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Tell No TalesUpdates and AnnouncementsUpdates, apologies, promises, and some exciting new (non-tnt) content coming very soonTranscriptYou can pre-order (or buy, if you're listening to this more than a few days after it was posted) Listen Closely here or at any of the external links on the pageTickets and details to events:Liverpool (L1 Waterstones) 3rd July 2025, with Anna Zoe Quirke and Josh SilverLondon (The Common Press) 4th July 2025, with Lex Croucher, Dean Atta, and Lizze Huxley-Jones Hosted on...2025-06-2902 min
KCLR SportScoreline Extra #159: AIB Leinster Club Camogie Final, Carlow U20 Hurling FinalsHear the post-match thoughts from the weekend:Jenny Clifford - Dicksboro CaptainAoife Prendergast - DicksboroCaoimhe Dowling - DicksboroDonal & Ted Carroll - DicksboroRachel Dowling - DicksboroMark Dowling - KCLR AnalystLiam Quirke - Naomh EoinDean Slye - Naomh EoinColm Beck - Naomh EoinBrian Treacy - Naomh EoinJohn Michael Nolan - Naomh Eoin2023-11-2040 min
Whit's the Script?The CommitmentsIn the Northside of Dublin, Ireland, Jimmy Rabbitte is a young music fanatic who aspires to manage an Irish soul band in the tradition of 1960s African-American recording artists. He places an advert in the local newspaper and holds auditions in his parents' home. After being deluged by several unsuitable performers, Jimmy decides to put together a band consisting of friends and people he encounters—lead singer Deco Cuffe, guitarist Outspan Foster, keyboardist Steven Clifford, alto saxophonist Dean Fay, bassist Derek Scully, drummer Billy Mooney, and female backup singers Bernie McGloughlin, Natalie Murphy and Imelda Quirke. 2023-07-041h 16
The PoWEr of CommUNITYCommunity Members with Great Ideas... What Next?This is another podcast episode for the co-creative series The Power of Community with your Host Dimitrios Papalexis from Soulgen and special guests and collaborators. You submit a question about youth or community development, we co-create an answer. Our question for today's episode, submited by Andra Louie is the following: How individuals, citizens in our community can work with organisations if they have a grass roots community development idea they would like to see happen in their neighbourhood, where should one start? We consulted a broad range of youth and community development experts and included their answers in this episode...2021-09-1713 min
Real Men Real StoriesWhy a one size fits all approach to Men's Behaviour Change Programs doesn't work! 'Heavy Metal programs' MBC Expert David Nugent explains 'WHY?'An Important interview with Men's behavioural change program expert David Nugent, where he talks about working with the DV Abuser types:
- Cobra & Pitbull types of behaviour.
- Key strategies for engaging & working with Abusers.
- Why some Men's Behaviour programs don't work.
- Warning signs for victims and families.
- How men recognise their patterns and change their behaviours.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dean-quirke/message2021-05-1928 min
Real Men Real StoriesEpisode 10 - The Glass Half Full MindsetEpisode 10 - Glass half full mindset in a uncertain world with Ricky Esterquest, Managing Partner of Towards Better, a small community organisation in Townsville, QLD. He has been involved in the lives of people with a disability for the past 15 years and believes that both individuals and communities have assets, strengths, and contributions. He works with individuals and organisations to uncover those strengths, create valued social roles for people and to re-design organisations to deliver more value to people. He has held a variety of roles including Community Development Worker, Service Design Manager, Trainer & Assessor, and Community Consultant. He looks...2020-05-2642 min
Mindpositivo PodcastInterview with Dean QuirkeDean Quirke Founder of Young Men’s Group and Empowering Youth Changing Lives Program.2020-05-1435 minReal Men Real StoriesEpisode9- Rising Mental Health Pandemic - Biagio VersaceThe Rising Mental Health Pandemic. Where & How to find hope in the midst of a crisis. A conversation with Biagio Versace the Founder of "Mindpositivo" a non for profit initiative that focuses on raising awareness and removing the stigma around Mental Health. He is someone whose family is personally touched by these two issues, and has been involved with Mental Health for over 30 years . Mindpositivo is about having an open discussion within the community about mental health its goal is to make a difference, with a specific focus on speaking to the youth and returned service men and women (Veterans...2020-04-2839 minReal Men Real StoriesEpisode 8 - Overcoming Adversity - with Hilton BarrOvercoming Adversity & moving from a Can’t to Can Mindset - Conversation with Can’t 2 Can Founder Hilton Barr Hilton has been involved in training, psychotherapy and coaching for over 30 years and realised there was a greater opportunity to motivate, help and inspire more people through a web based solution and consequently developed cant2can.com He is a Gestalt Psychotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner and Accredited Lifeline Counsellor. His background includes running his own therapy practice, a corporate trainer specialising in Soft Skills plus working with long term unemployed. He was also a co-initiator, coordinator and facilitator of the Common Ground...2020-04-2144 minReal Men Real StoriesInterview with ABCD Community Expert Dimitrios PapalexisWe discuss the healing power of Men serving their community – Dimitrios shares the benefits for developing programs that inspire, connect and serve Men in their communities. How helping others benefits our own Physical, Mental and Emotional Wellbeing. We talk about integrating the masculine and feminine and how that helps develop compassion and empathy for others. We delve into community relationships and the need for connection, story telling and the removal of cultural barriers and indifference. We could of talked for hours which is why we will deliver a part 2 to this episode. Dimitrios has recently won the NSW 2019 Youth Worker of...2020-04-1548 min
