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Two years since our first catch up, Paul is back to update us on his recent musical endeavours. Back with two albums ready for release, his band Barrabus set to release their first full length album on Undergroove Records in June 2017 as well as a new album from his new solo project Bedwetter (with partner in musical crime Mark Seddon) set for release Summer 2017 on Future Noise. As brilliantly honest and interesting as always. A genuine pleasure to chat with. Enjoy.

John Mulvaney is a short film maker and has recently received notoriety and recognition for a series of short documentaries he has made under the name Fractured. This series is 7 episodes deep in a proposed series of 14 episodes. Each episode focuses on a person or band in the Irish extreme and alternative music scene. All episodes can be found on fracturedmusic.org and also on youtube under Fractured Music. John is a huge fan of the alternative music scene in Ireland and the Fractured series is his way of capturing some of his favourite contributors to this scene.

Ryan has been a long time punk musician being in bands like, Black Cross, Black God, Whips/Chains and Coliseum. Coliseum has been the main constant in terms of his music career, the band starting out in 2003 and most recently releasing their latest album Anxiety's Kiss on Deathwish Records. Ryan also runs and owns Shirtkiller.com which provides merchandise sales for a large roster of alternative bands. He is also a graphic designer and has provided art designs for records and merchandise for a whole host of bands through the years. I have been a huge fan of his work through the years so it was a great pleasure to get to chat to him. A very honest and respectful guy! I hope you enjoy this episode.

John is a long time friend of mine, going back to our school days in Limerick. It is very fitting that he should be here for the last episode of 2015 as he has been one of my main supporters through this first year of BlackoutatSunrise, always offering huge support, encouragement and suggestions with, and after, each episode. He is a long time advocate of fitness and physical health and has participated in numerous amounts of fitness and physical activities through the years. This love of fitness and training led to him deviating from his career in archaeology and Conservation architecture and to the setting up of his personal training business, aptly named Warcry Training. It is hugely obvious when listening to John that he is immensely passionate and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to fitness. It is an intrinsic part of his life and goes beyond a physical need to be strong. It is part of his life philosophy.He is already establishing himself as a staple in the Cork Fitness scene with a client list that is steadily growing, the most recent being a Cork GAA Senior Football Club team for which he will provide pre season strength and mobility training.  The future is bright for this man.WARCRY LIFE!!!

Chris O’Halloran is a freelance comic colourist based in Cork, Ireland and has been involved in making self published comics since 2014. He publishes these books through Turncoat Press which is an independent Irish comic book publisher established by himself along with Emmet O’Brien and Colin O'Mahony. Their most recent comic book named ‘Last Rebel’ was released in December 2015 and is their third release since Turncoat was set up. Chris discusses the process and thinking behind Turncoat and their comics as well as talking about the viability of comic book art as a career. All their work can be found on www.turncoatpress.comEnjoy!

Ian is an up and coming Cork based independent filmmaker who's recent feature film, Dead Dogs, has received a lot of notoriety and success among the independent movie scene. Dead Dogs premiered at the 2014 Indie Cork Film Festival and was also shown at other festivals both here in Ireland and abroad. To date it has won 3 awards, the first coming from the Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase in Texas. Here Ian discusses all aspects of making the movie as well as other projects he has been involved with throughout the years. Enjoy

Eamonn is a long time explorer of counter culture inspired by his love of punk music and the writings of the beat generation writers as well as old classics. Eamonn set up a record label in Limerick, Ireland in the early 2000's called Rimbaud Record (named after one of his favourite writers). He currently writes stories which he publishes to his website www.migratetothefringe.com. His writings are informed by experiences working with various NGO's in the areas of human rights, asylum and refugee issues; as well as travel in Russia, the Balkans, the Baltic states, Middle East and Africa. 

Hope Is Noise are a cork based alternative rock band who are celebrating their 10th year as Hope Is Noise. The lads popped in to discuss all aspects of being in Hope Is Noise. Their attitude to songwriting, the reasons why they have stayed as the same four piece for all this time, people who influenced them along the way and what makes them continue to write and perform and be in a band. They also played a couple of acoustic tunes (No Stretchmarks at 15.29) and some wonderful accapella stuff as well as I Tell Lies..Just Not to You (1.33.05 to the end). Theres a lot of piss taking and laughs along the way. And we may wander off course into random waffle from now and again. All good stuff though. Great bunch of lads. 

