What do the following names have in common? Elvis Presley, Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor, Cliff Richard, Luke Kelly, The Dubliners, The Bay City Rollers, and Billy Connolly. The answer is Phil Coulter. And that is only some of the acts that he has written and produced top 10 hits for. Phil has also written three very successful Eurovision songs and, if you have ever found yourself singing along to Ireland’s call while watching an Irish rugby international, well, you’re singing another one of Phil Coulter’s songs.Phil is one of the most successful songwriters that Ireland has ever produced, and he’s also a damn good podcast guest – if you like banter, celebrity stories, and an access-all-areas pass in to the world of music, you’ll enjoy this episode. COMEDY – As Germany’s Angela Merkel begins her farewell to politics, we have managed to gain exclusive access to her voicemails, and she’s getting some interesting messages from some familiar voices.WIN A LAPTOP!This week is your last chance to get your entries in for the very fancy laptop that Curry’s have given us to celebrate their back to school and college deals. The prize is a HP Pavillion 2 in 1 laptop with a 14 inch touch screen, Intel Core i3 processor, 8.5 hours battery life and loads of other fancy bells and whistles. To enter the competition, all you need to do is transport yourself back to your school or college days, and unearth some potentially embarrassing or awkward memories. We want your stories about a time when you did something really stupid and ended up in the principal’s office, or a time when you really embarrassed yourself in front of your class mates, maybe you have a great story from sharing a house during your university days? It can be anything! As long as it makes us laugh.You can email me your story directly on [email protected] or you can leave a whatsapp voicenote on the MR podcast hotline - 087 2685459. Good luck!Produced by Patrick Haughey, AudioBrand | www.audiobrand.ie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.