Growing up abroad I never knew where I was going to go to college because there were so many options for me. The one thing I did know was that I wanted to do journalism. The idea of sharing news has always been so appealing to me so there was never a doubt in my mind about what I would study once I was 18.
I am an aspiring multimedia journalist from a small village in County Meath, but I also lived in Luxembourg for 12 years. Throughout these past four years I learned so much from each and every one of my lecturers and I will cherish every lesson. In the future I hope to go into either radio or documentary making as I thoroughly enjoyed creating my major project Survival of the Fiddle.
Survival of the Fiddle
Irish traditional music has always been around, but it was never truly appreciated. It is something that can be considered cringe and of its time; this is changing nowadays. Many people are embracing their Irish culture more than ever with learning how to speak better Irish or showing up and supporting Irish bands. Traditional music has become more open and welcoming to the public as well. It brings people of all ages together.
I got to speak to two people who are involved in the Irish trad world. The first being, Tomás Mulligan, a singer, guitarist, and director of the Cobblestone Pub in Smithfield. For my second interview I wanted to get someone younger and start out their career and that is when I got Caoimhe Giles’ number. She is an incredibly talented harpist from County Meath. Both interviewees shared how they did not love trad music when they were younger as it was uncool but both have grown to love it, just as the rest of Ireland. The goal of this project was to show the passion behind trad music shown through the words of both Tomás and Caoimhe
