Glasnevin Cemetery tour guide: ‘I’m a bit of a nepo baby. I’m related to Daniel O’Connell’
Irial Ó Conaill finds special the revolutionary nature of the facility, with no separate sections - so ‘everyone is equal at the very end’
What I Do
‘Oysters are ecosystem warriors because they clean the water. It’s great to work with that type of product’
Diarmuid Kelly, an oyster producer in Galway, exports his products worldwide, from Canada to Singapore
Birr Castle’s head gardener: ‘We see leaves coming out in December. That is totally not normal’
What I Do: Shane Hollywood is head gardener at Birr Castle
‘My mother said: I would be proud to be buried in a coffin that you made’
What I Do: Martin Boyle makes green coffins out of willow in Co Donegal
Third-generation shoemaker: ‘When my grandfather started out, they were repairing a thousand pairs a week’
What I Do: Michael Tutty is a shoemaker in Naas, Co Kildare
‘We deal with horrific crimes. We have to consider the victims but we have to look after ourselves too’
What I Do: Jessie Flood, probation officer homeless team, Dublin
A Star Wars cosplaying chef: ‘Over the years, I probably spent more than 20 grand on my hobby’
What I Do: Norzainuri Albakri is a chef who loves cosplaying, prop-making and all things Star Wars
An Irish stonemason: ‘I want to upskill homeowners to carry out some of the work themselves’
What I Do: Eóin Madigan is a sixth-generation stonemason in Ennistymon, Co Clare
‘Hedges are a highway for wildlife. You’ll never see a mouse springing across a field’
Steve Bass is a hedgelayer based in Mayo, who works with his son Toby
‘It is lovely to see a six-year-old child planting a tree. When he is 25, he will have memories with that tree’
What I do: Dr Navchetan Singh is an EcoSikh Ireland founding member and volunteer
‘A lot of kids are stuck sitting down at school all day and it doesn’t work for them. It just doesn’t’
Hannah Morgan is a therapeutic riding coach in Festina Lente, Co Wicklow
‘I was 5 when I studied the violin. At 19, I rebelled and moved to Ireland thinking music was not my future’
What I do: Guided by his parents in Slovakia, the Kildare-based musician Vladimir Jablokov began studying the violin at the age of five. His dedication to the instrument has, for better or worse, shaped his life
Confessions of a driving instructor: ‘Young people think passing the test is easier than it is’
Eric Wharton, a driving instructor at Kerry School of Driving, says the oldest learner he has had was born in 1937
Inside the Garda Armed Support Unit: ‘You see things no one should ever see – shootings, murders and stabbings’
What I do: A garda on daily life with the special policing unit
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