Catch Up with Louise McSharry

As usual, the news is newsing. This week we discuss rising international pressure in relation to the starving people of Gaza, the low key announcement of the National Development Plan, listeriosis, racist incidents in Dublin and the removal of the Lidl in Carrigstown from Google Maps. Pre-order Carl's book here . To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here...

While I am very au fait with the music festival calendar, it feels like there are cool foody events happening around the country all the time that I don't know about. As I get older I'm more and more interested in Ireland's food scene, so I thought it might be useful to get the lowdown on some food festivals and events coming up over the next few months, and which ones might appeal to you. Thankfu...

This week's entertainment catch-up is a sprawling affair which includes Cian Sullivan and I discussing the Coldplay affair and why the discourse should end now, Beyoncé's stolen music, the Emmy nominations, and the irish media's love of Rosie O'Donnell. This was recorded before last night's sad news about Ozzy Osbourne, so we'll chat about that next week. To support the podcast and access bonus ep...

This week's news catch up covers the upcoming presidential election, Sinn Fein's proposals around endometriosis, Donald Trump and Stephen Colbert and the latest in Gaza, among other things. Preorder Carl's book here . To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a delight to have Morgana as today's guest. Morgana is a singer songwriter who you may know as being one half of Saint Sister. Now, she's focused on her solo project, of which I am a giant fan. We discuss life as an artist, age, sexism, the music industry, aiming big and being deluded, and I really hope you enjoy it. Get tickets for Morgana's tour here . To support the podcast and access bonu...

This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe is back to chat through the week's entertainment stories. We discuss the end of Gregg Wallace's BBC career and his BS statement in relation to his inappropriate behaviour at work, Justin Bieber's surprise album, Jane Birkin's Birkin bag and yes, Azealia Banks releasing Conor McGregor dick pics. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on...

Unfortunately nothing light to report in this week's news about Palestine, including the disappointing news regarding visas for some children planning to come to Ireland to play GAA. We discuss that, as well as the troubling imagery of bonfires in the North and the Irish presidential race finally starting up, among other things. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community...

I first became aware of today’s guest when I saw a clip of her speaking in the Seanad last week. The clip began with Senator Nicole Ryan, who was elected to the Seanad in February, saying that sometimes people forget that before people become politicians they’re people with lives who have experiences that shape how they see the world, and it was her personal experience which led her to put forward...

This week's entertainment episode is a beefy one via lots going on and James O'Hagan and I having a lot to say on it! We discuss the vibes in live music right now from Oasis to Lana Del Rey, Lena Dunham and the discourse around her body and the end of Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's relationship... among other things. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon h...

This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the updates from Gaza, the classfiication of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, the tragic death of Diogo Jota, housing protests and some good news from Ryanair (?!). To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

You don't need to have read Nussaibah Younis' excellent book Fundamentally: A Novel to enjoy this chat with her - she is charming, funny and super smart. However, the book, the story of a heartbroken young academic who takes a job in Iraq attempting to deradicalise ISIS brides (a job Nussaibah has done herself), is great. The books I referred to during this interview were Fashion Babylon, Hotel Ba...

Emer McLysaght is back this week to catch us up on the week's entertainment stories. We discuss Glastonbury, how much we love Lewis Capaldi, why we can't stomach the Bezos wedding and Dua Lipa splitting the G. You can see the Martin's Life video we mentioned here . To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hos...

It's beefy one this week as Carl Kinsella and I discuss the political conversation coming out of Glastonbury, the latest from Gaza, Momdani's victory in the New York Mayoral Democratic Primary, yet more record numbers of people in emergency accomodation and why 'natural' contraceptive tracking apps might not be the way to go. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on...

I was honoured to be asked by Senator Lynn Ruane to interview Dr. Mohammed Mustafa in Trinity College this week. Dr. Mo, as he's known, is an emergency medicine doctor who spent two stints working in Gaza over the last eighteen months. Horrified by what he saw, and feeling deeply conntected to it via his Palestinian heritage, he has dedicated his time since to doing everything he can to get medica...

There's lots of live music chat with Cian Sullivan this week as we chat about Beyoncé's big guests in Paris, Dua Lipa coming to Dublin and preview Glastonbury. Aside from that we say goodbye to Brian Wilson and chat about Brad Pitt's AA revalation. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hosted on Acast. See...

This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the latest in international relations which includes Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran, Israel's continued attacks on Palestinians and Russia attacking Ukraine once more. We also chat about Kneecap's day in court, say RIP to Lord Henry Mountcharles and enjoy some good news about the basic income for artists. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes,...

Today is World Refugee Day so I thought it would be useful to catch up with someone who works with refugees every day, to remind ourselves of what leads someone to become a refugee and how we can best support them. Amina Abdulla is Regional Director for the Horn of Africa with Concern, and I really enjoyed learning about her work, as well as what keeps her going when funding is sinking and the wor...

Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I have lots to discuss this week during our entertainment catch-up, from whether Edinburgh Council was wrong to call Oasis fans fat, middle-aged drunks to whether Sabrina Carpenter is the worst thing to ever happen to feminism (spoiler: I don't think so). To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap...

Carl Kinsella and I have a lot of ground to cover on this week's news episode, from Israel's continued assault on nearby nations as well as the latest from Gaza, to the riots in Ballymena and protests in America, as well as the man behind Tattle Life finally being named. It's a chunky one. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's...

This week I was delighted to catch up with Shaquira Knightly and Naomi Diamond , two thirds of Haus of Wig . Haus of Wig, billed as Ireland's fiercest & most formidable drag haus, are responsible for some of my favourite drag performances of recent times and they are taking over The Gate Theatre on June 21st as part of Dublin Pride. I was delighted to catch up with them about what we can expec...

This week James O'Hagan and I chat about what makes Primavera special and some of the big moments to come out of last weekend, we discuss Tom Felton's awful red carpet answer at the Tonys, as well as what forced Dawn French to apologise this week. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hosted on Acast. See...

Apologies for the delay with today's episode, I was travelling this morning but I am home from Primavera and it's time to catch up with Carl Kinsella about the week's news. We discuss the latest on the Madleen, the protests in LA, the deportations in Ireland and the chaos over an even camper Child of Prague at Mayo Pride. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patr...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I was delighted when I got the opportunity to speak to Ruesha Littlejohn, who is a longstanding member of Ireland's Women's National Football Team and is currently also playing for Shamrock Rovers in the Women's Premier Division here in Ireland. Ruesha has made a name for herself online across multiple podcasts and her much love...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght is back to take us through the week's entertainment news, from Taylor getting her masters back to a paternity scandal reminiscent of Jerry Springer. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots of news for me and Carl to discuss this week, from the shooting in Carlow over the weekend to an update on Gaza and what we're doing about it in Ireland to Leo Varadkar announcing a book. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here . Join us in Connolly's of Leap on July 17th! Hosted...