Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! What a pleasure to chat to Shane Daniel Byrne this week ahead of the launch of his new podcast which looks back at the journey towards the marriage equality referendum which was won ten years ago this month. We discuss the podcast and lots more, including his performance origin s…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Esther O'Moore Donohoe is with us this week to chat through the happenings in the world of entertainment. We covered a lot of territory, from the BAFTAs, to Irish band The Murder Capital taking a stand on Palestine and my love for Danny Dyer. Get tickets to the live show in The L…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There was lots for Carl Kinsella and I to discuss this week, from the new pope to the continued horrors in Gaza. I'm not going to lie, I snapped in the middle of this recording, which means there's a little more colourful language than usual. Get tickets to the live show in The L…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The word 'skort' did not know what hit it this week as it became the most used word in Ireland, thanks to the Dublin and Kilkenny camogie teams wearing shorts as protest at the Leinster Camogie Final last weekend. It felt only right to talk to Aisling Maher, one of those leading …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan is in the hot seat today taking us through the week's stories from the world of entertainment, including the Met Gala, Lady Gaga breaking records on Copacabana Beach and where oh where is Brooklyn Beckham? Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 1…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella is back this week and we had a lot of ground to cover. We discuss the ludicrous rule that camogie players must wear skorts as well as the ongoing madness around Kneecap, the chaos around a proposed housing tsar and lots more. Get tickets to the live show in The Laug…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I was delighted to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Alison Lomax, MD of Youtube UK and Ireland this week as the platform celebrates its 20th birthday. I'm not going to lie, when I speak to women like Alison, I'm always a little intimidated. As someone outside the co…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Emer McLysaght and I discuss the week's entertainment stories, and frankly I'm delighted to have had an outlet for my Jojo Siwa thoughts. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the com…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week TheJournal.ie's political correspondent Jane Mattews is in for Carl, and she takes us through the week's news from the far right protest in Dublin to a big loss in Dublin Zoo. If you are trans and you need support, check out TENI here and the LGBTQIA+ Switchboard here. …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! We've talked a lot about trans rights this week in response to the UK's supreme court ruling on the 'definition of a woman' so I thought this week's Friday episode should be a conversation with someone from the trans community. Laylah Beattie is an Irish writer, performer and pod…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Kinsella is back to take us through the week's entertainement stories from major drama in the Cyrus family to Kneecap getting backlash after Coachella Weekend 2. If you are trans and you need support, check out TENI here and the LGBTQIA+ Switchboard here. Get tickets to the …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I had lots to discuss including the breaking news of Pope Francis' death. We discuss the UK ruling on the 'definition of a woman', as well as a shocking landlord statistic and my love for Sagrada Familia. If you are trans and you need support, check ou…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I'm catching up with LGTBQ+ campaigner Ranae Von Meding ahead of the tenth anniversay of marriage equality in Ireland, to talk about the fact that marriages are not yet equal here. Sign Ranae's petition HERE. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss this week as the all female commercial space rocket launched and the behaviour around it was totally ludicrous. Obviously there was also lots of Coachella chaos to discuss and the madness of Celebrity Big Brother. Fortunately, Esther O'Moore Donohoe was here to ta…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! B-b-b-b-back once again with the Kinsella master! Sorry. I felt compelled to type that. Today myself and Carl Kinsella chat through the week's news and there was a lot of ground to cover from tariffs to Israel to Drury Street. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge o…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As we discuss regularly in the news episode, there are lots of children in Ireland being let down by various systems and some of those children need a safe and caring home. That's where the foster care system comes in. Unfortunately there is a major shortage of foster carers in I…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There's loads for James O'Hagan and I to cover this week: Russell Brand has responded to the charges against him in the smarmiest way ever, there's a whole lot of faux outrage headed Sabrina Carpenter's way and we have to stan Pierce Brosnan. Get tickets to the live show in The L…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss with Carl Kinsella this week from the charges against Russell Brand to Trump's continued tariff chaos and the campaign to get people to LEAVE MOLLY MALONE ALONE. This episode contains the discussion of sexual assault. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter L…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! SCREAM! It's actual Candace Bushnell! Candace is bringing her one woman show True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and The City to the Olympia Theatre on May 15th. Ahead of the show, I caught up with her this week to chat Sex and the City, the changing media landscape, ageism, relat…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss in the week's entertainment catch up - the cast for Sam Medes' Beatles films has officially been announced, Chappell Roan is getting grief AGAIN for saying that parenting doesn't seem fun, and Helen Mirren's take on James Bond. Get tickets to the live show in The …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella is back! We discuss the big news of the week from Michael Lowry's rude gesture to Washington's ridiculous group chat behaviour and the horror that persists via Israel. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here! To support the podcast and a…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! When I heard Dr. Louise Fitzgerald talk about her passion for bringing people the best information about menopause and her motivation for doing it, I knew I had to get her on the pod. Listen and learn about the reality of menopause, from the potential symptoms and options to alle…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Sullivan is back from his big holiday and we've got stories to share from Rosie O'Donnell on the Late Late Show to Elon Musk's daughter's badass interview. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter Lounge on May 16th here! