Episode Eight - In the Half Light

In this episode, Dr Phil Mullen is joined by three guests who emigrated to Ireland from the African continent. They reflect on ideas of migration, belonging, and the realities of raising children of African descent in a country like Ireland. Support the show

In this episode, Dr Phil Mullen is joined by three guests who emigrated to Ireland from the African continent. They reflect on ideas of migration, belonging, and the realities of raising children of African descent in a country like Ireland. Support the show

In the seventh episode of 'In the Half Light', curator Phil Mullen returns to a conversation with three writers about their experiences of growing up mixed-race in Ireland: Marguerite Penrose (author of 'Yeah But Where Are You Really From?'), Jackie McCarthy O'Brien (author of 'We Made It, Kid') and Leon Diop (author of 'Mixed Up: An Irish Boys Journey to Belonging') Support the show

In the sixth episode of 'In the Half Light', curator Phil Mullen speaks to three writers about their experiences of growing up mixed-race in Ireland: Marguerite Penrose (author of 'Yeah But Where Are You Really From?'), Jackie McCarthy O'Brien (author of 'We Made It, Kid') and Leon Diop (author of 'Mixed Up: An Irish Boys Journey to Belonging') Support the show

In this episode, our guest speaks openly and candidly about her childhood in an Irish industrial school. In recalling the ordinary routines of the home — the mix of care and racialisation — we see how this shaped the way she learned to move through the world. Support the show