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Rosemary Smith & Ann Ingle

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of the Roisin Meets podcast, Roisin chats to her mum Ann Ingle and legendary Irish race car driver Rosemary Smith about the latte...

Ziauddin Yousafzai

23 Nov 2018

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For over 20 years, Ziauddin Yousafzai has been fighting for equality - first for Malala, his daughter - and then for girls all over the world. On this...

Niall "Bressie" Breslin

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In his first children's book Niall Breslin has written a story that encompasses a mindfulness technique to help children explore difficult emotions, f...

Cora Staunton, 11-Time GAA All-Star

09 Nov 2018

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Game Changer, Cora Staunton's autobiography, is the first from a female GAA player. In it the Mayo woman documents her sporting journey, from her chil...

Dr Edith Eger, Auschwitz Survivor Recorded at the Safe World Summit)

02 Nov 2018

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Auschwitz survivor Dr Edith Eger came in Ireland for the first time to speak at the international Safe World Summit, hosted by Safe Ireland. The 91-...

James Kavanagh & William Murray

26 Oct 2018

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In five years selling at farmers' markets and hosting dining events, James Kavanagh and William Murray's food business Currabinny has grown a huge fan...

Mary Kennedy, RTÉ Broadcaster & Author

19 Oct 2018

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Róisín talks to one of Ireland's best-loved broadcasters, Mary Kennedy, about her 40 year RTÉ career, getting the Eurovision presenting gig on the ...

Martina Devlin, Journalist & Author

12 Oct 2018

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With her 10th book, Martina Devlin salutes the trailblazing women who drove change in Ireland. 'Truth and Dare' tells the stories of incredible Irish ...

The Importance of Being Aisling: Sarah Breen & Emer McLysaght

05 Oct 2018

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Bestselling authors and best friends, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen, talk to Róisín about The Importance of Being Aisling, googling 'how to write a...

Virgie Tovar: You Have the Right to Remain Fat

28 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Virgie Tovar is an author, activist and a leading expert and lecturer on fat discrimination and body image. She is the founder of Babecamp, an online ...

Su Carty

21 Sep 2018

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On today's show, Róisín meets Su Carty, the first female representative to be appointed to the World Rugby Council. Su talks about her late start an...

Live: Caitlin Moran

14 Sep 2018

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Caitlin Moran talks to Róisín Ingle about her razor-sharp new novel How To Be Famous, which tracks one young woman’s riotous journey through a wor...

David Gillick, Athlete & Author

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After David Gillick's career in athletics came to an end, he entered a dark period of his life and contemplated suicide. His new book Back on Track sh...

Wicked Women, Amy Ross & Helen Woolf

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stars of the musical Wicked, currently running at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin, Amy Ross and Helen Woolf chat to Róisín Ingle about the r...

Music Month: Dowry, aka Éna Brennan

27 Aug 2018

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It's the final installment of the 2018 edition of Music Month on Róisín Meets. This week it's Éna Brennan, or Dowry as she goes by on stage. Brusse...

Music Month: Mongoose

17 Aug 2018

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Mongoose are this week's Music Month guests, a band of four women who combine exquisite vocal harmonies with great instrument-playing and songwriting....

Music Month: Pillow Queens

10 Aug 2018

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The 2018 edition of Music Month continues this week with Pillow Queens, a four-piece who came together in the autumn of 2016 on a basketball court in ...

Music Month: Saint Sister

03 Aug 2018

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In the first installment of the 2018 edition of Music Month, Róisín sits down with Morgan MacIntyre & Gemma Doherty, better known as Saint Sister. T...

Philly McMahon, Playwright

27 Jul 2018

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Playwright Phillip McMahon, co-founder of theatre company THISISPOPBABY and co-creator of RIOT, talks about his current show in the Abbey Theatre. Cal...

Sophie Sabbage - 'Lifeshocks' & How to Love Them

20 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

'Lifeshocks' happen to all of us. They are those moments that floor you, devastate you and leave you wondering how you'll move on. Sophie Sabbage know...

