Podcasts about Strabane

The brilliant Emer Maguire called in for a chat with John - she talked about her new BBC series 'How's She Cuttin', whether Strabane is country and the useless stuff they teach us at school Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'The creativity is out of this world - it's magical' - Mayor of Derry City & Strabane Lilian Seenoi-Barr talks about the enormous pride and imagination the people of the city display at Halloween Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode of the Craic Heads Pod, Kegs and Shannon are joined by the absolute bundle of joy that is Billie McCormack from Strabane.They begin the episode this week by playing a little game involving your fav NI Influencers, before Billie tells us some hilarious stories from when she was in university, to how she met her boyfriend. The gals then go on to talk about their careers in social media, discussing what you can expect in this line of work, before they end the episode with Billie answering some questions you guys sent her, as well as responding to some of your dilemmas from long distance relationships to cheating! If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to follow & subscribe! We love yas x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier this week, we heard all about the Scariff Harbour Festival.  This year's event, which will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend promises a range of events, including riverside activities, music and lots more.   The festival will be opened by the first black mayor of Northern Ireland, the newly elected Mayor of Derry & District of Strabane, SDLP Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr.

The Scariff Harbour Festival will take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. A range of events are planned for the festival, including riverside activities, music and lots more. The festival will be opened by the first black mayor of Northern Ireland, the newly elected Mayor of Derry & District of Strabane, SDLP Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr. To find out more, Alan Morrissey was joined by committee member, Harry O'Meara. Photo (c): Scariff Harbour Festival via Facebook

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Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, reports that convicted garda killer Pearse McAuley has been found dead at his home in Strabane in Co Tyrone.

Convicted Garda killer Pearse McAuley has been found dead at his home in Strabane.Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times journalist and co-author with Tommy Conlan of The Kidnapping joins Matt to discuss. For the full chat click the play button below.

Women in Northern Ireland are twice as likely to be murdered as a result of domestic violence than in the other UK nations. In some years, almost half of Northern Ireland murders are connected to domestic violence. In the 2022/23 year, of 17 homicides there were 8 that resulted from domestic violence against women.Northern Ireland is also an outlier in international terms. While Finland has the highest rate of femicide by a partner, Northern Ireland is joint second with Hungary. (A report from Eurostat that found Northern Ireland and Romania to have the joint highest rate has been challenged by the PSNI as using a flawed calculation.)Domestic abuse of women goes far beyond murder and violence. There is a wider context of intimidation within the home, emotional abuse, bullying and coercive control. While this is not exclusively conducted by men on their female partners, this is the most common type of domestic abuse.There has been an assumption that a significant rise in recent years was the result of the pandemic and lockdown – with partners forced to spend 24 hours a day with each other in often very restricted environments. Yet the rate of domestic violence continued to rise after the lockdown ended.In the year ending March there were 32,875 incidents of domestic abuse reported in Northern Ireland to the PSNI. That is a slight fall over the previous year, after a consistent period of increases. Domestic abuse-related crimes increased last year, with more than 22,000 criminal incidents logged. To put that in context, there are 1.7 domestic abuse incidents for every 100 people in the population. That is in one year and that is the reported number. It represents about 20% of all reported crime in Northern Ireland.The PSNI records figures broken down according to the type of domestic incident. The most common are violence without injury. The second most common are violence with injury. The third type is harassment. The next most common – and these are less frequent – are criminal damage, theft, sexual offences and breaches of non-molestation orders. The incidents involving violence and of harassment have increased the most.There were eight of what are termed domestic abuse homicides recorded in the 2022/23 year in Northern Ireland, one of which was actually committed a few years before. In the previous years there were eight, nine, five, four and 11 homicides in each year. And that does not take into account suicides that followed from years of domestic abuse and coercive control – a point raised in a BBC documentary in recent days.The council areas with the highest numbers of reported domestic abuse are in Belfast, Armagh and Derry/Strabane. There were more than 3,000 domestic abuse incidents and more than 2,000 related crimes in Derry and Strabane in each of the last two years, with the numbers increasing.The latest Holywell Trust Conversations podcast considers the crisis of domestic violence against women, interviewing Elaine Crory, lobbyist at the Women's Resource and Development Agency, which is campaigning against sexual harassment and violence in Northern Ireland. She says there is an underlying macho culture in Northern Ireland – itself related to the violence in the Troubles – that has enabled violence against women within relationships. She adds that the scale of the problem has often been downplayed by decision makers, while the PSNI has not always been regarded as a trusted service to report domestic crime to.The positive news is that new laws were introduced in Northern Ireland last year, which extended the definition of domestic abuse to include non-physical abuse, including coercive control, intimidation and the psychological, emotional or financial abuse of a person, and which can also include the use of digital and other technologies. More than a thousand people have been arrested as a result. And in June another new offence of non-fatal strangulation – regarded as a warning sign of a potential murder attempt – has been introduced in Northern Ireland.The law has also been strengthened in the Republic, which has in addition provided new obligations on employers to provide support to staff who are dealing with domestic abuse.A new initiative from the Belfast Trust has developed a Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Support Toolkit to support staff who are being abused at home or elsewhere. We interview the trust's Samantha Whann and Orla Barron, who explain that the toolkit was developed in partnership with trade unions and is available to other employers.The podcast is available at the https://www.holywelltrust.com/htc-episode-1-gfa-analysis-opens-new-podcast-serieshttps://www.holywelltrust.com/htc-episode-1-gfa-analysis-opens-new-podcast-series along with previous episodes.Disclaimer: This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.

When waiting lists are discussed and shouted about in Northern Ireland, we are usually talking about our disintegrating healthcare system. But there is a second waiting list crisis – that of households seeking social housing.As at March of last year, there were 44,426 applicants on the social housing waiting list. Of these, over 10,000 were regarded as homeless and more than 31,000 were in housing stress. Nor is the situation improving. There was a 20% jump in applicants for social housing in Derry and Strabane last year. House building is not catching up – instead it is increasingly falling behind. There were a mere 922 completions of social housing units of accommodation – houses and apartments – in the 2021/22 year across all of NI. At this rate, it would take four decades to meet the demand.Meanwhile, the private sector has been exploiting the opportunity. There are now as many private sector tenancies as in the whole of the social housing sector – the Housing Executive and housing associations combined. And there are complaints that some private sector properties are of very poor standard.Another symptom of the crisis is the massive increase in demand for temporary accommodation. Total spend across Northern Ireland has jumped from £5.8m in the 2018/19 year to £23.7m in the 2022/23 year. In Derry and Strabane this has risen from £930,000 to £5.8m over that same four year time period. The increase for Belfast is much smaller, having increased from £1.6m to £3.7m in that time. In the latest Holywell Conversations podcast, housing campaigner Marissa McMahon, who works with both Participation and Practice of Rights (PPR) and the Simon Community, discusses the scale of the crisis and how this can be addressed. Paddy Gray, emeritus professor of housing at Ulster University and a seasoned housing association board director, considers how social housing providers can boost construction.Despite the shortfall, there are significant development programmes being taken forward. Belfast city centre is awash with city centre apartment construction. In Derry, the focus is more on the suburbs, where some very large schemes are underway. A new Cashel estate on the Buncrana Road will eventually produce 2,500 new homes, including 800 social housing units. That is a joint scheme between private developer Braidwater and Apex Housing Association. Apex has appointed Kevin Watson Construction to build out another new development of 250 homes at Springtown, which was approved against advice from planning officials. And Apex has led on the construction of more than a thousand new homes in the Skeogh area of Derry over the last eight years. Choice Housing Association is now to construct an additional 244 homes in the same area. Choice, in partnership with South Bank Square Ltd, is also building another 252 properties on the Waterside, by the Gransha roundabout.  It is too soon to determine what impact, if any, these new developments will have on community integration. The Housing Executive reports that social housing segregation remains most common in the urban parts of Belfast, Derry and Craigavon. But it is proud of its Shared Housing programme, which has grown to 69 schemes comprising 1,973 homes, delivered by 11 housing associations across all council areas. The Housing Executive says that people want to live in mixed communities, pointing to the Life and Times Survey, which indicates that 79% of respondents would like to live in an integrated, non-segregated, housing community. But the main priority for tenants is to live close to relatives and friends, which creates a drag on cross-community integration.There are other signs of progress, with a big fall in the number of households that have had to be re-housed because of sectarian and other intimidation. In 2002/3, there were over 1,000 households seeking assistance because of intimidation. By 2022, this had fallen to 171 households. There has been a comparable fall in properties acquired after forced evacuation, under the SPED scheme, the use of which fell from 382 properties in 2003/4, down to nothing in 2021/2 and just one in 2022/3. At least there are some positive signs of progress.  Disclaimer: This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council. 

