Today, I’ll be chatting with Paul Farrelly. Born and raised in Meath, Paul has been in Toronto since 1972. Paul is a frequent visitor to my office at the University of St. Michael’s College and we were having so many great chats about his life here in Toronto that it only made sense to record at least one of our conversations.

Paul talks about how the Irish arts scene in Toronto made it feel easy for him to settle in Canada. In particular, he has worked with the Irish Arts Council and the Toronto Irish Players.

For almost ten years, Paul served as the Executive Director for the Ireland Fund of Canada and he provides an interesting insight into his work here as well.