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The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 95 With Guest John Joe McGinley October 10th 2024Send us a textJohn Joe McGinley first appeared on my podcast back in 2021, EP 43. This time around via a car journey, we talk about similar topics as our previous interview but in a much updated way. Last time John Joe was a guest he had not long released his first book 'Irish Wise Guys', fast forward to today John Joe has 3 books available for purchase, and we talk about his new releases in depth along with his future plans for more book releases. On top of this I talk to John Joe about the great work h...2024-10-1045 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 94 With Guest PJ Murrihy September 27th 2024Send us a textPJ Murrihy from Co Clare is a singer songwriter well renound throughout Ireland and beyond for his talents in music. Along with being a performer himself, he has written so many songs down through the years which have been recorded by the biggest names in Irish Country Music, including Big Tom, Larry Cunningham, Daniel O'Donnell, Margo, Foster and Allen, Jimmy Buckley, Patrick Feeney and many more. I talk to PJ about the story behind how some of these songs came about plus finding out some of PJ's other passions in life. S...2024-09-2747 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 93 With Guest Dallen Michael (Michael Bonner) September 18th 2024Send us a textMichael Bonner hails from Glenties Co. Donegal. A singer songwriter with a number of songs released with more to come. Michael's attitude is one to be admired; in his early 20's he took to performing in bars and although it didn't turn out how he'd have liked, the experiences back then are now inspiring him to give it another go in his 40's. During my interview with him, he tells me of his plans in music, his inspirations and how his opening songs came about. I hope you enjoy the interview!...2024-09-1833 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 92 With Guest Peter Campbell September 11th 2024Send us a textPeter Cambpell has worked with the Donegal Democrat since 1977. Starting out in their printing office, he took up a journalism role with them in 1990. He was sports editor between 2004-2021 and in recent years , has retired and but continues to work part time. A respected voice who has seen so much down through the years, and I reflect with him on some of the finest moments he has covered including Donegal's Sam Maguire wins in 1992 and 2012. Elsewhere I chat to Peter about other aspects of life, including his own time playing underage and...2024-09-111h 34The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 91 With Guest Mark Forker June 15th 2024Send us a textMark Forker from Burtonport currently works as journalist; he is the editor of CNME magazine based in Dubai. A lot of his background is linked to soccer, he played over 100 matches for Ballybofey based club Finn Harps from 2008 to 2014, and to this day still helps out at the club as a coach of their underage teams. Before his move to Finn Park, Mark got a professional contract as a teenager himself with Hearts in Scotland, we talk about a lot of his soccer experiences which include Mark just finishing off the season having...2024-06-131h 44The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 90 With Guest Stephen McCahill May 11th 2024Send us a textDown through the years Stephen McCahill has gotten involved in many different aspects of both community and business life in Donegal and beyond. From Glenties originally he also has strong connections to Ardara where he currently helps out with the running of The Corner House Bar. In 2016 Stephen was named 'Donegal Person Of The Year'. Among his experiences in life so far he has volunteered quite a lot towards various causes. I speak to him about this during the interview plus about the different jobs he has had including running his own business. I...2024-05-0952 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 89 With Guest Fergal O'Brien April 20th 2024Send us a textFergal O'Brien recently retired from being a professional snooker player, having enjoyed a 33 year career as a pro. His finest moment came in 1999 when he won the British Open, beating Anthony Hamilton 9-7 in the final. He competed in the Masters final in 2001 v Paul Hunter and just lost out 10-9 having held a 7-3 advantage at one point. He now joins Eurosport to commentate on the 2024 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible. I chat to Fergal about his career and we preview some of the eye catching 1st round fixtures at Snooker's...2024-04-1937 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 88 With Guests Mickey Duffy & Jordan Mogey April 13th 2024Send us a textAs individual solo acts both Mickey Duffy and Jordan Mogey have gained a large amount of admirers in music, through the combination of the singing voices they possess and for their song-writing talent. The latter being how this great friendship began; a mutual love and appreciation of song-writing. Mickey originally from Paisley in Scotland but now living in Stranorlar has 2 albums behind him. Jordan from Ballymoney Co Antrim has 3 albums under his belt. Currently Mickey and Jordan are working together on finishing off an album they're set to release later this year. A...2024-04-111h 03The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 87 'Na Rossa A Year To Remember' December 16th 2023Send us a text2023 will be a year that will live long in the memory of all connected with Na Rossa GAA club in Lettermacaward. Despite