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The Hard ShoulderRotunda Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Records One of Its Busiest Years Ever.The sexual assault treatment unit at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin recorded one of its busiest years ever in 2025, with a significant increase in the number of people seeking specialist care and support following sexual violence. Clinical Lead for National Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Services and Consultant at The Rotunda Hospital, Professor Maeve Eogan, joined Ciara Doherty to discuss.
2026-01-2909 min
The Hard ShoulderWhy the average age for giving birth is increasingThe CSO has said that a record number of babies were born to women aged 45 years and over in 2023.The average age of a mother giving birth is 33.2, up from 32.2 ten years previously, with those giving birthdays over 40 increasing by 25%.Maeve Eogan is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Rotunda, and joins Ciara Doherty to discuss.
2025-11-0307 min
The InquiryCan Benin win back its diaspora?Benin has long tried to highlight its role in the transatlantic slave trade through monuments and memorials in the country, in the hope it would attract tourism.Now it has a new plan.It is offering citizenship to descendants of enslaved Africans around the world.US singers Lauryn Hill and Ciara received their citizenship in July. Filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee have also been made Benin’s ambassadors to the African-American population in America.The move is an attempt to attract talent and money to its shores an...
2025-10-2123 min
The LOIWomen Show on FinalWhistleParty Spoiled, Late Drama & International EyesFormer Irish international Meabh De Burca (@MeabhDeBurca) joins Breifne to dissect a weekend of late goals, spoiled parties, and standout performances across the Women’s Premier Division.⚽ Match Highlights🔴 Peamount United 1–0 Athlone TownChampions Athlone’s unbeaten run is no more.Eleanor Ryan Doyle broke hearts with a late goal to seal all three points in Greenogue and deny the title holders a perfect finish to the season.🔵 Galway United 3–0 Waterford FCA dominant Tribeswomen display.Emma Doherty bagged a brace, and Amanda Smyth added a thunderbolt as...
2025-10-0857 min
Transform Gov - the digital government podcastInside Ireland's Digital transformation– 8M USERS, 40M PAGE VIEWS! 🚀💡 How do you take a messy, fragmented digital landscape and transform it into a seamless, powerful online presence that reaches millions worldwide?That’s exactly what Ciara Traynor and her team at the Department of Foreign Affairs have done with Ireland.ie – a platform that’s setting the gold standard for digital government.🎙️ In this episode of TransformGov, Maeve Kneafsey sits down with Ciara to uncover:✅ The high-stakes digital strategy that made Ireland.ie a global success✅ How to manage 100+ stakeholders and still drive change✅ Key lessons for anyone in government IT, di...
2025-02-1427 min
Blind Guys Chat#089: On Her Majesty’s Slippery SurfaceHello our little windswept listeners and welcome to episode 89. This is an exciting show for Jan, Óran and Clodagh as we welcome our first guest host to the podcast. Let's say hello to Gordon Anthony, aka Blind Gordon who joins us all the way from Livingston in Scotland. Gordon, a former Miss World (who knew!) is literally taking this one lying down. Wait until Mrs Blind Gordon finds out!
Have you ever used Aira? (Yes, that’s the correct spelling – we double-checked!) Aira is a visual interpreting service for people who are blind or have low vision. Well Gordon has us...
2024-01-2559 min
MonoRants... The BoysEpisode 29: The Instant White-Hot Wild (The Boys S3E8)It's Season Finale time and nobody is going to get out of this one unscathed (except for Todd, but dicks cant live forever). Butcher & Soldier Boy ditch Hughie on their way to Vought, forcing him to rejoin the rest of the boys with his tail between his legs. Maeve makes an escape of her own and joins the gang as they plan their attack on Soldier Boy. Homelander finally finds Ryan and sets about destroying his team so he can build a family. But when all sides meet at Vought Tower, he might just lose it all. This rant...
2022-07-111h 36
Candlelit Tales Irish Mythology PodcastEpisode 160 - Rebirth - OsgarWelcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.
