Fionnuala Nolan

“While I have been to Bondi before for holidays, this time has felt more like easing into the lifestyle and vibe of the place. That’s thanks to regular early morning visits to the Icebergs pool, but it’s not just the swimming, it’s the new friends I have made that make me feel so welcome.

I have met other mothers visiting their children here and I feel I am part of another evolution of an Irish emigration and diaspora story. I look back
to the times when people left Ireland for Australia and might never be heard from again ‘back home’. We live in such different times now, with instant connections to our loved ones around the world.”