‘Ireland is a beautiful country. And for all the weirdness, I find the people to be really helpful’
Zoe Hunter moved from Belize in Central America to Ireland in 2012
Soaking up the laid-back vibes on a wellness trip to Jamaica: Sun, sand and serenity
No need for spa soundtracks on this island of contrasts – the sound of the sea will soon chill you out
Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the world’s biggest arts festival, is heading home: ‘I’m tired. You feel it to your bones’
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
Tommy Tiernan to star in new Kevin Barry play as part of Abbey programme
New slate will also feature Marina Carr’s The Boy, and work from Barbara Bergin
‘There’s a lot of pain, a lot of desperation being exploited by the Maga movement’
Samuel Rogers’ whirlwind romance with his now-Irish husband in Boston in early 2023 led him to move to Ireland later that year
The Book of Mormon: ‘We put all of these subversive things into a familiar box for people. And we swear a lot’
Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s hit musical is about to begin a month-long Irish run. It features jokes about FMG, Aids and child abuse but has goodness at its core
Prof Aoife McLysaght: ‘Mum just said, do what you love and the job will follow. Which is very optimistic and brave advice’
The professor of evolutionary genetics at Trinity College Dublin explains what has driven her through her career and what she hopes to achieve as the new Government science adviser
A Finn on Inis Mór: ‘In Finland you just ignore everyone you don’t know. Even people you know sometimes’
Jenni Nikinmaa from Finland moved to Ireland in 2019
From national journalism and lecturing in TU Dublin to living as a Buddhist priest
Lecturer and journalist Ian Kilroy has published a new book in which he describes his practice as a Zen Buddhist priest, and offers his perspective on the importance of Buddhist teachings
Moving from Syria to Ireland: My daughters speak Arabic and English and they learn Irish at school
Eyvon Bastouri from Syria came to Ireland in 2016. She has a busy life, juggling two children and her own projects, including her fledgling baking business
Playwright Simon Stephens: ‘Our sense of self is defined by the stories we tell ourselves. My family told themselves we were Irish’
The Tony and Olivier winner feels a huge affinity with Rex Ryan’s ‘fearless’ Dublin company Glass Mask, which is premiering his play Men’s Business
‘I had a very gut-wrenching moment as an American, watching my country self-immolate’
New to the Parish: Brian McNerney moved here from Austin, Texas, in 2024
Unforgotten star Sinéad Keenan: ‘UCD had an awful lot of arty-farty people. I felt, oh Jesus, I can’t compete with that’
The Dublin actor got her break in Fair City more than 20 years ago but left for London soon after. Now she plays Jess James, the Irish top copper in ITV’s acclaimed cold-case crime drama
From China to Dublin: ‘My first year in Ireland, I was usually eating biscuits or bread, because it’s cheaper’
When Chenchen He moved to Ireland from Fujian Province in southeast China in 2009, it was her first time to leave the country
‘Ireland is one of the most generous nations in the world, but things have been tricky at times’
Segun Akano from Nigeria came to Ireland in 2002