My life has always been full of creativity. It was encouraged and celebrated in my home. Of course I didn’t realise it at first, because it felt completely normal to me. My father’s paintings and pastel drawings adorned our walls. My mother’s hand woven rugs and mats covered every conceivable corner. Creativity was all around […]
Identity is such a strange thing. I was born in England, grew up in Ireland, and was raised by Irish and Swedish parents. My formative experiences and upbringing was Irish, so I chiefly identify with Ireland as home. But I also hold on to my Swedish identity very strongly, and many of our holiday traditions & […]
Myself and the family were away for the weekend camping. We took a day trip to Avondale Forest Park, which was newly opened. It was an impressive highline walkway through the woods, which culminated at a towering spiral path. From the top you could pay an extra 2 Euro (a bizarre thing that could have […]
Paschal Quigley is the greatest singer-songwriter that Ireland has ever produced. He is also a figment of my imagination. For over a decade I have been writing and recording a radio mockumentary about his storied career in the Irish indie music scene. The script for that is almost complete, but I will post more about […]
Had so much fun doing a spoken word gig on a barge tonight at Grand Canal Dock. Beautiful vibe, lovely setting, great community of people. Shared the stage with the hugely talented Colm Keegan, Lisa O’Neill and Alain Servant. Thanks to Erin Fornoff for organizing this little private gig and for the invitation to perform. […]
One of my father’s favourite subjects to draw and paint were the clouds here in Ireland. It’s easy to understand why. They simply never disappoint, especially in broken light
Back in the day, at my monthly Brownbread Mixtape variety show, I would regularly write radio-style sketches for our resident sketch troupe The Brownbread Players (Gus McDonagh, Eva Bartley & Sean McDonagh). The show was always themed, and on this occasion the theme was “Do you speak my language?”, so I decided to find inspiration […]
10th anniversary limited edition of ‘Three Men Talking About Things They Kinda Know About’ book is now on sale
Even though a storm is literally raging outside the window, and a pandemic continues to keep its grip on the country, our show will be going ahead tonight, and we will be adhering strictly to COVID guidelines. The Axis Ballymun staff will be very thoughtful and mindful of everyone’s experience, and it promises to be […]
