The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

We need to talk about Roy (Keane)

28 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland has produced a lot of sporting greats, but none quite like Roy Keane. He’s not just a footballer, or a pundit, or even a national obsession ...

The greatest football manager you’ve probably never heard of

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I am a huge football fan, and I love the history of football too. I’m fascinated by the best players we’ve had the privilege of watching over the ...

Karl Deeter and Larissa Nolan talk Tourette’s, OCD and the BBC

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Larissa Nolan, who you may know from previous episodes of the show, got in touch the other day about a story that she really wanted to talk about, and...

Ireland’s most iconic Panto Dame? Oh yes he is!!

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Conlon first walked on to the stage of the Gaiety Theatre at the age of 13 and he knew immediately that that’s where he wanted to be. Fast forwa...

Brian Kennedy – ‘Dancing with the Scars’

14 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I have to say that I was genuinely moved by Brian Kennedy’s recent appearance on RTE’s Dancing with the Stars. In the last few years Brian has rea...

How to Achieve Financial Freedom, with Eoin McGee

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Eoin McGee is one of Ireland’s best-known financial advisors, he’s also a TV presenter and an author. His latest book is called 'How to Achieve Fi...

Is Technology Killing Creativity? (And how to stop it)

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Joan Mulvihill has been a regular voice on all things tech for years– she was CEO of the Irish Internet Association, before working in Siemens for m...

Mark Little on big tech, AI’s impact, and nostalgia for simpler times

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Little has always been a few steps ahead, especially when it comes to technology and social media. He spent years at RTÉ, then made a jump that ...

REPOST: How dogs saved my life – Niall Harbison

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

While we’re on a short break we’re going back in to the vaults and replaying a couple of our most listened-to episodes of 2025 – enjoy!Niall Har...

REPOST: Nicola Tallant on why she chose a life in crime

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While we’re on our short Christmas and New Year break we’re going back in to the vaults and replaying a couple of our most listened-to episodes of...

Mixed Up: An Irish boy’s journey to belonging

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leon Diop is the founder of the Black and Irish advocacy group, he’s a podcaster, and he’s the author of two books – the latest of which is a me...

Part 2 of Marion McKeown: Trump’s intelligence, Robert F Kennedy’s ruthlessness, Olivia Nuzzi’s Facetime affair, and Jeffrey Epstein’s death.

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you enjoyed part 1 of my chat with Marion McKeown, you're going to LOVE part 2. This time we get stuck into some of the key characters in the crazy...

An insider's view of U.S Politics: Fear, Access, and the Press - with Marion McKeown

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marion McKeown is one of Ireland’s best known journalists and commentators on the United States. She has been on Matt Cooper’s Last Word  US ...

Now you see him...its Keith Barry!

29 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Barry has been on our stages and screens for 25 years and he been all over the world performing his mentalism in all sorts of situations, inclu...

Russell Howard talks comedy tours, TV shows and tough audiences

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been watching Russell Howard on tv for years. He was a regular fixture on the hugely popular comedy show Mock the Week, he’s had Netflix spec...

The inside track on the ruthless world of elite athletics

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Gillick is one of Ireland’s most successful athletes. He’s a track and field sprinter, a two time European champion and has set national rec...

How to have a healthy mind

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Harry Barry is a medical doctor with a particular interest in mental health, and what lies behind the conditions that so many of us are familiar wi...

In bed with Mattress Mick

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Flynn, aka Mattress Mick, has a great story to tell – he’s a true entrepreneur at heart and thrives off the cut and thrust of business. He...

It’s the Rock ‘n’ Roll Kid himself, Paul Harrington!

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He’s one of Ireland’s big Eurovision success stories, he has a weekly slot on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show called 'The Lyric’s the Thing', and he...

Getting mystical with Michael Harding

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t think there’s really such a thing as a ‘normal’ conversation with Michael Harding, and I certainly had no intention of trying to have ...

Remembering Manchan Magan; and unheard highlights from Roddy Collins and Conor Skehan'

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes I’ll have a long and fascinating conversation with a guest and instead of including all of it in the episode, we’ll chop some of it out...

Pure Gold: Eamon Carr on Horslips, Jack Charlton & the art of the Interview

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eamon Carr has had the most fascinating life –poet,  playwright,  sports journalist, copywriter in an ad agency, entertainment journalist....

And my guest is..Mario Rosenstock!

27 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So we’ve got a very different kind of episode for you this time. A few weeks ago Karl Deeter joined me here on the show and, after we had finished r...

A thought-provoking take on the housing crisis, with Conor Skehan.

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pretty much everyone in this country, either directly or indirectly, is affected by the housing crisis. And it has come up as topic on this podcast ti...

