Podcasts about Ireland

Welcome to the very first episode of AFLW Inside Out! Laura & Meg are here to unpack all the pressing issues around the game, and we couldn't have picked a better time to start... Fresh off the heels of the ground-breaking clash between Australia & Ireland, the AFL has announced their ambitions to make the W a top-five sporting code in the country... just how long will it take? Plus, we got the inside word from the captains themselves on what is front of mind as they gear up for season 2026

Welcome to the very first episode of AFLW Inside Out! Laura & Meg are here to unpack all the pressing issues around the game, and we couldn't have picked a better time to start... Fresh off the heels of the ground-breaking clash between Australia & Ireland, the AFL has announced their ambitions to make the W a top-five sporting code in the country... just how long will it take? Plus, we got the inside word from the captains themselves on what is front of mind as they gear up for season 2026

John Toon is joined by Ian Gregory of Advancetrack and Billie McLoughlin to work through July's accounting tech news, and it turns into a run of arguments about what a general ledger is actually for. Billie opens on the batch newly certified for the Xero App Store. Garfield, the UK's first SRA-regulated AI law firm, reads your Xero data, chases overdue invoices and drafts small claims paperwork for amounts up to £10,000. Autohive is a no-code AI agent that works inside Xero itself. That second one sets up her argument for the episode: firms may be about to stop shopping for tools and start shopping for workers, where you pick the task and the most qualified agent surfaces against it. John is not convinced that reduces the number of apps you end up running, and Ian asks the question nobody has answered yet, which is whether we adapt to Xero's workflows or Xero adapts to ours. Then the leadership news. Xero's CTO Rick Carragher leaves after 16 months, weeks after chief people officer Jeff Ryan went after 15, with Madhuri Dhulipala arriving from BlackRock as SVP of Engineering, Payments and AI Transformation and Maninder Sawhney joining from Adobe as chief business officer. Ian reads the payments hire as a signal about where Xero wants to sit in agentic payments, and makes the point that the future of receipts is the future of bookkeeping. Billie's concern is more practical. If the people who promised you a roadmap leave, does the promise leave with them? Then the ledger layer. FreeAgent now connects directly to Joiin for group consolidation, Acumatica has bought Vertrax to get into fuel and energy distribution, and Crunchafi has launched FRS 102 lease accounting for the UK and Ireland. Ian's line on the Vertrax deal is the sharpest of the episode: this is the operational detail a generic ledger does not understand, and a generic AI agent will not magically invent. Which leads to the argument the episode was always heading for. Someone vibe coded their way off premium accounting software over a weekend and wrote it up on AccountingWEB. Billie is not making her own butter just because butter has gone up, and she puts a number on the Saturday it cost him. Ian reckons it goes the way of open source, a niche for the dabblers and nothing mission critical. John has vibe coded a product himself and is still paying outside experts to check it before anyone touches it. Also covered: the Social Prosperity Network's plan to replace six taxes with a single national contribution, and the progress update on HMRC's Transformation Roadmap, where digital engagement is up and so, awkwardly, is the tax gap. This episode is brought to you by FreeAgent and Suitefiles: freeagent.com suitefiles.com   00:00 Intro 02:17 Xero's July app store intake: an AI law firm and no-code agents 08:38 Xero loses its CTO, and what the BlackRock hire signals 12:33 The chief people officer exits too, and a new chief business officer arrives 17:10 FreeAgent users can now connect straight to Joiin 20:55 Acumatica buys Vertrax and moves deeper into fuel distribution 23:27 Crunchafi brings FRS 102 lease accounting to the UK and Ireland 26:28 Someone vibe coded their way off premium accounting software 34:11 Replacing six taxes with a single national contribution 45:21 Outro

Ireland distorts the economic data, again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Dearbhail to discuss the best shows and films arriving this week, are producer Eoin Sweeney and Director of the Dublin International Film Festival, Grainne Humphreys. Their choices include mafia prequel Gomorrah: The Origins, Enda Walsh's coming-of-age drama, Ish, and John Creedon's Musical Atlas of Ireland.

Five-time Paralympian, Dancing with the Stars contestant, and coach on Ireland's Fittest Family, Ellen Keane, tells Dearbhail about her career, training regime, and life outside the pool. She also chooses five songs that have inspired her along the way, including choices by Eminem, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

Can sound be felt before it is heard?Arteetude 345 – The Skin That Listens grew directly from responses to our previous episode.Listener Wendy Chivers questioned whether feeling had been treated merely as an unusual side effect of hearing rather than as an essential form of perception. Pastora Braghini then shared a childhood memory of her deaf grandfather, who could detect the children approaching his armchair through vibrations travelling across the old wooden floor.Together with my AI co-host Sophia, I explore the territory between hearing and touch. The ear translates vibration into sound, while skin, bones, muscles and balance translate the same physical event into pressure, movement and spatial awareness.Perhaps listening has never belonged to the ear alone.Perhaps music enters a body already filled with rhythms—heartbeat, breath, memory and movement—and becomes part of us before language can explain what happened.The episode concludes with the new song by Los Inorgánicos:When Silence MovesResearch & Artistic MethodDetlef Schlich's artistic research is rooted in his essay Shamanism, Art and Digital Culture: Cause and Effect, which investigates the relationship between ritual, artistic transformation, media, and digital culture.Download here for free:Shamanism, Art and Digital Culture: Cause and Effecthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/303749640_Shamanism_Art_and_Digital_Culture_Cause_and_EffectBuilding on this foundation, Schlich developed Multilayerism: A New Paradigm in Contemporary Art – A Manifesto, an artistic method and conceptual framework for understanding contemporary art through layers of media, memory, technology, ritual, emotion, misunderstanding, and lived experience.Read here:Multilayerism: A New Paradigm in Contemporary Art – A Manifesto by Detlef Schlichhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/375665507_Multilayerism_A_New_Paradigm_in_Contemporary_Art_-_A_Manifesto_by_Detlef_SchlichTogether, these texts form the theoretical backbone of Schlich's ongoing work as a visual artist, media archaeologist, ritual designer, musician, and host of the Arteetude podcast.WEBSITE LINKS Music ProjectsWAW / Wild Atlantic WayWAW is the music project by Detlef Schlich and Dirk Schlömer.Official YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@WAWBandFrom the forthcoming WAW album The Stories of Nil YoungTwo songs from WAW's developing album project The Stories of Nil Young form part of a mythopoetic journey along the Nile, where river, memory, loss, cooperation, and hope flow into music.AfricaSmileAfricaSmile follows the Nile as an imagined journey from its sources to the Mediterranean Sea — a river of memory, movement, rhythm, and myth. The song turns the meeting of the White Nile and the Blue Nile into a fragile image of cooperation. It is not a naïve peace anthem, but a wounded musical hope: two different currents meeting, listening, and still moving forward together.Watch here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnQbsh01YWUThe Nile's Bittersweet SongThe Nile's Bittersweet Song is the first official single by WAW / Wild Atlantic Way — Detlef Schlich and Dirk Schlömer.The song follows the Nile as a river of memory, beauty, loss, and contradiction: a life-giver, but also a force that can take away what it once nourished. Through the story of Kamau, it becomes a poetic reflection on childhood, fragile hope, and the emotional landscape carried by a river that is both kind and cruel.Inspired by East African storytelling traditions and shaped along the Wild Atlantic Way in West Cork, The Nile's Bittersweet Song is a mythopoetic musical journey about water, grief, resilience, and the deep human longing to keep moving with the current.Watch here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33AWko4IkKIWAW on BandcampSilent NightIn a world shadowed by conflict and unrest, Dirk Schlömer and Detlef Schlich felt compelled to reinterpret Silent Night to reflect the complexities and contradictions of modern life.https://studiomuskau.bandcamp.com/track/silent-nightWild Atlantic WayThis song emerged from a trip to West Cork, Ireland, where the beautiful coastal Wild Atlantic Way stretches along the west coast.https://studiomuskau.bandcamp.com/track/wild-atlantic-wayYouTubeSilent Night Reimagined – A Multilayered Avant-Garde Journey by WAW aka Dirk Schlömer & Detlef Schlichhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAbytLSfgCwDetlef SchlichInstagramDetlef Schlich ArTEEtude I love West Cork Artists FacebookDetlef Schlich I love West Cork Artists Group ArTEEtudeYouTube Channelsvisual PodcastArTEEtudeCute Alien TV official WebsiteArTEEtude Detlef Schlich Det Design Tribal Loop Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/arteetude-a-podcast-with-artists-by-detlef-schlich/exclusive-content