Derry and Donegal are not only marginalised by their geographic position on the periphery of the island of Ireland, but they are also very badly served by the transport infrastructure. They are not alone in this: there are also complaints from Sligo, Fermanagh and elsewhere in the West expressing similar concerns. After a long campaign, parts of the A6 road between Derry and Belfast have been upgraded - though it is still not a dual carriageway between Dungiven and Castledawson. It was back in the 1960s that there were government plans to provide a motorway link from Belfast to Derry – which has still not happened and probably now never will. Much of the immediate concern today is focused on the A5 road, between Derry and Dublin. In particular, the very high number of accidents and deaths along this road. It has been described as the most dangerous in Ireland, with 47 people killed in road accidents since plans were announced in 2007 to significantly upgrade it.  This is just one element of the transport infrastructure weakness in the North West region. Another can be seen clearly by looking at a map of the rail system. Derry is the end of the line, despite at one point in the city's history having four stations and lines emerging out from the city. Neighbouring towns to the West and the South such as Letterkenny, Strabane and Omagh no longer have any rail connectivity. Plans recently announced by the two administrations of the Republic and Northern Ireland indicate a possible partial reversal of past decisions closing rail lines. The all-island rail review was launched in 2021 by the South's transport minister and Green Party leader Eamonn Ryan along with the then NI infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon. The results of that review were published last month. For Derry, the proposals include one of great significance. This would be an additional rail connection to Belfast, achieved by reopening the rail link through Portadown, with the route travelling via Strabane, Omagh, Portadown and then through Lisburn into Belfast. Passengers could also connect on to Dublin via Portadown, with the Belfast to Dublin route potentially being upgraded for faster journey times. Other elements of the plan include a spur from the Derry to Portadown line heading into Letterkenny and the possibility of a new rail connection between Derry and Limavady. And there will be further work undertaken into cross-Dublin mainline connectivity, which would potentially lead to a Belfast to Cork service, without the need to divert to local services between the two major Dublin stations of Connolly and Heuston.  A core element of the plan is the electrification of mainline rail across the island as part of the strategy to decarbonise our economy and transport system. Broader aspirations of the plan include cutting traffic-related air pollution, congestion and also the desire in the South to spread housing demand, achieved through improved public transport connectivity. None of this is cheap. The entire programme outlined is costed at around €32bn, or £27bn. And before anyone gets too excited, even after – or maybe if – there is political agreement behind it, the plan would take a quarter of a century to deliver. And there is not even unanimous support within government in the Republic behind it, nor, of course, is there any sort of government in the North to either object or endorse it. It is significant that the consultation that accompanied the review had a disproportionately large response from residents in the North, especially the North West. This illustrates how important transport connectivity is for Derry and the rest of the region. The latest Holywell Trust Conversations podcast considers this transport infrastructure deficit in the North West and specifically the proposals contained in the all island rail review. These would substantially improve rail connectivity for Derry, Tyrone and parts of Donegal.  ‘Into the West' successfully campaigned against the possible closure of the rail line into Derry and is lobbying for renewed rail links in the North West. Steve Bradley of the group tells the podcast that while he welcomes the proposals contained in the review, it has not recommended everything the group is seeking. The podcast also hears from Northern Ireland roads expert Wesley Johnston, who considers what could be learnt from the overspends on the road construction programme in terms of the likely actual cost of such an ambitious programme of work on our rail system. This and earlier Holywell Conversations podcasts can be listened to through the Holywell Trust website. 

Willie Magowan, an artist from Garvagh whose work has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute in America, explains the historic art of banner painting. He shows Anne Marie McAleese into the workshop at the back of his house where he creates the banners. And in Sion Mills, the Buildings Preservation Trust has reopened the newly-refurbished Stables Museum. It's an historic building that outlines the life and times of this industrial village which started with the establishment of Herdman's Mill in 1835. Molly McNutt from Strabane, the new tourism co-ordinator, and Celia Ferguson, one of the Herdman family, gave Brian Kernohan a guided tour. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

A few days ago the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of the House of Commons was told that for some communities here, the expected peace dividend from the Good Friday Agreement never arrived.Tim Attwood of the John and Pat Hume Foundation reported on its recent ‘Peace Summit'. “One of the young people said, ‘The conflict was not the problem; the peace is', because, in so many places, they do not see the dividend. Some working-class people in parts of Belfast or Derry do not see the dividend. Where are the jobs? Where is the investment that gives them the hope for the future?”A couple of years ago, the Derry University Group – lobbyists for university expansion in the city – published research from accountant Cormac Duffy which concluded that, in real terms, while the Belfast economy grew by 14% since the Good Friday Agreement, Derry's economy contracted by 7%. Those figures are rejected, both by the independent FactCheckNI and by Derry City and Strabane District Council. Yet the conclusions resonated in Derry, where there is resentment and a feeling of being left behind.Duffy's conclusion was based on comparing Gross Value Added in the two cities. But, as the author himself recognised, those statistics are distorted by the commuting nature of the Belfast economy, with many of the best paying jobs in the capital taken by people who live in Lisburn, Bangor and elsewhere.The unemployment rate provides an alternative measure of progress. At the time of the Good Friday Agreement, the unemployment rate in the Foyle constituency was 15.2% and the male unemployment rate 20.7%. This was the 7th worst in the UK, behind Belfast West and several deprived areas of England. Today the claimant count rate in Foyle is 5.6% and 6.9% for men.The UK rate in 1998 was 6.3%, today it is 3.9%. In 1998, the Foyle rate was around 9% higher than that of the UK average. Today it is 1.7% higher. So measured by official unemployment rates, Derry has gained a peace dividend.Yet, Derry continues to lag behind the rest of the UK in employment rate and wealth generation. While the UK had an employment rate of 75% at the end of 2021, it was just 65% in the Derry and Strabane council area. And the levels of deprivation in the city (as in parts of Belfast) continue to be disgraceful, 25 years on from a peace accord that might have been expected to resolve most of our society's challenges.Some 38% of the population in Derry and Strabane are classed as income deprived, compared to the NI figure of 25%. Pay in Derry and Strabane is 9% below the NI median, while disposable income per head is 11% below the NI average. More positively, the council points to official statistics indicating that both Derry and Belfast have been catching up with the rest of the UK in terms of median pay, and also that Derry has been catching up with Belfast.But official statistics also reveal that more than half of children growing up in Derry and Strabane live in areas classed as deprived. While 42% of children in Derry are eligible for free school meals, this compares to 28% across NI as a whole and 22.5% in England. This is an astonishing disparity.It is the lack of progress in narrowing Derry's poverty gap with the rest of the UK that has caused many people to argue that there has not been a sufficient peace dividend for Derry – with some communities almost untouched by economic improvement.A presentation last week in Derry by John Daly, senior economist at the Northern and Western Regional Assembly, both spelled out the dire situation in Derry and Donegal, while also suggesting a solution. Daly argued this requires expanding university provision in Derry; capitalising on the opportunities presented by the new Atlantic Technological University across the border; increasing the focus on the high technology research produced by the two institutions; and exploring how to develop regional structures.The latest Holywell Trust Conversations podcast discusses the weakness of the peace dividend for Derry – and the rest of NI – with Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick of Ulster University; Garbhan Downey of the Derry University Group; and Tim Attwood, chief executive of the John and Pat Hume Foundation. * A report on the ‘Peace Summit' – ‘The Unfinished Business of Peace and Reconciliation – A Call to Action' – has been published. The Holywell Trust is a partner organisation.Disclaimer: This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.

Nationalists are in the majority on Derry and Strabane Council and recent elections have seen the SDLP and Sinn Féin neck and neck as they battle it out for dominance.     But there is also a strong unionist electorate in the area, and parties such as Alliance and People before Profit have been gaining strength in the district.  Sunday World journalist Ciaran O'Neill spoke to Ciarán Dunbar from Derry with his take on issues, battles and personalities of this campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conor Macauley, Northern Correspondent reports from Strabane where the funerals of Dan and Christine McKane were taking place

Fr Declan Boland Parish Priest of Strabane on the borther, sister and aunt who were killed in a road crash in Co Tyrone yesterday

