Work With Me

Welcome to the “Work with Me” Page of my website. Hi, I’m Úna-Minh Kavanagh, and I’m the chief scribbler here at the good news website WeAreIrish.ie and SpilltheBeans.ie

I have a background in journalism and new media, and a BA in Gaeilge agus Iriseoireacht (Irish and Journalism) from DCU as well as a Professional Cert. in Digital Policy from UCD.

I’m a competent Irish speaker and have been blogging online since 2011. I’m the Assistant Producer at Die Gute Fabrik.

Let’s Work Together!

WeAreIrish.ie is open to collaborations. Interested? Contact me here.

I’ve worked in everything from Internet research and social media management to proofreading, news writing, and multimedia content creation. I’ve done talks, been on podcasts, and panels and hosted blogging masterclasses.

My book Anseo came out in 2019 and was published by New Island Books, I was a co-writer on Lonely Planet’s book Experience Ireland, and I’m currently working on another novel. Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know if you’re coming from this page.

Despite the “Minh” part of my name and how I look, I’m very much Irish (and Asian). I am a native English speaker and have a fluency in the Irish language.

Here’s why you should work with me

As a freelancer, I am flexible with respect to the variety of work you may need as well as working hours and time differences. I’m well-rounded, and open-minded and eagerly listen and learn from my clients to give them all an individualised service.

My previous clients include PR companies, museums, magazines, tour companies, business websites, and tourism boards. I’m always up for a challenge.

Working with brands

For WeAreIrish, I will only look to partner/work with brands that reflect my values for this site: companies that promote good, positive Irish news, stories and preferably brands that demonstrate a commitment to sustainable tourism with an Irish connection.

In the Press

As a journalist, I’ve been featured in the media in a variety of capacities over many years therefore this isn’t a complete list – also some of the links have expired on the original site they were hosted on.

Radio

June 25th, 2013 – Radio Kerry: Youths questioned about racial abuse of young Kerry woman
March 29th, 2016 – A shoutout on air by Darragh Doyle on Newstalk
July 28th, 2016 – Radio Kerry on Talkabout with Marian O’Flaherty, chatting about the blog, its origins and plans for the future
April 17th, 2017 – Newstalk: #WeAreIrish
November 10th, 2019 – Newstalk: Is Ireland a welcoming nation?
November, 19th, 2019 – Clare FM: Morning Focus
November, 22nd, 2019 – RTÉ 2fm Jennifer Zamparelli show
December, 18th, 2019 – RTÉ Radio One The Ray D’Arcy show interview

Print

June 1st, 2013 – The Irish Times (Print and online)
October 13th, 2013 – The New York Times: Some Irish Need Not Apply
November 14th, 2014 – The Kerryman: Tralee Blogger Una Minh’s Ballymaloe tales win fans
February 27th, 2017 – The Independent: Irish victim of racial slurs goes viral with her cartoon of ongoing abuse (Print and online)
January 29th, 2018 – The Irish Examiner: Online Lives (Print and Online)
March 30th, 2019 – The Times: Every day is mother’s day as duo travel the world together (Print and online)
October 21st, 2019 – Kerry’s Eye: Piece on my book by Breda Joy
October 30th, 2019 – The Kerryman: Céad Míle Fáilte? (Print and online)
November 10th – The Sunday Times: Pavel Barter piece on gaming and Ireland
November 14th, 2019 – Hot Press Magazine: On the cover. Interview and review of my book
November 16th, 2019 – The Independent: Piece on my book by Kim Bielenberg
November 23rd, 2019 – The Irish Times: Anseo: a beautiful book interweaving family, race, Gaeilge and social media (Print and online – Review of my book)
November 27th, 2019 – University Observer: Piece on my book as Gaeilge
December 2nd, 2019 – UCC Express: Agallamh le Hugh O’Reilly Fitzgerald
December 7th, 2019 – The Irish Examiner: Interview with Sue Leonard
January 2020 – Fórsa Trade Union Magazine: Piece on my book

Online

September 10th, 2014 – Technology.ie: Úna Spills the Beans on Food [Podcast]
February 25th, 2015 – MediaHQ: Featured Journalist
March 31st, 2015 – SpunOut: 5 ways to support an unemployed friend
November 3rd, 2015 – Mental Health Ireland: Don’t be embarrassed to ask for help
October 17th, 2016 – See Change
November 10th, 2016 – Spiderworking: A Year Of Podcasting: The Listener Episode – Blogcentric Podcast #52
December 20th, 2016 – The Journal.ie: Christmas with depression: ‘Even putting on clothes can be hard when there’s a lingering dark cloud’
2017 – SHEmazing: ‘What’s Irish for mic drop?’ This Kerrywoman just OWNED a troll
February 28th, 2017 – The Daily Edge: This Gaeilgeoir had the best response for a man who questioned her ‘Irishness’
March 3rd, 2017 – VienDong: Cô gái gốc Việt kể chuyện bị kỳ thị tại Ái Nhĩ Lan
April 19th, 2017 – BreakingNews.ie: Kerry woman launches campaign to recognise diverse Irish society
April 19th, 2017 – Lovin.ie: A Campaign Celebrating Ireland’s Diverse Society Has Been Launched
April 22nd, 2017 – Irish Central: The #WeAreIrish hashtag on Twitter just got very racist
2017 – 2018 Worked as a journalist for the Lonely Planet newsroom
October 15th, 2019 – Tralee Today: Piece on book launch
November 6th, 2019 – RSVP: Kerry’s most influential women at home and abroad
November 13th, 2019 – Dublin Inquirer: My book reviewed
November 30th, 2019 – Smart Thinking Books
2019 – Journalist on the Run: 9 Best Travel Gifts For Her: The Travel Lover In Your Life
2021 – Irish Times: Popular video game Among US gets Irish-language version
2021 – Kotaku: Among Us Adds A New Language: Irish
2021 – Entertainment.ie: ‘Among Us’ can now be played as Gaeilge
2021 – NintendoLife: Feature: Why Was Among Us Translated Into Irish?
2021 – Eurogamer: Among Us Irish localisation “a cultural win for a thriving minority language”
2021 – The Verge: Among Us gets an official Irish translation
2021 – TheGamer: Interview: Úna-Minh Kavanagh On The Importance Of Among Us In Irish
December, 2021 – PlayersUnlocked | By PlayStation Ireland