Stories from Foster Care

Irish Foster Care Association
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Stories from Foster Care is a podcast brought to you by The Irish Foster Care Association. Join host Niamh Barrett as she meets people from all walks of life who have different experiences of foster care in Ireland. Listen to Stories from Foster Care on Spotify, Apple, Nearcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Be sure to subscribe for all the latest episodes. Stories from Foster Care is produced with the Nearcast podcast network, and is made in association with the Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth.

  1. 12/16/2025

    Stories from Foster Care - Maureen Gannon

    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 […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Maureen Gannon first appeared on Nearcast.

    44 min

  2. 11/11/2025

    Stories from Foster Care - Elizabeth Ward and Bridget Power

    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, […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Elizabeth Ward and Bridget Power first appeared on Nearcast.

    48 min

  3. 09/11/2025

    Stories from Foster Care - Katie Wrench part 2

    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. […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Katie Wrench part 2 first appeared on Nearcast.

  4. 09/02/2025

    Stories from Foster Care - Katie Wrench part 1

    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 […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Katie Wrench part 1 first appeared on Nearcast.

  5. 07/01/2025

    Stories from Foster Care - Kai Brosnan

    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 […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Kai Brosnan first appeared on Nearcast.

  6. 04/11/2025

    Stories from Foster Care - Andrea Reilly

    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 […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Andrea Reilly first appeared on Nearcast.

  7. Stories from Foster Care - Niall Sheehan and Lauren O'Toole

    12/03/2024

    Stories from Foster Care - Niall Sheehan and Lauren O'Toole

    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 […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Niall Sheehan and Lauren O’Toole first appeared on Nearcast.

  8. 09/23/2024

    Stories from Foster Care - Shaunagh Cunningham

    In this latest episode of Stories from Foster Care, Niamh talks to Shaunagh Cunningham about her childhood experiences before being taken into care, her current work as an advocate for children in care through the Care Experiences project, and her perspective as a member of Tusla staff. The conversation with this passionate young advocate is […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Shaunagh Cunningham first appeared on Nearcast.

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Stories from Foster Care is a podcast brought to you by The Irish Foster Care Association. Join host Niamh Barrett as she meets people from all walks of life who have different experiences of foster care in Ireland. Listen to Stories from Foster Care on Spotify, Apple, Nearcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Be sure to subscribe for all the latest episodes. Stories from Foster Care is produced with the Nearcast podcast network, and is made in association with the Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth.

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  • Creator
    Irish Foster Care Association
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    23
  • Copyright
    © Made by the Irish Foster Care Association
  • Show Website
    Stories from Foster Care