Catch Up with Louise McSharry

Unfortunately due to my recorder flatlining, there's no regular episode this week but happily this is an opportunity to bring you the recording of the live show I did with the wonderful Anna Nolan in Limerick in October. Anna is a charming, funny, and super smart person with loads of fascinating experiences behind her, including a stint on the very first Big Brother. We had a ball chatting Big Bro...

*Please send me your thoughts, feelings and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423.* DO NOT WORRY IT IS NOT FRIDAY! You did not sleep through Thursday, I'm just bringing you the episode a day early this week as I'm on the road to Other Voices. I thought it was important that we talk about what happened last week, and I hope you find this episode useful. Carl Kinsella and I chat through what happened...

This was recorded across the day, the entertainment section at 10:30AM before we knew what the day was going to hold, the news at 3pm just after the stabbing incident in the city centre and the interview a couple of hours later not long before rioting commenced. I don't really remember what I said in the intro to this episode, recorded around 9pm, but I know I was emotional. I hope you are all saf...

* Send your thoughts, feedback or anything else you'd like via voicenote to 0892096423! * This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss Gaza once again, as well as the mess that is UK politics at the moment and the fact that renters are now spending more than mortgage holders. I catch up with Young Hot Guys (Killian Sundermann, Shane Daniel Byrne and Tony Cantwell) about their new podcast. Then, Emer McLy...

*Send your voicenotes, thoughts and opinions to 0892096423* This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the ongoing events in Gaza, as well as why the government are going so hard on their smartphones in schools policy and the Northern Lights appearing in Ireland. FYI - the Aisling Murphy verdict came in after we recorded, so we will cover that next week. I chat to Eve McDowell, co-founder of Stalking I...

*Send your thoughts, opinions, feedback or anything you'd like to hear from me on to the pod phone on 0892096423* This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the continued atrocities in Gaza but also hope that the tide is turning as the world makes it clear that it will not accept Israel's continued actions. We also discuss the floods in Ireland and a law change which will make offences like stalking mo...

This week Carl Kinsella brings us another update on what's going on in Gaza as well as news of flooding in Ireland, the Citizen's Assembly on drugs, a 'mystery man' and a good news story for Donegal! In the interview slot this week I'm sharing a chunk of this month's Patreon culture episode in which author and fabulous woman Laura de Barra and I discuss Netflix's Beckham. For the full chat and mor...

Send me your thoughts and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423. This week's episode felt a little doomed thanks to equipment failure (ok, it was human failure but the consequence was equipment failure) but I had to make it work after one of the most consuming week's of news I've ever experienced. Carl Kinsella and I go through what's happened over the last week in Gaza, as well as the start of the...

A tall order for Carl Kinsella this week as he explains the week's news, from Gaza to the budget. I chat to authors of The I'm Grand Mamual, PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey about their origin story and how they wrote their brilliant and hilarious book. Finally, Cassie Delaney takes us through the week's celeb news from Holly Willoughby leaving This Morning to who Victoria Beckham sent a bottle of champa...

*** Send me a voice note ON 0892096423! I love to hear your thoughts, questions and ideas. *** This week I'm joined by journalist Carl Kinsella who is super smart and clued in when it comes to the news, and is going to help us sound super smart and clued in too. We discuss the Tory conference, what we can expect from next week's budget and the horror of the Parisian bed bugs. I chat to TKB and Gem...

Send me your thoughts, feedback and opinions - the pod phone is open. 089 Well, the moment has come for the last news catch-up with Aoife Moore, who's leaving the nest for a new job with the big bad BBC. I'm so proud, and also so sad, but mainly happy for her. We've got some good stories to cover in our final conversation in this context! Gra ar an Tra launched this week on Virgin Media Television...

Send your thoughts, questions and feedback to 0892096423! This week Aoife Moore and I catch you up on the news from the Dail Protests to a world record at the Ploughing Championships. I chat to pod listener Hugo Mills about his experience of moving to Berlin due to the hostile rental market in Ireland, and what we could learn from them in terms of improving the rental market. Cian Sullivan and I c...