Seb is a recent graduate of UCC with a First Class Honours Degree in Finance and aims to build a strong career for himself in International finance. He also won the Deloitte prize for Economics this year. Seb agreed to come on and chat about recent developments with the Greek economy as well as the struggles the euro and global finances have battled in the last 10 years. A very knowledgeable guy with a great career ahead of him in international finance I'm sure. Enjoy

Declan is a vocalist and songwriter and has spent his life living through art. His band Cyclefly achieved great success in the late 90's and early 00's releasing 2 albums on a major label. This led to numerous support tours and headline tours both in Europe and in the US. Here Declan talks about the highs and lows of being in a successful band, his battle with alcohol, his spiritual beliefs and his many ongoing projects including his new band Mako and his entrance into the video production world. Enjoy

In 2013 Eanna O’Cochlain, a native of Blackrock in Cork, was arrested in a Philippino airport and was sentenced to 12 years in prison for alleged possession of 0.38 grams of marijuana. Eanna wholly disputes this possession.His brother Patrick, who is campaigning for his release, talks here about the arrest of Eanna, how it took place as well as the numerous holes in the case. He also theorises as to why the arrest might have occurred and the nature of common place corruption within the Philippines.Patrick is a man who doesn’t pull his punches and says how he feels and thinks in this honest and open account of the whole situation, and at times moved to tears when recalling certain things. If you would like to help Patrick with his cause to bring his brother home please visit www.bringeannahome.com

Julian is currently a head chef in a cork based restaurant and has been involved in the industry for over 20 years. In this interview he discusses the importance of good food as well as the importance of it's traceability from farm to fork. Julian is extremely passionate about food and believes firmly that cooking should be an intrinsic and mandatory part of our education growing up. As well as food he also talks about other interests in his life, namely music and martial arts.Enjoy

Michelle, aka Scarlett Minx, is an up and coming Burlesque entertainer based in Cork. Here she discusses the concept of burlesque, what is involved in a show and how she got into it originally. She also discusses peoples perceptions of it as an entertainment piece as well as some of the training involved.Enjoy...

Gavin is the creative mind and driving force behind Cork based music production company Miracle of Sound. This business, which he started roughly 3 years ago, has achieved amazing success in a short period of time. He has generated a huge fan base in this time, boasting a youtube subscription list in the region of 230000 people. Gavin kindly dropped in to chat about how this business came about as well as his reaction to its huge notoriety and success. Enjoy...

Paul Catten, in my opinion, is one of the best metal/hardcore vocalists to ever come out of the UK and has been in some of the best bands the UK has to offer. Paul discusses the ups and downs of being in bands, losing friends along the way, his own near death experience as well as his new career path. An absolute pleasure to talk to. Enjoy...

Chris has been in some of the most respected, influential hardcore/punk bands in the last 15-20 years. He was good enough to chat to me for a bit about whats going on in his world these days. A really honest, smart, good dude. It was a privilege to chat to him as his bands are some of my favourites of all time. Check out his bands Burning Love, Cursed and his new business venture, Magic Vegan Bacon Grease.Enjoy

A resident of Brooklyn, New York City, Mike Hill is a musician and songwriter and is currently the frontman and creative mind behind the band Tombs. Mike very kindly dropped in to BlackoutAtSunrise via Skype to discuss the many facets of his life, most notably his work with Tombs, his coffee company Savage Gold Coffee and his media site, Everything Went Black Media. An incredibly honest, open and smart individual, it was a privilege to talk to him. Enjoy!

Wayne Dunlea, local cork musician and food enthusiast dropped in to Blackoutatsunrise in August 2014 to talk about some ideas he has for opening a food business as well as what's going on in his musical life. Wayne has been in numerous bands through the years, most notably 'Waiting Room'. He continues to be a drumming powerhouse in bands both here in cork and dublin. Have a listen...

Tony is the director of CorkKinesiology.com and is a practicing kinesiologist. Along with being an archaeologist, Diver, qicong exploer and mind ninja. He's also handy with a hurley and sliotar. Is there anything he can't do you might ask.... Have a listen to Tony firstly discuss part of his life journey to now, as well as run through some of the history and basis for Kinesiology and its innovators.Happy listeningKieran

Stuart Donaldson is President of and player with Cork Admirals AFC. He dropped in to chat about all things NFL as well as the strength of the game here in Ireland. He discusses the IAFL (Irish American Football League) as well as the rebirth of the admirals club. He has a great passion for the game and shows serious interest in growing and developing the game here in Ireland. Enjoy...

Alex is one of the founders of and one of the current driving forces behind Room 101 internet radio station in Cork. He kindly allowed me to record an interview with him in the Room 101 studio based in the Camden palace. We discussed how the station came about, his connection with Camden palace as well as his involvement in playing heavy music in his band Sebek. Enjoy

An adopted daughter of Cork, born in Texas USA, Laura is an avid Yoga practitioner as well as a trained yoga instructor. She trained both here in Cork as well as in India and now teaches in Ballinlough, Cork,  under her own company name, Blue Sky Yoga. Without doubt, one of my favourite guests so far. Laura discusses what attracted her to Yoga, the benefits of it's practice for both mental and physical health and where Yoga now sits in our social consciousness. Enjoy.