Why are we more concerned about the end of the month than the end of the world?

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Gibbons is one of Ireland’s best-known and most vocal environmental campaigners, consistently highlighting the climate emergency for well over ...

Eileen Magnier – From RTE reporter to rocking retirement

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eileen Magnier spent 35 years as RTE’s North west correspondent, and in that time she covered an incredible number of stories of all different kinds...

Ignored by Government, ‘cancelled’ by media – Paul Treyvaud’s travails

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Buckle up and get ready for this one, because Paul Treyvaud has a LOT to say. Paul is a successful restauranteur with a great business, an Amazon Prim...

Enda Brady goes on the record

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you follow what happening in the news in the UK then you’ll be very familiar with my guest on this episode, Enda Brady. Originally from Wexford, ...

Karl Deeter – from being crushed by the recession to a €9m payday

16 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Karl Deeter has been a guest on my podcast, and my radio show before that, many times. We always have a great chat about US politics, his take on Trum...

Tadhg Hickey on criticising Israel and ‘becoming dangerous’

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It has been just over a year since I last chatted with comedian and writer Tadhg Hickey here on the podcast. But since then, things have really moved ...

What happens when you sell your company for €25m?

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What would you do if you created a company, built it up, and then sold it in a multimillion euro deal? Would you book the first flight to Bali and lie...

Brent Pope tackles men’s mental health and modern sports punditry

26 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He’s a former New Zealand rugby player turned pundit and fashion entrepreneur, who is now also one of Ireland’s leading mental health advocates - ...

The Rodfather Part II

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s nothing quite like a conversation with Roddy Collins. He’s hilarious, unpredictable, emotional, a total open book, and a natural story tel...

Why I quit the corporate world to make a difference in the world - Dr John Travers

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I often quote a great Jim Carrey line that I think is a great approach for life. Jim’s father always wanted to be a comedian, and would have been a ...

How dogs saved my life – Niall Harbison

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Niall Harbison was a very successful entrepreneur in Ireland, setting up and selling a social media marketing agency and the very popular and som...

Are ya alright getting home?

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Its a question that women have to ask each other all too regularly at the end of a night out, and for standup comedians Claire Roche  and Justine...

Ian O’Doherty on being ‘a bowsie, a troublemaker, and a romantic’

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ian O’Doherty has been a very regular fixture on Irish TV and radio, and in print, for many years now. His columns in the Irish Independent have alw...

Gavan Reilly – stories from inside White House Oval Office

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Political reporter Gavan Reilly has been in the Oval Office twice – the first time was during Donald Trump’s first term as US President, and the s...

Fintan O’Toole talks Princeton, the Presidency and the politics of self-pity

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for a second helping of the great writer, thinker and commentator, Fintan O’Toole.  Fintan has spent a lot time in the United State...

Fintan O’Toole on why Trump is a fascist comedian and the far right are idiots

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fintan has been one of the top thinkers, writers, and speakers in Ireland for as long as I can remember. He has so much to say about so many things an...

Gavan Reilly reveals the secrets of Leinster House

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the saying now goes, what happens in Leinster House…ends up in Gavan Reilly’s new book, ‘The Secret Life of Leinster House: what you really n...

Dave Hannigan – an Irishman in Trump’s America

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of weeks ago Dave Hannigan joined me to share the fascinating story of how a Kerry man called Butty Sugrue managed to convince the one and on...

Willa White - from a prison cell to selling out the Gaiety

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He joined me here on the podcast a couple of years ago but he’s such a brilliant character and so much has happened in his life since we last met, t...

Lisa Harding on leaving acting, finding writing, and remembering those crazy college years

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Harding and I go way back, right back to Trinity College Dublin in the early 90s where we both did our degrees and became very involved in acting...

The mad story of the Kerryman who brought Muhammad Ali to Ireland

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picture the scene – its 1972, Ireland is a very different place to what it is today, the country is very monocultural and  feels isolated out o...

Going full Cork with Reggie, Blackrock Road

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As a big fan of all things Cork, I was delighted a couple of years back to come across a fantastic ‘pure-cork’ comedy character called Reggie from...

Dermot Whelan - why do we all feel so busy and wrecked all the time?

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

(…and what we can do about it). Dermot Whelan and I worked together in Today FM for many years, until he made the decision to leave the Dermot and D...

Nicola Tallant on why she chose a life in crime

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As far as careers go, crime journalism is up there with one of the most, let’s say, ‘unique’. Its not for the faint hearted – you’re dealing...