Send us Fan MailWith the 2026 Dublin Horse Show just days away, we hear from the riders, owners and breeders preparing to take part in the Connemara pony classes.Through voice notes sent directly from yards, stables and jeeps across Ireland and beyond, our contributors introduce their qualified ponies, share the best Dublin advice they have received, reveal what nearly stopped them from getting there and imagine what their pony might say if interviewed on the morning of the class.We are also joined by Tweetie Nimmo, Kirsty Aird and Madeline Beckmann, all of whom have previously judged the Connemara classes at Dublin. They share their memories, experience and insights into what makes competing at the Dublin Horse Show such a special occasion.A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode, and the very best of luck to every breeder, owner, rider and pony heading to Dublin.Part-funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the Equine Technical Support Scheme.Support the showhttps://www.facebook.com/ConnemaraPonyWorld

A year ago this weekend, on the back of a rise in physical attacks on Indian people, the Indian Embassy in Ireland warned its citizens here to take precautions for their personal security. So, one year on, have things improved? Adam spoke to Prashant Shukla, chair of Ireland India Council.

This week, Clare looks at the prison system in Ireland, and speaks with three people who work to support inmates.

The GAA and Australian football league have reportedly held discussions about introducing measures to limit the number of players departing Ireland for Aussie rules. According to a report on the AFL's official website, the GAA has "Flagged different rules to limit their best young talents being poached by AFL clubs". Those include capping the number of players who can be signed from each county. For more on this, Pat speaks to former Waterford footballer Michelle Ryan.

Electronic voting, a metro system, a children's hospital, a fleet of electric buses. These are just some of the projects a modern, forward-looking Ireland should have produced on time and within budget in the past twenty years. But it did not. Sinead O'Sullivan is an economist who studies complex institutions, and why they fail. And by any yardstick, Ireland is failing to deliver infrastructure and public services. She joins Pat to let us know why Ireland just can't deliver on infrastructure.

AWAKENING, VOL. 1: FAITHFUL BEGINNINGS is a full Christian worship album and lyric-video discipleship journey by GEMS STUDIOS™.These eight original Worship Experiences lead listeners through compassion, prayer, courage, obedience, perseverance, purpose and hope. The journey travels through stories connected with South Africa, Kenya, India, Ireland, Argentina, Japan, Switzerland and Canada.Listen prayerfully as one continuous journey for personal devotion, Bible study, prayer meetings, small groups, discipleship gatherings and quiet reflection.

Audio recording of the Sunday morning Bible Teaching given by Andrew Burt at Enniscorthy Christian Fellowship, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland on 2nd August 2026

Audio recording of the Sunday morning Bible Teaching given by Andrew Burt at Enniscorthy Christian Fellowship, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland on 2nd August 2026

