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Róisín Meets PodcastRosemary Smith & Ann IngleIn the final episode of the Roisin Meets podcast, Roisin chats to her mum Ann Ingle and legendary Irish race car driver Rosemary Smith about the latter's biography, ghostwritten by Ann. Expect tales of rallying across continents, love affairs with the likes of Oliver Reed and why, in the depths of despair, Rosemary looked over the edge but decided to turn back and give life another shot.
Stay tuned for details of Roisin Ingle's brand new podcast in 2019.2018-11-3049 minRóisín Meets PodcastZiauddin YousafzaiFor over 20 years, Ziauddin Yousafzai has been fighting for equality - first for Malala, his daughter - and then for girls all over the world. On this week's podcast, he talks to Róisín about the roots of his activisim in Pakistan's Swat Valley, his Nobel Prize winning daughter and his book, Let Her Fly.2018-11-2349 minRóisín Meets PodcastJames Kavanagh & William MurrayIn five years selling at farmers' markets and hosting dining events, James Kavanagh and William Murray's food business Currabinny has grown a huge fanbase. The pair are boyfriends as well as business partners and in this podcast they talk Róisín about their meeting on Grindr, why James has William to thank for his 'influencer' status, how their mothers have influenced their love of food and their gorgeous debut publication, The Currabinny Cookbook.2018-10-2634 minRóisín Meets PodcastMartina Devlin, Journalist & AuthorWith her 10th book, Martina Devlin salutes the trailblazing women who drove change in Ireland. 'Truth and Dare' tells the stories of incredible Irish women including Countess Markievicz, Anna Parnell and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington. On this week's podcast Martina talks to Róisín Ingle about the book, about the peculiarity of writing personal testimony and about her early journalism career on London's Fleet Street, and an assignment that saw her dispatched to Parkhurst prison to interview the notorious criminal Reggie Kray.2018-10-1232 minRóisín Meets PodcastLive: Caitlin MoranCaitlin Moran talks to Róisín Ingle about her razor-sharp new novel How To Be Famous, which tracks one young woman’s riotous journey through a world where men hold all the power. Nothing is off the table in this chat, which was recorded in front of an audience at the National Concert Hall in Dublin as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin’s Off The Page series of events. Expect meditations on life, sex, politics and lots of laughs.
HEALTH WARNING: This podcast contains lots of cursing and buckets of feminism.2018-09-141h 11Róisín Meets PodcastMusic Month: Dowry, aka Éna BrennanIt's the final installment of the 2018 edition of Music Month on Róisín Meets. This week it's Éna Brennan, or Dowry as she goes by on stage. Brussels-born to an Irish mum and Danish dad, Éna is a woman who wears many hats: multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, multi-media designer and costume designer, to name a few. She talks to Róisín Ingle about growing up in Brussels, the 12 Points festival 5-8 September and her musical collaborations with Paul Noonan and Lisa Hannigan.
Songs in this episode:
1. Flutter
2. In E.2018-08-2725 minRóisín Meets PodcastMusic Month: MongooseMongoose are this week's Music Month guests, a band of four women who combine exquisite vocal harmonies with great instrument-playing and songwriting. Molly O'Mahony, Ailbhe Dunne, Muireann Ní Cheannabháin and Cara Dunne are currently crowd funding to help get their second album over the line and you can help out by visiting www.gofundme.com and searching for Mongoose Make An Album. In this podcast they speak to Roisin Ingle about that fundraising, an upcoming collaboration with the Irish singer Mary Coughlan for a piece in the Dublin Theatre Festival and about some of their upcoming gigs, including one at...2018-08-1731 minRóisín Meets PodcastMusic Month: Saint SisterIn the first installment of the 2018 edition of Music Month, Róisín sits down with Morgan MacIntyre & Gemma Doherty, better known as Saint Sister. The duo, who started making music together in 2014, mix Celtic harp, 60s folk and electronic pop to create their unique sound. They talk to Róisín about their mentor Lisa Hannigan, touring with Arcade Fire and share the inspiration behind the three songs they played live in studio on the day this podcast was recorded.
