What’s the Story? Podcast

This week we are joined by Nicky Woolf, a journalist and the man behind the Audible podcast, Finding Q: My journey into QAnon.  Nicky is a QAnon expert, and his Finding Q podcast brings you through the start of this internet madhouse right to modern-day. The anonymous internet prophet known only as Q, has taken people in from all over the world. This cult conspiracy with little to no truth in any...

This week we are joined by one of Ireland's greatest rugby players turned childrens' author, Gordon D'Arcy.  After hanging up his boots in 2015, Gordon has moved on to new adventures including an Irish Times column and co-authoring the brilliant "Gordon's Game" book series with Paul Howard.  In our chat, Gordon tells us about retirement and the mindset of a professional athlete, how the book serie...

This week we're joined by the great Colm O'Gorman. He is the executive director of Amnesty International Ireland and the founder of One in Four.  You can follow Colm on Twitter - @Colmogorman

This week we are joined by Jade Jordan. Jade is an actor and author whose book "Nanny, Ma, and Me" was released earlier this year and has been nominated for an Irish Book Award. The book spans three generations of an Irish family of colour and their experience of Ireland.   

This week we're joined by Anne Marie McNally who has been at the heart of community activism since writing a letter to the Evening Herald has a child and has built a career around that activism, politics and sport. 

This week we're talking mental health with the brilliant and humble Keith Kelly.  Keith is a mental health activist and the founder of Jumpers for Goalposts, the volunteer-run movement that encourages men of different ages, races, backgrounds and abilities to come together for an old-fashioned game of football using ‘jumpers for goalposts’.  If you're near Ballybrack on Sunday, 10th of October pop...

This week comedian and podcaster Gearoid Farrelly joins us and we get nostalgic for the nineties and have some craic.  Check out Gearoid's podcast Fascinated to hear some of the great chats he has with guests that range from Chesney Hawks to Carol Decker, Bosco to Rachel Allen and so many more.  Visit https://gearoidfarrelly.com/ for tour dates and more. 

WE ARE BACK!!!  After a little summer break we're back and back with a bang. Joining us to kick off our latest run of episodes are two of the best combat sports journalists on the planet. Ariel Helwani and Petesy Carrol are two thirds of the brilliant Ringer MMA Show which is exclusively available on Spotify.  This week we hear how the Mega Powers of MMA journalism joined forces and we talk Nick D...

This week we welcome Ciaran Mulqueen back to the podcast.  Ciaran is the driving force behind the Instagram page that is calling out the insanity in the Irish housing market today, Crazy House Prices . Ciaran first joined us six months ago to talk to us about the mayhem we're seeing around the country and there are no signs of that mayhem stopping. 

It's been a marathon summer for Our Man in Stockholm Philip O'Connor having covered both Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics back to back. So, with Philip home less than 48 hours from Tokyo we decided to not let him rest and tell us all about his summer of sport.  From working at the games with Covid restrictions to the interesting sandwiches you can get in Tokyo Phil gives us a behind the scenes run...

This week we welcome Dr Cara Augustenborg back to the podcast to chat about billionaires in space, charging an EV in Ireland and all things climate change.  Danny tries to keep up with the youth by dropping a Tik Tok reference, Mero had an unpleasant experience while out with the stunning Suggsy and Cara tells us why Bezos and the lads need to pull up their socks on earth before heading off into o...

On this week's episode Paul and Gary announce their new arts centre in Wicklow. We talk about the Olympics and Paul shares his experience of reporting from Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004, the Celtic Tiger and the biggest hangover the country has ever had and the problem with social media. 

After a summer holiday the lads return to hear the amazing story of the Black Donnellys - an Emmy award winning Irish Duo who have found success in the US and Las Vegas.  Dave Rooney, originally from Ballybrack, joins the lads to discuss winning the Emmy for the documentary " An Irish Story: This is my home ". The film took the coveted NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) prize...

