Sin Scéal Eile

Jake’s story will break your heart but it’s an important one to hear. In the last few years, Jake has lost 3 important people in his life. His friend, Paddy, his Brother, Shane and also his Mother. Jake’s Mother is Sinead O’Connor, and while we of course chat about Sinead in this episode, Jake wanted to take this opportunity to shine a light on his brother’s short life. Shane suffered with his men...

Matthew is a recent addition to the rural West. Like so many, he fell in love with an Irish girl in London. They had a baby and then she heard the call to come home, and Matthew followed. Starting a new life in a different country is never easy but Matthew is grateful to be here and for all that he has here, even if it means he doubts his own pronunciation of his son's name. xR Sin Scéal Eile...

Maria works in Galway University, surrounded by tall buildings covered in ivy. In true Galway style, it was absolutely pouring with rain when we met for our chat.  Originally from Poland, she always had itchy feet and knew she wanted to travel. In the middle of her law degree she took off to go and live and work in a hostel in Buenos Aires. Once she had her travels out of her system, she retu...

Spoiler alert....well, maybe not if you've already watched this weeks The Voice! Filip is a capella mad and has been his whole life. He's since moved from Croatia to Ireland and instantly found his community through song. Now he's off representing Ireland on an international scale. Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast...

Pearse is the legendary bass player from the Saw Doctors. He invited us into his gorgeous home, tucked between two lakes and a hill, surrounded by nature and wild animals. He told me all about his start with the Docs, and how he still remains in awe of his bandmate’s incredible song writing skills. Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan...

We caught Tracy right as she came back from walking 160kms of the Camino. She has that glow about her. The chilled demeanour of someone who has achieved something magnificent but also grounded them too. She's has a rough few years recently. Her body was sending her signs to slow down and change her manic freelancer lifestyle. Thankfully, shes finally listening! Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another S...

The most hospitable man in Galway has been working in hospitality his whole life. From bar to bar, in the heydays of the Róisín Dubh when it was just a wee bar, to now being part of the crew that’s awakening Electric from its slumber. Eoin has some really interesting insider thoughts on club life in Galway and what it would take to get us back to the glory days to 5am closing times again. Sin Scéa...

I once lived on a tour bus with Murt and 8 other men!  We travelled around the world doing hundreds of concerts together. While I dipped in and out of the music industry, Murt has been a roadie his whole life with many amazing bands. To get specific and use his professional title, he's a guitar tech (probably one of the best around). It takes a certain type of person to be able to tour. They...

Cathy has come to the project to remember Quinn and have her name preserved in our book forever. Quinn was Cathy and Will’s baby girl, who sadly only breathed life for 20mins. She is a huge part of their lives and was the little girl who made Cathy “into a Mother”.  We chat about what life is like after losing a baby, how perspective shifts, and even friendships change.  We’ll all light...

If you know Irish contemporary music, there’s a good chance you know Niall, or at least his work. He’s been an Irish music journalist, DJ, event programmer…basically just the guru of good tunes for over twenty years now. We took a walk on the canal and talked about navigating the music industry now that we’re both in our 40s. Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth...

Angela invited us to her home for the chats. She has a beautiful cottage, surrounded by bog, in very rural Ireland. The fire is on and the tea is flowing. She has created a slow life here, one that’s very far from her previous life.  Angela used to run her own very successful vegan food business. It was a triumph and had her up and back to Dublin all the time. It was chaotic and stressful, an...

Michael has a fascinating career, he is an Irish composer, writer, director and performer, and has just created a brand new opera, The Curing Line. His research techniques were above and beyond. He went out into rural communities, interviewing folk with "the cure”. A rapidly disappearing part of Irish culture. Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound...

Like a lot of people, Covid changed things for Caitriona, but in a really lovely way. Her work went mostly remote, which made her really look at where she was in the world. After great consideration with her husband, they packed up their lives in Dublin, along with their 1 year old, and moved West to open a cafe.  She now gets the best of both worlds, occasionally popping up to Dublin for wor...

Francis founded the Red Fox Press book publishing and gallery when he landed in Ireland from Belgium back in 2002. Shortly after he met Antic-Ham and convinced her to also move to Ireland. Together they run the most wonderfully artistic enterprise, publishing art books, taking photos, making screen prints and selling vintage cameras.  Francis has the largest collection of polaroid and instant...

On our travels through the West coast we got wind of a very unique gallery/shop on Achill Island, owned by a couple, Ham and Francis (Francis’ story will follow tomorrow).  We walked into Red Fox Press and instantly knew that we were in the right place. The gallery is an analogue dream. It’s filled with hand drawn illustrations, vintage cameras and tiny art books, hundreds of them.  Anti...

If you ever need to feel the sunshine in Achill, visit Miriam. She's a salt of the earth Dub who came from Crumlin to reconnect with the Irish language. She sold up her business and found a derelict house in the Wild West that she breathed life into once again. Part of her day to day now is doing a bit of community outreach. She acts like a point of contact for anyone who might be feeling a bit lo...

Sports mad journalist, Patrick, has found himself in the right job over at Paddy Power so much so he’s stuck at it for 20 years. He has a podcast studio at home, where he chats about horses (while looking at his own horses out the window). He’ll be the first to admit he grew up privileged, his parents taking him to Hong Kong for 2 years when he was 16 and then letting him stay in a perpetual “free...

Noeleen has the coolest job in the world. She’s the director of the National Botanic Gardens, and yes, she gets to live on the grounds. Noeleen has had a wild journey to get to this prestigious position, following her heart and passion all the way. I never anticipated where our chat would lead, but together we discussed plant conservation, wild Irish orchids, frankincense and even Noeleen’s impact...

Fancy hearing a wonderfully romantic story about a whirlwind marriage proposal and a night in an antique store? Janice and Pete have been married for 35 years and have the most beautiful story of how they met. Press play to have your faith in men restored! Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Redd...

We caught up with Kate in the midst of rehearsals for her Dublin Fringe Festival show, West Meath Gothic. It sounds like an eerie tale, addressing the epidemic of loneliness in rural Ireland. Kate has brought all of her worlds together for this show; writing, acting and aerial dance and today she tells me the reality of bringing a show to life in 2026.   It opens on Sept 16th in the Proj...

Ruairí is just 34 years old and has already gone through a marriage and a divorce, but he hasn’t let that temporary bad patch decide the tone of the rest of his life. On the contrary. Ruairí has thrown out the rule book. He takes the ups and downs in his stride, learning from them, while leaning on the support of good friends and therapy. He has used cycling, music, books and photography to revive...

Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kalle (pronounced like Tallaght) is a performance artist and poet. He does this very clever and creative type of performance down at festivals where he wanders around with his Swedish mother’s vintage typewriter. He’ll encounter new people, ask them a few questions and then write them a bespoke poem on the spot. An artifact that I bet is treasured for life.  Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another...

Claire is the cutest self-professed Anorak you’ll ever meet. Radio obsessed since a young age, she’s worked across many different types of radio stations, including the best Irish radio station that there ever was, the pirate station, Phantom FM (in my humble opinion, of course). You can now find her behind the decks at every worthy festival, where she carefully curates an amazing playlist that ge...

“Gaelmaxxing” is the title of Síomha’s new show at the Dublin Fringe this year. She was brought up speaking Irish as her first language in Dublin, which is rare enough. Back then, she says, “it wasn’t cool”. Not like it is now. Síomha is a writer, singer, comedian, artist and activist. She puts her money where her mouth is, sometimes saying the things that we all wish we could. Her show will be bi...