Herself & Herself

The 27th Herself & Herself and this week Mary-Claire has brought in her stand-up joke book and 'treats' us to the contents. We get an update on Dympna's fireplace and Ed gets rightly roasted for some blatant weaponised incompetence. Dympna has been on jury duty and we get a full breakdown on why MC hates the number 4. ...oh and they have an announcement about the pod. *sniffles

The problem botherers are BACK and this week Dympna and Mary-Claire fight the lost romantic cause of a snoring commuter. We hear from a lady who has gotten a chronic ick having seen her fella at his work and finally a listener has developed an aversion to hospitals after a traumatic 18 months. If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @herselfandherself on insta and T...

Welcome to the 26th edition of Herafl & Herself and this week Dympna has been BUSY between usimng Chat GPT to help clear out her bedroom to unknowingly failing her NCT. Mary-Claire has a dead bird in her garden and we get to hear about the worst video she ever shot. Speaking of bing social media Queens, both give us a fascinating insight into the psychological approach and impact of their cont...

What to do about a friend who has filtered herself so much she has the jawline of Batman? How to break-up with your hairdresser using genius white lies! Is releasing the birds on the person parking in your car space out of line or genius? How to avoid telling your friend they are delusional… If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @herselfandherself on insta and Tik...

Mary-Claire wants the standard light switch and Hubba Bubba brought back. She breaks the 'what happens in Vegas rule' by sharing all the details. Dympna shares a story about an embarrassing incident at Newgrange with an ex and a serious grievance about women’s health. We hope you enjoy episode 25 of Herself & Herself. New episodes will be available early doors every Tuesday morning on GoLoud o...

The wisest duo in podland are back to fix your lives one problem at a time and this week Marty-Claire and Dympna have to reckon with whether a lad has passed the threshold to be worthy of an invite to a wedding. We also hear from a lady who has pranked her husband too hard and can't get over the guilt and on the back of Dympna revealing she would love to shave her head, a listener is in two minds...

Welcome to the 24th edition of Herself & Herself and this week prepare to learn some hard hitting facts about teeth as Dympna drops some serious knowledge about your pearly whites that might blow your mind. Mary-Claire is also in the mood for some teaching as we get to hear all about what a 'sunken cost fallacy' is. Dympna has been busy with the notebook and has some more presidential decrees...

The agony Aunts you never needed are back to offer their dubious two-cents to three of your issues and this week we get to hear about the daily visits of a Mallboro Light loving ghost. We hear from a stress Aunt who is dreading having her neice staying at hers and things at the Come Wine With Me gang are getting tense, If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @hersel...

The gals are back on their pod thrones and they've had an eventful week to update you all on. Mary-Claire has been befriended by a personal hero and Dympna tries to play it cool. Dympna's Petty Grievances Notebook has been busy and she has some thoughts to express on this week's irritations including the Miranda Effect. Speaking of which Mary-Claire has some thoughts on periods that she wants to g...

The Princesses Of Problem Solving are BACK and this week they have 3 very different but equally intriguing conundrums. We hear from a lady who fears her husband is having a midlife crisis involving cornflake milk. Another listener has fallen for a lad at the good petrol station in her town but is stuck between a rock and a decent scone. ...and Dympna hears from a very kindered soul to whom she off...

After an encounter with an unwelcome admirer at the train station, Dympna has literally taken the time and thought to compile (and store in a plastic folder) a list of irritations, outrages and injustices as perpetuated by the opposite sex. It is detailed and extensive, Mary-Claire is not cpping with the heat here and thoughts of heading into 43 degress in Vegas soon sends her off on a spiral. We...

More personal pickles to unpack on Herself Help and this week Mary-Claire and Dympna answer the call from someone trapped in a caffeine prison with their local barista and also from a west of Ireland Walter Mitty whose attempts at fooling her international colleagues has gone too far. We also get some updates from previous Helpers including one from 'The Gagger'. If you have an issue that you woul...

Welcome to episode 21 of Herself & Herself where Dympna is feeling very predidential and has decreed some no nonsense laws if/when she is elected in as our leader. Our advice? Learn to walk quickly on the pavement. Mary-Claire tries to follow a recipe and all that follows is utter chaos and we get to imagine her and her husband trying not to be creepy at Jumpzone. And in a random twist of fate...

