1 Feb 2026

Irish storytelling nights now a global sensation

From Culture 101, 2:05 pm on 1 February 2026

Seanchoíche (that's shan-a-key-ha, if you're wondering), is a global series of storytelling nights that Ciaran founded to celebrate real people and real stories. A natural storyteller fluent in several languages, he's grown Seanchoíche from a small idea into an international community, with packed-out events across Ireland, the UK, Europe and beyond, it's now catching on in Aotearoa.