Somewhere along the IVF road, I became intrigued by processes in nature as a result of my own body ‘not doing’ what I expected it to do. I became distinctly aware of how nature in general has been devastatingly affected by the way we have lived over the past number of decades. I connected with…
‘Stronger Now’ FANE (Female Artists North East)
‘Stronger Now’ by FANE is a very special collaboration of female artists from the north east of Ireland in support of Barnardos Ireland. Everyone involved volunteered their time to raise money for Barnardos after an incredibly challenging year. Please donate to Barnardos at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/strongernowfane Vocalists: Sinéad McNally, Stephanie Winters, Sophie Coyle, Julieanne Black Reel, Caroline…
“I went to school feeling different, like something was about to change.”
It was Saturday 7th March. I lay in bed, the sun shining warmly in on me and I thought about how I’d prepare for the very strange events that were coming to us. I knew that if I actually had the same conversation going on in my head with someone around me, they’d likely…
Nearly Christmas! NCKIDS / Written by Sinéad McNally
Ring those bells, shout out loud.
It’s nearly Christmas, it’s nearly Christmas time
Ireland AM – ‘My Silent Night’, the premonition!
On Thursday the 7th of November I was interviewed by Karen Koster and Ciara Doherty on Ireland AM about ‘My Silent Night’. It was the interview I had been visualising for weeks in my head. In fact, I had already gone and bought something to wear to it, two weeks before I got a call…
Finding my sound in ‘Ship Street’
It was a hot August day. I boarded a fight from Dublin to London alone. I took out my lyric journal and started to write stuff down, as I looked over the wings of the plane. It had been a tough few years. The independency of the music business had taken its toll and I…
I saved my IVF needles to make a music video….
After multiple failed rounds of IVF treatment, I felt that it was so important to put all the negative emotions into something positive. I saved the needles from my treatments and found a way to use them in a music video. The sadness of not having a family when you are doing everything in your…
8 weeks to go……
In just under eight weeks, I will release a new song and video called ‘My Silent Night’. If the truth be told, I am nervous as hell. For me, releasing music has always been a huge buzz of anticipation, excitement and of course nerves but this time it’s a bit different. I’ve been out of…
In the land of Tír na nÓg…
Unless you are Irish, you probably won’t have heard about ‘Tír na nÓg’. Meaning ‘land of the young’ ‘Tír na nÓg’ is a Celtic otherworld and in our primary school history lessons we learn about this beautiful land in the western sea. People who lived here never grew old and there is a particular love story…
My Silent Night
For once in my life, I’m speechless. So I’ll let the images speak for themselves. The images are photos taken at the music video shoot for ‘My Silent Night’, composed and performed by me. The clock is ticking, the emptiness of failed IVF cycles and procedures takes its toll. Medical gowns, needles and despair. The…
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