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Hana shines and Aya rises.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.“It is selfish to believe that your family will always love you. At some point you will be asked to earn it.”My equilibrium decided to cut me some slack and not invoke the reflexive vomiting. "It is only me, Hana, Imogen, Deidre, Mom, Buffy, hi Juanita," I hadn't spotted my designated bodyguard standing behind Chaz."Don't talk to me right now," she seethed. "I'm furious with you." Yep, she was the Caribbean Buffy."Perhaps she's pissed about the five extra Illuminati bodyguards added to the regular two around Hana plus the two circling Ghost Tigers having not a fucking clue what those other armed parties are doing in Hana's company," Pamela joked. She could. Everyone else was giving me crap about my social gaff."Hey now. This meeting is important. Imogen and I are going to have a child," I enlightened them. The door chimed open and we piled in with two Amazons whose 'fresh' look indicated a use of the showers within the past ten minutes."You consistently maintain particularly low standards," Chaz dryly remarked."I sent her here for a check-up and that gave Buffy a chance to meet Mom, Deidre and Imogen, plus two unarmed bodyguards," I kept bailing out the Titanic."Chaz, I am happy we aren't going to miss this one (lunch)," Pamela smiled at her two grandsons."Cáel, are you going to tell your fiancée you've impregnated your aunt?" Chaz was back to being mildly sympathetic to my 'totally fucked-up' life."Yes. I figured Buffy shooting death rays at me from her eyes will garner me enough confusion to get the words out of my mouth without her throwing her drink in my face, slapping me, then storming out," I envisioned.I got no more shit until I reached the garage for my vehicle. There an armed FBI Special Agent Virginia Maddox (did you know when a Federal Agent adds 'Special' to their title it means they have a gun?) stood next to my chariot. She'd drawn the short straw, meaning she had been given the chore of driving today.I found myself wondering when Yasmin would finally finish her orientation. Her training involved some serious mental challenges including a crash course from the FBI at Quantico concerning modern judicial theory & practice as well as whatever pre-Iron Age jurisprudence the Host practiced.Javiera promised me (and Katrina) that she would not-so-subtly remind those scholastically-groomed legal minds that a (couldn't use the word 'Amazon') legal code they followed had existed, with minor tweaking, as a successful social instrument for over 3,000 years. If they truly behaved in a respectful manner, the owners of the code might even show those people the Codex on the original horse-skin, written in Hittite cuneiform.Anyway, everyone assumed I had a good reason for heading to my apartment (aka need to retrieve a sleepy Odette.) Had I repeated 'the Bitch stole my fortune cookies', they might have simply taken me to an Asian-inclined grocery store. As we hit the second story landing, Chaz in the lead, we heard a passel of folks come down toward us from the fourth level.I didn't think there were that many people on the entire floor. Chaz and Pamela each went for their holstered pistol, while keeping them hidden in their jackets. Wiesława, who went for her PDW, backed up so she could fire through the stairs from beneath.Juanita, bless her heart, and Virginia had remained in the S U V because sending in more people would have left us piled into one another. If a firefight did break out, Juanita could bring in some serious hardware to back us up while Virginia called the appropriate authorities before rushing in herself.Around the corner on the third floor landing came a number of women, early/mid-twenties, physically fit, foreign clothes and downcast expressions. A few looked like they were about to cry. They were all in shirts and jeans, with no obvious weapons. Not looking lethal didn't ratchet down Chaz's vigilance. Me? I was instantly reminded how much sex I had been missing."Prince Cáel! You are alive!" spilled out of the first one, a fiery red-head with a billowing, thick mane, porcelain skin and adorable freckles. Her Irish brogue was enchanting. I had to wonder if she cried out in Gaelic during orgasm. Wasn't I about to meet my future bride plus numerous other love interests?She was fit, curvy and wearing an aqua shirt which exposed her midriff with a belly ring bearing a pearl drop, the requisite tattered skin-tight jeans and soft leather calf-boots."Why wouldn't I be alive?" I grinned, like a pirate discovering an all-girls school oceanographic classroom in need of plundering."How do total strangers know how unlikely it is that you would still be alive?" was Chaz's spin on things."We talked with your roommate. He said you had moved to Svalbard where you suffered an excruciating painful, yet richly deserved, death in a lemming stampede," she pouted, "and then the UN had your ashes exiled to Pluto because the Sun was too good for you."9, 10, 11 --12 of them looking, 3 with pale blonde hair that eerily reminded me of my fiancée, another red-head, two russet and five with deep, dark brown, or black hair. They were all fit, fit, fit! With an air of 'I graduated college only to discover: 1) no one was hiring Saline Soil Scientists, or 2) I no longer want to do any of the things I wanted to do when I picked this major. I was familiar with both types.Timothy would have been at work and Odette would have invited the troupe in to regale them with all sorts of tales, which would have included a tour of my bedroom. They clearly had missed Odette so, now I recalled; that particular excuse was one of the ten I had given the guy in 4B should anyone suspicious come calling.I imagine twelve hot, English-as-a-Second-Language girls might be considered, a bit odd. See, his was my address of record. I lied about my actual apartment, so random people who came looking for me went to him instead. This arrangement had been made prior to my understanding of the nature of my employment at Havenstone.I'd neglected, telling him to move out and go far, far away? Poor guy. I'd find a way to make it up to him later."Actually it was a southern vole immigration incident that was set off by the Bulgarian consulate offering repatriation for the first 10,000 applicants," I frowned, clearly traumatized by memory of the incident."These poor southern vole, native to the vacationer-friendly Black Sea resorts, were accidently introduced to the coldest inhabited place in the Northern hemisphere and they've been trying to get home ever since, that would be the equivalent of a century and a half in 'vole-years.""Despite the UN trying to quarantine any news of this Cricetidae catastrophe, I decided to evacuate the six most critically injured vole using a Bortolanza Pluto ultralight, which he must have confused with the UN sending my ashes to Pluto," I explained.Mind you, the 'southern' voles are native to, among other places, Norway, the owner of Svalbard. They were also native to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast so, The Pluto ultra-light, once built in Italy, is now called the 'Puma' and made in Canada, has a maximum range of 675 km, which would leave me crash landing into the Barents Sea, 260 km north of the northernmost airport in Norway, rendering me and my voles so much frozen food."You are an animal rights activist too?" several of the girls gasped. Yes. Yes I was. I was an animal and I was all for me having rights."Please, don't tell anyone about this," I grew serious. "I don't want my philanthropic efforts to be publicized. What I do, I do for the Earth's endangered ecosystems because it is what everyone should do, not because we suddenly feel bad about neglecting it.""E haere koe ki te whai kia nui ai," Pamela snorted. I'd ask her why she knew Maori later, right after I figured why Grandpa knew it."Ko toku mahere whānui," I replied. The girls looked confused."I'm also trying to revitalize endangered languages and revive dead ones. It is more of a hobby than life pursuit," I informed them."You really are a modern-day noble warrior-poet," the red-head leader sighed."Nah. I'm just a guy," I shrugged. "Besides, Ba ch ir fear a bheith ar eolas ag a gn omhais, n  a oidhreacht." (A man should be known by his deeds, not his heritage)."Sa ch s go bhfuil misneach, t  s il agam," she replied using my 'family' motto."Jos on jalot on toivoa,", "Ahol van b tors ga, van rem ny," and "cesaret olduğu yerde umut vardır," all followed. 'Where there is Valor, there is Hope' in Finnish, Hungarian and Turkish. I got the sneaking feeling this wasn't a college field trip gone awry. These chicks were coming at me with a purpose that included more than sexual gratification and a kiss good-bye. Ugh."Thank you," I genuflected, paying honor to their reciting of my personal vow. "Anyway, you appear to be looking for me, but I am afraid I don't know any of you. Taking into account that I have a late lunch date with my fiancée in a half-hour and will be taking notes at a feminist convention at 8, what can I do for you?" I was establishing my escape plan."We have come here to join you," an assertive, dusky-skinned one smiled. I had to think about this. I was a bit tired. Taking all twelve of these girls on in one orgy was currently beyond me. I'd do eight tonight and the last four before breakfast tomorrow. Ah, happy thoughts of the Lacrosse Finals."What exactly do you plan to do with Mr. Nyilas?" Chaz interrupted."We are the (Irish) 'Na conairte soith an   S aghdha ar', (Hungarian) 'A szuka kuty kat Herceg Nyilas', (Turkish) 'Prens ok u Kaltak K pekleri' and (Finnish) 'Narttu koirista prinssi jousimies'," they chorused.Pamela snickered. All of those fancy sounding names were variations on 'the Bitch Hounds of Prince Archer/Nyilas (with the Irish going for O'Shea)."You want to be my bodyguards?" I gawked. Lacking lions, the Irish choice of the 'fur-balls of death' were hounds. Being women technically made them 'bitches'. I had to move fast. Any second now Wiesława was going to figure out these over-anxious non-Amazons were trying to replace her."You do realize I've left piles of dead bodies in my wake, right?" I nearly choked. Pamela slapped me on my back."Of course," they sounded so chipper. Fuck you Internet and 'First Person Shooter' games. This wasn't a fucking game! Trained combatants who joined my retinue met grisly ends and this was their freaking profession!"Can I think about it? I mean, do any of you have any combat experience at all? Attacked someone in anger? Send off a blistering instant message?""Some of us have (combat experience I was assuming). We won't let you down.""You do realize Ms. Dubois is going to kill them, don't you Sir?" Chaz sent me a chilling look."Ms. Dubois?", "who is that?" and "kill us?" floated around."Ms. Dubois is my blood-hungry ferret who wears a 'naughty berserker' human suit to trick the masses.""Three of us have military training," one of the Finns spoke up.By that they meant they had volunteered for military service in their native countries, then left after their first term because they found military life to be boring. On the 'plus' side, all but one had martial arts experience and six of the twelve had been a member of a Gun Club of some kind. Yep, Buffy was going to kill them, all twelve at once by herself."I'll make you a deal," I offered. Chaz was giving me his 'I'm a stone yet clearly unhappy with you' face. "At 7:15 tonight, you will show up at Havenstone. I will sign you in, we'll go upstairs to one of the gyms and then warm up for fifteen minutes. When you are ready, or 7:30 rolls around, we are going to the sparing mats. If I lose, you can stay. If you lose, you will write this off as one of a legion of ideas that look good in print yet are foolish in practice. Do you accept?""How many of us do you have to beat for us to join with you and your Crusade?" the lead Irishwoman asked."All of you. I will fight you all at once. The mat space is quite extensive.""You mean all twelve of us against you at the same time?" one of the Turks blinked in disbelief."Yes. I am not disrespecting you, any of you. You've shown initiative, courage and a spirit of adventure. I found all three to be both admirable and worthy of reward (i.e. I will gladly have sex with you). What I am also telling you is of the three people with me, the only one I can most likely defeat in single combat is her," I motioned to Wiesława, "and I'm only saying that because she is 19 and relatively new to the art of killing."Their eyes flickered to Pamela. Chaz was scary without even trying. Pamela could be threatening, or appear harmless, as she wished."Chaz is a professional military man from a long line of diligent warriors and in a branch of service that requires close contact with hostile individuals, teams, tribes, clans and nations.""The woman behind me is much, much worse. I've met precisely three people who could possibly kill her and I killed one of them. Would you agree, Chaz?""Absolutely," he concurred."We know who you two are," a Finn spoke up. She had a dazzling smile and cleavage that had to obscure her toes when she stood."You do?" Pamela played nice. For once, it was technology biting her in the ass, not me. Yay?"You are Rhingyll lliw Siarl Yfory," the Irish lass looked at Chaz. That was Welsh, and meant Color Sergeant Charles Tomorrow, I imagined his superiors in the British military weren't going to be happy with any of us, him being a 'secret military operator', emphasis on the 'secret'."And you are Sverkhsekretnykh Shpiona Vsemed Svaya," the Turkish girl pointed at Pamela. Pamela snorted. In Russian that meant 'Super-secret Spy Pamela Pile'. Since Pamela in Russia was pronounced 'Pamela' they had gone back to the origin of the name of Pamela, a fictitious 17th English novelist creation using mangled Hellenic, which translated as 'all-honey'.'All-honey' in Russian was Vsemed. Pamela snickered. Oh yeah, those twelve had combed through millions of articles and pictures to figure out who Chaz was and who Pamela claimed to be. Actually, one of my Hungarian admires back when we were all in Eastern Europe had suggested Pamela was a remorseful ex-SMERSH agent turned Princely-sidekick. Pamela jabbed me, the unspoken 'sidekick' thing.(For those who don't know, in Russian SMERSH loosely means 'Death to Spies', it really existed from 1943 to 1946 and was resurrected by Ian Fleming as a foil for James Bond.)"Chaz, since Cáel is, without a doubt, already having a stupendously wretched day, we must insist he inform Addison of all three of these developments, in person. I want to see the look on her face," Pamela plotted with the man who had thrown himself between me and an explosive vest, probably out of some psychic impulse that I would suffer far, far worse later, like in today, within less than 24 hours of said act."Why am I here again today?" I lowered my head and groaned."Are you okay?" a dozen innocent voices cried out."We are here to pick up Odette," Wiesława reminded me."Oh yeah, fortune cookies," I mumbled."Is 'Fortune Cookie' a nickname for one of your other operatives? Many of them are real enigmas. We can't find out anything about her," one of the Hungarians said. Yeah, because SD doesn't have a Facebook page, or Twitter account. Odette, she was protected by a completely unremarkable lifestyle, but I had a feeling that was fading fast."Excuse us," I asserted myself. "I need to get something on the third floor. Chaz began pushing forward while Pamela had my back."What are you doing?" to me and "Hey, is that a gun?" to Chaz, then Wiesława. Pamela was too sneaky to get caught."I'm here to pick up Agent Fortune Cookie then head out to a meeting with some really shady characters and my fiancée," I informed them."Agent Fortune Cookie," Chaz mused. "She's going to love that,""And then," Pamela continued."She is going to want a gun," I groaned.Oh goddess! No! Chaz had joined Pamela and my 'group think'."No, I have not," Chaz corrected me, about my mental ruminations."I've been coaching him," Pamela faux-consoled me. As my new prospective bodyguards parted for my current bodyguards,"Do you have psychic powers?" "Where is your android?" and "Is it true you can have sex up to ten times a day?""Yes, but we can't talk about it," then, "Which one? We have six models," and finishing up with, "Yes, I can have sex up to ten times a day with each session lasting at least an hour, though I do need breaks for food, drink, quiet romantic conversations and showers, cause shower-sex is so damn fun."While they mulled that over, I unlocked my door in time to see a nicely-dressed (as if she was about to go out on an expensive lunch date) Odette spring off the sofa. Looking at the crowd behind me, she blessed me with an incredibly happy smile."Oh cool! Do we really have enough time for an orgy?"I wanted to cry.(A Family FUNction, minus the 'fun' part)My fiancée giving me a congenial and contented look. Good.My fuck-buddy/friend Libra giving me a salacious 'you and me are going to hook up soon' smile while dressed in a red, 'business suite/slinky number' combo with a plunging neckline. I put her invite on my mental day-planner. Fellas, if you can't keep it in your mind, forget about it. Print equals pain, believe me.Brooke had joined the lunch group, sharing a smile and wink with Libra with the secret agreement for a three-way. Sweet! I could do this, hmm, lunch break Friday, yum-yum-yum. She was wearing a beige business suit with slacks, minus the shirt. Only her cunningly cut jacket kept her goodies from exposure.Hana was a saint for putting up with those two, and me.Buffy was studying me with the clear desire to put me in a dog cage for the rest of the week. Technically she had to produce my body for work Monday. As for the hot, sweaty, intense Brooke-Libra-Cáel m nage   trois, Buffy was reading the undercurrents and setting up a breakwater. At least her attire suggested well-paid, successful international assassin. I wondered if I had paid for her clothing as well. I'd given Chaz's wardrobe a serious upgrade courtesy of Pamela faking my signature.The gathering was rounded out by Mom, Imogen and Deirdre. Thank God they all had different hair styles and forms of dress. Mom was in 'casual-durable' attire, Imogen was going with the military-chic and Deirdre's get up was in the same style as Hana.I was pleasantly pleased that Hana had reserved two adjacent tables for what she assumed would be my support network, Pamela, Odette, Chaz, Wiesława and Juanita, plus Imogen's five and her (Hana's) two Illuminati minders. That made me squeezing my twelve newest over-eager admirers into the mix doable, if not comfortable. Better yet, none of the new girls was dressed for a restaurant this exclusive.Hana was quietly amused. Buffy was volcanic. Thankfully she was being a volcano on the mid-Atlantic ocean ridge ~ submerged."Chaz, Pamela, explain," Buffy seethed."I don't work for you," Pamela playfully bantered back, "Sweet-Cheeks.""They are part of a clandestine operation to provide cooperation and assistance from the European Union," I offered up in such a sincere manner. I almost had them. Buffy looked to Chaz who opted to channeled his 'inner- Cáel'."I can neither confirm nor deny their status as operators from four European nations," he nodded.Buffy forked a helpless appetizer shrimp then catapulted at one of my Finns, I thought it was Oili. It bounced off her bosom. She couldn't even claim to not have seen it coming."What?" Oili gasped."Operatives?" Buffy sizzled at me."Prince Cáel," Flannery asked, "why did that strange woman throw a, shrimp at Oili?""It was a hand-eye coordination test," Odette informed her. "Had Oili been a real spy, you would have snatched up a nearby napkin, deflect the item with the napkin and all while drawing down on her. It is what they do all the time. It is pretty neat to watch.""Why use a napkin?" Oili asked Odette while eyeing Buffy in case another decapod was coming her way."You use a napkin because the shrimp might have a contact poison on it," Odette rolled her eyes. "Buffy used a fork to flip it at you. She didn't use her hands, so the possibility existed." Pamela gave Odette an 'atta girl' high five."Prince Cáel?" Brooke giggled. "What have you been up to?""Okay. I got this. Ladies, may I introduce Annikki, Belgin, Berit, Flannery, Gizi, Ilkay, Kato, Neve, Nuray, Oili, Pirkko and Zsuzsi. These fine women have decided to put their productive lives on hold so they can be my bodyguards," I made the introductions."They have volunteered to be, basically the 'Hounds of Prince O'Shea/Nyilas/Archer'. My Hounds, please let me introduce Hana, my fiancée, Brooke, my close friend, Libra, a sweet & sincere childhood acquaintance, my Mother, Sibeal, my O'Shea aunts, Deidre & Imogen and Kalmarasērmi Buffy."Despite the absurdity of the situation and my clear irresponsibility, Buffy let a smile crease her frown. 