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PJ talks to the man who counted 250 potholes on one trip, learns tech is helping farmers fight back against crime, chats to the Corkman designing cars for James Bond and for the future. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ catches up with Craig Hogan from Carrigaline who is living the dream as a dancer and we're so proud. See also @craighogan_ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to Richard Coles who is leading the Church Away Days about his life in the Church, in the Communards, and his love of the Barrs GAA. He also talks to listener Ian who lives in Cork but comes from Kettering, loves the Communards and has a daughter who plays with the Barrs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ahead of the return of the League of Ireland season on Friday, Galway United manager John Caulfield joined Odhrán Johnson at the launch at Whelans.The Corkman spoke about ambitions for 2026, the huge change in playing and coaching personnel, and You can listen to live commentary of Shamrock Rovers' game with Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium this Friday night with Stephen Doyle and Vinny Perth on the GoLoud App and Newstalk from 7 o'clock.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join
Paul Byrne hears a mum's call for for fair playgrounds, talks to the Corkman with a submarine, chats with Brendan Canty & Jamie The King Forde as we hope for their film "Christy" to get an award. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this tortoise shack special, Tony sits down with immigration lawyer and (sadly) Corkman, Cathal Malone, to talk about Ireland's immigration system, the hardening political rhetoric, the lived reality and lots more. This is a must-listen for anyone who is concerned by statements from our elected officials and even more so for those who think our Government are just talking "common sense." Elon Musk podcast with author Jacob Silverman is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-148385638 Support ‘Ocras' here: https://chuffed.org/project/165535-ocras-hunger-striker-support-fund Ireland's GDP is a mirage podcast with Prof Aidan Regan is out now here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-148284291 Support Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/call-to-stand-143037542
With the furore over Venezuela continuing, spare a thought for Corkman Daniel Florence O'Leary, who played a critical role in the country's liberation from the Spanish.Joining Seán to discuss is John Dolan, a writer for the Echo, who has been investigating…
With the furore over Venezuela continuing, spare a thought for Corkman Daniel Florence O'Leary, who played a critical role in the country's liberation from the Spanish.Joining Seán to discuss is John Dolan, a writer for the Echo, who has been investigating…
A Corkman who cycled the length of Africa will be embarking on yet another gruelling challenge: travelling from Cork to Mount Everest by bike!Daragh Cronin is thought to be the youngest and fastest Irish person to navigate the entire length of Africa by bike.The 23-year-old is hoping to raise €30,000 during the seven-month, 12,500km expedition for the children's wards at Cork University Hospital.He joins Seán to discuss!
A Corkman who cycled the length of Africa will be embarking on yet another gruelling challenge: travelling from Cork to Mount Everest by bike!Daragh Cronin is thought to be the youngest and fastest Irish person to navigate the entire length of Africa by bike.The 23-year-old is hoping to raise €30,000 during the seven-month, 12,500km expedition for the children's wards at Cork University Hospital.He joins Seán to discuss!
PJ chats to Morgan O'Sullivan and Joe Heenan who reveal how Blackrock's Stephen Moylan coined “The United States of America.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Historian Michelle O'Mahony tells Oliver about, Stephen Moylan, the Corkman who coined ‘USA'
PJ chats with Micheál O'Riordan who is playing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Final for Amsterdam GAC. It's the first time a Continental Europe GAA team made it through the final! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ hears opinions on the proposed incinerator for Cork Harbour, learns about some hope for renters with dogs and other pets, chats to a Corkman playing in the Leinster Hurling Final for a Dutch hurling team (!) and more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Please join us at patreon/com/tortoiseshack Comedian, satarist, activist and Corkman, Tadhg Hickey spent over six weeks at sea as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Their attempt to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza was illegally intercepted in international waters by Israel and he, alongside the rest of the volunteers, then spent almost a week in an Israeli "terrorist" prison. He joins us to talk about the entire experience, including descriptions of humiliations and torture, and to discuss how even in failing to deliver the aid, the flotilla was successful in ways that the Israeli State cannot block. Watch this podcast here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-140896423 Donate to Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-good-news-140335712
A man who has spent the past four decades tending to the graves of the only two unclaimed victims of the 1985 Air India disaster has been honoured by an Indian cultural group.Finbarr Archer, who is the official driver to the Lord Mayor of Cork, was working for an undertaker at the time of the terrorist attack.All 329 passengers and crew on board Air India flight 182 were killed in June of that year, when a bomb exploded on board the aircraft, approximately 190km off the south-west coast of Ireland on route from Montreal to Delhi…The flight, which was brought down off the coast of Cork, remains the worst aviation disaster in Irish and Canadian history.Finbarr Archer joins Seán to discuss.
