Ireland’s Edge 2025 begins today! And we’re so delighted to welcome you all back to our home in Dingle for what is set to be a special weekend of conversation, connection and performance.

Nearly half the Irish population lives within a few miles of the coast, while rising sea levels and extreme weather associated with climate change are putting our coastal areas at risk, increasing dangers for communities, many of which also face issues of economic and demographic sustainability.

Left-wing journalists around the world continue to report on injustice and violence, but their work has become ever more difficult in the face of rising authoritarianism.

Prof. Mary Bourke (TCD), is an Earth and Planetary Geomorphologist with expertise in extreme environments on Earth and Mars. She has published over 90 manuscripts on Antarctica, Australia, Namibia, Mars and Ireland. She now works on the impact of climate change on Irish river and coastal systems.

In our age of ever-shorter attention spans, long-form reporting has become an endangered art. But some stories require months and years of investigation and thought to be told properly. #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25 #SpeirGorm

The internet has become a very different place thanks to the rise of AI, with automated content, generative bots and pernicious algorithms altering our online world. For many, AI is the route to a better future, for others, it is a regulatory nightmare metastasising toxic bias.

We’re so delighted that long-time friend of Other Voices, SOAK will be with us to perform some of their beautiful music at Ireland’s Edge this Friday.

What began as an issue in pockets of Ireland’s cities, has spread to a crisis affecting every facet of Irish life. Though it consistently tops polls as the most important issue and is debated at every level of public life, progress or even clarity on the issue of housing often feels beyond reach.

Tá athéirí suntasach ag tarlú thart orainn i saol na Gaeilge.  Tá an teanga ina gné lárnach agus tathagach i zeitgeist ár linne, agus tá sí ag fágáil a lorg go láidir ar cheol, scannánaíocht, scríbhneoireacht, faisean, agus na meáin ar bhealaigh atá úrnua, fuinniúil, agus spreagúil.

In an age of mass production, craft offers a way of imagining a better world, a slow, human process that connects us to material, to place, and to one another.

As the horrors of genocide in Palestine have unfolded, the reaction from policy makers has not matched the will of ordinary people to respond. Some have gone to extraordinary lengths to make a difference, but after decades of violence, many feel little hope for the prospects of peace and justice.

A defining figure in London’s music and arts scene, Lava La Rue is a West London native known for their genre-blending sound and bold visual storytelling. #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25

Adhna Ní Bhraonáin, a native of the Connemara Gaeltacht, is a Chartered Physiotherapist who uses Gaeilge daily with most of her patients. After five years working in New Zealand and Tasmania, she returned home in 2023 and experienced firsthand the difficulty of finding housing in the Gaeltacht.

Martha Farrell is a founding member and a director of Maharees Conservation Association CLG (MCA), an award-winning, community/volunteer-led charity set up to protect the Maharees tombolo. It is now an international exemplar of community-led climate adaptation and nature-based solutions.

Caoimhe Butterly is a human rights activist, educator, family therapist and documentary-maker. She has worked in humanitarian and social justice contexts for 25 years in Palestine, Iraq, Haiti, Guatemala, Lebanon, Mexico, Syria, Ukraine, Zimbabwe and in refugee camps in Greece, Lampedusa and Calais.

Dr Salem S. Gharbia is an environmental engineer and researcher at Atlantic Technological University, where he serves as Head of the Department of Environmental Science and Principal Investigator. #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25

Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla.bsky.social) is a renowned, Pulitzer-nominated, ex-Guardian and Observe investigative journalist, founder and podcast host. #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25

We are honoured and deeply grateful that Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib has agreed to join us in Dingle to speak about his experiences and insights into the situation in Palestine. Dr. Abu is a Palestinian doctor who worked as the deputy medical coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières in Palestine.

File sa dá theanga í Dairena Ní Chinnéide. I measc 12 gcnuasach foilsithe aici tá ‘Teacht Aniar Meascra Dánta 2004-2024’ (Éabhlóid 2024), Tairseach, 'Fé Gheasa:Spellbound', 'Cloithear Aistear Anama (Coiscéim 2013) agus 'An Trodaí & Dánta Eile / The Warrior & Other Poems'.

