Deirdre O'Kane on the power of vulnerability, being authentic, and why Cork is 'having a moment'

Ahead of her appearance at the Irish Examiner’s ieStyle Live event in City Hall cork, Vickie Maye sits down with Deirdre O’Kane to talk stand up, ambition - and the podcast everyone is talking about

Deirdre O’Kane admits she is at her most vulnerable on stage but ‘if you own it’ vulnerability is power. Picture: Brian McEvoy

We are discussing Trump and feminism when she sweeps in.

“I’m Biddy,” the woman gushes by way of introduction. “There aren’t too many of us called that anymore.”