Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Whenever I think we need clarity and guidance, I reach out to Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, and as this is the last Friday episode before the election I thought there was no better time than now! Sinead takes us through the election promises being made, and how to fi…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I discuss the spate of dramatic changes celebrities are making to their appearance, we discuss Ed Sheeran's stance on Band Aid and Roy Keane as a father-in-law. Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here! To support the podcast and acc…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join our community on Patreon. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As you know, our election is just a couple of weeks away, so I thought it would be appropriate to focus the next couple of Friday episodes to be dedicated to election issues. I'm hoping that the more information you have, the more empowered you'll feel in the voting booth. Dr. Lo…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week James O'Hagan and I discuss the omnipresence of Gladiator and Wicked, Barry Keoghan's interview with Louis Theroux and the Nicole Scherzinger hat bonanza. Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I catch up on what's happened since the irish election was announced, the fallout from the U.S. election and the civil case being taken against Conor McGregor, among other things. Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here! To support the podca…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I chatted to Aoife Cassidy McMenamin of Education Equality Ireland about their campaign to remove religious instruction from schools. As you probably know, many Irish families have no choice but to send their children to Catholic schools, and this is having a significan…

As promised, Carl Kinsella and I discuss the result of the American election. Check out the Hope and Courage Collective here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cassie Delaney and I stave off our election anxiety by talking about the silly celebs, from Brat officially entering the dictionary to the question of who's still watching TOWIE. See the Patrick from Spongebob TikTok I mentioned here. Read the mad Quincy Jones interview…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join our community on Patreon. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Orla Comerford is a three time paralympian Irish runner from Dublin who absolutely killed in the Paris games, winning a bronze medal in the T13 100M sprint. I was delighted to have the chance to talk to her this week about her career in athletics, the growth of the paralympics, r…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cian Sullivan and I discuss mainly fun and silly dispatches from the world of entertainment, from the Timothy Chalamée lookalike contenst in NYC to what Helen Mirren wishes Kurt Cobain had lived to see. Get tickets to the Catch Up Christmas Cabaret here! To support the …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie and I get into what's happening here with a potential election next month, we go through the recent conversation about SPHE and the misinformation it was based on, and talk about the incredible strength of Gisèle Pelicot. To support the po…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I'm sharing my chat with Marian Keyes during the last live show in early September. We discuss her latest book, My Favourite Mistake, as well as the end of Bennifer, and some beauty faves. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Read Paul Mescal's GQ profile here. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join our community on Patreon. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss the prospect of an Irish election in November, the struggle of the hospitality industry in Ireland and Israel's unending attacks on its neighbours. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I talk to friends and collaborators Shaun Dunne and Lauren Larkin about Everything Falls, a new work of theater which includes music and dance and explores the lives and experiences of carers in Ireland. We discuss pursuing a career in the arts when your family aren't e…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I chat about Vanessa Feltz' tea spilling book, we find out what was apparently at the root of Phil and Holly's fallout and we discuss Brat Autumn and Charli's new album. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie is back from Japan and thank goodness for that because there's lots of news to discuss. Unfortunately, none of it is particularly good. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I was delighted to catch up with Tony Cantwell this week. He has created a new comedy series for RTE Player called Good Boy, which is based on his own experience of getting a late diagnosis of ADHD. I really loved the four-part-series, which features a who's who of contemporary I…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! My pals! I'm back. Sorry I missed you on Monday - as you'll hear I'm still not right but James O'Hagan and I still got together to bring you through the week's entertainment stories. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatev…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I caught up with Stephanie Rainey and Sarah Power, two best friends and musical collaborators. Stephanie and Sarah are just back from LA, where they made it to the quarter finals of American Idol, and I loved catching up with them on their experience there. We also disc…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cassie Delaney takes us through the entertainment stories, which of course, begin with our sadness over Maggie Smith's death. We also say goodbye to Kris Kristofferson, discuss Lana Del Rey's marriage, Naomi getting barred from charity work and tv and real lifes blurrin…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Well pals, Carl is on his holidays (I'm very jealous) so this week we have the brilliant Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, joining us to tell us about the week's stories. We discuss Israel's expanding attacks in the Middle East, what the hell is going on with the governm…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The Hope and Courage Collective was set up in 2021 to supporting and empower communities to take action against hate, bigotry and extremism. As this is something I know many of us have been struggling with, I thought it would be helpful to learn about the ways the organisation is…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cian Sullivan takes us through the celebrity stories, from Chappell Roan's political stance to a millennial tv show's potential return. