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Hosts Emily O'Callaghan and Irina Dzhambazova speak to original mavericks from the creative industries. The name Green Rebel originates from our definition of a person who carves a unique path from their passion - and through hard work and persistence, makes this passion their career. This podcast aims to gather knowledge, inspiration and a touch of advice from those who have done exactly that. The conversations with our guests will also touch on subjects such as Ireland’s political and cult ...
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On this week's episode, we chat to Dublin-based illustrator Steve McCarthy. Born in Dundrum County Dublin, in 1984. Steve left school at the age of 8, he was homeschooled from then to adulthood. Steve has never sat any kind of exam. His lack of qualifications led to some “creative” methods of securing a place in Ballyfermot college, where he studie…
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Stephen James Smith: Live at the Sound House
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A special live episode with Dublin-based poet and playwright Stephen James Smith, recorded at the Dublin Podcast Festival. Stephen is central to the rise of the Irish spoken word scene. His poetry videos have amassed over 1 million views online, including ‘My Ireland’, a short poetry film commissioned by St. Patrick’s Festival. Stephen has performe…
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Victoria Mary Clarke: From a Nervous Breakdown to Life Coaching
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On this week' episode, we talk with Victoria Mary Clarke, a media and life coach who has had more jobs and incarnations than most. Victoria was born plain Victoria Clarke (the Mary was added for effect) in Dublin, Ireland. She learned to read Cornflake boxes at the age of two, and began work on her first autobiography ‘All About Me’ at the age of s…
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Elaine Mai: Making Music Without a Grand Plan
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In this episode, we chat with Irish artist Elaine Mai, whose atmospheric and melodic electronic music we love. We had the pleasure to see her perform at Body and Soul. She tells us a very interesting story about that performance that we both found kind of surprising. And as with all other interviews we have done, we don’t shy away from the more ser…
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Molly Sterling: Healing Through Music
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On this week's episode, we bring you a very special conversation and performance with musicians very close to our hearts: Molly Sterling and Laura McCabe. Molly has just released her second single "Stripped Down" which you will hear performed live alongside her first single "Plain Static" as well as the song "I am but a Man." Molly Sterling who is …
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Niamh Marron: The Emotional Release of Comedy
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On this week's episode, we bring you a conversation with award-winning comedian Niamh Marron, who has supported PJ Gallagher, Luisa Omielan, David Mc Savage, Foil, Arms & Hog and Gearoid Farrelly in the past. She is rightfully called “Consistently excellent ” by Hot Press Magazine. Niamh was 1 of 3 comedians chosen to perform in the infamous Vicar …
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On this episode, Emily interviews producer Adam Fogarty and rapper Karl Mangan, aka Mango & Mathman just before their gig at The Sound House, as part of a night celebrating the launch of the new Irish film Dublin Oldschool which they starred and performed in. We are fans of these guys here at Green Rebel for the past year and jumped at the chance t…
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Leah Minto: Dublin's Newschool of Acting
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Leah Minto, the latest guest on Green Rebel, is a theater and film actor from Dublin. Her latest role is in Dublin Oldschool, which was released nationwide this weekend. Directed by Dave Tynan and starring Emmet Kirwan and Ian Lloyd Anderson, it is rightfully described as one of the greatest Irish films of recent years. The film t…
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On this episode, we speak with Roisin Kiberd, a Dublin-based writer whose work has been published in The Guardian, Vice, The Irish Times, The Stinging Fly and other notable publications. Throughout her career, she has also worked as a contributing editor, a content creator and was once a cheese on the Internet. During our explorative chat, we cover…
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On this episode, we speak with Tony Kelly, an actor, writer, producer, and comedian. A dynamic talent from Waterford in Ireland he has the type of vision, determination, and drive which has resulted in him being asked to work at creative events on Broadway and beyond. He was recently the lead in Writing Home, an Irish feature film currently touring…
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Our next guest is poet Sahar Ali. Sahar is someone who we both admire and have seen perform live several times. We love her poetry and have wanted to have her on the podcast for a while now! Sahar brings something special to the spoken word scene here in Dublin. Her multi-layered poems explore huge themes in a darkly humorous and articulate way. T…
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Sarah Devereux : Performance Artist Extraordinaire
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This is a funny, entertaining and emotional episode which we are so proud to bring you. We had a bewitching evening with Ms. Devereux and welcome you all to enjoy it too! Here is her animation which is called " A practical guide", It won joint best short at the Dublin Feminist Film Festival! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBqqs_8LjJQ&t=1s "Art art…
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On this episode, we speak with photographer Aoife Herrity. In the past five years, Aoife has become what she calls a "quiet" photographer, taking care to compose the perfect shot, filled with humanity and semiotics. Before studying photography, Aoife had dipped her toes into film and acting, a path which she hopes to revisit in future but at the mo…
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On the latest episode of Green Rebel, we talk with Irish comedian Bláithín de Burca. We delve into her life while covering a range of topics including her writing process, stand up performances, confidence issues and how to keep going in a tough industry. We also speak about the hugely important Repeal movement taking place in Ireland leading up to…
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Emily O'Callaghan: The Original Green Rebel
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On this special Valentine’s Day episode, one host interviews the other. Emily O’Callaghan is the original green rebel. A scallywag, a hustler and an artist Emily has been searching for that which makes her heart skip since age 12. The wonder and curiosity have seen her dabble in things as varied as photography, acting, cobbling, massage, standup co…
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Meet photographer Abe Neihum, a Libyan living in Ireland since 1996 whose story is incredibly fascinating. He discovered his passion for photography during college and would have gone on to pursue it had the Arab Spring not arisen in his native Libya. Join us to hear how he is slowly finding his way back to photography. Abe and his mother Fatima se…
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Catherine Bohart is a really funny Irish comedian. The kind of funny whose jokes actually pay the rent (not in the ideal gaffe she would necessarily choose to, but still). She started performing stand-up in 2015 and since then has enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks of UK and Irish comedy. In 2016, she was a finalist in both the BBC New Comedy A…
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Jackie Hennessy: Making Waves in Irish Music
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On the latest episode of Green Rebel, we talk with musician Jackie Hennessy. She is the producer of the upcoming documentary Making Waves, which tells the story of the Irish music scene and what makes it so special. Through interviews with over a dozen musicians and other influencers in the industry, the documentary showcases the development and ex…
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This week, we are speaking with horror film director and writer Conor McMahon. Conor’s fascination with the horror movies originated after seeing audiences laugh and enjoy the goofy shorts he was making with his friends. It was also a way for him to deal with his own anxieties and worries. By the age of 16 he was determined to be a filmmaker and ha…
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Whether it is compromising or putting in long hours working on a project until it is right, the Green Rebels have a sense of dedication in common. Jill for example still draws and paints up to five nights a week to hone her craft. Still only 33 and now represented by William Morris Agency, Jill is an Art Director, Production Designer,…
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Frankie Gaffney: From Delinquent To Acclaimed Novelist
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Frankie Gaffney, writer and activist was our guest for Episode 2 of Green Rebel. He speaks passionately to us on subjects close to his heart such as dialects, reading books, creating art, class equality and the curse of social media. In this short interview, he manages to cover everything from Shakespeare through Joyce, via Marxism, Ma…
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Niall 'Nialler9' Byrne : Building A Career Out Of Music
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Niall ‘Nialler9’ Byrne was our guest for the first episode of Green Rebel. Niall has been running a successful music review website by the name of Nialler9 for 13 years. He is strongly regarded in Ireland as the go-to recommender for quality music and his work has grown into selecting songs for TV shows and DJing at his own club night, Lumo. In thi…
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