Songs in this episode:
1. Causing Trouble
2. Corpses
3. The Mater2018-08-0347 minRóisín Meets PodcastLisa Hannigan - From the Music Month ArchiveAhead of the annual Music Month on Róisín Meets next month, we bring you one from the archive. In 2016, Lisa Hannigan spoke to Róisín Ingle about the breakdown of her working relationship with Damien Rice, her third album At Swim and how working with The National's Aaron Dessner was the help she needed to get out of the rut she'd been stuck in. She also played three songs live in studio from that record. In a few weeks time we'll kick off the 2018 Music Month with music from Saint Sister, who have toured with Hannigan and coun...2018-07-1338 minRóisín Meets PodcastAmanda PalmerAmerican singer and performance artist Amanda Palmer was in Dublin the week Ireland voted to remove the 8th Amendment from the Constitution. As someone who has had three abortions and who has spoken publicly about those experiences, Palmer was overjoyed at the result and could be seen around Dublin in her REPEAL sweater in the lead up to the vote. She spoke to Róisín Ingle about the referendum, abortion and women's rights. They also spoke about life in Trump's America and Palmer sang Róisín's favourite song of hers, In My Mind.2018-06-151h 03Róisín Meets PodcastClemantine Wamariya, The Girl Who Smiled BeadsIn 2006, 12 years after they had fled the Rwandan genocide, 18-year-old Clemantine Wamariya and her older sister were reunited with the rest of their family live on US TV on the Oprah Winfrey show. On today's podcast, Clemantine speaks to Róisín Ingle about her memoir, The Girl Who Smiled Beads, which describes a childhood brutally disrupted by the genocide in 1994.2018-06-0844 minRóisín Meets PodcastThe Happy Pear: David & Stephen FlynnThe Happy Pear twins, Stephen and David Flynn, are famous for their hand-standing, health-living ways, but on today's episode they reveal to Róisín Ingle that they were once Ross O'CK-style, beer swilling, rugby playing, jocks. They speak to Róisín about what it's like to be mirror-twins, there's also talk of time spent living behind a waterfall in Costa Rica and first encounters with a lentil. They also speak about their family-friendly event Playstival, aimed at getting kids off their screens and into the outdoors. It's in association with Laya City Spectacular and takes place at Airfield farm...2018-06-0147 minRóisín Meets PodcastVicky PhelanThe woman at the centre of the CervicalCheck cancer screening scandal, terminally ill Limerick woman Vicky Phelan, speaks to Róisín Ingle about the situation, calling it “disgraceful, saying it’s an absolute national scandal”. Vicky tells Róisín that the buck stops with HSE director general Tony O'Brien and that she doesn't understand how he could “have the balls to stay in the job at this stage”. Vicky explains why signing a non-disclosure agreement in her High Court case over her false negative smear test result was never an option and why despite being told she has between six an...2018-05-0436 minRóisín Meets PodcastJuno DawsonOn the latest Róisín Meets 'Queen of Teen' Juno Dawson chats to Roisin Ingle about her new book Clean, feminism and why undergoing gender transition to live as a woman was like taking off a disguise she had been wearing her whole life.2018-04-2757 minRóisín Meets PodcastDavid Nadelberg, Mortified GuideAfter the discovery of an unsent teenage love letter, David Nadelberg began asking people online whether they knew anyone who wanted to share their hideously embarrassing childhood writings on stage. It went viral and Mortified was born. 15 years later, it's been a podcast, a stage show, a 2013 movie and now a Netflix show. There’s a Dublin Chapter of the movement and recently David was in town for a show. He spoke to Róisín Ingle about the teenage crush that spawned the movement, and lots more.2018-04-2026 minRóisín Meets PodcastMoms Demand Action: U.S. gun controlSo far this year there have been more than 30 mass shootings in the United States, including the school shooting in Florida last month which killed 17 people and injured nearly 20 others. Last year, the U.S. saw a total of 346 mass shootings.
This weekend protests will take place in every state calling for better gun control as part of the March For Our Lives. In this podcast, Róisín Ingle speaks to Mary Farley, an Irish-based American activist with Moms Demand Action, who are holding a sister rally at the U.S. embassy in Dublin this Saturday afternoon.2018-03-2326 minRóisín Meets PodcastTara Westover, author of EducatedTara Westover grew up in on Buck Peak, a beautiful mountain in rural Idaho, in a household that was in a perpetual state of preparation for the End of Days.
Her family didn't talk about the summer, it was ‘canning season’ to them, a time spent furiously preserving peaches and other foodstuffs to stockpile for the inevitable End of Man.
Westover’s father, a Mormon Survivalist, lived in fear of the ‘feds’ throughout her childhood, but with a divine belief that everything that happens in this world – good or bad – is God’s will.
She wasn’t registered for a birth certificate...2018-03-0947 minRóisín Meets PodcastSarah Reynolds, Professional Organiser“Organising, for me, is another skill that can be learned,” says Sarah Reynolds, who has made a career out of helping other people become more organised in their own lives with her company Organised Chaos.
On the latest Róisín Meets podcast, she tackles Róisín Ingle’s disorderly desk and gives her a pep talk on how to become more organised without getting stressed about it.
Sarah also talks about her debut book, Organised, her Oprah Winfrey “A-HA!” moment and how after being trained by her hero Julie Morgenstern, she became Ireland’s first professional organiser and has been helping...2018-02-0223 minRóisín Meets PodcastVince Cullen, Buddhist & Meditation TeacherTwenty-one years ago, Vince Cullen poured his last can of beer and promised himself that he would never drink alcohol again.
Soon after, he began working with the Wat Thamkrabok monastery in Thailand and Buddhist-oriented drug and alcohol recovery centre, helping other addicts and alcoholics.
On the latest Róisín Meets podcast, Cullen speaks to Róisín Ingle about his life as an Irish boy growing up in England, finding Buddhism and teaching meditation.
Also on the podcast, Cullen speaks about buying 'The Hilltop’ pub in Carrigahorig, Tipperary and his plans to turn it into a residential mindfulness medita...2018-01-2640 minRóisín Meets PodcastCharlie LandsboroughAfter his mother died when he was 12, Charlie Landsborough went off the rails and embraced a life of petty crime, spending two months behind bars when he was 18. He learned his lesson and turned his life around, embracing music, though he didn't find fame until much later. An appearance on RTÉ's Kenny Live in 1995 launched his career in Ireland and hi song What Colour is the Wind became a hit here. In this podcast, Landsborough speaks to Róisín Ingle about his almost famous moments with The Beatles and Roy Orbison. He also talks about spirituality, booze and why...2018-01-1236 minRóisín Meets PodcastMark Earley: ‘I hoped to become a dad this year, not a widower’On Thursday April 20th 2017, Mark Earley’s life changed completely.