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode wit…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Today TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss Simon Harris' comments on immigration and homelessness, RTE Investigates report on policing anti-immigration protests vs. events in town on Culture Night plus what's going on with the Diddy case. To support the podcast and access …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Ava Hennessy was sexually assaulted two years ago, and while it wasn't an easy decision to report what happened to the gardai, she ultimately decided it was the right thing to do. Now, she's keen to share her experience of the legal system as a victim of sexual assault, and why s…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght is on deck this week to take us through the week's stories. It was a double awards ceremony week with the Emmys and the VMAs, we also discuss Dave Grohl's downfall, some cool stamps, and a truly heartening Jon Bon Jovi story. To support the podcast and access bonus…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss the weekend's assassination attempt on Donald Trump as well as last week's presidential debate. We fill you in on what's happening with Apple owing Ireland literally billions of dollars, discuss Sinn Fein's childcare plan, and…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Zainab Bolodale was just twenty when she became a news reporter for RTÉ via their kids news show News2Day. These days you'll see her on Nationwide, or indeed on bookshelves via her new YA novel Braids Take a Day. It was a real pleasure to chat to her about her career, Nigerian cu…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! After the heaviness of Monday's news episode, I'm happy to report that the stories from the world of entertainment are largely light this week. We say goodbye to James Earl Jones, chat about Beyoncé being snubbed by the Country Music Awards, Heidi Klum's incredible privilege (ima…

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Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! You probably know Emma Doran as a comedian, you've probably seen her on Amazon Prime's Last Man Laughing, or via her viral social media videos, or through her stand up gigs or whatever you're having yourself. Now, she's also an author. Her book, Mad, Isn't It?, shares her youth i…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Cassie Delaney and I chat through the latest in pop culture developments from Coldplay's impact to Angelina Jolie's return to the big screen, Sabrina Carpenter's need to talk about Barry Keoghan's schlong and lots more besides. To support the podcast and access bonus ep…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella and I start this week's news episode with some heavy moustache discourse triggered by some personal devlopments in Carl's life, but then we get into the meaty stuff. Carl catches us up on what's been going on in Palestine, both in Gaza and the West Bank, we discuss …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I catch up with James Kavanagh and William Murray about their new podcast and how things are going as they make the transition from city to rural life. We talk about whether they'll survive a winter, and William shares the most beautiful story of connecting to his mothe…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This is a long episode but there really was so much to discuss. Emer McLysaght is our shepherd through this week's entertainment stories and they are beefy. Having just returned from the final gig of Taylor Swift's final stop on the European leg of the eras tour, she had a lot to…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots of news today but unfortunately not much of it is happy. Carl Kinsella and I discuss the DNC, the arrest of Telegram's CEO in Paris, the latest in Gaza, and the death of Nell McCafferty and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Pat…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I'm always really impressed by people who manage to turn an idea into a success and love grilling them on how it happened, so I've wanted to chat to Ciaran Gaffney, aka Gaff, of Seanchoiche for a while. Seanchoiche is a storytelling event you'll probably be familiar with my now a…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Hollywood! La la la la la la la Hollywood! We're back in the world of celebs this week and we start with the news about Molly Mae and Tommy Fury's breakup before discussing what's going on with Blake Lively, demurity and the power of TikTok to solve people's financial problems. T…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl and I are back with your regularly scheduled programming! We discuss the last couple of weeks' news including Sinn Fein's plans for housing, Eoghan Murphy's return to the public eye, Gaza, the American election, the ambulance service and Australia's Raygun. To support the po…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I'm still on holidays so this week Esther and I decided to discuss the pop culture of the 2000s from Paris Hilton, to The Hills, Les Deux and the 'fire crotch' incident, as well as what coming of age within that culture did to us. Spoiler: Nothing good. To support the podcast and…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I'm on holidays so instead of your usual news catch up this week Carl and I do a (kind of) deep dive into the American election. If you've always wanted to know what a swing state is or what exactly the electoral college is, this is for you. Fortunately, we also got the news abou…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's Friday catch up is with Tim Chadwick, an incredibly talented and, in my opinion, underrated Irish musician whose debut album Pulverise comes out today. We discuss growing up gay, being vulnerable and putting yourself out there, and what it takes to be an artist in Ire…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's time to catch up with the world of celebs and entertainment! This week Cian Sullivan is here to take us through the stories which include Snoop Dogg's continued lols at the Olympics, Charli and Billie bringing Brat summer back from the brink of death, the controversy around …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's Monday, let's get into the news. Carl Kinsella and I discuss our incredible Olympics performance, the Democrats new approach to the election (calling Republicans weird, basically), the riots after tragic events in Southport and the discussion around the Ballerina Farm TikTok…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sofie Hagen is a writer and comedian who is absolutely brilliant at sharing and exploring personal experience. Their latest book, Will I Ever Have Sex Again examines the fact that Sofie has not had sex in eight years. It looks at all the aspects of sex and sexuality that influenc…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Once again, lots of news newsing around the place this week. We discuss the Olympics, the new funding plans for RTE, Kamala Harris' first week as a pesumed presidential nominee and the short-lived waxwork of Sinead O'Connor. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join o…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Once again, lots of news newsing around the place this week. We discuss the Olympics, the new funding plans for RTE, Kamala Harris' first week as a pesumed presidential nominee and the short-lived waxwork of Sinead O'Connor. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join o…