Ruth Medjber On Her 2026 Census

About this episode

Ruth Medjber discusses her year-long photography project 'Sin Scéal Eile' where she captures the stories of people across Ireland.

Photographer Ruth Medjber is well known for her music photography and her distinctive portraits, but in 2026 she has taken on a whole new challenge. For 365 days, Ruth is travelling around Ireland, meeting new people, taking their photo and recording their story. Ruth joins The Last Word to chat all about her project 'Sin Scéal Eile' Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

People in this episode

Host: Matt Cooper

Guest: Ruth Medjber

Topics covered

• photography
• personal stories
• Irish culture
• community
• art projects

Keywords

• Ruth Medjber
• photography
• Ireland
• Sin Scéal Eile
• community stories
• music photography
• portraits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Last Word, Today FM

Books & works: Sin Scéal Eile

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