all the challenges of lack of numbers available to the club as a whole it hasn't stopped success being achieved on the pitch, like in 2023. Junior A Champions, and promotion sealed back to Division 2. I'm joined in this episode to reflect on a great year for Na Rossa by their manager Declan Bonner, captain Daniel Martin Melly and Felix Melly who was part of the backroom team. Lots discussed, including the m...2023-12-151h 06The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 86 With Guest Danny O'Donnell November 8th 2023Send us a textDanny O'Donnell was born and raised in Islington England but has lived in Donegal since 1991. Both his parents were from Donegal. During my interview with Danny, he talks about his memories of coming to Ireland in his youth and tells how things were back then and how much they've changed. As I myself am a big Manchester United fan for almost 30 years I'm pleased to be including a tribute to the late great Bobby Charlton (RIP) during this interview. A very important topic discussed at the beginning of the episode is prostate cancer. D...2023-11-0752 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 85 With Guests Sandy Kelly & Brendan Shine August 30th '2023Send us a textHonoured to be featuring two legends of Irish country music in the one episode. Both Sandy Kelly and Brendan Shine are enjoying long successful careers in music. Although both are closely connected to country music, its not the only genre they've been involved with. Sandy Kelly as she describes in the interview has a love for music generally. In 1982 she was part of pop group The Duskeys when they entered eurovision. Sandy formed the group alongside her late sister Barbara and two cousins. One of her greatest feats which she looks back on...2023-08-2944 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 84 Mary From Dungloe Past & Present August 23'rd '2023Send us a textThe title of the episode sums it up. Mary From Dungloe Past & Present. The festival's full title has grown slightly in recent years. Its now 'Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival'. Since the festival began in 1968 till current day, there is a huge amount of history attached to it. The aim of these 5 interviews is to perhaps share memories or stories with listeners that they might not have known. Guests include the first winner of the Mary From Dungloe in 1968, Celine Powell. Irish Country Music legend Daniel O'Donnell. Spin 'n' Speed Amusements aka M...2023-08-221h 39The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 83 With Guest Máire McCole August 12th '2023Send us a textMáire McCole won the Mary From Dungloe in 1983. Becoming the first Mary representing Dungloe to win the title. 40 years have gone by and its a special anniversary since Máire's victory, a win which thrilled locals. I went along to Máire's house for a chat with her on August 1st past, which by chance turned out to be 40 years to the night since her memorable victory. She reminisced on many of her great memories from this famous Dungloe festival. I learnt a lot during the interview that I didn't know about the...2023-08-111h 03The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 82 'Burtonport Community Centre 30 Years Opened' July 26th '2023Send us a textOn the 11th of July 1993 a new community centre opened in Burtonport. Througout the years it has proved a fantastic hub for many different occasions, fundraisers, children's parties, ETB ran classes and so much more. The building has proved an extremely worthwhile addition. Recently the centre celebrated 30 years opened and I thought I couldn't let the day pass without marking it someway. I interviewed 4 people on the day of the celebrations, and 2 people the following day. Those interviewed were Mary Ellen Hyland, Patricia O'Donnell-Byrne, Margaret Boner, David Alcorn, Margaret Reilly and Mary McGee. All...2023-07-241h 11The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 81 With Guest Declan Nerney July 15th '2023Send us a textDeclan Nerney for me sits among the very finest singers Irish Country Music has seen over the past 30 plus years, and his early experiences in bands pushes his overall story so far around the half century mark. From Drumlish in Co Longford, Declan has through the years kept new hits coming, adding continually to a fine collection of music recorded. An authentic singer, good musician and can write a song. It makes for a good combo. I chat to Declan about some of his biggest songs, the influence late legends Gene Stuart and Br...2023-07-1323 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 80 With Guest Michael Allsop July 8th 2023Send us a textMichael Allsop hails from Nottinghamshire in England. His wife hails from Ardara. In the spring of 2021, they re-opened Sandfield pitch and putt in Ardara as the new owners. Michael tells the story of how this came to be, buying the piece of property from the now late Tom Finn. We look back on the course's early history as well, which dates back to 1983. Michael has exciting plans for the future of Sandfield pitch and putt which he and his family run. He talks about the cost to play a round, best scores submitted and...2023-07-081h 00The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 79 With Guest Beatrice Farrelly May 6th '2023Send us a textBeatrice Farrelly is the president of 'Elvis rocking in the hills of Donegal fan club' - A club which commemorates the memory of one of music's biggest ever legends, the late Elvis Presley. The club formed in 2014 and along with remembering 'The king of rock of roll, it also has so far raised over €27,000 for various charities both locally and nationally. During my interview with Beatrice I talk to her about how the club came about, the Elvis tribute acts that perform at their fundraising events plus much more including remembering those that have...2023-05-041h 09The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 78 With Guest Danny O'Donnell April 26th 2023Send us a textDanny O'Donnell from Annagry, Co. Donegal is right now one of the most popular solo musical acts around; not just in his home county but beyond as well. At just 21 years of age, he has already gigged in USA, Spain, the UK, and many more locations are set to follow. From singing his own covers of well known numbers across various genres to writing his own songs; the future looks very bright for Danny, who is also purusing a career as a music teacher to share his passion and knowledge of music with t...2023-04-2542 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 77 With Guest Ronan O'Donnell March 25th '2023Send us a textRonan O'Donnell from Glenties is qualified as a primary school teacher for nigh on 10 years. It's something he wanted to be from a very early age. During the initial stages of covid he developed another interest; in media which now has led him to pursuing a career in this field. He has a buisness called Dronan Media; where in the world of videography and photography he captures everything from sunrises on well known mountains to general everyday life in local towns or on city streets. He also works in the area of weddings...2023-03-241h 20The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 76 With Guest Helen McCready February 22nd '2023Send us a textHelen McCready's story so far is inspiring and with many different angles to it. Her work life has different facets. She is a Coru registered Phyiscal Therapist. In Study, she has a few different degrees and a lot of experience in the fields of autism and mental health. She's also into athletics in a big way and to date has ran so many different races varying from 5k's right up to marathons; she has completed an amazing 6 of the latter. Including Berlin in 2021 and last year. I talked to her in her clinic abo...2023-02-211h 06The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 75 With Guest Fr Matt McInerney January 18th '2023Send us a textFr Matt McInerney celebrated 60 years ordained as a priest in 2020. For 40 odd years he served as a priest in England before returning to his home county of Donegal in the early 2000's, where despite being retired he still helps out in the parish of Burtonport/Kincasslagh alongside Fr Pat Ward. I chat to Fr Matt about his early life before he went to England. We also talk about the various places he was placed there as a priest. Which include, Brighton, Worthing and Crawley. His love of fishing is talked about too. I...2023-01-1753 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast Bloopers & Outtakes December 24th '2022Send us a textI've had this in mind for a while. For the last 20-25 or so podcasts I've been saving clips here and there that would come under the blooper umbrella, most of these bloopers made by me. Some outtakes included also, and its mentioned how these didn't make the final edit. The purpose of this Bloopers & Outtakes show is to mostly try and give people a laugh. No episode number on this. EP 75 will hopefully come early in the New Year. Thanks for listening to my podcast wherever you tune in from in the world...2022-12-2432 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 74 With Guest Patrick Feeney December 7th '2022Send us a textSligo man Patrick Feeney has been going strong in Irish country music for two decades. One of the very finest voices in Ireland. Since his debut album to current day he has recorded many popular songs ranging from country to gospel. He's also of course one third of the three amigos alongside Robert Mizzell and Jimmy Buckley. I caught up with Patrick last weekend ahead of his gig in the Highlands Hotel Glenties. Lots covered including where he went on honeymoon after marrying his wife Claire, his great connection with singer songwriter PJ...2022-12-0622 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 73 With Guest Micheál Brennan AKA Donegal Daddy November 15th '2022Send us a textA few years back during lockdown, Glenties man Micheál Brennan starting posting entertaining, light hearted videos to Instagram of himself and his daughter Gracie. Little did Micheál think that a few years on, his pages across several social media platforms would now have the following they do. I chat to Micheál about how the idea for Donegal Daddy came about and much more, including the influence his mum and late dad Francis had on him. We also talk about Naomh Conaill and Martin Regan, being an extra in Daniel O Donn...2022-11-141h 03The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 72 With Guest Anthony Molloy October 25th '2022Send us a textAnthony Molloy's contribution to Donegal GAA over the past 4 decades is nothing short of immense. He was part of the Donegal side that won our county our first ever All Ireland title. That came in 1982 at U21 level. Fast forward 10 years, he had won 3 Ulster titles and most memorable of all captained Donegal to our first ever Sam Maguire triumph. A midfielder who despite injury setbacks, led by great example. A natural born leader. My interview with him included chat about his new book 'Life, Glory And Demons', a memoir reliving the highs...2022-10-241h 01The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 71 '92 Remembered 30 Years On' September 20th '2022Send us a textAn episode to mark 30 years to the day since Donegal won their first ever Sam Maguire by beating Dublin in the All Ireland final. Guests include, former Donegal footballers, Tony Boyle, Declan Bonner and John Joe Doherty, former Dublin footballer Vinnie Murphy, and the referee in the 92 decider for Sam, Tommy Sugrue from Tralee in Co Kerry. Lots of memories from the 92 All Ireland are dwelled on including reflections too by the former players on the lead up to the final and the years that followed. My longest podcast to date. I hope yo...2022-09-192h 44The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 70 With Guest Paul Murray August 13th '2022Send us a textBefore I interviewed Paul Murray, I didn't know anything about him but once I discovered his amazing journey in music, I was keen to have a chat with him. He lives in Wembley, London but his parents are Irish. His Dad hails from Co Armagh and his late mum came from Co Monaghan. At just 6 years of age Paul remarkably sang at Roundwood Park in London in front of 60,000 alongside Big Tom. He'd then , still aged 6 go on to record a duet with the legendary Castleblaney singer, a song called 'Sunday's Child'; Written b...2022-08-1148 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 69 With Guest Seamus Moore August 3rd '2022Send us a textThe JCB man Seamus Moore is on the country music road over 30 years and counting. Seamus and Mick Flavin were the two country singers I loved listening to most growing up. Known most for his comical songs, he also can sing very well the songs that tell a story. Hailing from Callan Co Kilkenny. Seamus has lived in London most of his life but has toured Ireland every year for 3 decades. it's easy to see why he's still in demand. His great character combined with his voice make for a good combo. He's cu...2022-08-0243 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 68 With Guests Shaun Sharkey & Helena Melly July 27th '2022Send us a textThe achievements of Shaun Sharkey and Helena Melly in the world of pool in recent years can only be admired. Brother and sister, they have won individual and team trophies both in Donegal and nationally in Ireland. Among their titles won, Shaun has won so far 6x Donegal championships, 2x Ulster champion, 2 x Ulster team champion, 1x All Ireland team champion, 1x All Ireland singles champion, 2 x home nations team champions. Shaun was also ranked Irish no 1 before as well. Helena is a 3x Donegal ladies champion, multiple Irish ranking event winner. 1x A...2022-07-2746 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 67 With Guest Mick Flavin July 20th '2022Send us a textWhen I think of the very finest Irish country singers over the past number of decades Mick Flavin is without doubt on that list. The Longford native is on the country music scene 35 years and still going strong. It's personally very special for me to feature Mick on my podcast as I grew up listening to his music and grew a love for his voice and many of the songs he recorded. I chat to him about his great career in country music and how he first fell in love with the genre...2022-07-1942 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 66 With Guest Matt Britton June 22nd 2022Send us a textOver the last decade plus Matt Britton is best known throughout Donegal for his journalism work. He was employed with the Donegal Democrat for many years before turning his attention to freelance journalism, something he has a great passion for. What a lot of people might not know about Matt is that he has past experience in many fields, including hotel management and being the director of Bord Failte. In hotel management, his work covered government catering and he was once responsible for feeding the late Pope John Paul II when he came...2022-06-211h 23The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 65 With Guest Seán Boylan May 28th 2022Send us a textWhen the discussion of the greatest GAA managers of all time is being had, there's no doubting Seán Boylan's name is never far away. What the Dunboyne native achieved with the Meath senior football team in particular was outstanding. Leading them to their first All Ireland title in 20 years in 1987, when they beat Cork. Retaining it the following year against the same opposition. Two more Sam Maguires followed in 96 and 99, v Mayo and Cork respectively. Under Boylan's 23 year spell in charge of the royals they also won 8 Leinster titles and 3 NFL titles. H...2022-05-2759 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 64 With Guest Michael McMullan May 11th '2022Send us a textCo Antrim born Michael McMullan's voice is one many sporting fans across Ireland and the UK will recognise. He worked for Today FM for over a decade in presenting the popular 'Premier League Live' alongside Mark Lawrenson and co. With Today FM he also got to experience in person great Irish sporting moments as a reporter. Including watching Ireland play at the Japan/Korea soccer World Cup in 2002 and Padraig Harrington's Open wins in 07/08. Michael now works within the sports of snooker, pool and golf and can be heard on Sky TV regularly. H...2022-05-101h 07The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 63 With Guest Kelan Browne April 27th '2022Send us a textKelan Browne from Ballybofey is fastly making a huge impression on many throughout Ireland and beyond with his unique voice in singing country music songs. His wide vocal range gives him great ability to cover anything from classics to modern day. So far that is exactly what we've seen from Kelan. His first 2 singles were Conway