'Kalmarasērmi' was my term for her in the Amazon language = my Mountaintop."I will volunteer my facilities to train them," Aunt Imogen offered me drolly. She was the primary trainer for all O'Shea guardians/Special Forces."Train us?" a half dozen voices murmured."Yes Child. I am Imogen O'Shea, Cáel is the greatest treasure in my life and I have serious doubts any of you can be anything more than distracting bullet-catchers for my favorite (and only) nephew. It annoys me to think you are yet another walking advertisement showing him to be both big-hearted and soft-headed.""I will offer prayers upon the mounds of my ancestors (lie, her only 'ancestor' refused to stay buried) for Cáel's safety. You should invoke whatever supernatural entity you place faith in to keep Cáel safe as well, because if he gets so much as a scratch defending any one of you, I will exercise my nearly endless knowledge of human pain to make you pay.""Is she Ms. Dubois?" Flannery asked Odette."That would be me," Buffy showered fury their way."Do you really want to kill us?" Neve tried to stare Buffy down."Until ten seconds ago, Yes. Now I want to hand you over to these two," she motioned to Deidre and Imogen with her fork."Prince Cáel, why are they all so hostile?" Flannery requested understanding from me. "We have come here to help you. We have skills. All we are asking if for a chance to prove ourselves to you.""To Us," Buffy snapped. "Cáel's vote doesn't count.""Chill, Buffy," I snapped back. "I'm dealing with this, and your lack of trust is pissing me off.""Buffy," Hana intervened. She placed a hand on Buffy's thigh out of sight, yet not outside of my notice. "When was the last time Cáel failed to take your advice on something life-critical? These young ladies appear to be honest and diligent. If not, Pamela and the Color Sergeant wouldn't have let them come here, or near Odette."If I dated dumber women I would have less explaining (lying) to do, but I'd miss the challenge both inside and outside the bedroom. Hana's deft touch and gentle words calmed Buffy more than anything (outside of a righteous cocking) I could have accomplished. I was suddenly seized with the realization there was a goodly number of Katrina's positive attributes in Hana. How had I missed it?"Marrying you is going to be Hana's first step toward mortal beatification," Brooke teased me. Normally only dead people were made saints."A Servant of, probably not Jehovah. I think everyone at the table can agree she has interacted with supernatural forces," Sibeal hid her joking well."Martyring her hopes of monogamy?" Deidre's fey gaze flickered over the women of note (the women at the main table)."Her Heroic Virtue is Prudence?" Buffy added. Buffy had been Catholic?"Ladies, I'm Lutheran. We don't normally venerate saints. Joking aside, I was given a reason to believe this lunch date was important on a social level between myself and my fianc . Food would be nice too."Brooke and Libra's presence regulated Pamela and Chaz to an adjacent table. A waiter slipped in, took my order, I decided to forgo an appetizer because I was late, then the conversation began."Hana, this is my Mother, Sibeal Nyilas. Imogen and Deidre are my family from Ireland," I made the introductions, most definitely unnecessarily. I was buying time to get a better read on the women around me."I know," Hana showered me with mature compassion."Get to it, damn you," Buffy huffed."Wow, I'm thinking of the best way to tell you this," I barely could meet Hana's eyes."I am pregnant with your fianc 's child," Imogen cut to the chase. What she said was delivered on purpose. Imogen wasn't as socially maladjusted as Rachel. The fewer women in my life, the easier the O'Shea would have roping me in. Imogen's words were meant to hurt Hana and drive a wedge between us."You too?" Hana's sad eyes studied Imogen. She hid her anger-disappointment-disgust well. In this crowd her efforts to obfuscate her feeling only worked on Libra and Brooke. Those two ladies were less astute at concealing their surprise."She's your aunt, right?" Libra's look settled on me instead of a blatant Imogen, or a pained Hana."No," Mom answered for me. "My sisters and I were born sterile. It is impossible that our paternal heritage has been passed along. Whatever Imogen's maternal contribution was, it is not from our DNA. My sister does have a child inside her, Havenstone verified it and will have the precise genetic make-up within 24 hours," she persisted (lying)."If Cáel has a failing, it is that he was seduced by my sisters who played upon his very confusing Mother-Son relationship. I faked my death when he was seven. I 'died' in a quite painful manner and he had to watch helplessly as he witnessed me wasting away. I did such a horrible thing to a young boy because the people who were hunting me down, the two O'Shea before you and the nine who aren't here, would have used numerous means of torture to verify my death."(Until they realized 'what' I was. Then my imprisonment would have begun)"My wonderful husband would have died without giving them the truth. It was too much to ask of our son. For fifteen years he believed me dead. He learned the truth at his Father's funeral. I believe every woman at this table knows my son doesn't handle emotional pain well.""Imogen's statement was a thinly-veiled stab at Hana's heart and a kick to my son's sense of responsibility to both Hana and his unborn child. How could this not hurt Hana? How could Cáel possibly respond, torn between the woman who has already sacrificed so much of her happiness for a man barely aware of his own maturity, and the woman bringing his child into the world?""Good one, Imogen. Those two are better than you, or I. By all means, make a mockery of my son, your nephew, who has pledged to fight for your life when he should clearly walk away and let the rest of you die. He asks nothing of you yet you feel no remorse at sullying his happiness.""There are ten good reasons for you getting up and walking out of here intact right now. There are six better reasons for making you pay for your cruelty," she threatened."Ten?" Brooke whispered."The sisters' five bodyguards, the two body guards they gifted me with, Deidre, Imogen and Cáel. You don't think he would let the woman bearing his child take a beating, do you Brooke?" Hana enlightened her."No.""The Six?" Libra scanned the room."My other two bodyguards won't act unless I am directly threatened. They won't be out to hurt anyone. If anyone tries to hurt me, they will jump straight to the making them dead option. The 'Six' are Buffy, Pamela, Chaz, Juanita, Special Agent Maddox and Sibeal.""We'd help," Libra insisted. Brooke was onboard with that proclamation."No," came forth from Hana, Mom and me."Brooke and Libra; you two, Odette, the other twelve and the wait staff will only confuse the issue. My sisters and their soldiers will use you and the rest to distract Cáel. Except for Ms. Maddox, the rest won't give a fuck so your best bet is to hit the deck and let the professionals deal with things," Mom clarified."Brooke, Libra, this is a wacko chicks with guns moment," I put things in perspective."Hana?" Libra put a hand on Hana's shoulder."Don't mind me," she patted Libra's hand. "I'm diving for cover and not getting up until you, Brooke, Cáel, or Buffy tell me to get up. Sorry Sibeal, but I don't know you that well yet.""I understand," Mom agreed.To punctuate the awkwardness of the moment, Aisha (the Arabic swimsuit model) and three other SD ladies waltzed into the place and took a table. When the maytre dee tried to impede them, Aisha threatened to exterminate his entire extended family with a look alone. Been there, done that, and the maytre dee was nowhere close to being in my league.I had to think that through. Had Buffy called them, the SD would have been here before I arrived. Pamela was a possibility, except the SD still hated her over Constanza's maiming. If she told them my life 'was' in danger, they would still show up. My life wasn't in danger and Pamela wouldn't yank their chain.It had to be Juanita. The head of my bodyguard telling Elsa that I was in an exposed position with 9 armed Illuminati would have elicited this level of response. Pamela prodded Odette. Odette had a 'what do you want me to do' non-verbal exchange with Pamela then got up and went over to Aisha.Odette even remembered to navigate the room in such a manner Aisha and her team could keep an uninterrupted view of the threat. Pamela and Chaz's lessons were paying off. They weren't training her in the lethal arts. They were showing her how to not be an obstacle, which was better, given our current circumstances."Hana, don't hate Imogen. The only parent she's ever known was Granddad," I returned my attention to the crisis at hand."Oh, I'm sorry," Hana sent sympathetic waves Imogen's way. If there was a hint of 'you bitch' hidden within those words, none of us would admit it."Yes, yes," Imogen smiled back. "Father was a real troll.""That's not true," Hana responded. "I've met him and he has always been very nice to me. It was easy for me to look past the nations of dead he's murdered, his propensity to rape his daughters and his plans to destroy my Cáel.""I don't hold you to blame for not protecting Cáel more than you have. He's a handful and reminds you of your Father, the mass-murdering rapist. And Imogen, don't try to hurt Cáel using me again, you Bitch. I'm not a part of your circus. That doesn't render me powerless. I love more than I hate. I count a person great by the lives they save, not those they take. Where there is Valor, there is Hope and my fianc  has both in spades. Do we understand one another?""Proving you are smarter than Ms. Sievert is not something which equates to being a threat," Deidre countered."Cáel, why aren't you saying something?" Brooke whispered to me."Because he knows better," Mom grinned. "This is a battle Hana has to win, or lose, on her own.""Cáel has plenty of women willing to go behind his back and kill people, Brooke. Now, if Hana asks for such a favor, we know it is not over some petty bullshit," rolled menacingly forth from Buffy as her feral countenance made a few of the Illuminati at the next table nervous."That won't be necessary," I broke up the tension. "We are as dysfunctional a family as they come, but we are family and we will all treat one another as such by the standards of the only one who matters. Clear?""You?" Deidre soothed me."No. Ferko Nyilas', my Father and the best man I've ever known. He taught me to never make excuses for your own behavior. Surrendering our control over our lives is a cop-out. If you want to continue acting like the creepy-ass bitch daughters of Cáel O'Shea, so be it. That is your choice to make. I care for you.""I care enough for you to fight Granddad over your futures. I hope all of you know I mean what I say. Whatever you decide to do, no matter how you act, I will always love you. I've made my choices and I am going to hold you responsible for yours. Let's eat lunch. It has been a rough fucking day and it isn't over yet."If there was ever any doubt, I destroyed those twelve hopeful bodyguards on the mats. They possessed neither the skill nor the savagery necessary in a warrior culture. We Amazons didn't recoil from pain. Our sisters' lives were on the line. That was why you practiced no-holds-barred fighting with, or without, weapons."We can learn," the lead Finn protested. The rest were getting over the physical and spiritual pain of being so easily beaten."My normal bodyguards go through three years of intense 24/7 training. Being a member of that elite body means you train in all forms of weapons as well as hand-to-hand combat techniques.""Once you've mastered the core physical and skill baseline requirements, and this core training never stops, no point is considered 'good enough', you begin learning at least two specialties. Those are disciplines such as close-protection, sniping, small unit tactics, infiltration, battlefield medicine, electronics, computing, communication systems, linguistics and 'training' expertise.""In my current team, the ones who fought at my side in Hungry and Romania, all have three specialties. Discounting their regimen since the age of five, each had been on the job in a professional capacity at least six years. The leader had eleven years in.""Finally, when you are at that level of excellence, you need a specific mindset. What you need to do is think why you shouldn't kill someone, not if you should. If there is any doubt, you strike. If you hesitate, someone close to you might be killed, not just me.""Look around you. If you aren't ready to kill for any of your companions, you will never cut it. Now, I'm going to have you shown out. I will have taxis take you back to your hotel. Think about it. Seriously, think about dedicating yourself to more than some stranger you've met on the internet.""You will be dedicating yourself to the other elven women in your group, to the death. That is the level of spiritual dedication it takes to be at my side. Go, take a rest, talk it over, search your souls. Call me if any of you want to continue and we can have lunch Sunday and make plans. Questions?""Do the other women around you do this, make those choices?" one of the Turkish women frowned while nursing a bruised jaw."No. They have it worse. They have thrown their old lives away, never to return. Each and every one has either murdered a human being, or attempted to, before they are even considered for the task.""Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't be having his conversation. You would never be given the chance. You are woefully unqualified in every way except spirit. Your willingness to cross the Atlantic to make your offers resonates with me, so I am both warning you this is horrible, horrible path you are taking and I am explaining precisely how slender any of your chances are of accomplishing your goals.""I, I don't know," whispered one of the Hungarian lasses."At the Seven Skulls, I led three such women into combat (Rachel, Charlotte and Saku) against a group of warriors who were fighting free of 500 elite Romanian Mountain Troops. Of the Romanians, nearly 200 were either dead, or wounded. The FBI Special Agent we took with us was badly wounded."One of the three was killed, a head shot, and the remainder left her body where she had fallen because the enemy were still out there and they had to protect me. The world will not bend to your sensitivities. Life around me is exceedingly dangerous and unforgiving," I finished.No immediate consensus united them. Fear and disbelief were the major vibes I was picking up. None of them were angry, insulted, or overly terrified."Time for you to go," Buffy concluded our meeting. "Tigger Maeve and Dora Farānak, would you please see Cáel's guests to the lobby." A new pleasure of Buffy's was using the House names of the Full-bloods she interacted with.I have taken a few mystic liberties:Maeve was a Celtic War Goddess ~ the Enslaver of Men.Farānak was a Scythian Goddess also known as the Lynx Goddess and the Silent Huntress.As for the other new hires:Daphne was, as explained earlier, of House Cotyttia (Thracian Goddess of Sex, War and Slaughter)Fabiola was of House Minerva (Roman Goddess of War & Strategy)Violet Maza was in House Oshun, the Yoruba Goddess of Love, Sexuality, Beauty and Diplomacy; Lady of the Orisha ~ life spirits.Paula Wadena was of House Cybele (Phrygian Earth Mother, Guardian of the Lion Throne)}They were dismissed and smart enough to know that was the best possible answer to their current predicament, learning your romantic adventure was actually a gory supernatural battle for survival. A growing number of Isharans had been gathering while I dealt with the wannabes. A few were amused, perhaps even understanding, of my actions.Soon enough, using her position as Record Keeper of House Ishara, Helena cajoled the other Amazons into giving us peace and quiet. Not all left. Watching a jury-rigged House Ishara work through its business in a semi-public setting was an event both unlooked for and possibly enlightening.For this gathering, we had 122 of the 159 members. The missing members were not close enough, or were providing a critical function that wouldn't allow them to be in New York on this night."Sisters, a moment of personal prayer for each of us to seek guidance from our Ancestors as we seek to continue their legacy," I intoned softly, calling the meeting to order.I had barely opened my eyes, failing to get any inspiration from Yakko, when the struggle began."Why are we including them in a House Ishara meeting?" Madori pointed out the three 'new hires' who were sticking around."Memasant (Amazon for to speak true)," I answered her. Since Daphne, Paula and Violet had clearly been sitting among us before the meeting began, I gave Buffy a disappointing frown. "Ishara respects these three for teaching the rest of you the Amazon language so that we can teach it to others, thus all of you becoming able to engage all our sisters in our native tongue.""I doubt any other House would extend this honor to others. Thankfully, we are not like any other House. We know better. We have all been outsiders. We aren't a 'normal' House and I am working toward us never being one. We have to be kind and just when necessary, and forgive when it is what the Host needs.""We will do this because we Isharans alone will decide on the prestige of our sisters. If the other Houses make an issue of it, who cares? None of them have made the sacrifices necessary to be Isharans. I know that you have not all gathered here tonight to hear me pontificate. Who wants to be first?""Will you accept a challenge?" Madori stood up. We had spread out in a ring, two Amazons deep, along the edges of the mats. I had never sat down."Put forth your complaint," I responded."You emphasize duties other than that of a House Head. You don't take the time to show up at initiation ceremonies. In essence, you ignore your sisters to advance your own prestige.""Yes, I am not showing up at the initiation ceremonies.""Yes, I prioritize other activities over running the day-to-day operations of our House.""Yes, you are utterly ignoring the two Amazons sitting at either side of me. I chose Buffy Ishara and Helena Ishara to lead this House because I knew I would have others issues coming up in my life concerning the Host.""Buffy, are you challenging me?""No, Wakko Ishara," she responded angrily. She wasn't angry with me. She had chosen the majority of the assembly and they were turning on me, thus her."Helena, are you challenging me?""No Wakko Ishara. I am intimately familiar with your work and the dangers you constantly confront for the greater Host," she answered in an equally hostile tone."Now that the issue of relevance has been dealt with, I will accept any challenge from any of you selfish, bigoted, power-hungry cunts who wish to put your own self-interest above that of our House. By all means, stumble over one another for the top spot," I mocked them. I'd played nice. No more.It was telling that my classification of any challenger was completely ignored. Madori and five supporters stood. In theory, challenges were the rare 1-on-1 Amazon experience. Another Amazon, Arianne, stood with another supporter."Cool beans," I nodded.I backed up, stepped off the mats and picked up the four axes I had pre-prepared. Back on the mat I went past my handful of supporters, brandished two weapons and advanced a quarter way onto the sparring area. The mass of my opponents muttered in confusion and resentment."Ishara, we have not trained in archaic weapons. Most of our facilities never had then," Madori protested."Amazons don't play fair," I glared. Several migrated to the walls to pick out whatever looked the least daunting. Buffy, Helena, Marsha, Daphne Cotyttia, Violet Oshun and Paula Cybele did likewise."Is this how you want to answer a challenge for leadership?" Madori glowered. "Cheating, utilizing a clear advantage in a farce of equality and justice?""No. Please step back and call every member of JIKIT," my eyes narrowed. "How about this, call the Amazon's contact with the Earth & Sky? Can't do that either? How about convince the 9 Clans to help us pursue a House obligation?""You duties as Chief Diplomat are not that of Isharan House Head and actually make you less of a House Head," she countered. She had chosen a short spear, using it two-handed. And that made Katrina what precisely?"I should fucking kill you," Buffy snarled."Madori Ishara, Dot-Ishara is not the Goddess of Scrabble. She is not the Goddess of," and Madori tried to catch me flat-footed with a spear-thrust. I was appalled at how easy I dealt with her. My right axe diverted her spear enough so when I twisted my stance, she missed. I placed the head of my left axe on her shoulder, blade against her throat."Madori, you lose. Sit back down and contemplate that you were beaten by a 22 year old man," I seethed. There was no 'you didn't give me a chance' bullshit. She had struggled for advancement in the Amazon way. Such people weren't crybabies. "Next."Arianne approached me with a shield and short sword. My read on the situation was she was going to use acrobatics to compensate for my superior reach. I readied myself."I don't suppose you would accept a suggestion we fight unarmed?" she put out there. I took two steps toward her then dropped my axes."I trust you," I looked down at her. I could see the 'oh, fuck me' written all over her face. The unfairness had been tossed in her lap. She put the point of her leaf-shaped blade under the left side of my ribcage, close to my kidney."Yield.""Never.""Yield, or I will kill you."I took a quarter-inch penetration when I clamped down on her right wrist and slammed my elbow into her face. A quick exchange of footwork ended up with both of us on the mat, Arianne on her back, sword pinned to the mat and her shield trapped between us. Head-butt followed head-butt until she was unresponsive.I stood up, blood oozing down my side."Water!" I barked. A bottled water was rolled my way. Three more Amazons were sizing me up. This challenge phase was far from over. I splashed water down on Arianne's face until she sputtered into wakefulness."Pathetic," I sneered at her. "This House is worth any and all of our lives. If you were the best candidate to lead this house and I refused to yield, then why did you spare me? Not only could you not kill me when you clearly could, you failed to do so even when it became an unequal contest of arms."Arianne was shamed and furious. I was treating her like a presumptuous, outsider woman."I'm feeling particularly generous in victory, Arianne, don't you dare stand up," I growled when she tried. "I will not kill you for your disrespect. I will not exile you from our House because doing so would show both of us failing to grasp one of the key principles of our People, learn. Learn and keep learning. A loss is nothing more than a temporary setback. Learn, don't repeat the same mistake twice and never stop striving for success until you take yourself to the cliffs."One of the two newes