Anger in the voluntary sector There was anger across Northern Ireland when the government's funding allocations from the replacement for the European Social Fund were announced. Firstly, the announcement was made late morning on the very last day possible. And secondly, the level of funding from the replacement programme, the Shared Prosperity Fund, was much less than that lost from ESF. Many people felt this was not the promise the UK government made after Brexit. For people in Derry, this was regarded by some as a second blow. While the city did well from the first found of the Levelling-Up Fund, it got nothing from the second round – despite having the worst deprivation figures in NI, and one of the very worst in the whole of the UK. The second of the new series of Holywell Trust Conversations podcasts contains interviews with people in voluntary groups in Derry that have experienced the two programmes – both winners and losers – to ask them about their experiences and the impact of the decisions. While Derry got nothing from that second round of the Levelling-Up Fund, it actually did very well from that first round. Some £49m went into NI from the initial allocations, of which £16m was won for the Derry and Strabane council area. This was far more than to be expected from its share of the population.  Criteria for the Levelling-Up Fund were projects that would cut crime in areas where it is worst; provide incomes for those who need it most; transform the economy by generating higher paid and higher skilled jobs; and attract new investment. Groups that obtained funding were a sports hub for boxing and snooker, that also contains football changing rooms; improvements to the village centre in Derg; and the Acorn City Farm on a derelict part of Derry's largest central recreation area, St Columb's Park. Success in that first round was in part the result of the council already having projects that were ready to go, with businesses cases prepared, and looking for funding. Shauna Kelpie of Acorn City Farm, discusses her experience of successfully bidding for Levelling-Up Fund money on the podcast. It was that context of first round success that explains Derry's lack of success in the second round, when £71m was distributed across NI. That did not prevent some local people who bid into that second round from being very unhappy at being rejected, nor raising questions about how the government was implementing its criteria. But if there was unhappiness about the Levelling-Up Fund, that was nothing to the sheer anger felt across the voluntary sector about the results of the replacement of ESF by the Shared Prosperity Fund. Many groups that had been funded for years by ESF, delivering important projects, found themselves without continued funding and were shocked by the decisions. Some employees were told on the Friday that there was no job for them to come into on the following Monday. Catherine Barr of Derry's Women's Centre strongly criticised the bidding process as well as the decision, which means that some of its core services have now been lost. The government had told groups to bid in partnerships, and the proposal that involved local women's groups and led by Derry Youth and Community Workshops was rejected. No explanation for the decision was provided by government. Charles Lamberton of Triax is equally critical of the process, even though Triax was successful in its bid for funding. They are providing a range of training and support services to people across the Derry and Strabane council area who are economically inactive. It is clear that while there is enormous anger at the decisions taken, the process undertaken by government departments has made the situation very much worse. Bidding processes began late, with decisions taken only at the very last moment. Nor were those decisions consistent with what many in the voluntary sector understood the criteria and level of funding to be. The result if a significant loss of key services, without obvious routes to replace them. The podcast is hosted on the Holywell Trust website.            Disclaimer: This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.      

On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell talks to the founder of Joe Gallagher Entertainment based in Strabane, Joe Gallagher. Joe took his first steps in the entertainment business as a 14-year-old DJ, and his DJ work subsequently took him to Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Greece. He set up Joe Gallagher Entertainment in 1983 and has … Business Matters Ep 137 – Joe Gallagher Read More » The post Business Matters Ep 137 – Joe Gallagher appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

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In this episode, the new President of the ICGP, Dr Paul Armstrong, describes his vision for general practice, the challenges facing GPs, and his experience in helping create community housing projects. Dr Armstrong is based at the Lifford & Castlefinn Primary Care Centre, in Lifford, Co Donegal, on the border with Strabane, in northern Ireland. We recorded this episode in his surgery there. To find out more about the Irish College of General Practitioners, go to www.icgp.ie. To contact this podcast, email ICGP.news@gmail.com

Una Kelly reports from Derry and Strabane where alcohol retailers say they've seen an increase in sales following the introduction of minimum unit pricing south of the border.

Dean McLaughlin, journalist with BBC Radio Foyle discusses the severe weekend flooding in Derry and Strabane.

Emer Maguire is one of the most exciting comedy talents in the country at the moment - her blend of stand up, music and science (yes, really) generating a great deal of hype and critical acclaim. Her selected Wonder Year was 2003 - during which (as you'll hear) Emer was both a young fashionista and lyrical gangster. She talks about the particularly obscene lyrics which concerned her mother and the song she sang to incorporate her entire estate. And of course the burning question - who was her favourite S Club 7 member? Meanwhile, Paddy reveals he thought a ‘sex machine' was something you'd likely find in a factory.   This and previous eps are available to listen to on all major platforms here. Emer's next headline show in Belfast is ‘Up to High Doh' - Novemeber 18th at The Mac. Thanks to our sponsors Victoria Square, grab your giftcard here. Set signage by Off The Wall. Music by Alpha Chrome YaYo.    

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The Game is UpThe singular message emerging from the conflicting voices within political unionism at this time is their opposition to the election of a Sinn Féin First Minister. Whatever other differences there may be between the different strands of unionism on other issues like how to oppose the protocol, on this they are united. Maura McCroryMaura McCrory died last week and I attended her funeral. It was uplifting to see so many of Maura's friends from across the decades gathered in her honour and in respect and solidarity with her clann. I'm sure Maura's family took comfort from that. While she has been ill for the last few years in the 1970's and 1980's Maura was hugely well known as a defender of the political prisoners.Black MountainI published a new book last August. It's called Black Mountain and Other Stories. Because of the pandemic I was not able to do many readings or signings. Last August I wasn't at all worried. I will do it at Christmas I thought. But of course that didn't happen either. But now as restrictions are easing my day has come. Black Mountain will soon be available at a venue near you. So watch out for local details if you live in Strabane, South Armagh, Downpatrick, Hilltown, Ballymacnab or North Belfast expect to see me soon. Or if you can't wait why not get a copy on line? Try https://www.sinnfeinbookshop.com/ and An Fhuiseog at 55 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 4PD https://www.facebook.com/AnFhuiseog/

There is an extra Irish flavour to this podcast, if our International listeners can bear with us for Christmas. Firstly, we're delighted to have Simon O Donnell VP of Athonet Networks.  Simon is from Strabane in the North of Ireland and has been based in Boston for many years.  He's well known in the Wireless Industry around the world. Simon has a great back story of how he ended up in Boston and you wont believe what his first job was. Simon talks through  what Athonet does in a new and exciting area in the Wireless Industry – Private LTE.  He explains all this and gives an amazing Use Case from Fort Worth Texas of how this is helping the local community. Finally, thanks to all our podcast listeners, we never though this would be such a success when we started it, we've had 5,000 downloads and made many new friends. We do wish all our listeners a safe and prosperous 2022 – enjoy the festive break, enjoy your friends and families and come back refreshed and strong next year. ---- This Podcast is sponsored by Nettzer – Digital First Selling  - www.nettzer.com  During these times of Covid and tougher Telco Sales -   Digital First Selling is the answer to new Customer Acquisition, increasing revenues and cost reduction If you are a Telco, an MVNO, or an eSIM provider we have the ideal Digital First Selling-as-a-Service solution for you. The Nettzer Digital First Selling solution: Enables you to sell and onboard new customers remotely It will integrate with your BSS/ OSS systems and with Salesforce And we meet all regulatory requirements Contact pat.flynn@nettzer.com so that we can understand your issues and provide you with the best solution.    

2021.10.15 – 0288 – When Information Is Implied VOICE BOX This subduing of old information also, as I mentioned before, goes for information which – although never explicitly said – is implied: A large fire has broken out at a coffin makers in Strabane, County Tyrone.The Northern Ireland Fire Service is at the blaze at O'Doherty's on Railway Street.Julie Journo reports. Let's look at that very last line “Julie Journo reports”. We all understand the ‘grammar of news reporting', and we know that a person at a desk reads a few lines of a story with a picture over their shoulder of what they're talking about, and then, a few seconds later when they say someone's name, that's their colleague who's going to tell us more about it – the ‘reporter'. It is therefore presumed information that the reporter will be reporting. After all, what else would Julie Journo be doing (apart from, say, being introduced with ‘substitute terms' such as “has more”, “has been investigating”, “has the latest” and so on)? The point is, in this case it's the name of the person that needs to be coloured as that's the new information, not the presumed information of what they're going to be doing. The only time you will colour a phrase that follows the name of the reporter in a situation like this, is if what they have done is new information: “…has been inside the burning building”, “…was with fire crew when the emergency call came in”, “… was inside the factory buying a coffin when the fire broke out”… Audio recording script and show notes (c) 2021 Peter Stewart Through these around-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection andprojection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a careerspent in TV and radio studios. If you're wondering about how to start a podcast, or have had one for a while - download every episode! And as themes develop over the weeks (that is, they are not random topics day-by-day), this is a free, course to help you GET A BETTERBROADCAST, PODCAST AND VIDEO VOICE. Look out for more details of the book during 2021. Contacts: https://linktr.ee/Peter_Stewart Peter has been around voice and audio all his working life and has trained hundreds of broadcasters in all styles of radio from pop music stations such as Capital FM and BBC Radio 1 to Heart FM, the classical music station BBC Radio 3 and regional BBC stations. He's trained news presenters on regional TV, the BBC News Channel and on flagship programmes such as the BBC's Panorama. Other trainees have been music presenters, breakfast show hosts, travel news presenters and voice-over artists. He has written a number of books on audio and video presentation and production (“Essential Radio Journalism”, “JournoLists”, two editions of “Essential Radio Skills” and three editions of “Broadcast Journalism”) and has written on voice and presentation skills in the BBC's in-house newspaper “Ariel”. Peter has presented hundreds of radio shows (you may have heard him on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, Virgin Radio or Kiss, as well as BBC regional radio) with formats as diverse as music-presentation, interview shows, ‘special' programmes for elections and budgets, live outside broadcasts and commentaries and even the occasional sports, gardening and dedication programmes. He has read several thousand news bulletins, and hosted nearly 2,000 podcast episodes, and is a vocal image consultant advising in all aspects of voice and speech training for presenters on radio and TV, podcasts and YouTube, voiceovers and videocalls. The podcast title refers to those who may wish to change their speaking voice in some way. It is not a suggestion that anyone should, or be pressured into needing to. We love accents and dialects, and are well aware that how we speak changes over time. The key is: is your voice successfully communicating your message, so it is being understood (and potentially being acted upon) by your target audience? This podcast is London-based and examples are spoken in the RP (Received Pronunciation) / standard-English / BBC English pronunciation, although invariably applicable to other languages, accents and dialects. Music credits:"Bleeping Demo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demoLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flowLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Envision" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4706-envisionLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Rising Tide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tideLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Wholesome" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Conor Sharkey, Senior Journalist with the Donegal News and who lives in Strabane and West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan, discuss the aftermath of a large fire which destroyed a factory in Strabane yesterday afternoon. At one point 80 firefighters were responding to it.

