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Just two lads talking shite about Balbriggan.

What's the Story, Our?


    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 164 EPISODES


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    Kevin "Red" Tolan - Balbriggan Past, Present & Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 61:37


    On this week's episode, we had a great chat with Kevin Tolan, better known to most as Red, about Balbriggan's history as a town. From humble beginnings to an ongoing population boom & where it all could be going, we discussed it all.

    "I'd still bang her like a drum..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 58:15


    This week we're talking about the things you used to love, but now you just don't enjoy them anymore. From pints of Bud to football on Sky Sports, we cover a lot of ground!

    Balbriggan - The Best & The Worst

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 57:57


    With the announcement that Balbriggan is finally going to have it's swimming pool coming out this week, we asked the people of the town what they think are the best, and worst, changes that have happened in "the Brig" over the last few years.

    "the most head I've gotten in a weekend..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 56:47


    As Frag says, "Aaaaand we're back!" This week we're talking about our recent trip to Slovakia, from nightclub roundhouse kicks to getting shafted by taxi drivers & the cultural differences we seen in The Land of the Slavs.

    Balbriggan Goes Hollywood!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 53:07


    This week we look back at Balbriggan's rich cinematic history, from Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis having a run on the beach to Mrs. Brown drinking pints in O'Shea's & everything in between.

    Balbriggan Vs Skerries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 66:34


    So, we've finally gotten around to settling the debate once & for all, which town is better, Balbriggan or Skerries! From pubs & restaurants to castles & supermarkets, we weigh it all up in a bid to decide once & for all who the top dog in the north county really is!

    The Done Deal Scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 40:49


    This week Frag tells the story of his recent Done Deal scam & we discuss other shocking scams & frauds.

    2024 is out the door...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 52:17


    We start off the new year as we usually do, with a look back at the year gone by. From earthquakes to elections, we talk about some of 2024's big stories.

    Talkin' Christmas in The Milestone lounge...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 54:33


    We're coming to you one last time from The Milestone in 2024 as we drank a few pints of stout & talked about Christmas dinners & Julian Dicks penalties. We'd just like to say thanks to everyone who' s listened in during 2024, thanks for getting involved in the craic too, we appreciate your support & we'll be back in 2025 bigger & better than before! Nollaig Shona daoibh, our lads!

    Edel Murray - A Resurgence of the Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 49:18


    This week we sat down with local songstress Edel Murray & we had a great chat about the rebirth of Balbriggan's live music scene & the town's push to platform local artists of all kinds.

    O'Dwyers GAA - Liam Howley & Dave Rooney

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 34:58


    This week we sat down with O'Dwyers top brass, chairman Liam Howley & vice chairman Dave Rooney. We talked about the near to completion Bremore Park development, unprecedented success on the field at all levels & the resurgence of Gaelic Games in Balbriggan.

    Spooky Season - Linda Finnegan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 62:13


    As we always do at this time of year, we're bringing you something a bit different as we sat down for a chat with Stamullen based soul reader & medium, Linda Finnegan.

    No Internet? No Problem!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 60:49


    This week we asked you how you'd feel if the internet didn't exist anymore.

    In The Good Rooms with Andy O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 72:44


    This week we sat down with Andy O'Neill in the salubrious surrounds of Her Upstairs at The Central to chat hitchhiking muggings, singing pubs & a whole load of other stuff too!

    Hyde Park FC - Eddie Campbell & John "Sham" Quinlan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 59:05


    This week we sat with Eddie Campbell & Sham Quinlan to chat about Hyde Park, from humble beginnings as a works team to senior successes & underage expansion to where there are today.

    Waste!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 54:52


    This week we're talking about wastes of money, from 99p ringtones to €400k bike sheds & everything in between!

    In The Miler with Al Foran

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 48:22


    This week we made our return to Club M as we sat down with comedian, impressionist, football fanatic & all round sound bloke Al Foran ahead of his headline performance at The Lark Comedy Club on September 26th.

    Absolute Nonsense

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 49:20


    This week we're talking all about the little (and some big) things that annoy you about life in 2024.

    Rip Off Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 46:17


    From chicken fillet rolls & bags of chips to football jerseys & concert tickets, this week we're chatting about the biggest "rip offs" in Ireland today.

    The Pot Noodle Horn...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 51:23


    This week take a look at some of the best, and worst, Irish TV adverts of all time & some absolute crackers from around the world too.

    Getting Old

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 46:06


    This week we talk about the worst parts of getting older, from sore joints to thin patience and from horrible hangovers to gravity catching up with your tits.

    "I'm not one of those reptiles..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 59:35


    This week we're chatting all about why people are very particular about the brands they'll put IN and ON their bodies.

    Drunken Antics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 42:42


    We're back this week with a chat about drunken antics, from getting into bed with some randomer on a ferry, to sh*tting yourself on Chapel Street & everything in between.

