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Pour yourself a cuppa and pull up a seat at the table next to Irish born singer-songwriter Áine Tyrrell and her creative guest every month. Thousands of years of Irish storytelling runs deep in her blood and audiences can’t help but fall in love with her alluring voice and captivating stories. In the slowing down of COVID times, Áine heard loud and clear from her community that there was a thirst for more of the real life stories behind her creativity and the amazing creatives she collaborates with.. Creativity fascinates us. ÁT42 (Á Tea For Two) has been born from wanting a space for the types of real chats and bants that happen over a cuppa between two creatives. Come join them.THIS IS A PATREON SUPPORTED PODCAST! www.patreon.com/ainetyrrellmusic

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Á Tea for Two with Susan Quirke & Ruairí McKiernan

April 03, 2023 • Áine Tyrrell • Season 1 • Episode 10

It is Á Tea for Three this time with Susan Quirke and Ruairí McKiernan.

This all started with previous podcast guest, Laura Murphy, poet and activist. She had introduced me to her dear Susan Quirke a few years back and online we chatted a little and more so when her plans to move over this side of the world were starting to unfold. It is a big move from Clare to this continent and when Susan and her husband Ruairí slowly made their way to Mullumbimby, I was honoured to welcome them to the area and share some cuppas. After a few Barry's without a microphone, I had to have them on the podcast for ye as there was so much gold in these chats and insights they bring bridging the same worlds I have for many years. Oh my heart do I love how they show up, articulate things, and dig deep. This chat journeyed through their complex feels to arrive on stolen land, to their creative processes, burnout and mental health, all the shades of colonisation and the Irish stereotypes and human-ing beyond the boxes of that.

Ruairí and Susan are just divine creatives and activists on beautiful missions and I am so lucky to now call them neighbours on their adventure to see what happens on this land for them. I know ye will fall in love with their spirit and grace. It is an honour to catch the start of their journey here on podcast for ye.

Susan Quirke is an advanced certified meditation teacher, ceremony holder, and a leader of mass meditation experiences. She has brought meditation to thousands of people throughout Ireland and globally. Susan is also a multi award-winning social entrepreneur for her work in the field of mental health and wellbeing. Finally, she is a huge music lover, singer, songwriter, and recording artist who released her debut album ‘Into the Sea’ in 2021.
https://susanquirke.com/

Ruairí McKiernan is a multi award-winning global social innovator, campaigner, consultant, author, and speaker. In 2012, Ruairí was appointed to the Council of State by President of Ireland Michael D Higgins, where he served a 7-year term. A business graduate and Fulbright scholar, Ruairí is the founder and former CEO of the pioneering SpunOut.ie youth organisation, a founding board member of the Uplift civic action movement, and part of the founding team behind Gaelic Voices For Change. Ruairí is also the host of the chart-topping Love and Courage podcast and host of the Creative Souls of Clare podcast. He is a regular contributor to the media on issues surrounding societal wellbeing and leadership and community engagement. Ruairí's book Hitching for Hope - a Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland is an Irish Times number 1 bestseller and is published internationally in 2020 by US publishers Chelsea Green.
https://www.ruairimckiernan.com/

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