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<p>Three-year-old Carla Geary. She was signed up for disco dancing classes and was an instant convert.</p>

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My Childhood with Traitors Ireland star Carla Geary: 'I vomited on my newborn brother in the hospital'

Carla Geary recently made her TV debut on The Traitors Ireland and says she's hoping to do more telly work.

<p>Declan O'Rourke, and right in in his Coldstream primary school photo circa 1988.</p>

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My Childhood with Declan O'Rourke: ‘My parents packed up us four kids and moved to Australia’

<p>Mona McSharry in 2013 at the the Irish Age Group Championships and Summer Open</p>

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My Childhood with Mona McSharry: 'Focusing on swimming made me feel on the outskirts of things'

My Childhood with Paul Brady: I didn't see music as a career... my mother wanted me to be a teacher

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My Childhood with Paul Brady: I didn't see music as a career... my mother wanted me to be a teacher

Sonia O'Sullivan 28/11/2019

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My childhood with Sonia O'Sullivan: The daily run to school sparked my champion mindset

My Childhood with Bernard Casey: After my first comedy set I knew it was the life for me

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My Childhood with Bernard Casey: After my first comedy set I knew it was the life for me

Alzheimer Society Memory Walk

S My Childhood with Nina Carberry: I’ve never been afraid of competing thanks to my brothers

Carberry and her four older brothers - Thomas, Paul, Mark, and Philip - spent their days riding ponies around their family farm in Co Meath.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

My Childhood with Geraldine Plunkett: The death of my father when I was a child shaped my life

S My Childhood with Geraldine Plunkett: The death of my father when I was a child shaped my life

Following the death of her father, Plunkett and her sister were sent to an Ursuline convent in Thurles, and her three-year-old brother was minded by his aunt.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

My Childhood with Seán Keane: 'I liked singing, but not in front of people'

S My Childhood with Seán Keane: 'I liked singing, but not in front of people'

Seán Keane shares his tales from youth, where music played a major role

Tue, 18 Aug, 2026

My Childhood with Eleanor Shanley: 'I was flighty and loved being around other people'

S My Childhood with Eleanor Shanley: 'I was flighty and loved being around other people'

The Ghost of You is Eleanor Shanley's debut art exhibition and is on show in Kilkenny’s Pembroke Hotel from now until August 16.

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

My Childhood with Ralph McTell: 'Our flat was so full of mould that it was eventually condemned'

S My Childhood with Ralph McTell: 'Our flat was so full of mould that it was eventually condemned'

The singer-songwriter reflects on a childhood steeped in poverty, with his mother raising him and his brother as a single mother after his father left when they were small boys

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

My Childhood with Caroline Foran: 'I wanted to be around my parents all the time'

S My Childhood with Caroline Foran: 'I wanted to be around my parents all the time'

I missed so much school and remember how horrible it felt to be so out of sync with my friends, for them to be going on trips and spreading their wings while all I wanted to do was stay at home

Sun, 02 Aug, 2026

My Childhood with Cormac Ó hEadhra: My five siblings and I would often playact being on TV

S My Childhood with Cormac Ó hEadhra: My five siblings and I would often playact being on TV

Journalist Cormac Ó hEadhra was raised in An Cheathrú Rua in the Connemara Gaeltacht

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

My Childhood with Sharon Shannon: 'If I had to do it all again, I wouldn’t go to school at all'

S My Childhood with Sharon Shannon: 'If I had to do it all again, I wouldn’t go to school at all'

Irish musician shares some stories from her childhood

Tue, 14 Jul, 2026

My Childhood with Katelyn Cummins: Mam, Grandad and TikTok taught me how to jive

S My Childhood with Katelyn Cummins: Mam, Grandad and TikTok taught me how to jive

“I’ve always loved dancing, I spent eight or nine years Irish dancing as a child”

Tue, 07 Jul, 2026

My Childhood with Gordon D'Arcy: I found trouble very easily, and trouble found me

S My Childhood with Gordon D'Arcy: I found trouble very easily, and trouble found me

D’Arcy spent his early childhood in Ferns, a rural village in Co Wexford

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026

My Childhood with Karen Koster: I didn’t know how good I had it until I left home

S My Childhood with Karen Koster: I didn’t know how good I had it until I left home

