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The Care Experience Podcast

Nov 30, 2021

This special episode of the Care Experience Podcast celebrates World Children's Day with an extended conversation with Dr. Niall Muldoon - the Ombudsperson for Children in Ireland.

CEO of EPIC empowering people in care, Marissa Ryan, joins with Thomas and Niall for a far-reaching and impactful discussion of the rights...


Nov 3, 2021

Episode Thirty of the Care Experience Podcast looks at social media and how it can used positively within the care system. There is an interview with TU Dublin Lecturer, Researcher and Fullbright Awardee Anne Marie Shier about her current piece of research which is about the role social media plays in reuniting people...


Oct 6, 2021

In this Podcast, Peter and Thomas interview Suzy and Christina; and Rob and Mark - two same sex couples currently fostering in Ireland. They talk about the trials and tribulations of fostering and explain what prompted them to get involved. they also debunk some of the myths that have grown up around foster-care.

There...


Sep 1, 2021

This episode tries to gain a greater understanding of how children and young people, who have been in care, have experienced the intervention of psychotherapy and counselling. There is an in-depth interview with Dr Daire Gilmartin: Principal Principal Counselling Psychologist & Psychotherapist in Five...


Aug 4, 2021

This two part podcast explores how young people who have been through the care system experience the education system. Even though we are only scraping the surface of this complex but vital subject, we decided that there was too much material for one episode so we divided it into two parts.

In part two, Thomas talks...