    Chris Martin is a bell-eπd...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 49:42


    This week we started off talking about Glastonbury changing with the times & it kinda just devolved from there, although there were some good points made along the way...maybe?!

    Lagerfanny!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 41:19


    This week we're talking about some of the world's worst (and best!) names.

    Confessions of an Our Lad...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 51:12


    This week the people of Balbriggan confessed their sins in the hopes of absolution, all they got was sneering!

    Election 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 47:23


    This week we hear directly from some of the Balbriggan LEA candidates in this Friday's local elections. No matter what your thoughts on them all, get out & use your vote!

    Snooping Around the Summerfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 10:55


    Davey Baxter makes his long awaited podcast debut this week as we went for a wander around the Summerfest on Friday night.

    The Talking Politix Podcast...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 50:32


    From lads you've just never heard of, to a lad on a bike that you can hear from Barnageeragh, this week we're running the rule over all of the declared candidates in the upcoming local election.

    "... they were like banana wolves!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 45:34


    This week we're talking all about the Eurovision Song Contest, from the best songs to the bizarre ones & everything in between!

    I have an agreement with God!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 48:36


    This week we're talking about the end of the world; what does it look like? Will you survive? Well, we still have none of the answers for you!

    "They're permanently disabled..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 38:36


    From reading the job spec wrong to reading the room wrong, we hear about some of our listener's worst ever job interviews!

    "...sounding like Jimmy Nail!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 39:09


    This week we're talking about the rare phenomenon that is Foreign Accent Syndrome & we deliver some dodgy impressions while we're at it.

    SOS - Save Our Sand

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 61:43


    This week we sat down with Dee, Mary & Brigid from the Save Our Sand campaign to chat about the work they're doing & why they're so passionate about doing it!

    From the Cryptic to Electric Picnic...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 66:03


    This week we're chatting with Colin Rogers (Woggle to many!), who for the better part of two decades has travelled around the world with The Script as both a guitarist & a production manager.

    The Balbriggan Gold Rush

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 50:28


    This week we had a brilliant chat with Margaret Devine about the time a whole load of stolen gold was discovered in Balbriggan.

    "...his whingin' bastard dog!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 42:39


    This week we're talking all about what we would, and wouldn't, love to have with us if we were ever stuck on a desert island. It ranges from stew to Tom Hardy with very little if practical use ever getting a mention!

    An Evening with Cowboy & French Toast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 51:08


    This week, ahead of their brilliant show in The Lark, we sat down with Stephen Kelly & Peter Cassidy, aka Cowboy Lavin & French Toast O'Toole, to talk about ripping your boxers off in a fit of rage & to debate whether Bono is actually a pri¢k or not.

    You Boring B*stard!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 58:59


    This week we're talking all about the world's weirdest collections, from fancy paper & toilet roll to johnnies & belly button fluff!

    Aim for the Bushes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 44:50


    This week we're talking about the movie & TV scenes & lines that live in your head rent free & that you quote more often than you really should!

    Do Ghosts Have Teeth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 39:18


    This week we're talking about those random thoughts that keep you awake at night, from cranberry juice to trousers & from the phonetic alphabet to the size of Guinness cans.

    Bring back the Slow Set!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 54:09


    Romance is in the air as Valentine's Day approaches as we talk all about The Slow Set & young lads crumbling under that pressure!

    965 Days; The Rise & Fall of Sporting Fingal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 62:43


    This week we had a great chat with John O'Brien, the former senior executive officer & man who was the driving force behind getting the Sporting Fingal project off the ground.

    Home of the €4.50 bag of chips...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 52:19


    This week we discuss the best & worst towns in Ireland, from the pros & cons of living in them to crime statistics & a heap of other nonsense too.

    Motoring Moans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 50:01


    This week we're talking all about driving, from dodgy junctions to clowns who can't drive on motorways & everything in between.

    Barry Keoghan has a massive flute...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 57:41


    This week we answered your emails on a wide range of topics, from disputes between neighbours to why women's clothes don't have pockets.

    A Look Back at 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 53:38


    We kick off 2024 with our annual look back at the year gone by. From the Bank of Ireland ATM fault & the Dublin riots to an explosive closing down Balbriggan Garda station & everything in between.

    Tis the season to be...ANGRY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 47:51


    Our final podcast of 2023 sees us talking all about the things we, and the people of Balbriggan HATE about Christmas. Nollaig shona daoibh Our Lads and Ladies!

    Radio Romance!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 49:33


    This week we're talking all about radio, from the LMFM death notices to Spotify & podcasts taking over & everything in between!

    The Supermarket Creep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 49:55


    This week the people of Balbriggan were very wound up about supermarkets.

    That Wasn't A Fart!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 41:42


    This week we're talking all about the random WTF stuff we've seen in public; from a lad walking his ferret through the town to a woman sh*tting on the floor of a Kilmarnock supermarket.

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