Join the Dots

In this episode, Finian and Maeve chat with Lisa Connell, Managing Editor of GCN (Gay Community News) about queer culture, how they have adapted to sharing stories in the digital world and the important role of the MOTHER (their club night) dancefloor. Maeve also chats to Core's own Donal Carolan about his latest documentary profiling up and coming Irish music artists.

In this episode, Finian chats to arts programmer Naoise Nunn, who – among many things – is the driving force behind Mindfield, the fantastic spoken word area at Electric Picnic. Meanwhile, Maeve catches up with her colleague, Account Manager Jenny Dillon, who explains the inspiration behind her (delicious) side hustle, Genuinely Jenny.

In this Irish music special, Finian and Maeve speak with artist and producer Elaine Mai, alongside Liam Corbett, one side of PHOENO. Both guests talk about their creative process, the need for openness in collaboration, and their plans to tour their latest music.

On episode 4 of Join the Dots, Finian and Maeve spoke with music and portrait photographer, Ruth Medjber. For close to two decades, Ruth has been documenting music in Ireland and abroad, and speaks about her successful work Twilight, as well as her time touring with Hozier.

On this episode, we talk to artist and activist, Joe Caslin. His street art grabs your attention through scale and emotions, often related to human connection. We spoke to Joe about how art can lead to conversations we need to have, about focusing on creativity and this famous piece that stood on Dame Street in 2015. In the second half of the interview, we chatted with Emily O'Neill, Media Sponsorship Manager at Core. Emily is also a talented photographer and we talk about how she captures those energetic moments while standing up front at live music gigs.

Hannah-Louise Dunne and Finian Murphy chat with Mark Little, co-founder of Kinzen about technology, the future and the key ingredients for great collaboration and creativity. We also hear from Core's own Lisa Callan who is also a successful star of Leinster rugby team.

We hear from Molly King, Head of Development at Other Voices about what she has learnt about collaboration and the creative process. We also speak with Core's very own Jonny Boyle about he gets creative in the kitchen.

Join the Dots is a series by Core, which explores creativity, collaboration and connections. We speak to some of the most influential creators about how they bring ideas and people together to create something new.