Ailish
Social Worker

How do you identify yourself?
She/Her/Ia, I whakapapa to Éire (Ireland) and am very privileged to have grown up in Aotearoa 

What is a fun fact about you?
I have two middle names, and one of them is in memory of a cat 

If you had to introduce yourself in one paragraph, what would you say?
Ko Ailish tōku ingoa Ko Binn Trí Charraig te maunga Ko An Ruirthe te awa  Nō Airani ōku tīpuna  E mihi ana ki ngā tohu o nehe, o Te Whanganui a Tara e noho nei au

What is your star sign?
Cancer

If you weren’t in your current role, what would you be?
Still some kind of role working in community 

What were you like at school?
I was told off a lot for talking too much! 

What’s your karaoke song?
April Sun in Cuba - Dragons, Travellin Soilder - The Chicks, Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

What’s something you’ve always wanted to learn?
Gaeilge (Irish Language), Te Reo Māori, Sign Language

What’s something that really annoys you?
Loud eating (I am trying to get better with it!)

Do you have a treasured possession?
A soft toy dog that lived at my grandma's house since before I was born that my cousins and I played with when we were little.