Twitty's iconic 'Hello Darlin' and Luke Comb's smash hit 'Beautiful Crazy'. Kelan has done both songs great justice and is looking forward to the future, be it his own cover versions, songs written by himself or performing...2022-04-2654 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 62 With Guest Anthea Atkinson April 13th '22Send us a textAnthea Atkinson was born in Dublin and has lived in various parts of the world including the UK, the US and other locations but Donegal is her home now and has been for quite some time. She has had many different job titles, from firefighter to paramedic, and working to help the homeless. One common theme is evident throughtout Anthea's working life; her desire to help people. Since moving to Donegal she has immersed herself in various local communities and in recent years worked voluntary as the chairperson of the Mary From Dungloe I...2022-04-121h 03The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 61 With Guest Kevin Painter January 19th '22Send us a text'The Artist' Kevin Painter retired from the PDC darting scene in 2021 when he didn't make it through Q School. Like a lot of players his darting career began in the BDO but come the early noughties he made the switch to the PDC. It was there he began to flourish. In 2004, he narrowly lost out to Phil Taylor in the deciding sudden death leg of the world final. He made a couple of other semi final appearances at the worlds too, 2003 and 2008. The latter of those years Kevin had what he describes as...2022-01-1854 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 60 With Guest Bernard Flynn January 12th '22Send us a textBernard Flynn was part of a Meath senior football team that won the royal county their 1st All Ireland in 20 years when they beat the rebel county Cork in 1987. A year later Meath were champions again against the same opposition. Bernard was also part of Meath teams to lose 2 All Ireland finals in 90 and 91 to Cork and Down respectively. Flynn is a 2x All Star and formed one of the most formidable full forward lines in GAA history alongside Brian Stafford and Colm O'Rourke. I caught up with Bernard yesterday to talk about hi...2022-01-1154 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 59 With Guest Fr John Joe Duffy December 23rd '21Send us a textFr John Joe Duffy hails originally from Burtonport and was ordained as a priest in 2002. He is currently the catholic curate in Creeslough, a position he has held since 2017. Other parishes he has served in are Glencolmcille, Kincasslagh/Burtonport, Stranorlar/Twin Towns. Wherever Fr John Joe has worked, he has left with many friends and is widely respected. I chat with him about his ordination, the effects of the pandemic on everyday life plus he talks about the various locations he has served in as CC. A sector close to John Joe's heart is...2021-12-221h 07The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 58 With Guest Robert Mizzell November 17th '21Send us a textRobert Mizzell is one of the biggest names there is in Irish Country music. Having moved to Ireland from Louisiana USA 30 years ago, Robert got his first big break in Ireland with the song 'Say You Love Me'. Since then he has continued to endear himself to audiences in Ireland in beyond with his wide ranging voice. He has released 13 albums to date, with many other hit songs amongst them like 'The Farmer', 'Two Rooms And A Kitchen', 'Louisiana Saturday Night' 'John Deer Beer', 'Livin The Life' and many many more. He is a...2021-11-1559 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 57 With Guest Malachy McLaughlin October 20th '21Send us a textBefore the pandemic hit the world and slowed everything down, Malachy McLaughlin had done DJing locally around Dungloe. During lockdown, he was like many others in the sense he had no option but to restrict what he did. Then one day soon after he decided to experiment with DJing on FB live and the rest as they say is history. DJ MC's popularity soared week after week, his following near and far increasing rapidly. He entertained many who were glad to be entertained at a time when going out to a take in...2021-10-1958 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 56 With Guest John O'Mahony October 9th '21Send us a textJohn O'Mahony's record in GAA speaks for itself, one of the great managers to have graced the line. He stopped playing inter county for Mayo at the young age of 23 but before he did he had won an All Ireland minor title in 1971 followed by reaching the U21 pinnacle three years later. In 1983 as coach/manager he led Mayo to another U21 All Ireland title. The senior job came calling and again John delivered success in 88, 89, winning back to back Connacht titles for the first time in 38 years. O'Mahony's magic wand captured the...2021-10-081h 12The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 55 With Guest John Lynch September 15th '21Send us a textJohn Lynch was a GAA All Star in 1986. The same year he was part of the first Tyrone senior side to play in an All Ireland Final. They would lose this final to the great Kerry side featuring the likes of Jack Ó Sé, Pat Spillane, Bomber Liston, Páidí Ó Sé and many more. John did win 3 senior Ulster medals with Tyrone. I had a chat with the Castlederg man a few days after the All Ireland football final where the red hand county got their hands on their fourth Sam Maguire, by defeating Mayo by...2021-09-141h 05The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 54 With Guest Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh August 28th '21Send us a textMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh