Airey Communications

01/01/2024

Grateful for the adventures and challenges of 2023. Excited for what's to come, Happy New Year everyone!

04/12/2023

"Youth Arts provides young people with opportunities to express themselves courageously through their creativity"

An empowering day today at National Youth Council of Ireland Creative Access Seminar discussing the importance of youth work, the barriers those in underrepresented communities face in accessing these services and how we take action and move forward with progress.

A pleasure to be involved.

01/11/2023

Delighted to announce that my short documentary L. I. F. E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). will air on Virgin Media Four on 22nd November at 19:15.

I'm grateful to Virgin Media Television and Screen Ireland for their ongoing support of this project and my continued campaign for adequate PA supports.

It's hard believe that it's been just over a year since we wrapped filming. To the immensely talented crew and everyone involved in making this documentary what it is, thank you very much.

Tune in if you can!

Aoibhín Murphy
Stephen Conkey
Mark Monks
Rachel Ryan
Darragh McNicholas
Dublin South FM
Edward O'Mahony
Daniel Lloyd
Sinead Stimpfig
Jody Sheridan

24/10/2023

Excited to share my showreel curated in collaboration with the very talented Conor King!

11/10/2023

Fighting for the right to live the life I want to live continues to have a detrimental impact on mine and my families lives.

Grateful for the ongoing support of the Irish Media and those working with me in highlighting the issues I've been facing over the past two-and-a-half years. This continued through my collaboration with Adrianna Wrona for The Irish Independent and their Budget 2024 coverage.

The work continues to access the support I need to live the life I want.

Dan

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/wheelchair-user-still-has-fight-on-his-hands-for-better-supports-despite-64m-investment/a3258693.html

09/10/2023

Delighted and grateful to have had the opportunity to have been a part of a panel discussion on Diversity and Inclusion in the Irish Media and Arts with such genuine, incredibly talented people last week.

Conversations such as these and the actions that must come from them, have to be at the heart of the Irish Media Landscape going forward into the future.

05/10/2023

A video to celebrate just over a year working with Doireann! So many special memories. Working with Entertainment on RTÉ, the premiere of my own short film with Virgin Media Television and Screen Ireland, going to a gym for the first time in years and as you can see, so much more!

Not only have I had experiences that I will cherish for a long long time in the past year, I have also learned a huge amount about myself. For that I am incredibly grateful.

More work to be done and adventures to come!

Dan

17/07/2023

ACTORS WANTED

Expressions of interest requested for male actors with physical disabilities who could play in their mid 20s. A comedic role that would focus on disability, dating and sexuality.

Project in Development.

Share showreels to
[email protected]

Looking forward to hearing from you!

23/05/2023

L. I. F. E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday).
Screening and Press Behind The Scenes

18/05/2023

Coming Soon.

LIFE (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). Screening & Press Behind The Scenes.

17/05/2023

Some thoughts detailing the necessity for adequate Personal Assistant (PA) supports in this Country during the panel discussion at the Virgin Media Television Sharp Shorts screening in The Lighthouse last week.

You can catch my documentary L.I.F.E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). on the Virgin Media Player now at the link below!

https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/2483/207397/0/

13/05/2023

A fabulous morning on Ireland AM with Doireann rejoining Elaine Crowley alongside Martin King discussing my documentary L.I.F.E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). My incredible DOP Stephen Conkey for this project was also working his VT magic behind the scenes. With an impromptu visit to the gallery afterwards to top it all off. More to come soon.
A special few days with special people.

Check out L.I.F.E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). on the Virgin Media Player below!

https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/2483/207397/0/

12/05/2023

I'll be on Ireland AM on Virgin Media Television tomorrow morning (Saturday 13th May) at 9:30am. My PA Doireann and I will be discussing the need for PA Supports as outlined in my documentary L.I.F.E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday) available now on Virgin Media Television Player. Tune in if you can.

