Catch Up with Louise McSharry

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Erica Tierney was one of the first guests I had on in the early days of this podcast. Life was getting back to normal for her after having a baby and being treated for breast cancer all at the same time, but she was determined to make a change for women like her whose maternity leave was taken up by cancer treatment. The politic...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Esther O'Moore Donohoe is back from Australia and boy have we got some stories for you! Nicki Minaj's gig in Dublin did not go well and neither did Derek Blasberg's stay in Gwyneth's house. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Get tickets for my live show featuring Marian Keyes here !...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's news catch-up begins with ELECTION MADNESS via the UK and French elections - some very exciting goings-on indeed. We also discuss the incredible Bláthnaid Raleigh, the investigation into abuse in women's football and the newest catholic saint. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Pat...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I can't believe I got to meet living icon Beth Ditto, let alone have her on my podcast! Beth was in many ways THE gal at the centre of the indie sleaze era, and incredibly important to lots of people, but especially those of us in bigger bodies. We discuss that, where she shops, and the band's upcoming gig in Collins Barracks. T...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Sullivan is on duty this week to take us through the week's entertainment stories and there is much to discuss. We talk about the Taylor takeover, Glastonbury, Charli XCX and Lorde, Jojo Siwa and much more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Get tickets for my live show featurin...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I cover a lot of ground from this year's Dublin Pride to the sad news of several maternal deaths in Ireland and the shocking performance of Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential debate. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Get tickets for my live show featuring...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I have adored Lyra since I first met her when I was doing my new music show on 2fm, and it was a joy to catch up with her this week to chat about her number one album, the tangents life can take you on, and whether she'd ever do Eurovision. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Get tick...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There is a lot for James O'Hagan and I to get through this week from Justin Timberlake's arrest to Katy Perry's single and Woody Harrelson's no phone policy, We hope you enjoy. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Get tickets for my live show featuring Marian Keyes here ! Hosted on Aca...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There is so much to discuss today in our news recap. Carl Kinsella and I discuss the national reaction to the sentencing of Cathal Crotty and the bravery of Natasha O'Brien, as well as the homophobic attacks in the Phoenix Park, the Aer Lingus disruption, Kneecap taking on the British government and lots more. To support the pod...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! No one would have predicted that a group of kids from Cork and Lisdoonvarna would create this summer's biggest banger, and yet that's exactly what The Spark by The Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew is. I was dying to learn more about where the song came from, and that led me to The Kabin, a not-for-profit 'music and creative hub'...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght joins me to discuss the week's entertainment stories, the first of which simply had to be Paul Mescal's short-shorts and the discourse around it. We also discuss whether Sabrina Carpenter is shading Irish people in Please Please Please, the Tony Awards and which show Emer went to see twice within one trip to NYC,...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I catch up on the final results of the election and what impact the far right actually had, the horrific happenings in Ireland's only horse abattoir, Alex Jones and Infowars and Kate Middleton's first public appearance in a long time. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght are the co-authors of the Oh My God What a Complete Aisling series, a true publishing phenomenon. While the book series has ended, Sarah and Emer couldn't bear to let go of Aisling, and have just launched The Ballygobbard Project. I was delighted to catch up with them this week to find out what we...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to talk about in the world of entertainment this week so thankfully Cassie Delaney was on hand to fill us in. We discuss Kim Kardashian on Actors on Actors, Nicola Coughlan's visit to Ireland, Daniel O'Donnell's warning to his fans and LOADS more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreo...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's a bumper news day for Carl Kinsella and I as we discuss the election results so far, the latest atrocities in Gaza, dogs and danger and lots more besides! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Over on Patreon recently, we were discussing chatting to children about difficult topics and Sarah Sproule's name came up. Sarah is an incredible educator when it comes to sex and relationships, and how and when to approach them with children. I often check in with her instagram page and website when I'm confused on these matter...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Sissy That Pod 's Cian Sullivan and I get into lots of showbiz stories from J-Lo cancelling her tour, to a Sister Act 2 reunion, North West and nepotism and people giving out about Lily Allen (I am not having it). To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! In this week's news catch-up Carl Kinsella and I discuss the latest in Gaza, Donald Trump's conviction and whether it'll make any difference, the chaos of the National Children's Hospital and Pope Francis' choice of words. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's interview is with Nicki Killeen, who is HSE Project Manager on emerging drug trends, harm reduction and nightlife. I met Nicki this week after following her work in the drugs sector for years, and was so impressed by her passion for harm reduction when it comes to drugs, as well as her vast knowledge of drug culture...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's time to catch up on what's been happening in the world of entertainmnent, and James O'Hagan and I have got some beefy stuff to talk about. We discuss the horrendous discourse around Nicola Coughlan's body, the Taylor vs. Billie chart battle, Nicki Minaj's tour mess and the flawed legacy of Morgan Spurlock. To support the po...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's news catch-up time and unfortunately we have to talk about the horrors overnight in Rafah, I give my take on the chaos in 2fm and we discuss the fact that Rishi Sunak accidentally standing in front of the word 'MORON' wasn't even the worst part of his week. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I promised you a recording of a conversation I had with David Nicholls on Monday night at ILDF, but unfortunately that recording appears to have been lost. I'm devo - there was a technical issue during the chat where our microphones went out and apparently what actually had happened was that the sound desk shut down and the reco...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I chat through the week's entertainment stories. From the horrific video of P Diddy assaulting Cassie, to the joy of Girls Aloud in Ireland and Harrrison Butker's bleak commencement address which even managed to piss off some nuns. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss this week with Carl Kinsella, from the death of the Iranian president in a helicopter crash to the Palestinian women's football team's visit to Dublin and the chaos of The New York/Dublin portal. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are available here ! To support the podcast and access bo...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The European election is coming up and there are ONE HUNDRED MILLION CANDIDATES* and it can all be a little confusing so I got the brilliant Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie , back to help. She explains why our vote is so important, how to get basic info about the candidates and how to use your vote most effectively. Th...