His wife, Liane Deasy, died suddenly in her sleep at their home in Glasthule Co. Dublin, from nocturnal epilepsy. He was away in Australia at the time.
Soon after Liane’s death, Mark began a blog called There Are Words, which he says is an attempt for him to understand her passing, to share his grieving process and to find something in such a tragedy.
Liane loved sea swimming and Mark has found solace in it since her death. He speaks to Róisín Ingle about that in this podcas...2017-10-2033 minRóisín Meets PodcastAuthor Emily Hourican"Really, quite nightmarish," is how Emily Hourican recalls overcoming "second novel syndrome" for her latest book White Villa. In this podcast she talks to Róisín Ingle about the darkness of her time recovering from cancer and how she found the light again in her writing. She also talks about her upbringing as the daughter of an EU Commission employee in Brussels and how that has informed her writing, her fascination with friendship and how writing her cancer diaries in the Sunday Independent opened her up to the kindness of strangers.2017-10-1332 minRóisín Meets PodcastMUSIC MONTH: SíomhaIn the final installment of Music Month 2017, Róisín Ingle talks to Co. Clare singer Síomha Brock. Her jazzy, blues vocals and guitar speak to influences from her time in Nashville, Memphis and Austin. In this podcast she plays three of her songs live in studio: Why Did We Fall In Love?, Fly and July Red Sky.2017-08-2528 minRóisín Meets PodcastMUSIC MONTH: LoahOn the latest Music Month podcast, Róisín Ingle meets Sallay Matu Garnett, or Loah as she goes by on stage. Loah released her EP This Heart earlier this year and performs three songs from it in the episode. A pharmacist by trade too, she has been writing music for years and has a co-writing credit on her ex-boyfriend Hozier's song Someone New.2017-08-1844 minRóisín Meets PodcastMUSIC MONTH: Farah ElleFarah El Neihum, otherwise known as ‘Farah Elle’, is a singer and pianist with an alternative pop sound influenced by everything from hiphop to R&B, to ska, with Arabian echoes from her Libyan background.
She chats to Róisín about music, growing up Muslim in Ireland and her "rock 'n' roll ninja" mum Dr. Fatima Hamroush who, as minister for health, tried to help rebuild Libya after the Gaddafi regime was overthrown.
In this podcast you will hear Farah Elle perform four songs: Rajeen, Sunblock, Holiday and Laundry.2017-08-1141 minRóisín Meets PodcastMUSIC MONTH: I Draw SlowDublin roots five-piece I Draw Slow have been on tour in the U.S. 15 times in the last four years and earlier this year were signed to Compass Records on Nashville's iconic Music Row, through which they released their fourth album Turn Your Face to the Sun last May.
Siblings Louise and Dave Holden are the band's singers and they dropped by The Irish Times studio the day after their album launch at Whelan’s in Dublin to perform as part of the annual Róisín Meets Music Month.
In this podcast you will hear them perform three songs off...2017-08-0436 minRóisín Meets PodcastFrom the Archive: Ringu Tulku RinpocheWe dip into the archive again this week to present one of our favourite Róisín Meets interviews.
When he was a young boy, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche was forced to flee Tibet along with his family. Tied to his horse so he wouldn’t fall off it when he slept, he eventually made it to India. In 2015, 60 years later, Róisín Ingle spoke to Rinpoche while he was on one of his regular visits to Ireland teaching Buddhism and meditation.2017-07-2842 minRóisín Meets PodcastFrom the Archive: Richard E GrantThis week we are dipping back into the archive and presenting a couple of our favourite Roísín Meets interviews. This time it's our 2015 interview with the actor Richard E Grant. It was one of the more unusual Róisín Meets, during which the Withnail and I star called Róisín Oprah, let her smell him and flipped the interview tables on Róisín by asking her some personal questions about her own life.2017-07-2132 minRóisín Meets PodcastMaria Doyle KennedyActor and singer talks to the Róisín Meets podcast about starring in Orphan Black, new music and directing her first film.2017-07-0638 minRóisín Meets PodcastRachael EnglishRTÉ presenter and author of three books, Rachael English, talks to Róisín Ingle about accidentally writing a novel reflecting the news headlines of the day.
English’s voice will be familiar of thousands of people who tune into Morning Ireland every day, but she has many strings to her bow and has just published her third novel, The American Girl.
It tells the story of 17-year-old Rose Moroney from Boston, who is smart, spirited and pregnant.
She wants to marry her boyfriend but her parents have other ideas and ship her off to their home country of Ireland, to a...2017-05-0528 minRóisín Meets PodcastMary Coughlan“I could have died and I’m not thinking about that, but I did think about it and I was really down about it,” says Irish singer Mary Coughlan on the latest Róisín Meets podcast.
Not long after her 60th birthday last year, Coughlan began keeping a diary cataloguing the symptoms she was experiencing as a result of severe chest pain that forced her to cancel a number of shows.
She tells Róisín Ingle how, after being misdiagnosed with lung problems and leaving one hospital with “ninety Solpadeine” and anxiety medication, she was told by a consultant tha...2017-04-2126 minRóisín Meets PodcastThe Game: Grace Dyas & Lauren LarkinMEN WANTED: The Game needs you to explore the act of buying sex. On this week's podcast, Róisín Ingle talks to two of the women behind a radical piece of theatre, The Game.
