The Rathpeacon Rambler's Podcast

The tables are turned this week as Dinny and Cormac ask me and my brothers about growing up in Westmeath, moving to Cork and some questionable living conditions in New York a few years ago!

A special podcast and a trip down memory lane with our leader, the president of Rathpeacon G.A.A. John McCarthy. We hear about the start of the club, how it reformed in the '80s and some brilliant stories about the ban and John's own life.  

This week on the pintcast we have local crooner Richie Wiseman in the hotseat! Richie talks about growing up in Bantry, winning interfirm trophies with Ford and starting his Cork City G.A.A. career with Ballyphehane! How blue can you get! Have a listen out for a rousing rendition of 'Group of Young Soldiers' to accompany your Saturday drink of choice!

I had a lovely chat with singer-songwriter Lorraine Nash about her newest single, the inspirations for her songs and looking forward to the return of live gigs!  Thanks again to Blue Monkey PR for setting up the interview!

The Joe Show rolls on in part 2. Joe tells us about playing hurling and football in England, returning to play for Rathpeacon and winning the football county in 1991. A gent of a man who just enjoyed playing sports at all levels.

I had another enjoyable chat with a rising Cork musician! Meghan Ali is one of my dearest friends and we talked all about her journey so far, how she writes her music and the origins of a certain controversial band! Listen out for one of her new singles at the end of the interview.

This week on the Rathpeacon Pintcast we had a chat with local hero Joe O'Mahony. The talented hurler and footballer talked us through growing up in Rathpeacon, playing for the Glen and defying the great Christy Ring, and being the only Irish working class man on a posh rugby team in Kent in the 80s! Part 2 out Saturday!

I had the absolute pleasure of chatting to Cork singer-songwriter Emmo! We talked about how he got into music, the power of collaborating with other artists and his new single, 'Make You Mine' which is out today! Have a listen at the end to Emmo's song 'Still' and I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I enjoyed recording it.

Welcome to a special edition of the Rathpeacon Pintcast! The lads spoke to Brendan and Alice from Blarney Meals on Wheels about our upcoming fundraising campaign for the service and wondered what they would look like bald in a few weeks time!

Welcome back to the Pintcast! This week we welcome Dermot Hurley to the podcast and he tells us all about how he joined the club, his involvement with the Rebel Wheelers and an infamous weekend away with Rathpeacon in his native Roscommon! Have a great and safe weekend and enjoy the show.

This week I spoke to Dublin artist and journalist Eibhin Kavanagh. We talked about his journey with art so far, creating in lockdown and we bonded over our love of New York! Great chats with a great person. Check out his stuff on his website, Rottenrouge.com.

On our national holiday we thought it fitting to bring the Rathpeacon patron saints of messing on the show! Emmet Leahy and David Hennessy spoke about their antics on and off the field, their love of the small club and who would make the better captain! Enjoy this hilarious episode with a cold one and have a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day!

Welcome back to the O'Neill show! The stars of the show, Sean and Alice return to keep their children grounded and the family vote on who is the better player - Donal or Paul? A few tense moments! Stay safe and have a great weekend everyone!

Finnish singer songwriter Joem joined me for a chat about her musical journey so far, her challenges as an independent artist and her obsession with Ireland! Listen out for her song 'Copper Ground' at the end!

We had too much craic on this episode so we had to split it into two parts! In part 1 we hear all about Rathpeacon G.A.A. in the '60s and '70s, we learn about duty dances at Macra dances and we get an insight into what it was like to grow up in the O'Neill household!

A pillar of the Rathpeacon community and the G.A.A. club joined Dinny and Cian for a chat this weekend! Mick talked about some great days managing the club, the many nights he spent in Dan Jim's and the inclusivity and togetherness that Rathpeacon is trying to promote these days!

This week Dinny and Cian talk to two giants of Rathpeacon hurling, Brendan Ahern and Aidan O'Brien. The lads talk us through the highs and lows of their career with the small club, the red cards they wouldn't dispute and give us their thoughts on the modern game. A brilliant chat with two Rathpeacon legends!

This week Cormac O'Neill joins Dinny in the interviewer's chair to chat with expat Cian Clifford. Now living in Boston, Cian and the lads talked about his fond memories of playing with the club, the big losses and wins of his career and the fashion trends he set along the way! 

Join Dinny Murphy and Cian Dalton as they chat to Louth legend Cormac O'Neill as he talks about his football philosophy, how he joined Rathpeacon GAA club and fouling in the 'bowl'... This is the first week of the Pintcast Podcast where Dinny and Cian chat to Rathpeacon legends past and present, near and far.

This week I talk about the benefits of journaling your thoughts and the recent inauguration of Joe Biden!

This week I talk about the disgusting commercialization of our mental health as well as offer some questionable mindfulness techniques!

Just a brief review of a Netflix Original film, the philosophical questions it fails to answer and the fact that it might just be a bit of good ol' propaganda all in ten minutes!

