Laois Climate Action Festival 2025
The Accidental Activist
A quick-witted stand-up comedy show about a woman trying to find her place in the midst of this mess.
After Sold Out Shows in Dublin, Galway and featuring at Electric Picnic The Accidental Activist is coming to Portlaoise!
Diane O’Connor didn’t grow up expecting to be an activist, it just sort of happened, one minute she was holding a pint in the pub the next it was a placard at a protest.
The Accidental Activist doesn’t pull any punches but provides a consistent thread of hope and resilience for anyone worried, angry or eager to do more about the climate crisis or world we’ve been thrown into.
Join Diane on this hilarious and provocative journey of feeling the fear and finding the hope. You’ll be laughing, crying and perhaps grabbing a placard on the way out!
As Seen on RTÉ | Featured on The Ryan Tubridy Show | The development of this show was supported by Axis Ballymun
Written and performed by: Diane O’Connor
Diane O’Connor is writer and stand-up comedian from Dublin. She is a regular on the comedy scene playing some of Ireland’s favorite festivals; Electric Picnic, Kaleidoscope and Scene and Heard. Has featured on national radio and television; RTE The Ryan Tubridy Show, RTE Climate Hero’s, BBC Radio Ulster & Ireland Am. She has also written for popular Irish publications such as Hot Press Magazine and The Journal.