Grace Dyas and Lauren Larkin aim to portray the realities of prostitution through their stage piece, which was devised with the help of former prostitutes including Rachel Moran and Mia deFaoite, as well as some women who are still involved in sex work.
They tell Róisín Ingle what the show is all about and why they felt it was important to tell this stor...2017-03-3131 minRóisín Meets PodcastEnda WalshIrish playwright Enda Walsh talks to Róisín Ingle about indulging in a moment of "oddity" while working with David Bowie, having Roddy Doyle for a schoolteacher and falling in love with Cork and its language.
The Dubliner was back home from London where he now lives, to oversee the run of his play Arlington recently at the Abbey, his first production on the theatre's main stage.
Róisín Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Róisín Ingle and produced by Jennifer Ryan.2017-03-1751 minRóisín Meets PodcastYoung Blood: Natalya O'Flaherty & Katie LaffanThere's spoken word and new music in the latest episode of Róisín Meets, with young artists Natalya O'Flaherty and Katie Laffan.
Both are taking part in the St Patrick's Festival's Young Blood: The Beats and Voices of Our Generation concert at the National Concert Hall in Dublin next Saturday 18th March and the talented Dubliners popped in to see Róisín ahead of that show, along with organiser Aoife Woodlock of Other Voices fame.
16-year-old Natalya impressed with the keen observations on modern life in her piece, The Irony of Entitlement, which she performed in studio, while Kati...2017-03-1028 minRóisín Meets PodcastGail O'RorkeThe first person prosecuted and acquitted under Irish assisted suicide laws, Gail O'Rorke, talks to Róisín Ingle about why she has no regrets about trying to help her friend Bernadette Forde die as she wished.
Ms Forde suffered from Primary-Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, meaning her health was never going to get any better. Gail O'Rorke was her cleaner, but became her best friend and carer in the years before her death.
When Ms Forde's health had deteriorated to a point that she felt she could no longer go on, O'Rorke made a failed attempt to arrange for them to tr...2017-02-1030 minRóisín Meets PodcastJoanna TrollopeAuthor of 20 bestselling books, including A Village Affair and The Rector’s Wife, Joanna Trollope joined Róisín Ingle for the Róisín Meets podcast this week.
Joanna spoke candidly about the literary snobbery she has been on the receiving end of in the past, and why it doesn't bother her. She also talked about why, at the age of 73, she has no intention of quitting writing and how there are big advantages to finding success later in life.
Also on the podcast, Joanna spoke about growing up in the Cotswolds, wanting to look like Jane Fonda and her fr...2017-02-0335 minRóisín Meets PodcastMartha WainwrightMartha Wainwright says her new album, Goodnight City, is a farewell to her youth, marking the end of one era and the beginning of another.
On this week's Róisín Meets, she told Róisín Ingle why turning 40 has been great and how becoming a mother has softened her - but only a bit.
She talked about the late Leonard Cohen, who was big influence in her life, and how he was classy to the very end.
Also on the podcast, Wainwright said the death of their mother seven years ago had a profound effect on her and her...2017-01-2737 minRóisín Meets PodcastPadraig O'MorainHow do you stop yourself from getting stressed by the news? Can you go on a news blackout? Mindfulness expert Padraig O'Morain says that's okay, to a point, but we can't shut the world out just because we don't like it.
Stay informed, but just don't wallow in the really bad stuff for too long, he told the Róisín Meets podcast this week.
He also discussed Donald Trump's narcissism, how some Irish politicians could do with a dose of mindfulness and gave tips on how to start the New Year in a positive space.2017-01-1335 minRóisín Meets PodcastHannah Fry / Joya & PriyaThe spotlight is on Santa this week on Róisín Meets. Mathematician Hannah Fry explains The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus, while Róisín's daughters Joya & Priya report back on their trip to meet the man in the red suit at home in Lapland. And, as if that wasn't enough, we also have a festive ditty from Paddy Casey to get you in the mood for Christmas.2016-12-2336 minRóisín Meets PodcastThe Piccolo Lasso choirThere's Christmas cheer aplenty as the Piccolo Lasso choir sing carols on the Róisín Meets podcast. Listen to the children's renditions of Deck the Hall, Joy to the World and O Holy Night, led by choirmaster extraordinaire, Ite O'Donovan.