Eve McDowell is a co-founder of stalking.ie which she set up with Una Ring as there is currently no specific stalking legislation in Ireland. Eve joined us to share her story as a victim of stalking and told us about her experience, how it happened and the lack of support available to victims even as they go through the courts process in Ireland.  Eve and Una are actively campaigning to introduce...

Joining us this week is one of the most popular and requested guests we've ever had on the podcast, PJ Gallagher. A national treasure and a man responsible for bringing laughter to millions of people, we're always delighted to catch up the man himself.  We talk about dogs, Sex and the City, what makes a dickhead, and we take an unexpected and deep turn when talking about PJ's childhood.  Don't for...

Larry Mahony is a former FAI UEFA ‘A’ Licence instructor with over 30 years of coaching experience. He has provided expert coaching for players at every level of football in Ireland, from the youngest beginners all the way up to the professionals of Ireland’s National League. We spoke to Larry about his career in football from his trials with clubs like Manchester United and Preston North End to h...

This week we're joined by People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett who spoke to us live from the Dail which is currently sitting in Dublin's Convention Centre due to Covid-19.  Our chat with the Dun Laoghaire TD covered issues like Israel Palestine, the Debenhams workers, housing and loads more besides.   

***On 4 May 2021 Alan McLoughlin passed away. He will always be remembered by Irish football fans and we are truly thankful that he joined us on this podcast in 2018. We've republished this episode in his memory. Shine on, Alan McLoughlin.***   In November of 1993 Alan McLoughlin wrote his name into Irish football history. His left foot providing the strike that ultimately sent the Republic of Ire...

This week we're joined by the brilliant and always fascinating David McWilliams.  A broadcaster, author, economist and now podcaster, David is one of the most respected voices in Ireland and beyond. This week the chats go from Vespas to the rejuvenation of main streets in Ireland and from the lack of new council housing ruining football to the increasingly asked question of 'what next for Northern...

This episode of What's the Story? Podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to  http://manscaped.com/  and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: WTSPOD #manscapedpod.  This week we're joined by journalist and reporter Brianna Parkins. Brianna will be familiar to listeners from her work with Virgin Media and the Irish Times and from her time as the Sydney Rose at the 2016 Rose of Tralee.  Fro...

This episode of What's the Story? Podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to  http://manscaped.com/  and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: WTSPOD #manscapedpod.  On this week's episode we learn Mero has Kerry Katona in his eyes, Danny can't say the word optometrist, salted caramel is a celtic tiger creation, we've found the greatest cinnamon bun on the island of Ireland, we hear listen...

This episode of What's the Story? Podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to  http://manscaped.com/  and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: WTSPOD #manscapedpod.  In association with Inner City Helping Homeless, we are delighted to welcome Fergal Devitt - AKA WWE Superstar and NXT Champion Finn Bálor - back to WTSpod.  As  part of Wrestlemania week, Finn will defend his NXT championship...

This episode of What's the Story? Podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to  http://manscaped.com/  and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: WTSPOD #manscapedpod.  This week we're blasting off to space with Dr Niamh Shaw who is at the forefront of Ireland's space ambitions.  Niamh is a performer, a writer, an engineer, a scientist, a communicator and aspiring astronaut. She has worked wi...

This episode of What's the Story? Podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to  http://manscaped.com/  and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: WTSPOD #manscapedpod.  Housing in Ireland is absolutely bonkers and the pandemic has only made it worse. This week we spoke to Ciaran Mulqueen of the Instagram page that has Estate Agents cursing t'internet, Crazy House Prices . We had a chat with C...

This episode of What's the Story? Podcast is brought to you by Manscaped. Go to  http://manscaped.com/  and get 20% off + free shipping with the code: WTSPOD #manscapedpod.  It's St. Patrick's Day and to mark the occasion we decided to get the band back together. Gary Mackle and Paul Howard have become firm fan favourites with our listeners over the years. Paul is a best selling author and a highl...