was destined to have music play a big role in her life as both her mother Kitty and late father Francie were very musical. Destiny is one thing but reality is another and Mairéad has well and truly made her destiny a reality many times over. In the late 80's she co founded Altan with her late husband Frankie Kennedy (RIP). The group have enjoyed great success over the years, in all continents and now perform with 4 members when on stage. Mairéad was named Donegal person of the...2021-08-2556 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 53 With Guest Fr Adrian Gavigan August 20th '21Send us a textFr Adrian Gavigan was ordained as a priest in the year 2000. Hailing originally from Glenties, later this month he becomes a parish priest for the first time in Drumholm, Ballintra. Prior to this he has worked in various areas as a Catholic Curate and he leaves Lettermacaward, Doochary parish having served there since Dec 2017. I chat to him about his time there, his ordination and love of all things Donegal plus he reflects on the spiritual benefits visiting Lourdes has for our youth.Support the show2021-08-2046 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 52 With Guest Stephen Glackin July 31st '21Send us a textStrand Rovers FC, based in Maghery, Co.Donegal were formed in 2012. After Strand Rovers met the criteria to enter the Donegal League for 2013/14 season, they would make great strides in the years to follow, including promotion to division 1. Despite the disappointment of losing the Voodoo Venue Cup final in 2016/17 to Arranmore United, Strand Rovers under Packie McHugh bounced back strongly in 2017/18, and won division 1 of the Glencar Inn Saturday league with Stephen Glackin as captain. Stephen had joined the club a year after it was formed. Their 1st trophy was a proud moment f...2021-07-2855 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 51 With Guest Eoin Bradley July 10th '21Send us a textThe Bradley name has served Derry GAA well over the years. From as far back the mid 70's when Eoin Bradley's uncle Gabriel won back to back Ulster titles with the oak leaf county. I chat with Eoin about his own club and inter county career. He has some regrets but a lot more good memories playing alongside his brother Paddy for both club and county. Eoin won the Derry county championship with Glenullin in 2007. His proudest moment. Understandably so, because as well as his brother and cousins being involved, his Dad Liam w...2021-07-0725 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 50 With Guest Mick McLoughlin June 19th '21Send us a textFor my podcast's milestone 50th episode, I don't think I could have found a more powerful story than that of Mick McLoughlin. A Dublin busker this last 10 years, his stock in the last 12 months has risen and risen. Particularly since November 2020, when a video of Mick was taken of him singing the auld triangle while walking on what was a way quieter than normal Henry street; as a result of lockdown measures. The video grew steadily in popularity as did Mick himself and during the current pandemic his facebook live performances continue to be...2021-06-191h 00The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 49 With Guest Fr Eddie Gallagher May 29th '21Send us a textFr Eddie Gallagher was ordained as a priest on June 12th 1977. A much admired and loved priest who is still going strong today. He's been parish priest in Kilcar since 2008. Before that he was parish priest in Carrick, Lettermacaward, Glencolmcille, Dungloe and Gweedore. I caught up with him for a chat and we looked back on many memories of his. Including his ordination. He tells me some of his favourite parables and he said a prayer for those who may be struggling in these testing times we live in.Support the...2021-05-2952 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 48 With Guest Brian McEniff May 15th '21Send us a textWhen it comes to Donegal GAA history nobody has contributed more than Brian McEniff. The Bundoran legend enjoyed great club success with the renound St Josephs in the 60's and 70's, winning a whole host of county titles. Amongst that successful period they also won the All Ireland club title in 1968 and the Ulster club championship in 1975. Brian as player manager of Donegal in 1972 led Donegal to their first ever senior Ulster title. He followed that with a second title in 74. During a second stint in charge he landed Donegal Ulster title no 3...2021-05-151h 02The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 47 With Guest Dominic Dale May 1st '21Send us a textDominic Dale turned snooker pro in 1992 alongside the likes of O'Sullivan, Williams and John Higgins. He has 2 ranking titles to his name, the 1997 Grand Prix and the 2007 Shanghai Masters. In 2014 he was a very popular winner at the 'Snooker Shootout' tournament in Blackpool. Throughout his snooker career he's being known as one of the characters of the sport and hasn't being afraid to stand out from the crowd with his various hair styles and dress sense. He's currently commentating with Eurosport on the 2021 Betfred World Snooker Championship and during my interview with him...2021-05-0158 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 46 With Guest Joe Kernan April 10th '21Send us a textJoe Kernan's contribution to Armagh football both as a player and manager could see him described as Midas in the orchard county. In the 70's and 80's he won a total of 5 county titles with Crossmaglen Rangers. In the early 90's he would take on the role of their manager. Cross had being on barren run prior