Leading menopause expert Loretta Dignam has become the only Irishwoman honoured in the first-ever Forbes 50 over 50 global list of trailblazingwomen.Dignam founded the Menopause Hub – Ireland's first and only dedicatedmenopause clinic at the time – in 2018 at the age of 56.She says that age has no limit for entrepreneurship and talks about herefforts to make Ireland a global leader in removing the stigma aroundmenopause.Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a business, ThinkBusiness.

Kim Stanley ("Stan") Robinson is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular science fiction novelists, first famous for his Mars Trilogy. For the past two decades, Stan has been telling vivid stories in which climate change is catastrophic yet people invent ways of reversing it. What he imagines is so bold it takes your breath away, then fills you with hope and resolve that you didn't know existed within you.In his Science in the Capital trilogy, a Washington DC thriller, National Zoo animals roam the capital after a massive flood. The Gulf Stream shuts down. Then a tiny U.S. government agency with bold leadership funds massive global climate projects. That plus the election of an inspiring everyman new President saves the day. Two decades later, Ministry for the Future tells a very different heroic tale. Here the protagonist is a new international agency based in Zurich led by an Irishwoman. After a massive heat wave in Indian kills millions, she gets kidnapped by one of its survivors and eventually answers her captor's challenge to do more. She persuades central bankers to back a "carbon coin" that changes the rules of the economic game. Companies now earn money by keeping oil in the ground, slowing Antarctica's melting, and investing in other projects on a scale commensurate with the climate catastrophe. What led Robinson to dramatically rethink his bold ideas for reversing climate change? What can we learn from this about climate economics and the financial rules in capitalism? How might this learning shift us into more constructive moods as we face seemingly insurmountable challenges?Join me in exploring these questions in this new episode of How My View Grew.**Key takeaways**4:00 A DC thriller: the Gulf Stream slows down. Washington floods. Science and government save the day12:00 Stan gets criticized about economics and responds by reading more deeply. The virtues and limits of nationalizing banks.18:00 A new view of money and lessons from the 2008 financial crisis23:00 Paying companies to green the planet, changing the economic game28:45 Stop asking "Is it to late?" Focus instead on better versus worse33:30 Telling good stories that our culture ignores35:00 Stan's message to the Left: get over it40:00 Amiel's reflections**Resources**A reference site for Kim Stanley RobinsonAmiel's essay, "Beyond the false choice between despair and hope"**Subscribe to the podcast**To hear the origin stories of more big ideas, subscribe to How My View Grew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.**Share the love**Leave me a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Bei der Brücke links weg und dann kommt man zu Grace O'Malleys Towerhouse. Ein Wachturm, den die irische Piratenkönigin auf Achill errichten liess. Was unser Freund Liam Kelly über diese bekannte Irin zu erzählen hat, hörst du in diesem Podcast. At the bridge turn left and then you come to Grace O'Malley's Towerhouse. A watchtower that the Irish pirate queen had built on Achilles. What our friend Liam Kelly has to say about this well-known Irishwoman, you can hear in this podcast. Bilingual: Deutsch / Englisch German / English

In this is Our Paranormal Afterlife classic episode I am talking to Jenny Cockell about her book 'Yesterday's Children: The Search for My Family from the Past'.This is the story of Jenny Cockell, a woman from Northamptonshire who believed that she had lived before - as an Irishwoman named Mary who died 21 years before Jenny was born, leaving several very young children without a mother or a stable, happy home. The book describes the trauma and worry of a past-life memory, and Jenny's decision to search for "her" lost children. It follows her progress through her dreams and memories, the revelations of hypnotism, her searches through maps, through local groups in Ireland, and her trip to the village where Mary had lived. Finally, it details her painstaking search for the children and the extraordinary "reunions" that took place.Amazon link: https://shorturl.at/I4rByhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlifeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/our-paranormal-afterlife-finding-proof-of-life-after-death--5220623/support.

Pat was joined by Cameron Hill, Broadcaster with Off The Ball, to discuss Beatrice Lowe-Hill, the first Irishwoman to win an Olympic medal, and the Irish Whales, a group of Irish Americans who dominated hammer throwing in the early 20th century.

Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service.First, we hear how a young Irishwoman called Maureen Flavin Sweeney drew up a weather report that delayed the date of D-Day. Then, 99-year-old former field medic, Charles Norman Shay, shares his remarkable account of landing on the Normandy beach in France codenamed Omaha on D-Day. Next, we also talk to Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi who hurled his shoes at the President of the United States. Plus, we hear about China gifting Taiwan two giant pandas, in a practice known as ‘panda diplomacy'.Finally, it's the 40th anniversary of the popular computer game Tetris being invented. Contributors: Edward Sweeney – Maureen Flavin Sweeney's son. Charles Norman Shay – former field medic in the United States Army. Muntadhar al-Zaidi – Iraqi journalist. Eve Chen – curator of the Giant Panda House at Taipei Zoo. Alexey Pajitnov – Russian engineer. Henk Rogers – American businessman.(Photo: U.S Troops rushing to the Normandy beaches. Credit: Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In 1944, a young Irishwoman called Maureen Flavin drew up a weather report that helped change the course of World War Two. Maureen was working at a post office in Blacksod on the far west coast of Ireland. Her duties included recording rainfall, wind speeds, temperature and air pressure.On 3 June, she sent one of her hourly reports to Dublin, unaware that the figures were being passed on to the Allied headquarters in England. It was the first indication of bad weather heading towards the coast of France - and it was a huge blow.Hundreds of thousands of British, American and Canadian servicemen had already gathered for the most ambitious operation of the war, the assault of the Normandy beaches on 5 June.But after reading Maureen's report, chief meteorologist Group Captain James Stagg advised a delay of 24 hours. US General, Dwight Eisenhower, gave the order, and D-Day was finally launched on 6 June, 1944. A date that went down in history.Maureen's son Edward tells Jane Wilkinson about the family's pride in their mother.(Photo: Maureen Flavin Sweeney. Credit: Sweeney family photo)

Colm Tóibín's 2009 novel “Brooklyn” told the story of a meek young Irishwoman, Eilis Lacey, who emigrates to New York in the 1950s out of a sense of familial obligation and slowly, diligently begins building a new life for herself. A New York Times best seller, the book was also adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie starring Saoirse Ronan — and now, 15 years after its publication, Tóibín has surprised himself by writing a sequel.“Long Island,” his new novel, finds Eilis relocated to the suburbs and, in the opening scene, confronting a sudden crisis in her marriage. On this week's podcast, Tóibín talks to Sarah Lyall about the book and how he came to write it.

There has been record hospitality growth in The Netherlands, and there's a new vegan cafe, run by an Irishwoman, enjoying the boom. Colette Kinsella visited Kitty's Kitchen in The Hague.

Bridey Murphy is a purported 19th-century Irishwoman whom U.S. housewife Virginia Tighe claimed to be in a past life. 

Peter and Nathan watched this movie so you don't have to! It's time for a deep cut... We're talking about the 1970 film version of Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's very strange musical, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever – a show about a psychiatrist with terrible boundaries.   We talk about: ESP: Is there a meaningful distinction between extrasensory perception and Christian conceptions of spirituality and prayer? Reincarnation: We talk about the case of Bridey Murphy, the 19th-century Irishwoman who was purportedly reincarnated as a 20th century American housewife. What are we supposed to believe about the afterlife? Grief: So many conversations about the afterlife happen in the context of death & grief. Does profound grief open us up to alternate conceptions of the universe in a way that can be helpful – or is that simply our emotions talking? Clothes: Always the clothes. The Cecil Beaton gowns! The turbans! Be still, our hearts! You'll hear: Yves Montand, Barbra Streisand and the cast of the film singing "Come Back To Me," "Love With All The Trimmings" and "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" as well as the Peddlers' version of the film's title song.   Continue the conversation with us on Instagram and The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter (@gospelofmt).

On this St. Patrick's Day weekend we talk with Cranford resident Jennifer Love. Jennifer was named the Irishwoman of the Year by the Union County Daughters of Ireland. The honor is just one facet of her story.She is a long-time Realtor and currently manages the Westfield office of Weichert Realtors.  She's also served as an advocate for Emma's Law, which would require school vehicles which transport special needs children be equipped with tracking and other equipment. Learn more in this week's Cranford Radio podcast.