You can catch the Piccolo Lasso choir on December 18th at St Kevin’s Church, Harrington Street, SCR, Dublin 8, where they will also perform with a mini orchestra on Christmas day.2016-12-1614 minRóisín Meets PodcastMusic memorabilia dealer Laurence CarpenterOn this week's Róisín Meets, music memorabilia dealer and founder of www.popicons.com Laurence Carpenter talked to Róisín Ingle. He told her how selling Michael Jackson memorabilia kick-started his business and how he caught the 'collecting' bug from his father. He also spoke about some of the items currently in his collection, including a bag of underwear belonging to Bob Dylan fans, and revealed how he made $140,000 in one night, clearing his debts in the process.2016-12-0938 minRóisín Meets PodcastMurder Of Crows - Katie Honan, Amilia Stewart and Aisling O'MaraOn this week's Róisín Meets the cast of the play Murder of Crows tell the Róisín Ingle why Irish theatre needs more youth productions. Katie Honan, Amilia Stewart and Aisling O'Mara talk about why teenagers don't go to the theatre and how productions with young actors can help. They also talk about Waking the Feminists, Can't Cope, Won't Cope, and perform two extracts from Murder of Crows.2016-12-0225 minRóisín Meets PodcastCyberpsychologist Mary AikenCyberpsychologist Mary Aiken is this week's guest on the Róisín Meets podcast. She tells presenter Róisín Ingle that the internet is not fit for purpose. She explains why young children should not be allowed online, the dangers of teens getting caught up in Dark Nets and how science needs to catch up with developments in technology.2016-11-2530 minRóisín Meets PodcastCathy DaveyOn the latest Róisín Meets podcast, singer Cathy Davey tells Róisín Ingle why children need empathy lessons. She talks about returning to music with new album New Forest after six years building the animal rescue she founded with her friends, My Lovely Horse Rescue, and how she got into trouble for writing dirty poems at school. Cathy also plays two songs - Thylacine off the latest album and All of You, from her second album Tales of Silversleeve.2016-11-1834 minRóisín Meets PodcastJo MaloneBritish perfumer Jo Malone talks to the Róisín Meets podcast this week about her autobiography Jo Malone: My Story. She tells presenter Róisín Ingle what it was like growing up with her unique sense of smell and how she created a global brand from her kitchen. Jo also talks about being told she may not survive an aggressive form of breast cancer when her son was just two years old and how years later after leaving the company she founded, she started all over again with her brand Jo Loves.2016-11-1137 minRóisín Meets PodcastRoddy DoyleRoddy Doyle is this week's guest on the Róisín Meets podcast. He talks about his latest children's book, Rover and the Big Fat Baby, The Commitments and writing for Roy Keane. The author also talks about the free children's writing workshops he co-founded, Fighting Words, and reveals he has a new book for adults on the way next September.2016-11-0430 minRóisín Meets PodcastThe Commitments - Kevin Kennedy & Andrew LinnieFormer Coronation Street actor Kevin Kennedy and his The Commitments Musical co-star Andrew Linnie are this week's guests on the Róisín Meets podcast. The actors talk about getting their big breaks in the business, working with Roddy Doyle and Kennedy tells presenter Róisín Ingle about getting sober 18 years ago.2016-10-2137 minRóisín Meets PodcastMichael HardingAuthor, columnist & playwright Michael Harding is this week's guest on the Róisín Meets podcast. He tells presenter Róisín Ingle that he never fails to spare, "the gory details of this sad eejit," in his writing and talks about the importance of authenticity. Harding discusses his new book, Talking to Strangers and he explains how an evening of storytelling can get "flirtatious and dangerous".2016-10-1418 minRóisín Meets PodcastMattress MenThe stars and the director of Mattress Men talk to Roisin Ingle about the documentary on this week's Roisin Meets podcast. Michael Flynn, better known as his YouTube persona Mattress Mick is joined by the man who help create the character, videographer Paul Kelly, and director Colm Quinn to talk about the film.2016-10-0738 minRóisín Meets PodcastThe Saw DoctorsLeo Moran and Davy Carton from the Saw Doctors joined Róisín Ingle for this week's podcast. They talked about going back on the road after a three year break, glorifying the mundane and writing new songs. The lads also played some of their greatest hits and their song Everyday, which featured in The Women's Podcast recently.2016-09-3044 minRóisín Meets PodcastEmma DonoghueIrish author and writer of the Oscar winning film Room, Emma Donoghue, talks about her latest novel, The Wonder, on this week’s Róisín Meets podcast. She also talks to presenter Róisín Ingle about the “relentless” partying in the film world, meeting Cate Blanchett and stealing ideas for her stories from her children.2016-09-2320 minRóisín Meets PodcastSophie WhiteCook and new author Sophie White talks eating your way through the bad times with her book Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown on this week’s Róisín Meets podcast. She also talks to presenter Róisín Ingle about her own mental health problems, her father’s Alzheimer's disease and being OK with bad parenting.2016-09-1652 minRóisín Meets PodcastSeana KerslakeThis week Roisin Ingle meets Seana Kerslake the star of newly released and already highly acclaimed Irish movie A Date for Mad Mary. The 24-year-old Dubliner from Tallaght got her first break in experimental movie Dollhouse by Kirsten Sheridan and is now being talked about as the new Scarlett Johansson. We just think she's the new Seana Kerslake. She talks to Roisin about growing up, acting and feminism.2016-09-0229 minRóisín Meets PodcastCarlene Carter MUSIC MONTHCountry music royalty Carlene Carter is the final Music Month final on the Róisín Meets podcast. She talks about growing up with Johnny Cash as a stepfather, battle addiction and finding love again. Carlene plays three songs live, including her version of Cash's hit, written by her mother June, Ring of Fire.2016-08-2643 minRóisín Meets PodcastGemma Hayes MUSIC MONTHIt's week 3 of Music Month on Róisín Meets and Tipperary singer Gemma Hayes joins Róisín Ingle to talk about rebelling against music industry pressure to be sexy, the power of femininity and the upside of being dropped by her record label.2016-08-1951 minRóisín Meets PodcastJohn Spillane MUSIC MONTHIrish singer-songwriter John Spillane