to Joe's arrival, but after a few years in charge he had them winning county titles again. In fact more than that, under Joe, the renound club from Armagh would go on to win 3 all ireland...2021-04-1048 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 45 With Guest Pat Ward April 3rd '21Send us a textPat Ward has a wealth of experience in Donegal soccer over the years as both a player and coach and played for a number of different clubs. This was after he had moved to Donegal having lived in Scotland for the early part of his life, where he developed his love of soccer, having lined out for the Clyde U16's. Across Donegal, Pat enjoyed a fair bit of success with local sides and I reflect with him on these memories. His steady performances in goal for the likes of Arranmore United earned...2021-04-031h 12The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 44 With Guest Ben Harkin March 20th '21Send us a textBen Harkin hails from Termon, near Letterkenny and last year he released a powerful book entitled 'Time Nor Tide'. A book focusing on the huge issue of climate change. His book focuses on Ireland specifically and along with detailing the changes we will see in years to come, he outlines the solutions to limit the effects of climate change for future generations. Ben felt an urgency to address this matter as even today in Ireland and in recent years we are experiencing the effects of global warming, such as storms becoming more frequent. B...2021-03-2057 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 43 With John Joe McGinley March 13th '21Send us a textJohn Joe McGinley from Gweedore has an interest in many different avenues and amongst them, is his beloved Celtic FC. He runs a 'Celtic Gossip' twitter account which has over fifty thousand followers. I chatted to John Joe about Celtic's disappointing season and got his thoughts on where it all went wrong. He also lists his all time Celtic XI. John Joe is also an author and in late 2020 released a book called 'Irish Wise Guys', a book featuring stories of the most notorious Irish American gangsters. He talks about this book and...2021-03-131h 00The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 42 With Guest Neily Keeney February 27th '21Send us a textNeily Keeney's job of being a show business photographer over the last thirty years has given him the opportunity to meet many of the biggest names imaginable, particularly in American and Irish country music. Names like Gene Watson, Moe Bandy, Bille Jo Spears, George Hamilton IV, Charley Pride and many more. Here in Ireland he was very good friends with the late Brian Coll, a legend who Neily credits as the man who got him into photography. There's no doubting Neily's biggest idol of all time though, the man in black; the late...2021-02-271h 11The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 41 With Guest Isla Grant February 20th '21Send us a textIsla Grant's songwriting down through the years has touched many people across many countries. Add to that the heartfelt way in which she delivers her songs and its easy to see why she's had a lot of success. Some of her albums have gone triple platinum. Isla's songs all tell a story and powerful ones at that, ones in which many can resonate with. I caught up with Isla yesterday via the phone and we talked about the background behind some of her most popular songs, the new interests she's developed during lockdown...2021-02-2021 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 40 With Guest Pat The Cope Gallagher February 13th '21Send us a textPat The Cope Gallagher has being involved in politics for over 40 years. In that time he has served as a councillor, TD. minister, MEP and Leas-Cheann Comhairle. In the general election of February 2020, he narrowly lost his seat in Dail Eireann but as he tells me in my interview with him, he still continues to help people on a one to one basis. We chatted about many different things including his daily excerise routine, his life in politics, his love of GAA, how he first met his wife Ann and much more. I...2021-02-1343 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 39 With Guest Brian Cannon January 29th '21Send us a textBrian Cannon and his family have played a central role in Lettermacaward life since as early as 1911. From that year on his grandfather ran the post office, a baton which Brian would take hold of later in life. Brian worked in the post office for nigh on 40 years but is now retired. In this podcast he reflects with me on several of the key happenings in Lettermacaward over the last century and beyond.. From the story of the herring influx into Traighenna Bay, to the archaeological dig at Dooey to the building of t...2021-01-291h 01The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 38 With Guest David Greene January 20th '21Send us a textDavid Greene hails originally from Croveigh, just outside Dungloe, Co.Donegal but is now living and working in Brisbane Australia. In December past David was elected the president of the Irish Australian Chamber Of Commerce. A role dealing in supporting Irish people living down under. David's day job involves him being a senior political advisor for the Queensland minister for transport, a role which has seen David assisting in the response to Covid 19, and he was part of the decision process to close Queensland's borders to the rest of Australia in March 2020. David's...2021-01-1956 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 37 With Guest Jason Black January 15th '21Send us a textJason Black's story is remarkable. Despite being bullied in his early