This is a male in his 20's in Dublin. He's originally from Cork but has lived in Dublin on and off for 4 years. He speaks about politics in Ireland and his cynical views about the government and the disparity between rich and poor. He also discusses messy breakups and the toll they can take on an individual.

Dublin, Ireland, Cork, government, class, wealth, breakups

A white female in Dublin, Ireland talks about how everyone has one hand or foot that is bigger than the other. There is loud classical music being played in the background which makes the conversation hard to hear.

Dublin,everybody, hand, foot, bigger, classical music.

This 19 year old white woman lives on Grafton Street, and sometimes gets put up in a B & B.  She talks about the plight of homeless women in Dublin, her eating disorder, and her multiple suicide attempts.  This is a very dramatic piece that has been included in a play called "Displaced," about the state of being homeless around the world.  There are comedic moments as well. We sat and drank a beer in the rain on Grafton street while a quintet of high school girls played the Pachelbel Canon, the Entertainer, Danny Boy, etc. for tourists.  Local ragamuffins she referred to as "street rats" interrupt at a certain point.

Dublin, homeless, pachelbel, Grafton Street, street kids, suicide, anorexia, female, white, young, woman, homeless women, alcoholic, survivor, Irish, Southeastern Ireland, dramatic, grafton street

White Female Teen, from Ballymurn, satirizes the discrimination of the Skangers and working class slang. “Right” is pronounced “ree”. Thinks the working class deserves recognition and the upper class looks down on them. Contains slight profanity and mild drug references. 

Teen, Female, Ballymurn, North Dubliners, upper class, working class, River Liffey, Henry Street, Skangers, northside, Trackies, slagging, slang, springboard, profanity, class issues, henry street

Female, 20s, from County Meath, Ireland, talks of her Connemara Pony, her friend’s piano skills and phone call after drinking, and discrimination and poverty in Ireland.

Ireland, wild pony, Connemara Pony, County Meath, piano, orchestra, drunk, vodka, Dublin, street kids, guitar, studio

 

Two girls talk discuss Northern Ireland and the IRA. One studied history in college. They also talk about the private Catholic girls school they both attended

Ireland, Northern Ireland, IRA, history, college, private school, Catholic, Dublin