Day 1 filming our sizzle reel! We started The Seanchaí Collective to amplify the everyday story of everyday people, and we said the first story we would tell would be our own. Our journey begins today! Next stop London! #Documentary #InárGcroíGoDeo #TellItOnceTellItRight

As we all celebrate Halloween this year, it’s a good time to mention the Celtic festival of Samhain, which is the root of the holiday we all know today. Samhain marks the end of harvest and the beginning of winter, and where the line between worlds thins 🧡🖤 🎃

A lovely find recounting some of our story! youtu.be/yT17LVkGJzY

Gaelchultúr, GPA & GAA Renew Landmark Irish-Language Scholarship Programme for Intercounty Players. 100 scholarships offered for a second year. #IrishLanguage #GAA #GPA #Gaeilge www.gaa.ie/article/gael...

The Seanchaí Collective is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Manchán Magan, a champion of the Irish language & culture. We were lucky to meet him last year when we visited Liverpool Irish festival. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam 💚

Kneecap at Wembley 🇮🇪💚

An exciting day making plans for our story #Documentary #IrishLanguage #Justice

The Seanchaí Collective will only endorse the use of our mums name and the legacy of the Message to Margaret to be used by people or organisations whose values align with our own.

BBC says it did not cut Irish lyrics from first radio play of CMAT's new single www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Fantastic evening at @IrelandEmbGB at the launch of Aunties in England telling the story of the changing relationship between Britain and Ireland through the stories of emigrant Irish women who travelled to London in the 1960s-1980s

One of the best articulations of our story and how Fontaines D.C. were inspired to write the first song ‘In ár gcroíthe go deo’ on their album Skinty Fia. Who doesn’t want to be turned into a Simpsons character 😉

The Margaret Keane Irish Language Workshop is now available, an interactive workshop that takes participants through a history of the Irish language, exploring themes of identity, what it means to be Irish in Britain. Hear direct from the family and learn a little Irish as you do

A busy time at Seanchaí HQ, a fabulous day in York delivering training to colleagues from Mental Health Support Teams across 4 ICB’s Also working with these ICB’s consulting as a ‘critical friend’ on the development of their participation strategies.

"Our own community history means we do not see diversity as a burden — it is a strength. We believe that, not because of dogma, but because it's our lived experience.” • Irish in Britain on why words matter • www.irishinbritain.org/news/why-wor...

Sad news this morning hearing the passing of Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pontiff aged 88 years. His was a story to be heard and made sure we heard the story of the poor and immigrants. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha

Wishing you all a very happy Easter 🐣

What a brilliant morning spent networking at Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast and promoting The Seanchaí Collective hosted at the brilliant @SYDNICentre an amazing community venue The food was pretty good too 😉 #Networking #NewBusiness

This will be our 7th Mothers Day without mum and this week we found the most precious video of her singing, filmed over 30 years ago. Margaret sings ‘A mother’s love is a blessing’, a sign maybe, definitely a precious find to let us know she is always with us. Happy Mother’s Day to all mums 💚

As a new organisation it’s so important to feel welcomed and supported in your local area, we’re delighted to be invited to an event with Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce as their guest Looking forward to networking and telling people all about The Seanchaí Collective 💚

We report on the Westminster meeting to support MP @liamconlon.bsky.social's proposed #PhilomenasLaw Speakers with Liam: Philomena daughter Jane Libberton Rosa Gilbert Irish in Britain Séan Kaluarachchi London Irish Centre Chair @pronouncedalva.bsky.social www.irishinbritain.org/news/momentu...

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh 🇮🇪☘️💚

St Patrick’s Day greetings from Seanchaí Director Colette all the way in Chicago. The city has been dyeing its river green for more than 60 years, and celebrates with two different parades to honor Irish heritage, Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit 💚🍀🇮🇪

President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins shares a St Patrick’s Day message It was always always a delight for dad when he received his cards from President Higgins 💚🇮🇪🍀

McDonald’s introduce an ‘as Gaeilge’ ordering option across Ireland The fast food giant has announced the nationwide rollout of Irish language ordering across its self-service kiosks in restaurants throughout the Republic of Ireland. www.newstalk.com/news/mcdonal...

Live performances always manage to connect, these stories are very different but at the centre are two women with a story to tell! Myra's Story - Irish Play by Brian Foster, a tragic story of middle aged homeless alcoholic Myra. Am I Irish Yet? By Kate Kerrigan a funny and relatable story.

Such a fantastic night at Roger Casements Coventry annual dinner and dance Privileged to present the Bernie and Margaret Keane Clubperson of the year award to the Fallon family Roger Casements was mum and dads life, its thriving, it’s a credit to Coventry & the whole GAA

We are working on our 1st project as a new company,re-telling our own story, we are excited by new approaches to work together. Particularly the possibility of working with an Irish language group to explore their work with families to 're-story' their own lives and recover their sense of agency

Happy heavenly 80th birthday 🎂 We all gathered tonight and remembered you with a fish and chip supper just as you would’ve wanted Time may be passing but the depth of your loss never changes You remain as always inár gcroí go deo 💚

2025 is exciting for us as we launch phase 2 of the Message to Margaret campaign The Seanchaí Collective, our main aim being to challenge public decision makers to explore safe and inclusive practices through the transformative nature of real life stories.

Wishing all our followers, near and far, a very Happy Christmas, we hope you all have a blessed and peaceful day with loved ones. Nollaig Shona daoibh go lèir

What a brilliant night supporting our fellow M2M creative Paul Nolan in the The Albany Theatre production of Alice in Wonderland- well done all 🌟 🌟🌟

We have been working for a long time to create a legacy for our story, we are delighted to introduce The Seanchaí Collective - harnessing the power of stories and learning through lived experience. Seanchaí (shan-a-key) were traditional Irish story tellers. www.seanchaicollective.org

We were recently informed that the @ecclawsoc Ecclesiastical Judges Association have published the report of its working group into @churchofengland churchyard memorial regulations. The review completed by @CofE_Cov following our case is cited ecclawsoc.org.uk/churchyard-m...

A really enjoyable evening at IrelandEmbGB 1st #PopUpGaeltacht. A great chance to practice and celebrate #Gaeilge. Absolute delight to catch up with our comrades CnaG_LDN & to hear the bilingual conversation b/w Tristan Rosenstock & @tadhgmacdh.bsky.social

Privileged to meet His Excellency Mr Martin Fraser, Irish Ambassador to Great Britain this morning on his visit to Coventry Irish Society as he opened the Mo Mowlam library and met members of Coventry’s Irish community. We discussed the development of our theatre production 💚🇮🇪🍀

A brilliant day at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, building exciting partnerships for the theatre production of the Message to Margaret story, a story of #Justice #Equity #Identity #IrishInBritain #Coventry #Family @carolinebroganlaw.bsky.social

Míle buíochas (many thanks) to Múinteoir (Teacher) Nollaig & all those supporting the Margaret Keane Irish Language School hosted by Coventry Irish Society 🇮🇪 🍀💚 #Gaeilge

A reminder of some of our journey Supported by many 💚 #MessageToMargaret #Equity #Inárgcroígodeo