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Sinéad O’Brien

Full Name

Sinéad O’Brien

Location

Availability

Full Time

Travels

Nationally, Internationally

Seasonal / Part-Time / Travel - Availability Details

Preferred Audience

Children, Adults, Festivals

Repertoire

Sinéad weaves stories from Irish folklore & mythology along with stories from history & local heritage. Her storytelling theatre shows mix Irish myths & folklore with personal stories.

Background / Experience

Sinéad is currently touring Ireland & Europe with her storytelling theatre shows, “No One Is Coming” & “Hero/Banlaoch”. Sinéad began as a professional storyteller a decade ago, first as a theatre performer and then as a storyteller at the National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin. Sinéad went on to facilitate community and heritage projects in London’s East End as Resident Storyteller with Toynbee Hall, before heading to Amsterdam where she has worked with Mezrab, the house of Stories. Sinéad performed in theatres & festivals all around the Netherlands and Europe and was a regular host of Mezrab’s storytelling evenings in Amsterdam. Sinéad’s storytelling show’s have received five star reviews and her show “No One Is Coming” (Directed by Sahand Sahebdivani) was shortlisted for the Mental Health Foundation Art Award but The Scotsman at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023.

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Committee 2025

Chair: Aoife Demel

Secretary: Simone Schuemmelfeder

Treasurer: Ger Corbett

Child Protection Officer: Francis McCarron

 

Committee Members: 

Tom O'Rahilly

Ger Corbett

Liz Weir

Órla McGovern

Aoife Demel

Maria Gillen

Francis McCarron

Colin Urwin

Simone Schuemmelfeder

Sinéad O'Brien

Catherine McGuinness

Charity Number: CHY 17256

Contact Us

For more information, reach out by filling in the form below or by emailing Simone Schuemmelfeder via secretary@storytellersofireland.org

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