A man who has spent the past four decades tending to the graves of the only two unclaimed victims of the 1985 Air India disaster has been honoured by an Indian cultural group.Finbarr Archer, who is the official driver to the Lord Mayor of Cork, was working for an undertaker at the time of the terrorist attack.All 329 passengers and crew on board Air India flight 182 were killed in June of that year, when a bomb exploded on board the aircraft, approximately 190km off the south-west coast of Ireland on route from Montreal to Delhi…The flight, which was brought down off the coast of Cork, remains the worst aviation disaster in Irish and Canadian history.Finbarr Archer joins Seán to discuss.
Episode Notes Kelleher SAVES THE DAY for Brentford Against Manchester United. Brentford claimed one of their biggest results of the season with a 3-1 win over Manchester United, and it was an Irishman who provided the game's decisive moment. With the score at 2-1, Nathan Collins pulled down Bryan Mbeumo inside the box — a challenge that many felt warranted a red card. Bruno Fernandes stepped up, but his four-minute wait while VAR reviewed the incident appeared to rattle him. Caoimhín Kelleher, however, was ice-cool. The Corkman guessed right, palming away Fernandes's effort to swing momentum firmly in Brentford's favour. From there, United pressed for an equaliser but were punished late on as Brentford added a third. It was a statement victory for Keith Andrews, whose appointment was doubted in some quarters but who has now overseen wins over United, Chelsea, and Aston Villa. Kelleher's performance underlined his growing stature at club and international level. Once considered Liverpool's understudy, he is now Brentford's number one and Ireland's undisputed first-choice goalkeeper. Nathan Collins, meanwhile, will reflect on another error, following a run of unsteady form for both club and country. While his ceiling remains high, consistency is becoming a concern. Elsewhere, Evan Ferguson continues to adapt to life at Roma. Though yet to score in Serie A, the teenager's all-round play has impressed. His manager's belief suggests it is only a matter of time before the goals come. In Scotland, Liam Scales is thriving at Celtic, forcing his way into the starting XI and making a strong case to partner Collins for Ireland. There was mixed news for Ireland's goalkeepers. Gavin Bazunu was dropped by Southampton, raising fresh doubts about his club future, while Jason Knight's remarkable run of consecutive 90-minute Championship appearances ended at 65 games. For Andrews and Brentford, though, the headlines belong to Kelleher. His penalty save didn't just deny United a way back into the game — it cemented his reputation as one of the Premier League's most reliable stoppers and a cornerstone for both club and country. Check out our other social media here: Don't forget to check out our other socials here: https://linktree.com/IFFTV Find out more at https://ifftv-podcast.pinecast.co
PJ talks to Peter Donovan from Cobh who was caught up in the drone attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla attempting to bring food and medical supplies to families in need during the current conflict Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ hears why we need to boost A&E procedures to gather evidence for drink spiking, talks to Paddy who got caught up in a drone attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla trying to bring aid to Palestine, learns why Catriona is looking for a metal detecting expert. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Denis tells PJ about the sorrow in Portugal's capital city Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to a Corkman in Lisbon about the funicular tragedy, hears about a group trying a radical answer to student housing, chats with Neil Hanon who will be special guest at the Live At The Marquee 2026 David Gray gig. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On Thursday's Football Daily, Phillip Egan brings you the fallout from Manchester United's shock cup exit at the hands of Grimsby plus there is a full preview of tonight's European action including our live commentary game of Shamrock Rovers' meeting with Santa Clara and Shelbourne's trip to Belfast to take on Linfield.Ruben Amorim quivers in the shelter of the dugout as Manchester United's misery continues.Jaze Kabia a Corkman with Irish aspirations at the heart of Grimsby's success.Is Amorim going to walk out of Old Trafford in the international break?Stephen Bradley is exactly where he wants to be.Joey O'Brien wants his side to embrace the Belfast challenge.And are Chelsea finally about to sell one of their 313411 players?Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join
