One Day - Many Voices

Young queer Irish artist Claire from Westmeath is the drummer and main member of the alt-rock band Ria Rua - she explains how being in a band has personally helped her more than she ever expected and supported her in dealing with being ‘different’.

Clip with interview with Claire - drummer and main member of band Ria Rua - who tells us that the band & her music was born out of a difficult experience in her past.

Our quirky Malawi-born Dublin-based producer, writer and singer who considers himself Irish - having lived here since the age of 3 - tells us that confidence is a huge requirement for getting by in the music business here and that it doesn’t matter what your background is, music is music.

Malawi-born GNS explains to us that he’s faced some challenges as a black immigrant breaking into the Irish music scene but explains that if you have a degree of confidence, it’s a huge help.

GNS is a quirky old-music loving Malawi-born Dublin-based producer, writer and singer. Here he explains how his music doesn’t have to necessarily be defined by his ethnicity.

Clip from interview with Laura and Ellen McDonagh from Meath Travellers’ Workshops on how to preserve Traveller heritage

Clip from interview with Laura and Ellen McDonagh from Meath Travellers’ Workshops on Traveller culture and traditions

Clip from interview with Laura and Ellen McDonagh from Meath Travellers’ Workshops on Traveller Heritage

Clip from interview with Dr Mamobo Ogoro  - GORM Media on what journalists must do to tell more authentic stories about Ireland’s diverse communities

Clip from interview with Dr Mamobo Ogoro  - GORM Media about importance of representation in Irish media