Welcome to the first episode of the Anniversary month of The Pottscast, 1-year-old, we are starting it out with a huge guest, James Gallagher, The Strabanimal, James is a 135ib killer who has his sights firmly set on the Bellator Bantamweight title, held by Sergio Pettis. On the show, we talk about James' journey so far, growing up in Strabane wanting to fight, moving to Dublin at 14 to train under Coach Kavanagh at SBG, friendship with Conor McGregor, and much more. https://www.instagram.com/thepottscast/

"Kilmessan into Robinstown straight to Dunderry, Bohermeen & the Bog".Want to become a THL Member and get extra bonus episodes every Monday, ad free? Sign up at https://www.thlpod.comFollow The Tommy, Hector & Laurita Podcast on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. If you enjoy the podcast the easiest way to help us spread the word is to leave a review!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-tommy-and-hector-podcast-with-laurita-blewitt.

Strabane wrapper HCBaby (Danny Houston) joins me on episode 92! We discuss writers block, Buckfast rituals, the term 'stoven', DMX and supporting Coolio in a bar in Castlederg. Featuring Wisht from Danny's new album Keep It Lit ENJOY! https://www.facebook.com/HcBabyOfficial https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Yd4QuJzoVOdwwhlTFgytM?si=REXwLX4jQpuDX8s8uqVAlA

Hello Folkers! This week we chat with Jamie Donnelly, a young singer from Strabane, Northern Ireland. She tells us how she got started in country music, her parents support and her hopes for the future. We also discuss our tracks of the week after the interview itself so be sure to stick around! We hope you enjoy.#JamieDonnelly #FolkinAroundPodcastFollow Jamie on her socials:https://www.facebook.com/JamieDonnellyMusic/https://www.instagram.com/jamie_donnellyhttp://www.jamiedonnellymusic.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5lvDhdqGHi1neU3tnRCiQFind links to follow Folkin Around Podcast, Copper Kelly and Jodie Lucas here:http://folkinaroundpodcast.com/links/

Brian eventually gets to join us from the beautiful Bahrain! We're talking living the dream while navigating homesickness. How proud we are of all the beautiful things and people happening in Strabane right now and general pandemic life.

Today's guest won a UNESCO medal for a book of poems in 1979 at the tender age of eighteen. She went on to study at Trinity College Dublin and for a significant period of time after leaving, she didn't continue writing. However, when she went back to writing poetry later – in my humble opinion, its eloquence and excellence show that her life experience married with innate talent and love for her lineage and place make it incredibly special.Maureen is a delightful guest who rounds off the first season perfectly. We talk about a range of fascinating topics including the role of water as a creative force, the influence of place in her poetry, the deep connection with ancestral lineage and so much more.

How possible is it to grow your own wedding flowers? David Maxwell and his guests help a listener who’s due to tie the knot in August. Also on the programme, 250 families in Derry and Strabane embark on a journey toward self-sustainability – so just how easy is it to live the ‘Good’ life? Klaus Laitenberger is on hand with advice on what to start now when it comes to organic veg and Amy Kelly has her top picks on long cropping plants including wild strawberries, perpetual spinach and hanging baskets of cherry tomatoes. David and his expert guests Cherry Townsend and Averil Milligan will also take on listeners questions including how to save an old apple tree and repair another damaged by wind. You can email the programme with questions at anytime on gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk or call live on the usual numbers.

Journalist Niamh Campbell chats with Emer Maguire, the award-winning Strabane-born science communicator, presenter, TEDx speaker, event MC and musical comedian who recently gave up her job as a speech and language therapist to pursue all of these creative avenues full-time. Emer discusses how she got to where she is today, her passion for science, tech and communicating, and shares some advice for others hoping to take action in following their dreams full-time.

Northern Ireland are currently administering on average five times more vaccines than here per day. Figures released by the Department of Health in the North today show that they’ve now administered a total of 381,894 vaccines; 353,757 first doses and 28,137 second doses. While here the HSE say 243,353 vaccines have been administered up until February 8th here. On Monday this week 2,866 vaccines were administered across the whole of the Republic of Ireland. On the same day, 14,254 vaccines were administered in Northern Ireland. Our reporter Barry Whyte has been to the border area of Lifford and Strabane to see the disparity in the vaccine rollout between the North and South.....

I finally get semi professional drinker and fully qualified Strabane person Sean O'Neill on the ups and downs of drinking for free, home brewing and the beer and bugs taste pairing we filmed a few months ago. Check out Seans content at Canacrosstheworld.com

Insíonn Gearóidín Ní Thaibhís ó CLG Uladh dúinn faoi cheardlanna éagsúlachta agus rannpháirtíochta atá á chur ar fáil ar líne, labhraíonn Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh ó Chonradh na Gaeilge faoin mhaoiniú éigeandála atá fógraithe do ghrúpaí Gaeilge le cuidiú leo dul i ngleic le himpleachtaí COVID 19, cluinimid faoi thionscnamh ealaíne amháin ar an Srath Bán a fuair maoiniú ó Children in Need agus insítear dúinn faoi shaol na hollscoile in aimsir Covid-19. Gearóidín Ní Thaibhís on Ulster GAA workshops, Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh on emergency funding for Irish language groups, a Children in Need funded Strabane arts' project and what it's like being a student in a time of pandemic.

Cases of Covid-19 are continuing to rise in the border areas of Lifford and Strabane. The Lifford-Stranorlar electoral area in Co Donegal has by far the highest incidence rate in the country with over 600 cases per 100,000 people there. While the Derry and Strabane Council area across the border in the North now has the highest incidence rate in the UK. There has been 87 cases in the Lifford area alone recorded in three weeks, while there was over 500 cases in the Derry/Strabane council area over the weekend. Our reporter Barry Whyte is originally from the Lifford/Strabane area and he has been finding out why cases are so high there....  

Dr Nicola Duffy, Derry GP, discusses the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the county as further restrictions are imposed.

Why has the Executive not locked down Derry and Strabane? Their infection rates are through the roof, compared to Northern Ireland as a whole. Stephen spoke to SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, DUP MLA for Foyle Gary Middleton, Dr Chris Smith, a consultant medical virologist and the host of the Naked Scientist podcast and Professor Deirdre Heenan.