joins Róisín Ingle for Music Month on Róisín Meets. John tells Róisín about the inspiration behind some of his best-loved songs, he talks about his upcoming book and plays four songs live.2016-08-1234 minRóisín Meets PodcastLisa Hannigan MUSIC MONTHLisa Hannigan joins Róisín Ingle for Music Month on Róisín Meets. Lisa talks about the breakdown of her working relationship with Damien Rice, her third album At Swim and working with The National's Aaron Dessner. She also plays three brand-new songs off the record, which is released 19th August.2016-08-0538 minRóisín Meets PodcastHilary FanninAuthor and Irish Times columnist, Hilary Fannin, talks to Róisín Ingle about aging happily, regrets and her memoir Hopscotch on this week's Róisín Meets podcast. Fannin also speaks about her family, her father's affair and why she's never been happier than she is now in her fifties.2016-07-2228 minRóisín Meets PodcastJennifer NickersonMD of the Tipperary Boutique Distillery, Jennifer Nickerson, gives Róisín Ingle a taste of the first whiskey from her stills, The Rising, on this week’s Róisín Meets podcast. The 33-year-old from Scotland talks about growing up loving the smell of whisky, how she came to make whiskey in Ireland and what effect Brexit may have on her business.2016-07-0823 minRóisín Meets PodcastJennifer JohnstonAcclaimed Irish writer, Jennifer Johnston, joins Róisín Ingle this week to talk about her latest novel, Naming the Stars. Johnston is happy with the book, which she says is “rather good”. On the Róisín Meets podcast, she says writing again at the age of 86 feels like she is “winning”. She also talks about her life growing up in Dublin, writing the ‘great Irish novel’ and the joys of her grandchildren.2016-07-0128 minRóisín Meets PodcastDeclan LynchOn this week's Róisín Meets podcast, author Declan Lynch joins Róisín Ingle to discuss his gambling themed latest novel, The Ponzi Man. He also speaks about Ireland's betting culture, the lives being destroyed by it and what can be done to tackle it.2016-05-2045 min
Róisín Meets PodcastLisa O'NeillOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O'Neill joins Róisín Ingle to talk about her third album, Pothole in the Sky. She also speaks about what it was like to work with her heroes Billy Bragg and Kevin Rowland, and how she tried to like All Saints music, but just couldn't fake it.2016-05-1339 minRóisín Meets PodcastLuka BloomOn this week’s podcast, Luka Bloom joins Róisín Ingle to talk about his latest album Frugalisto which he takes on the road later this year. He also performs three songs live with some special-guest vocals by Róisín on the track Sunny Sailor Boy.2016-04-2927 minRóisín Meets PodcastRóisín ODescribed as "evoking the likes of Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom and Kate Bush," musician Róisín O released her debut album The Secret Life of Blue in 2012 and is back with a new single. She sat down with Róisín to play her distinctive music and discuss her evolving style and famous family (her mother is legendary singer Mary Black, Danny O’Reilly of the Coronas is her brother).
Roisin releases her latest single ‘Give it Up’ (produced by Eliot James who's worked with Two Door Cinema Club, Kaiser Chiefs and Noah & the Whale) in Whelans on May 14.2016-04-2236 minRóisín Meets PodcastBronagh GallagherOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Derry-born actress and singer Bronagh Gallagher talks about making her third solo album, Gather Your Greatness, and the “monastic” lifestyle that fuels her creativity.2016-04-0124 min
Róisín Meets PodcastHeathersOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Heathers on writing their third album, working together and growing up as twins. The duo also performed two of their latest songs, November and Loosen Up.2016-03-2529 minRóisín Meets PodcastMark PollockOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, adventurer and spinal cord injury campaigner Mark Pollock talks about rebuilding his identity after both blindness and paralysis. The Run in the Dark founder’s new mission is putting the topic of paralysis on the global agenda.2016-03-1834 minRóisín Meets PodcastPaul Howard and Rory NolanOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Róisín talks to Ross O’Carroll-Kelly creator Paul Howard and actor Rory Nolan about their upcoming production of Breaking Dad. The futuristic play is set in 2022, in the midst of an unexpected economic boom, with Bertie Ahern set to become Taoiseach again at age 71. Ross O’Carroll-Kelly’s teenage daughter arrives home one night with the captain of the Blackrock College rugby team, a younger version of himself.
Breaking Dad is on from March 14-26 at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and from March 29-April 2 at the University Concert Hall, Limerick. Ti...2016-03-1133 minRóisín Meets PodcastOlwen FouéréOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, actor Olwen Fouéré talks about her open marriage, Waking the Feminists and how wandering the wilds of Connemara as a child has informed her work. She describes the inspiration behind Riverrun, her award-winning adaptation of the voice of the river in Finnegan’s Wake.
Fouéré stars in Survivalist, the film about three survivors carrying on as society crumbles, which is in cinemas now. She will perform in the Imagining Home series at the National Concert Hall on April 3rd. Full details about the series can be found at https://www.nch.ie...2016-03-0432 minRóisín Meets PodcastMiriam O'Callaghan“Standing for public office is not for the faint-hearted.”
This week on the Róisín Meets podcast, RTE broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan talks to Róisín about her live election coverage. Now that the votes have been cast, she says she can stop being “tough and mean”.2016-02-2635 minRóisín Meets PodcastKeith DuffyOn this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Keith Duffy talks about reprising his role in Big Maggie, earning his acting chops and having a second go at fatherhood.
Big Maggie is on at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin until 12th March. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and the Gaiety Theatre box office.2016-02-1938 minRóisín Meets PodcastMary BlackMary Black talks to Róisín about one of her passions: promoting home-grown Irish music on the radio. She tells Róisín about her upcoming Last Call tour in Australia, her last tour abroad. And they talk about her musical family - daughter Roisin O and son Danny O’Reilly, lead singer of rock band The Coronas.