In this episode I am bringing together some of my favorite episodes. There are interviews that I recorded that stand out to me as particulalry interesting and in this episode I have cut out clips from the interviews and put them together in this compilation. In these clips are Near Death Experiences, Reincarnation stories and Mediumship.Episode 105 Jeff Olsen Jeff was in a terrible car crash that led to his NDE. His wife and one of his two sons died in the crash. Jeff suffered multiple life-threatening injuries, including the amputation of his left leg above the knee. As a result of the accident, he had profound out-of-body, shared-death and near-death experiences. In this section we hear how he found peace through his spiritual experiences. Epsode 259 Mike AnthonyWhen Mike's father unexpectedly died, his family was left shocked and utterly devastated. However, Mike received a phone call out of the blue from someone saying that Mike's dad had contacted her from “the other side”.Episode 161 Micky HavelockWhen Micky's heart stopped in 2014, panic erupted. But as medical staff moved into overdrive, Micky herself was blissfully unaware of the commotion. Instead she was enjoying the calmest yet most exhilarating experience of her life. In many ways, it was a classic near-death experience.Episode 33 Jenny CockellJenny, has always known that she has lived before. In her previous life her name was Mary. She was an Irishwoman who died 21 years before Jenny was born leaving several very young children without a mother.Episode 69 Sharon RawletteEvery now and then, we all have experiences that seem too meaningful to be chance but that we can't explain in any normal way. Sharon brings together an immense body of research drawn from science, statistics, near-death experiences, deathbed visions, and many other extraordinary human experiences that clearly point to a meaningful reality beyond the bounds of current science.Episode 18 Carol BowmanCarol's investigation into children's past life memories was sparked when her young son, Chase, described his own past-life death on a Civil War battlefield--an account so accurate it was authenticated by an expert historian.

About Leona Maguire Leona entered the professional game in 2018 off the back of a record-breaking collegiate career with Duke University. The proud Irishwoman has been a serial winner ever since she took up the sport in Co. Cavan but it was her decision to move to America, inspired by her life-long ambition to play on the LPGA Tour, that catapulted Leona into the big leagues. As an amateur, she was nothing short of sensational. A three-time Curtis Cup player with GB&I, Leona is a two-time Olympian representing Ireland in the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2017 she captured the Ladies British Amateur Championship title, becoming serial winner on the collegiate circuit. Maguire sat atop of the world amateur golf ranking for an incredible 135 weeks during her amateur career. Unsurprisingly, it didn't take this born winner long to claim her maiden ‘W' on the professional scene with Leona getting over the line, not once, but twice in her first full season at the Symetra Tour's 2019 Windsor Golf Classic and the Symetra Classic. That blistering form meant she comfortably qualified for LPGA Tour promotion for 2020. Leona became the first Irish woman to represent the winning Team Europe in the 2021 Solheim Cup. Leona was a crucial player becoming the greatest Solheim Cup rookie when she went unbeaten. In February 2022 Leona followed this feat up by winning her debut title on the LPGA at the Drive On Championship and in doing so became the first Irish Women to win on the LPGA in history. Not stopping there, Leona recorded her second LPGA victory in June 2023 winning the Meijer LPGA Classic shooting a final day 64 to win by two strokes. In September 2023 Leona continued her memorable season as she proved to be a crucial part of Team Europe as they successfully retained the Solheim Cup in Spain with Leona delivering 3 points to the European side. About Mark McDonnell Mark has worked in the sports industry for over 20 years initially starting out working in the football world before moving across into the golf industry when he was 24 years old.  Mark has since worked for two of the leading brands in golf, Srixon and TaylorMade adidas Golf. The latter in which he was employed as one of the youngest account managers in their history, winning account manager of the year in only his second year with the brand.  Mark has a vast amount of experience in working with high profile clients, lifestyle management and works with many large corporate companies on a daily basis heading up both the Modest Golf and Modest Sport's Marketing business.  Mark also founded the Horan and Rose biannual charity event which to date has raised over £4 million for charities across the world and oversaw the ISPS World Invitational, the only event in the northern hemisphere to offer equal pay to both the male and female participants. This is the 16th episode with guests Leona Maguire, LPGA Professional golfer and Mark McDonnell, Co-founder of Modest! Golf Management, in the Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly'. This podcast brings you insightful conversation between Aidan Donnelly and entrepreneurs and business owners/management with their own unique story to tell. If you like what you hear, please like, share and subscribe.

How bout that? George and Dec analyse Katie Taylor's epic victory over Chantelle Cameron which led to the Irishwoman becoming a two-weight undisputed champion. Across the pond, David Benavidez beat Demetrius Andrade to set up a mouthwatering bout against Saul ‘Canelo' Alvarez.  Check out our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ggboxingclub If you want GGBC merch, click here: https://crowdnetwork.co.uk/podcasts/the-george-groves-boxing-club/ To get in touch on the socials, search for @ggboxingclub  And we've got a playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zArDIRbHigN2Xt3ikCDq0?si=25851a4366fb476f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this episode, Dorina talks about the mystifying reincarnation of Irishwoman, Bridey Murphy, and Abby introduces crafty ways to celebrate Ostara. *Trigger warning: this episode includes mention of accidental death and suicide. Have a topic you want us to cover? Email us at twowitchesoneteapot@gmail.com!

Gary Marcus, a cognitive scientist, joins Lexman to discuss the interesting distinction between people who think of themselves as “mutchkin” and those who think of themselves as “Switzer”. They discuss the pros and cons of being a sympathizer versus aHellman, and how this plays out in our various relationships.

Welcome to another episode of the Power House Feng Shui podcast!   Patricia is truly excited to introduce the guest today, especially since she is a fellow Irishwoman, the founder of Happier at Work, Aoife O'Brien. Aoife and Patricia's conversation centered on being happy at work, which many people may not realize is important from both an employee and an entrepreneur standpoint. Also, they talked about different aspects of being happy at work and how it can create a ripple effect that will be helpful for the company.   Patricia shared some of her fun experiences on Necker Island; therefore, stay tuned and enjoy!   Highlights of the episode… A deeper meaning of happiness at work The importance of communication in business Knowing the purpose of your work Going extra mile in your work The advantages of employees working happily Resources: Power House Feng Shui Feng Shui 101   Connect with Patricia Lohan: Pop-Up Powerhouse Party YouTube Website Twitter   Connect with Aiofe O'Brien:  Happier at Work Imposter Syndrome YouTube Instagram LinkedIn

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Margaret O'Shaughnessy returned to Foynes County Limerick after she was married and left her job working in banking. She was in search of a project. After she successfully helped to build the local sports complex, a museum seemed like the logical next step! This extraordinary woman and her remarkable journey towards creating a one of a kind aviation museum is the subject of the final episode in season 1 of the Flying Irishman. Margaret O'Shaugnessy has more than a few stories to tell about this very unusual adventure and our host, Jarlath Regan gives her the time and space to tell them. (Note: This episode was recorded over a landline during the worst days of the pandemic.) Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

Guest post by Carmel McConnell MBE is a change maker and author of Change Activist: Make Big Things Happen Fast You're an entrepreneur. You're in tech. So far so good. You want to succeed, make everyone proud, perhaps create the neatest tech solution ever. Make a ton of profit and start living the life. And you also want to feel like you're giving something back, making a difference. If any of that sounds true, I have a strategy for you. It's really simple, a bit like walking. One foot on the ground, after profit, one foot, putting principles into action. Put your weight on one, then another and keep going in every pitch, every product, every meeting. Grow your business with “profits & principles” Carmel McConnell Have we got weight on profit as well as demonstrating our principles? Are we pushing hard for growth and offering our most profitable products to the hungriest parts of the market? Are we going for justice, for climate change, for feeding children in the hungriest parts of the country around us? Yes, I hear you say, we already do all that. We work hard, give as much as we can away. Great – but is it articulated in a strategy to build more trust than the competition? Your USP in a fast, transparent global marketplace directly correlates with trust. Do you build trust or destroy it? Can your customers rely on you when it comes to timescales, service, care? Do your team believe that when you say you'll do something, you actually will? I believe that trust is really the only USP with currency today. Someone else, somewhere else is going to be all over your IP at some point, all over your functionality, your app genius. But no one can take away the relationships you build and sustain through trust. Profit and principle as a mindset will define your USP. Social activists are great role models for making change happen. In my view, the bringers of social change, the activists, have always been smarter and faster than suits, haven't they? Think about what Nelson Mandela was able to do and the poor guy didn't even have TikTok. The person who can negotiate a national living wage with a government wanting to know how to tax avoiders is going to be one hell of a girl – same in the marketplace. Prove you can deliver the system to solve our logistics problems and also give us a carbon reduction advisory – great. You're in. Deliver a fast SD-Wan and guess what – for every single one installed in your office, we'll put one into the nursery down the road and the charity up the street at 50% off. Actually, this strategy is paying dividends already for a one young tech firm that I am having big fun working with. Their MD, Alex Halsall is seeing his business grow as clients welcome his more compassionate pitch, saying “we offer a readymade charity strategy, recognising that many of our customers are small businesses, and don't have much capacity. People trust us more knowing we actively help others on lower budgets access the same IT products” My own random career might help shed some light on what it is and why it works! My background is in tech, broadband specifically, and I ran a consultancy helping firms deliver tech value, with values. While out doing some research, I found out about children going to school too hungry to learn & I set up Magic Breakfast in the UK (www.magicbreakfast.com) which now feeds over 200,000 vulnerable children every day in 1,000 schools. Right now, apart from mentoring charity leaders scale up, avoid my (many) mistakes, I work with tech leaders, increasing revenue by finding the sweet spot – customer centric growth that allows for a rich outpouring of social value along the way. It's a workout for the soul of the business, to focus on the best market opportunities, while tackling our most urgent social / racial /climate-based problems. As a proud Irishwoman, my hope is that the Irish tech sector will not only grow intellectual might on the global stage, but also lead from the heart, be role models for t...

We pay our respects to Her Majesty by returning to where her journey to the throne began.Thanks for the memories, Elizabeth. Your service has ended xP.S. God save the King And Ben...as he couldn't get a word in this episode. An Irishwoman stole the show and his throne.P.P.S Fiona doesn't swear once!! As Ben's episode notes are typically filled with offensive junk, he thought it best not to write any out of respect to Elizabeth.And everyone else. Go read all the other ones. THEY ARE REALLY FUNNY. WHY DOES NO ONE APPRECIATE HIM??? He'll abdicate!! Don't push him!! GET IN TOUCH...WEBSITE: https://www.filmfloggers.comSUBSCRIBE: https://www.filmfloggers.com/subscribeVOTE FOR OUR NEXT FILM: https://www.filmfloggers.com/voteTIGHT ARSE: Are you a Tight Arse?SLEEPING WITH THE WAFFLER: Can't Sleep? EMAIL: hosts@filmfloggers.comTALK TO BEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA...TWITTERINSTAGRAMFACEBOOKTIKTOKLINKTREEYOUTUBESPARE ANY CHANGE?https://www.filmfloggers.com/support-the-flogHelp Flog the Podcast by Rate and Reviewing! 1 Star content, 5-star effort! ARE YOU AN IDIOT?APPLE PODCASTSGOODPODSSPOTIFY Support the show

This episode sounds better without shitty ads: [ https://patreon.com/TalkMurder ] (WE CAN'T CONTROL ADS, WE HATE THEM TOO!)The murder of Julia Martha Thomas, dubbed the "Barnes Mystery" or the "Richmond Murder" by the press, was one of the most notorious crimes in the Victorian period of the United Kingdom. Thomas, a widow in her 50s who lived in Richmond, London, was murdered on 2 March 1879 by her maid Kate Webster, a 30-year-old Irishwoman with a history of theft. Webster disposed of the body by dismembering it, boiling the flesh off the bones, and throwing most of the remains into the River Thames.

Introducing: CrimeLapse! CrimeLapse is one of my favorite podcasts and I'm lucky to count Eileen, its host, as a dear friend. You may know her from her other podcast, The Shattered Window, an investigative true crime series uncovering the unsolved murder of Jaclyn Dowaliby, co-hosted with fellow Irishwoman, Morbidology's Emily Thompson. We Saw the Devil will publish a new episode later this evening! On this episode: Just before midnight on March 18th, 2018, deputies from the Hillsborough County sheriff's officer responded to a series of 911 calls from Pike Lake Drive, in Riverview, Florida.Moments after a woman had called pleading for help as she had been shot, another call had come from the house, the male caller told the dispatcher;“Hey, I just been attacked by some white demon…inside… Was inside. Keke, Keke, her name is Keke and she tried to kill me and I just killed her stupid ass.”This is... Brave Souls.We are back after an extended break, thank you for your patience!All sources can be found on crimelapsepod@outlook.com--------------------------------------------- We Saw the Devil: Email us and share your personal story: info@wesawthedevil.comWebsite: http://www.wesawthedevil.com Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevil Discord: https://discord.gg/X2qYXdB4Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevil Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast--------------------------------------------- We would like to thank our Executive Producers: Angelle BBrittany HWannabe SleuthBren W Emalie SYlana Dawn MFaye SChristy KAshley MShawna Cristi RIris DSRobinMaureen

Myles Casey joins Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire for this week's episode to look ahead to the historic main event fight at Madison Square Garden this weekend between lightweight champ Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Casey helped the Irishwoman prepare for her bout this weekend and gives a valuable insight into her preparations and conditioning for her title defence. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom (Knopf, 2022) by Ramachandra Guha tells the extraordinary but little-known story of seven individuals, foreigners to India, who chose to struggle for a country other than their own. These rebels and renegades arrived in colonial India through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and joined the fight for Indian independence. Of the seven, four were British, two were American, and one was an Irishwoman. Four were men and three were women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, and environmentalism. Some of them lived and were active into the latter half of the twentieth century, many years after India's independence. This book tells their stories, each rebel motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others found endless infuriation in his views; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. The entwined lives of these seven figures provides a glimpse into India's encounter with Euro-America, and with India's story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule. Ramachandra Guha is a renowned Indian author, historian and public intellectual based in Bangalore. He has written numerous well-received and best-selling books on modern Indian history, including India After Gandhi on India's post-independence history, as well as biographies of Mohandas Gandhi in two volumes: Gandhi Before India and Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948. He has also written and researched in a wide variety of fields, including social history, environmental history, and cricket history. Shatrunjay Mall is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He works on transnational Asian history, and his dissertation explores intellectual, political, and cultural intersections and affinities that emerged between Indian anti-colonialism and imperial Japan in the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom (Knopf, 2022) by Ramachandra Guha tells the extraordinary but little-known story of seven individuals, foreigners to India, who chose to struggle for a country other than their own. These rebels and renegades arrived in colonial India through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and joined the fight for Indian independence. Of the seven, four were British, two were American, and one was an Irishwoman. Four were men and three were women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, and environmentalism. Some of them lived and were active into the latter half of the twentieth century, many years after India's independence. This book tells their stories, each rebel motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others found endless infuriation in his views; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. The entwined lives of these seven figures provides a glimpse into India's encounter with Euro-America, and with India's story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule. Ramachandra Guha is a renowned Indian author, historian and public intellectual based in Bangalore. He has written numerous well-received and best-selling books on modern Indian history, including India After Gandhi on India's post-independence history, as well as biographies of Mohandas Gandhi in two volumes: Gandhi Before India and Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948. He has also written and researched in a wide variety of fields, including social history, environmental history, and cricket history. Shatrunjay Mall is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He works on transnational Asian history, and his dissertation explores intellectual, political, and cultural intersections and affinities that emerged between Indian anti-colonialism and imperial Japan in the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom (Knopf, 2022) by Ramachandra Guha tells the extraordinary but little-known story of seven individuals, foreigners to India, who chose to struggle for a country other than their own. These rebels and renegades arrived in colonial India through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and joined the fight for Indian independence. Of the seven, four were British, two were American, and one was an Irishwoman. Four were men and three were women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, and environmentalism. Some of them lived and were active into the latter half of the twentieth century, many years after India's independence. This book tells their stories, each rebel motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others found endless infuriation in his views; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. The entwined lives of these seven figures provides a glimpse into India's encounter with Euro-America, and with India's story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule. Ramachandra Guha is a renowned Indian author, historian and public intellectual based in Bangalore. He has written numerous well-received and best-selling books on modern Indian history, including India After Gandhi on India's post-independence history, as well as biographies of Mohandas Gandhi in two volumes: Gandhi Before India and Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948. He has also written and researched in a wide variety of fields, including social history, environmental history, and cricket history. Shatrunjay Mall is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He works on transnational Asian history, and his dissertation explores intellectual, political, and cultural intersections and affinities that emerged between Indian anti-colonialism and imperial Japan in the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India's Freedom (Knopf, 2022) by Ramachandra Guha tells the extraordinary but little-known story of seven individuals, foreigners to India, who chose to struggle for a country other than their own. These rebels and renegades arrived in colonial India through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and joined the fight for Indian independence. Of the seven, four were British, two were American, and one was an Irishwoman. Four were men and three were women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, and environmentalism. Some of them lived and were active into the latter half of the twentieth century, many years after India's independence. This book tells their stories, each rebel motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others found endless infuriation in his views; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. The entwined lives of these seven figures provides a glimpse into India's encounter with Euro-America, and with India's story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule. Ramachandra Guha is a renowned Indian author, historian and public intellectual based in Bangalore. He has written numerous well-received and best-selling books on modern Indian history, including India After Gandhi on India's post-independence history, as well as biographies of Mohandas Gandhi in two volumes: Gandhi Before India and Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948. He has also written and researched in a wide variety of fields, including social history, environmental history, and cricket history. Shatrunjay Mall is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He works on transnational Asian history, and his dissertation explores intellectual, political, and cultural intersections and affinities that emerged between Indian anti-colonialism and imperial Japan in the twentieth century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