iIrish: Songs, Stories & Shenanigans, Podcast13: And all at once Summer collapsed into Fall,” - Oscar Wilde   When you want to know, where to go, what to do, to be seen, to make a difference, you come here, to iIrish: the Truth & the Pulse of the Irish   On Wednesday, the October print of the OhioIANews will be available at 400 locations in and around Ohio, and the Interactive issue will also be online, with music and dance and friends and fun, plus November Save the Date events.   Just for a minute, we’re going to move From the Present to the Past: Let’s take a look at On This Day in Irish History: 1 October 1761 - The first major outbreak of violence by the “Whiteboys” begins in Tipperary and spreads through Munster and West Leinster.   3 October 1971 - Sean O’Riada (40), composer, notably of the music for the historical documentary Mise Eire (misha airah) I am Ireland (1959) and arranger for The Chieftains, dies. 5 October 1911 - Brian O’Nolan, alias Flann O’Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, nah g ah po leen (Myles of the Small or little Horses) wit, novelist and Irish Times columnist, is born in Strabane, Co. Tyrone.   6 October 1891 - Death of Charles Stewart Parnell, champion of tenant’s rights and co-founder of the Land League.   Moving to the present: What’s the News, What’s the News? What’s the top news we have to talk about today:   John Myers wrote a nice piece on things going on in our community from Lake Erie to Irish Eire, called Donnybrook The Supremes Two strong Irish names will be on the ballot for The Ohio Supreme Court this November, John P. O’Donnell and Sharon Kennedy. Kennedy hails from Butler County and attended Northwest High School and the University of Cincinnati. O’Donnell is from Cuyahoga County and attended St. Joseph High School and Miami University. O’Donnell ‘s Irish roots are from County Mayo whose family tree includes Ohioans Fr. Jim O’Donnell and Sr. Ignatia Gavin, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Whitehouse 2020 “Northeast Pennsylvania will be written on my heart. But Ireland will be written on my soul,” said Joe Biden on one of his visits to the Emerald Isle. The Veep’s great grandfather was born in Ballina, County Mayo (The sister city to Scranton, Pa) and his Ma, Katie Finnegan’s family is from County Louth. While the 2020 race will be a true “Donnybrook” with the outcome likely razor close, we do know that come January, either Trump or Biden will be living in a house designed and built by an Irishman, James Hoban, a native of Dublin. Erin Go Braugh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the previous episode of the podcast Jeannette talked about being a successful woman in business and today she is joined by one of aviation’s leading businesswomen, Chris Browne OBE, former Chief Operating Officer of Easyjet and Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airlines.. Chris was awarded an OBE for her services to aviation in 2013. Together they discuss the importance of strong female role models in young girls’ lives to allow them to reach their full potential, leadership skills and how growing up through the troubles in Northern Ireland shaped Chris to become the woman she is today.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Once you have been through huge challenges and faced difficult decision making in your career, you certainly know how to tackle those problems again - you don’t hesitate twice and you know the levers that you have to pull. Automatically for women, so many career paths are just closed off because women themselves are not even considering following these routes. It is important that kids, particularly young girls have strong role models, and we are able to open kids' eyes to what’s out there and that they can do anything they want. This is especially true for children from underprivileged backgrounds that may not have the same opportunities as others. Any strong leader worth their salt will know when you have to dive into the detail and when you have to step back. You need to learn not to be afraid to hire people that are better than yourself. It’s also key to have the good grace to let them get on with their job, not interfere and know when it is necessary to step in. It is always appreciated when you are able to work for companies where you are able to be yourself. It is really important to be authentic and not forget your roots and where you came from. Leadership is about looking behind and who is following you instead of looking above. It is important to ignore the self-doubt that you may have, you may look back on your time and regret how much you listened to it. Get on with the opportunity you have been given and trust in yourself. If there's one thing that tough circumstances can teach you it is to never give up, always fight for what is right. That has to be a rule in life itself and it is a tremendous feeling of what you should and shouldn’t do and having that element of moral justice. Because, when you do experience tough circumstances first hand it leaves a lasting impression on you.   BEST MOMENTS “The very first thing I remember being said to me as I walked into the reception at 8 o’clock on a Monday morning, quite nervous and a guy said to the receptionist ‘oh my word have you heard, they’re sending a woman to run the airline, what will they think of next.” “Deep down inside I was terrified. I thought, is this me? Am I finished career-wise?” “Don’t tell me I can't do something because that really riles me, and I’ll just do the opposite and try and prove you wrong.”   ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette is an experienced and highly regarded  senior executive, property investor and board advisor with over 25 years global professional experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality and property sectors. Jeannette’s passion for diversity and inclusion in the workplace has been with her throughout her career and as a strong advocate for personal development and transformation Jeannette now supports other businesses and individuals to achieve their full potential. Having diversified her career by stepping into property investing with partner Chris, their combined knowledge and drive has seen their businesses flourish and plans to expand their portfolio are opening up opportunities for others to invest with them.   ABOUT THE GUEST: Chris Browne OBE former Chief Operating Officer of Easyjet and Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airlines, has achieved a number of significant ‘firsts’ throughout her career. She started her career in 1984 at Marsans Travel, a Spanish holiday company. In 1986 she joined Iberia Airlines, rising to become General Manager for the UK and Ireland by 1991. She joined Carlson Worldchoice in 1996 and moved on to First Choice in 1999, where she became head of Air2000, the group’s airline.Chris became Managing Director of First Choice Airways in Manchester from 2002-2007 when she led the merger of First Choice and Thomson to create Britain’s third-largest airline, Thomson Airways — an achievement she managed in just nine months. Since then, she has held the post of Managing Director for Thomson Airways and Chief Operating Officer of TUI Airlines responsible for a cost base of €3.5bn, €4.1bn revenue and 25million passengers.At Easyjet where Chris was Chief Operating Officer she had responsibility for an operational cost base of £4bn and a team of 10,000 people. In 2011, the University of Ulster awarded Chris the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) for management leadership. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 for her huge contribution to the aviation sector.   VALUABLE RESOURCES: https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q   CONTACT INFO: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Seán and Stu chat with Ruairi Woods (Comedian and host of the WoodsTalk Podcast) over Skype. The lads ramble about post-lockdown pub visits, socially distanced comedy shows, Strabane, questions from the listeners and breaking up with a beer subscription service via electronic letter. The beers this week were cans of Asahi, Guinness and Dark Skies Stout by Drygate Brewing.

Alison Clarke is the founder of ACA Models: Northern Ireland's longest-running modelling and promotion agency.   After growing up on a farm in County Tyrone, Alison gave up her University offers to study Maths and instead took a job with Ulster Bank.   Alongside working full-time at the Waring Street Bank (now The Merchant Hotel) she entered and won Miss Northern Ireland in 1982 and was a runner-up in the Miss UK competition.    Ultimately, this experience was the catalyst that led to working in PR & Marketing for eight years before opening up her own agency in 1990.   Alison has been her own boss ever since.   In today's episode we talk about: Life in Strabane as a child What working in a bank was like before computers How it takes time to build a business Why Miss NI is important for Northern Ireland And the greatest challenges/successes she's experienced along the way   Enjoy!   // To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Alison (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/alison-clarke-aca-models   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt         

This week I catch up with my favourite Strabanaimal, comedian Ruairi Woods to talk fighting in Lidl, our lack of culture and Frubes*Rate & ReviewShow Notes:Join Patreon for exclusive content: https://patreon.com/tomomahonybuckshotMerch Shop:https://teepublic.com/user/tomomahony

Emer Maguire is a multi-talented comedic, musical, public-speaking, broadcasting, science communicating legend from Strabane, Northern Ireland.   She's given multiple TEDx Talks, won countless awards for her work in radio and has just come back from a sell-out run at the Edinborough Fringe festival.   Oh yeah, and she's also a fully qualified speech therapist #sidehustle   In today's episode we talk all about: How she overcame her fear of public speaking Why she grew to love science later in life The business-side of creativity And her favourite joke (omg plz listen to this bit)   Our conversation with Emer is super-fun and light-hearted yet jam-packed full of entrepreneurial wisdom.   (And plenty of Strabane-infused craic along the way).   Enjoy!   // To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Lyn (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/emer-maguire-comedian   Best Of Belfast is Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast. We've shared 100+ hour-long conversations with incredible people from Northern Ireland.   To find out more, or join 'The Producers Club' please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/   Cheers!   — Matt 

Sportswear manufacturer O’Neills announced drastic measures in the face of the Coronavirus outbreak, as they’ve had to lay-off 750 of their staff at their factory. They are the largest employer in Strabane in Co. Tyrone and I’m joined by Managing Director of O’Neill’s Kieran Kennedy.

Let’s walk to the edge of the world on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast… Well, I say walk there... But since the world is round. You can’t ACTUALLY walk there. Stringer's Ridge, Neil Anderson, An Lar, Samantha Gillogly/Tim Maurice, The Flailing Shilaleighs, Avourneen, Kyle Gryphon, The Rowan Tree, Eamonn Flynn, The Irish Rovers, Brave the Sea, The Gartloney Rats, Jiggy, Jim Sharkey I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, buy the albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow the artists on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, you will get a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Plus, you'll get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free, just for signing up today. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2020 episode.  Vote Now! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:04 - "Bus Stop Reel/Greasy Coat" by Stringer's Ridge from Handmade 4:07 - WELCOME 4:57 - "Flastone Reels" by Neil Anderson from Rathkeltair & Friends CPR 8:25 - "Wreckers" by An Lar from Deception 12:12 - "The Beauties Of Autumn/The Road To Lisdoonvarna/Morrison's Jig" by Samantha Gillogly/Tim Maurice from Celtic Chamber Music 18:10 - "I Only Drink Upon The Days That End In D-A-Y" by The Flailing Shilaleighs from Yours to Discover 21:23 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 23:57 - "Banks of the Liffey" by Avourneen from Sparrow 26:33 - "Trout Lure" by Kyle Gryphon from Isolation 30:05 - "Am I Born to Die" by The Rowan Tree from Kolar's Gold 35:04 - "Bruach na Carraige Báine - Falling Off The Edge Of The World" by Eamonn Flynn from Black Coddle 39:39 - CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 41:22 - "Brady of Strabane" by The Irish Rovers from The Unicorn, The Continuing Story 43:44 - "Lost at Sea" by Brave the Sea from A Pirate's Life 47:02 - "The Landlord's Walk" by The Gartloney Rats from Some Drunken Nights (Irish Music Buried Treasures) 51:24 - "Road to Errogie" by Jiggy from Hypernova 56:13 - CLOSING 57:12 - "My Home in Roscommon" by Jim Sharkey from A Lovely Day The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.   CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. The 2020 Celtic Tree of Life T-Shirts are now on sale in our store. Head on over and wear your support for the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. I want to thank our newest Patrons: Jacob, MUSIC IN 2FLAVORS, Ed H., Olivia R, Kelen P, Rachel L, Samantha M, Steve B, Jackson A, Roger B, Todd G You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com.   I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Jordan Reeder emailed photos: "Hey Celt father, just saying how much this podcast makes my day! I love hearing all the great music! I am often high up on ladders painting houses while listening but today I am working on remodeling my living room! Keep those tunes rolling! Thanks again for what you do!"   Wesley Combs emailed: "Working my way through one of my final Fridays at my corporate desk job before moving back to the mountains of Southwest Virginia and returning to the family business. I just found the podcast this week and I am really enjoying it! I’ve been diving into Celtic music after Ancestry.com helped me track my heritage back to Scotland in the 1700s. The Southwest Virginia region was a popular place for Scots-Irish to settle because it reminded them of home. In fact my home town is named “Dublin”. Thanks!" Tom Cochran emailed a photo: "Hi Mark, Listening to show #442 while printing invitations to our upcoming Burns Night Dinner. We have hosted this in our community for 15 years now and it has grown from 10 people in our living room to 50 or so in a local hall. We invite friends, some whom are musicians or actors to participate by reciting Robert Burns poetry or singing songs. Some sing other Scottish or Irish songs or present their own songs poetry. It’s also a pot luck with lot’s of great food ( I provide the haggis.) and drink. There’s dancing and laughing and a wonderful sense of community. I know Burns Nights come in various forms from very serious to very silly but I recommend that everyone should experience one. They usually happen around his birthday, January 25 and they happen around the world so you can usually find one nearby. On a different topic, you read a letter on the show by a lady who attended a Highland Games. She was asking what the event was where the hay stuffed bag was thrown with the pitch fork. It’s called the Sheath Toss. Thanks again for all you do to promote Celtic culture."