Lisa Hannigan - From the Music Month Archive

13 Jul 2018

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Ahead of the annual Music Month on Róisín Meets next month, we bring you one from the archive. In 2016, Lisa Hannigan spoke to Róisín Ingle about ...

Liza Donnelly, New Yorker Cartoonist

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Liza Donnelly is an American cartoonist with The New Yorker and resident cartoonist of CBS News. She is also the creator of digital live drawing, a ne...

Caroline Foran: "Anxiety Guru"

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last year Caroline Foran's book, Owning It: Your Bullshit Free Guide to Living With Anxiety, was a runaway hit, becoming a best seller, surprising eve...

Arnold Thomas Fanning: Mind on Fire

22 Jun 2018

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Arnold Thomas Fanning has written a searing personal account of mental illness in his book Mind on Fire. Recently he spoke to Roisin Ingle at the Inte...

Amanda Palmer

15 Jun 2018

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American singer and performance artist Amanda Palmer was in Dublin the week Ireland voted to remove the 8th Amendment from the Constitution. As someon...

Clemantine Wamariya, The Girl Who Smiled Beads

08 Jun 2018

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In 2006, 12 years after they had fled the Rwandan genocide, 18-year-old Clemantine Wamariya and her older sister were reunited with the rest of their ...

The Happy Pear: David & Stephen Flynn

01 Jun 2018

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The Happy Pear twins, Stephen and David Flynn, are famous for their hand-standing, health-living ways, but on today's episode they reveal to Róisín ...

Julia Kelly, Author

25 May 2018

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Julia Kelly is the author of two novels, 2011’s With my Lazy Eye and 2014’s The Playground. Her third book, Matchstick Man, is a memoir about her ...

Brent Pope & Jason Byrne

18 May 2018

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Former All Black rugby player and pundit Brent Pope and psychotherapist Jason Brennan join Roisin Ingle to talk about their new book - Win: Proven Str...

Louise O'Neill, The Surface Breaks

11 May 2018

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Louise O'Neill has re-imagined the Little Mermaid through a feminist lens for her latest book, moving the action to the Atlantic Ocean off the Irish c...

Vicky Phelan

04 May 2018

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The woman at the centre of the CervicalCheck cancer screening scandal, terminally ill Limerick woman Vicky Phelan, speaks to Róisín Ingle about the ...

Juno Dawson

27 Apr 2018

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On the latest Róisín Meets 'Queen of Teen' Juno Dawson chats to Roisin Ingle about her new book Clean, feminism and why undergoing gender transition...

David Nadelberg, Mortified Guide

20 Apr 2018

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After the discovery of an unsent teenage love letter, David Nadelberg began asking people online whether they knew anyone who wanted to share their hi...

Vicki Ashman, Knickers Millionaire

13 Apr 2018

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Vicki Ashman was a senior partner in an international law firm before selling off her part in the business and taking an early retirement in her forti...

Liz Nugent, Crime Novelist

06 Apr 2018

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Lying in Wait author Liz Nugent talks to Róisín Ingle about her new crime novel set in the Cote d'Azur, Skin Deep. She also talks about her life, th...

Camille O'Sullivan

30 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Camille O’Sullivan has been treading the boards around Ireland and beyond for many years. As she returns to the Gate Theatre with Shakespeare’s Th...

Moms Demand Action: U.S. gun control

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

So far this year there have been more than 30 mass shootings in the United States, including the school shooting in Florida last month which killed 17...

Dean Strang, Making a Murderer

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

U.S. defence lawyer Dean Strang shot to fame when he provided legal representation for Steven Avery, twice convicted of murder in Wisconsin, who featu...

Tara Westover, author of Educated

09 Mar 2018

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Tara Westover grew up in on Buck Peak, a beautiful mountain in rural Idaho, in a household that was in a perpetual state of preparation for the End of...

