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Home » News » Latest News » Culture » London Irish Centre Launches Online Stories Collection to Celebrate Irish Diversity in London

London Irish Centre Launches Online Stories Collection to Celebrate Irish Diversity in London

London Irish Stories highlights what makes Irish people in London different - and what unites them too.

We are delighted to announce the launch of London Irish Stories, a new community-led mixed media project collecting and celebrating the diverse stories of Irish people in London.

London Irish Stories is an online collection of first-person blog posts from people with connections to both Ireland and London, including audio clips and imagery.

“The Irish in London are a diverse, rich, multigenerational group, with all kinds of ties and relationships across the city and over the Irish Sea. Through this new online initiative, we want to explore and celebrate these identities, and move beyond tired, reductive stereotypes. Over time, London Irish Stories will document the rich, real-lived experiences of four generations of Irish people across the city, and will present them in an engaging, accessible way.” – Gary Dunne, Director of Culture

The opening stories are:

  • Laura Fay, a nurse dealing with the pressures of a taxing profession while adapting to a new city during a pandemic
  • Nicholas Fitzgerald, a chef from Dublin who quit his job to set up his own taqueria in London’s Borough Market

London Irish Stories will shine a spotlight on the individuals who make up the diverse ‘London Irish’ community – from the generation who arrived in the mid-20th-century, to those who have just arrived in recent months, from London-born second and third-generation Irish, who feel strongly connected to their Irish identity, to those with no connection through heritage but are avid Irish dancers or Gaelic footballers, London Irish Stories is for you.

“We’re looking for people from all backgrounds to share their stories and update the narrative of being ‘London Irish’.” – Matthew Dunne-Miles, Journalist and Digital Content Editor London Irish Stories

How to get involved:

  • Read the stories at www.londonirishstories.com
  • Like and follow our pages on Instagram and Facebook
  • To take part, or if you know someone with an interesting London Irish Story of their own, you can get in touch on our social media platforms, email [email protected], or contact via our submission form

 


Posted: April 16, 2021   •   Posted in: Culture


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