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Podcaster, bestselling author, musician, mental health advocate and kayaking conqueror Niall Breslin is in studio. After six years of helping people better understand their minds - Bressie revealed that his award winning podcast 'Where is My Mind?' is coming to an end. What has he learned in that chapter of his life?He talks candidly to Alison Curtis about his podcast journey and it wasn't any of the big name celebs he has had on his show that made the most impact - it was a Men's Shed in Ballybrack, Dublin and it became the most listened to episode they ever made.Tickets for the last ever ‘Where Is My Mind' Live Tour are on sale now and are available from Box Office and niallbreslin.comTour DatesMay 2nd -Tuar Ard Arts Centre, WestmeathMay 3rd -The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-ShannonMay 9th - Lark Theatre, BalbrigganMay 10th - Arts & Minds Fes

On this episode we heard about a man being shouted at because he stopped to play kickabout football with young kids in Ballybrack. Was the parent over reacting?

Psykosis are an Irish Thrash Metal Band that started up in late November 2008 in Ballybrack. The band honed their sound, playing shows and supporting big international acts such as D.R.I., Evile, Nuclear Assault and more. They have one full length release 'Welcome to the Psyko Ward' out in 2016 and released a single 'Tossed to the Dogs' in 2020. Psykosis are currently finishing their second album, ‘Mindgames' (TBA). Letty got to catch up with the band before they hit the Main room in Whelans playing support to UK thrashers, Evile. Band link: https://www.facebook.com/Psykosisthrashmetal Track played: Mutant Mass © Psykosis, all rights reserved.

A very happy new year to all of our listeners. Before we move forward into 2024, we're taking a look back at some of our biggest episodes of 2023.  From deeply moving conversations in the Men's Shed in Ballybrack, to interviewing one of the world's biggest rock stars live in the 3Olympia Theatre, we've had quite the eclectic year. However, at the core of every single one of our episodes is an immense passion to find out more about our human experience and the beautiful messiness of our heads and our hearts. This year we've told some incredible personal stories, while dissecting social, societal and personal influences on our minds and meeting some incredible souls along the way. Please note there are some difficult topics discussed in this episode, take care when listening.  Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Where is My Mind? is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try and get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/mymind  Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. Stay up to date with Lemonada Media on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it's important to talk to someone about it now. You can contact one of the resources below for free.  In Ireland/U.K.: https://www.samaritans.org/ In the U.S.: https://988lifeline.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get the latest from our reporter Conor who is in Ballybrack

"I was spat at and told to go home by a local child" On this latest edition of Opinions Matter we hear from a Syrian family living in Ballybrack who say that they are now looking for a transfer due to the anti Asylum seeker protests taking place

Denis O'Callaghan, Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council, discusses the attack on a local councillor's family home and anti-asylum protests in Ballybrack.

On this episode we heard how how a councillors home was bricked and a disused building in Ballybrack in South Dublin was smashed up by angry, anti-asylum seeker protestors.

The Department of Education has confirmed that 58 school building projects due to go to tender or construction this year are on hold due to funding pressures. Discussing this and the possible implications was Róise Uí Labhraidh, Principal of Gaelscoil Phádraig in Ballybrack and by Chief Executive of the Educate Together school patronage body Emer Nowlan.

It's 2023 and Scuttlebutt is back! Aaron and your Alliance Council President, Cameron Collins are joined by Alliance Council Secretary, Nicholaus BielaThe orca in the room that is the Providence partnershipNew Year Resolutions for each player on the starting 11.Club World Cup is in a week! Reasonable expectations and dream expectations.Buy pub league kits vs Ballybrack. 100% of profits to Lambert HouseJoin our Scuttlebutt Discord server for fan batter with us and other Sounder fans. Come one, come all!Twitter:Nicholaus Biela - @niquitabananaAaron Lingley - @aaronlingleyCameron Collins - @legalmindedpunkJames Woollard - @britvoxusDarude - Sandstorm NYE 2016 Finland