Welcome to this weeks podcast here on C&SI.First off, an apology to our regular listeners. We weren't in a position to produce a podcast for the last two weeks as we were trying to reorganise and work out the impact of the closure of WestLimerick102fm radio which was announced two weeks ago. We are still processing the implications of the news and how it is going to affect how we do things as we had just recently returned to the slot on the radio. For the moment this means we have to reorganise our planned and up coming guests and planned podcasts so bear with us.On this weeks shorter than usual podcast, in part two we are sharing a homily given by Fr Mike Schmitz at St Kevin's Church on Haddington Road in Dublin on  20th July which we are sharing via TheWay.ie. More than 800 people gathered for a special Mass before Father Mike Schmitz's sold-out Parables Tour event at Dublin's National Stadium. The evening continued with 1,600 people filling the National Stadium, with young adults making up the vast majority of those attending. Many travelled from across Ireland as part of parish groups, university chaplaincies, youth ministries and ecclesial movements.The Mass was organised by the Irish Bishops' Conference's Council for Evangelisation, Catechetics and Pastoral Renewal and was celebrated by Bishop Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross and chair of the council. Father Mike Schmitz preached the homily.Addressing those who may be uncertain in their faith, Father Schmitz encouraged people to take the next step without waiting for complete certainty.“To anyone standing on the edge of faith – uncertain, hesitant, or searching – the invitation is not to have all the answers before you begin,” he said. “God always gives us enough light and enough information to take the next step, and we can trust Him with that next step.”Drawing on the example of the Virgin Mary, Father Schmitz said that “obedience often comes before understanding,” noting that God does not always provide “a plan” or “a roadmap” before calling people to act.[Video link and full information from Irish Episcopal Conference here]In part one of this weeks podcast we have our regular (although brief!) run through the upcoming liturgical odds and ends including saints of the week which includes the feast day of our unofficial podcast patron saint St Mary MacKillop on August 8th.In part three we share this weeks Sunday gospel (Matthew 14:13-21) which is the account of the miracle of the loaves and fishes.Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Welcome to this weeks podcast excerpt here on C&SI.First off, an apology to our regular listeners. We weren't in a position to produce a podcast for the last two weeks as we were trying to reorganise and work out the impact of the closure of WestLimerick102fm radio which was announced two weeks ago. We are still processing the implications of the news and how it is going to affect how we do things as we had just recently returned to the slot on the radio. For the moment this means we have to reorganise our planned and up coming guests and planned podcasts so bear with us.On this weeks podcast excerpt, we are sharing a homily given by Fr Mike Schmitz at St Kevin's Church on Haddington Road in Dublin on  20th July which we are sharing via TheWay.ie. More than 800 people gathered for a special Mass before Father Mike Schmitz's sold-out Parables Tour event at Dublin's National Stadium. The evening continued with 1,600 people filling the National Stadium, with young adults making up the vast majority of those attending. Many travelled from across Ireland as part of parish groups, university chaplaincies, youth ministries and ecclesial movements.The Mass was organised by the Irish Bishops' Conference's Council for Evangelisation, Catechetics and Pastoral Renewal and was celebrated by Bishop Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross and chair of the council. Father Mike Schmitz preached the homily.Addressing those who may be uncertain in their faith, Father Schmitz encouraged people to take the next step without waiting for complete certainty.“To anyone standing on the edge of faith – uncertain, hesitant, or searching – the invitation is not to have all the answers before you begin,” he said. “God always gives us enough light and enough information to take the next step, and we can trust Him with that next step.”Drawing on the example of the Virgin Mary, Father Schmitz said that “obedience often comes before understanding,” noting that God does not always provide “a plan” or “a roadmap” before calling people to act.[Video link and full information from Irish Episcopal Conference here]Text us at +353 874668950 or email at comeandseeinspirtaions@gmail.com

Diana Butler Bass just got back from Ireland, where she and Richard escaped the Fourth of July — and she came home with the most stunning historical counterfactual we have ever discussed on the podcast. Standing in the death-row hallway at Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin, the prison where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Uprising were executed one by one, Diana asked herself the question that turned her whole trip: what if the American Revolution had failed, and this hallway held Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, and Adams instead? The Irish worked on decolonization for four hundred and fifty years. We got there in seven. American history might be a miracle; that is her real takeaway. Along the way: the London Fourth of July party where an American won best costume by going as the reflecting pool; listener questions our friends' Theology Summit lectures have generated on Jim Wallis's who must be defeated and who must be persuaded?; on what a congregation can faithfully do before the midterms; on the data centers now colonizing the neighborhoods that did not ask for them; on the day I got a text from David who turned out to be an AI chatbot trained to shift my views on Israel and Palestine; on Ulysses Mejias and Nick Couldry's Data Colonialism and why our interiority is the resource now being mined — and, at the end, the grief I have been carrying since I flew to Atlanta last week to bury my best friend from div school. Diana's answer to that grief lands the whole conversation. Come sit at the table. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube Join our Online Summit - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unsettled Ground: Faith & the American Story at 250⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This summer, Diana Butler Bass and I are launching Faith at 250 — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠an online summit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ featuring scholars like Randall Balmer, Juan Floyd-Thomas, Elesha Coffman, and more, each offering their own take on religion and America at 250 years. We built it so faith communities have something honest and substantive to turn to when the nationalist narratives start flying. Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologySummit.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get access to every lecture, livestream, and discussion guide. The summit is donation-based, including 0. ⁠⁠JOIN OUR OPEN ONLINE CLASS: The Empire Christ Couldn't Keep⁠⁠⁠ Ever notice how Christian nationalism gets talked about like it's some bizarre new glitch in the faith? It isn't — it's a 2,000-year-old arrangement wearing new clothes, and once you see how the pattern works, you can also spot the Christ who keeps slipping free of it. Join theologian Joerg Rieger and Tripp Fuller for The Christ Empire Couldn't Keep, a free six-week online class tracing the holy alliances, imperial creeds, and stubborn resistance that have shaped Christianity from Paul to the present. You'll get six lectures from Joerg, six live Q&As, weekly readings from his book Christ and Empire, and a community of fellow troublemakers thinking it through together. It's free to join, every session is recorded, and it kicks off Thursday, August 27. Grab your spot at ⁠⁠⁠HomebrewedClasses.com. This podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠production. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack - Process This!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 50 classes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, we take you inside this year's Capital Crime Festival with five brilliant panel discussions featuring some of the biggest names in crime and thriller writing.From 2mins 15s  The Rebels Behind The Hero: see Lee Child and Andrew Child  in conversation with Stig Abell about building and breaking the rules of crime fiction as they celebrate 31 books with Jack Reacher.From 18mins 37s  One of the family: Closed circles and amateur sleuths, the dark yet entertaining draw of terrible things happening to ordinary people with Janice Hallett and Jeremy Vine in conversation with Mark Edwards about the danger lurking beneath seemingly idyllic locations and creating high-stakes thrillers that race against time..From 27mins 55sBuilding A Legacy: David Headley interviews Jeffrey Archer in celebration of his 50 year career as an author and his timeless influence on the next generation of writers, readers and booksellers. Special edition copies of Jeffrey's latest book Adam & Eve are available now at Goldsboro Books.From 47 mins 35 Closed Communities and Secrets That Fester. From insular parishes to prized garden plots, isolated coastlines to divided city streets, Jane Casey, Liz Nugent & Ardal O'Hanlon join Brian McGilloway to uncover why Ireland's closed communities make the perfect breeding ground for crime fiction.From 1hr 7mPossibly our funniest panel of the weekend: From Scene to Sentence: Rob Parker, Nadine Matheson and T M Payne in conversation with Lisa Howells about the versatility of the procedural crime novel.Early bird tickets for Capital Crime 2027 are selling fast and on sale now.

