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In 1946, at the age of 18, Veronica Dunne sold her pony and moved from her family home in Dublin to Rome to learn how to sing opera. There, she would sing alongside such talents as Maria Callas. In 1961, she left her singing career behind and began teaching. In the decades since, she has been responsible for fostering the talents of countless young Irish singers. Now, with her 90th birthday approaching this August, Veronica is still teaching every day at Royal Irish Academy of Music and will be honoured by them at The Great Music in Irish Houses festival which runs from the 13th to the 18th of June. Ahead of that, Veronica met Róisín Ingle and shared some stories from her extraordinary life.