Stories from Foster Care

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Stories from Foster Care – Irene Browne talks to Maria O’Connell

Season 1 · Episode 24

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 38:46

In this episode Irish Foster Care Association chairperson Irene Browne talks to Maria O’Connell, school principal and keynote speaker at IFCA’s 2026 conference, The Healing Power of Play. In the course of this rich and informative conversation between two educators, we learn about the Nurture approach to schooling and how approaches that work for children […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Clodagh Downes

Season 1 · Episode 23

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 • Duration 39:02

In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Niamh Barrett talks to Clodagh Downes. Clodagh was in relative foster care as a child and since then she has been on a journey through education in social care, working in disability services and now working with Tusla in the area of Feedback and Complaints, a role that […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie

Season 1 · Episode 22

Friday, April 10, 2026 • Duration 58:05

In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Andrew Murphy talks to Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie about their adoption and fostering journeys as a same-sex couple. The conversation then focuses on their passion, as founders of FASD Ireland, to bring awareness about the effects of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to all areas of Irish […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Maureen Gannon

Season 1 · Episode 22

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 • Duration 44:03

In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Andrew Murphy is speaking with Maureen Gannon. Maureen has been fostering for over 13 years and three years ago began offering emergency placement care. Drawing from her experience of over 150 placements, Maureen talks about the role models that inspired her to become a foster carer, the […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Elizabeth Ward and Bridget Power

Season 1 · Episode 21

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • Duration 48:21

In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Niamh is speaking with Elizabeth Ward and Bridget Power, Traveller women who are family access workers at Exchange House Ireland National Travellers Service in Dublin. In a wide-ranging and illuminating conversation about the experiences of Traveller children in care, they touch upon their own upbringing as Travellers, […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Katie Wrench part 2

Season 1 · Episode 20

Thursday, September 11, 2025 • Duration

Part 2 of 2 – Part one is available here and on Spotify here In this two-part interview, Niamh is speaking with Katie Wrench. Katie is a social worker, art psychotherapist and author. She and her family have also been respite foster carers. Katie was IFCA’s keynote speaker at its 2022 conference, Wrapped in Relationships. […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Katie Wrench part 1

Season 1 · Episode 19

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 • Duration

In this two-part interview, Niamh is speaking with Katie Wrench. Katie is a social worker, art psychotherapist and author. She and her family have also been respite foster carers. Katie was IFCA’s keynote speaker at its 2022 conference, Wrapped in Relationships. Katie Wrench is a deeply experienced, empathetic and engaging communicator. She has so much […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Kai Brosnan

Season 1 · Episode 18

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 • Duration

In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Andrew is speaking with Kai Brosnan. Kai spent time in residential care and he shares his lived experience in a way that dispels a few myths and encourages a better understanding of it. Kai speaks movingly about the people, organisations such as EPIC, and even the beloved […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Andrea Reilly

Season 1 · Episode 17

Friday, April 11, 2025 • Duration

In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Niamh is talking to Andrea Reilly. Andrea is a passionate advocate for other young people, particularly those with lived experience in care. Andrea is committed to shining a light on the misunderstood, under-acknowledged and under-diagnosed condition of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by speaking from her own […]

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Stories from Foster Care – Niall Sheehan and Lauren O’Toole

Season 1 · Episode 16

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 • Duration

In this latest episode of Stories from Foster Care, Niamh talks to father and foster daughter Niall Sheehan and Lauren O’Toole. An honest and wide-ranging conversation about the ups and downs of foster care, and a glimpse into a deep fostering relationship. Stories from Foster Care is a podcast series from The Irish Foster Care Association, subscribe […]

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