Derry City and Strabane District Council has become the first to back a menopause policy, designed to reduce related absenteeism and offer support to manage symptoms at work. Frank got the opinion of journalist Amanda Ferguson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Music in Strabane; Donegal fiddle playing; life before Riverdance; Trinity College and Dublin; homesickness and music. Thanks for this great chat Tracey. Also thanks to Gerry McKeague for the lovely accompaniment. In this episode Tracy plays: The Boys of Blue Hill, The Home Ruler John Doherty's or Petticoat Loop Gráinne's Jig The Tax Max Mazurkas The Cobbler's Daughter Enjoy! Darren & Dom ... If you liked this episode and think you got some worth from it, then please pledge $2 over at www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims. Of course, you don't have to become a patron to listen, but we guarantee you'll enjoy each episode more because you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're a deadset legend. If you can't afford to pledge on Patreon, and we totally understand if you can't, all is not lost. You can still support the show by sharing it on your socials, posting about it in your favourite forums or simply by telling your mates about it down the pub. www.patreon.com/blarneypilgrims www.blarneypilgrims.com www.facebook.com/BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast @BlarneyPilgrimsPodcast

I want your feedback. What are you doing while listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast? This week, I'm gonna share a bunch of feedback from the past couple o'years. Poisoned Dwarf, Seldom Sober, Songs For Ceilidh, Mitchell & Vincent, Ciunas, Kennedy's Kitchen, Alasdair Fraser & Tony McManus, Kellswater Bridge, Captain John Stout, The Jig Is Up! from First Steps, Brobdingnagian Bards, Dylan Walshe, Sylvia Woods, The Jackdaws, Claire Roche, Black Market Haggis, Crepuscule, The Round Table, Tartanic, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Moch Pryderi, Teton Skye, Alexander James Adams, Molly's Revenge, Celtic Woman, O'hanleigh, Ciana, Vintage Wildflower, Katherine Nagy, Bellow Bridge, Jil Chambless I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is dedicated to growing our community and helping the incredible artists who so generously share their music. If you find music you love, buy their albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow them on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, I'll send you a few cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Plus, you'll get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free, just for signing up today. Thank you again for being a Celt of Kindness. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:05 - "Bolt The Door" by Poisoned Dwarf from Bolt The Door 5:58 - WELCOME 7:25 - "The Ferryman / Mason's Apron" by Seldom Sober from Six Months of Confession 11:24 - "Rothsea-0" by Songs For Ceilidh from Falling Forward 14:36 - Alexis Fickes emailed: "Hey Marc, I am Alexis and I just wanted to tell you that I love the podcast, especially #426. I listen to the podcast on the bus and while I paint. Absolutely amazing. I love that there’s someone who appreciates the artists and music like this. Keep doing you!!" Simon Dillon emailed a photo: "Hello Marc. Although over month ago, this photo shows me driving back from Canberra to my home town Bendigo (700km) while listening to your podcast.   Myself and my friend, and fellow musician, Keven McCarthy had just spent the Easter long weekend at the Australian National Folk Festival presenting “Songs From The Australian Tradition” session on each day of the festival.  Australia has many traditional songs. Many of these songs use traditional Irish melodies or are even parodies of traditional Irish songs. The Nation Folk Festival was one of 3 festivals the Kevin and I attended in South Eastern Australia over 17 days around Easter.  We started at the Lake Cullulleraine Music Festival, then the National Folk Festival and ended up at the Koroit Irish Festival. By the time I arrived back home, we had covered 2800 km and listened to many Irish and Celtic Music Podcasts, the quintessential road trip podcast. Keep up the great work. 16:13 - "Seven Stars, The Sloe" by Mitchell & Vincent from The Preservation of Fire 19:18 - "Celtic Tiger" by Ciunas from High Time 22:59 - Ruben Lopez emailed a photo: "I heard the podcast #393, and was drawing. Here's the drawing. Have a good one." Alexander Randall 5th emailed a photo: "Hey Marc: I put your sticker on my car... I should put one on the boat, but only fish and mermaids would see it..." Conor Coll emailed: "Hey Marc, Just replying to let you know I received the music you sent and I am currently listening to them, still trying to decide between my favourite! As an Irish man I have been hearing Celtic music all my life and it takes me back to a lovely atmosphere when I listen to these tracks. Recently, I have been following a band which I had done a little camera work with in the past, The Ronan Gallagher Band. They are very talented and are from the region I come from, so I am a big fan of their music. They are what inspired me to look for more traditional music which lead me to this newsletter." Submit music to the podcast at 4celts.com. 25:00 - "Eoin O'neill Has Gone To Clare" by Kennedy's Kitchen from The Whiskey of Truth 30:25 - "Lady Louisa Gordon's Strathspey / The Highlands of Banffshire / The Merrymaking" by Alasdair Fraser & Tony McManus from Return to Kintail 34:50 - Marshall Blosser emailed: "Greetings Celtfather, I've been listening to your podcast for well over a decade.  We've circled around nearby cities, but never met. You moved to New Orleans just as I moved from there to the Mississippi gulf coast. And now you are in my old stomping grounds of Atlanta. My family is moving from the Mississippi gulf coast to the eastern most  city in North America (St John's NL) so my wife can get her PhD in analytical chemistry. (I know you understand about moving to support your wife) We will be driving there mid December (all 54 hours of it).  Apart from episode 421 the long drive - that's an understatement - we would like to have a few  CDs to pass the time on the road. I know there is a large Celtic music scene up there. Do you know of any St John's or Newfoundland Celtic artists that we could buy to support and listen to on the way there? Thanks muchly, P.S. I am an aspiring writer and your podcasts have inspired several stories (now if I could just get published) Txs again. Keep the Celtic light burning, in all its colors" Marshall Blosser emailed: "Marc, I have enjoyed your podcast for over 12 years. The variety of music you bring to this show never fails to inspire and amaze me. The fact that you follow the roots of the music and the tendrils of its influence show just how connected the world is and how music is one of those things that can unite everyone. You understand and respect that musically there is no one Celtic musical voice. But rather that it is a rich and varied chorus of voices that make up that sound. I applaud the fact that you are seeking musicians and tunes for a Celtic LGBTQIA+ Pride special next year. The fact that you stand for the diversity that makes this music so touching and valuable is wonderful and so needed everywhere. Peace and may you never lose your laughter, your joy or your autoharp Marshall Blosser" 38:08 - "Keys to the Castle" by Kellswater Bridge from The Proof Is in the Pudding 42:32 - "Hail to the Autumn" by Captain John Stout from Love Abides 46:35 - James Cope emailed: "Hi Marc,Your ebook is a wonderful gift, thank you. I see the changes in the music business, some beneficial, some not so much. Your ideas and knowledge help me as a long time, and older generation musician “unpaid Professional” (mostly) to find where I can land and have the best impact on the art form. Being upbeat in these changing times is a choice and you are an inspiration. As a friend of mine once said, “Damn! Jim you have made something from nothing!” So…. Damn Marc!! you have made something from nothing. Thanks again." Melinda emailed: "Marc, I have subscribed to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast - I am still listening to shows from years ago, which was where you played the Joss song, and the "Don't Drink with Hobbits" song, which I LOVE!  Shared it with my son who just cracked up with me. We are in El Paso - as far West as you can get!  Have not been to any of the festivals in Texas, but go to Phoenix each year to enjoy the Ren Fest there.  Have been to the Ren Fest in Bonner Springs, KS, in MD (think they shut that one down, but it was huge and wonderful!), and AZ.  Actually, I am still listening to your podcasts when you still lived in Austin, so didn't know that's not where you lived now :) Would love to see you live.  Will have to make sure to listen to the more up to date podcasts to get your latest events - or check your website. Keep up the great work! Slan Agat! 49:33 - "There's Worse Then That Around - Polka Niall - John Walsh" by The Jig Is Up! from First Steps 55:33 - "The Prettiest Hobbit" by Brobdingnagian Bards from I Will Not Sing Along 55:54 - Todd Thorne emailed photos: "Hello Mark, From the attached few pictures, I’ll bet you can instantly figure out where I took the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast this past month. For ages my wife and I aspired to visit Australia and New Zealand. Being two unabashed geeks, we could not make a trip Down Under without dropping in for a tour of Hobbiton. What an amazing day it was conjuring up the feeling that, at any moment, Sam, Frodo or Bilbo might emerge to challenge all of us interlopers in The Shire. While that particular encounter didn’t happen, I did get to talk up the podcast to fellow tourists plus our guide in response to their questions regarding my catchy and quite fetching t-shirt. Hopefully, you’ll pick up a few new worldly fans as a result. I’ve been a devoted listener to the podcast for many years and credit multiple episodes for enriching and expanding my collection of Celtic music. At last count, some 15 artists have joined my growing mix, which all came about only because you featured them in an episode after they submitted their hopes, ambitions and livelihood for consideration. Thanks to you and all the incredible indie Celtic artists for providing us a way to connect and support what we love. In closing, here’s an idea to ponder. What about a future Celtic Invasion Vacation to New Zealand? After all, Dunedin in the South Island has a mighty strong Scottish heritage and the Celtic spirit is alive and well I hear. Not to mention Hobbiton beckoning away on the North Island. A bit ambitious perhaps but it would be up there in the Trip of a Lifetime category, which I can definitely vouch for. My best to you, your family and all the fans in the 2019 new year. Sláinte! More about A Long Expected Party, next one is in 2020 58:38 - "Cut It Down" by Dylan Walshe from All Manner of Ways 1:02:56 - "Metamorphosis" by Sylvia Woods from The Harp of Brandiswhiere 1:05:37 - Margaret Zavala emailed: "Mark I just want to say thank you for the podcast that you put on. When I travel the world I can still listen to my celtic music. A few shows back, you featured Bangers and mash. well they’re playing near my hometown. in fact playing for two weeks just a five minute drive from my house. thank you for keeping me a contact such wonderful bands" Rachel Bryant emailed: "Marc, Just dropping you a line to say how much I'm enjoying all your podcasts!! This time of year, I especially appreciate holiday music that is different (and better) than what I'm forced to hear in public. Today, I am cleaning the house ahead of company, and enjoying the music and a very thematic beer, pic attached. I wish I could mail you some... maybe it's available in your area? I highly recommend this beer. I try to wear my podcast shirt so I can spread the word! I made a new group of friends that way just a week ago, and we swapped stories of our favorite music venues and Irish/Celtic festivals. Happy Holidays to you and your family!" Subscribe to Celtic Christmas Podcast. It starts back up in November! 