytics behind the podcast, a significant number of you are from North America, while some of you are in New Zealand, Lithuania, as far away as Japan, Mexico and Brazil and even Thailand.

One of the things I love about creating this podcast is the community that’s building up around it, from those of you who message me to say you listen each week to the fabulous guests I get to speak with for each episode. I thoroughly enjoy hearing from you so please do feel free to message me through my website or on instagram.

In podcasting terms reaching 1,000 listens is a great milestone to reach, and so I would like to encourage you to become a patron of Ireland Creates by backing the podcast on Patreon.com/irelandcreates. I want to keep the podcast as accessible to all so I will keep publishing on your favourite platform however making the podcast comes with costs and so that’s why I’ve joined Patreon and will be adding some exclusive content there over the coming weeks and months. You can back the podcast for as much as you would like each month - for as little as a price of coffee or more it’s up to you, but I hope you will help the podcast grow so that we can continue to spread the word about Ireland’s amazing storytellers across all artforms.

And now onto today’s guest - A man who has become known for painting in public whether it’s rooftops, city streets or even botanical gardens Gerard Byrne likes to bring his paint brush and easel and paint on location. After starting off his career as a tradesman a near death experience sparked his decision to become an artist full time. It was fantastic to catch up with Gerard and I hope you enjoy his story.

You can check out Gerard's work on https://gerardbyrneartist.com/

Our theme tune is by www.CreateSchool.ie

Feb 25, 202158:40
0012 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke & Mandy O'Neill

0012 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke & Mandy O'Neill

Hello and welcome to Ireland Creates the podcast about Ireland’s amazing storytellers.

I’m your host Aisling O’ Rourke and if you are new here I started this podcast in the middle of last year after turning the idea over and over in my head. I wanted to create a podcast that could showcase the wealth of talent within current storytelling here in Ireland and storytellers with a connection to Ireland.

We are known as the Island of saints and scholars and we sell ourselves to tourists on the basis of the great works that have been made here over the years, from William Butler Yeats to Seamus Heaney so I wanted to focus on the work that is being made here today and shine a light on the sheer volume of talent we have on this small island.

In this week’s episode, I speak with one of my favourite Photographers Mandy O’Neill. I should say I recorded this chat with Mandy quite some time ago now, and since we spoke Mandy’s portrait celebrating Edna O’Brien’s 90th birthday has gone on display in the National Gallery on Dublin’s Merrion square. I had the pleasure of viewing the work in a practically empty gallery space one evening just before Christmas and I have to admit I was blown away by the sensitivity in the two images.

Here in Ireland, we’re in full lockdown for the time being, but when the Gallery does reopen I hope you will pop in and have a look.

As always I would like to encourage you to support the podcast. I’ve decided to join Patreon, the platform that allows creators to begin to earn a living from their practice. So for the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help Ireland Creates continue and I hope flourish and in time if I reach my goals hire a producer to help put the podcast on an even better footing. You can support Ireland Creates by going to Patreon.com/IrelandCreates and get early access to the podcast and some lovely treats along the way.

You can get in contact with me directly on aislingorourke.com Thanks for listening I’ll be back with another episode next week. And in the meantime remember to share your story.

Our theme tune is by CreateSchool.ie

You can follow Mandy O’Neill’s work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/photomando7/

Feb 18, 202144:26
Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke & Peter Baxter

Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke & Peter Baxter

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates.

If you are new here Ireland Creates is a podcast first launched in 2021 dedicated to Ireland’s storytellers across all platforms whether that be music, the visual arts, writing the list goes on.

Each week I bring you a chat with one of our many talented guests and this week is no exception.

But before we move into today’s episode I wanted to let you know that you can now support Ireland Creates on Patreon.

Patreon.com is the platform that helps creatives right around the world make their practice more viable. You can subscribe to Ireland Creates for as little as the price of a cup of coffee a month and in turn, help me spread the word about our amazing storytellers. I mean I drink enough coffee to fuel a spaceship and if you’re interested mine’s an Americano.

To be honest I feel more than slightly odd asking you to support the podcast in this way but the truth of the matter is that I spend a considerable amount of time putting the show together and the resources I use also need to be paid for. So if you would like to help make this podcast a success please sign up at Patreon.com/irelandcreates.

And now onto today’s guest a musician an educator, an entrepreneur, a creative in all sense of the word.

Thanks again to Peter Baxter and his colleagues in CreateSchool.ie for our theme tune and to Peter for taking time out to have a chat with me.

You can check out Peter's music on www.peterbaxter.ie or on Instagram.

I hope you enjoyed this week’s episode number 11 in our podcast venture and I hope you will consider signing up to back Ireland Creates on Patreon.com/irelandcreates so that I can keep this show on the virtual road.

Have a good week, stay safe, and I’ll be back next week with another fabulous guest.

Aisling

Feb 11, 202149:16
10 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke & Linda Byrne

10 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke & Linda Byrne

Hello and welcome to the first episode of Ireland Creates for 2021 and the first time on Patreon. As a patron, you are getting early access to the podcast and I want to thank you for your support.

Ireland Creates is a podcast about Ireland's storytellers, each week I feature a creative to talk about their practice and what storytelling means to them. This week Linda Byrne, an illustrator, talks about her unique work and how an early interest in animation got her started.