This is the story of what happened to Osgar son of Oisín grandson of Fionn MacCumhaill when he woke up after he died…
This story is told by Aron
Music is by Oisín Ryan and Alan Homan and it is produced by Oisín Ryan and Alan Homan
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2022-04-0913 min
Book BirdsLight A Penny Candle by Maeve BinchyRe-reading Maeve's debut novel made us fall in love with her all over again and we're pretty sure you will too. An epic tale of two friends who meet when they are ten. Aisling is an Irish country girl and Elizabeth is a refugee from London during the blitz. In spite of their many differences - cultural, political, religious - the pair become great friends and their friendship sustains them throughout the twenty years the novel spans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-11-1143 min
Weekend PodcastMaeve Higgins: The Moments That Made MeMaeve Higgins talks to Ciara McDonnell about how she became fascinated with the idea of immigration as a child growing up in Cobh, and how moving to America has opened her eyes to her own privilege as a white Irish woman. She talks about Joe Biden and the Irish Americans in power in America, and about the moment that she realised that Nora Ephron's view of New York is very different to the reality.
2021-02-0528 min
We're All Mad HereMindset is Everything ft. Ciara McCulloughCiara is a Mental Health Advocate, Mindset Coach and Photographer among many things. She joins Maeve to talk about her own journey with Mindset & Mental Health, and how she is now helping others with their journey.
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2020-10-0233 min
AstronomicalEp. 8: The Fine Art of getting off topicOn this week's episode we planned on Roasting each other’s favourite shows but we somehow get off topic. Before starting, please understand that there will be spoilers, so SPOLIER ALERT! Ciara starts off her list with the spooky Criminal Minds. Maeve might be traumatised from watching one episode of it when she was 12 but she powers through. Ciara does have to explain what Criminal Minds is what happens in it. Maeve whips out Glee to an unimpressed Ciara. Although Ciara does not watch Glee, she still drags it through the dirt. Ciara pulls out Orange is the New Black. Ma...
2020-08-1648 minAstronomicalEp. 7: Mysteries and Murders we poorly researchedOn this episode we discuss Mysteries and Murders. But, like always start off completely off topic. We compare our favourite musicals, and our tik tok feed. Unfortunately, Maeve was almost dragged to the straight side of Tik Tok, which could have led this podcast to the grave. After finally getting back on track Ciara presents the lovely Jack the Ripper, the beautiful Black Dahila and the spicy Zodiac Killer. Maeve gives the details on the skinny legend himself, Slenderman and the sexy Pope Lick Monster.
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2020-08-0949 minAstronomicalEp. 6: Stand up to lower your expectationsOn today's episode we discuss stand-up comedy before jumping headfirst into the shallow pool. We talk about who we like and don't like. Like always we get way off topic and begin to talk about Friends, and the couple storylines. Maeve kicks the stand-up off by dragging seagulls and the tough job of interior design. Ciara tells stories from her childhood, that include an animal attack and getting her ego drowned. We also discuss what writing it was like.
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2020-07-2649 minAstronomicalEp. 5: Making Music On today's episode we discuss the instruments we play. We quickly get off track at the start and derail the train talking about hamilton, our tik tok for you page, frozen and topics not relating to this episode. After finally getting back on topic we dicuss our instrumemts. Maeve talks about learning fiddle and learning a whopping 3 songs on guitar, she also shows her talent by playing a riff she learnt. Ciara boasts about being self-taught even though she doesn't understand theory. She relives her childhood musical experience that she has now forgotten the important parts of. Ciara...
2020-07-1945 minAstronomicalEp. 4: TV Shows and Films that answer why we are like thisOn todays episode we talk about the shows we watched throughout our childhood. Maeve was raised on Disney while Ciara was raised on RTÉ Jr. Ciara never really watched any Disney channel shows as a child, so Maeve fills her in. We also dicuss the roles in the upcoming Hercules movie.