Nora Twomey

02 Mar 2018

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Nora Twomey will find out this weekend whether she and the Irish animation company Cartoon Saloon have won their first Oscar for their film (which cou...

Alastair Campbell

23 Feb 2018

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Tony Blair’s former director of communications Alastair Campbell talks to Róisín Ingle about Brexit, Northern Ireland, #MeToo, his new book Saturd...

Johnny Orlando & Mackenzie Ziegler

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian singer Johnny Orlando is a pretty big deal. When he was 8 years old, his big sister asked their parents if she could put a video of Johnny si...

Susie Q, Singer-Songwriter

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Susie Q has played at the Electric Picnic and Body&Soul festivals, and she once opened for the Dalai Lama. This year she will release her debut album ...

Sarah Reynolds, Professional Organiser

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

“Organising, for me, is another skill that can be learned,” says Sarah Reynolds, who has made a career out of helping other people become more org...

Vince Cullen, Buddhist & Meditation Teacher

26 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty-one years ago, Vince Cullen poured his last can of beer and promised himself that he would never drink alcohol again. Soon after, he began wor...

Jo Spain, Crime Novelist

19 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the middle of January and Jo Spain has just overseen the publication of the first of three books she has coming out this year. The crime writer...

Charlie Landsborough

12 Jan 2018

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After his mother died when he was 12, Charlie Landsborough went off the rails and embraced a life of petty crime, spending two months behind bars when...

Mindfulness with Padraig O'Morain

05 Jan 2018

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It's January, so that means it's time for Róisín Ingle to sit down with Padraig O'Morain to talk about mindfulness, kindness & self-compassion.

Francis Brennan

29 Dec 2017

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Hotelier, author, RTÉ presenter and National Treasure, Francis Brennan chats to Róisín Ingle about life, his new book Francis Brennan's Guide to Ho...

Musician, Sean O'Malley

22 Dec 2017

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Co Clare musician Sean O’Malley’s song Snow is the perfect Christmassy, winter tune to get you in the festive mood. He came into studio to perform...

Author, Deirdre Purcell

15 Dec 2017

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Irish author Deirdre Purcell tells Róisín Ingle why she will never say no to an opportunity if there's a 50-50 chance that she might succeed. Purc...

Síona Ryan, chocolatier & former 'bitch on the door'

08 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

She once had a date with Prince, she made (or destroyed) people's nights at The Ministry of Sound nightclub in London and she gave The Killers their b...

Aoife Dooley, Illustrator & Dublin Hun creator

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Illustrator and comedian Aoife Dooley’s work centres on her affectionate parodies of fiery working-class Dublin women, which are informed by her own...

Neil Delamere

24 Nov 2017

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Neil Delamere has been a comedian for more than 15 years now, having first caught the bug as a computer applications student at DCU after seeing Dara ...

Maia Dunphy

17 Nov 2017

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Writer and broadcaster Maia Dunphy speaks to Róisín Ingle about her new book, The M Word: For Women who Happen to be Parents, her unconventional liv...

Miss Saigon actors Red Concepcion & Ashley Gilmour

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In 1989 Miss Saigon debuted on Broadway. The musical, based on Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving a...

Comedian Joanne McNally

03 Nov 2017

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When Joanne McNally developed anorexia and bulimia, she didn’t just lose weight - she lost jobs, friends and fellas - but she didn’t care because ...

Edinburgh Fringe Comedy winner & author Aidan Comerford

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when both of your daughters have been diagnosed with autism, your wife is depressed and your job has been made redundant? If you’re A...

Mark Earley: ‘I hoped to become a dad this year, not a widower’

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday April 20th 2017, Mark Earley’s life changed completely. His wife, Liane Deasy, died suddenly in her sleep at their home in Glasthule Co...

Author Emily Hourican

13 Oct 2017

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"Really, quite nightmarish," is how Emily Hourican recalls overcoming "second novel syndrome" for her latest book White Villa. In this podcast she tal...

