Bramcast marks its tenth episode with a conversation with award winning Journalist Justine McCarthy. 

Justine has been at the forefront of Irish journalism for four decades. Today, she writes a weekly column in the Irish Times, and has just released a new book, “An Eye on Ireland”, new and selected journalism, with highlights from her many pieces of writing over the years.

Through that writing, in papers including the Irish Independent, the Sunday Tribune, and the Sunday Times, Justine has given voice to victims of sexual abuse, questioned the perpetrators & peacemakers of the Troubles, held politicians to their word, and altogether kept the Irish people informed of the ever-changing story of Ireland. 

We explore that story today. First, through her own childhood. Justine explains the origin of her love of writing, her experience of fear and loneliness, the impact of losing her father at a young age, and how her mother managed to perservere thereafter.

We talk about her unlikely entry to Rathmines College of Commerce to study journalism, about her early experiences in the field, and we delve into some of the most consequential stories of her career. From her first published article about discrimination against women in this very college, to her most recent column on the crisis in Gaza, Justine leaves us with her thoughts on justice, compromise, and how the mix of the two can bring about peace. 

Thank you to EY for their sponsorship and support. 

Introduction Music Credit: Eastern Blokhedz Live at Barbes for WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob W

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