Welcome to Where Is My Mind? A podcast about how we can better look after our heads and our hearts in the head-melty chaos of the modern world.  In this week's episode, Niall looks at a topic he's wanted to explore for quite some time. Masculinity is a complex subject in today's world, one that is often accompanied by words like ‘toxic', ‘crisis' or ‘fragile', and that absolutely needs discussion when figures like Andrew Tate try to push a definition of what it means to ‘be a man'. Masculinity is indeed in a difficult place, but we need to look at WHY it's in this place.  Niall asks why masculinity feels so lost in modern society, along with exploring his own relationship with it. However, the conversation is led in a different direction when he visits the Men's Shed in Ballybrack, Dublin. If you're unfamiliar with Men's Shed, they are community projects where men can come together, share skills and form friendships, an environment that allows for meaningful, honest and vulnerable conversations just like this one.  Follow Niall on IG @bressie, TikTok @niallbreslin, FB @whereismymindpodcast and Twitter @nbrez and visit his website: www.niallbreslin.com. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. A big thank you to Lemonada Media for welcoming us to the family. Stay up to date with Lemonada Media on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Check out our 31 Days Of Mindfulness on Lemonada Premium. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Episode 14; Happy New Year, up this week it's Alan Kane with some new Progressive House-Techno to kickstart 2022! Alan Kane hails from BallyBrack an area on the Southside of Dublin which has a very rich history of top Irish DJs with the likes of Johnny Moy, Mark Kavanagh, Stephen Mullhall, Al Gibbs, Mark Dixon and Paddy Gallagher all from the area. Greatly influenced by some of the world's top DJ's like John Digweed, Sasha, Dave Seaman, Nick Warren Alan has honed his skill's over the past 30 years from starting at 13/14 he has continued to work on his music selection and flawless transitions to bring you very intelligent mixes.  PHEVER:Select Eps #14. Alan Kane. Progressive House-Techno Eps14 Tracklist: 1. Bedrock - Forge  (Framewerk's Cure The Soul Mix) 2. Petar Dundov -Salvation (Mariner&Domingo Remix) 3. Golan Zocher , Rona - Ready to Fly  (Stereo Underground Remix) 4. Karada, Pedro Mercado - Behind the Sun (Rodriguez Jr. Remix) 5. Tantum-Fixity 6. Joe T Vannelli feat Csilla - Play With The Voice (John Digweed&Nick Muir Twisted Vocal Ext Mix) 7. Glenn Molloy - Flying with Chords 8. Stefan Biniak - Nebukadnezar (Michael Hooker Remix) 9. Killahurtz - Return to West on 27th (Luke Brancaccio&Guy Barone Remix) 10. Lazarusman , 8Kays - Respect Me (Rodriguez Jr. remix)  Alan hosts a bi-weekly show called ‘808' on PHEVER TV-Radio on Tuesday eves 8pm to 10pmUTC bringing you the very best new music in all genres from nu-disco all the way to techno with the odd guest dj and old skool vinyl specials thrown in for good measure :) Keep an on Alan's socials for upcoming events and gigs: Facebook : DJ Alan Kane aka Silverback Soundcloud: Alan K  PHEVER:Selects is a new weekly podcast & global syndication from PHEVER:Media. PHEVER is a broadcast media & live DJ TV-Radio platform station based in Dublin, Ireland, established 2014, and features over 100 unique artists live weekly online via our website, mobile app & affiliates. This podcast will feature differing hand-picked selectors from our live team mixing up 60-mins of the absolute best, published weekly, with varying genre mixes, but all within the underground electronic realm of the highest quality club music. From us to you - the sound of the Irish underground. #phever #wearephever #pheverselects  Presented by host Dean Sherry & the PHEVER Team Mix & pre-mastered by DSP, final Master by Speedi-D for PHEVER.ie (C) PHEVER:Media 2021 All rights reserved https://linktr.ee/PheverTV 

This week we're talking mental health with the brilliant and humble Keith Kelly.  Keith is a mental health activist and the founder of Jumpers for Goalposts, the volunteer-run movement that encourages men of different ages, races, backgrounds and abilities to come together for an old-fashioned game of football using ‘jumpers for goalposts'.  If you're near Ballybrack on Sunday, 10th of October pop along for a special get together of Jumpers for Goalposts supported by Mental Health Ireland, kicking off at 11am beside Ballybrack Boys Football Club.  To learn more about J4G and future events, visit and like the facebook page today. 

