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*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* It's time to talk celebs! Cian Sullivan of Sissy That Pod and I get into Isla Fisher's interestingly timed divorce announcement, Billie Eilish's announcements, Nicola Coughlan's special edit and I have opinions about Nathan Carter's opinions about Beyonce (don't come for me Nathan Carter stans). To support the podcast and acce...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* It's Monday, so it's time to catch up on the news with Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie. We start by discussing Simon Harris' vision for Fine Gael as he prepares to become taoiseach, the latest in what was another horrific week in Gaza, and what Supermacs did to piss off the GAA. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* I know, there will be loads of you who are already huge fans but I didn't know a lot about Hannah Tyrrell ahead of leading a panel she was on for IWD this year. Once I began my research, though, I was blown away. Not only has she won a women's football All-Ireland with Dublin, she's also won the Six Nations with Ireland's Wome...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week's entertainment chat is a corker. I have many opinions, and am all set to be disagreed with - feel free to send all feedback to the number above. James O'Hagan and I discuss Cowboy Carter, whether adult Harry Potter fans need to grow up, what we make of Lizzo 'quitting' music, and lots more. To support the podcast an...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* It may be a bank holiday but you bettter believe Carl Kinsella and I got to our microphones this morning to bring you a news update. My voice was barely playing ball, but we persevered and manages to chat about Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation, the continued conversation about Israel at Eurovision and some stolen hanging basket...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week's Friday catch-up is with pop artist Pastiche, who has had a very tricky couple of years. She shares the challenges she faced on her journey to an endometriosis diagnosis, and what it's like to be freezing her eggs at 26. I really enjoyed this conversation, and have massive respect for Pastiche's generosity with her...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I chat through the raid on P Diddy's homes, the bleak revelations about what was going on behind the scenes of some of Nickelodeon's most popular programmes, and why Sasha Baron Cohen has shot himself in the foot. As always, when Esther and I get together, silliness ensues. Accessorise Acce...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* A very newsy week indeed! We discuss Leo Varadkar's resignation and all the subsequent events, Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis and the fallout from it, and the ongoing events in Gaza. Plus, some good news at the end! I found some! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Come and join...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week's interview is with with Mark Mehigan, author of This is Not a Self Help Book , in which he writes about his experience with alcohol and drug addiction. I read most of this book in one sitting, it is frank and honest and really well written. I was delighted too get the chance to discuss it with him, and our conversat...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* Emer McLysaght joins me this week to discuss the stories gifted to us by the world of showbusiness. Jedward are having absolutely none of Louis Walsh's nastiness, there are rumours about a Paul Mescal/Ayo Edebiri romance, Lindsay Lohan is BACK BABY and several other very pleasing stories for those of us who came of age in the...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie and I discuss the movement of men camped outside the IPO to Crooksling and how appalled many people are, we also discuss Leo Varadkar's trip to D.C. for Paddy's Day as well as Catherine Martin travelling to SXSW despite all Irish artists pulling out of the festival. We talk about report...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* If you're in any way into electronic music, you know Saoirse. She's a DJ who's played all over the world, a producer, a record label head, and the co-founder of London's queer electronic music festival Body Movements. This weekend, she's also the headliner at Mother's Cultúr Club, a special night of live music, queer performan...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* There's loads to talk about in this week's entertainment catch up in which I'm joined by Cassie Delaney. Cassie and I discuss the Oscars, the absolute madness around Kate Middleton's amateur editing, Irish artists taking a stand for Gaza and Louis and Sharon's antics on Celebrity Big Brother. To support the podcast and access...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* Carl and I have crawled out of sick beds to bring you this week's news, which is CHOCKABLOCK between ongoing events in Gaza, the Referendums, the State of the Union drama in the US and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* Welp, I did it again, I bawled while interviewing another author. I can't remember the last time I connected so deeply with a book as I did with Breakdown by Cathy Sweeney, which tells the tale of a woman who walks away from her seemingly perfect home and seemingly perfect husband and children, and doesn't turn back. It is con...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* In this week's entertainment catch-up, Cian Sullivan and I discuss the Brit Awards, Tiffany Haddish's trip to Israel, Che Diaz's departure from And Just Like That... 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 informatio...

*Send your thoughts, suggestions and feedback to 0892096423* In this week's news catch-up TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss the horrific events in Gaza over the last week as well as some upsetting revelations about for-profit care agencies for vulnerable children failing to appropriately vet staff. We talk drone deliveries in Blanchardstown, and whether it's ok to protest by pouring bean...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* Today's catch-up is with Laura De Barra who many of you already know and love. Laura's third book, Garment Goddess, launched last week. It follows Gaf Goddess and Decor Galore in empowering us all to make informed decisions and care for our belongings the to best of our ability. I LOVE Laura, she is so chic, so smart, and so f...

*Send your thoughts, opinions, suggestions and anything else you'd like via voicenote to 0892096423* In this week's entertainment catch-up James O'Hagan and I chat about the SAG Awards, including a surprising win for a tipsy Pedro Pascal, the truly wild behaviour of some Taylor Swift fans and Graham Norton's departure from radio. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join us on the Pat...

Hey pals! A good few of you have been in touch with me to ask about the referendum as you'd missed this explainer from a few weeks ago, then over the weekend one of you suggested I release it as a standalone so that it could be shared easily. Genius! So here it is - please excuse the slightly rough edit at the beginning - I didn't have the standalone files anymore so had to pull from the edited ep...

*Send your thoughts, opinions, suggestions and anything else you'd like via voicenote to 0892096423* Today Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie and I are catching up on the news and there's loads to talk about. We discuss the latest in Gaza, Kneecap on the Late Late Show, the latest in RTE chaos, the price of baby formula, Body and Soul's pause and the end of Vice as we know it. To support the podcast a...

*Send your thoughts, opinions, suggestions, and anything else you'd like to share via voicenote to 0892096423* This week's standalone interview is with drag queen, musician and HIV activist Veda. I've been admiring Veda's drag for a frankly shocking number of years now, but have been even more impressed by her work in HIV activism. Veda co-hosts Poz VIbe with fellow HIV activist Robbie Lawlor, 'a...

*Send your thoughts, feedback, opinions and suggestions 0892096423* My pals it's time to talk showbiz, culture and entertainment. This week I am happily joined by the wonderful Esther O'Moore Donohoe as we get into the above stories and more. I do genuinely nearly lose my reason in the middle over a minor word mistake Esther makes - I hope you enjoy. If you'd like to support the podcast, please jo...

It's an episode on Monday! The new format means you'll be getting three episodes a week, and Monday's will be a news catch-up. Today myself and Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie discuss the latest from Rafah, the death of Alexei Navalny, The Soc Dems national conference, a Superbowl shooting and romance scams. I hope we sufficiently catch you up so you're ready for the week! To support the podcast, j...

This week, in the last of the OG format episodes, Carl Kinsella and I chat through the horrors of what's happened in Gaza this week as well as this week's conversation about respect for the irish language, kicked off by the 6 O'Clock Show. I chat to menstruation coach Lisa de Jong about what we can do to know more about our cycles and to feel more empowered within it. Then Cassie Delaney and I tal...