Going wild with Diarmuid Lyng

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He was the star hurler who gave it all up to travel across Asia, spending months meditating in a Buddhist temple in Thailand, then returning home to l...

A different take on Trump, Tate, and Toxic Masculinity, with Larissa Nolan

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I have always loved my chats with Larissa Nolan, Features Editor and Columnist at the Irish Mirror. She always has a fresh, interesting and quite fran...

Karl Spain and Tony Kelly – Do you Remember?

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How does your childhood shape you as an adult and impact your career choices? That’s the theme of a new GoLoud podcast hosted by comedians Karl Spai...

Dinner, dancing and dieting with Kevin Dundon

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He'll openly admit that he's not the best dancer in the world, but chef Kevin Dundon certainly captured the public's imagination on the most recent se...

Melanie Finn on the brain surgery that changed her life

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just over two years ago, Melanie Finn was doing the school run when suddenly she found herself lying on her side in the middle of the road with her ki...

Michelin-starred stories with Derry Clarke

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After running one of Ireland’s top restaurants for over 30 years, Derry Clarke has a lot of great stories to share.  L’Ecrivain was high-end,...

My tinder sex-capades and midlife climax!

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What’s it like to get back on the dating scene in your 40s, after years of marriage and zero experience of the online dating world? Actor and comedi...

Today’s special? It's Donal Skehan

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I meet a lot of very hard working people on this podcast and Donal Skehan must be up there with one of the hardest working of them all. He’s a true ...

Constantin Gurdgiev - Trump, Tariffs & the threat to Ireland

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s hard to get away from Trump and his tough talk on tariffs these days. But what exactly are tariffs, how do they work, and why should we care ab...

Eamon Dunphy on Trump, Musk, Michael D and Mortality

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

He’s one of Ireland’s most intelligent, interesting and, at times, incendiary characters, and he’s also one of the people I most love to intervi...

Blame it on the (Carlow) Weatherman

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather has become a bit of a phenomenon in the last few years. He loves weather, he loves IT, and he loves turning complex ...

Getting quizzical with Neil Delamere

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Delamere is a man of many talents – he’s best known as one of Ireland’s leading comedians, but did you know that he’s also a very talente...

Henry McKean – The man behind the microphone

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Henry McKean is not accustomed to doing interviews, usually he’s the one asking the questions. But on this episode of The Mario Rosenstock Podcast w...

The years I spent becoming an overnight success – Chris Kent

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the saying goes, it takes many years to become an overnight success, and this is something that Chris Kent knows all about. Having worked for years...

More (Dave) Moore - the bits you didn't hear

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whenever my Today FM colleague Dave Moore and I get in to the podcast studio, we talk A LOT about music. We’re both completely fascinated by things ...

MEMORY LANE: Peter Sheridan on Roy Keane, recovery, and a road trip with Sean Penn

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, its story time and Im delighted to be able to dip back into the archives and revisit one of my favourite episodes with, in my opinion, one ...

The Happy Pear Unwrapped!

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last 20-years, Steven and David Flynn, aka The Happy Pear, have built one of Ireland’s best-known health food brands – and they’ve also...

Paul Williams - Crooks:The Stories behind the headlines

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You probably know Paul Williams well from his journalism and regular appearances on radio and TV. However, you may not be aware of how and why he got ...

MEMORY LANE: Ian Dempsey – my first ever podcast guest!

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the time of year for reflection and I’ve been thinking a lot on how far we’ve come with this podcast since we started it almost four years ...

"Karl, you're trolling me now..."

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Whenever I want to get stuck into a really great chat about US politics, Irish politics, or any kind of tending social issue, I have a couple of go-to...

Pranking politicians and writing The Young Offenders

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Ross Browne has written for and starred in several hidden camera shows including RTE’s The Fear and Scorchio, alongside Fred Cooke, Hi...

Dave Moore - Bad jokes, Great conversation

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So much has changed for Dave Moore since he last joined me here on the Mario Rosenstock podcast. Not only has Today FM’s Dermot and Dave show now be...

Oh yes it is!…Alan Hughes

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

He has been on our screens with Ireland AM for 25 years and on stage in your favourite pantos for over 30, Alan Hughes must be the hardest working man...

Larry Donnelly – An Irish-American take on the US election

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am obsessed with US politics. Not only is it full of drama and fascinating characters, but the results of this upcoming election could have a real, ...

REPOST: Tánaiste Micheál Martin makes a seriously good impression

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m pretty sure that you will not have heard an interview with Tánaiste Micheál Martin quite like this one before. The man is great craic, full of...

REPOST: Winging it with Tommy Bowe

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of my favourite interviews from last year. I’ve always noticed that rugby players, in particular retired rugby players, have brilliant ...

