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A trait I admire? ‘Manners. I love it when people are polite to staff in shops and restaurants’ – singer Niamh Farrell

The vocalist with indie-rock band HamsandwicH finds Karen O’s joy in performance inspiring and would like Kate Bush at her dinner party

‘My life motto? Go with the flow, what’s meant to be will be’ – dancer Mufutau Yusuf

The exceptionally talented dancer was first inspired by Michael Jackson and is gearing up to perform at Dublin Dance Festival later this month

‘A good piece of advice? Can’t go wrong with Samuel Beckett: Try again. Fail again. Fail better’ – author Sarah Gilmartin

The author and critic has always enjoyed time to herself, daydreaming and plotting fantasies

‘Regrets? Not taking advantage of my New Zealand passport and emigrating there when I was younger’ – former soldier Karina Molloy

The Defence Forces’ first female senior non-commissioned officer originally wanted to be a criminal forensic pathologist, but the universe had other ideas

‘My motto? Do things you enjoy with the people who matter most’ – hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald

The GAA legend and co-creator of Ireland’s Fittest Family admires the traits of determination and desire in a person and says he always looks for the good in someone rather than the bad

‘Regrets? Allowing my weight and appearance to consume so much headspace’ – author Jennifer Carroll

The influencer and author documented her weight loss journey, with all its highs and lows, on social media – and her new memoir captures all this and more, including her famous low-calorie spice bag recipe

‘What’s a good piece of advice? Put the cat out before you leave the house’ – Talos

Musician and songwriter Eoin French says he admires people with unrelenting persistence and believes ambition is more important than talent

‘Good advice? Graveyards are full of people who wasted their lives worrying’ – actor Sarah Goldberg

The Canadian actor and co-writer of SisterS is a fan of Derry Girls and influenced by directors Jane Campion, Céline Sciamma and Anu Valia, who took on the film industry’s patriarchy – and won

‘Humanity’s most useless invention? Self-service checkouts. I miss the small chats’ – Karl Geary

Novelist Karl Geary says that the people who have made the biggest impression on him are those who have bucked the trend and gone their own way

‘My dream is to work with Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion and Charlotte Wells’ – actor Kate Nic Chonaonaigh

The Quiet Girl actor Kate Nic Chonaonaigh on being bitten by the performance bug at an early age and being influenced by director Colm Bairéad

‘My motto for life? Calm the f**k down’ – playwright Shane O’Reilly

Writer and actor Shane O’Reilly reveals his early obsession with Egyptian hieroglyphics, his biggest fear and his disdain for alarm clocks

‘My idea of happiness? Drinking coffee with my wife in bed and talking nonsense’ – Sebastian Barry

The novelist, playwright and poet on how he ‘scraped through’ into Trinity College and believing that every day alive is a privilege

‘My idea of happiness? I need to be on more stages this year. It doesn’t get much better’ – MayKay

Mary-Kate Geraghty, the musician and presenter, reveals how she always wanted to sing and the time she missed a flight because of a delicious pint

‘My biggest fear? Sharks and saying the wrong thing’ – Schitt's Creek writer Monica Heisey

Monica Heisey, the Canadian comedy writer and author, now lives in London and is best known for her work on hit comedy Schitt’s Creek

‘Who would play the main character in my book? My agent will kill me for this, but I adore Millie Bobby Brown’

Triona Campbell, author and TV producer, on always looking for the positives and how the smell of wild river mint brings back memories of her childhood

‘I crave order and organisation. I would like to embrace the chaos a little more’ – Louise Duffy

Louise Duffy, radio presenter, on her approach to domesticity and good advice for what to do in a crisis

‘Good advice? Empty your toaster, it can be quite a dangerous piece of machinery’ – Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose, the actor, blogger and podcaster, reveals her party piece and which day of the week she likes to go wild on

‘The publishing industry is a rollercoaster, it’s best just to try to ride the wave’ – Anya Bergman

The Cork-based author wrote her new novel, The Witches of Vardø, after becoming fascinated by the Finnmark Witch Trials

‘Don’t dwell on your weakness, focus on your strengths and delegate the rest’ – Aoife McNamara

Aoife McNamara, the fashion designer, on making nature her muse and the importance of having a strategic plan

‘A scent I associate with childhood? Tayto cheese and onion sandwiches on a white roll’ – Beth O’Brien

Pastry chef Beth O’Brien reveals a scent that evokes her childhood and her ideal three-course meal