Pop's Best Kept Secret - Paul Carrack

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Carrack is one of pop’s best kept secrets. Not everyone knows that the Sheffield-born musician’s incredible 40-year career has included worki...

Aonghus McAnally

29 Sep 2017

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Aonghus McAnally has been with RTÉ for decades from Anything Goes on Saturday morning when he had this mad big hair and shoes that didn’t match, to...

Angeline Ball

22 Sep 2017

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The Commitments, Red Water and now Acceptable Risk star Angeline Ball speaks to Róisín Ingle about poetry, growing up in Cabra on Dublin’s north s...

Holocaust survivor Edith Eger

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In 1944 Edith Eger was a 16-year-old Jewish girl living a normal life. That all changed when she and her family were sent to a concentration camp. She...

Ciara King - Ciara's Diary

08 Sep 2017

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Ciara King and her radio husband Chris Greene host the 2FM night time show, Chris and Ciara every Sunday to Thursday starting at 10 pm. Her readings o...

Luke Casserly - Kerry Babies Case (Efficacy 84)

01 Sep 2017

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"On 14 April 1984 a woman’s identity was shattered to pieces. 33 years later we are still trying to piece it back together." More than thirty years...

MUSIC MONTH: Síomha

25 Aug 2017

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In the final installment of Music Month 2017, Róisín Ingle talks to Co. Clare singer Síomha Brock. Her jazzy, blues vocals and guitar speak to infl...

MUSIC MONTH: Loah

18 Aug 2017

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On the latest Music Month podcast, Róisín Ingle meets Sallay Matu Garnett, or Loah as she goes by on stage. Loah released her EP This Heart earlier ...

MUSIC MONTH: Farah Elle

11 Aug 2017

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Farah El Neihum, otherwise known as ‘Farah Elle’, is a singer and pianist with an alternative pop sound influenced by everything from hiphop to R&...

MUSIC MONTH: I Draw Slow

04 Aug 2017

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Dublin roots five-piece I Draw Slow have been on tour in the U.S. 15 times in the last four years and earlier this year were signed to Compass Records...

From the Archive: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

28 Jul 2017

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We dip into the archive again this week to present one of our favourite Róisín Meets interviews. When he was a young boy, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche was...

From the Archive: Richard E Grant

21 Jul 2017

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This week we are dipping back into the archive and presenting a couple of our favourite Roísín Meets interviews. This time it's our 2015 interview w...

From the Archive: Gay Byrne

14 Jul 2017

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For the next three weeks we're dipping back into the archive and presenting a couple of our favourite Roísín Meets interviews. This week it's our 20...

Maria Doyle Kennedy

06 Jul 2017

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Actor and singer talks to the Róisín Meets podcast about starring in Orphan Black, new music and directing her first film.

Terry Waite

30 Jun 2017

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Terry Waite spent four years in Lebanon as a hostage of the Hizbullah. Now he is an author, lecturer and humanitarian. He talks to Roísín Ingle abou...

The Dublin Gay Men's Chorus

23 Jun 2017

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Ahead of Dublin Pride this weekend, Róisín Ingle meets Fabian McGrath and Philip Kennedy from the Dublin Gay Men's Chorus to chat about singing, com...

Ken Walsh - Feileacáin

18 Jun 2017

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Today is Father’s Day and for many families it is a happy occasion, but for those who have lost a child, it can be a very difficult day. Ken Walsh’...

From The Archive: Ann Louise Gilligan & Katherine Zappone

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Supporters of equality in this country will have been saddened to learn of the death of Ann Louise Gilligan. In this June 2015 interview Ann Louise an...

Veronica 'Ronnie' Dunne - Doyenne of Irish Opera

09 Jun 2017

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In 1946, at the age of 18, Veronica Dunne sold her pony and moved from her family home in Dublin to Rome to learn how to sing opera. There, she would ...

