Shaunagh Connaire on Emmy wins, working with George Clooney and making her Irish directorial debut

Shaunagh Connaire made documentaries for the BBC before landing the role of communications director for George and Amal Clooney’s Foundation for Justice. Now, the Longford native is back on home soil for her directorial debut, writes Noel Baker

Writer & Director of 'Brown Bread' Shaunagh Connaire, who's film is shown at the 37th Galway Film Fleadh. “Brown Bread is a modern twist on the Irish emigration story. Photo: Ray Ryan

Shaunagh Connaire is bringing it all back home. More specifically, all the way back to the kitchen of her childhood home.

That family home in Longford was the starting point for a long and successful career during which Connaire, an Emmy-nominated documentary maker, has reported for the BBC, Channel 4, and the Financial Times, among others, before then going on to spend three years working for the Clooney Foundation for Justice, including a memorable trip to Africa with Amal Clooney and Michelle Obama.