The Rambler is back with more film and T.V. reviews for 2021! As always, there's a few meandering tangents that you, the listener, must cross before he gets to his actual reviews including a hot political take, a brief talk about how mentally tough this lockdown is and his obsession with Gillian Jacobs. Listen now!

This week I talk about Moana, Disney +, my terrible Wifi and the weird names I've given the roads of Rathpeacon. I also reviews Onward, a movie about brotherhood, loss and love. Happy listening!

This week I talk to local filmmaker, producer and t.v. star Gerard McAuliffe. We chat about how he got into film, his advice for future filmmakers and his short film 'Handfasting' that is currently showing in the Cork International Film Festival! 

Coming to you two days after Hallowe'en for some reason, I talk about my favourite horror movies despite the fact that I don't like horror moves! Along the way I muse about sleep paralysis, children's books and all the Daltons in the world.

This week I talk about taking a break, what I've been watching and the art of the monologue. Keep an ear out for me and Viggo Mortensen scrapping around Cork City and Meghan Ali's song Far Off Shores at the end :)

This week I talk about two cliché ridden romcoms I recently watched, I make a bold claim about New Girl and Friends, and I let you know which are the best romcoms ever made!

Starting college and a tad nervous? The Rambler gives you tips on how to survive and thrive in tertiary education. As the great scholars of East High high school once said, we're all in this together!

Where should you sit in the cinema? When should you complain about people talking? When is the best time to ask stupid questions at the ticket desk? All this answered and more in this week's episode!

This week I talk about things we may have learned through quarantine, how we should try and focus on ourselves rather than the actions of annoying people and read out your experiences with lockdown!

This week I talk about the adventure race to beat all adventure races. The Eco Challenge: Fiji was filmed over ten episodes and follows 66 teams as they try to traverse 671 kms of Fiji by foot, bike, land and sea! Madness.

Like the flashback episode in any sitcom I took the easy option this week! I recommend some shows to you all, talk about what I've been reading and promote some podcasts from the greatest county in the world: Cork!

On this week's installment I talk about different types of workplace stress, the power of positive thinking and I kill a spider halfway through and decided to leave it in the podcast!

This week I review 80's inspired musical Rock of Ages as well as briedly talk about Netflix's new blockbuster, Project Power. I also controversially reveal my favourite cousin!!!

Today I talk about the highly problematic Flynn brothers from the wildly popular Kissing Booth movies and why this movie should come with a warning sign for young impressionable girls!

Welcome back to Second Breakfast. Today I talk about our favourite friend and worst enemy - the drink! I go into my relationship with drink, what we should tell kids in school to make them aware of the negative aspects of drink and some funny stories of me being rat-arsed all over the globe!

Do you like your films with a helping of heroes fighting against cruel governments? Then you, my friend, might like dystopian movies! Join me as I talk a little bit about one of my favourite genres of film as well as fill you in on my holiday so far!

Let's go to Angel Grove and relive one of our favourite childhood shows! This week I talk about Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, the subsequent movie and a PS1 game that is 'timeless'. Go go Power Rangers!

Hello again and welcome to another rambling podcast! This week I talk about shows that have been cancelled and came back, shows that I want to see brought back and most controversially, shows well past their sell by date! 

Come with me on a journey through the greatest trilogy ever put to paper and transferred to screen! I talk about my favourite movie of the three, the best character in all of Middle Earth and reminisce about some of the funnier moments that die hard fans will love. 

Back for another chat filled with movies, jokes and nonsense! Did ya get an aul haircut did ye, to look nice for Mammy? Things get weird, but when are they not?!

This week Cork poet Cian Dalton (me) talks about his new found fame (jk), Adam Sandler's best movies and we find out who won the Battle Royale!

16 fictional armies! 1 potential winner! Rankings, match commentary and Micheál O Muircheartaigh-esque anecdotes about our participants! What more could you ask for?

Back to what I know best! I make a case for Westmeath to be the new capital of Ireland, talk about racism and discrimination by a certain author and stick up for the Happy Pear twins! It's a wild ride and even I don't know how I got on to certain topics. Happy Friday!

This week I talk about new Irish film Dating Amber, remind you to watch Unforgotten and fill you in on my news about sketches, poems and blog posts! Happy Phase 2 to you all!

This week I talk about The Wife starring Glenn Close, Belgian police drama Unit 42 and British cold case show Unforgotten Season 1. The usual messing and shitetalk gets in the way of the reviews in another half an hour of craic and chat!

I talk to New York based Irish-American rapper Rusty Grey about his inspirations, his plans going forward and everything in between in this interview. We cover politics, racism and sexy singles somehow too!

I talk briefly about Justice League while also showing off my new mic, the new name and music for the podcast and I finally blow the lid on Sally's black market scam selling FREE seashells down by the seashore. 

Join me as I review a dark world filled with superheros on Prime before I take a look at Ibiza and a dark crime that took place 20 years ago on Netflix. I might also talk a bit about Paul Mescal's appendage...

With phase 1 set to begin on Monday, why not start the weekend off with some encouraging words, happy news and excellent (terrible) jokes and impressions.