The work continues.
Dan

https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/2483/0/0/L.I.F.E.-%28Live-It-Fully-Everyday%29

10/05/2023

L.I.F.E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). is available now on The Virgin Media Player. Link below. Delighted to finally share this with you all!

To Daniel Lloyd, Sinead Stimpfig and all the team Virgin Media Television and Screen Ireland thank you for your belief and trust in me and for providing me the opportunity to share a story that affects so many alongside such talented company.
The work continues to source more PAs and have control over the support I receive.

To my incredible crew Aoibhín Murphy Stephen Conkey, Mark Monks and Rachel Ryan thank you for your constant patience and understanding throughout this process. I feel incredibly grateful to have been able to make a project so personal amongst great friends.

To Hilary Fennell Darragh McNicholas Dylan Beacon and Dublin South FM thank you for providing me with a stable creative outlet to generate this concept during a time where there was anything but stability. You allowed me to pursue my passions at a time when that looked like it needed to be paused.

As tends to be the case with these things, there is a village worth of people behind me getting me to where I am today. This has always started with my family and recently found its newest recruit in my PA Doireann.

Looking forward to the next steps. Grateful for you all.

Love Always,
Dan x

Follows Dan Airey as we experience a day in his life as a wheelchair user and encounter the challenges he faces.

09/05/2023

LIFE (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). Available tonight on Virgin Media Player Virgin Media Television

05/04/2023

An updated column on my continued fight for adequate PA Supports in the The Irish Times this morning.

In order to secure support that works for me and that I control, the work continues.

Daniel Airey, who has cerebral palsy, has found a personal assistant very important to living his life, but that provision of these services is insecure and that PAs need to be valued more highly

04/04/2023

In a matter of seconds, everything changes.
Out of Time.
An audioscape.
(📸:123rf.com).

03/04/2023

Life is an Acronym: Live. It. Fully. Everyday. Then there's life with a disability.

L.I.F.E. (Live. It. Fully. Everyday). A short documentary coming soon to Virgin Media Television via the Virgin Media Player as part of the Sharp Shorts Programme with Screen Ireland.

More to come. Beyond grateful.

Aoibhín Murphy
Stephen Conkey
Mark Monks
Rachel Ryan
Darragh McNicholas

01/03/2023

The Model

There are Three types of Model.
1. A model that is utilised as a reference point for the design of something new.
2. A model that walks runways and showcases new designs for us to wear or make uniquely ours.
3. A model that encourages us to live honest, positive lives through the example they set for us. This is also known as a role model.

On reflection, each of these models are role models in themselves. This is because each one provides us with it's own blueprint to work from. In living the lives we lead, we are required to take pieces from each blueprint that these models provide in order to help us craft our own unique piece of art. It is only when we bring these three models together that we see a bigger piece of art. This is our lifestory.

21/02/2023

Where the past comes alive through the dead.

A recent visit to the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History.

24/01/2023

A heartfelt thank you for all the feedback on my content over the past few weeks. Swim with Richard in particular, was a project very close to my heart.

Thank you to this incredible cast and crew for bringing it all together.

Since filming in 2021, there have been some further developments.
In recent months, Richard completed 10 Kilometres in the pool for the first time since the swim 25 years ago.

More projects coming soon!

Love Always,
Dan

11/01/2023

In 1997, a man swam 10 Kilometres to raise money for pre-term babies. This is his story.

09/01/2023

28/07/2022

Delighted, honoured and privileged to be able to announce that I'll be joining the team at RTÉ as an intern for the next few months. I'm looking forward to sharing my perspectives and learning from an incredible team at the core of the media industry in this country!

