A note on the word “athrú” — an Irish word
“Athrú” is the Irish word for “change”.
An audio account of Athrú 2016
I recorded a wealth of audio files at Athru 2016, including:
- speaker presentations
- interviews with the conference organisers
- conversations with attendees
I will publish these audio files here as and when they are ready, so please check this post again soon.
In the meantime, here are some audio snippets from four of the organisers, Gill Carroll, Jess Murphy, Hilary O’Hagan Brennan and Lisa Regan. There is also a short interview with Maria Canabal, a journalist, lawyer and author who travelled from France to speak at Athru 2016.
Gill Carroll, restaurateur at 56 Central and 37 West in Galway and co-organiser of Athru 2016

Click on the the player below to listen to the interview with Gill Carroll (3 mins, 29 secs).
Jess Murphy, co-owner and head chef at Kai Cafe and Restaurant in Galway and co-organiser of Athru 2016

Click on the the player below to listen to the interview with Jess Murphy (13 mins, 15 secs).
Hilary O’Hagan-Brennan, Executive Chef at 3fe Coffee, owner of Blas Catering and co-organiser of Athru 2016

Click on the the player below to listen to the interview with Hilary O’Hagan Brennan (9 mins, 58 secs).
Lisa Regan, Founder of Lisa Regan PR and co-organiser of Athru 2016

Click on the the player below to listen to the interview with Lisa Regan (7 mins, 42 secs).
Maria Canabal, President of the Parabere Forum, author, journalist, lawyer and speaker at Athru 2016

Click on the the player below to listen to the interview with Maria Canabal (5 mins, 53 secs).
A panorama of Athru 2016 attendees in (a sweltering) Tigh Neachtain in Galway
In the shot below, moving from left to right, there’s @blascatering (4th), @eannahassett (5th), @GlassOfRedWine (7th, standing), @HollyDalton17 (8th, standing, in plaid), @DignamSheena (9th, standing, in white) and @KaigalwayMurphy.
What a great day. What a great end to the day.
Who are the other folk in this shot? Please let me know and I’ll add their Twitter handles.
To be continued…

Photos from the conference (to be continued)
Drigin Gaffey, Galway restaurateur, made excellent points about the chef stage system.

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