Besides being on tour with Imelda May in her incredible show "Mother of All the Behans" (returning to the Everyman Theatre in August 2025 - don't miss it!), Jimmy Brockie (an honorary Corkman at this stage) has so many strings to his bow, Elmarie Mawe hardly knew where to start when they had a chat for this week's show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A heatwave in Europe and it's not a bit like Summer here - whats the story there...Teenagers who helped a stranger in Fitzgeralds Park - how did they know what to do?...The Corkman who beat the lotto - the movie about it is out this week & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hugh is our Cork hope in I Kissed A Boy is on BBC Three. PJ hears how he misses Cork, chats about the show to his mam, loves London but loves Cork even more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, James Tracy joined Ger and Colm to look back at Leinster's annihilation of Glasgow Warriors in the Champions Cup last Friday.And is Rory McIlroy's long awaited major success a good omen for Leo Cullen's side in Europe this season?Everton have completely turned their fortunes under the tenure of David Moyes. One of the first things the Scot did was install Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien in to the team.The Corkman has excelled at right-back and played Ireland's last game with Bulgaria in central defence. He joined Ger and Colm to look back on the season so far.And today's Bite begins with James Tracy recalling the rollercoaster of emotions we all went through whilst watching McIlroy complete his coveted Grand Slam.Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, James Tracy joined Ger and Colm to look back at Leinster's annihilation of Glasgow Warriors in the Champions Cup last Friday.And is Rory McIlroy's long awaited major success a good omen for Leo Cullen's side in Europe this season?Everton have completely turned their fortunes under the tenure of David Moyes. One of the first things the Scot did was install Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien in to the team.The Corkman has excelled at right-back and played Ireland's last game with Bulgaria in central defence. He joined Ger and Colm to look back on the season so far.And today's Bite begins with James Tracy recalling the rollercoaster of emotions we all went through whilst watching McIlroy complete his coveted Grand Slam.Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
Welcome to Tuesday's OTB Breakfast Bite, your FREE bitesize taster of this morning's full Off The Ball Breakfast. On this morning's show, James Tracy joined Ger and Colm to look back at Leinster's annihilation of Glasgow Warriors in the Champions Cup last Friday.And is Rory McIlroy's long awaited major success a good omen for Leo Cullen's side in Europe this season?Everton have completely turned their fortunes under the tenure of David Moyes. One of the first things the Scot did was install Republic of Ireland defender Jake O'Brien in to the team.The Corkman has excelled at right-back and played Ireland's last game with Bulgaria in central defence. He joined Ger and Colm to look back on the season so far.And today's Bite begins with James Tracy recalling the rollercoaster of emotions we all went through whilst watching McIlroy complete his coveted Grand Slam.Catch Off The Ball Breakfast LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join
PJ talks to Chris about the flooding in Lanzarote that hit the headlines over the weekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ catches up with the man who won a world race on just four hours sleep a night and his daughter Mary who acts as his manager! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to the Patrick St Leprechaun, hears how Gerry left Cork for a bit of work on the sites and ended up running a beloved Irish Bar, discovers plans for a national stout museum in Cork. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Rocky Road hits its 200th episode during Paddy's week – so who better to have on than the King of New York himself, Ireland's John Duddy. He had a famous fan in Jake LaMotta and later worked closely with Robert DeNiro, who had starred as The Bronx Bull in Martin Scorsese's epic Raging Bull back in 1980. Even today he's boxing royalty in the Big Apple but John Duddy is also a son of Derry and an Irish boxing cult hero, someone who helped popularise professional boxing in the early noughties, leading to a wave of up and coming fighters to follow their dreams either at home or across the pond. Show that you can become a big name in Dublin and you could be labelled ‘the next Bernard Dunne'. Show that you're ready to break the Big Apple and you might, you just might, be labelled ‘the next John Duddy'. The Derry Destroyer fought nine times at Madison Square Garden between 2005 and 2010 – winning them all – and lost just twice in a 31-fight career. At one stage he was right in the mix to