This week Sofie Murphy joins me to talk about the Swedish-Irish Society, probably the country's oldest organisation promoting Irish culture here, and I talk to Helen Kavanagh Berglund about her work running the show in Sigtuna. There's also some good news for Guinness Drinkers in "dry January" too...

Margaret Kearney Taylor was a woman who kept many secrets. She was known as the Irishwoman who ran an elegant tearoom in Madrid, Spain for more than fifty years. But she was also was part of a network which helped thousands of Allied servicemen and Jewish refugees escape the Nazi regime in Europe during World War Two. (2016) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was a classic All-Ireland women's football final in Croke Park yesterday, which saw Meath stun the four-in-a-row champions Dublin in a major shock. It was however no shock to seasoned watchers and admirers of Meathness - Murph gives us a run-down on just what makes the Royallers tick. Leona Maguire is the first Irishwoman to play in the Solheim Cup, but she wasn't content to get there - ever since the competition began on Saturday morning, she's been a revelation. Her singles match this evening could be pivotal, and with Katie Taylor winning on Saturday evening as well, it was a very, very good week to be an Irish sportswoman.

DescriptionEver wonder what inspired Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz? This “program” symphony is fueled by Hector's obsession with actress Harriet Smithson. It is a shocking ride of epic psychological dimensions. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactIn the fall of 1827, at age 24, Hector Berlioz attended the opening night of Shakespeare's Hamlet, performed in Paris by an English theatre company. On that night, Berlioz was fascinated by more than the work of the revered English poet: he was enchanted by Harriet Smithson, the young Irishwoman who played Ophelia. That enchantment soon turned to obsession as Berlioz haunted the stage door and inundated Smithson with love letters only to have his advances ignored.About StevenSteven is a Canadian composer living in Toronto. He creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his website for more.A Note To Music Students et al.All recordings and sheet music are available on my site. I encourage you to take a look and play through some. Give me a shout if you have any questions.Got a topic? Pop me off an email at: TCMMPodcast@Gmail.com 

This episode evolved from a talk I gave in my fabulous facebook group, Connections, Coffee & Confidence Community, all about networking. It's something many group members had expressed a desire to learn more about and something I find myself getting more involved in after moving to a new province. However, I noticed there are some shifts in perspectives we need to make in order to network more effectively and I cover those in today's episode.Key Points:We need a perspective shift around networking (2:40)Formal Networking (5:10)Less Formal Networking (6:25)Perspective Shift Around Where We Network (7:07)Old School Networking (8:10)What Fits? (9:10)Strike Up a Conversation (10:00)A Critical Activity (10:58)Make the Uncomfortable, Comfortable(11:58)Critical Business Activity (12:47)Also mentioned in this week's episode:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/05/the-confidence-gap/359815/https://shows.acast.com/connections-coffee-confidence/episodes/how-an-immigration-lawyer-serves-both-her-clients-communityOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell (https://amzn.to/2UXrc8A) (Please note this is my Amazon affiliate link. If you use it to buy this book or anything else, I will earn a small commission and your price will not be affected. Thank you for your support!)https://shows.acast.com/connections-coffee-confidence/episodes/im-like-a-facebook-call-centreMy Products:Don't Waste Your Breath guide on messaging (https://janicefogarty.podia.com/dont-waste-your-breath-get-your-best-message-across)How to be an Amazing Podcast Guest checklist (https://www.janicefogarty.com/how-to-be-an-amazing-podcast-guest)10 Places to get Publicity, Even with Zero Budget (https://www.janicefogarty.com/discover-10-places-to-get-free-publicity-even-though-you-have-zero-budget)Let's Connect!✔Join me on Pinterest

Violet Gibson, an Irishwoman who attempted to shoot Italy's fascist leader Mussolini, is one among a host of fascinating characters in Evelyn Conlon's new short story collection, Moving About The Place. In 1926, she fired on ‘Il Duce' as he walked among the crowd in a piazza in Rome. Her bullet skimmed his nose. The crowd attacked the would-be assassin, but the police intervened. Violet was committed to an asylum and never released –  the same institution where Lucia Joyce spent more than thirty years. “Difficult women were locked up for all sorts of reasons,” says Evelyn. More here on Moving About The Place by Blackstaff: https://blackstaffpress.com/moving-about-the-place-9781780733104

Richie is joined by Cindy Connolly. Cindy is an Irishwoman who lives in London these days. Last weekend, she flew to Dublin to care fr her elderly father. She passed a lateral flow covid test in London, before flying. When she arrived in Dublin, Cindy was told that the lateral flow test wasn't good enough and that she needed to pass a PCR test. She was put on a bus which was marshalled by soldiers and taken to a hotel to be quarantined. This happened in Ireland! That's just the beginning. Do not miss Cindy's story. Plus, Richie rounds up the day's news stories in the way only he can.

This is Episode 52 of The Impact Sessions Podcast and we are about to take a break. So, how do you leave (for now) on a high with an awesome mid-season finale? Simple - you invite on a truly inspirational, engaging and irrepressible guest who will 100% inspire your audience. Meet Miriam Dervan, Executive Chair of MD Group, founding Trustee of a new Education Foundation supporting mental health in schools and Author of "To Be An Entrepreneur - Just Get On With It" - Amazon details in the notes below. Miriam is a genuine Entrepreneur, although had something of an accidental start to her entrepreneurial career. Whilst she is likely to have been successful at whatever she turned her hand and her passion to, her career in and around the sector in which she now thrives all started with her taking an initial 2 week temporary office job at the National Pharmacology Institute in Dublin (only after great persistence from a recruiter). Her now, hugely successful business, MD Group now employs over 160 staff in 6 global offices, serving many of the world's leading Pharmaceutical and Life Science businesses with a range of innovative services. How did she start? What was it like taking on her first staff members Why does she want to inspire other women business owners & entrepreneurs? Where does her passion for the Foundation come from? Were they ever any doubts?   These and other topics are covered in a really high-paced episode. In recent years Miriam has also established an Educational Foundation to fund the appointment of mental health professionals into schools across the UK & Ireland - big plans for a big subject. She is a truly inspiring and inspirational guest with the unique storytelling skill of a fabulous Irishwoman. Miriam is great value and a great listen or watch.... We hope that you will love this episode and that it is a fitting mid-season finale for you to enjoy. Why not take this opportunity to give The Impact Sessions Podcast a nice 5* Review too - that would be greatly appreciated. Contact Details Miriam Dervan, Executive Chair MD Group Tel +44 (0) 7811 167848 Email - miriam.dervan@mdgroup.com Web - www.mdgroup.com LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/miriamdervan-mdgroup Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1784520934/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_glt_fabc_EYZAMTPD8NTXTF93Y2C2 

This week Ryan spoke to Diane Negra on how celeb culture has been weakened by the pandemic. Brian Synott talks of the challenges living with a recovering alcoholic. Dr. Efraim Zuroff's mission to track down the last surviving Nazis from the Holocaust and the Irishwoman who became an unlikely reality TV star on ‘Zombie House Flipping’

Ashlee Casserly, the Irishwoman who became an unlikely reality TV star ‘Zombie House Flipping’ tells Ryan about life in Orlando and how a role on the hit TV show came about.

Shootings at three Atlanta-area spas last night left eight people dead. Six of the victims were Asian women, raising concerns about the growing threat of anti-Asian violence. And, Dublin’s Violet Gibson is the Irishwoman you've probably never heard of who actually shot Benito Mussolini in 1926. Also, socially distanced dancers from the folk dance ensemble Shamrock Bhangra shake their stuff in front of the famous manor Castletown House in County Kildare, Ireland.

Jenny Cockell has recalled not only many of her past lives but also future lives — as far ahead as the twenty-third century. Jenny had past life memories as early as age 3. She had known that she had lived before as Mary Sutton, a young Irishwoman who had died 21 years before Jenny was born. Her constant dream-memory was of Mary dying, alone and desperately worried about what would happen to the 8 young children she was leaving behind. When at last Jenny’s own children were born, she finally acknowledged that she needed to find out what had happened to her lost family from her previous lifetime. It is one of the most fascinating examples of past life memories, which have actually been confirmed. As an adult, using maps she drew as a child from her past-life memories, Jenny traced her memories to the exact location where she lived in her past life in Ireland. Jenny also located Mary’s children and personally reunited with 5 of them. Jenny’s amazingly detailed glimpses of the future are more than merely personal images; they allow her to formulate an overall view of what the future holds for us all — including a planet much lower in population, but also safer and more pleasant than the world of today. Jenny Cockell continues to explore the nature of reality. She is a member of Mensa (the high IQ society and is the author of 6 bestselling books. This is her story, and this is her Passion. PASSIONATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT • What does the experience feel like to recall alternate lives? • Mary Sutton – past life reunion • Japan – past life • Putting the pieces of past lives together • Remembering personal history • Past life validation • Blocking out the physical pains of past life memories • Recalling the emotional pain of past life memories • Reuniting with living family from past lives • Past life memory research • Past life regression therapy • What does past life recall teach us? • The absence of time • The 2 layers of the universe – physical and energy • Premonition and experiences of future time • Life as Nadya in Nepal in 2040 • Misinterpreting psychic visions • Life in the 23rd century • The afterlife • Detailed validation of past and future lives • The future of humanity • Communication with the non-physical • Recalling dying and transition to the afterlife • Out connection to a single dimension – dark matter and connection to sub-atomic particles • Why are we here? SPREAD THE PASSION HOST: Luisa WEBSITE: https://passionharvest.com/ WATCH THIS INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/Sj_xsaOxfRw PASSION HARVEST ON SOCIAL YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/PassionHarvest/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/PassionHarvest/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Passionharvest SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3BogbavOan3FP1r1JXLxmV SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-796690230 ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/passion-harvest/id1451566598 LEAVE A PODCAST REVIEW IN I TUNES http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1451566598 CONNECT WITH JENNY COCKELL FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jenny.cockell BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/Jenny-Cockell/e/B001IXPZ6M%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share #Passionharvest #Passionharvestinterivew

The murder of Julia Martha Thomas, dubbed the "Barnes Mystery" or the "Richmond Murder" by the press, was one of the most notorious crimes in the Victorian period of the United Kingdom. Thomas, a widow in her 50s who lived in Richmond, London, was murdered on 2 March 1879 by her maid Kate Webster, a 30-year-old Irishwoman with a history of theft. Webster disposed of the body by dismembering it, boiling the flesh off the bones, and throwing most of the remains into the River Thames.

This week on the podcast, I chat to Lord Mayor of Dublin, Hazel Chu. Hazel made history last June when she became the first Irish born person of Chinese descent elected to political office in Ireland. In addition to her duties as Lord Mayor she is also Chair of the Green Party as well as a Dublin City Councillor. The Dubliner has had a varied and interesting career path, first training and qualifying as a barrister, then spending a number of years both at home and abroad working in the charitable and corporate sectors before turning her hand to politics. In this episode she tells me that it was it was like growing up in Dublin as a young Irishwoman of Chinese descent, what inspired her to run for public office, why we need to do more to tackle online hate speech and so much more. I hope you enjoy listening to her story! For all the latest updates from Your Best Self you can follow us on: *Instagram: @yourbestself_podcast *Facebook: @yourbestselfpodcast and *Twitter: @Your_Best_Self_ Or alternatively, you can follow Faye Rowlands on Twitter at @rowlands_faye

What happens when an Irishwoman and a Hungarian enter a zoom call and one of them brings up Zack Snyder? One hell of a debate. This week! We welcome the incredible Pagan to our show to talk about underrated movies, leading to perhaps the most spirited conversation we've had so far on the show. Ahhhhhhh. This is why we're in showbusiness. Pagan's socials: @paganplays on Twitter, @pagan_plays on Instagram and twitch Relater: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcc6GUKZXBkDuHVgMvjElnA Follow us on twitter! https://twitter.com/2cinephiles

Rachel chats with Rosaleen McMeel (Writer, Editor & Brand Consultant). Together they share exciting, new, and emerging contemporary Irish talent. From men's grooming products by Kennedy & Co. to a children’s storybook commissioned by Great Lighthouses of Ireland. Luxurious gifts from Orla of Ireland, De Bruir & Katie Larmour. Rosie introduces us to an Irishwoman in New York, founder of LW Pearl, and shares another wonderful product from A Daily Cloud, which benefits a children's cancer charity.To learn more about these amazing talents, visit their websites below:https://kennedycogrooming.com/shop/https://www.greatlighthouses.com/https://www.orlaofireland.ie/https://debruir.com/https://katielarmour.com/https://www.lwpearl.com/https://www.instagram.com/adailycloud/

As America still counts its votes, I sought the counsel of two women in the media that I have enormous respect for - Áine O'Neill, an Irishwoman who has recently moved to Los Angeles, and Stephanie Brumsey, a Black journalist who works in New York and covered the Trump inauguration. They told me what the atmosphere is like on both coasts, and how - still - hope of a better future is what will help us endure.