After a summer holiday the lads return to hear the amazing story of the Black Donnellys - an Emmy award winning Irish Duo who have found success in the US and Las Vegas.  Dave Rooney, originally from Ballybrack, joins the lads to discuss winning the Emmy for the documentary "An Irish Story: This is my home". The film took the coveted NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) prize in the “Outstanding Achievement” Documentry; Category.  If you manage to get to fabulous Las Vegas in the future, make sure to pay a visit to the Mandalay Bay where you'll find the Black Donnellys lighting up the stage in Ri Ra's Irish Pub. 

Tommy and Dymphna head off on their honeymoon, at loggerheads over the melee at their wedding reception. Tommy settles in to a life behind a butcher's counter. After a search of several months, the couple finally find place they can call their own in a brand new council estate in Ballybrack. As Tommy adjusts to his new domestic situation, an early arrival brings both [panic and delight. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephenduffy-author/message

This week we're joined by boxing legend Michael Conlan, who is currently in camp training for another headline bout a Madison Square Garden on St. Patrick's Day.  A double Olympian and double Inter-Continental champion, Conlan is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest ever boxers. Mick chats to the lads about some of his career highlights, friendships - including how Paddy Barnes helped save Christmas, his passion for mental health advocacy and helping people, and what comes next.  It was a pleasure for us to have Mick on the podcast, especially for a milestone episode like 200.  We've loved the 5 years we've spent making this podcast, and we hope to continue as long as you keep listening. Thanks for listening and supporting two lads from Ballybrack who like to hear stories and laugh at each other's mistakes. 

When a Spanish immigrant Fernando Nuno La Fuente starts work in Ireland, he joins a local football team in the hope of making new friends and settling in his new home. However, camaraderie and sporting achievements were put into stark context when Fernando was driving home from a Thursday night training session and suffered a fatal collision on a local road. Leinster Senior League quickly came to the club's aid but the story didn't appear to be what it first seemed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jumpers for Goalposts was back in the Brack this week, so we packed up our gear and went along to chat with some of the people involved.  Jumpers For Goalposts (J4G) is a new volunteer-run movement that encourages men of different ages, races, backgrounds, and abilities to come together for an old-fashioned game of football using ‘jumpers for goalposts’. The idea is the brainchild of Ballybrack mental health activist Keith Kelly. It followed the success of a poem and video he created for World Mental Health Week back in 2018. To learn more about #J4G, visit www.jumpersforgoalposts.ie  

We're back!  After an extended break to allow Danny find himself, WTSpod is back in your life and bringing you an endless stream of tangents, waffles and Mero struggling to say big words.  This week we welcome two of our favourite people to Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Paul Howard and Gary Mackle. Paul is one of Gary's biggest fans, so we agreed to set up a meeting between two of the greatest minds to ever come out of Ballybrack.  Give it a listen, and don't forget to visit www.fitzpatrickcastle.com

From the craic of his childhood Ballybrack, to a serially burgled house in Blackrock in his 20s, to making his home wherever Mary and Humphrey are, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly creator Paul Howard talks to Róisín Ingle about the homes he has lived in. They talk about his early years in England and the shock of moving to Ireland with his Irish parents in the 1970s at the height of the Troubles. The also talk about his Star Wars room and growing up in house full of laughter. Next time: Activist and actor, Rose McGowan Back to Yours, a podcast from The Irish Times, sponsored by Green & Blacks.

Following a suspension from WTSpod for unacceptable behaviour, the original heel of Ballybrack returns.  Gary Mackle is an agony aunt and relationship expert who resides in county Wicklow. The lads caught up with the Love Doctor to tackle some silly, sublime, and serious topics. This week the lads talk #CrispWorldCup, Gary's wedding planning business, Michael Jackson, Mero tries to catch Danny out for removing Morrissey as the podcast's intro, and Gary gives his culinary advice to the masses. 