teenage years and losing people close to him, he has gone on to achieve some of the most impressive feats imaginable. He is very modest in his successes and as you'll hear in my interview with him he's a great believer that we all can achieve great things if we don't stop ourselves in the process. Jason has summited the most challenging mountains in the world, Mount Everest 2013, K2 2018. He has set records on mountains in Africa and South America. He can...2021-01-1559 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 36 With Guest Fr Pat Ward December 22nd '20Send us a textFr Pat Ward originally from Arranmore was ordained as a priest in 1988. Currently the parish priest in Kincasalagh, Fr Pat recently won an award 'Donegal Inspirational Hero'. An award richly deserved as during the current covid 19 pandemic he has brought joy and hope to many. Not just to those who would attend his masses during normal times but to the many new followers he gained via the webcam due to his loveable personality. Not only is he a popular priest, his skills with the ukulele are there for all to witness online too, th...2020-12-2234 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 35 With Guest Margo O'Donnell December 16th '20Send us a textMargo O'Donnell's story in country music has spanned over 55 years and counting. Her voice is one of those I'd describe as instantly recognizable. She has worked alongside the biggest names in music, the likes of Dolly Parton, her good friend, being a prime example. Her singing career started out in the mid 60's with local band, the keynotes; a group Margo has the highest of praise and respect for, which she elaborates on in our interview. I was glad to catch up with Margo again and chat about her life in Monaghan, the...2020-12-1635 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast Intro Feat 'Voice Over Man' Peter DicksonSend us a textFor decades, Peter Dickson has announced many famous names across various different shows on British TV. So to hear him announce my podcast along with my own name is something really special. Peter kindly agreed to do this for me and I'm delighted that I'll be including Peter's introduction of my podcast on each podcast going forward. I hope you like the new music which goes along with the intro.Support the show2020-11-3000 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 34 With Guest Peter Dickson December 1st '20Send us a textThe title of Peter Dickson's recently released book describes him well: 'Voice Over Man'. For decades he has worked across an endless array of shows on british tv mainly. In a long career which is still going strong he has worked alongside some of the great household names in tv and radio. Two late legends in Terry Wogan and Bruce Forsyth to name but a few. Peter is best known for his work on the very popular singing talent series, the X Factor. Introducing contestants and guest stars onto the stage since the s...2020-11-3041 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 33 With Guest Elizabeth Keenan November 23rd '20Send us a textElizabeth Keenan hails originally from Co.Longford but now lives in Co.Kildare. She works in marketing but also is a travel blogger and to date on Instagram she has nigh on twenty thousand people following her. She's travelled the world, 30 countries in all so far and she has her sights set on more travelling in the future. I caught up with her for a chat about some of her favourite places visited globally and some of her favourite places in Ireland. She also recommends several countries that would be good holiday destinations...2020-11-2351 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 32 With Guest Charlie Arkins November 5th '20Send us a textIreland has produced a lot of fine musicians down through the years, but when it comes to fiddle playing Charlie Arkins sits among the very finest. Taught by his late father, Charlie's first big break came in the mid 70's when along with the Cotton Mill Boys, he won Opportunity Knocks, a competition the band would go on to win multiple times. Charlie played in bands alongside the likes of John Hogan and Robert Mizzell but spent most time as a member of Jimmy Buckley'a band; nigh on 20 years. Charlie recently retired and...2020-11-0551 minThe Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 31 With Guest Alan McInally October 27th '20Send us a textAlan McInally had to retire in his early thirties from his football career after sustaining an injury whilst at german giants Bayern Munich. Prior to this, Alan achieved success. In 1989/90 he won the Bundesliga title with Bayern. 4 years previous Alan along with another huge club in Celtic won the Scottish title as they just pipped Hearts to 1st spot on goal difference. Alan also represented Scotland at the 1990 World Cup. He currently works as a pundit on sky sports' Gillette soccer saturday and also works on their midweek shows. It was great to...2020-10-271h 12The Time Out PodcastThe Time Out Podcast EP 30 With Guest John Gildea October 17th '20Send us a textThere are many unsung heros across various sports and for me John Gildea was one of them when we played inter county football for Donegal and his club Naomh Conaill. He was part of a talented county side unfortunate not to win silverware, falling just short in several Ulster final deciders against the likes of Derry and Armagh. In 2005, John was a key member of the Glenties side which won their first Donegal senior championship, having beaten St Eunans after a replay. I interviewed John yesterday over the phone and discussed the current...2020-10-1752 min