About Me – How We Are Irish Got Started

If you’re looking for great content, then WeAreIrish is for you.

The Ultimate Goal – An Aidhm

WeAreIrish was created by Úna-Minh Kavanagh (hello!) during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to share good news, inspirational stories and positive pieces about Irish people. She loves to share good news and uplifting stories and celebrate the Irish language.

Let’s face it – the world needs good stories these days.

The Founder – An Bunaitheoir

Úna-Minh is an award-winning video game developer, writer and author from Co. Kerry. She’s the Creative Director at Organic Matters, has a BA in Irish and Journalism from Dublin City University and a Professional Cert. in Digital Policy from UCD.

A black and white photo of Úna-Minh Kavanagh looking to the left. Taken by Holly Greene.

(Photo by Holly Greene)

Úna-Minh loves storytelling and sees content as a collaborative effort between herself and the people around her. WeAreIrish is a spin-off of a project she did in 2017 which aimed to showcase various people of all shapes, colours and ethnicities that we have in Ireland today.

At the time, she didn’t think about creating a website, but as the years went by and world news became bleaker, she realised that she could do much more to promote the good in the world.

And so, in 2020, this website was born.

WeAreIrish was formed out of a desire to share good news and interesting stories.

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Licensing – Comhaontuithe Ceadúnaithe

I’ve worked hard to find, source, research and interview people for stories and news pieces. I also receive press releases from organisations. If you wish to use my content on other sites, as a courtesy, please contact me for permission first.