Brendan Breathnach

Scotus O'Linn and the Supernatural Crisis

Fiction EN ↓ 13 episodes

An unemployed young man, Scotus O'Linn, gets elected to the Irish Parliament (Dáil Eireann) only to be appointed to a nonsensical post - Minister of Supernatural Affairs. A laughing stock at first, Scotus soons finds himself embroiled in all kinds of supernatural happenings when he is charged with his first task: prove to two beautiful but annoyed Romanian dignitaries (angry that Ireland is taking tourist revenue) that Dracula - not just his author - was really Irish.

Author

Brendan Breathnach

Category

Fiction

Podcast website

podcast.scotusolinn.com

Latest episode

Jun 21, 2026

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Episodes

E13 - Journey to the Otherworld 21.06.2026

In the penultimate episode of Season 1, Scotus makes an effort to travel to the Otherworld of the Daoine Sidhe, to their dwelling called a Sifra, to rescue Ashling O'Connor by following the words of Lady Jane Wilde: "If you walk nine times around  a fairy rath at the full of the moon, you will find the entrance to the Sifra." Support the show

E12 - The Museum of Supernatural Irish History 31.05.2026

As the the Dáil (Irish Parliament) breaks for summer, the much maligned Scotus O'Linn - after giving a speech denying the existence of vampires - finds a secret trapdoor that brings him to a magical underground world beneath Dublin City. Support the show

E11 - Down Memory Lane 10.05.2026

This episode goes back in time. Scotus O'Linn and Ashling O'Connor in happier times, when his best friend Seamus Harrington offers him some advice on how to win the girl of his dreams. Support the show

E10 - The Ringforts of Rathcroghan 04.05.2026

As Scotus drives to Dublin for an urgent meeting with The Taoiseach, he has an unfortunate encounter with MJ McGovern. The truth dawns that something bad has happened to Ashling O'Connor. Support the show

E9 - The Demon Horseman 25.04.2026

Ashling O'Connor, falls in and out of consciousness, as she is transported to a strange world, while remembering a terrifying figure from her past. Support the show

E8 - The Iron Crucifix 10.04.2026

With vampire incidents starting to increase, Scotus realises he needs to invest in a good crucifix and revisit the Castle of Lord Drochshuil. This episodes also examines the relationship between Irish fairy lore and vampirism, particular the legends of the ancient Irish fairy race: the Daoine Sidhe. Support the show

E7 - Tourist Trap 29.03.2026

A young American man, part of a tour bus visiting the small town in Ireland where The Quiet Man movie was made, has a terrifying encounter in an old abbey graveyard. Support the show

E6 - The Playboy and the Vampire 20.03.2026

Scotus puts the vampire encounter in Dublin down to a bad hallucination. He heads down to his home constituency in the West of Ireland to meet and hear the concerns of the local voters. He has a disturbing encounter with his friend Jack Mulligan, and an even more disturbing one when he gets home to his lonely house. Support the show

E5 - Supernatural Abduction 20.02.2026

As the bulldozers of Scotus O'Linn's nemesis, Michael James McGovern Construction, begin to raze the ancient ringforts of Rathcroghan, strange things start to happen in Ashling O'Connor's house. Support the show

E4 - The Midnight Sessions 08.02.2026

Scotus makes his maiden speech in the Dáil, the Irish Parliament, in which he argues passionately that vampires are not real, but represent great tourist potential for Ireland. Scotus, however, gets a terrible shock and fright walking home -  and the truth dawns that he faces his first greatest crisis as a government minister. Support the show

E3 - The Castle in Galway 01.02.2026

On a stormy night, Scotus and Jack enter Lord Drochshuil's castle in Galway, with the two beautiful visitors from Romania. A strange evening awaits. Support the show

E1 - The Minister of Supernatural Affairs 25.01.2026

Scotus O'Linn, an unemployed and rather depressed young man, is elected to Dáil Eireann (the Irish Parliament) and soon becomes a laughing stock throughout the land when he is duly appointed Minister of Supernatural Affairs. But there's a reason: the Irish leader has an important task for him to carry out. Support the show

E2 - The Romanian Girls 25.01.2026

Scotus receives a sinister threat, before picking up the two beautiful Romanian dignitaries at Dublin Airport. They demand an apology unless the unfortunate Scotus has proof that Dracula was Irish. A surprise colleague tries to help Scotus with the task. Support the show

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