Training

2023

  • Cyanotypes with National Youth Council of Ireland

  • TUSLA’s Introduction to Children First E-Learning Training (2023 - 2026)

2022

  • Sonic Explorations with National Youth Council of Ireland

  • Meitheal: Tusla-led Early Intervention Practice Model

  • Intermediate Motivational Interviewing with Motivational Interviewing Ireland

  • Design & Evaluation of Youth Arts & STEAM Projects with National Youth Council of Ireland

  • Introduction to Circus Skills with National Youth Council of Ireland

  • Planning for Success with Youth Diversion Project’s Best Practice Development Team

  • YLS/CMI Sv and 2.0 Training with Youth Diversion Project’s Best Practice Development Team

  • Exploring Anger Training with Youth Diversion Project’s Best Practice Development Team

  • Outcomes Focused Planning Design (Logic Model) Training with Youth Diversion Project’s Best Practice Development Team

  • Introduction to Motivational Interviewing with Motivational Interviewing Ireland

  • Qualified Narrative4 Storytelling Exchange Facilitator

  • Youth Arts Summer School Digital Music, Songwriting and Recording with National Youth Council of Ireland

  • HSeLanD - Assessing Your Own Leadership Performance

  • HSELanD - Cyber Security Awareness

  • HSELanD - Dignity in the Workplace

2021

  • GDPR Training with Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board

  • Teacher Artist Partnership CPD in Enhancing Arts Education in Ireland with Department of Education

  • Child Protection Awareness Training (Safeguarding Programme) with Ossory Youth (2020 - 2023)

  • TUSLA’s Introduction to Children First E-Learning Training (2020 - 2023)

 

Achievements

Songwriter and performer under the project ‘Feibhár’ (2011- present)

  • Performing as a solo artist and as a group member since

  • Songwriter, composer and musical contributor to other groups

  • Appearing live and pre-recorded on local and national radio stations

Involvement in music competitions

  • Performing in finals and received first place as a participant on multiple occasions

  • Judged a Battle of the Bands run by Ossory Youth (2017)

independently released a number of songs and performance pieces and composed music for other people

  • My debut single using knowledge of the industry (2019)

  • Composed the soundtrack for an animation played in the Lighthouse Theatre (2019)

  • Composed music for a web-based interactive story aimed at primary school aged children (2019)

  • My spoken word piece about reproductive rights the Repeal campaign covered by Hot Press Magazine (2018)

 

Experience

RURAL UBU (YOUR PLACE YOUR SPACE) YOUTH WORKER, AT OSSORY YOUTH’S CALLAN YOUTH SPACE (2023 - PRESENT)

  • Engaging with young people with additional needs from a variety of backgrounds in innovative and needs based interventions in rural locations

  • Targeting and engaging young people on the basis of need, relating to some or all of the following:

    • mental health, equity, risk, ethnicity, disability, homelessness and/or deprivation

  • Facilitated collaboration with GMCBeats to release a song for Cruinniú na nÓg 2023

Youth Justice Worker, Compass Youth Diversion Project at Ossory Youth (2022-2023)

  • Assessing and responding to needs of young people aged 12-17 years old in accordance with Youth Diversion Project operational requirements

  • Engaging young offenders in a process of learning and development, enabling them to examine their own behaviour and supporting them in making positive lifestyle choices

  • Using motivational interviewing techniques and a young person-centred approach

  • Enabling one young person to complete the Work to Learn Programme

  • Operating efficient office procedures in line with data protection act requirements

  • Attending Referral Assessment Committee meetings and preparing written reports as required

  • Doing outreach to reach young people and their parents and guardians where they are

Art and Music Facilitator at Ossory Youth (2021-present)

  • Facilitating a music-centred space for young people

  • Facilitating three art groups per week for young people

  • Collaborating with Kilkenny Arts Council to facilitate an artist in residence in our space

  • Planning sessions for different abilities, needs and wants and maintaining a safe environment

  • Providing meaningful engagement with art forms while achieving youth work objectives

  • Encouraging problem-solving and growth in a collaborative and inclusive way

  • Involving young people in decision making processes

  • Co-facilitating Summer Sonics 2022 with Jeremy Hickey

Musician Educator at Music Generation Kilkenny (2021-2022)

  • Teaching songwriting and music production skills to young people ages 11 to 18 online and in school and youth work settings

  • Exploring young people’s opinions and ideas through the songwriting and creative process

  • Teaching ukulele to children aged 6 to 13 in primary school settings

  • Working with children and young people to prepare them for performances

Online Podcast Group, volunteering at Ossory Youth (2021)

  • A weekly collaborative online course involving young people in podcast creation and production with young people ages 12 to 18

  • Facilitating young people to engaging with exploring and speaking to what is on their mind

Online Songwriting Group, volunteering at Ossory Youth (2020)

  • A weekly collaborative online course involving young people in the songwriting and production of a song to raise money for charity

  • Encouraging young people to creatively express themselves

Summer Music Programme, volunteering at Ossory Youth (2020)

  • Doing administrative work for the programme within the building and ensuring a safe environment for the participants

  • Collaborating during the workshop vocally and instrumentally

  • Providing experiential learning, amplifying young people’s voices through songwriting

  • Aiding one of the young people with an incident via Children's First training

 

Volunteer Work

  • Member on the Board of Directors for Ossory Youth (2020-2021)

  • Volunteer with music and podcast youth groups with Ossory Youth (2020-2021)

  • Butler Gallery Front of House (2020-2021)