Dr. Brian Pennie
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It was an incredible event.
It really was, Brenda.
And the scene, the environment in the church, it was absolutely amazing.
It really was.
Yeah, it was because we discussed a few options.
We were only going to do a panel discussion at one stage.
And it was around the connection piece, wasn't it?
Human connection.
It's something I'm so passionate about at the moment.
And the more I lean into it, the more I realise how important it is.
I grew up in a lot of places, Brenda.
I came from, born in Finglas, moved to Canada, got deported from Canada as a five-year-old kid with my family.
There's a story in that as well.
I didn't know this.
Yeah, we ended up getting deported.
We sold our house in Finglas.
My dad lost all of the money before my mum came over.
We got a police escort, deported back to the Ballymun Flats in Dublin, then moved to Blanchardstown.
And from seven years of age, I grew up on Blanchardstown.
But,