Born and bred in northern Hungary, former opera singer Anett McCaul now owns a butcher shop in Cootehill with Irish husband. Anett McCaul described what it was like growing up in Mosonmagyarovar, a border city in northern Hungary with her brother and their…
Luciano Ferreira Gungo from Angola sought refuge in Ireland has planted his roots in Monaghan. Angolan Luciano Ferreira Gungo narrates how having the courage and self confidence to ask for help and keep learning and studying brought him to where he is now. Currently an…
German exchange student Emilia Hochmueller finds a welcoming home in a milking farm in Cavan. Emilia Hochmueller went to Ireland to learn English and other cultures and found a warm, welcoming family and community in Mullahoran, Cavan. She found comfort in meeting fellow exchange students, fending the…
Longford is the new home for Ukrainian pastry chef Alina Chomachengko. Ukrainian pastry chef Alina Chomachengko is now managing a coffee shop in Longford only eight months after fleeing the war. Armed with well-improved English and a fighting spirit, she shares how integrating with…
Nigerian Catherine Joseph Finds Her Purpose as Green Party LEA Rep for Longford. Catherine Joseph narrates her journey from Ichama Benue in Nigeria where her African name was changed to a Christian name, to studying International Relations and wanting to be…
African-British-Irish Gabrielle Evans Reveals her Mixed Race Upbringing. Gabrielle Evans warmed up the frosty evening by sharing what it was like being a mixed race in a black community in Botswana’s capital, why she has no preferred culture because of…
Evija Nwaneri from Latvia was only meant to visit to visit Ireland for three months but she came back and made Virginia, Cavan her permanent home. With a tourism degree, admin work experience in Latvia, and proficient in English, she started working…
Virginia local Jolita Puksmiene depicts her “not fully Irish not Lithuanian” identity. Jolita Puksmiene shares how moving from Palanga, Lithuania to Ireland at a very young age of 15 has made her cultural identity “not fully Irish” and “not fully Lithuanian” but a…
Eurovision 2023 contenders K Muni & ND (Kofi Appiah Nevlonne Dampare) keep Ghana close to their hearts in their Longford home. Born in Ireland, Kofi and Nevlonne are very much connected to their Ghanaian roots that their music reflects a unique Afro-swing with…
Sudanese Zeinab El Mustafa moved from Kuwait to Cavan Town in 2016 to live in a safe English-speaking country for her children. Zeinab El Mustafa from Sudan described what living in 5 different countries was like. She kept her Sudanese culture close to her heart…