This podcast seeks to answer questions centred on how we can make Ireland a better place to live. A place of social inclusion, flourishing and wellbeing, strong communities and sustainable economic activity. A place with enriching experiences to be found for all kinds of people. A place of hope and optimism.

And importantly, a place where our young people from all backgrounds can flourish. A place where they want to be; where they feel their hopes and dreams are valid and importantly, can be turned into reality.

I was one of those young people who left Ireland for a better life. But. I returned.

My story is one of movement and change. Of being altered by my surroundings and the experience of being a witness to accessibility challenges and social and economic exclusion. Of feeling disconnected from the place where I was born; often feeling apart from those around me.

But it has also been about how to turn all of these experiences into something constructive. It has, ultimately been a story about finding my way to belonging and connection. And I have done this, unknowingly, through design,

Design is about intention. It is about vision. It is about process. Change. Creativity and collaboration. All of this amounts to nothing meaningful if it is not driven by the desire to make things better. And, by the belief that they can be better for everyone living here in Ireland.