What would you do if you were wronged but couldn't explain why?What if you knew your lack of an explanation would lead to death?What if you couldn't explain it because you didn't know why something had happened or how you definitely weren't involved.What if you were simply the victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.What could it cost you?It's the life on an Irishwoman which answers these questions for us.This is her story.This story was narrated by Ryhan O’HalloranThe music was written, produced and preformed by myself Ryhan O’Halloran.The episode was researched and scripted by Oran.If you liked this episode, and want to support the podcast, you can buy us a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/wetheirish See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Christina McMahon and her husband/trainer Frick, are the special guests for this week's episode. The pair take us back to the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka in 2015 where the Irishwoman took on home favourite Catherine Phiri for the WBC interim world bantamweight title Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Sunday, we're Jake and Haley, and that means it's a big XL episode of The Horror Comedy Potcast! This week, we're taking you to our home of Pueblo, Colorado to talk about the curious case of Virginia Tighe - who, through hypnotism, was able to remember before she was born. Virginia, as Bridey, offers tons to think about: What happens before birth? Is purgatory real? Can you still talk to the homies there? We discuss the uncanny and impressive historically accurate things Bridey claimed, and we finish off this week's episode with a demon dad story and a kangaroo-swag disaster. If your dad is a weird raw meat eating demon, or if you have any other scary stories you'd like to be featured, email us at TheHorrorComedyPotcast@gmail.com, or DM us on Instagram!Sources for this week include:To Tell the Truth Search for Bridey Murphy Apr 4, 1966Bridey MurphyHere Comes the Bridey – Frank McNally on an Irishwoman's reincarnation in 1950s AmericaThe Bridey Murphy CrazeMorey Bernstein, Proponent of Bridey Murphy, Dies at 79Creepy Child LaughterMusic by Myuu

There is one story well-known throughout the world about the Windy City and a cow kicking over a lantern that set the Great Chicago Fire in motion.  The fact that the story of Catherine O'Leary's cow is totally false seems not to matter, as this wrong-headed legend continues to perpetuate itself with the general public.  As the newspaper editor Dutton Peabody says in the 1952 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, “when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” And so it is, a hundred and fifty years later, Mrs. O’Leary and her cow live on in popular culture.  The events of the evening of October 8th, 1871 would be the culmination of a prolonged hot, dry summer in the Midwest, and when Chicago began to burn, there were fires burning in several other places as well.  However. Chicago and the legend of Mrs. O’Leary’s cow eclipsed the reporting of the other fires, and stuck in the popular imagination.  The Great Chicago Fire became the second star on the flag of Chicago, a marked tragedy, as approximately one-third of the residents lost their homes and the more than 300 who lost their lives.  But the fire was also considered a beginning for Chicago, a reset, a blank slate -- that would allow the city’s business leaders and architects to imagine a new and better Chicago to rise from the ashes like a great phoenix. In this episode, the Windy City Historians interview William Pack, a historian and author of “The Essential Great Chicago Fire” (2015) to recount the events of that faithful Sunday night when smoke was spotted southwest of the city center, near the intersection of Jefferson and DeKoven Streets.  It is an illuminating story of mistakes, delays, human error, and heroism, and a transformative event for the young city on the prairie that became the "City on the Make" as later chronicled by Nelson Algren.  Two days after the fire co-owner and managing editor of the Chicago Tribune Joseph Medill wrote, “We have lost money, but we have saved life, health, vigor and industry.  Let the watchword henceforth be Chicago shall rise again!” In December of that year Medill would be elected mayor of the City of Chicago as a candidate of the "fireproof" party serving two terms from 1871 to 1873. Links to Research and Historic Sources: Presenter, magician, and interviewee William Pack's Educational ProgramingDraft of the Emancipation Proclamation Signed by President Abraham Lincoln destroyed in the Chicago FireChicago History Museum's online collection about the Great Chicago FireOut of the Ashes: The Birth of the Chicago Public Library"My Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather’s Greatest Challenge: The Chicago Fire" by Caroline Thompson, Chicago Magazine, Oct. 10, 2017The release of prisoners and a "Fragile note illuminates city's great fire," by Mark Lebien, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2, 1998.The documentary, Chicago Drawbridges we pull a segment from for this podcast courtesy of co-producers Stephen Hatch & Patrick McBriartyThe 1938 Movie “In Old Chicago” looks at life in pre-fire Chicago and the calamity of the Great Fire"The Legend of Mrs. O'Leary," by Margaret Carrol, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 10, 1996"Whodunit? The Mystery of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow," by Richard F. Bales, Chicago Public Library, Sept. 30, 2014"Catherine O’Leary, the Irishwoman blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire," by Eoin Butler, The Irish Times, Feb. 24, 2017"Mrs. O'Leary, Cow Cleared by City Council Committee," by Steve Mills, Oct. 6, 1997"When the sky exploded: Remembering Tunguska," by EarthSky and Paul Scott Anderson in EARTH|SPACE, June 30, 2020.Chelyabinsk Meteor, CNN coverage on YouTube, Feb. 17, 2013Chelyabinsk Meteor Shockwave Compilation, YouTube, Feb. 18, 2013

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman interviewing his great aunt Molly about what it was like to grow up in Ireland and why she decided to come to America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ryan-wangman1/support

This week, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, professor of Law at Harvard University and former UN Ambassador & Foreign Policy Advisor to Barack Obama joined Jarlath for a fascinating conversation about her journey from Dublin to the White House. Samantha explains how she discovered the tough world of political activism (9:00), the segregation that she witnessed when she moved to Atlanta (19:00) and the sobering experience of her time in Yugoslavia (25:00). From her thoughts on the future of Donald Trump (48:00) to the difficulty for his advisors to speak up to him (51:00) and revealing her lowest ebb working alongside Obama (56:00), her interesting use of bribery (1:14:00), the UN and the very pivotal role of Ireland on its Security Council (1:03:00) plus much more, this is a truly enlightening conversation with an Irishwoman who has worked at the top level of global politics. To hear all of our episodes in full each week and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 250 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad. Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. You can also gain access to the entire Irishman Abroad archive of episodes through our iPhone and Android Apps. Download the Irishman Abroad Android or iPhone apps for free using the links below. https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/an-irishman-abroad-by-jarlath-regan/id1101165812 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=irishman.jarlath.com.anirishmanabroad&hl=en_IE Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.  

Hello babies!Thank you for continuing to listen to our podcast even though you most likely no longer have a commute! Let us know what you're doing while listening these days. Washing your bike? Organizing your sock drawer by color and length? On Chunch Chat, we learn about Martha's vacuum cleaner. On Wiki of the Week, we read the Wikipedia page for Bridey Murphy, purported 19th-century Irishwoman and cryptomnesia case. You might remember her from a past life!

Die Gäste sind weg, der Spaß kehrt zurück. In der ersten Folge nach dem großen Wahlsinn geben die Gastgeber des Wodkast mal wieder Vollgas und steuern das große Schlachtschiff der deutschen Radiounterhaltung in völlig neue, noch abgründigere Gefilde. Mit dabei: The Irishwoman, Kommafehler und jede Menge Husten.

Die Gäste sind weg, der Spaß kehrt zurück. In der ersten Folge nach dem großen Wahlsinn geben die Gastgeber des Wodkast mal wieder Vollgas und steuern das große Schlachtschiff der deutschen Radiounterhaltung in völlig neue, noch abgründigere Gefilde. Mit dabei: The Irishwoman, Kommafehler und jede Menge Husten.

The Man With All The Southern Drawls It may be one of precisely three films ever to top Sight & Sound's poll of the greatest movies of all time, but what you've all really been waiting for is for Vittorio de Sica's "Bicycle Thieves" to be subjected to the patented dumbass Eclectica treatment. And you're in luck because that's at the top of the show this week, before an Irishman, an Irishwoman and an Englishman torture a Deep South accent while they stroll into our second half. Okay, it#s not much of a joke, but with a peerless line-up of new releases that has Sarah running her magnifying glass over Rian Johnston's "Knives Out", Aidan non-digitally aging as he tackles the epic running time of Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman", and Graham passing judgment on Jennifer Kent's follow-up to "The Babadook" - the brutal and chilling "The Nightingale". If you like the podcast, send some support by visiting our PATREON (http://www%2Cpatreon.com/thegeekshow) . Alternatively, Give us a 5-star rating and/or review wherever you get your podcasts from, it helps other people find our podcast. The more feedback we have, the more people can enjoy our movie chatter. http://thegeekshow.co.uk #Eclectica #Podcast #TheGeekShow #CinemaEclectica #Reviews #News #Movies #Films #MovieReviews #TGS #BicycleThieves #VittorioDeSica #TheIrishman #KnivesOut #TheBabadook #TheNightingale #JenniferKent #RianJohnson #MartinScorcese

Rare vinylsBig babyDean McCarthy live from LAHomeworkCan Bree pull this off?What grooming do you do with your partner?Insta Fame Game!FJL Swapshop Day2Birthday Banger!A little Lotto prankLet’s smack talk with the IrishWoman toothpaste…New bar concept

Introduction: Sue McDonnell is an Irishwoman working in Sydney Australia. She is an Executive Coach, Team Coach, Facilitator and Energy alignment practitioner. Sue holds a degree in Sociology from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, a Postgraduate diploma in Business from University College Dublin, Ireland and she is also a qualified psychotherapist.    Podcast episode summary: This episode is a fascinating listen into the life of a Practitioner who is able to be vulnerable and open and as a consequence raise the consciousness of her clients. Sue McDonnell shares her approach to team work, speaks to real issue of trauma on teams and how she helps teams heal. She discusses dialogue and how she helps teams connect their being with their doing. Sue is honest about subjects like feedback, real conversations and our capacity to be truly honest with each other. This episode is packed with stories, anecdotes and practices that are practicable. A very real conversation I hope you enjoy   Show highlights:     Sue shares how she was a naturally sensitive child and was almost born into facilitation  She has an amazing manager in Eircom in the guise of Yvonne McWey who helped Sue really hone her passion for OD and Leadership Development  Sue decided to pursue a course in psychotherapy in a guest to really understand why for her she could not work with just anyone.  Journey from Head to Heart is often the longest one Sue suffered from Chronic fatigue and in her healing discovered that she was living in indecision which was tearing her. Teams often live the same way In Australia there is a cultural need to be mates. Teams often chose harmony over conflict with the shadow being that often team members are not able to have the robust and necessary conversations for change.  In Australia she finds that there exists a hierarchical and deferential with respect to power in culture s Sue employs the Adaptive Leadership Approach to her team work and approach she learnt from Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linksy in the US.  Their approach is to give the work back to the team and this message is essential as often teams project onto facilitators their need to be led.  Sue often starts a team engagement by simply asking “where do we begin?”  Upfront part of contracting is vital, and Sue conducts it with every member of the team. She is looking for the members appetite for the work, their measure of accountability and also a relationship so the work can start on a sound footing  Often our work as Coaches is to raise the heat on teams so that the team can see their stuck patterns and or have the conversations that are necessary Sue is very conscious that as facilitators and as coaches we need to do the work on ourselves first.  Team often have a vague idea of why they need support but often that comes by doing the work as is often the case with individual coaching  Sue used to work with teams where it was not prudent or wise to call what she was doing as mindfulness or meditation, now both of those terms are ubiquitous. Today she is seeing trauma in evidence on teams and in the work place and she imagines that in 5 years' time that word will be commonplace too. Stress/Redundancies/ Fear/ are creating the conditions for the ego to be live. Competition between members is often acute.  Sue works on an individual basis with team members when she is doing team coaching and as part of that work, she helps members understand their biases/beliefs/behaviours in terms of their story of origin. This then helps more mature conversations on the team.  Biggest problem people have is believing their thoughts. She helps team members reframe, get curious, be conscious and she does that through skilful questioning.  Sue shared some of her work on energy alignment and the practices she employs to help teams operate from a more open space.  She spoke to the continuum between selfless to selfish and how she encourages members to become self-full  Our work as coaches is to help team's step back, reflect and pause which can often be counterintuitive in a fast -paced world.    Sue questions the veracity of feedback when she opines, we are not very self -aware or emotionally intelligent. She is keen to read a recent HBR article called feedback is flawed.  Much of our work is about disruption today. She was working with a team whose purpose it was to help other organisations disrupt themselves but curiously that same team had a very high score in “pleasing” the message is clear we need to be conscious of our own drivers/biases and patterns before we can help others.  Sue does use tools and she respects that many tools serve a useful purpose and for her are gateways to more powerful conversations. She uses Lominger, the Leadership Circle and Kantors dialogue model. She explained how she helps teams get confortable in the use of her models and tools  What she particularly loves about Kantor's model is that for her it is practical, easy to teach and an approach that is non-judgemental but enormously helpful for teams to see their communication patterns and preferences. Often by its use Teams get comfortable in their increased appreciation for difference and the consequence is not only behavioural change but a growth in psychological safety.    Quotable Quotes: “Journey from the head to the heart is often the  longest” “Our role as facilitators is to first wake up” “working with teams from success to significance” “95% of people come to work to do a good job” “often our biggest problem is believing our thoughts” “there is nothing more protecting that an open heart”    Resources: the following include the resources we alluded to over the course of our conversation   The practice of Adaptive Leadership, Tools and tactics for changing your organisation and the world by Ronald A, Heifetz, Marty Linksky and Alexander Grahsow  The Leadership Circle, a profiling tool for Leadership Development www.leadershipcircle.com  Lominger Assessment Instruments and the Lominger Competency Model  Kantor Institute www.kantorinstiute.com 

Caroline Wilkins is yet another Irish lady in New York City who has worked extremely hard to get to where she is. Caroline, originally from Co.Cork in Ireland, is the founder and creator of the jewellery brand, Sticky Back Bailey. Caroline founded the brand after an extremely turbulent time in her life. After being diagnosed with an unexpected illness she used her spare time to slow down and do something for the soul. After spiking some interest with the New York locals and across Instagram, Caroline launched her website in 2018 selling unique pieces of jewelry to women and men across the world. Tune in to hear how Caroline made the move to Manhattan and has continued to come alive in herself despite the bumpy road she's left behind. If you're enjoying The Wall Podcast, please let me know by tagging me on Instagram, @StephanieOQuigley. I love and appreciate every one of you! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephanie-oquigley/support

Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Only one person came close - her name was Violet Gibson and she was Irish. Violet spent the rest of her life in mental institutions, forgotten by society and by history. (2014)

Tara is an Irish actress and writer. She came to international attention for her satirical videos, Racist B&B, which earned her the title Satirist of the Year 2013 at the Swift Satire Festival, and Armagayddon – co-written with Kevin McGahern. She has written two satirical books – You’re Grand: the Irishwoman’s Secret Guide to Life and Giving Out Yards: the Art of Complaint, Irish Style (Hachette Books Ireland) and a book of essays, Rage In for Headstuff and Mercier Press was a 2018 best seller. Tara has worked extensively in Ireland and the UK as an actress in theatre, radio and TV. TV includes roles in Irish Pictorial Weekly, Line of Duty, Moone Boy, Doctors, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, The Omid Djalili Show, The Impressions Show with Culshaw & Stephenson, Hide & Seek(directed by Dearbhla Walsh) and she was part of the recurring cast on Thank God You’re Here UK. She played DI Tina Mahon opposite David Threlfall in season five of Baldi for Radio Four. Her own piece Fete Worse Than Death was recorded for the Radio Four Funny Bones series. Favourite theatre roles include Miss Fitt in Beckett’s All That Fall for Out of Joint Theatre Co. (drected by Max Stafford Clark), most of the female voices in Stewart Lee’s EdFringe production of Talk Radio, and Suzy Bernstein in I Do Not Like Thee Dr. Fell for the Abbey Theatre. She was a founder-member of comedy singing trio The Nualas and was a core member of Dublin Comedy Improv for over 15 years. In her past life as a stand-up, she performed at festivals including Edinburgh Fringe, Kilkenny Cat Laughs and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. You might have seen her on panel shows, including The Panel (Channel 10, Australia and the RTÉ version with Dara Ó Briain) and she’s a regular radio contributor. She is one of Ireland’s top voice artists, with numerous commercial and animation credits. She is a columnist for Irish Tatler, a contributor to the Irish Times, and wrote a weekly Rage-In for Headstuff. Her YouTube channel is [here](https://www.youtube.com/user/Flynnercom/videos). You can find her on Instagram at [@taraflynnirl](https://www.instagram.com/taraflynnirl/)

Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Only one person ever came close - her name was Violet Gibson and she was Irish. Violet spend the rest of her life in mental institutions, forgotten by society and by history. (2014)

When does a word's past make it too sensitive to use in the present? In contra dancing, there's a particular move that dancers traditionally call a gypsy. But there's a growing recognition that many people find the term gypsy offensive. A group of contra dancers is debating whether to drop that term. Plus, the surprising story behind why we use the phrase in a nutshell to sum things up. A hint: it goes all the way back to Homer's Iliad. And finally, games that feature imaginary Broadway shows and tweaked movie titles with new plots. Also, the phrases put mustard on it, lately deceased, resting on one's laurels, and throw your hat into the room, plus similes galore. FULL DETAILS A game making the rounds online involves adding the ending -ing to the names of movies, resulting in clever new plots. For example, on our Facebook group, one member observed that The Blair Witch Project becomes The Blair Witch Projecting, "in which high-schooler Blair Witch reads too much into the inflection of her friends' words." Which is correct: rest on one's laurels or rest on one's morals? The right phrase, which refers to refusing to settle for one's past accomplishments, is the former. In classical times, winners of competitions were awarded crowns made from the fragrant leaves of bay laurels. For the same reason, we bestow such honors as Poet Laureate and Nobel Laureate. When someone urges you to put some mustard on it, they want you to add some energy and vigor. It's a reference to the piquancy of real, spicy mustard, and has a long history in baseball. Need a synonym for "nose"? Try this handy word from a 1904 dialect dictionary: sneeze-horn. Those little musical interludes on radio programs, particularly public radio shows, go by lots of names, including stinger, button, bumper, and bridge. By the way, the fellow who chooses and inserts them in our show is our engineer and technical editor, Tim Felten, who also happens to be a professional musician. Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a puzzle about Broadway show titles--but with a twist. There's a long tradition in contra dancing of a particular move called a "gypsy." Many people now consider the term "gypsy" offensive, however, because of the history of discrimination against people of Romani descent, long referred to as gypsies. So a group of contra dancers is debating whether to drop that term. We explain why they should. In the game of adding -ing to movie titles, Erin Brockovich becomes Erin Brockoviching, the story of a crotchety Irishwoman's habit of complaining. When is it appropriate to use the word late to describe someone who has died? Late, in this sense, is short for lately deceased. There's no hard and fast time frame, although it's been suggested that anywhere from five to 30 years is about right. It's best to use the word in cases where it may not be clear whether the person is still alive, or when it appears in a historical context, such as "The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 in honor of the late John F. Kennedy." In the game of appending -ing to a movie title to change its plot, the movies Strangers on a Train and Network both become films about corporate life. A simile is a rhetorical device that describes by comparing two different things or ideas using the word like or as. But what makes a good simile? The 1910 book Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases, by Yale public speaking instructor Grenville Kleiser, offers a long list similes he'd collected for students to use as models, although some clearly work better than others. In a nutshell refers to something that's "put concisely," in just a few words. The phrase goes all the way back to antiquity, when the Roman historian Pliny described a copy of The Iliad written in such tiny script that it could fit inside a nutshell. Among many African-Americans, the term kitchen refers to the hair at the nape of the neck. It may derive from Scots kinch, a "twist of rope" or "kink." Some of the more successful similes in Grenville Kleiser's 1910 book Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases include The sky was like a peach and Like footsteps on wool and Quaking and quivering like a short-haired puppy after a ducking. To throw your hat into the room is to ascertain whether someone's angry with you, perhaps stemming from the idea of tossing your hat in ahead of to see if someone shoots at it. Ronald Reagan used the expression this way when apologizing to Margaret Thatcher for invading Grenada in 1983 without notifying the British in advance. This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. -- A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donate Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time: Email: words@waywordradio.org Phone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673 London +44 20 7193 2113 Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771 Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate Site: http://waywordradio.org/ Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/ Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/ Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/ Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2016, Wayword LLC.

Margaret Kearney Taylor was a woman who kept many secrets. She was known as the Irishwoman who ran an elegant tearoom in Madrid, Spain for more than fifty years . But she was also was part of a network which helped thousands of Allied servicemen and Jewish refugees escape the Nazi regime in Europe during World War 2 (broadcast 2016)

The founder of Portland Story Theater, Lynne Duddy is a real Irishwoman and can trace her family's ancestry back to the last pagan king of Ireland. Lynne’s storytelling has been described by The Oregonian as "raw, revealing, and vulnerable" and the story she’s telling tonight is no exception. LUCK OF THE IRISH March 12, 2016 Lynne Duddy on stage at Alberta Abbey for live storytelling with Portland Story Theater www.portlandstorytheater.com

When does a word's past make it too sensitive to use in the present? In contra dancing, there's a particular move that dancers traditionally call a gypsy. But there's a growing recognition that many people find the term gypsy offensive. A group of contra dancers is debating whether to drop that term. Plus, the surprising story behind why we use the phrase in a nutshell to sum things up. A hint: it goes all the way back to Homer's Iliad. And finally, games that feature imaginary Broadway shows and tweaked movie titles with new plots. Also, the phrases put mustard on it, lately deceased, resting on one's laurels, and throw your hat into the room, plus similes galore.FULL DETAILSA game making the rounds online involves adding the ending -ing to the names of movies, resulting in clever new plots. For example, on our Facebook group, one member observed that The Blair Witch Project becomes The Blair Witch Projecting, "in which high-schooler Blair Witch reads too much into the inflection of her friends' words."Which is correct: rest on one's laurels or rest on one's morals? The right phrase, which refers to refusing to settle for one's past accomplishments, is the former. In classical times, winners of competitions were awarded crowns made from the fragrant leaves of bay laurels. For the same reason, we bestow such honors as Poet Laureate and Nobel Laureate.When someone urges you to put some mustard on it, they want you to add some energy and vigor. It's a reference to the piquancy of real, spicy mustard, and has a long history in baseball.Need a synonym for "nose"? Try this handy word from a 1904 dialect dictionary: sneeze-horn.Those little musical interludes on radio programs, particularly public radio shows, go by lots of names, including stinger, button, bumper, and bridge. By the way, the fellow who chooses and inserts them in our show is our engineer and technical editor, Tim Felten, who also happens to be a professional musician. Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a puzzle about Broadway show titles--but with a twist.There's a long tradition in contra dancing of a particular move called a "gypsy." Many people now consider the term "gypsy" offensive, however, because of the history of discrimination against people of Romani descent, long referred to as gypsies. So a group of contra dancers is debating whether to drop that term. We explain why they should.In the game of adding -ing to movie titles, Erin Brockovich becomes Erin Brockoviching, the story of a crotchety Irishwoman's habit of complaining.When is it appropriate to use the word late to describe someone who has died? Late, in this sense, is short for lately deceased. There's no hard and fast time frame, although it's been suggested that anywhere from five to 30 years is about right. It's best to use the word in cases where it may not be clear whether the person is still alive, or when it appears in a historical context, such as "The Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 in honor of the late John F. Kennedy."In the game of appending -ing to a movie title to change its plot, the movies Strangers on a Train and Network both become films about corporate life.A simile is a rhetorical device that describes by comparing two different things or ideas using the word like or as. But what makes a good simile? The 1910 book Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases, by Yale public speaking instructor Grenville Kleiser, offers a long list similes he'd collected for students to use as models, although some clearly work better than others.In a nutshell refers to something that's "put concisely," in just a few words. The phrase goes all the way back to antiquity, when the Roman historian Pliny described a copy of The Iliad written in such tiny script that it could fit inside a nutshell.Among many African-Americans, the term kitchen refers to the hair at the nape of the neck. It may derive from Scots kinch, a "twist of rope" or "kink."Some of the more successful similes in Grenville Kleiser's 1910 book Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases include The sky was like a peach and Like footsteps on wool and Quaking and quivering like a short-haired puppy after a ducking.To throw your hat into the room is to ascertain whether someone's angry with you, perhaps stemming from the idea of tossing your hat in ahead of to see if someone shoots at it. Ronald Reagan used the expression this way when apologizing to Margaret Thatcher for invading Grenada in 1983 without notifying the British in advance.This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States and Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donateSite: http://waywordradio.org/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio Copyright 2016, Wayword LLC.

Without pointing fingers, there are those among us who simply don't get how to market and engage with women. Irishwoman, Helen Roe is trying to change all this and she has some great tips to share.

Without pointing fingers, there are those among us who simply don't get how to market and engage with women. Irishwoman, Helen Roe is trying to change all this and she has some great tips to share.

JENNY COCKELL: “Get ready for this cool story! It’s a famous past-life case. Jenny Cockell had past-life memories beginning at age 3. Although she grew up and lives in England today, Jenny’s childhood memories were of her life as Mary Sutton, an Irishwoman who died 21 years before Jenny was ever born. Because Mary Sutton left 8 young children behind when she died, her emotional concern about her children seems to have transferred into her new incarnation as Jenny. As a result of these memories and this concern, once Jenny got old enough, she was compelled to begin using the maps she had drawn as a child (based on her past life memories) to find the exact location where she lived in her past life as Mary. The location turned out to be Malahide, Ireland. Due to her diligent research, Jenny also located Mary’s children and personally reunited with 5 of them. This is an Afterlife TV episode like no other I’ve done before. And I believe it’s one you’ll be telling your friends and family about for years. Enjoy!” ~ Bob Olson, Afterlife TV Note: So as not to confuse, I mention at the beginning of this interview that my wife, Melissa, told me so much about Jenny's book that I did not read it. I meant to add that this happened years ago and I did, in fact, read the book before this interview and loved it. ~ Bob Jenny Cockell shares her fascinating story of reuniting with her children from a past life after locating them with the help of maps she remembered and drew as a child. ................................................................... JENNY COCKELL'S BOOK - Across Time And Death: A Mother's Search For Her Past Life Children (Amazon affiliate) CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE. For as long as she could remember, Jenny Cockell had known that she had lived before as Mary Sutton, a young Irishwoman who had died 21 years before Jenny was born. Her constant dream-memory was of Mary dying, alone and desperately worried about what would happen to the 8 young children she was leaving behind. When at last Jenny's own children were born, she finally acknowledged that she needed to find out what had happened to her lost family from her previous lifetime. Across Time And Death is the compelling story of a mother's love that reached from one life to another to reunite with her children. JENNY COCKELL'S SECOND BOOK - Past Lives, Future Lives (Amazon affiliate) CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE. Past Lives, Future Lives tells the continuing story of the psychic experiences that spurred Jenny Cockell to investigate not only other past lives but the future -- as far ahead as the twenty-third century. Her amazingly detailed glimpses of the future are more than merely personal images; they allow her to formulate an overall view of what the future holds for us all -- including a planet much lower in population, but also safer and more pleasant than the world of today. In her honest, warm, and plain-speaking voice, Jenny Cockell writes of the past and the future in a way that is both practical and visionary; she offers inspiration and hope for the world to come. JENNY COCKELL'S BIOGRAPHY: Jenny Cockell, a member of Mensa (the high IQ society), is the author of the bestselling book on past life memory titled, Across Time And Death: A Mother's Search For Her Past Life Children. She is also a chiropodist in Northamptonshire, England. She has two children, a son and daughter, and is married to her husband, Steve, a garden designer. FACEBOOK PAGE: Jenny Cockell can only be contacted through her Facebook page, which she said she created in order to communicate with fans (so feel free to Friend her and let her know how much you enjoyed this interview): https://www.facebook.com/jenny.cockell

Hollister and O’Toole rave about the new, bawdy, hilarious, and very original hit “Catastrophe” – starring and completely written by the extremely talented actor-comedians Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney (of Twitterverse fame) – who play an Irishwoman named, yes, Sharon, and an American man named, you got it, Rob – not werewolves in London. This R-rated comedy comes to us from the U.K. via Amazon Prime (that place where we used to go to buy books). Tune in to find out how Carrie Fisher was convinced to play Rob Delaney’s mother; how the writing compares to When Harry Met Sally; why Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink suggests these fictional characters have quite a future together; what percentage of the series is based on the stars’ real lives; and most importantly, which piece of furniture Hollister most covets from the set. This show – which is simultaneously New Age (pushing the envelope) and Old School (rocking the romance) – certainly hit the ground running. “Catastrophe”, of course, in title only. Podcast extras include clips from the official trailer. For our podcast on Catastrophe Season 2, click here: https://soundcloud.com/screen-thoughts/ep-86-catastrophe-2-nothing-left-unsaid-gloria-vanderbilt-anderson-cooper

This first quote was supplied by my wife and love of my life, Dee Holbrook   Actress Maureen O’Hara   “Above all else, deep in my soul, I'm a tough Irishwoman.”   Some of my favorite classic movies had Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne in them. Ms. O’Hara’s characters always had a toughness, but were still able to maintain a ladylike feel.   I always admired this combination in her and other women I knew growing up, and am proud to say I married a wonderful woman with a similar disposition and bearing. In her quote, she clearly defines the self image she has, and her life bears this out. She is true to herself, and isn’t ashamed of it.   Do you have realistic image of yourself, or are you busy trying to hide from what you really are? Many people seem to be not only ashamed, but downright fearful of what they are deep in their hearts.    You can tell people who never look honestly at their core self. They are usually very pompous and pushy and use this mask to make sure nobody finds out how badly they feel about themselves. Of course, pompous and pushy tells everyone else the real story, and the only person they fool is themselves.   All of us have thoughts and emotions we don’t want others to know about, but have you given yourself an honest evaluation lately? Never be afraid to look hard at yourself in your inward mirror and be honest.   Do you like what you see? No? Well, it’s time to take an inventory of what you don’t like and start making some changes. Wouldn’t it be better to actually become the person you want to be? If you only put on an act, other people will see right through you.   Steven Covey   “In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.”   My wife and I often see someone, and comment on how beautiful they are. Interestingly enough, they are rarely physically stunning models or athletes. We have always felt that fully ¾ of a person’s beauty comes from inside. How they are animated, their attitude and bearing, their kind and sympathetic looks; these are the things that spell out true beauty. As a person ages and their body begins to deteriorate, this ¾ of their beauty will remain. Those who only have the physical, will lose everything.   Be sure of who you really are inside. Evaluate yourself and become a better person. Don’t be that person who loses it all.     Maureen O'Hara in Wikipedia   Maureen O'Hara in the International Movie Database   --------------------------------------------   Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States   “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”   Think back on what you have been talking about today. What was the subject matter? Ideas, events, or people? Great, average or small?   Seems kind of harsh, doesn’t it? Most people discuss all three at various times, but the key is in deciding how much time you spend on each category.   A person who only discusses ideas would be one of those fabled geniuses who are so lofty in their thinking that they can’t even carry on a decent conversation with the average person. They make amazing leaps in mathematics and science, but forget to eat and sleep if someone with a less brilliant mind is not around to help. We need  the advances in our knowledge, but the genius isn’t perfect.   Average people lead more average lives, and talk about the weather, sports, vacations, work and the everyday milestones we all run into. The vast majority of us are in this category, and the world couldn’t function without us. Production of goods and services happens in this group. Average people make the world go round. In the process, they spend time looking after the genius types making sure they don’t starve while thinking deep thoughts.   Ok, last and certainly least are the small minded individuals that spend all their time gossiping about those they feel inferior to, namely, everyone else. Not much in the way of production going on here, they would rather tear down what others are doing to feel better about themselves, rather than contribute to society. We all know them well. Like the ancient Vikings, they conduct raids on the Average minds on a regular basis, and even take prisoners sometimes.   Now that they have been defined, which group of minds is best? One of the surprising things is that there is some serious blurring of the lines at the borders of each group.   Small minds, in additon to attempting to hold the Average folks hostage with their secret knowledge, sometime only ply their trade part time and are Average movers and shakers otherwise. This is good, but staying out of other people’s business altogether is better.    A quote by another First Lady, Dolley Madison:   “It is one of my sources of happiness never to desire a knowledge of other people's business.”   Mrs. Madison is a truly respected First Lady. She is known for her courage when the British Army was advancing on the White House during the War of 1812. She saved the portrait of George Washington and a lot government property and papers when the White House was burned. There was no room for their personal property, so she made the decision to leave it.   This brings up the next group. People considered average often have dramatic leaps of insight that can be brilliant. Genius IQs are in their ranks undetected because they also possess social skills. Who knew? Many times the best organizers are those with average IQs who have very specific talents.   The moral of the story is that everyone has a mind worth using and improving. Everyone has talents and aptitudes that compliment the skills of others. Lets all make it a goal to be better tomorrow than we are today.   One final quote from Abraham Lincoln.   “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”     Eleanor Roosevelt in Wikipedia   National First Ladies Library Article http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33   SUBSCRIBE!  iTunes  Stitcher  Tunein     CHECK US OUT ON   Facebook  Twitter  Tumbler  

In the first of our two parter on axe murders throughout history, we cover a story of a prostitute brutally murdered WITH AN AXE in olde New York and the story of Kate Webster, an Irishwoman who murdered her boss, dismembered the body, and threw the whole mess into the River Thames.