1:07:14 - "Erin's Revenge" by The Jackdaws from Colors 1:10:59 - "My Mother" by Claire Roche from From Then Until the Here and Now 1:14:58 - Darius emailed photos: "Hello Marc, I came across your wonderful podcast recently & subscribed! Regarding voting, although all your featured musicians are wonderful, when asked to vote for a specific episode's featured musician, perhaps asking to vote for that particular/featured song would be more appropriate? By that I mean, I have gone back & searched the bands featured but found 2 or 3 songs as my personal favourites. Absolutely no offence to the great bands but I wouldn't go as far as voting them as my favourite bands, rather songs :) Also, what do you think about either as the final episode of the year or the first episode of the year, featuring the top rated songs of the year, voted by the listeners? Anyway thank you again and I promise to become a paid subscriber once I have some income. Currently in the process of starting a sustainable, holistic, self sufficient & off-grid Ecovillage in Canada. More on that if you are interested. Namaste" Vote in the Celtic Top 20. Begum Unveroglu emailed a photo: "Hello there! I am listening to Scarborough fair episode on a train trip from Ankara to Istanbul. I am loving your show! By chance, I had opportunity to hear my favorite American Irish Music group the Gothard Sisters!!! Much love" 1:17:26 - "4 Concertina Reel Set" by Black Market Haggis from Better Than It Sounds 1:20:14 - "Rob Roy MacGregor" by Crepuscule from Hap and Rowe 1:23:15 - Dan Kulhanek emailed: "Marc,I was able to receive the downloads. Thank you so much!  I use them on my running playlist. I have your podcast to thank for where I am today. My wife’s family is Scottish and Irish. I am of German heritage. After attending several St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with them, I really started to listen to the music. I stumbled upon your podcast shortly thereafter. I was a casual listener for a number of years. After the economic collapse of 2008, I found myself without a job. I went back to school to become a nurse and found that I needed to learn how to speed read in order to keep up with the assignments. I used the jigs and reels in your podcast to help keep me on tempo and keep my speed up. Fast forward several years later.... My daughter wanted to take dance lessons. My mother in law told her that if we enrolled her in Irish or Highland Dance she would pay for lessons. My daughter settled on Highland Dance and we found a group that offered lessons. It was a pipe and drum band with a dance troop. They also offered bagpipe lessons for free. After listening to your podcast for several years, my love for the music had grown so much that I jumped on the opportunity to learn the bagpipes. I now have become an active member of the band, performing for gigs and the competition team, but I also have branched out on my own as a solo piper. I look forward to your podcast every week. Please keep up the great work and we’ll keep listening!” 1:25:14 - "Love Is Ever the Strongest Spell" by The Round Table from Tales from the Turning Leaf 1:29:44 - "Jiggy Biddy's Slur Horn" by Tartanic from Uncharted 1:32:46 - Gerry Corr emailed a video: "Marc, Had a great evening listening to your Podcasts…….sitting on the deck on a cool, late summer evening enjoying sweet Uisce Beatha" GERRY CORR VIDEO Mike Coombs emailed a photo: "Dear Marc, I really love your podcasts! Thank you so much for introducing me to loads of superb bands and singers that otherwise I wouldn’t have heard. I listen mostly in my car. I’m a peripatetic guitar/bass/banjo teacher in the UK. I also play in a barn dance band and compose mostly acoustic guitar based instrumental music. I hope to be recording my first solo album with a couple of Celtic style tracks in the next few months." 1:34:05 - "Pride of Newfoundland" by The Celtic Kitchen Party from Sociable 1:37:42 - "Welsh Medley" by Moch Pryderi from Jig Moch 1:41:39 - André Paz emailed: "Hey Marc Gunn! I'm a brasilian biologist, musician and flute player. I love your Podcasts, and I always listen to you, mainly while working/studying. I've started with the Celtic music because of a brasilian band called Tuatha de Danann. I'd like to indicate them for you. I just listened to the "Summer Road Trip #361", and I heard a Brasilian band, Braia! They have almost the same musicians of the band I mentioned. Here follows some other names I remembered, mainly with flute or Whistles on their songs: Kernunna (BR), Tuatha de Danann (BR) , Braia (BR) , Flook, Luar na Lubre, MuteFish, Thanks for your very nice mood, always, and for  your inspiration! Enjoy the summer there! Hugs from Brasil" 1:43:04 - "I'll Neither Spin Nor Weave" by Teton Skye from Teton Skye 1:45:55 - "Harvest Season - Second Cutting" by Alexander James Adams from Harvest Season - Second Cutting 1:48:47 - Erika Burkhardt tweeted: "Thanks for episode #371 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Putting it to good use this morning planning lessons at the park." Sasha, the Travelin' Quaker emailed a photo: "Hi Marc, I saved up several episodes of the show for us to listen to as we hiked part of the Barrow Way on our trip to Ireland (we are still here). It has been great catching live music and recognizing many of the songs I have heard on the show. Thanks again for an amazing show!" 1:49:30 - "Emmet's Hedgehog" by Molly's Revenge With Moira Smiley from The Western Shore 1:54:10 - "Ae Fond Kiss" by Celtic Woman from Ancient Land Deluxe 1:58:03 - Bonfilio Acencio emailed: "Hi Marc. I have been loving the podcast for like 3 years. I work outside landscaping so the music fits the surroundings, although Tennessee hills are not as great as Ireland it will do. But right now I have the great luck to go back and pick some of my favorite episodes, my girlfriend and I are going to the beach and I get to DJ the road trip (well really you do) Give my love to the family and ill let you know how the trip go's. Keep up the amazing work." Annie Moisan emailed: "Allo Marc, I am from Québec, Canada. I am french so sorry for my english!!! Just for tell you that I love your podcast. I listen it during I'm working (I'm a IT programmer at home). We love Irish music. My husband and I have a duo and we play Irish music not professionnaly but we did a "home CD" two years ago and went to Ireland 4 times now. We like to sing Irish songs in French, English and Irish. We do little show with the projection of our photos of Ireland during we are playing for transmit our love of this country. I specially like harmony voices like The Selkie Girls, Lumiere, Sora, High Kings, Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer. But also Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Caladh Nua, Barrule. Thanks a lot to promote Irish music. We discovered on your podcast many signers and groups that we love. Still continue! With great regards! Annie" 2:00:10 - "Town of Strabane" by O'hanleigh from Of Irish Crossings Told 2:04:19 - "Tom McElvogue's / The Monaghan Twig / Woman of the House" by Ciana from Loneliest Road 2:07:40 - Daniel L emailed photos: "Hey mark! I love the podcast, thanks for being such a dedicated collector and distributer of Celtic music. I listen through Mixcloud, and love to dig into old episodes daily. My father was a piper and flute player. your podcast is a great way to keep the traditional music I was raised on, in my life. Here's a pic of me at work (I'm on the left side of the left rig) we rig suspended scaffolding and then paint beautiful signs and advertisements. This one is for Gucci in downtown manhattan. If you zoom I've got my headphones in, listening to your podcast of course! An (almost) finished picture. And one more of our truck once we packed it all up. Keep doing your thing! Much love from nyc" 2:08:37 - "Sweet Bride" by Vintage Wildflowers from Lovely Madness 2:12:27 - "Gypsy Lady" by Katherine Nagy from Single 2:15:35 - "An Buachillin Ban" by Bellow Bridge from Cautionary Tales 2:19:28 - Jay Martin emailed from San Francisco: "Marc, All right, I Spotified. The first song I heard was "Last Gift" by Marys Lane. That song answers a question from Michael Truman Kavanaugh in show 376. How did that happen? Thanks for the music." Listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Playlist on Spotify 2:21:46 - "When First I Came to Caledonia" by Jil Chambless from The Ladies Go Dancing The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.   CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. I want to ask you to support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. New to the show? Listen for free Each episode list the showing times for each song played on the show. This makes it easy for you to skip around or find an artist you love Vote for each of your favorite artist in each episode of the show Tell a friend Listen to the next episode of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast every week TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com! VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 With the new year comes a new votes in the Celtic Top 20. This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. Just list the show number, and the name of as many bands in the episode as you like. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2019 episode.  Vote Now! THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week and has done so since 2014. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. Plus, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. We are super close to getting a two-hour instrumental special. I want to thank our Patrons of the Podcast: You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast at http://patreon.com/celticpodcast.   I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com     #irishmusic #celticmusic #irishcelticmusic