fight for the middleweight championship of the world – which LaMotta held between 1949 and 1951 – but boxing had other plans for him. John wrapped up his career in 2011 when he realised his hunger had dimmed, cancelling an all-Irish match-up with Andy Lee, and, bitten by the acting bug, he's never looked back. He's still involved in the sport to this day, spearheading a new programme with the Moving Brains Foundation which put on 54 two-hour sessions for people with Parkinsons Disease in 2024 – and continues to grow and grow. And he is also coaching at Trinity Boxing in New York City, a stone's throw from the World Trade Centre, with the hope of one day opening his own gym. In Part 1, we look back at John's early years in the Irish amateur ranks, his determination to unseat Michael Roche as light-middleweight champ and the Corkman's incredible gesture before he finally did, his boxing pals who made it all so enjoyable, and hunkering down to avoid a hurricane in Cuba during a training camp. We also discuss the links in the chain that go from his early life until now – his uncle Jackie, his dad Michael, Charlie Nash, Ken Buchanan, Barry McGuigan and Roberto Duran. This is the ultimate Rocky story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oliver's monologue on a Tuesday
PJ chats with Opinion Line Producer Paul Byrne who spoke with drug users after the weekend's tragic news, hears how Winnie The Pooh has Cork roots, talks to Cork Olympian Rob Heffernan And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ hears about the packets delayed by damage to the port in Holyhead, a Corkman in Norway for Christmas, the tradition of bingeing on Harry Potter in the runup to the 25th. And more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Corkman and actor Pat Kinevane tells us how he got into acting and life as the star of many one man shows.
Síne Quinn and Dermot Flynn have brought us a beautiful new book about Irish mythology called 'The Faerie Isle'; author Nick Harkaway tells us about his father John le Carre's life from British spy to Corkman as carries on with George Smiley; and actor Norma Sheehan came in to tell us about her brat summer after an unusually amicable divorce.
Author Nick Harkaway on taking up his Dad's iconic spy character George Smiley
PJ talks to Kevin Herlihy from Centra Grand Parade about the thuggery that worries retail staff, talks to the Corkman that Elon Musk posted on X/Twitter about and talks to Kevin and Kate who got engaged in Thailand, married in Spain and right now are in India. And mo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jerry spoke to John Bohane who’s a journalist with The Corkman. John broke the story that gardaí in Skibbereen are investigating multiple reports of allegedly inappropriate or insufficient fire safety equipment being sold in parts of South Kerry and West Cork.
Cillian Murphy, a proud Corkman helped Oppenheimer pick up 7 Academy Awards. Poor things produced by Dublin based Element pictures picked up 4 awards including Emma Stone winning Best Actress. We cross live to Hollywood with Henry McKean who has been reporting on the great night at the Oscars. Also speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Andrew Lowe, Producer of Poor Things and Co-CEO and founder of Element Pictures.
PJ talks to Dr Mark O'Sullivan about the job many men would envy, a Professor of Football! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to Marta Gonzaga who found missing Corkman Denis Ring after seeing him mentioned on a Facebook appeal. She tells PJ the kindness of strangers is important as she learned when her sister needed a bit of help in Spain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gareth catches up with Eileen Ring, the sister of Denis a Corkman who went missing in Lisbon but was found thanks to online appeals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ catches up with Colum Cronin who is heading off to Superbowl to cover one of the world's biggest events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to Lorcan Daly, an assistant lecturer in exercise science at the Technological University Of Shannon about his amazingly fit world indoor rowing champ granddad, Richard Morgan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to Michael Grimes, a Corkman living in Spain and to his sister Dorothy, about his cancer journey and the need to speak up more about testicular cancer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John speaks to PJ about living in Bilbao Spain for 23 years & how he combats loneliness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dirty water in households across Cork City, Martin on his daughter's phone number being mistakenly used for a helpline, and Nadia from Ashford Motors on a scamming Corkman. Tune into the Neil Prendeville Show weekdays from 9am on Cork's RedFM.