Colm Tóibín discusses his deeply personal story of a provincial Irishwoman who sets aside motherhood to grapple with grief. 

Four people tried to assassinate Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Only one person ever came close - her name was Violet Gibson and she was Irish. Violet spend the rest of her life in mental institutions, forgotten by society and by history.

In '48 The Irish Government enacted the Republic of Ireland Act. Legislation that officially closed the door to British Rule and association. A topic that was discussed throughout every home & church across Ireland over 70 years ago but what did it to mean to Irishmen and Irishwoman. We hear from politicians guiding Ireland through this time (1949)

JENNY COCKELL: "Jenny Cockell had past life memories as early as age 3. Although she grew up and lives in England, Jenny recalled her life as Mary Sutton, an Irishwoman who died 21 years before Jenny was born. Because Mary left 8 young children behind when she passed, her emotional concern about the children transferred to Jenny. As an adult, using maps she drew as a child from her past life memories, Jenny Cockell traced her memories to the exact location where she lived in her past life, Malahide, Ireland. Thereafter, due to her diligent research, Jenny also located Mary's children and personally reunited with 5 of them. This is an episode like no other I've done before. And I believe it's one you'll be telling your friends and family about for years. Enjoy!" ~ Bob Olson, Afterlife TV Note: So as not to confuse, I mention at the beginning of this interview that my wife, Melissa, told me so much about Jenny's book that I did not read it. I meant to add that this happened years ago and I did, in fact, read the book before this interview and loved it. ~ Bob Olson, Afterlife TV Jenny Cockell shares her fascinating story of reuniting with her children from a past life after locating them with the help of maps she remembered and drew as a child. ................................................................... JENNY COCKELL'S BOOK - Across Time And Death: A Mother's Search For Her Past Life Children (Amazon affiliate) CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE. For as long as she could remember, Jenny Cockell had known that she had lived before as Mary Sutton, a young Irishwoman who had died 21 years before Jenny was born. Her constant dream-memory was of Mary dying, alone and desperately worried about what would happen to the 8 young children she was leaving behind. When at last Jenny's own children were born, she finally acknowledged that she needed to find out what had happened to her lost family from her previous lifetime. Across Time And Death is the compelling story of a mother's love that reached from one life to another to reunite with her children. JENNY COCKELL'S SECOND BOOK - Past Lives, Future Lives (Amazon affiliate) CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE. Past Lives, Future Lives tells the continuing story of the psychic experiences that spurred Jenny Cockell to investigate not only other past lives but the future -- as far ahead as the twenty-third century. Her amazingly detailed glimpses of the future are more than merely personal images; they allow her to formulate an overall view of what the future holds for us all -- including a planet much lower in population, but also safer and more pleasant than the world of today. In her honest, warm, and plain-speaking voice, Jenny Cockell writes of the past and the future in a way that is both practical and visionary; she offers inspiration and hope for the world to come. JENNY COCKELL'S BIOGRAPHY: Jenny Cockell, a member of Mensa (the high IQ society), is the author of the bestselling book on past life memory titled, Across Time And Death: A Mother's Search For Her Past Life Children. She is also a chiropodist in Northamptonshire, England. She has two children, a son and daughter, and is married to her husband, Steve, a garden designer. FACEBOOK PAGE: Jenny Cockell can only be contacted through her Facebook page, which she said she created in order to communicate with fans (so feel free to Friend her and let her know how much you enjoyed this interview): https://www.facebook.com/jenny.cockell

To mark Armistice Day 2012 - A story of love and war - based on a collection of letters written by Eric Appleby from the trenchs of WW1 to Phyllis, an Irishwoman, who waited and waited for Eric to return...

The forgotten victims of Japan's Tsunami and nuclear disaster: pets. Irishwoman, Kate O'Callaghan works to reunite pets from the exclusion zone with their owners. (Made by Julien Clancy with the assistance of the Sound & Vision Fund of the BAI).

Tune in to be motivated, excited and influenced! First Segment | Author Spotlight Patti Lacy is the author of An Irishwoman's Tale and What the Bayou Saw, The Rhythm of Secrets, and the NEWLY RELEASED Reclaiming Lily!! She writes Women's contemporary fiction inspired by Romans 8:28. Reclaiming Lily, documents a tug-of-war between a Harvard-educated doctor and an American pastor and his wife for a precious child and explores adoption issues, China's "One Child" policy, and both Christian and secular views of sacrifice. http://www.pattilacy.com  Second Segment | Artist Spotlight Evangelist Liz Wright is a soulful traditional gospel singer! Her CD, "This Is My Story"  is a little bit of foot stomping and hand clapping pentecostal flavor. It will lift you up and make you feel the presence of the Lord as the anointing fills the room. You will know that God is with you as you listen to this CD. You will be spiritually blessed and enlightened. This CD features "old school" with a modern update. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/EvangelistLizWright Third Segment | Young Adult Spotlight Damarqio K. Williams [DKW] is a promoted college student, community activist, minister, and CEO/Founder of Next Dimension Network. Next Dimension Network is a platform to inspire, impact, and inform people from all aspects of life. http://officialdkw.org/  

Saturday, April 9, 2011 starting at 11 a.m. (EST) on “Off the Shelf Radio” (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Denise-Turney-) Denise Turney sits down with Patti Lacy, former Heartland Community College educator and author of the books An Irishwoman’s Tale, Reclaiming Lily, What the Bayou Saw and The Rhythm of Secrets. Turney and Lacy will discuss the costs of adults keeping secrets, a theme that runs through many of Lacy’s novels. They will also discuss how people can face the hardest points of their lives and begin to heal so that they can live rewarding and vibrant lives. Patti Lacy’s followers who tune into the live interview will be made aware of the author’s upcoming events, book signings and speaking engagements. Book lovers who tune into the show live can have their questions answered directly by Patti Lacy or /and Denise Turney. On Saturday, April 9, 2011 beginning at 11:00 a.m. (EST) author, Patti Lacy, and Denise Turney will connect for an hour during the live on-air feature radio interview at “Off The Shelf.“ Listeners can connect to the interview live by dialing 347-994-3490. They can also connect to the live feature interview thru the Internet at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Denise-Turney-

[This episode originally aired February 28, 2009.]'Twittering,' 'tweeting,' 'twirting'--it's rare to see a whole new body of language appear right before your eyes. But that's what's happening with 'Twitter.' We discuss the snappy new shorthand of the 'twitterati.' Also, why do people feel compelled to say 'Polly wanna cracker'? whenever they see a parrot? And is it ever okay to 'end a sentence with a preposition'?For a closer look at the language of the 'twitterati,' check out Erin McKean's recent piece in the 'Boston Globe.'http://boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/02/08/all_a_twitter/Glossaries of Twitter-related terms can be found at Twittonary , Twittionary , and Twictionary . We didn't say all the coinages were clever!By the way, you can now follow 'A Way with Words' on Twitter:http://twitter.com/wayword/A man who owns a parrot says that when people see his bird, they invariably ask the question 'Polly wanna cracker?' He wonders about the origin of that psittacine phrase. 'Psittacine'? It means parrot-like.http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/P0632100.htmlOne of the earliest uses of the phrase so far found is this fake advertisement from the mock newspaper the 'Bunkum Flag-Staff and Independent Echo' published in 1849 in 'The Knickerbocker' magazine.http://tinyurl.com/btaj2rIt starts, 'For sale, a Poll Parrot, cheap. He says a remarkable variety of words and phrases, cries, 'Fire! fire!; and 'You rascal!' and 'Polly want a cracker,' and would not be parted with, but having been brought up with a sea-captain he is profane and swears too much.'Below, a cartoon from 'The John-Donkey,' July 29, 1848, p. 47, via Proquest American Periodical Series. 'The John-Donkey' was a short-lived humorous and satirical magazine edited by Thomas Dunn English.http://www.waywordradio.org/polly-want-a-cracker-1848.bg.gifIs it ever okay to 'end a sentence with a preposition'? Oh, is it ever! Martha and Grant do their best to bury this tired old proscription. It's a baseless rule concocted by 17-century grammarians, and it's errant nonsense up with which your hosts will not put.Quiz Guy Greg Pliska has a 'puzzle' in which participants try to guess a word that could logically go before or after each of a trio of words. For example, if the three words are 'nest,' 'calories,' and 'suit,' the answer is 'empty,' as in 'empty nest,' 'empty calories,' and 'empty suit.' So, can you guess why Greg calls this puzzle 'Crown Play Time'?'Toward vs. towards': is it more correct to say 'toward an object' or 'towards an object'? Well, which side of the Atlantic are you on?Martha tries out a couple of 'old-fashioned riddles' on Grant. Here's one: 'What goes around the world, but stays in a corner?'An F-18 fighter pilot worries that a term he and his colleagues often use isn't 'a legitimate word.' It's 'deconflict,' which means to ensure that aircraft aren't in the same airspace. Grant reassures him that deconflict is a perfectly respectable term.Is there a word for '@#$%!^*)!&!,' those typographical symbols standing in for profanity? There is indeed. It's 'grawlix'--not to be confused with 'jarns,' 'quimps,' 'nittles,' 'lucaflects,' or 'plewds.' For more on such terms, check out cartoonist 'Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook.'http://tinyurl.com/b8davpThere's also an amazing list of grawlixes used in cartoons and comics from 1911 to 2008:http://www.statoids.com/comicana/grawlist.htmlGrant answers a letter from a listener who wonders if it's ever correct to use the word 'fishes' instead of 'fish.'In this weekâs round of 'Slang This!', a member of the National Puzzlers League tries to separate the real slang terms from the fake ones. For example, which of following expressions is British rhyming slang for 'wife': 'boiler house' or 'the stitches'? And which of these is prison slang for 'cake' or 'candy': 'cho-cho' or 'grimpen mire'?What do you call 'the nasty black mixture of snow and ice that builds up in your car's wheel wells' in wintry weather? Is there a word for this frigid gunk? Various names have been floating around, including 'hunkers,' 'snard,' 'snowlactites,' 'knobacles,' 'slud,' 'snowtice,' 'grice,' 'carsicles,' and 'snirt.' A caller shares another her own family uses, 'braxis.'If people are on warmly congenial terms, they're said to 'get on 'like a house on fire.' Yet an Irishwoman says when she uses this expression in the U.S., she often gets puzzled looks. Is the expression that unusual?When something's crooked, some people describe it as 'catawampus,' or 'cattywampus,' or 'kittywampus.' A caller wonders about the historical roots of all these words. Anything to do with felines?--Get your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone: United States toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Site: http://waywordradio.org.Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradio

A documentary telling a beautiful story of love and war based on a collection of letters writtern to an Irishwoman during World War I. (Broadcast 2001)

With six novels to their credit, Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, best friends for 25 years, have turned a friendship into one of the most successful and enduring writing collaborations in contemporary fiction. And Patti Lacy: Patti's first novel of women's Christian fiction, An Irishwoman's Tale, explores the first memories of a feisty woman grappling with scars inflicted by living in two dysfunctional homes. What the Bayou Saw, a novel of deception and secrets that will take a chatty Southerner from Normal, Illinois, back to a Louisiana swamp. All authors will discuss how to tell a good story, create a best-selling book, what inspires them and what holds them.

Approximately every fifth lesson will be a quick response lesson.  We’ll say the word or phrase in English and you say it in Lithuanian  -  Out Loud!  This time we have so much to review, we’re breaking it up into two episodes.  Sorry, no more questions, the exam starts now! Egypt                                       Egiptas    Australia                                   Australija  Netherlands                              Nyderlandai  Ireland                                     Airija   Botswana                                 Botsvana  Brazil                                       Brazilija  I’m from Egypt                         Aš iš EgiptoI’m from Australia                     Aš iš AustralijosI’m from The Netherlands          Aš iš NyderlandųI’m from Ireland                        Aš iš AirijosI’m from Botswana                    Aš iš BotsvanosI’m from Brazil                          Aš iš BrazilijosI’m Egyptian (male)                    Aš egiptietisI’m Egyptian (female)                 Aš egiptietėI’m Australian (male)                  Aš australasI’m Australian (female)                Aš australėI’m a Dutchman                         Aš olandasI’m a Dutchwoman                     Aš olandėI’m an Irishman                         Aš airisI’m an Irishwoman                     Aš airėI’m Botswanan (male)                Aš botsvanietisI’m Botswanan (female)             Aš botsvanietėI’m Brazilian (male)                    Aš brazilasI’m Brazilian (female)                 Aš brazilėI’m sorry, but I only understand a little Lithuanian Atsiprašau, bet aš labai mazai suprantu lietuviškaiI’m studying Lithuanian             Aš mokausi lietuviškaiRaminta’s book                         Ramintos knygaSandra’s book                           Sandros knygaAustėja’s book                          Austėjos knygaKristina’s book                          Kristinos knygaEglė’s book                               Eglės knyga Agnė’s book                              Agnės knygaDovilė’s book                            Dovilės knygaRamunė’s book                          Ramunės knygaThe wife’s name                        žmonos vardasThe American woman’s name     amerikietės vardasThe Englishwoman’s name         anglės vardasThe Lithuanian girl’s name          lietuvės vardasThe Russian girl’s name              rusės vardasThe American girl’s book            amerikietės knygaThe English girl’s name               anglės vardasThe Russian woman’s house        rusės namasThe Lithuanian woman’s             brother lietuvės brolisThe Japanese woman’s sister       japonės sesuoThe Italian girl’s room                 italės kambarysThe Latvian girl’s city                 latvės miestasThe Polish woman’s restaurant    lenkės restoranas

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