War Brief: In Northern Ireland, a Man was arrested after a bomb was found in Strabane and more

This episode the chaps discuss Strabane, The Trouble with The Troubles, Area 51 raids and some mad woman asks everyone in the park to scream with her. cansacrosstheworld.com

Patrick Hamilton Walsh is currently the Head of Nordics at the NASDAQ listed PropTech company Zutec. He grew up during the 1980s in a small town of northern Ireland called Strabane, which during this period can be described as a war zone. These conditions lead him to as a young boy set what seemed to many as unobtainable goals of getting out.30 years later, he has now traveled the world (130+ countries) and written a book about it. Here is a podcast version of that book, touching on the topics of taking responsibility, goal setting, perspective gained from around the globe, the importance of communication, future skills, and more.Don't forget to subscribe and visit www.learnability.online for additional material. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More giggles & belly laughs in the third (& final) podcast from our 2018 comedy night: Malachí O’Doherty who is a bit indoor-sy; Paul Hutchinson who knows what evacuation really means; Eliza MacCafferty & her Gaeltacht love plus Emer Maguire who has come a long way from Strabane. Padraig & Paul are your hosts.

More giggles & belly laughs in the third (& final) podcast from our 2018 comedy night: Malachí O’Doherty who is a bit indoor-sy; Paul Hutchinson who knows what evacuation really means; Eliza MacCafferty & her Gaeltacht love plus Emer Maguire who has come a long way from Strabane. Padraig & Paul are your hosts.

By far the most civil podcast guests I've had yet. A great talk about music and all things PC. Thank god Irish Joe's only coming back next week! Music by Darren Doherty and The Logues! Micky Ferry (Radio show host you can listen to live) [http://www.drive105.co.uk/the-drive105-team?lightbox=dataItem-iiqjbvo2](http://www.drive105.co.uk/the-drive105-team?lightbox=dataItem-iiqjbvo2) Christopher Henry (Runs Dicey Rileys of Strabane) [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009455241782](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009455241782) Music: Darren Doherty - Dye Your Heart [https://open.spotify.com/track/62aUc6GrcF7By7HRY1lFHJ?si=kjibrFUiQk-oGYHPwrsDuA](https://open.spotify.com/track/62aUc6GrcF7By7HRY1lFHJ?si=kjibrFUiQk-oGYHPwrsDuA) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWqRM59tl6g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWqRM59tl6g) The Logues - Price of a Pint [https://open.spotify.com/track/1VWLP8KN878e07qjrEPnmW?si=njs22cJTQkyLCG3Xdlxg_g](https://open.spotify.com/track/1VWLP8KN878e07qjrEPnmW?si=njs22cJTQkyLCG3Xdlxg_g) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQpRi2zlFU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQpRi2zlFU)

A 17-year-old boy is charged after a 38-year-old woman is attacked with a cordless drill in Strabane. Read more >> https://ift.tt/2wjcNag

On this weeks episode I talk about my Top 10 Films, The Disaster Artist, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri,Gerald's Game, my trip to Dublin,old people on the bus, the 2018 Oscar Nominations, my favourite university memory and a video I found of Fazer from N-Dubz in Strabane. Enjoy!

Episode 3! The continued culchie waffling of comedian Ruairi Woods. This week he talks about upcoming shows, writing and testing material, his sore back, Joe Wicks, Mc Donalds and eating healthy. Featuring a small snippet of 'Bullets' by Strabane rockers Those Ghosts. https://www.facebook.com/ThoseGhosts/

The new version of the second episode. Audio was dodgy at times in the previous episode so decided to re-record, fingers crossed! In this week's episode I talk about Christmas in Strabane/last gigs of 2017/ Oliver Harper's YouTube channel/Top 10 films and albums of the year and speak about my fav local artists. Here's any links you may need after listening :) https://www.youtube.com/user/ollyh82 https://www.facebook.com/darrendohertymusic/ https://www.facebook.com/laurenbirdmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/PartTimePilots/

We hear from Cllr Gary Donnelly who tabled the motion as well as Cllr Hilary McClintock.

Tonight Tania Edwards joins Colin, Tim, Jake and Neil to see the funnier side of the Brexit negotiations, parking fines in Derry and Strabane and life as a millennial.

This week Cherrie takes the Gardeners’ Corner roadshow to Urney, outside Strabane. On the panel Ann Fitzsimons and Jim Bradley.

Anne-Marie McAleese goes in search of pioneering astronomer and solar photographer Annie Maunder.

John MacNaghten (1722–1761) or "Half-Hung MacNaghten" was an Anglo-Irish land owner, gambler and convicted murderer. The more romantic versions of the tale portray MacNaghten's victim Mary Ann as his lover whose marriage was forbidden by her over-bearing father. MacNaghten was born into a landed Anglo-Irish family and attended Raphoe Royal school in County Donegal. In 1740, he inherited his family estate worth £500 a year and that same year entered Trinity College, Dublin. MacNaghten married the sister-in-law of the first earl of Massereene. However, he was quickly enamoured of the extravagant lifestyle of Ascendancy Dublin where he became a popular and colourful character. He developed an addiction to gambling and squandered away a large part of his inheritance, running up substantial gaming debts and by 1750 was threatened with arrest. Following the death of his wife in childbirth, he was appointed to the lucrative post of tax collector for Coleraine but gambled away £800 of the King's money. His estate was sequestered and by 1760 he was penniless. He gained support trying to help overcome his addiction from a childhood friend, Andrew Knox. Knox was a wealthy land-owner and MP for Donegal who lived on an estate at Prehen about 2 miles outside the City of Derry. Mary Ann was Knox's 15 year-old daughter, she was already a substantial heiress having received some £6,000 and would have collected a further legacy if her brother died without issue. MacNaghten and Mary Ann developed a relationship as the former visited Prehen regularly. Nonetheless by 1761 their relationship had run into difficulties. In November 1761, an attempt by MacNaghten and his followers to abduct Mary Ann from a carriage on a family journey to Dublin Parliament and elope with her failed, when he shot and mortally wounded her by mistake. He was taken to Lifford Courthouse in Donegal, where a court found MacNaghten guilty of murder and he was sentenced to execution by hanging. MacNaghten hurled himself from the gallows with such force that the rope broke. He had the sympathy of the crowd who believed this was divine intervention for a man distraught with grief over the death of his love. Despite the belief that MacNaghten could not be hanged a second time, he failed to use the cover of a sympathetic crowd to make good his escape and was hanged successfully at the second attempt, on 16 December 1761. The tale is one which is encased within the Ascendancy of 18th century Ireland. Tradition portrays John MacNaghten as the heroic rogue of Irish folklore who rebelled against the authority of the landowning class and, in challenging them, was seen to have fought against them. His immense loyalty to his servants and followers, especially his manservant John Dunlap who was hanged immediately after MacNaghten, has presented him in the myth as a champion of the under-class. As for the attempted kidnap of Mary Ann, the practice of abduction and marriage was prevalent in 18th century Ireland among young men of social standing but with little property. And, within their society, it was tolerated. The practice was the subject of the 2002 romantic comedy “The Abduction Club” starring Daniel Lapaine and Sophia Myles. McNaughton is buried at Patrick Street graveyard, Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Source: Wikipedia