Feb 04, 202135:37
009 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and David Monahan
Oct 28, 202050:44
008 Ireland Creates with Muriel Bolger and Aisling O' Rourke
Oct 22, 202030:02
007 Ireland Creates with Aideen Barry and Aisling O' Rourke

007 Ireland Creates with Aideen Barry and Aisling O' Rourke

On this week's episode, I'm joined by visual artist Aideen Barry to talk about her life and work and her love of storytelling. 

Originally from the rebel county of Cork Aideen is now based in Tipperary however, her work has brought her around the globe. Aideen was elected to Aosdána and in 2020 she was elected to the Royal Hibernian Academy as an ARHA member.

Ireland Creates is a podcast about Ireland's storytellers both those from Ireland and those with a connection to Ireland. If you would like to feature in the show please contact Aisling through her website www.aislingorourke.com 

Oct 14, 202040:39
006 Ireland Creates with John Kelly and Aisling O' Rourke

006 Ireland Creates with John Kelly and Aisling O' Rourke

Hello and welcome back to Ireland Creates. 

After an initial pilot of Ireland Creates and a fantastic response from listeners all around the world Ireland Creates is back and here to stay. 

I would also like to announce the launch of my new website wwww.aislingorourke.com please head over a check it out and perhaps sign up to hear first when a new episode of the podcast drops. 

Today's guest is the Photojournalist John Kelly most well known for his work with the  Clare Champion. 

Put on your headphones sit back with a cuppa and enjoy! 

Oct 07, 202030:06
005 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Paddy Slattery

005 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Paddy Slattery

Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of Ireland Creates a podcast about Ireland’s vibrant culture of storytelling.

I’m your host Aisling O’ Rourke. I'm a Journalist Photographer and I teach people how to share their story.

As always, please give the podcast a few stars and even write a review in Apple Podcasts. It all helps to get the word out there about this passion project.

And now onto today’s guest and today we’re talking with a fellow Offaly native about his love of Storytelling. Paddy Slattery’s life changed utterly at the age of 17 following a major car crash, not one to let that stop him, instead it helped him find a new life path in the world of film.

I should say that we do discuss some mental health issues in this episode, not in great detail, but I thought it would only be fair to let you know in advance.

And as with all my guests on this podcast due to the current pandemic, we recorded this remotely and I particularly enjoyed the birdsong in the background. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did making it.

I really admire the energy Paddy brings to all his projects and I’m looking forward to checking out broken law when it launches.

If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode please reach out to the Samaritans on their freephone number 116 123

Thanks to you for listening and remember I would very much appreciate it if you could subscribe to this podcast on your chosen platform please do rate it and write a review, it really does count and helps to spread the word about Ireland Creates.

The podcast artwork is by Claire Creative Dot Com and the theme music is by Createschool dot ie

In 2020 trust is the new currency but in order for people to trust you, they need to know who you are so that is why I love helping people share their story.

If you would like to work with me or suggest a guest for the podcast please get in touch with me on Instagram at Aisling makes stories Thanks again for listening I look forward to speaking with you again next week.

Jul 23, 202037:34
004 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Kaye Maahs

004 Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke and Kaye Maahs

On this week's episode of Ireland Creates Aisling speaks with County Clare based Painter Kaye Maahs. Originally from Kerry Kaye is now based in the Burren and has developed a thriving practice as a painter in her adopted home. 

Ireland Creates is a podcast about Ireland's storytellers both those from Ireland and those with a connection to Ireland, if you would like to feature in the show please get in touch with Aisling through her Instagram page @aislingmakesstories or you can leave a message on Anchor below. 

Jul 15, 202039:03
Ireland Creates 003 Dragana Jurisic

Ireland Creates 003 Dragana Jurisic

In this episode, Aisling speaks with Dr Dragana Jurisic. Dragana has been living in Ireland for over 20 years, she is originally from Yugoslavia and now teaches in the School of Communications at my alma mater DCU.

Thanks to you for listening and remember I would very much appreciate it if you could subscribe to this podcast on your chosen platform please do rate it and write a review, it really does count and helps to spread the word about Ireland Creates.

The podcast artwork is by ClaireCreative_com and the theme music is by Createschool.ie

In 2020 trust is the new currency but in order for people to trust you, they need to know who you are so that is why I love helping people share their story.

If you would like to work with me or suggest a guest for the podcast the website is under construction so, for now, you can get in touch with my on Instagram @Aislingmakesstories

Thanks again for listening I look forward to speaking with you again next week.

Jul 08, 202039:13
Ireland Creates with Ciara O'Keeffe

Ireland Creates with Ciara O'Keeffe

Welcome to the very first episode of Ireland Creates a podcast about Ireland's storytellers with Aisling O' Rourke. 

On this episode, I talk with award-winning ceramic artist Ciara O'Keeffe about her work to date, the power of storytelling in everyday life and her latest project Beautiful Goodbyes. 

Our theme tune is by Createschool.ie and the artwork is by ClaireCreative.com. I hope you enjoy the show please subscribe and share the podcast with your nearest and dearest. If you would like to work with me please get in touch on info@aislingorourke.com 

Jul 01, 202041:31
Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke

Ireland Creates with Aisling O' Rourke

Ireland Creates is a new podcast about Ireland's Storytellers hosted by Aisling O' Rourke. The podcast launches in July so please subscribe now. If you would like to suggest a guest for the show message Aisling on Instagram @aislingmakesstories

Jun 22, 202002:15