We are delighted to announce the full programme for Ireland’s Edge 2025. We have added some exceptional speakers and performers to an already stellar lineup, including journalist, Carole Cadwalladr, artist and creative, Lava Larue, journalist, Dimi Reider and a performance from the wonderful SOAK.

Roisin Kiberd has written for the New York Times, the Stinging Fly, Winter Papers and others. Her first book, The Disconnect: A Personal Journey Through the Internet, was published in 2021. She's the non-fiction editor of The Stinging Fly and teaches creative writing at the University of Galway.

Didi Ronan is the founder of NATIVE, a regenerative hospitality project in Ballydehob, West Cork. With her partner Simon, Didi runs NATIVE Ballydehob, a sustainable guesthouse and landscape hotel project, as well as the NATIVE Rewilding project, an ecological conservation project in West Cork.

Looking forward to speaking at @irelandsedge.bsky.social in Dingle next weekend. I'll be talking about corporate gentrification in Dublin City, agus fás na Gaeilge sa chultúr. Loads of great speakers including: Ed Caesar, Dr. Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, Caoimhe Butterly, Roisin Kiberd + more.

We are so delighted to have the phenomenal Dove Ellis coming to perform for us at Ireland’s Edge in a couple of weeks time for what is going to be a real musical treat. #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25

We are so delighted to have the phenomenal Dove Ellis coming to perform for us at Ireland’s Edge in a couple of weeks time for what is going to be a real musical treat. #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25

Una Mullally (@unamullally.bsky.social) is a writer from Dublin. Her essays and journalism have been published by The New York Times, Granta, The Guardian, The Stinging Fly, CNN, the BBC, and elsewhere. She is the author of two books on Irish social change, In The Name of Love, and Repeal the 8th.

Domino Whisker is an Irish textile artist based in Dublin. Using embroidery, she creates deeply personal and emotionally resonant works incorporating sentimental phrases and powerful symbols. Recently, she has expanded her work into vibrant, large-scale tapestries, often crafted using Irish wool.

Gemma Dunleavy is a vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Dublin’s North Inner City. Her music blends storytelling rooted in Irish tradition with contemporary club, pop, and R&B influences, exploring themes of resilience, identity, and working-class life.

Two weeks to go! Ireland’s Edge // Welcome Here Kind Stranger is two weeks out and we can’t wait to see you all in West Kerry once again. Tickets below, with concessions available should anyone need, just email us at [email protected]. Tickets: bit.ly/3W1qqUF #IrelandsEdge25 #OtherVoices25

We are delighted to announce some fantastic additions to our lineup for Ireland’s Edge 2025. With more speakers and performers to be announced in the coming weeks, this is shaping up to be a truly special weekend in West Kerry. Tickets to Ireland’s Edge 2025 are available here: bit.ly/3W1qqUF

Emma Ferrari is a writer and broadcaster who weaves Irish music, culture, and community movements into everything she does. She is a music and cultural columnist for The Irish Times, presents music shows for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, and is part of the team that produces the Rebel Matters podcast.

Niamh McIntyre is a senior reporter at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London. Her reporting is focused on defence and surveillance tech, AI-powered influence operations and the exploitation of workers by tech companies.

Peadar Ó Goill is a filmmaker, photographer and creative director from the Aran Islands working in music, film and live performance. Part of the team behind Kneecap, Peadar has played a key role in the band’s creative direction and live production design.

Shampain is a Galway-born DJ and Producer known for his eclectic mix of ambient, bass-driven, club and cinematic sounds. Outside music he has a celebrated career as a journalist in both print and broadcast, most recently hosting Éire Eile, a TG4 docuseries focused on obscure Irish subcultures.

We are deeply honoured to have Dr Sohaib Safi with us at Ireland’s Edge later this month. Dr Sohaib is a Palestinian medical doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières Doctors Without Borders, and worked non-stop throughout the current war, coordinating MSF's medical, surgical and health response.

Hugo Byrne is an artist and knife-maker from Limerick. Knife-making was a hobby until April 2018, when he established Hugo Byrne Knives. Now sharing a studio with his ceramist father Mike Byrne, Hugo has won several awards and has been exhibited internationally.

We want to make sure anyone who wants to can come to Ireland’s Edge. So, if for any reason you might need one, we have a number of concession tickets available and would love to hear from you. If we can help, please get in touch at [email protected]. Grá mór, Ireland’s Edge