Episodes
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with Heather Jones, originally from Co.Kerry but who now lives in Vancouver.
During this weeks conversation Heather speaks about growing up in Co.Kerry, navigating her teens and early twenties in Ireland, her decision to move to Canada, what life has been like in Vancouver, what home means to her today and so much more.
Having moved to Canada almost a year ago, Heather speaks about the differences and similarities with life...
Published 11/25/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Simon Murphy who is originally from Dublin but is now living in West Cork.
During this week's conversation Simon speaks about growing up in Dublin, the role that sport has played throughout his life, navigating life after school and his decision to move to Clonakilty in West Cork in January of this year. Whilst in his final year of his undergraduate Simon made the decision to move to Clonakilty for a job and over the last...
Published 11/18/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chat's to Stephanie O'Quigley originally from Ireland but who is now living in New York City.
During this weeks conversation Stephanie speaks about growing up in Ireland, moving to New York City 8 years ago, her experience of navigating your 20s on the other side of the world, the value of the Irish Network in the US, her thoughts on Ireland today and so much more.
Having spent the last several years working in marketing and PR in...
Published 11/11/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Niamh Cogan, originally from Co.Cork who is now living in New Zealand.
During this weeks conversation Niamh speaks about her experience growing up in Cork, navigating college in Ireland, what life was like living in Vancouver for two years, her decision to then move to New Zealand and how this change has been like for her over the last few months.
From a young age Niamh felt drawn to the idea of emigration and over the...
Published 11/04/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with Rachel O'Connor from Dublin, but who is now living in Barcelona.
During this week's conversation Rachel speaks about growing up in Dublin, studying media in college, navigating the working world, her decision to move to Spain, the highs and lows of the last few months and so much more. Having moved to Barcelona almost a year ago Rachel speaks about her experience making friends, the cultural differences between Ireland and...
Published 10/28/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with April Brophy, founder of Sliabh Hiking.
During this conversation April speaks about her experience growing up in Waterford, discovering her love of the outdoors, founding Sliabh Hiking, her journey to becoming a mountain leader, what home means to her today, lessons she has learned over the years and so much more.
When April's mum first got sick she began to reevaluated things, recognising what was most important to her...
Published 10/21/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah is joined by Jamie Malone from Westmeath, who is currently traveling around South East Asia.
During this conversation Jamie speaks about growing up in Moate, his time living in different places around Ireland while working and studying, how the decision to travel came about, the highs and lows of backpacking, lessons he has learned along the way and so much more.
While happy at home, a trip to Vietnam in August 2023 sparked the idea...
Published 10/14/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Emma O'Hanrahan from Co.Dublin who has recently moved home from Sydney.
During this conversation Emma speaks about growing up in Dublin, the inspiration behind her decision to move to Sydney seven years ago, the highs and lows of her Aussie life, what the reality of moving home has been like for her and so much more. In this chat Emma also speaks about setting up her business 'Cakes by Emma', the impact of the Irish community...
Published 10/06/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Sarah Hayes, originally from Limerick who now lives in Amsterdam.
Having worked in Dublin after studying in UL Sarah moved to Amsterdam where she now lives and works. During this chat Sarah speaks about her experience growing up in Limerick and her time in college, what young professional life was like for her in Dublin, the decision to emigrate to Amsterdam, the reality of what life is like over there, what home is to her today...
Published 09/29/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with Cork native Rob O'Halloran.
During this week's conversation Rob speaks about his childhood and growing up in Cork, his time living and working in Kilkenny, where the grass is greener for him today alongside lessons he's learned over the years and so much more. Rob also speaks about his journey as a musician in Ireland and how it has grown and developed, including the preparation for the launch of his debut album 'Catch the...
Published 09/23/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Aoibhín Venables from Dublin who is now living in Sydney.
Having originally planned to move to Australia in May of 2020, Aoibhín moved over in September of 2023 after a few months of traveling to live out her Australian dream. During this weeks conversation Aoibhín speaks about her decision to move to Australia, the highs and lows of her farm work experience, the importance of friends who become family abroad, sharing her move...
Published 09/16/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields, Hannah chats with Róisín Bolt who grew up between the Netherlands and Singapore, before moving to Dublin for work.
During this weeks conversation, Róisín speaks about her experience growing up in the Netherlands, moving to Singapore when she was 11, studying in Edinburgh and then moving to work in Dublin a few years ago. In this episode Róisín speaks about the transient nature of the expat bubble, her belief that though change is hard it's...
Published 09/09/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with Amy O'Riordan originally from Co.Cork but is now living in Melbourne.
