Bright lights in the big cities

Today’s generation of young Irish people are more confident than ever and are making their mark in cities all over the world. We take a look at some of our most talented emigrants ...

Bright lights in the big cities

Angela Scanlon

I’m ‘bicountry’, the island version of bicoastal. I split my time evenly between Dublin and London. I’ve been over and back a lot over the past couple of years, breaking myself in, and it finally made sense for me to put down more permanent roots at the beginning of this year. I’m a commitment-phobe and of course it’s somewhat terrifying to put it out there, but I love it and it makes sense for me right now. London felt like an itch I just had to scratch. When I first went over, covering shows for Fashion Week, I hated it but I made myself go back because I knew it was somewhere I needed to be. Maybe I was just craving a change; I’ve always created work for myself and am constantly striving to be challenged

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