She has many upcoming performances, including one in Vicar Street, Dublin on 16th April and at the Millennium Forum in Derry on 23rd April.2016-02-1240 minRóisín Meets PodcastSelf-compassion with Padraig O'MorainIf you feel the urge up to turn over a new leaf or two on New Years Day, one bad habit you should consider ditching is excessive self-criticism. That's according to counsellor and Irish Times columnist Padraig O'Morain, who speaks with Roísín Ingle about "self compassion" on this week's podcast.
Padraig explains how facing a challenging personal situation helped him realise that his own harsh self-criticism was preventing from taking action.
"It occurred to me that what was making me so nervous was the sense that maybe I will not do this thing right, maybe ill come into cr...2016-01-0122 minRóisín Meets PodcastThe Palestrina ChoirEarlier in December Roísín met with the conductor and young singers of the Palestrina Choir who performed a few tunes and chatted about changing voices, their challenging Christmas schedule and how singing is good for the soul.
Happy Christmas from the Roísín Meets team.2015-12-2516 minRóisín Meets PodcastSeán MoncrieffThis week Roísín meets radio presenter and Newstalk author Seán Moncrieff, whose new book The Irish Paradox looks at the nature of Irishness. The paradox, he says, is that we can hold two contradictory views simultaneously and believe both of them.
Sean tells Roísín about his transplantation from England to Ireland at the age of 12 and how that might put him in the right place to examine Irishness. He also explains why Ireland must be the worst country on earth to conduct an extramarital affair.
The Irish Paradox: How and Why We are Such a Contr...2015-10-0933 minRóisín Meets PodcastMary CoughlanOn this week's podcast Roísín meets Mary Coughlan, a singer who "emotes, purges, atones, reminisces, eulogises and laments". Mary tells Roísín about her urge to go and help the refugees on Europe's borders, her own sometimes painful life story, taking part in something called a "F**k it Retreat" and recording a new album.
"Truth is very powerful... there's a great freedom in being truthful about everything".
Mary's new album "Scars on the Calendar" is available now.
Upcoming shows:
October 2nd: Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh 8.00pm
Octboer 9th: Purty Ktichen, Monkstown, Dublin 8.00pm2015-10-0230 minRóisín Meets PodcastBrent Pope, R O'C-K GiveawayTo mark the beginning of the Rugby World Cup, Roísín welcomes former All Black and popular rugby pundit Brent Pope. As he is one of Ireland's most well known immigrants and someone who has been outspoken about his mental health problems, it should be no surprise that Brent is interested in something called "outsider art" and is even hosting an upcoming RTÉ series to showcase some of Ireland's outsider artists.
"Some people call it naive art, other people call it brute art. I like art that's uncooked by culture" explains Brent. "Nobody else apart from them and their fam...2015-09-1842 minRóisín Meets PodcastLiam Ó Maonlaí Music MonthFor the final installment of Music Month Roísín is joined by Liam Ó Maonlaí of Hot House Flowers. Wielding his whistle and a bodhrán, Liam performs four songs. He also tells Roísín how he's only just beginning to grow up .
Setlist:
Siobhan ni Dhuibhir
Big Fat Heart
Don't Go
Amhrán na Féidearthachtaí
You can catch Hothouse Flowers live:
Friday, 28 August at Páidí Ó Sé's Pub in Ventry, Co. Kerry,
Saturday, 12 September at Iur Cinn Fleadh Festival, Newry,
Friday, 18 September at Monroe’s, Dominick St, Galway.2015-08-2853 minRóisín Meets PodcastRon Sexsmith Music MonthAugust is Music Month on Roísín Meets, and to kick it off Roísin met Ron Sexsmith, the veteran Canadian singer-songwriter. He tells Roísín about his life, work and influences, and performs songs from his back catalogue and his new album Carousel One which is available now.2015-07-3141 minRóisín Meets PodcastNiamh Ní Dhomhnaill - July 2015This week Roísín meets Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill, whose ex-boyfriend was convicted of raping her in her sleep. His fully suspended sentence was widely regarded as lenient. Niamh tells Roísín the story of her relationship with Magnus Meyer Hustveit, how she learned of his crimes and the difficulties of pursuing a prosecution. She also tells how the response to her story has been empowering.2015-07-1759 minRóisín Meets PodcastConsecrated Virgins Gemma and Triona KingThis week Roísín meets devout twin sisters Gemma and Triona King on the occasion of their 60th birthday. Gemma and Triona, or G&T as they are sometimes known, are consecrated virgins. They tell Roísín about what led them to that decision, the intensity of their twin bond, and what they have made of the challenges to the Catholic Church in recent years.2015-05-2948 minRóisín Meets PodcastHappiness Expert Tal Ben-ShaharOn this week's show Roisin meets Tal Ben-Shahar to talk about that most elusive of states: happiness. Along with his colleague Daniel Philbin Bowman, Tal tells Roisin about his lifelong investigation into the attainment of a positive mental state, and the simple things that people can do to be more content.
