Pamela Joyce

Dara’s back with the final episode of The Greenlight Podcast, and he’s joined by internationally respected music photographer Ruth Medjber — the person behind the images that can define an era of Irish music. Ruth chats about getting hooked at the all-ages Blast gigs, studying photography in DIT, “bullying” Hot Press into giving her a shot, and what it really takes to build a career when you’re pa...

Dara’s back with another edition of The Greenlight Podcast, and this week he’s joined by the one and only MayKay - Fight Like Apes icon, solo artist, and long-running Other Voices presenter. They get into the 20-years-later reality of Fight Like Apes: the chaos, the “little gangs” era of the Irish scene, why it all burned so bright, and what the industry didn’t know (or didn’t have) when it came t...

Dara’s back with another edition of The Greenlight Podcast, and this week he’s joined by singer-songwriter Galia Arad — all the way from “over the pond”, but firmly part of the Irish music fabric after more than a decade here. They chat about how a temporary trip turned into 13 years in Ireland, the New York years, the surreal chain of events that led to xcrossing paths with Shane MacGowan and, ul...

Dara’s back with another edition of The Greenlight Podcast, and this week he sits down with filmmaker, musician and all-round sonic thinker, Myles O’Reilly. Myles opens up about a near-death experience in 2014 and how it reshaped everything: creativity, ambition, love, and what it even means to “exist” in the world. They get into neurodivergence, childhood triggers, the value of slowing down, and...

The Coronas have announced their return to Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre for two special Christmas shows on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2026 , following huge demand for their recently announced intimate Irish tour and Danny O'Reilly joins Dara for this latest edition of The Greenlight Podcast. They chat about the legendary Olympia Christmas run and why production, setlists and “how it made you...

Dara’s back with another excellent edition of The Greenlight Podcast and this week he sits down with singer songwriter, Ryan Mack who has quite a story to tell from supporting a certain Fox Avenue in The Academy as a teenager, to BIM, to getting “the phone call” that landed him in Louis Walsh’s boyband Hometown. Ryan lifts the lid on the madness of auditions, RCA meetings, touring with the likes o...

The Greenlight Podcast is back and this week Dara is joined by accomplished Limerick-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and singer-songwriter, Seán O'Meara whose work spans rock, pop, classical, and traditional Irish music. one of Ireland's most talented trad musicians, Having gone on his first tour at just 16 years old and winning the All-Ireland Fleadh in 2012, he has since performe...

On this week's Greenlight Podcast brought to you by Heineken, Dara is joined by musician, songwriter, composer and all round lovely man, David Geraghty. David chats about the early days of Bell X1, how the business has changed and recording his beautiful new solo album Komorebi. David also gets into going back to Trinity for a music education degree, film scoring highs and hassles, and his new ind...

