Catch Up with Louise McSharry

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the TD involved in a fraud investigation, Trump's 99 minute speech to congress, the continued assault on Ukraine and the creation of the wooly mouse. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast....

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As you'll have heard across many episodes of the podcast, I am very passionate about the wellbeing of Ireland's children and our responsibility to ensure that we appropriately care for the most vulnerable of them. This obviously includes the thousands of children growing up in emergency accommodation across the country, as month...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght and I get into the Oscars, from the fashion to the awards, as well as the Brits, Katy Perry going to space and lots more besides. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Well lads, let's be honest, the news is getting rougher and rougher, but Carl Kinsella and I are here to bring it to you nonetheless. This week we discuss Zelensky's visit to the Oval Office, Andrew Tate's arrival in America, the Dail's continued fight over speaking rights, and a Mexican drug cartel's Kerry connection. To suppor...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This Friday's catch up is with Aoife Commins, whose HIV advocacy I have admired for quite some time. Despite the fact that in 2023 the number of women being diagnosed with HIV in Ireland was reported to have doubled since 2019, it's still rare for a woman to share a positive diagnosis. Unfortunately, the stigma around HIV still...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Esther O'Moore Donohoe is here to take us through the week's entertainment stories and she tolerates a couple of random tangents from me on Beyonce selling stuff and some Alabama Barker TikTok drama - I hope you will do. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Theme Song: HowDoILook...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Today Carl Kinsella and I discuss back garden cabins as a solution the housing crisis, Mary Lou McDonald's decision not to go to the US for St. Patrick's Day, the use of counselling notes and character references in cases of gender based violence and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's Friday guest is Dr. Caroline West, who is the author of Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District which is out now. I loved this book, which is a fascinating look into the women who ran Monto and the reality of life for women working within it. Caroline is a great guest, and I loved lea...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan is shepherding us through this week's celebrity stories which include the BAFTAs, the IFTAs, the storm around Stormzy's collaboration with McDonalds and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the death of a man in a stabbing incident in Dublin City Centre over the weekend, the worrying discussion of removing rent pressure zones, and some (not all, because we literally wouldn't have the time) of the latest mad and terrible things happening in the United States of America. To suppo...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Zahra Legris is a psychiatrist who recently arrived back to Dublin after spending two months in the south of Gaza working as a mental health activity manager for MSF, a charity which brings medical support to people in conflict zones, natural disasters and epidemics. I was so grateful to her for speaking to me this week abo...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The world of showbiz went absolutely bananas this week - who could have predicted a Samantha Mumba Donal Skehan feud? Emer McLysaght and I discuss the Eurosong madness, the Superbowl halftime show, Kanye West and Biana Censori on the Grammy red carpet and the fallout and lots more. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella and I hit possibly our highest level of incredulity yet as we discuss Donald Trump and Netanyahu, Elon Musk's continued assault on the U.S. government, why a recently re-elected senator has resigned from Fine Gael and why it's so difficult to make sense of sentencing. Apologies for going relatively hard on the bad...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! We’ve talked a lot on the pod about racism and discrimination in Ireland and how we can combat it, and that conversation feels particularly valid again with Donald trump in office doing his best to destroy any policies that amplify diversity and inclusion.   Fortunately, this week’s guest is someone who has made understandi...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Sullivan and I could have talked about the Grammys for hours but we managed to also include some of this week's other entertainment stories as well, from checking your sources on the Baldoni vs. Lively situation to a Nirvana reunion and a pink sparkly coffin. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There is a lot for Carl Kinsella and I to get through this week, from the appointments of a record number of junior ministers to the insanity of what's happening in the US and the continued fallout of Storm Éowyn. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I catch up with Amy Van Wylick, Creative Producer of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, ahead of the festival this weekend. Check out the amazing range of events happening this weekend here . Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! A lot going on, pals. Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I discuss the Oscar nominations, The Traitors, the new Boyzone docuseries and more. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! A lot going on, pals. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer McLysaght) join our community on Patreon . Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sinead O'Shea is the filmmaker behind A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot, Pray for Us Sinners, and now Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story . Edna O'Brien, who dies last year at the age of 93, was a prolific writer of stories, novels and occasionally films, who was ahead of her time in many ways, from her writing to her approach to...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan and I talk about what's been going on in the world of celebs this week from those who showed up at the inauguration, to Kneecap's BAFTA nominations and the appeal of Molly Mae. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Eme...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the Ceasefire in Gaza, the hodgepodge formation of our new government, a new civil case against Conor McGregor and our apparent optimism! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer McLysaght) jo...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The government is rolling out free hot lunch to primary schools across the country, which should be a really good thing. And it is, in theory. Unfortunately, though, the food on offer isn't always up to snuff, with lots of it falling into the ultraprocessed food category. Oh and also, the packaging is single use. Plus, there's n...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The LA fires are impacting lots of celebs, from those who've lost their homes to those whose shows have been delayed, Emer McLysaght and I get into it, along with how lovely Zendaya and Tom Holland are as a couple, and Lily Allen's openness around her current mental health struggle. To support the podcast and access bonus episod...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join our community on Patreon . Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.