Karen Koster reflects on her childhood and how she had "The run of the house"

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

My Childhood with Gearóid Farrelly: My mother had to drag me out of the closet

S My Childhood with Gearóid Farrelly: My mother had to drag me out of the closet

The comedian and podcaster on being 'a camp kid in an all-boys Christian Brothers school' in 1990s Ireland and the support from his parents

Tue, 16 Jun, 2026

My Childhood with Mary Kennedy: ‘We had no money but we had fabulous times’

S My Childhood with Mary Kennedy: ‘We had no money but we had fabulous times’

The television broadcaster on her idyllic childhood, in Clondalkin, Dublin, and how as a shy child without a 'posh accent', she never imagined she would end up working in TV

Sun, 14 Jun, 2026

My Childhood with Rhys McClenaghan: I was the type of kid who’d try to climb the tallest tree

S My Childhood with Rhys McClenaghan: I was the type of kid who’d try to climb the tallest tree

The Olympic gymnastics champion on the years of gruelling training and his gratitude for all the long hours and many miles his parents spent supporting his career

Sun, 07 Jun, 2026

My Childhood with Laura Fox: 'I didn't have an ounce of shyness in me growing up'

S My Childhood with Laura Fox: 'I didn't have an ounce of shyness in me growing up'

The radio and TV presenter on how she regards herself as 'a Galway girl' and how it took a while to figure out what she wanted

Tue, 26 May, 2026

My Childhood with Neil Delamere: People assume I was the class clown, but I didn't draw attention

S My Childhood with Neil Delamere: People assume I was the class clown, but I didn't draw attention

The comedian on his failure to achieve sporting greatness, the Irish comedians that inspired him to try stand-up, and the unwavering support of his parent that made it possible

Tue, 19 May, 2026

My Childhood with Lottie Ryan: Dad was my best friend, counsellor and confidant

S My Childhood with Lottie Ryan: Dad was my best friend, counsellor and confidant

A shy child, Lottie Ryan describes how her parents encouraged her interest in performance

Sun, 17 May, 2026

My Childhood with Dáithí Ó Sé: I never shut up as a child — look how all that talking stands to me now

S My Childhood with Dáithí Ó Sé: I never shut up as a child — look how all that talking stands to me now

The TV presenter reflects on his childhood and how, instead of becoming a teacher, he ventured into a career in front of the cameras

Sun, 10 May, 2026

My Childhood with Jacqui Hurley: My parents ran one of those houses where the door was always open

S My Childhood with Jacqui Hurley: My parents ran one of those houses where the door was always open

The sports presenter on her early childhood in Australia, her lifelong love of sport, and how her parents instilled in her a lust for life and an openness to making the most of opportunities

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

My Childhood with Carl Mullan: 'I succeeded because I had mam and dad in my corner'

S My Childhood with Carl Mullan: 'I succeeded because I had mam and dad in my corner'

The 2FM Breakfast Show host on his struggles with confidence, falling in love with his wife in sixth class and the unwavering support of his parents

Sun, 26 Apr, 2026

My Childhood with Joanna Donnelly: I made many outfits I wore on RTÉ — mam taught me

S My Childhood with Joanna Donnelly: I made many outfits I wore on RTÉ — mam taught me

Meteorologist and author says she learned the value of money from her mother and has raised her children to appreciate what they have

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

My Childhood with Marty Morrissey: 'My father always said no son of his would fight for America'

S My Childhood with Marty Morrissey: 'My father always said no son of his would fight for America'

Marty Morrissey's childhood in New York instilled in him the American attitude he could be whatever he wanted to be, but it was his parents' steadfast support and his community in West Clare that set him on the path to fame

Sun, 12 Apr, 2026

My Childhood with Alison Spittle: I didn’t talk to Dad for a few years after the divorce

S My Childhood with Alison Spittle: I didn’t talk to Dad for a few years after the divorce

Comedian Alison Spittle tells Sharon Ní Chonchúir about her early life on the move with her parents before they settled in Westmeath, and how grateful she is to them

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Fintan McCarthy 27/7/2023

S My Childhood with Fintan McCarthy: 'When we moved from London to Skibbereen, I stood out'

The world champion lightweight rower talks about dealing with moving with his family to Skibbereen from London when he was six and how having a solid base of family support helped him as an athlete

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026