Across all social media platforms both in Ireland and abroad, you’ll discover fantastic Black Irish and Irish people of colour who are making excellent content to suit all tastes. One of the latest platforms to make waves in recent times is TikTok.
Whether you’re into travel, Irish humour or social commentary (to name a few), it’s great to see the diverse range of TikTokers based in Ireland.
Here are nine Black Irish and Irish people of colour to follow:
1. makeupbyjade_1
Jade Foley is a fantastic makeup artist and model whose creations are absolutely stunning.
@makeupbyjade_1 I haven’t seen anyone do this trend with makeup yet 😊 ##16missedcalls ##trend ##makeup ##growth ##fypシ
♬ оригинальный звук – lizok
2. bonbonod14
Boni Odoemene is the co-founder of Black and Irish (also on TikTok). He creates content to do with Ireland as well as covering topics like Black History Month and Irish lingo.
@bonbonod14 Reply to @black_andirish back with Part 5: Tom Molineaux 🥊 🖤☘️##irish ##history ##ireland ##black ##blackirish ##blackhistory
♬ Irish Music 1 – The Irish Folk
3. higovisuals
Christian Figuera (Higo) is a visual content creator who highlights his travels across Ireland and abroad!
@higovisuals suggestions on where this summer?##ireland ##fyp ##film ##awakenireland ##aesthetic ##staycation ##stpatricksday
♬ After life x Tongue Tied – Rona.Bois
4. Joshua Nueva
Josh was born in the Philippines and is now based in County Mayo. He posts fantastic videos of the Irish countryside and gems from his home county. You can read about Joshua’s story on site here.
@joshuanueva The tropical blue waters of Old Head Beach with the view of Croagh Patrick is a must visit for any road trip ☘️
♬ original sound – Joshua Nueva
5. hennaspaghetti
A wonderful musician, this Irish-Indian content creator shares her love of music as well as topical social issues.
@hennaspaghetti Reply to @ladscallmejeffy
♬ Elevator Music – Bohoman
6. sodemtiktok
Sodem Solana is an incredible K-Pop dancer and gamer based in Dublin. I interviewed Sodem about winning the Grand Prize at the K-POP World Festival in South Korea here.
@sodemtiktok Reply to @sam.trcy I wanted to show all the countries what Ireland was capable of 🥺 ##fyp ##dublin ##ireland ##trend ##viral ##gay ##lgbt ##kpop ##foryou ##4u
♬ how GREAT I am by Aj Greene – Aj Greene📺
7. riona22
Ríona is a wonderful Irish creator and fellow adoptee who really gives me a laugh anytime I watch her content. Her videos are fun and snappy with great slice-of-life content.
@riona22 He tried ##fyp ##greenscreen ##irish ##scottish ##gaeilge
♬ оригинальный звук – fhdhdjdhdh
8. Favourxmusic
This Irish musician has incredible vocals. Below is her beautiful cover of, ‘Make you feel my love’ by Adele. You won’t regret listening to her.
@favourxmusic Make you feel my love🦋(cover). ##fyp ##foryoupage ##fyp ##foryoupage ##adele ##viral ###ireland ##irish ##viral ##adele ##singing
♬ original sound – Favour003
9. Finally, me! Úna-Minh Kavanagh
Shameless plug, I’m also on the platform. You can find me over on TikTok talking about things to do with the Irish language, general geekery and foraging.
@unaminh Answer to @charliebig Thanks for the question! ##ireland ##Irish ##Gaeilge ##irishlanguage ##irishslang
♬ original sound – Úna-Minh Kavanagh 🇮🇪
It was wonderful to pull together this small selection of Black Irish creators and Irish people of colour and I’m looking forward to highlighting more for you all down the line. In the meantime, check out more articles below or my ‘people’ section on site here.