Talking Bollox Podcast

We're joined this week by one of Ireland's most famous writers, Roddy Doyle, whose Barrytown books are arguably still Dublin city's favourite novels. Roddy joined us to talk about everything from his inspirations, his work writing novels and films, his life growing up in Kilbarrack, his view on how Dublin city is changing today & so much more. He even criticised how we spell “Talking Bollox”.

This week we have our first ever footballer on the pod! Graham Burke plays for Shamrock Rovers and has been capped for Ireland, is a D1 native and someone with a fascinating story about life in professional football. He tells us about achieving every boys dream of securing a move to a Premier League club. We talked about how politics and decisions can hamper your career in football. He also tells...

This week we talk to one of Ireland's rising stars and D1 native, Joe McGucken. The skinny fella is representing D1 on the comedy scene and as the host of 'Stall It', his own GoLoud podcast, alongside Darren Conway. We had some buzz with Joe but it’s not all laughs, he's gone through some struggles in his life and he told us about the highs and lows along the way and the life lessons he has taken...

This week we welcome back one of our most memorable interviewees, Glenn 'Sauso' Murray. Glenn talks to us about heartbreak, the reason why he hitch hiked around Ireland to raise awareness for mixing alcohol and drugs with your mental health. He touches on ADHD & OCD+ in detail and everything he’s done since he appeared on episode 9 at the start of the year.

Wayne Hart is a reformed criminal. We talked to him about his life of crime, he reflects on how the sexual abuse he suffered as a child led to him turning from the victim to the monster, and the pain he caused people during those years. Wayne has spent 17 years in prison but is now dedicating his life to preventing people following in his footsteps. We had Wayne on as part of the @get_themessage_o...

This week we're joined by one of Ireland's most famous sportspeople - World and European champions and Olympic medalist, Mick Conlan. Mick tells us about what it was like growing up in Belfast, his journey through amateur boxing, the infamous Olympics scandal and his transition to the pro game with his plans for the future. We also talk about the legacy the Troubles left in Mick's hometown, and th...

After a few weeks of guests we go back to the two boys. This week we touch on some personal topics in regards to traits associated with ADHD and how this impacts day to day life for Terence, and we also give an insight into the thought process of what goes into an episode of Talking Bollox. We go into detail of the school system and the drain it can have on families, and the two boys talk about th...

This is a powerful episode. Brian went from being at death's door to turning his life around after battling addiction to heroin and other drugs for over 20 years, to now being a published author and studying for his PhD. He tells us about his lowest points and the self destruction of addiction and tells us how anyone in that situation can turn their life around.

In this episode Emmet talks to us about his journey to becoming an Olympian, he tells us about suffering with depression, to backing himself, getting credit union loans to pursue his Olympic dream and all the set backs that came with the journey. He gives us an insight into the Olympic village also. Emmet's story is inspirational, he’s one of our own from Dublin's north inner city and he’s an abso...

This week we have first ever culchie on the show, one of Ireland's most exciting professional boxers, Dylan Moran. In this episode Dylan tells us some mad stories from his days travelling around the world with boxing, from his youth in Waterford, to ending up in scary situations in Tijuana, on to fighting for millionaires in the Alps to training with Conor McGregor in Portugal. His journey has bee...

This week we talk to Ireland's most famous crime journalist, Nicola Tallant. We've been critical of Nicola on this podcast in the past but we wanted to understand more about her work and why she does what she does. We asked her about her perception of the north inner city and whether it gets a fair shake in the media.

In this episode Marty tells us about life growing up, how he got into DJing, how tiktok got him a huge record deal, and dealing with social media hate around joining the goat house. And of course we ask him if he pisses in the shower. We had a great laugh and the energy was electric!

This week we go with just the 2 of us as we have a good bit to talk about after settling in to the new studio (in our sliders).In this episode we talk about a new venture that we have coming up, we have a good laugh in this one and a few zingers, we talk about our interview with The Journal and a few more important topics that yous have suggested we talk about.

In this episode Lynn talks to us about life growing up, about taking drugs from as early as 11 years old, robbing cars, and getting pregnant at 15 with her first of 2 daughters. She tells us about her journey through a mad childhood and teenage years to becoming a senator. She proves that anybody can do whatever they want once they put their mind to it!

In this episode Hughie talks to us about growing up in Ballymun, life as a Traveller in Ireland, coming out as gay within his community, and his reality TV career. And, of course, we ask him if he pisses in the shower.

In this episode Darren talks to us about how he got started with his sketches, screaming at crips, and drops a little Talking Bollox exclusive. We had a good bit of laugh in this episode and we hope yous enjoy it, thanks for coming in Darren ya legend!

The lads record from Calvin’s kitchen one last time to send a short message about the next big step.

Orlagh and Sinead aresisters to the late Terence Wheelock who died due to his injuries he sustained in Garda custody in 2005. They along with the rest of their family have been fighting and campaigning for an independent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding their brothers death and the aftermath that followed.

The lads sit down this week to discuss a wide range of topics from the lottery to the events on South William Street to the responsibility of being a parent and showing maturity for your actions in life. Plenty of bollox talked and even Conor has a mic this week.

Gemma Dunleavy is a singer/song writer from the heart of Dublin. She joins the lads to talk about life growing up in different flat complexes, her musical journey, inner city life and how the working class people are being priced out of their own area but still maintain their unique characterisitcs. 

Willo Wall aka The WallFella is an up and coming Irish rapper from the flats. He sits down with the lads to discuss the current climate living in Ireland, what inspired him to get into hip hop and what it was like in the flats growing up towards the current generations upbringing.

Ellie Kelly is one of Ireland's leading social media influencers. She joins the lads to talk about the stigma of her role in society, her plans for the future and of course to talk loads of bollox.

Rachel Power is Terence's Ma, she joins the lads to talk about her trauma growing up and her struggles with addictio and how her and her son are breaking the generational cycle.

This week the lads discuss a hard hitting topic "Relapsing" and how unprepared people can be for it. There is many benefits of being sober but the burden of falling off the wagon is always there. There is also plenty of zingers and usua laughs.

Kiefer "Big Daddy" Crosbie is a professional mixed martial artist from the inner city of Dublin currently fighting in the Bellator orgainisation. He joins the lads today to talk about growing up in Dublin, how he got into martial arts, what it takes to become a world champion, Dublin at Halloween time and much more.