Thanks to everyone who has sent in their life issues to the Herselves and this week's Herself Help throws up some real head scratchers. When in life do you transition to having a funeral coat? What to do if your boyfriend sings a jingle every time you take off your bra? And who the hell is Aunty Nuala???? If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @herselfandherself on...

Fair warning! This episode of Herself & Herself contains some very heavy name-dropping as we get to hear about some of the stellar followers Dympna and Mary-Claire have. MC has been to the musicals and she breaks down the rather disturbing plotline of an absolute classic and we get to hear about her adventures in Slovenia. Dympna recalls an encounter with a Home & Away icon and they both c...

Your problems dealt with inadvisably yet again by Dympna and Mary-Claire in another edition of Hersef Help. This week we hear from a teacher who is having look a gift horse in the mouth, speaking of which we have a lady who wishes she hadn't her own big mouth and what to do with serious case of imposter sydrome. If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @herselfandher...

Dympna and Mary-Claire are back and they have to make way for a royal visit by none other than Claire Byrne and needless to say Mary-Claire hits her with an awkward greeting. Dympna describes a few random encounters including a visit to a useless hypnotherapist and a potential serial killer in Australia. They both get to describe their worst job experiences ever and MC introduces to the art of 'Ha...

The two, Mary-Claire and Dympna are back to sort out some lives and this week we hear about a Speedo loving Dad who can't help giving people an eyeful in SuperValu. We have a sham of a quiz team member and when is it time to recognise that a friendship is over. If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @herselfandherself on insta and Tik Tok or give them a ping direct...

Happy 18th birthday to the Herself & Herself podcast and to celebrate both Dymona AND Mary-Claire have some big news for us. MC is off to Europe and Dympna has an exclusive announcement to make about an exciting new career path. We also get to hear about a hitch-hiking pest in a high vis vest and we start the campaign to bring Romantica back to its previous glory. We hope you enjoy episode 18...

Mo listeners mo problems but don't worry Mary-Claire and Dymona are back to solve them 3 at a time. This week we have another Tinder disaster involving Carvery vouchers, a tupperware vendetta is bewing in Galway and a worried Mam asks advice on how to handle her daughter's desire to be an influencer. If you have an issue that you would like solving get them into the gals @herselfandherself on inst...

Welcome to the 17th edition of Herself & Herself and this week with exams hanging in the air we take a look back on some grim Leaving cert memories as well as what Mary-Claire got up to with her get up for the Debs. Dympna has a crack at some potentially death inducing DIY and Mary-Claire has somehow allowed Candy Crush to question the existence of God. We hope you enjoy episode 17 of Herself...

Mary-Claire and Dympna are back back with a bonus bang and a sackful of your worries and strifes to sort. This week we encounter a a particulary specific and cutlery based ick whilst another listener witnesses a lad get up close and personal with Mr Brennan on a train. The gals also hear from someone who is struggling to grieve for her late father and Dympna has some excellent words of comfort. If...

Sweet 16th episode of Herself & Herself here to brighten up your lives and this week Mary-Claire and Dympna drop some serious knowledge. Did you know about an extra organ we all have? Where the expression 'Daylight Robbery' came from? Well you're about to find out. We alse learn you can't wear red to a wedding, that MC is a hughly successful gambler and Dympna has the perfect life hack if you'...

Mary-Claire and Dympna are back to bring some sense to this crazy world one listener problem at a time. This week we have a lady who is facing deconstructed salads, a strict dress code and NO BOOZE for a notions wedding. We hear about a date from hell with potential life changing twist at the end and one listener has been dreaming about the two and they try to work out what it all means. If you ha...

Ep 15 would you believe it and this week Mary-Claire and Dympna are back to fill us all in on what's what in their weird and wonderful worlds. Dympna has been busy taking to the stage in Castlebar with none other than Doireann Garrihy and she almost causes a Croc related incident. We get to hear MC's proposal story which is worthy of Shakespeare himself and if you're a White Van Man, you may want...