About

I’m James Redmond and Scampmedia.ie is my online portfolio.

I’m a creative digital practitioner and communications consultant based out of Phibsboro on Dublin’s Northside. 

With a background in the alternative media scene of the noughties, traces of my ramblings can be found in derelict corners of what was once called the blogosphere and as a feature writer for magazines like Totally Dublin. I was a key member of staff in Dublin Community TV, mentoring dozens of community and not-for-profit groups in developing media capacity through training, documentaries and other productions. For three years I was the Communications Officer in the volunteer development NGO Comhlamh. 

In 2011 I was the founding editor of rabble magazine, the much loved underground print publication that made a name for itself with a blend of scathing political satire, culture and social commentary. In 2016 rabble was voted one of the top ten “key Irish websites” by the public for the ‘Remembering 1916, Recording 2016’ web archive collection as part of a competition ran by the National Library. I also directed the cult documentary Notes On Rave In Dublin which premiered at the Audi Dublin Film Festival in 2017 and went on to multiple sell out screenings across the country.

My sweet spot lies in collaborating with spirited, passionate teams – those scrappy little powerhouses where like-minded individuals consistently exceed expectations. At the heart of my contributions is a distinctive storytelling skill set that has led me to collaborate with a diverse array of individuals, ranging from prominent trade unions and underground music pioneers to arts groups and social justice organisations. 

Recently I worked on two projects funded under the Royal Irish Academy’s Decade of Centenaries program, I produced Divided Land, a podcast exploring Laois’s revolutionary history, and in 2024 I filmed and edited Land and Revolution, which looks at the social impact of land redistribution in Clare. Both projects were funded under the auspices of the Decade of Centenary programme. That same year, I completed Recording Is Winning, a short observational documentary following a community arts project for people affected by substance abuse. It was screened at IndieCork 2024.

In 2025, I released Island Rules, a documentary capturing the creative spirit of the Open Ear Festival on Sherkin Island.

My academic journey spans an English and history degree at UCD during the heady 2000s, a Master’s in Equality Studies at UCD, and a Visual Communication Master’s from TU Dublin in 2022. My graduate project, Displace: An Unfinished City Symphony, explored the “right to the city” in Dublin with interviews played out on salvaged CRT monitors.

It has since evolved into a feature documentary that soon premieres at the Dublin International Film Festival.

The site takes it’s name from my old dog Scamp. In my spare time I hold down a monthly radio show called Holler on Dublin Digital Radio, read and try stay out of trouble…