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coastalresilience

Seven podcast episodes weave together voices of Maharees fishers, surfers, conservationists, food-growers, business owners, and visitors with those of climate, ecology and biodiversity experts, to reflect on past and future challenges and celebrate what they hold precious about Maharees.

Interwoven through all seven episodes are the everyday sounds that form the backdrop to the community’s life, from larksong and lapping waves to the cries of visiting curlew and the rumble of farming machinery.

Community members share stories of lives lived off the land and sea, of past storms and losses, and of what they hope for the future, while local conservationists explain how they took action on the coastal erosion threatening their home, providing a blueprint for other coastal communities facing similar challenges now and into the future.

Episode 1: A Sense of Place

Release Date: Nov 6th, 2025

This episode explores the rich tapestry of heritage and culture that makes Maharees a special place. You will hear stories from different generations, reflecting on life from the past to the present.

Episode 2: Lay of the Land

Release Date: Nov 14th, 2025
Food growing and farming have shaped the landscape, culture and economics of Maharees for centuries, bringing economic booms, crushing losses, and a deep understanding of place. In this episode growers, ecologists, business owners and residents share their stories and look to what the future might hold for Maharees and the people who live here.

Episode 3: Sea Changes

Release Date: Nov 21, 2025
This episode takes us on a deep dive into the Atlantic Ocean, through the voices of those whose lives entwine with the sea.

Episode 4: Weathering the Storm

Release Date: Nov 28th, 2025
In this episode community members tell how past storms impacted their daily lives, founding Maharees Conservation Association member Martha Farrell recalls how a series of severe storms led to the formation of the association, and University of Galway Professor Eugene Farrell explains the significance of Maharees Conservation Association’s work.

Episode 5: Coastal Connections

Release Date: Dec 5th, 2025

In this episode you will hear stories from coastal communities: from the west to the east coast of Ireland, and further afield. They talk about their love of place and what it takes to protect it; the challenges they are facing as well as the learnings and connections between them. (Special thanks to all the coastal communities who contributed to this episode and to Fidelma Maher, NPWS)

Episode 6: Building Resilience: Neart na Machairí Project

Release Date: Dec 12th, 2025

In this episode, the project participants – Community Partners, Artists, Project Designer, and Members of Maharees Conservation Association - look back over the past two years and reflect on the creative highlights and learnings of Neart na Machairí, and celebrate the ‘Strength of the Maharees’

Episode 7: A Vision for Maharees

Release Date: Dec 19th, 2025

A Vision for the Future: What we love we will protect.

In this episode you will hear about the rare and wonderful landscape, biodiversity and community of Maharees, and the wish to protect it into the future, through the creative lens of the artists who have been working with the community for the past two years.

The ‘Will It Stay Fine?’ podcast is made possible thanks to funding from the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment through Community Foundation Ireland. 

It was created by artists Emer Fallon, Zoë Uí Fhaoláin Green and Silke Michels and the Maharees community, with technical support by Chris Somers, as a creative response to Neart na Machairí, a two-year project run in partnership between Maharees Conservation Association CLG and Dingle Hub, funded by the Creative Ireland Programme under its Creative Climate Action Fund II.

From the outset, Neart na Machairí has been co-created with the local community, involving hundreds of volunteer hours. We warmly acknowledge the invaluable contributions of Maharees Conservation members: Aidan O’Connor, Martha Farrell, Jeanne Spillane, and Patricia Herrero, whose expertise and dedication helped shape the project. Special thanks also to Deirdre de Bhailís (Dingle Hub) and our committed Community Partners: Pat Frank Hennessy, Maria Browne Leahy, Kate Gay, Ben Spillane, Mairead Kinsella, Duncan Knox, Hannah Hennessy, Ed Fitzgerald, Vincent Hussey  and Nóirín Ní Laocha. We are deeply grateful to the wider Maharees community, who supported us by sharing their voices and stories, giving talks, providing food and venues, and participating in surveys, workshops, and events throughout the project.     

Creative Coastal Resilience is a recipient of the Creative Climate Action Fund, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme. It is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Further information on the Climate Action Fund is available at the following link: www.creativeireland.gov.ie