Tal Ben-Shahar is a Harvard lecturer in positive psychology, an author of several books on happiness and the founder of Potentilife, a 9-month leadership development program.2015-05-2247 minRóisín Meets PodcastMinnie Mélange/Sinéad BurkeThis week Roisin meets Sinead Burke, who also goes by the alias Minnie Melange when competing in (and winning) the Alternative Miss Ireland contest. Sinead is a primary school teacher, phd student in education and fashion blogger, and in her Extraordinary Women series she has interviewed a series of inspirational people. She tells Roisin about how being a little person has not hindered her life and they discuss whether her unusual height has given her a special understanding of other minorities.2015-05-0845 minRóisín Meets PodcastJulian GoughThis week Roisin meets novelist Julian Gough, who shares the news of his new publishing deal with Picador for his "brilliant, insightful and remarkable" novel for the first time. He tells Roisin about the novel, his life, how the Universe can give you what you need, and that new socks and underwear will be the only extravagances from his new deal.2015-04-1648 minRóisín Meets PodcastPJ Gallagher and Joanne McNallyThis week Roisin meets PJ Gallagher and Joanne McNally, two comedians with a bond. Both were given up for adoption as babies and reunited with their birth mothers later in life. They've created a show that explores that shared history. They also tell Roisin how their partnership had a rocky start.2015-04-0332 minRóisín Meets PodcastLiz McManusThis week Róisín meets former politician and novelist Liz McManus to talk about her new novel "A Shadow in the Yard". Liz tells Róisín that she doesn't miss politics, but gives her views on homelessness, abortion rights, gender quotas and the bus pass.2015-02-1329 minRóisín Meets PodcastHomelessness special - Roisin meets 'Sarah'This week Roisin meets 'Sarah', a young woman who became homeless after suffering from abuse throughout her childhood and addiction as an adult. She speaks of the helplessness and fear she experienced on the streets, and how a charity, Daisyhouse, has helped her to recover and move on.
Daisyhouse is 'a space where homeless women can recover from the trauma of their experience, feel safe and secure and, in time, move forward in their personal development and lives'. It is running a photography exhibition, 'Faces of homelessness', in the Powerscourt Town House until December 13th.
http://daisyhouse.org/2014-12-0541 minRóisín Meets PodcastEoin ColferThis week Róisín meets Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl series of children's books. They discuss his new musical comedy show, how hard it was to be a disco fan in Wexford in the 1970s, and his recent appointment as the Children's Laureate.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.2014-09-0633 minRóisín Meets PodcastFiona CoghlanThis week Roisin meets Fiona Coghlan, who captained the Irish Women's Rugby World Cup team to victory over the All Blacks. They talk about her life in sport, how rugby didn't appeal at first, and how important it is for kids to be active.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea2014-08-2926 minRóisín Meets PodcastMaeve HigginsThis week Roisin meets Maeve Higgins. They discuss comedy, feminism and New York.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.2014-07-2532 minRóisín Meets PodcastEleanor TiernanThis week Roisin Ingle meets Eleanor Tiernan. They discuss comedy, the civil service and sausages.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.2014-07-1230 minRóisín Meets PodcastCaitlin MoranThis week Caitlin Moran meets Roisin Ingle to discuss feminism, growing up and masturbation.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.2014-07-0542 minRóisín Meets PodcastMichael HardingThis week Roisin meets the incomparable Michael Harding.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea2014-06-2131 minRóisín Meets PodcastEvanna LynchThis week Roisin meets Evanna Lynch. The Termonfeckin native discusses her love for her Harry Potter character Luna Lovegood and her extraordinary journey to make the part her own.
She is joined by her Mum and they chat about the challenges of life now in L.A. and her recent work in the Phillipines for UNICEF.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea2014-06-0738 minRóisín Meets PodcastBressieThis week Roisin meets Bressie and hears about his work with mental health issues, his experiences as a Leinster rugby player and musician and his plans for the future.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.2014-05-2443 minRóisín Meets PodcastJoseph O'ConnorThis week Joe O'Connor discusses his writing with Roisin Ingle and shares advice on how best to achieve writing success.
He also talks about his decision to travel to Nicaragua following the death of his mother and his ongoing commitment to music.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.2014-05-1636 minRóisín Meets PodcastPaul HowardThis week Roisin meets Paul Howard, the man behind Ross O'Carroll Kelly.
They discuss how his working class childhood has informed his writing, his encounters with rugby culture and Blackrock College and his new play Breaking Dad.
Roisin Meets is a weekly podcast presented by Roisin Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea2014-04-2639 minRóisín Meets PodcastLouise McSharry19/04/14
This week Roisin meets Louise McSharry.
Louise has recently replaced Dave Fanning as the evening presenter on 2FM but her journey to radio stardom has been challenging.
At the age of seven Louise was living with her little brother and alcoholic mother in a caravan outside Chicago. She was no longer going to school.
She tells Roisin how she made it out of there.
Róisín Meets is a free weekly Life & Style podcast presented by Róisín Ingle and produced by Sinead O'Shea.
Why not subscribe to the show or downloaded individual episodes via Soundcloud?2014-04-1939 minRóisín Meets PodcastDawn O'PorterThis week Roisin Meets Dawn O'Porter.
They discuss Dawn's struggles in Los Angeles and her sadness that the start of her relationship with Chris O'Dowd was overshadowed by that time. Dawn also tells Roisin about her new book Goose and her sense of new found resilience.2014-04-1230 minRóisín Meets PodcastEmma DonoghueRoisin Ingle meets Emma Donogue in this first episode of her new podcast series, Roisin Meets...
In this podcast Roisin hears about Emma's new book Frog Music. Emma explains how she writes while walking on a treadmill and describes the experience of being part of a two mum household.2014-04-0526 min