All Episodes

Advocacy Talks Episode 19 - Accessing music education with a vision impairment.

Advocacy Talks Episode 18 – Gaisce; Ireland’s Youth Awards

Advocacy Talks Episode 17 – The Independent Travel Support service

Advocacy Talks Episode 16 – How a blind man used Meta glasses and Be My Eyes to run a marathon.

Advocacy Talks Episode 15 – Traversing 3rd level education with sight loss; the good and the bad

Advocacy Talks Episode 14 – A deep dive into your digital accessibility rights

Advocacy Talks Episode 13 – The “World Unseen” tactile photography exhibition

Advocacy Talks Episode 12 - A Healthier New Year with Vision Sports

Advocacy Talks Episode 11 - VIP Band

Advocacy Talks Episode 10 - The essential role of Audio Description.

Advocacy Talks Episode 9 - Budget 2026

Advocacy Talks Episode 8 - Access to sport with Sean Moyles

Advocacy Talks Episode 7 - Please, Please, please, Clear Our Paths!!!

Advocacy Talks episode 6 - Being proud of blindness with Bobbie Hickey

Advocacy Talks episode 5 - Tytti Matsinen tells us about the European Blind Union

Advocacy talks episode 4 - European Mental Health Week with Peter O’Toole

Advocacy talks episode 3 - Méabh Conneely discusses returning to Irish dancing with blindness and autism

Advocacy Talks Episode 2 - ⁨ Stuart Haxell discusses the gene therapy that helped him gain back some vision

Advocacy Talks Episode 1 - ⁨Stuart Lawler⁩ chats all things INBAF, advocacy, and Braille 200

How important is technology in education? Grace Gavin tells the Vision Ireland Podcast

have you wanted to play blind tennis? Stuart Haxell tells us all about it!

How can we enable deafblind children to thrive? Deirdre Leech tells the Vision Ireland Podcast

Psychologist Paraic Barnes' experience of sudden sight loss & building resilience

Counsellor Sheila McFarlane's insights into vision impairment

How can a Vision Ireland ECLO help you or your child? Barry and Katie Ryan explain

What supports do blind students need at exam times? Niamh and Sinead Kilcawley explain

How important are Vision Ireland stores to local communities? Geraldine Cussen explains

How is Tier addressing vision Ireland’s concerns about e-scooters? Peader Golden tells us

The Benefits Of Exercise With Others? John Doherty Explains

What approach did teacher Gordon McFarlane use in class after he went blind?

What's it like to work in Vision Ireland Retail? Brendan Laffan tells us

NCBI Podcast chats with mam behind Pedal for Grace, Mary O'Sullivan

NCBI Podcast chats to Eugene Rooney about his Free Travel Pass win

NCBI Podcast hears from Tina Lowe on passions after becoming blind

NCBI Podcast learns about Seen Unseen art project from Clare McLaughlin

NCBI Podcast meets 15-year-old inventor Maura Moore McCune

NCBI Podcast marks World Mental Health Day

NCBI Podcast hears from David Ryan about foster parenting and being a mature student

NCBI Podcast learns about Possibility Lab and Change This Space with Chantelle Smith

NCBI Podcast learns all about Braille, Music Braille and more from Stuart Lawler

NCBI Podcast meets Aoife Doherty on her campervan travels around Europe.

NCBI Podcast meets Chris Sandford from the Culinary Ability Awards

NCBI Podcast with Katie Abrahams on Ireland's education system

NCBI Podcast learns from Dylan Rees about playing snooker with a vision impairment

NCBI Podcast hears from 'wilted Rose of Tralee' participant Aine Sullivan

NCBI Podcast meets comedian Robbie Ford who chats the power of positivity

NCBI Podcast conversation with Eleanor Burke about her life with Aniridia

NCBI Podcast chats to Joe McPhillips who embraced technology after losing his sight

