Originally from Navan in Co. Meath, Sinéad O’Shea is an acclaimed writer, journalist and filmmaker. In 2023, she made waves with her deeply moving (and surprisingly uplifting) documentary, Pray For Us Sinners. A compelling exploration of systemic abuses in Ireland, it touches on everything from the country’s recent history of brutality against women and children to the plight of unmarried mothers and the inconceivable horrors of mother and baby homes. Her latest project—Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story—centres on Edna O’Brien, the remarkable Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer who sadly passed away last summer.