Send your thoughts, feedback, questions or opinions to the Catch Up phone at 0892096423. This week it's an Aoife Moore double bill with our usual catch-up on the news and a chat with her about her BEST-SELLING book, The Long Game: Inside Sinn Fein . James O'Hagan and I discuss the Aston and Mila mess-up as well as WTAF Drew Barrymore is thinking and James' close and personal encounter with a Holly...

Lads, I'm really sick. Unfortunately I couldn't produce an episode this week as a result. However, I'm delighted to share with you the audio from a brilliant panel I hosted at All Together Now. It was produced by Vickey Curtis, and features the brilliant Louise Bruton, Ruadhán Ó Críodáin and Pradeep Mahadeshwar. We discussed the meaning of allyship, and heard some truly eye watering stories o...

This week Aoife Moore brings us the news including the new electoral map and the horror of doctors finding a worm in your brain. Then, you'll hear my chat with Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen from Saturday's live show at the Cork Podcast Festival. We discuss saying goodbye to Aisling and where they're headed next. Finally, myself and Esther O'Moore Donohoe discuss the week's celebrity news, includi...

This week Aoife Moore and I discuss the week's news, including the announcement that armed gardai are going to be deployed onto the streets of Dublin, and the horror of the Lucy Letby case (it's from 7:15 to around 12:39 if you'd prefer to avoid it, which I totally understand). Our interview this week is Ashling Golden of Solas Project who work to deliver a rounded intervention for all young peopl...

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This week we catch up on the week's news with Aoife Moore as always, including the seriousness of the PSNI data breach, job losses at Accenture and leave for people experiencing domestic violence. I chat to theatre maker Kelly Shatter about her Fringe Festival dark comedy play The Scratcher which was inspired by every day addictive behaviours and coming to bisexuality late. LGBTQ+ activist James O...

We're baaaaack! Thank you for coming back after my week off! This week Aoife Moore and I get down to the news business. We chat through the homecoming of the women of the world cup, the propsed sex-for-rent ban, and two of the wildest stories we've ever discussed. I felt like it was important to take some time to talk about Sinead O'Connor as there was no podcast last week. I've loved reading Una...

I'm on holidays, so this week I'm sharing with you an episode which would normally only be heard by Patreon pals. For this month's cultural reflection there was only one thing I could possible choose: BARBIE. Jenn Gannon and I chatted about the movie, the road to it getting made, the things we loved, what made us cry, and lots more. Hope you enjoy. If you'd like to hear more of this kind of thing,...

This is the 69th episode of the podcast and honestly, what is wrong with us that we struggle so much to be mature around this number? ANYWAY, the news is pretty bleak this week but Aoife Moore and I do our best to take you through it. We do end on a good note! Sophie White won a HUGE award in America this week for her brilliantly disturbing novel Where I End. I was thrilled to nab her when she was...

This week's episode begins with the usual news catch-up with Aoife Moore who takes us through the latest developments with RTE, as well as what's going on with the BBC. Then, we move directly into the pop culture catch-up with Cian Sullivan who gives us the lowdown on Jonah Hill's text messages, Britney Spears' recent troubles and the beauty of the Barbie promo trail. Our interview this week is at...

Well, there's loads more RTE stuff to be broken down so Aoife Moore and I get right into it. We also discuss the investigation into cocaine in the White House, the tragic loss of two young Irish lives in Ios, and the Israeli attack in Jenin. The Women's World Cup is right around the corner, so it's time to hop on the bandwagon. Ahead of her journey to Australia to report on the tournament, TheJour...

This episode is a little unusual as I decided it'd be best to combine the new and entertainment slots since the biggest story of the week straddles both worlds. Aoife Moore and I did out very best to explain what's gone on and why it's significant... obviously there are opinions too. In this week's interview I chat to the super-smart Mark O'Connell about his new book A Thread of Violence: A Story...

This week Aoife and I discuss the search for the missing Titanic submarine, the charges against Andrew Tate, and some actual, 100%, bona fide GOOD NEWS! I chat to the host of the eco-podcast Book of Leaves about how to combat feeling powerless about climate change, and whether small personal changes actually matter in the grand scheme of things. (Spoiler: I found this incredibly uplifting.) Cassie...