NCBI Podcast learns about tips, tricks and parenting with Jade McCormack

NCBI Podcast meets Claire Shorten who reveals her challenging teaching journey

NCBI Podcast meets Gerard McHugh on sight loss and family

NCBI Podcast hears about work and advocacy from Roisin Lenehan

NCBI Podcast welcomes Ciara Barrett who champions the individual

NCBI Podcast chats with Sarah McGowan while on her travels in Canada

NCBI Podcast chat with Clare Cassidy who reveals her two great passions

NCBI Podcast meets self-confessed 'radio nerd' David Redmond

NCBI Podcast: NCBI Board member Tony Murray

#NCBIpodcast Geraldine Conway and the importance of new experiences

June Tinsley catches up with participants of the NCBI and Vision Sports Zero Limits Track Day

Katie McGrath author of Heads or Tales

Chat with UCC Law student Lisa O’Donovan

Chats with Silvia Maria Crowley a visually impaired barrister

Lina Kouzi, of NCBI Library and Media Centre

NCBI CEO Chris White discusses the new NCBI Strategic Plan 'Your Ambition Our Mission 2021-2023'

Chat with Robert Thompson, author of Insights into an Unsighted World.

Senator Martin Conway

Maria Greenan and her passion for music

Ciaran Taylor talks about Sightless Cinema

Madeleine McNamara chats about being a mother with a vision impairment and having a child with a vision impairment.

A chat with Sean Gallagher

Paudie Cotterell, a Kilkenny farmer with a vision impairment

Beverley Scallan Head of Retail

AMD Maria McAuley's journey

Podcast with Maedhbh Hennessy

NCBI Christmas Gift 2020

Group of NCBI Cork based service users chat about the enjoyment, friendship and virtual NCBI clubs

USB audio books NCBI Library with Service user Eva McManus

Social Media Influencer Holly Tuke chats to NCBI

Nikki Hind, Australian’s first blind fashion designers

Optometrist Mandy Davidson

Kyran O’Mahoney talks about being an awardee of Rethink and the development of the new NCBI Smart Hub

Clare Kennelly chats about her diagnosis of Stargardts and her varied career as a teacher

Sinead McSweeney shares her journey of sight loss due to Diabetic Retinopathy

Kevin Farrell of Ablefest talks openly about his son Josh (9) who has Albinism.

Annette O'Connell and her life with AMD

Aoife Tierney and Anthony Curran talk about Bookshare

Feach's Eithne Walsh with Kevin Kelly

Neasa Hourigan TD talks about her daughter’s visual impairment.

Paul Lynch of Crowe Ireland talks about his experience of recording audio books for NCBI service users

NCBI IT Trainer Brian Manning discusses the value of Braille

Gar Mac Críosta from HSE Interview re Covid Tracker App

Dr David Keegan discusses the eye condition Cataracts

Sara McFadden student in Sligo IT and visually impaired navigator in rally driving sport

Interview with Dr David Keegan - Talking about AMD

NCBI trained advocate, Helena Mollaghan

The Community Call – Advice and contact information for your county Part 3

The Community Call – Advice and contact information for your county Part 2

The Community Call – Advice and contact information for your county Part 1

Peter Ryan, FG Councillor for Tipperary and Paralympian Tandem Cyclist

Breandan Ward

Katheen Donnelly

Kyran O’Mahoney, NCBI Chief Technology Officer

Interview with Alan Breathnach

NCBI Podcast Episode 6 - Interview Alan Breathnach CSO

NCBI Podcast Episode 7 - Interview Shane Ryan

NCBI Podcast Episode 8 - Interview Leaving Cert Student 2

NCBI Podcast Episode 9 -I nterview Leaving Cert Student 1

NCBI Podcast Episode 5 - Interview Dr Donal Fitzpatrick

NCBI Podcast Episode 4 - Interview Vision Austraila

NCBI Podcast Episode 3 - Interview Derek Walker

NCBI Podcast Episode 2 - Interview Jason Smyth

NCBI Podcast Episode 1 - Interview David Keegan