It's an industry that every one of us will encounter at some point in our lives, but one that we don't often talk about from a business perspective. Funeral directors provide an essential service, but behind the scenes they are also running complex businesses facing changing customer expectations, rising costs and evolving traditions. For today's Industry Review, Bobby's looking at the business of being a funeral director - the challenges, the opportunities and how the sector is adapting in modern Ireland. Joining is: Niall Mulligan of Heffernan Funeral Directors in Trim, Former IAFD President Gus Nichols, Director of Fanagans and 30 year veteran of the business, Former IAFD President And Jane Clarke, Public Relations Officer for the Irish Association of Funeral Directors and General Manager of Lakeside Memorial Park Cemetery in Portmarnock

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 wasn't just about the finalists; it was also a tournament of home hopes, historic milestones, emerging Associate nations, and valuable lessons for teams at different stages of their journey.In Episode 353 of Never on the Backfoot, Janani of Sportsy Mathsy Tales fame joins in as we review the campaigns of England, the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland, four teams whose World Cups told vastly different stories.We begin with hosts England, who reached the final under Nat Sciver-Brunt but ultimately fell short against a dominant Australian side. We discuss whether reaching the final represents progress, the performances that defined their campaign, the impact of home conditions, and what England must do to bridge the gap to the world's best.We then turn our attention to the Netherlands, whose maiden Women's T20 World Cup appearance was about far more than simply participating. We explore how the Dutch proved they belonged on the biggest stage, the players who caught the eye, and what this experience means for the future of women's cricket in the Netherlands.Ireland's campaign produced a landmark moment with their first-ever Women's T20 World Cup victory, while also showcasing a young side capable of competing against Full Member nations. We analyse the positives, the areas that still need work, and why regular international cricket will be crucial to their continued growth.Finally, we look at Scotland, another team that created history with a memorable World Cup win and demonstrated that Associate nations are becoming increasingly competitive. From Kathryn Bryce's inspirational leadership to the team's encouraging performances, we discuss why Scotland leaves the tournament with genuine optimism for the future.

The Guardian's Ireland correspondent and acclaimed author of ‘killing thatcher', Rory Carroll who brings us his new book, ‘a rebel and a traitor, a fugitive, the manhunt and the birth of the IRA', which tells the true story of Britain's manhunt for Roger casement.

Mike and Eli document rounds 3-5 of the 2026 Ireland trip at Seapoint, Ardglass, and The Island.  Want bonus content? Join the Velcro: patreon.com/chasingscratch  Kudos to Fairways and Fundays Mixed by Lenny Sterner Copyright © Drupelets Media LLC 

Mason and Ireland tip off the show with the explanation of the song ‘Hotel California.' The crew dive a little into the Lakers. What is the latest news on the Portland Trail Blazers owner? Could another NBA team be moving to Texas? The guys are joined by a special guest, Tisha Thompson, an investigative reporter and senior writer for ESPN! Ice Breakers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time for Sports Graffiti! Mason and Ireland dive into College Football and what Curt Cignetti had to say about the BigTen. What is the biggest movie Ben Stiller passed on? What did Myles Garrett have to say about the possibility of Aaron Donald coming back for the Rams? Will the Angels be more active at the trade deadline? Will anyone watch the new season of ‘Hard Knocks'? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fast Track! Mason and Ireland are joined by another special guest, Katie Woo, from the Athletic! Will the Dodgers be active at the trade deadline? Game of Games, plus Supercross Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I read Dr. Gertrude Lyons' book Rewrite the Mother Code and immediately wanted to get everyone in a room and talk about it. She's a maternal identity expert with a doctorate, nearly three decades of coaching, and a worldview that breaks motherhood wide open: motherhood isn't a role, it's a creative force. It shows up in your business, your relationships, your dreams, and most importantly in how you mother yourself. In this conversation we get into why almost every mom loses herself at some point (including the ones with degrees in this exact subject), why self-doubt is the number one obstacle moms name, and what it takes to actually come back. You'll hear: Why you're already mothering, whether or not you have children The catalysts that reliably knock moms off track, and why drifting is the assignment rather than the failure Where the erosion of self-trust actually comes from, and how we got cut off from our own intuition The $100 answer that fixed my daughter's year of stomach pain after a doctor said girls are just dramatic Why the truth is an act of kindness, and how "keeping the peace" costs us more than we realize The say-no assignment, and why not explaining yourself is the hard part "He knows he's enough and I know I'm not too much," and why so many moms think they have to earn the right to just be The conversation my thirteen-year-old started with me, and what it proved about doing the inner work This is for any mom who has quietly wondered where she went, and whether it's too late to go get herself. Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Gertrude Lyons' book and site: drgertrudelyons.com 2027 self-mothering retreats (Mexico, Ireland, Malta, Chicago): drgertrudelyons.com/retreats2027 TEDx talk, Rewrite the Mother Code: youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9ZF8JKIDY Instagram: @drgertrudelyons Substack: gertrudelyons.substack.com BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community BossMom+: bossmom.com/join

In this episode of That's So Hindu, Mat McDermott speaks with Ranjna Sharma, whose family members in Ireland assisted victims' families in the aftermath of the bombing of Air India flight 182, in 1985. She shares her family's connection to the aftermath in Ireland, reflections on the impact of terrorism, and insights on the ongoing repercussions within diaspora communities. This conversation highlights the importance of remembrance, reconciliation, and understanding the roots of violence in the Khalistan movement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Hemp Show we are focusing on recent news stories and upcoming hemp events, including the Farm-to-Fabric Hemp Textile Symposium in New York City, September 18-20. See the full list of events below. Plus a healthy helping of Hemp News Nuggets from HempToday.net: Ireland confronts hemp bottlenecks as Parliament weighs reforms to restart industry hemptoday.net/ireland-confronts-hemp-bottlenecks-as-parliament-weighs-reforms-to-restart-industry/ Botswana clears path to commercial hemp production after successful government trials hemptoday.net/botswana-clears-path-to-commercial-hemp-production-after-successful-government-trials/ Proposed EU carbon market update could boost business case for hemp starting in 2030 hemptoday.net/proposed-eu-carbon-market-update-could-boost-business-case-for-hemp-starting-in-2030/ South Korea puts $21 million behind minor cannabinoids for medical hemp products hemptoday.net/south-korea-puts-21-million-behind-minor-cannabinoids-for-medical-hemp-products/ 'Australia has the potential to become world leader' if government will support hemp hemptoday.net/australia-has-the-potential-to-become-world-leader-if-government-will-support-hemp/ Upcoming Hemp Events Discover NC Textile Hemp — Raleigh, NC, August 6–7 discovernctextilehemp.textiles.ncsu.edu/ HempBLOCK USA Training — Alma, CO, August 7–9  us.hempblockinternational.com/installer-training/ Fibre for Our Future: Unlocking Hemp & Flax — Cobden, ON, August 13  instagram.com/p/DbGWIkNgm0e/ Cornell Fiber & Grain Hemp Field Day — Geneva, NY, September 15  cals.cornell.edu/cornell-agritech NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit — New York, NY (FIT), September 16–18  hempindustrial.com/ Farm to Fabric Hemp Textile Symposium — Brooklyn / Governors Island, NY, September 18–20  fluidforms.co/f/cyc Southern Illinois Hemp Symposium — Carbondale, IL, September 18 conferenceservices.siu.edu/conferences/southern-illinois-hemp-symposium.php Thanks to Our Sponsors Condor Seed condorseed.com/ IND Hemp indhemp.com/ The Goodness of Hemp thegoodnessofhemp.org/ Kings AgriSeeds kingsagriseeds.com/