The Second Captains PodcastEp 1560: Dublin & Kerry Draw A Pulsating All-Ireland Final, RWC Squad Named, Toner Axed - 02/09/2019Dublin set off yesterday in pursuit of history, trying to become the first team to win the five-in-a-row. They eventually came within one kick of it yesterday evening, before Dean Rock's sideline free-kick dropped short and wide, and condemned us to a replay of yesterday's thrilling All-Ireland football final. Oisin McConville and Mike Quirke were there, loved it as much as we did, and tell us why there's room for improvement everywhere, even amidst all the drama. Mike Quirke's bullish pre-match summation of the power of Kerry's bench was proved correct, Oisin's love affair with David Clifford, flaws and all...2019-09-021h 03
Second CaptainsEp 1560: Dublin & Kerry Draw A Pulsating All-Ireland Final, RWC Squad Named, Toner Axed - 02/09/2019Dublin set off yesterday in pursuit of history, trying to become the first team to win the five-in-a-row. They eventually came within one kick of it yesterday evening, before Dean Rock's sideline free-kick dropped short and wide, and condemned us to a replay of yesterday's thrilling All-Ireland football final. Oisin McConville and Mike Quirke were there, loved it as much as we did, and tell us why there's room for improvement everywhere, even amidst all the drama. Mike Quirke's bullish pre-match summation of the power of Kerry's bench was proved correct, Oisin's love affair with David Clifford, flaws and all...2019-09-021h 03Real Men Real StoriesEpisode 6 - Kieran Toohey - Mental HealthBio - Prior to joining suicide prevention, Kieran worked in construction, hospitality and served 14yrs in the Australian Army. He has deployed on operations including the middle east on several occasions. He is very passionate about the human mind, neuroscience and in particular neuroplasticity - acknowledging the brain can change with evidence backed education, support mechanisms and the right effort. His passion is to discredit the stigma and encourage the notion of healing. He believes the workplace gains an asset when those who have suffered a mental health battle are supported and return to good health. These days Kieran still...2019-02-1600 minReal Men Real StoriesEpisode 5 - Men’s Yoga- Garth AinsworthReal Men Real Stories is a platform for men to express authentically what it means to be a man today. In this episode I get to have a conversation with Holistic Health Expert Garth Ainsworth around men’s yoga, the barriers and benefits to practicing, we discuss emotional triggers and emotional shutdown and navigating our way to finding our own strategy through self reflection and getting to know ourselves. We discuss purpose and how it’s an individual experience that’s ever evolving, Garth’s willingness to be vulnerable makes for a rich conversation that may develop into a part 2.
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Se...2018-10-261h 00Real Men Real StoriesEpisode 4 - Men’s HealthAn Authentic conversation with Community Moves Health & Fitness Owner Van Marinos. We discuss strategies for lifelong longevity, training smarter for older adults, the importance of connection and being part of something bigger to overcome social isolation, passion and purpose as a driver to get us out of bed in the morning, transitioning from boyhood to manhood with the guidance of family and supportive role models to keep us on the right path and so many more golden nuggets were shared by Van during our catch up. Tune in and listen to what we discussed and if you feel it’s va...2018-10-1754 minReal Men Real StoriesEpisode 3 - Ed Everett Interview - Mature Men’s MeetingsIn this episode I talk with Ed Everett from Mature Men’s Meetings - we discuss defining moments in a mans life, the benefits of being part of a men’s group and how to find clarity amongst all of the confusing information that men have to navigate their way through. Ed shares many golden nuggets of wisdom that can only come from a full life lived experience. We talk about overcoming adversity and strategies to keep us going and much much more.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dean-quirke/message2018-10-1040 minReal Men Real StoriesEpisode 2 - Removing The MaskAn authentic discussion around the behaviours and patterns that are not serving men reaching their full potential in life and how hiding behind the mask of a false identity can lead to catastrophic consequences.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dean-quirke/message2018-10-0522 minReal Men Real StoriesEpisode 1 - IntroductionHow I came to setup young men’s group from an insight I had from working in Europe’s largest Juvenile and Young Offenders prison.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dean-quirke/message2018-09-2821 min
The Film ProgrammeJames Dean remembered; Whales in cinema; Steven Knight on LockeWith Antonia Quirke.Film and theatre director Sir Richard Eyre reveals how he fell in love with James Dean at first sight.Steven Knight discusses his new thriller, Locke, which is set entirely in a car driving down the M6.Philip Hoare, author of the award-winning Leviathan, reflects upon the representation of the whale in cinema, from Free Willy to Moby Dick,via Orca The Killer WhaleSound editor Richard Hymns talks about the challenges of making a film without any dialogue in All Is Lost, starring Robert Redford as a...2014-04-1727 min