Alana Daly Mulligan is a multi-award-winning spoken-word “artivist”, journalist, filmmaker & producer of Déise extraction, based in Cork. Their practice is a powerful exploration of the queer experience in Ireland, with an advocacy for social change and acceptance locally, nationally and internationally.
A co-founder of a number of creative initatives seeking to promote arts, culture and activism, Alana has proudly worked on the stage as well as behind the scenes. As an actor and spoken word performer, Daly Mulligan has performed at bars, theatres, and festivals from Cork to New York, working alongside names like Stephen James Smith, Shane Koyczan, Tim Chadwick, Nile Rodgers, and Dolly Parton to name a few. They have had their work presented on three continents, taught on university syllabi, and archived for future generations.
Their words have found a home in influential publications and numerous slam nights, while their films have debuted at some of Ireland’s most prestigious film festivals.
Alana graduated in 2021 with a first-class honours degree in English and History from University College Cork as an Active Citizenship Scholar under UCC’s Quercus Talented Students’ Programme. Alana was a Kavanagh Celtic Civilisation Scholar at UCC in 2017/2018 and George J. Mitchell Peace Scholar at the University of Maine in Autumn of 2019. Further to this, Alana completed a Masters in Journalism and Digital Content Creation in Munster Technological University in fall 2023, graduating with a first-class honours.