27/06/2022

Delighted to have been invited to the Connections Arts Centre Connecting Artists 22 Exhibition at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland yesterday. Very encouraging to see a platform such as this being given to those with intellectual disabilities to showcase their brilliant work. More from the artists tonight from 8-9pm on Dublin South FM or online at dublinsouthfm.ie

📸: Dan Donnelly

30/05/2022

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25/05/2022

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13/05/2022

Such a pleasure to catch up with earlier today . I am very grateful that I've been able to work with him so closely on articles over the last two years and for The Irish Times and always learn from him. Thank you for your time Patrick, it is always much appreciated.

12/05/2022

Thank you very much to and all the team at Travelport for having me today. Encouraging to see and hear so much curiosity and enthusiasm about disability from you all. Grateful to have been able to share my story and contribute to further understanding going forward, both in the workforce and society overall.

11/05/2022

I'm looking forward to meeting the team at Travelport tomorrow for an in-house discussion about diversity, inclusion and the importance of being curious about disability.

05/05/2022

Delighted to have contributed to the Independent Living Movement Ireland Webinar this afternoon. Encouraging to hear commitment from Ministers TDs and Senators alike across the party divide, to allow me and thousands of others to live a life of choice, dignity and respect.

Onwards and upwards,
Dan

22/04/2022

Grateful to have the opportunity to speak at Independent Living Movement Ireland PASNOW Webinar on 5th May. I am committed to working on a solution to this issue that affects thousands across the country.

31/03/2022

From being tired and scared in November 2021 to now being able to announce that I received my requested PA hours from HSE Ireland in March 2022. To be honest I'm still processing it and will be for the coming days. A massive thank you to Patrick Freyne at The Irish Times for providing me with the initial opportunity to share my story with Ross Coleman and James Cawley.

To Evelyn O'Rourke and all the team at Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 for helping me to maintain and grow that platform. I learned so much about the industry I love through this process and I'm truly grateful.

From national radio to local radio, thank you to Dublin South FM for giving Darragh McNicholas and I the opportunity to discuss this on a weekly basis for the past few months (more to come on Monday from 8-9pm)

From radio to television. Thank you Elaine Crowley, Simon Delaney and all the team at Ireland AM Virgin Media Television for facilitating further discussion on such an important issue.

Thank you to Michelle Byrne and the Uplift - People Powered Change family for guiding me in the art of the petition and people power

To the powers that be. Neale Richmond and Catherine Martin T.D thank you for the work you put into this on my behalf. I look forward to working with you further on developing a broader solution that impacts thousands around the country.

This is a selection. The truth is there is an army behind me making this happen. I am grateful to every single one of you.

March 2022. The point in time when I received permission to live.

07/03/2022

Grateful for the opportunity to discuss PA Supports with Catherine Martin T.D. earlier today. The work continues.

28/02/2022

My full interview with Elaine Crowley on irelandamvmtv about Personal Assistant Hours is now available on my website at aireycommunications.ie. The work continues.

Credit: irelandamvmtv/Virgin Media Television

20/02/2022

An absolute pleasure spending this morning with and discussing PA Supports. Thank you to , everyone at and for making me feel so welcome and comfortable. I'm grateful for the overwhelmingly positive feedback the interview has received. There are days when this process feels like you're fighting against a brick wall. Then there are days similar to today when you remember you're doing the right thing. I will respond to you all in due course.

Starting and finishing the day with a smile. The work continues.

19/02/2022

I'll be joining and on from 9:45am tomorrow morning (20th February) on to discuss PA Supports. Tune in if you can. The work continues.

10/02/2022

For anyone that missed it, you can catch Evelyn O'Rourke's report on my PA situation from Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning at the link below. A massive thank you to Evelyn and Claire for taking this on. The work continues.

Listen back here:
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22061261/

24-year-old college graduate Daniel Airey is a wheelchair user who is urgently seeking personal assistance supports so he can live more independently. Evelyn O'Rourke spent a morning with him to find out more.

09/02/2022

Tune in to Today with Claire Byrne on tomorrow (10th February) from 10am as I'll be discussing my PA situation through a piece with Grateful for the opportunity. The work continues.

(📸: rte.ie)

27/01/2022