The Miracle of Ballybrack, Instagrand and catchphrases!

She is one of the most seriously talented singers in music right now. Sigrid also happens to be one of the soundest and the coolest! There's a reason she says she is the "boss of her projects." It's a Sigrid Special on The Muireann O'Connell show. We had a ball and at one point surprised her with a call from her tiny hometown of Ålesund with Johnno from Ballybrack, Dublin who is now living in Norway! (They got chatting about Dirty Nelly's the Irish bar!) . @thisissigrid: "This is honestly the greatest thing that could ever happen in an interview" 👌🏼@MuireannO_C called up Johnno, an Irish lad from Ballybrack, who lives in Sigrid's tiny hometown of #Ålesund (#Norway). 🇳🇴🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/DcoKJWCXwi — Today FM (@TodayFM) January 21, 2019 The Norwegian singer/songwriter popped in for a chat and session that included why she has fallen in love with her Irish fans, how she has only taken three weeks off in three years, what conditioner she uses! and why she's looking forward to her 3Arena gig. "I don't think I've felt that welcome in another country before, Ireland feels like a home away from home" 🇮🇪â¤ï¸@thisissigrid on her @EPfestival memories which led her to write a song inspired by Ireland @MuireannO_C #MuireannInAction pic.twitter.com/TTcp1kIZ1m — Today FM (@TodayFM) January 21, 2019 We also get her to play Sigrid's Soundboard! Grab a cuppa, and sit back - The Muireann O'Connell show had a ball with Sigrid. Enjoy! To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen

Johnno thought he was the only Irishman in Sigrid's hometown of Alesund but guess what ...HE'S NOT! Remember when Jono spoke to Sigrid when she popped into The Muireann O'Connell show: . @thisissigrid: "This is honestly the greatest thing that could ever happen in an interview" 👌🏼@MuireannO_C called up Johnno, an Irish lad from Ballybrack, who lives in Sigrid's tiny hometown of #Ålesund (#Norway). 🇳🇴🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/pNR4W697n5 — Today FM (@TodayFM) January 22, 2019 Poor Jono thought he was the only Paddy in the village...well he was wrong! Mark is a carpenter who also found love with a Norwegian and lives in Sigrid's hometown too! Muireann made the introductions! To catch the full chat press the play button on the image on the top of the screen  

Sitting down with me this week, with his dulcet and soothing tones is the "other half" of WTSPod Danny "Danjo" Murray.We discuss, Geroge Foreman, pride in Ballybrack and of course we get our rugby fixPatreon:https://www.patreon.com/tomomahonybuckshotTee:https://www.teepublic.com/user/tomomahonyGigs:http://www.tomomahony.com/gigs/The lads pod:https://wtspod.podbean.com/

We're back in the Podcast Cavern for a really fun episode. In our Top of the Table segment we hit West Ham's resurgence, Unai Emery's tactical wizardry, and the USMNT's new coach. Then in our Relegation Zone we talk Jordan Pickford's double joints, football kidnappings, faked deaths and just overall absurdity. Plus we're joined by a very special guest straight from the North London Derby.

We called it last week, the gender reveal party caused the Arizona forest fire. Mac didn't come to Warsaw. There was a dolphin in the liffey. The Ballybrack FC boys get a good roasting here. And more.

Liverpool get PSGed, Ballybrack's misdemeanours and Mourinho the gym rat by JOE

BACK TO THE BRACK!  The 600 has returned to celebrate the launch of Ian Versey's "Welcome to Ballybrack".  10 minutes, 600 seconds (give or take) of Mero & Danny talking, waffling, slagging and having the craic - sure what else do you need? 

With Danny still trying to make his new house a home, and scheduling conflicts that make booking a guest harder than climbing Everest - the lads got cosy on Skype to record an episode that basically turned The 600 into The 6000.  (We know, we havent recorded an episode of The 600 in a while, but it'll be back - promise.)  This week we talk Khabib v McGregor, Ballybrack the music video, Transfer deadline day is a pile of sh*te and loads more besides. 