During this conversation Amy speaks about growing up in Co. Cork, her journey to nursing, the decision to move to Australia in 2018, life in Melbourne throughout the pandemic, the importance of those friends who become family, where home is to her today and so much more.
Having originally left Melbourne in 2022 to come home, after 1.5 years Amy and her...
Published 09/02/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with children's book author and outdoor enthusiast Barry Coleman from Co. Dublin.
During this very special conversation Barry speaks about his experience growing up in Dublin, how the seeds of travel and adventure were planted by his parents early on, his experience traveling the world for 10 months, the impact that adopting his dog Koda had on his life, what he has learned over the last several years and so much more.
Barry...
Published 08/26/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chat's with Ciara Walsh from Co. Galway who now lives in Bologna, Italy.
During this conversation Ciara speaks about growing up in Claregalway, how the decision to complete transition year altered the direction of her life, her journey to living in Italy, showcasing life in Bologna online, the value of bringing people together abroad, lessons she has learned along the way and so much more. Ciara also speaks poignantly about the complexity...
Published 08/19/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Sophie Colgan originally from Co.Down who has been living in New York for the last 10 years.
During this conversation Sophie speaks about growing up in Co. Down, her journey to moving to New York City, the value of networking, the role of the Irish community abroad in her story, the highs and lows of life in NYC, lessons Sophie has learned over the years and so much more. With her own podcast 'Navigating New York' Sophie aims...
Published 08/12/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Laoise Nugent from Co.Kildare.
During this conversation Laoise speaks about her experience of growing up in Kildare, discovering a passion for entrepreneurship, moving to Italy, life in Dubai today, what she has learned over the last few years and so much more. While Laoise currently lives in Dubai she spent time living in Italy too and during this conversation she shares stories about both, highlighting the highs and lows of...
Published 08/05/24
During the week's episode of greener fields, Hannah chats with performer and comidean Rachel Galvin from Co.Dublin.
During this conversation Rachel speaks about growing up in Dublin, finding her voice in musical theatre, the pressure to fit in and be accepted, moving to London to pursue her passion, her growth and success on social media, her use of comedy to discuss challenging topics, what she's learned over the years and so much more.
Having found a passion for preforming and...
Published 07/29/24
During this week's episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Jack Banks from Co.Limerick, now living in Houston Texas.
During this conversation Jack speaks about growing up in Limerick, moving to Dublin, the highs and lows of his time in college, completing a PhD, making the move to Houston, the GAA community abroad, what he has learned over the years and much more. As a postdoctoral research fellow in the University of Texas Health Science Center, Jack shares all about his journey on...
Published 07/22/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Elizabeth Keenan from Co. Longford.
During this conversation Elizabeth speaks about growing up in the Midlands, moving to Dublin for college, her love of travel, her experience of living in Boston, starting a blog, her passion for photography, the importance of connections and so much more. Having spent her summers in the states with family as a teenager, Elizabeth moved to Boston after graduating. During this chat Elizabeth...
Published 07/15/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Kerie Dillon from Co.Limerick.
During this conversation Kerie speaks about growing up in Limerick, studying sport science in college, living in Dubai and Australia, moving back to Ireland, what home means to her today and so much more. Kerie is a lifestyle and fitness coach with a huge passion for supporting people holistically with their health and has spent several years traveling and living abroad. In this conversation Kerie...
Published 07/08/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah chats with Ellie Berry from Tipperary.
During this week's episode Ellie speaks about growing up in Ireland, discovering the Irish outdoors, finding her love of nature, creating 'Tough Soles', what she has learned over the last few years, her thoughts on home and emigration today alongside so much more. Ellie has completed several incredible outdoor challenges and during this conversation she shares all about hiking ever National Waymarked...
Published 07/01/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah speaks with Bianca Mostert from South Africa.
During this conversation Bianca speaks about growing up in South Africa, studying and training to become a doctor, moving to Ireland during the pandemic to work, what home now means to her and so much more. Bianca also speaks about life as a doctor, not going the conventional route, emigration guilt, making friends in Ireland in your 20/30s as well as various things she has learned over the...
Published 06/24/24
During this weeks episode of greener fields Hannah speaks with Will Murphy from Co.Laois.
During this weeks conversation Will speaks about growing up in Laois, dropping out of college, his love of traveling around Ireland, moving to Dublin, making friends in your 20s at home and so much more. Will also speaks about his love of content creating and the Irish outdoors, his experience of working in media and radio, the importance of surrounding yourself with good people and what home means to...
Published 06/17/24