Ciarán Gaffney

Ciarán Gaffney is the founder of the international storytelling collective, Seanchoíche. Based in London, Ciáran Gaffney, or Gaff as he is more commonly known, studied European Studies at Trinity College in Dublin before working in event-management and partnerships development. Having run 800+ events in the past three years, he discovered his true passion: Ireland's ancient tradition of storytelling. The collective started in Dublin at the Fumbally café, in the Liberties where they still run their nights, and now host events as far as New Zealand, Australia, the USA, Canada, South Africa, and all over Europe to celebrate Irish culture and tackle the loneliness epidemic one story at a time.

Gaff intends to develop Seanchoíche's footprint in Paris by running an event as well as recording an episode of his podcast "In Their Shoes" to interview guests based in Paris.