Gets to know.......Caitriona O'Sullivan

Episode • Dec 15, 2021 • 1h 38m

On this episode Simon K speaks to Caitriona O'Sullivan

Caitríona O’Sullivan (43) is a singer, songwriter and one of the judges on TG4’s talent show Glór Tíre. Caitríona is 16 years a judge on the hit country music show. Also a singer-songwriter, she is currently working on her second album of original material in a pop country style. In May 2021,she was delighted to score a no. 1 hit on the Irish country music charts with a pop-country original duet cowritten and performed with amazing singer songwriter Johnny Brady called 'This Country Girl'.

She wrote the lyrics for Irish language version of 'Fionnghuala' as featured on the Late Late show and Eir ad. She had hit singles with her self penned songs 'Ill be there' and 'Let yourself Go' from her album 'Fallen Angel'. She is also co-author of 8 Irish language textbook series for Leaving and Junior Cert with Gill publishing (Mol an Óige 1, 2 3, Samhlaíocht and Spreagadh) and is also a teacher of music and Irish. She worked as a musical director on several musical productions over the past 16 years and also conducts choir. With a huge passion for the Irish language, she also very much enjoyed being a member of the board of Foras na Gaeilge for a 4 year period.

She lives in Curraheen, Kerry, with her husband Stephen and their children Seán (7) and Bella (4).

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