Former Kerry captain and All-Star Aislinn Desmond joins Ben Symes on the show to preview the All-Ireland Ladies Football Final. They discuss Galway's two-point threat versus Kerry's defensive unit, whether Kate Geraghty can stop Kerry's star forward, Siofra O'Shea and how Kerry uses a relentless high press to overwhelm their opponents.

Off The Ball's Stephen Doyle was in Sullivan & Lambe Park as Drogheda United saw out a 0-0 draw with Shamrock Rovers in the League of Ireland. After the game, he spoke with Rovers boss Stephen Bradley as well as Drogs' Edwin Agbaje and manager Kevin Doherty.The League of Ireland on Off The Ball.

Phil Egan is here with Friday's Football Daily, looking ahead to tonight's live League of Ireland commentary as Drogheda host Shamrock Rovers at Sullivan and Lambe Park-coverage on Off The Ball on Newstalk and the GoLoud App from 7, with kick-off at 8.Tributes are paid to Italian football legend Franco Baresi, who has died at the age of 66. Things go from bad to worse for FIFA President Gianni Infantino with his senior advisor quitting the Asian Football Confederation the latest to oppose his World Cup sell offBohemians and Shelbourne advance to the next round of the conference league with Shels setting up a glamour tie with Dutch giants Ajax.Football Daily on Off The Ball, brought to you by Lynx, “A Proud Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2026“. Smell Your Best When You Look Your WorstBecome a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Ben Symes is joined by Stephen Doyle on commentary and Owen Heary from Sullivan and Lambe Park, looking back on the League of Ireland teams in Europe this past week, James McClean's comments on social media, and Shamrock Rovers' failure to progress in the Champions League.The League of Ireland on Off The Ball.

As the first harvest begins to ripen and the long days of summer slowly soften towards autumn, we arrive at Lughnasadh (Lammas), which is an ancient festival of gratitude, generosity and becoming.In this seasonal audio journey, ceremonialist and author Isla Macleod invites us to pause at this threshold and take stock of both the visible and invisible harvests of our lives, exploring the wisdom of the first fruits, the mythology of Lugh, the traditions of Lammas across Britain and Ireland, and what it means to recognise abundance as something that lives through relationship.Through storytelling, folklore and gentle seasonal practices, Isla reflects on the generosity of hedgerows heavy with berries, sunflowers planted for strangers, and the quiet ways the living world continually teaches us the innate art of reciprocity. She offers simple rituals to help you honour this turning of the year, from baking bread and gathering herbs, to creating a harvest inventory, making offerings, crafting with your hands and celebrating the gifts that have ripened within you.Recorded during an extraordinary summer of drought, heatwaves, wildfires and sudden storms, this offering also invites us to consider what it means to live seasonally in a rapidly changing world. How do we remain rooted in gratitude without turning away from ecological grief? How do we continue to participate in the ancient rhythms of the Earth as those rhythms themselves evolve before our eyes?Whether you are walking through fields of ripening grain, tending a garden, climbing a sacred hill, or simply longing to feel more deeply connected to the season you find yourself in, may this episode offer a moment to slow down, notice your own harvest, and remember that the greatest abundance is always that which is shared.May your harvest be blessed.With special thanks to the music in this episode, from Bonnie Medicine, Mango Lassie, Telling the Bees and Cynefin.Learn more about our courses and gatherings at rootedhealing.orgSupport us on Patreon. Get full access to Rooted Healing at rootedhealing.substack.com/subscribe

Captain INCORRECT (sorry, PJ) and Jim are back together, podcasting & slagging each other again... and chatting randomly about football, funerals, friendships and fixing yourself. Plus: How modern life is breaking our brains, where do you hide your clutter?, how Mayo is running out of booze after THAT win, putting mirrors in space... and the things only Corkonians say! Like what you hear? Hear more on Radio Nova 100 where this pair of mad yolks- PJ Gallagher & Jim McCabe - present Dublin's NUMBER 1 music radio breakfast show "Morning Glory", Monday to Friday 6-10am. The multi-IMRO Radio Award-winning show also features news, sport, weather, traffic & competitions alongside these two having the craic every weekday AND the most seriously addictive music on the radio... all brought to you with thanks to Applegreen (https://applegreenstores.com/) You can hear it via the free Radio Nova app on Android & iPhone, online at www.nova.ie, via the Irish Radio Player, via your smart speaker (“Play Radio Nova 100”) on 100.3FM in Dublin & Meath, 100.5FM in Kildare, 95.7FM in Wicklow, 100.1FM in Balbriggan, on Virgin Media TV channel 937 and NOW on digital radio (DAB+) all over Ireland! Find us on socials:- Instagram: https://instagram.com/radionova100 / Facebook: https://fb.com/radionova100 / TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@radionova100fm - and for more see: https://www.nova.ie/radio-schedule/morningglory/ #PJGallagher #JimMcCabe #GloryDaze #MorningGlory #SeriouslyAddictive #RadioNova #RadioNova100

A shocking scene in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta sparks a massive row on Opinions Matter. Reports of 60,000+ migrants crossing the border in hours lead one listener, Keith, to send a furious voice note warning Ireland to “rise up” — but is it real concern or pure scaremongering?Things got really intense when we heard from one caller who said: "we need show more compassion and less hate to people who are just seeking a better life"

If you live under a rock, you may have missed that Mayo broke their GAA curse when they finally beat Kerry to win their first All-Ireland since 1951.What other curses is Ireland known for?Dr Kelly Fitzgerald, Head of the UCD School of Celtic Studies and Folklore, joins Tom Dunne to discuss.

