Shaun & Maurice (aka artist / creative Maurice Kelliher and science communicator Shaun O’Boyle) create, produce, record and edit podcast series, commissioned work, and full-length radio documentaries — for national and overseas radio broadcast, digital streaming, festivals, exhibitions and special events.
In 2017, they were shortlisted, from hundreds of worldwide entries, down to the final 10 for the Alan Whicker Audio Recognition Award.
In late 2024, their documentary ’35 Years of GCN’ — which examines LGBTQ+ history in Ireland, as reflected in the pages of GCN magazine, was shortlisted for the Best Documentary Award at the IMRO Radio Awards.
Clients / partners include—
BBC Radio 4, Documentaries on Newstalk FM, Science Gallery, University College Dublin, LGBT History Month UK, Dunsink Observatory, Trinity College Dublin, Science Foundation Ireland, IDA Ireland, Silicon Republic, Probe festival, European Horizon 2020 project/Peritia, The European Commission, and BBC World Service.
Selected press—
"An intelligent unpicking of how controversies have altered our trust in science" — The Guardian | on The Trust Race
“Totally absorbing…If only all minorities got such a nuanced hearing“ — The Irish Times | on Leaving the Island
“A fantastic production“ — The Irish Times | on Tales From The Cryptid
“A gripping, groundbreaking documentary” — GCN magazine | on Prejudice and Pride
“Carefully crafted…a treat to listen to” — The Irish Times | on the Science Gallery Podcast
“In a word: Epic” — Brian Finnegan | on 35 Years of GCN
“Essential listening...it's not just powerful, it’s enlightening” — Silicon Republic | on All Mine
