Catch Up with Louise McSharry

As promised, Carl Kinsella and I discuss the result of the American election. Check out the Hope and Courage Collective here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cassie Delaney and I stave off our election anxiety by talking about the silly celebs, from Brat officially entering the dictionary to the question of who's still watching TOWIE. See the Patrick from Spongebob TikTok I mentioned here . Read the mad Quincy Jones interview here . Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cab...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here ! 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.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Orla Comerford is a three time paralympian Irish runner from Dublin who absolutely killed in the Paris games, winning a bronze medal in the T13 100M sprint. I was delighted to have the chance to talk to her this week about her career in athletics, the growth of the paralympics, representation, art and the need for improvement wh...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cian Sullivan and I discuss mainly fun and silly dispatches from the world of entertainment, from the Timothy Chalamée lookalike contenst in NYC to what Helen Mirren wishes Kurt Cobain had lived to see. Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here ! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my b...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie and I get into what's happening here with a potential election next month, we go through the recent conversation about SPHE and the misinformation it was based on, and talk about the incredible strength of Gisèle Pelicot. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my bran...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I'm sharing my chat with Marian Keyes during the last live show in early September. We discuss her latest book, My Favourite Mistake, as well as the end of Bennifer, and some beauty faves. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Read Paul Mescal's GQ profile here . 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.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss the prospect of an Irish election in November, the struggle of the hospitality industry in Ireland and Israel's unending attacks on its neighbours. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode wi...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I talk to friends and collaborators Shaun Dunne and Lauren Larkin about Everything Falls, a new work of theater which includes music and dance and explores the lives and experiences of carers in Ireland. We discuss pursuing a career in the arts when your family aren't exactly enthusiastic about it, the origins of Shaun...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I chat about Vanessa Feltz' tea spilling book, we find out what was apparently at the root of Phil and Holly's fallout and we discuss Brat Autumn and Charli's new album. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie is back from Japan and thank goodness for that because there's lots of news to discuss. Unfortunately, none of it is particularly good. 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...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I was delighted to catch up with Tony Cantwell this week. He has created a new comedy series for RTE Player called Good Boy, which is based on his own experience of getting a late diagnosis of ADHD. I really loved the four-part-series, which features a who's who of contemporary Irish comedy and I think you will too. It launches...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! My pals! I'm back. Sorry I missed you on Monday - as you'll hear I'm still not right but James O'Hagan and I still got together to bring you through the week's entertainment stories. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I caught up with Stephanie Rainey and Sarah Power, two best friends and musical collaborators. Stephanie and Sarah are just back from LA, where they made it to the quarter finals of American Idol, and I loved catching up with them on their experience there. We also discussed the humiliation of rejection, even when its...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cassie Delaney takes us through the entertainment stories, which of course, begin with our sadness over Maggie Smith's death. We also say goodbye to Kris Kristofferson, discuss Lana Del Rey's marriage, Naomi getting barred from charity work and tv and real lifes blurring lines. To support the podcast and access bonus e...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Well pals, Carl is on his holidays (I'm very jealous) so this week we have the brilliant Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, joining us to tell us about the week's stories. We discuss Israel's expanding attacks in the Middle East, what the hell is going on with the government's spending, and lots more. To support the podc...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The Hope and Courage Collective was set up in 2021 to supporting and empower communities to take action against hate, bigotry and extremism. As this is something I know many of us have been struggling with, I thought it would be helpful to learn about the ways the organisation is taking action to ensure hatemongers don't take ho...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cian Sullivan takes us through the celebrity stories, from Chappell Roan's political stance to a millennial tv show's potential return. 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 . Hosted on...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Today TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss Simon Harris' comments on immigration and homelessness, RTE Investigates report on policing anti-immigration protests vs. events in town on Culture Night plus what's going on with the Diddy case. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Ava Hennessy was sexually assaulted two years ago, and while it wasn't an easy decision to report what happened to the gardai, she ultimately decided it was the right thing to do. Now, she's keen to share her experience of the legal system as a victim of sexual assault, and why she found it disappointing but ultimately doesn't r...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght is on deck this week to take us through the week's stories. It was a double awards ceremony week with the Emmys and the VMAs, we also discuss Dave Grohl's downfall, some cool stamps, and a truly heartening Jon Bon Jovi story. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movie...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss the weekend's assassination attempt on Donald Trump as well as last week's presidential debate. We fill you in on what's happening with Apple owing Ireland literally billions of dollars, discuss Sinn Fein's childcare plan, and the Irish language protest in Belfast's new stati...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Zainab Bolodale was just twenty when she became a news reporter for RTÉ via their kids news show News2Day. These days you'll see her on Nationwide, or indeed on bookshelves via her new YA novel Braids Take a Day. It was a real pleasure to chat to her about her career, Nigerian culture, going your own way in terms of career and,...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! After the heaviness of Monday's news episode, I'm happy to report that the stories from the world of entertainment are largely light this week. We say goodbye to James Earl Jones, chat about Beyoncé being snubbed by the Country Music Awards, Heidi Klum's incredible privilege (imagine having the space to have a designated sex clo...