Czabe welcomes his Utah friend PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, as they discuss his decision to get internet from "Mike" in the neighborhood, instead of Starlink. Idiot. The Guinness count was off the charts in Ireland. Charch has thoughts on Fauci taking the 5th. The Kyle Shanahan crash story is entering "aurora borealis" levels of non-believability. Tony Romo bodycam footage doesn't look great. Is "strict" Monopoly actually a good board game? (Spoiler: no). Czabe has his "Hedy Lamarr" star turn a with a lengthy, but fascinating bit of facts about a bird, you may not have even been aware of. MORE.....Our Sponsors:* Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code CZABE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollcoclothing.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gather up your packs and lets hit the Highland Road. It's the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #768.  -  -  Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com! Mary - Grace Autumn Lee, Open The Door For Three, Almost Seamus, Juha Rossi, Avourneen, Rogue Diplomats, TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta - Hull, The Bilge Pumps, Gwendolyn Snowdon & Cathinca, Release the Craicen, Medusa's Wake, Bang on the Ear, Pressgang Mutiny, Maggie MacInnes GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items with what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2026 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create this year's Best Celtic music episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: James Stovehouse 0:08 - Mary - Grace Autumn Lee "Helen Burns': Black Pat's/Over the Moor to Maggie's (Reels)" from Eyre 4:52 - WELCOME 6:21 - Open The Door For Three "Farewell, Lovely Mary/The Lizzes" from A Prosperous Gale 11:11 - Almost Seamus "Old First Ward" from Almost Seamus 14:28 - Juha Rossi "Miss MacDermott (Princess Royal)" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin 17:07 - Avourneen "Stony Steps" from Way Stations 22:00 - FEEDBACK 25:18 - Rogue Diplomats "Mary Mac / Drunken Sailor" from Whiskey Picnic 28:30 - TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta - Hull "The Bunch of Keys" from Tippy Taps 32:31 - The Bilge Pumps "Old Salt" from Greatest Hits, Vols I - VII 36:57 - Gwendolyn Snowdon & Cathinca "Lyke - Wake Dirge" from Fabula Feminae  -  EP 41:49 - THANKS 43:38 - Release the Craicen "Ode to Our Lost Fiddler / St. Anne's Reel" from Live! Songs on a Boat 48:04 - Medusa's Wake "Irish Sky" from Rascals and Rogues 52:23 - Bang on the Ear "The Black Tar Fiddle Set" from Highland Road 56:22 - Pressgang Mutiny "TEU" from Departure 1:01:15 - CLOSING 1:02:07 - Maggie MacInnes "Toiseach na Tràghad" from Uiseagan Bharraigh 1:06:23 - CREDITS Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California. Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White, II. Support for this program comes from International speaker, Joseph Dumond, teaching the ancient roots of the Gaelic people. Learn more about their origins at Sightedmoon.com Support for this program comes from Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, Creating Transparent Borders for more than twenty five years, serving Alaska and the world. Find out more at   www.CascadiaLawAlaska.com Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you'll get 7 weekly news items about what's happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember: plastic isn't just a waste problem, it's a climate problem. Most plastic is made from oil and gas, and producing it releases greenhouse gases at every step. This July, take part in Plastic Free July. Swap single use plastics for reusable bags, bottles, and containers. Solar and wind are now the cheapest power sources in history. Cutting plastic is another way to shrink demand for the fossil fuels behind it. Reduce your waste this month, one choice at a time. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic musician and also host of Pub Songs & Stories, where I share stories behind my songs and those of other Celtic and folk musicians. This podcast is for fans of all kinds of Celtic music. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email the artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. As with all things, it is important to support our community, whether that is local or in a small niche we love like "Celtic music". Skip the big corporate businesses and bands. Instead, spend your money where it will make a difference. You can do that with each of the artists on today's show OR your favorite artists. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. ALBUM PINS ARE CHANGING THE WAY WE HEAR CELTIC MUSIC Looking for a fresh way to support the music you love? Meet the Album Pin. Album Pins are lapel pins themed to a specific album — and each one comes with a digital download. Wear your music. All of my latest pins are wood - burned and locally produced, which means a smaller footprint and a one - of - a - kind feel you won't find anywhere else. Pick yours up at magerecords.com THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of generous patrons like you, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast releases new episodes nearly every single week, including this one. Your support doesn't just fund the show, it fuels a movement. It helps us share the magic of Celtic music with thousands of new listeners and grow a global community of music lovers Your contributions pay for everything behind the scenes. Audio engineering. Stunning graphics. Weekly issues of the Celtic Music Magazine. Show promotion. And most importantly, buying the music we feature from indie Celtic artists like the ones you heard today. And if you're not yet a patron? You're missing out! Patrons get: Early access to episodes Music - only editions Free MP3 downloads Exclusive stories and artist interviews A vote in the Celtic Top 20 All of this lives over at SongHenge.com. HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $4, $12, $30. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the Celtic Invasion of Hiking the Isle of Skye in 2027 at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Send me a photo. If you're in a Celtic band, send me an audio recording of you performing live. Just audio. I'll use it in a podcast episode later this year. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Isobel McMahon messaged on Patreon: "I appreciate this clear statement on AI." Jordan Reeder sent a photo: "Hi, just wanted to show what I was doing while enjoying the awesome music on the podcast… one of these days I'd love to submit some of my music. Maybe after I chop my way through this pile of firewood! Alex Meyers emailed from Toronto: "Politically neutral Irish music does not exist. Hi Marc, I started listening to the podcast seven years ago as I took my newborn son for long walks with wireless speakers perched on his stroller so he could listen too. Now with two boys we frequently listen while we have breakfast. In a recent episode you responded to yet another listener who told you to stick to music and leave the politics alone. I am always impressed by how resolute you are in the face of these cynics, you never try to soften the message of peace, compassion, and inclusion. Also, I've always found it hilariously ironic that someone would say "leave out the politics" about IRISH music, 1/3 of all Irish songs are about oppression and kicking out the British. Have these people never listened to The Wolfe Tones or The Cranberries? Speaking of which, I highly recommend you check out the Irish rap group Kneecap. They perform in Irish/Gaeilge and English and deserve massive credit for popularizing Gaeilge. They are firmly on the side of the oppressed from Ireland to Palestine and their latest album is "Fenian", which should tell you something about their politics. Keep up the great work!"  

The 1st of July 1916 is still one of the deadliest days in the history of warfare. Nearly 20,000 men from the British Army and 6,000 German soldiers were killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The World War One battle would last another four months and was one of the first examples of industrial warfare; three million men fought in it, over a-million soldiers were wounded, missing or killed. Jordan Dunbar investigates how, 110 years on, the battle still affects people and communities, and discovers new insights about its impact on his own family and on the history of Ireland.

