Ireland Unfiltered Creators & Guests

Colm Tóibín is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, critic, and poet.

Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator, and strategist.

Andrew Maxwell is a comedian and narrator.

Bret Easton Ellis is an American author, screenwriter and short story writer, his works have been translated into 27 languages, he also hosts the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.

Arthur Mathews is a comedy writer and actor.

Rory O'Neill is a drag queen and gay rights activist.

Joe Brolly is a football analyst and columnist for Sunday Independent.

Jared Diamond is a geographer, historian, anthropologist, and author best known for his popular science books The Third Chimpanzee, Guns, Germs, and Steel; Collapse, The World Until Yesterday, and Upheaval.

Lynn Ruane is a politician.

Melatu Uche Okorie is an author and member of the Arts Council of Ireland.Okorie's work has been appeared in publications and anthologies. In 2009, her short story "Gathering Thoughts" won the Metro Éireann Writing Award. Her first book, the short story collection "This Hostel Life," was published in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Irish Book Award, and adapted into an opera by the Irish National Opera.Okorie was born in Nigeria and moved to Ireland in 2006. She received her M. Phil. in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin.

Liam Cunningham is an Irish stage and screen actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Ardal O'Hanlon is a comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted, George Sunday/Thermoman in My Hero, and DI Jack Mooney in Death in Paradise. His novel The Talk of the Town was published in 1998.

Mario Rosenstock is an actor, comedian, impressionist, and musician.

Kellie Harrington is an amateur boxer and Olympic gold medalist.

Paschal Donohoe is the minister of finance.

Lisa Chambers is a politician and barrister.

David McWilliams is an economist, writer, journalist, and a faculty member of Trinity College, Dublin business school.

Tommy Tiernan is a comedian, actor, writer, and presenter.

Barry Keoghan is an Irish actor. He gained acclaim for roles in The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), earning a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award, and Dunkirk (2017), directed by Christopher Nolan. Keoghan’s portrayal of Druig in Marvel’s Eternals expanded his global recognition. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).