Stories from Foster Care

About Stories from Foster Care

Stories from Foster Care is a podcast brought to you by The Irish Foster Care Association. Join host Niamh Barrett as she meets people from all walks of life who have different experiences of foster care in Ireland. Listen to Stories from Foster Care on Spotify, Apple, Nearcast or wherever you get your podcasts. Be sure to subscribe for all the latest episodes. Stories from Foster Care is produced with the Nearcast podcast network, and is made in association with the Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth.

Publisher

Irish Foster Care Association

Category

kids & family · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Nov 2021

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Stories from Foster Care – Irene Browne talks to Maria O’Connell

   In this episode Irish Foster Care Association chairperson Irene Browne talks to Maria O’Connell, school principal and keynote speaker at IFCA’s 2026 conference, The Healing Power of Play. In the course of this rich and informative conversation between two educators, we learn about the Nurture approach to schooling and how approaches that work for children […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Irene Browne talks to Maria O’Connell (https://nearcast.ie/stories-from-foster-care-irene-browne-talks-to-maria-oconnell/) first appeared on Nearcast (https://nearcast.ie).

2. 

   2 Jun 2026

   Stories from Foster Care – Clodagh Downes

   In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Niamh Barrett talks to Clodagh Downes. Clodagh was in relative foster care as a child and since then she has been on a journey through education in social care, working in disability services and now working with Tusla in the area of Feedback and Complaints, a role that […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Clodagh Downes (https://nearcast.ie/stories-from-foster-care-clodagh-downes/) first appeared on Nearcast (https://nearcast.ie).

3. 

   10 Apr 2026

   Stories from Foster Care – Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie

   In this episode of Stories from Foster Care, Andrew Murphy talks to Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie about their adoption and fostering journeys as a same-sex couple. The conversation then focuses on their passion, as founders of FASD Ireland, to bring awareness about the effects of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to all areas of Irish […] The post Stories from Foster Care – Scott and Tristan Casson-Rennie (https://nearcast.ie/stories-from-foster-care-scott-and-tristan-casson-rennie/) first appeared on Nearcast (https://nearcast.ie).

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.