North Carolina opened training camp on July 30th as the Tar Heels prepare for year two in the Bill Belichick era and a trip to Ireland for a rematch against TCU in late August. Belichick and new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino highlighted the work the players and coaching staff have accomplished since the spring including the offensive progression across the board. Inside Carolina's crew was on hand for the day's events and senior reporter Greg Barnes and beat writer Spencer Haskell join Tommy Ashley to discuss their takeaways on the press conferences and the opportunity to see the Heels on the Koman practice fields. Visit the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community: http://www.InsideCarolina.com Founded in 1994, Inside Carolina is universally viewed as the authority on Tar Heel sports and recruiting. With relentless, unparalleled year-round coverage, and the largest online community of always-engaged UNC fans, the slogan is true: “There is no offseason at Inside Carolina.” **Call to Action:** **Subscribe:** Follow 'Inside Carolina' wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode! **Review:** Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more Tar Heel fans! **Visit:** Explore http://www.InsideCarolina.com for breaking news, recruiting updates, and expert commentary on all things UNC sports.This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mason and Ireland tip off the show today with a list of the safest cities in the United States. Jeff Passan said today that he expects Skubal to be traded within the next two days! Are the Dodgers the favorite to trade for Skubal? Is LeBron going to have a documentary about his final seasons? What is the latest of Kawhi? Can the Chargers ever become LA's team? Ice Breakers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time for Sports Graffiti! Mason and Ireland are joined by Bergman for another ‘Boys in Blue' report! Will MLB miss games next season? What did Lincoln Riley have to say at BigTen Media day? How good can USC Football be this season? Why are the LA Olympic 28 tickets so expensive? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fast Track! Mason and Ireland discuss the comments from Joe Buck about MLB's competitive balance? Take a listen to Will Ferrell tell a funny story about Larry David. Mason has a question about the current state of tipping culture. Game of Games, plus Supercross Talk! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a photo on Tim Ireland's Google Scholar profile of a toddler standing on the floor of an open pit gold mine in Australia's Northern Territory, wearing a hard hat and — because it was the early 1980s — flip flops. That toddler is now the Principal Geologist for Exploration at **First Quantum Minerals**, one of the world's major copper producers, and in this episode Jesse sits down with him to talk about how mineral exploration actually works.Tim grew up with two geologist fathers, but the path in wasn't as direct as it sounds. He took a gap year as a field technician and mostly hated it. He considered leaving to design jewelry. He turned down a PhD because being told he'd become "one of the world experts on sedimentary rock–hosted zinc" sounded uncomfortably narrow — then spent a few years alone in the desert with a drill rig and 22,000 square kilometers of ground before the university called back with something better.From there we get into the machinery of exploration. Tim describes the job as **reducing search space** — starting with a continent and narrowing until you're willing to spend real money drilling — and why that philosophy holds whether you're chasing porphyry copper in Chile, sediment-hosted copper in the DRC, or orthomagmatic nickel in Finland. We also get into the part they don't teach in a mineral deposits course: three or four people weighing in over email on whether to spend millions on relatively scant information, and why what a company really pays a principal geologist for is a **calibrated gut**.The scientific heart of the episode is what Tim calls the **quality question**. Deposit models are good at telling a geologist whether they're getting warmer. They're not good at telling you whether the thing you're walking toward will ever be a mine — and the industry is full of "technical successes" nobody publishes, where the geologist did the job right and the deposit simply wasn't good enough. We also cover critical minerals and why the West is late (Tim was in the room in Oslo in 2007 when China announced the plan out loud), the 22-year lag from discovery to production, and why he's skeptical of AI prospectivity tools — if there are only ten porphyry deposits on Earth with more than a hundred million tons of contained copper, that's not a training set.It closes with Tim's best day as a geologist: alone in a gorge in the northern Chilean desert, a ten-mile traverse, a spire of rock he probably shouldn't have climbed, and one outcrop that put his hand on a fault he'd only been able to argue about on paper.In this episode- The Google Scholar baby photo — hard hat, flip flops, floor of an open pit- A gap year he didn't enjoy, and the jewelry business that never happened- Why he turned down a PhD on sedimentary zinc — and what he asked for instead- Industry-funded research: "cut-price consultants," or the best training pipeline there is?- Reducing search space: the one philosophy that holds across every deposit type- Spending millions on scant information, and what a calibrated gut is worth- Critical minerals, the 2007 Oslo warning, and who's still in denial- 22 years from discovery to production — and why averages lie- The quality question: why our models can't tell a mine from a "technical success"- AI in exploration: the useful camp, the black-box camp, and why ten deposits isn't a training set- Big company vs. junior — kudos versus shares, and the trade-off nobody spells out- Tim's best day as a geologist, alone in a Chilean gorgeAbout the guestDr. Tim Ireland is Principal Geologist for Exploration at First Quantum Minerals, a global copper-focused mining company. He trained at the University of Tasmania, with an honors project on the MacArthur River zinc deposit and a PhD on porphyry copper systems in northern Chile. His career has run through Newmont in Turkey, a junior working sediment-hosted copper in the DRC, and thirteen years at First Quantum.Memorable quotes- "If it were mathematical and there was a definite yes/no answer, we wouldn't be needed."- "You still have to do the work. You can't just sit at your desk and think about the model."- "If you've only got ten porphyry deposits in the world with more than a hundred million tons of contained copper, ten's not a great enough training set."- "I'm still kind of hanging out for that day that I walk up a hill and crack the first rock."Download the CampGeo app now at this link. On the app you can get tons of free content, exclusive images, and access to our Geology of National Parks series. You can also learn the basics of geology at the college level in our FREE CampGeo content series - get learning now!Like, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating!——————————————————Instagram: @planetgeocastTwitter: @planetgeocastFacebook: @planetgeocastSupport us: https://planetgeocast.com/support-usEmail: planetgeocast@gmail.comWebsite: https://planetgeocast.com/