My journey of a lifetime - Riding 45,000kms alone from Chile to Alaska

20 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a motorbike alone from the bottom of South America to the very top of North America? My guest on ...

The Waterford man whose movie made it to Amazon Prime

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the 12 months since Tony Kelly was on this podcast, his life has completely transformed. The comedy character that he created at a house party over...

Conor Niland: The Racket - On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am a tennis nut. I have been playing and loving the sport since I was ten years old and continue to love it to this day. So I’m delighted to be jo...

John Crown - a career spent combatting cancer

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Professor John Crown is one of Ireland’s best-known and accomplished cancer experts. He has spent his entire career trying to improve outcomes for p...

Brendan Ogle - From fighting Thatcher to running for Europe

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brendan Ogle is one of Ireland’s best-known activists and trade unionists. Having fought Margaret Thatcher and her plans to privatise the railways i...

Rob Heffernan and Laura O’Mahony are Red Raw

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Rob are from very different worlds. Laura is a stand-up comedian and actress, best known The School and Bridget and Eamon on RTE. Rob is one...

Niall Boylan – Why I’m leaving radio to run for Europe

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Niall Boylan joined me here a couple of years ago we had a fascinating conversation about his 30-yearr career in radio, his reputation as a so-ca...

Tadhg Hickey – can comedy help combat a crisis?

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A story like Israel’s war on Gaza naturally gets wall to wall news coverage. But sometimes blanket coverage over a prolonged period of time can star...

Sile Seoige is here, and ready to be real

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We hadn’t planned to talk about it, but the tragic situation in Gaza and the failure of well-known people in the wellness industry to speak out abou...

Dr Marie Cassidy - a life in death

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Something that has always fascinated me about former State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy  is how she could have one of the toughest, most serious ...

Cormac Lucey: Why I'm running for election

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of people THINK about running for election, lots of people TALK about it, but very few actually do it. Having spent many years loosely involved i...

Nadia Adan: Ireland’s first female car showroom owner

13 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What a story we have for you on this episode. Nadia Adan was born in Somalia but had to flee when the war broke out, and after years of travel, refuge...

Anna Geary’s Game Plan

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Geary has a lot of strings to her bow: All Ireland-winning camogie captain, coach on RTE’s Ireland’s Fittest Family, radio presenter, former ...

REPOST: Beyond politics with Paschal Donohoe

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With all the recent talk and speculation about politics, the next government and the future Fine Gael, we thought it was timely to repost this fascina...

Pat Sheedy - The devastating true story of a compulsive gambler

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pat Sheedy was released from prison just last August. He was there because of all of the scams he pulled to make money to feed his all-consuming gambl...

Learning to lip-sync, with Kayleigh Trappe

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Liam Neeson would say, Kayleigh Trappe has a very particular set of skills.  She takes clips from TV shows and podcasts that have gone viral, ...

Cathy Kelly's latest chapter

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cathy Kelly is one of Ireland’s best loved and most prolific authors, with a very impressive 23 novels under her belt! Her latest one is called Sist...

Larissa Nolan explains the referendum to me

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a big referendum coming up this week, but how many of us actually understand what we’re being asked to vote on? Award-winning journalist L...

Donal Lenihan – Stories from a lifetime in rugby

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not only is Donal Lenihan a true legend of Irish rugby and a much-loved commentator and pundit, he’s also a master storyteller. In this episode he s...

Why a United Ireland IS a laughing matter, with Paddy Cullivan

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You might recognise Paddy Cullivan as the frontman of the wonderful Camembert Quartet, which was the house band for the Late Late show for over ten ye...

The Real America, with Cal Thomas and Marion McKeown

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last year we had Marion McKeown and Cal Thomas (they of Matt Cooper’s Last Word fame) on the pod (on separate episodes). I’m a massive fan of thei...

It took ten years, but I have finally bought my own home

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning journalist Larissa Nolan spent many years living with her young son in rented accommodation. But ten years ago, she decided that enough ...

Conor Moore  - what a character

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

He was one of my very first guests on The Mario Rosenstock Podcast – that was almost three years ago and things have just gone from strength to stre...

The Phil Cawley Show

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Cawley and I were colleagues in Today Fm for over 20 years. During his time in the station, Phil presented one of the most listened-to Weekend ra...

Matt Cooper has the Last Word

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ive always admired Matt Cooper’s work ethic. He presents a two and a half hour radio show every day on Today FM, writes two newspaper columns, prese...

Luke O’Neill shows me the science

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Luke O’Neill was a very well-known scientist before the covid pandemic but he pretty much took on celebrity status during it, such was the demand fo...