Welcome to the latest edition of The Greenlight podcast with Dara Qulty. This week he is having a really good time with the suitably named Really Good Time as two of the band, Ado Tornado and Wastefellow, come in for a wide ranging natter. We get to hear all about their excellent new album Aspirations, taking inspiration from Bob Dylan appearing on relaity TV and their frustrations of using social...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Emily Aylmer and Kieran McGuinness of Driven Snow. They chat meeting on the Irish gig circuit, the highs and chaos of Delorentos and Republic of Loose-era Ireland, and how Driven Snow was born in the pandemic (with a home studio, deadlines, and kids asleep upstairs). There’s also a genuinely beautiful deep-dive into the new album’s family th...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara is joined by Lucy from Last Apollo, fresh back from London with a new single, Home, and a whole lot of real talk. Lucy gets into why she writes so honestly, basically turning the diary inside out, and how songs can “keep people company” when they’re going through it. From heartbreak and big feelings to why it’s still always worth it, she explains the heads...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Cory Wong ahead of the Vulfpeck “warm-up” show at Vicar Street. Cory breaks down what it really means to be Music Director: the difference between practice and rehearsal, how you keep a huge rotating band tight but still fluid. They also get into touring chaos, documenting Fearless Flyers, imposter syndrome, and Cory’s new record Lost in the...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara hits the GoLoud Lounge at All Together Now for a live chat with Irish DJ and broadcaster Kelly-Anne Byrne, from her vinyl roots in Finglas to festival sets and radio stints on Phantom and TXFM. Kellyanne talks crate-digging in London and Paris, learning to read a crowd (and surviving the occasional horror gig), plus why she’ll never do a “press play” DJ se...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara is joined by Christy and Andy from Le Boom, the Irish electronic duo (and brothers) blurring the line between gig, rave and house party — often ditching the stage completely and playing right in the middle of the crowd. They chat the Irish-language resurgence, growing up through Gaelscoil and trad bands, and how Le Boom started with a laptop in New York be...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Sarah from Pillow Queens for a proper chat that starts with “nipples and hips” and ends up with a 'Pink Whale'. Sarah breaks down the real story behind the band name, how Pillow Queens went from basketball in Mountjoy Square to appearing on US Late Night TV, the band name they ALMOST went for and how releasing their debut in 2020 actually op...

This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Irish pop powerhouse Aimée to talk nerves, graft, and what it really takes to keep going in music. From being “the dancer” in school to posting YouTube covers in her bedroom (Katy Perry, anyone?) and getting her first taste of performing at a karaoke night in a Chinese restaurant in Swords, Aimee breaks down how she earned her stripes doing...

On this week's episode of The Greenlight Podcast, Dara is joined by Jamie McKeogh, frontman of Irish Bluegrass sensations JigJam. Jamie tells of his incredible journey from being a physio in Dublin, to starting a covers band and ending up on the legendary Grand Ol' Opry stage five times. He's also brutally honest about the financial realities of being a musician and the sacrifices that need to be...

Today's Greenlight guest is Theo Katzman, a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and one of the founding members of the acclaimed funk collective Vulfpeck. Alongside his work with the band, Theo has built a hugely respected solo career, blending soul, folk, rock and pop across albums like Heartbreak Hits, Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe and Be the Wheel. Renowned for his thought...

This week Dara is joined on the Greenlight Podcast by two homegrown legends of the studio game: Aidan Cunningham Aidan Cunningham is a premier Irish mixing and mastering engineer renowned for shaping the sound of modern Irish alternative and rock music. Having worked with acts as varied as The Scratch, The Clockworks and Niall Breslin, he is highly regarded for bringing a raw, powerful, and intern...

It's fair to say Bressie has been there, done that and recorded the album. Following a sold-out national run last year, he andThe Polaris Quartet return this year with a renewed series of performances across Ireland. The tour follows the release of Breslin’s latest album, The Place That Has Never Been Wounded, and new book, and continues a presentation that has emerged as one of the most distincti...

Welcome back to the latest edition of The Greenlight Podcast with Dara Quilty. This week Dara is joined by the man behind Ireland's unofficial national anthem, the legend that is Mark McCabe. Here Mark talks about the legacy and enduring love for Maniac 2000 and how it continues to shape his life. They also get into a fascinating discussion of the role of the hugely influential pirate radio scene...

Gurriers are without a doubt, one of ireland's most interesting and exciting bands at the moment and with their second album, 'Nobody’s Coming To Save You, coming out on September 25, (via Play It Again Sam), lead singer Dan dropped by The Greenlight studio to chat with Dara. We get to hear about how the band have evolved since their beginning, the importance of singing in your own voice, the infl...

Welcome to The Greenlight Podcast with Dara Quilty, a brand new weekly deep dive into the vibrant and fascinating music scene From homegrown Irish heroes to the international acts headlined on your "must-see" list, we are diving deep into the music and the artists behind the Heineken Greenlight live series and the irish music scene in general.   For the first episode Dara is jo...