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes,…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, is stepping in for Carl this week and we had a lot of heavy stuff to discuss. From Conor McGregor's visit to the White House to the end of the ceasefire in Gaza, we get into the week's news. Get tickets to the live show in The Laughter L…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Ever since my own ADHD diagnosis, you guys have been asking me to do an episode on it, and today I'm delighted to bring you a conversation with psychologist Karen Beckett. Karen's work has long focused on ADHD, and it's through her work that she came to seek her own diagnosis. I …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I'm not gonna lie, it was a bit of a bleak week for entertainment news, nonetheless, Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I brought you the stories - from Danny Jones of McFly's public kiss to Kourtney Kardashian putting a stop to crazy rumours about her eldest to the world of drama which …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella and I had lots to discuss this week after the Taoiseach's annual visit to Washington D.C. We also discuss updates on Gaza, Ukraine and the newly named Eavan Boland Library in Trinity. For some reason I was very generous with the F-bombs this week, so sorry if that's…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As you know, I loved Celebrity Bear Hunt on Netflix and I especially loved watching Una Healy's journey on it so I was desperate to catch up with her. We discussed her pop career with the Saturdays, living through a horrendous era of paparazzi intrusion, life in Tipperary and her…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan was on hand to take us through the week's entertainment stories which run the gamet from tragic to absurd. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the TD involved in a fraud investigation, Trump's 99 minute speech to congress, the continued assault on Ukraine and the creation of the wooly mouse. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Theme …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As you'll have heard across many episodes of the podcast, I am very passionate about the wellbeing of Ireland's children and our responsibility to ensure that we appropriately care for the most vulnerable of them. This obviously includes the thousands of children growing up in em…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght and I get into the Oscars, from the fashion to the awards, as well as the Brits, Katy Perry going to space and lots more besides. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on A…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Well lads, let's be honest, the news is getting rougher and rougher, but Carl Kinsella and I are here to bring it to you nonetheless. This week we discuss Zelensky's visit to the Oval Office, Andrew Tate's arrival in America, the Dail's continued fight over speaking rights, and a…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This Friday's catch up is with Aoife Commins, whose HIV advocacy I have admired for quite some time. Despite the fact that in 2023 the number of women being diagnosed with HIV in Ireland was reported to have doubled since 2019, it's still rare for a woman to share a positive diag…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Esther O'Moore Donohoe is here to take us through the week's entertainment stories and she tolerates a couple of random tangents from me on Beyonce selling stuff and some Alabama Barker TikTok drama - I hope you will do. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Today Carl Kinsella and I discuss back garden cabins as a solution the housing crisis, Mary Lou McDonald's decision not to go to the US for St. Patrick's Day, the use of counselling notes and character references in cases of gender based violence and lots more. To support the pod…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's Friday guest is Dr. Caroline West, who is the author of Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District which is out now. I loved this book, which is a fascinating look into the women who ran Monto and the reality of life for women working wit…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan is shepherding us through this week's celebrity stories which include the BAFTAs, the IFTAs, the storm around Stormzy's collaboration with McDonalds and lots more. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here. Theme Song: HowD…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the death of a man in a stabbing incident in Dublin City Centre over the weekend, the worrying discussion of removing rent pressure zones, and some (not all, because we literally wouldn't have the time) of the latest mad and terrible things h…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Zahra Legris is a psychiatrist who recently arrived back to Dublin after spending two months in the south of Gaza working as a mental health activity manager for MSF, a charity which brings medical support to people in conflict zones, natural disasters and epidemics. I was so gra…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The world of showbiz went absolutely bananas this week - who could have predicted a Samantha Mumba Donal Skehan feud? Emer McLysaght and I discuss the Eurosong madness, the Superbowl halftime show, Kanye West and Biana Censori on the Grammy red carpet and the fallout and lots mor…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella and I hit possibly our highest level of incredulity yet as we discuss Donald Trump and Netanyahu, Elon Musk's continued assault on the U.S. government, why a recently re-elected senator has resigned from Fine Gael and why it's so difficult to make sense of sentencin…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! We’ve talked a lot on the pod about racism and discrimination in Ireland and how we can combat it, and that conversation feels particularly valid again with Donald trump in office doing his best to destroy any policies that amplify diversity and inclusion. Fortunately, this week’…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Sullivan and I could have talked about the Grammys for hours but we managed to also include some of this week's other entertainment stories as well, from checking your sources on the Baldoni vs. Lively situation to a Nirvana reunion and a pink sparkly coffin. Theme Song: How…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There is a lot for Carl Kinsella and I to get through this week, from the appointments of a record number of junior ministers to the insanity of what's happening in the US and the continued fallout of Storm Éowyn. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I catch up with Amy Van Wylick, Creative Producer of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women, ahead of the festival this weekend. Check out the amazing range of events happening this weekend here. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! A lot going on, pals. Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I discuss the Oscar nominations, The Traitors, the new Boyzone docuseries and more. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! A lot going on, pals. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer McLysaght) join our community on Patreon. Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sinead O'Shea is the filmmaker behind A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot, Pray for Us Sinners, and now Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story. Edna O'Brien, who dies last year at the age of 93, was a prolific writer of stories, novels and occasionally films, who was ahead of her time …

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan and I talk about what's been going on in the world of celebs this week from those who showed up at the inauguration, to Kneecap's BAFTA nominations and the appeal of Molly Mae. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movie…