David Keenan

02 Jun 2017

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Louth musician David Keenan went viral a few years ago when a taxi driver in Dundalk posted a video of him singing his song El Paso to YouTube. The 23...

Pachinko Author - Min Jin Lee

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Min Jin Lee is a Korean-American writer whose work frequently deals with Korean American topics. Her latest novel is Pachinko, a page-turning saga abo...

Caroline Foran

19 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Since her early 20s, journalist Caroline Foran has been dealing with a sometimes crippling anxiety. Her book 'Owning It: Your Bullshit Free Guide to L...

Eva O'Connor

12 May 2017

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26-year-old playwright Eva O'Connor talks to Róisín Ingle about her new play, Maz and Bricks, currently running at the Project Arts Theatre in Dubli...

Rachael English

05 May 2017

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RTÉ presenter and author of three books, Rachael English, talks to Róisín Ingle about accidentally writing a novel reflecting the news headlines of...

Sue Rynhart

28 Apr 2017

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Irish singer and composer Sue Rynhart plays three songs off her new album 'Signals' and chats to Róisín Ingle about what inspired her new material. ...

Mary Coughlan

21 Apr 2017

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“I could have died and I’m not thinking about that, but I did think about it and I was really down about it,” says Irish singer Mary Coughlan on...

Giovanna Fletcher

14 Apr 2017

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Giovanna Fletcher is a best-selling British author, actor, blogger and vlogger. She joined Róisín Ingle for a chat during a recent trip to Dublin on...

Kevin Rowland

07 Apr 2017

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Kevin Rowland tells Róisín Ingle why he's grateful for Dexy's Midnight Runners' biggest hit, Come On Eileen, but you shouldn’t expect to hear him ...

The Game: Grace Dyas & Lauren Larkin

31 Mar 2017

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MEN WANTED: The Game needs you to explore the act of buying sex. On this week's podcast, Róisín Ingle talks to two of the women behind a radical pie...

Dickie Rock

24 Mar 2017

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Showband legend Dickie Rock talks to Róisín Ingle about infidelity, forgiveness and his enduring addiction to performing.

Enda Walsh

17 Mar 2017

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Irish playwright Enda Walsh talks to Róisín Ingle about indulging in a moment of "oddity" while working with David Bowie, having Roddy Doyle for a s...

Young Blood: Natalya O'Flaherty & Katie Laffan

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There's spoken word and new music in the latest episode of Róisín Meets, with young artists Natalya O'Flaherty and Katie Laffan. Both are taking pa...

John Boyne

03 Mar 2017

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Irish writer John Boyne has published his tenth novel for adults, The Heart’s Invisible Furies. He joined Róisín Ingle to talk about writing that ...

Valerie Francis

24 Feb 2017

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It has been eight years since Valerie Francis released her debut album Dynamo Slow, which earned her a Choice Music Prize nomination. She is back wit...

Paddy Smyth

17 Feb 2017

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He may not have found love on First Dates Ireland recently, but Paddy Smyth did win the hearts of the nation. The 28-year-old trended on Twitter duri...

Gail O'Rorke

10 Feb 2017

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The first person prosecuted and acquitted under Irish assisted suicide laws, Gail O'Rorke, talks to Róisín Ingle about why she has no regrets about ...

Joanna Trollope

03 Feb 2017

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Author of 20 bestselling books, including A Village Affair and The Rector’s Wife, Joanna Trollope joined Róisín Ingle for the Róisín Meets podca...

Martha Wainwright

27 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Martha Wainwright says her new album, Goodnight City, is a farewell to her youth, marking the end of one era and the beginning of another. On this w...

Brendan Fay

20 Jan 2017

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Last year, Irish activist Brendan Fay led the first LGBT group permitted to march under a banner at the 255-year-old St. Patrick's Day parade in his a...

Padraig O'Morain

13 Jan 2017

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How do you stop yourself from getting stressed by the news? Can you go on a news blackout? Mindfulness expert Padraig O'Morain says that's okay, to a ...