There is a temptation to read St. Isaac's description of the ascetic life as though he were outlining a ladder by which we ascend to God through effort. Nothing could be further from his mind. The ascetical life is not an achievement but a preparation. It removes what clouds the eyes of the heart so that grace may reveal what has always been present: the inexhaustible love of God. Isaac begins with struggle. The soul embraces fasting, watchfulness, vigil, prayer, reading, prostrations, and stillness with determination. Yet these labors are never an end in themselves. They are medicine. They quiet the tyranny of the passions and gather together the scattered powers of the soul. Little by little the heart becomes still enough to receive what no human effort can produce. Then grace begins to act in a new way. The mind is granted what Isaac calls the faculty of sight—not physical vision, nor intellectual understanding, but a purified perception of reality. The eyes of the heart begin to open. One starts to see as God sees. The mysteries of faith are no longer merely believed; they begin to be tasted. Scripture becomes transparent with divine life. Every created thing becomes luminous with the presence of the Creator. This is the healing of sight. What is seen first is not extraordinary visions but the overwhelming depth of God's love. The soul discovers that grace has always preceded it, surrounded it, and carried it. What once appeared ordinary now becomes radiant with mercy. Every remembrance of Christ reveals a love deeper than previously imagined. Every prayer uncovers a tenderness that had always been waiting. From this vision arises what Isaac calls fervor. But this is not emotional excitement or religious intensity. It is the heart set ablaze because it has finally glimpsed something infinitely beautiful. One cannot behold divine love without being drawn toward it. And here wonder is born. Wonder is the soul's astonishment before a Love that continually exceeds every expectation. It is the childlike gaze restored after years of blindness. The more one sees, the more one realizes how little has yet been seen. Every new glimpse enlarges the heart's capacity for awe. Wonder, in turn, gives birth to desire. This desire is no longer restless striving for spiritual experiences. It is the quiet longing to remain forever with the One whose beauty has captivated the heart. Desire has been healed because sight has been healed. One seeks God not from fear or obligation but because Love has become irresistible. The tears Isaac describes arise naturally from this transformation. They are the language of a heart becoming transparent before God. As tears deepen into abiding peace, the warfare of thoughts gradually subsides. From this peace comes purity. From purity comes clearer vision. From clearer vision comes still greater wonder. From wonder comes deeper desire. Thus the soul moves, as St. Paul says, “from glory to glory,” or, as the Fathers loved to say, from grace to grace. Even the ascetical practices themselves are transformed. Vigils, fasting, prostrations, and prayer are no longer burdens to be endured but expressions of love. One remains in prayer because one has discovered the Beloved there. Whether prayer multiplies into countless prostrations or becomes gathered into a single wordless contemplation, both are gifts of the same grace working according to the measure God gives. For Isaac, the entire spiritual life is nothing other than the gradual restoration of vision. We do not become different people so much as truly human. The veil over the heart is lifted. We begin to behold the Kingdom already present. We discover that God has loved us long before we learned to seek Him. Every genuine ascetical labor serves this one purpose: that our sight may be healed, our wonder awakened, our desire purified, and our hearts transformed ever more deeply into the likeness of Christ. The journey never ends, for the love that is revealed is infinite. Each grace prepares the soul for another grace. Each glimpse opens onto a greater horizon. And so the heart continues its pilgrimage—not driven by fear, but drawn onward forever by the inexhaustible beauty of Divine Love. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:01:00 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Page 217 Homily 18 00:04:21 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://www.philokaliaministries.org/post/a-new-book-from-city-a-desert-press 00:04:57 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://www.amazon.com/Monastic-Heart-Future-Church-Fragmentation-ebook/dp/B0H83PJB6R/ref=sr_1_2?crid=CA7O6MNLKS2B&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UxrtdZ72KKP0IBe2nG2QKWoekj-tDWub-JRHV70F3o_9D8FKLwu3XJQwvaPRSOwXyoLeEkoM3pnCnEfXghYaecmDIjPMYikocLL4oOyECpNa633QwCLIRNEvGeBomRANfezyyKgZUNE_8KLrXsTDyDINbIELyJ_JDlSyMQ366ADfOF8Ko7V9c8zpgjxI-NXGJ8OXoZir32kRKTRw1hzIvS79rq-XnDOglQHeZ3C0ypk.jSo9ogtwHZA38QhTVKjumOyVWU5SWx0imIAZKw7pOPU&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+monastic+heart&qid=1785019600&sprefix=%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-2 00:06:15 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-monastic-heart-and-the-future-of-the-church-charbel-abernethy/1150670922?ean=9798996766413 00:08:19 Aaron: Good evening everyone. Hope you're all well 00:32:02 Maureen Cunningham: When you see your lack, how do you not have self hate for what you see with in yourself 00:44:45 Ryan Ngeve: Father regarding the last line from the previous paragraph, what purposes does it serve for the tears the overcome a man, leave him, and the come again unceasingly? 00:45:48 James Hickman: Re: the prodigal son, the Father's fatted calf was always there for either son to enjoy, the fatted calf being the sweet Christ. 00:45:57 Kathryn Rose: Myrrhic tears 00:46:53 James Hickman: The slaughtered fatted calf is like that peace from warfare 00:48:57 Erick Chastain: page #? 01:00:25 David Swiderski: The veil between heaven and earth is thinnest at night. I can't remember the Saint but learned this from someone in Spain in the Picos de Europa looking at the milky way and the sea of Biscay in the distance. I still like to do a vigil looking out a window or outside (in summer) 01:04:19 Aaron: How can one recognise their own limits in spiritual practice so they don't push themselves beyond what their body can bear? 01:05:07 David Swiderski: I will try. It was a comment from a friend I was so caught up in the moment I cant remember 01:05:19 Julie: Reacted to "I will try. It was a comment from a friend I was so caught up in the moment I cant remember" with

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In 1922, Ireland gained its independence. The new state promised to revive the Irish language. A century later, English still dominates daily life. What went wrong?In this episode, I speak to John Walsh of the University of Galway, author of One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy, 1922–2022, about why a movement that had real momentum in the years before independence stalled in the decades that followed.John traces the high ambition and lofty ideals to the failed policies of successive Irish governments. He also reveals how at times outright hostility to the language within the political establishment emerged in the later 20th century with devastating consequences. The episode also looks at the very different experience of the language in the Northern State, where the unionist government treated Irish as a threat.Support the show at www.patreon.com/irishpodcastIf you want to find out moreFind out more about John and his work: https://research.universityofgalway.ie/en/persons/john-walsh/To find out more about this subject, check out John's book One Hundred Years of Irish Language Policy, 1922–2022 https://www.peterlang.com/document/1248601Check out this episode with Dr Nicholas Wolf on why the Irish language went into decline in the 18th and 19th century. https://shows.acast.com/irishhistory/episodes/the-irish-language-why-ireland-became-english-speakingJohn's forthcoming book Ar Lámh Shábhála? Coimisiún na Gaeltachta 1926 will be published by Cló Iar-Chonnacht this autumn https://cic.ie/Sound by Kate Dunlea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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