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2020-07-0550 minAstronomicalEp. 3: Conspiracy Theories (we kinda know)On todays episode we discuss Conspiracy Theories, well kind of. Ciara is a bit delirious and struggles to string a theory together, but she finally starts talking normal sentances. Maeve shares her conspiracy on Area 51 and the Flat Earth Theory with ease compared to Ciara. We both get side tracked about a discussion on whether iced coffee is a supliment for water or just pure caffine.
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2020-06-2839 minAstronomicalEp. 2: Talking TunesOn this weeks episode we talk about music. We discuss our favourite songs, favourite artists, favourite albums and music we hate. We catch a glimpse into the mind of Maeve who is a secret theatre kid, with knowledge on most things musical. Ciara expresses her true love about Shrek and it's soundtrack while also lacking sleep and vocabulary. She also shows her love towards Dreamworks films.
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2020-06-2150 minAstronomicalEp. 1: Funny Stories from childhood and our thoughts on BLMThis is the first episode of Astronomical. Although the subject of the podcast changed, we felt it was important to show our support towards Black Lives Matter. If you have any questions or want to inform me on any misinformation or problems that come up, please contact me on my twitter that is linked. It is @astronomicalpod on Twitter or Instagram. Make sure to learn about the BLM Movement and the oppression they face. Sign petitions and if you can please donate or watch YouTube videos raising money for the Movement. Some good Instagram’s to follow are @blklivematter, @colorofchange an...
2020-06-1449 minAstronomicalAstronomical TrailerWelcome to Astronomical. This is our trailer for the podcast. Make sure to follow us for more podcasts in the future.
2020-06-1000 min
nearfmAll HoneyAll honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Infidelities, secrets and an uninvited guest mean that Ru & Luke will have to clean up more than red wine stains and glitter. This piece is strongly concerned with people indulging in their sexual desires and letting their egos take over. All...
2020-04-2858 min
drama on nearAll HoneyAll Honey by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
*Listener advisory – this audio drama contains strong language
All honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Infidelities, secrets and an uninvited guest mean that Ru & Luke will have to clean up more than red wine stains and glitter...
2020-04-2800 mindrama on nearAll HoneyAll Honey by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
*Listener advisory – this audio drama contains strong language
All honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Infidelities, secrets and an uninvited guest mean that Ru & Luke will have to clean up more than red wine stains and glitter...
2020-04-2800 mindrama on nearAll HoneyAll Honey by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
*Listener advisory – this audio drama contains strong language
All honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Infidelities, secrets and an uninvited guest mean that Ru & Luke will have to clean up more than red wine stains and glitter...
2020-04-2800 mindrama on nearAll HoneyAll Honey by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth
*Listener advisory – this audio drama contains strong language
All honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities. Infidelities, secrets and an uninvited guest mean that Ru & Luke will have to clean up more than red wine stains and glitter...
2020-04-2800 min
Inside Business with Ciaran HancockDiversity in Finance & Apple PayA "cause of concern" is how Ed Sibley of the Central Bank has described its research on diversity in Ireland's financial institutions.The bank's Director of Credit Institutions Supervision, told this week's Inside Business Podcast that the study is the first of its kind and its results reflect a poor picture of diversity in the sector.This research is a step towards tackling the problems that lead to poor levels of diversity in financial institutions, he said, and will send out the signal that the regulator takes it seriously.Also on the podcast, Ulster Bank is one of just two...
2017-03-0826 minIrish Times Inside BusinessDiversity in Finance & Apple PayA "cause of concern" is how Ed Sibley of the Central Bank has described its research on diversity in Ireland's financial institutions.The bank's Director of Credit Institutions Supervision, told this week's Inside Business Podcast that the study is the first of its kind and its results reflect a poor picture of diversity in the sector.This research is a step towards tackling the problems that lead to poor levels of diversity in financial institutions, he said, and will send out the signal that the regulator takes it seriously.Also on the podcast, Ulster Bank is one of just two...
2017-03-0826 min