Our sixty-seventh show, which aired on October 31, 2014. The Willis Clan - Ship of the Line, Roots Slide - Na Coisiri, Mendicity The Bonny Men - Planxty, The Bonny Men The Fenians - On the Road to Ballybrack, Take Me Home Sprag Session - Gillian Jiggs, Sprag Session Coig - Mary and the Soldier, Five Interview with Darren McMullen Darren McMullen - Iain Campbell's Hammer, Shoes for Molly LOCAL FOCUS: Hogeye Navvy - When the Ship Comes In/Scotland the Brave, A Song Will Lift Celtic Fiddle Festival - Valse du Chef de Gare, Live in Brittany

This week on the award winning WTSpod Danny & Mero had the pleasure of welcoming climate scientist, lecturer and current Chairperson of Friends of Earth Ireland, "The Verdant Yank", Dr. Cara Augustenborg.  Climate change is arguably the biggest challenge facing humans in the history of our existence - and yet, there are still a number of people who dedicate time, money and energy to denying what 97% of scientists agree on.Its happening, and humans are the driving force.  Climate Change is accelerating at an alarming rate with some predictions claiming that summers in the Arctic will be ice free within a few years, but sometimes the arguments can be very heavy and laden with technical talk that is mind bending. With that in mind Dr, Cara tries to simplify it all and look at the problem through the simple minds of two lads from Ballybrack that like spicebags and cans of fanta. 

This week on the award winning WTSpod, Danny and Mero were joined by actor and activist John Connors.  John came to the attention of the nation on the smash RTE drama "Love/Hate" as Patrick, the man who killed criminal kingpin "Nidge". More recently John featured on Irish screens as part of the documentary "I am Traveller" which focused on exploring the identity of Travellers in modern Ireland.  John brings us through his life on the camp in Darndale on Dublin's north side and how he got started in acting. From losing his father to suicide aged eight to battling with mental health issues in his teens, John's story is filled with ups and downs and features some heart wrenching as well as heart warming moments.   On top of this the lads talk about summer in Ballybrack, UFC 200 and Danny is going to see Britney Spears.  Rate, review, subscribe and give us a share! 

A special edition of What's the Story? this week as Danny & Mero head to the heart of Dublin, Ballybrack, to witness the newest generation of ass kicking kids at the very first Junior Takeover Muay Thai event. The two lads had chats with a host of kids and fighters including Evan, Ella, Tom and Maia from Warriors Gym in Dublin. Zoe, Daniel and John Walsh from Waterford Muay Thai, Aaron and Liam who only found out they were fighting each other when they sat down together with us, Shane and Shane from Celtic K1 and of course, friend of the show and the man behind the event, Cian Cowley. It was a great day which had everything from kids in their first fight to teenagers who are nearly veterans. Danny got called out by one of the kids and had to leave with a security escort, Mero is currently working on his spinning back fist technique and we learned that Disney Land in Florida is haunted... at least according to one of the kids. Big thanks to everyone involved on the day, especially Mark Merrigan who was our producer, runner, organiser, security, life coach and spotter. Don't forget to check out all our previous chapters online and on iTunes, rate, review, subscribe and let us know what you think! 

In Part two of our conversation with award winning author and journalist Paul Howard, we hear his opinion on drugs in sport, the Ross O'Carroll Kelly years, his "episode" of classic TV show, "Only fools and horses" and lastly the mysterious case of Darth Vader in Ballybrack... was it the Sith Lord himself? Was it an imposter? Was it a league of Ireland footballer double jobbing? We also find out details of what's next for both Ross, and Paul as well as details of a great competition! Please rate, review and subscribe, let us know what you think! 

This week Danny, Lindsey and Mero are joined by the legendary Paul Howard. A multi award winning journalist, Paul is one of the most decorated literary minds in Ireland. Creator of the Ross O'Carroll Kelly series, Paul Howard has sold over 1 million books and sold out theatres across Ireland with stage adaptations of Ross and his friends. In part one, Paul sat down with us and spoke to us about growing up in Ballybrack, Dublin. Moving to Ireland from England as young boy when Thatcher came to power, his school days in St. Laurence College and his early days in the world of journalism.