Tear Down These Walls

<p>Episode 23 – Debbie O’Neill: The Children We See, The Children We Miss</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode of Tear Down These Walls, I sit down with Debbie O’Neill, principal of Scoil Eoin in Crumlin, a school...

Episode 23 – Debbie O’Neill: The Children We See, The Children We Miss In this episode of Tear Down These Walls, I sit down with Debbie O’Neill, principal of Scoil Eoin in Crumlin, a school supporting children with mild...

<p>Episode 22 of Tear Down These Walls, Breaking Through Silence features Dara Gray.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dara speaks openly and honestly about growing up alongside his older brother Donal, who is autistic and has severe...

<p>Episode 21 of Tear Down These Walls is a deeply moving conversation with Orla — a mother whose story reminds us that pain, love, and resilience don’t belong to any one background.</p><p><br /></p><p>Orla reached out...

<p>Trigger Warning: This episode contains open conversations about addiction, suicide ideation, and loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>Episode 20 welcomes Robert Farrell, a deeply thoughtful and unassuming man whose story is one...

<p>In this deeply moving episode, Lisa Byrne sits down with Michael Nolan, known to many as Mikey — a recovering alcoholic and gambling addict from Arklow whose story is one of loss, resilience, and quiet...

<p>Episode 18 – Burnout, The Berlin Paradox & The Quiet Whispers We Ignore</p><p><br /></p><p>In this solo episode of Tear Down These Walls – Breaking Through Silence, Lisa Byrne reflects on burnout through the lens of...

<p>In Episode 17 of Tear Down These Walls, I sit down with Mark Burke from Summerhill — just a stone’s throw from Sheriff Street — for one of the most insightful and honest conversations we’ve had about gambling...

<p>Grief has been a constant companion in my life.</p><p>In this solo episode, I speak openly about what it means to grow up with loss and how grief has shaped my identity, my relationships, my choices, my breakdowns...

<p>In this episode, I sit down with Michelle Martin Boylan, a woman originally from Sheriff Street whose journey looks very different to many of the stories we’re used to hearing — and yet carries its own depth, pain...

<p>In Episode 14, I sit down with Zach, a 23-year-old young man who truly lights up a room. His warmth, humour, and openness are felt instantly — even as he speaks about some of the most painful experiences of his...

<p>Paddy’s story is a reminder that addiction doesn’t come from one place, one background, or one type of childhood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Born and raised in Skerries, Paddy describes a good, stable upbringing. No major...

<p>In this episode, I sit down with Eamonn, who grew up in Sheriff Street in the 1980s, one of five children raised by a father doing his best after their mother left for England when life became too heavy to...

<p>In Episode 11, I sit down with Jonathan, a 33-year-old man whose story is rooted in resilience, reflection, and breaking generational cycles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jonathan grew up in Summerhill, Sean Tracy Flats, just...

<p>In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Carroll, my cousin Christine’s brother-in-law, whose story offers a different starting point, but a very familiar ending.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kevin grew up in Marino, in a stable...