The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

REPOST – A no-filters conversation with Ciara Kelly

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re dipping back into the archives this week and bringing you one of our most popular interviews of 2023. Ciara Kelly co-presents the Newstalk bre...

Some of my favourite interview moments

29 Dec 2023

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As you walk / run / work off all of those lovely turkey sandwiches and mince pies, why not jump in here and take a listen to some of my favourite inte...

The Christmas comedy selection box!

22 Dec 2023

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If you're in the mood for a little bit of comedy, then you've come to the right place. Here are just a few of my favourite comedy sketches and moments...

Shh...its Colm Williamson of Waterford Whispers News

18 Dec 2023

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On this episode I meet the man behind the brilliant satirical news site Waterford Whispers News, Colm Williamson. Since launch, WWN has garnered inter...

Winging it with Tommy Bowe

10 Dec 2023

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I’ve always noticed that rugby players, in particular retired rugby players, have brilliant stories to tell. There’s so much craic and mischief go...

Part 2 - Tony Bates talks therapy, trauma, and family ties

01 Dec 2023

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We continue the fascinating conversation that I had with leading psychotherapist and author Tony Bates. We covered so much ground in part 1 (and if yo...

Tony Bates talks therapy, trauma, and family ties

24 Nov 2023

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Tony Bates is one of Ireland’s leading psychologists. He has worked with thousands of patients throughout his many decades in practise, most notably...

Beyond politics with Paschal Donohoe

17 Nov 2023

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You have probably heard a lot of interviews with Minister Paschal Donoghue on radio and on TV, but I’m pretty sure you will not have heard one quite...

Part 2 of The return of Al Porter

10 Nov 2023

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This chat with Al Porter was genuinely one of the most enjoyable conversations I have had on this podcast series to date. Not only is Al totally hilar...

The return of Al Porter

03 Nov 2023

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A few years ago Al Porter was one of Ireland’s most rapidly rising stars in the entertainment world. He had become the youngest headliner in Vicar S...

Breaking bread with Rachel Allen

26 Oct 2023

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Rachel Allen needs very little introduction. A very familiar face on our screens and a best-selling author, Rachel has carved out a highly successful ...

Sunny with a chance of Joanna Donnelly

20 Oct 2023

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It’s not easy being a TV weather forecaster in Ireland, and Joanna Donnelly knows this first-hand. She regularly gets blamed for actually creating b...

Communicating with Terry Prone

13 Oct 2023

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I have heard some fascinating life stories in my time, but Terry Prone’s is up there with one of the best. Terry is a writer, an actor, a journalist...

Part 2 - Tánaiste Micheál Martin makes a seriously good impression

06 Oct 2023

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Have you ever hear a Tánaiste and former Taoiseach doing an impression of Muhammad Ali? Well, you're just about to. In this second and final part of ...

Tánaiste Micheál Martin makes a seriously good impression

29 Sep 2023

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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...

Senator Michael McDowell goes all in on Sinn Fein

22 Sep 2023

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Senator Michael McDowell has been a TD, Tanaiste, Minster for Justice, and the country's Attorney General; he’s currently a barrister, a senator, an...

Are we all just frogs in boiling water? John Gibbons on his 20-year climate crusade

15 Sep 2023

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 2023 has been a year of wildfires, extreme weather, and record temperatures – is it all down to climate change? To answer that question we inv...

Presenting…Shane Coleman

10 Sep 2023

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At one stage during our chat, Shane Coleman broke into a quite excellent impression of former finance minister Charlie McCreevy. Unfortunately I could...

REPOST: Daithi O'Se gets the bualadh bos

25 Aug 2023

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Watching the Rose of Tralee this week reminded me of the brilliant episode we recorded last year with Daithi O’Se. Daithi was in top form when we me...

REPOST - Roddy ‘The Rodfather’ Collins – Football, fighting and family

18 Aug 2023

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It's hard to describe Roddy Collins. Footballer, football manager, boxer, brother of a boxing world champion, practical joker, social commentator, aut...

REPOST - Dermot Whelan tries to unwreck my head

11 Aug 2023

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While we’re on our short summer break, I’m playing some of my favourite episodes from the series so far. This one is from May 2021, its with my fr...

REPOST: Frank Greaney makes an appearance

04 Aug 2023

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We’re on a short summer break at the moment and so we’re resurfacing some of our favourite and most popular episodes from the last few months. Thi...

Comedy Blockbuster special - Summer 2023

31 Jul 2023

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Every episode of my podcast features a brand new and exclusive comedy sketch. If you want to hear a few of my favourites funnies from the last few mon...

Some of my favourite bits of the year so far

20 Jul 2023

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It's never easy to pick easy to pick highlights from the series because there genuinely is far too much to choose from. So I’ve tried to find a few...

Tadhg Hickey – A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man

13 Jul 2023

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Tadhg Hickey is a comedian, a singer, an actor, an author, and he is also a long-time friend of the Mario Rosenstock Podcast. Tadhg was also a regul...

Alison Curtis on the other side of the mic

10 Jul 2023

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Alison Curtis and I have been close friends and colleagues for over two decades. We worked on the same show for many years (The Ian Dempsey breakfast ...

Lyra : Cork superstar in the making

30 Jun 2023

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My special guest on this episode is not only brilliantly talented, but such great craic too. Lyra is one of Ireland’s fastest rising stars - her mus...

Getting personal with Shane Ross

23 Jun 2023

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This is a very open, honest and compelling conversation with a man you will probably be very familiar with through the many public-facing roles he has...

Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan on why cannabis should be legalised

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan is not your average politician. He looks different, he acts differently, and since his very first day in politics he has been tir...

Paul Williams - Why I chose a life of crime

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I've always been fascinated by the lives of crime journalists. It’s a career that involves exposing criminals and crime gangs, putting yourself in d...

How to get the Menopause – and enjoy it!

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There was a time in Ireland where honest communication about personal issues or potentially controversial subjects was not our strong suit. As my spec...

The Waterford man who who dreamt of making a movie...and did !

26 May 2023

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A lot of people come up with great ideas for businesses or creative projects, but only a few of them actually make it happen. Tony Kelly is one of tho...

Calling out crazy house prices and rip-off rentals

19 May 2023

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Just like tens of thousands of people across Ireland, Ciaran Mulqueen spent a long, long time trying to buy a home. As he searched through property li...

Georgie Crawford – the amazing story behind The Good Glow

12 May 2023

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A lot of people with amazing stories have sat in front of me in studio since we started The Mario Rosenstock Podcast, but Georgie Crawford must be rig...

Chris Johns 2 - overpaid bankers, dangerous robots, and Sinn Fein's cunning plan

05 May 2023

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We got a huge response to the first part of my chat with economist and podcaster Chris Johns. Thanks for all your emails, tweets and Instagram message...

Chris Johns: Boris, bankers, and is the UK a basket case?

28 Apr 2023

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Chris Johns is a regular contributor to Eamon Dunphy’s The Stand podcast and he also writes regularly about politics and economics. More recently he...

Brenda Power on the perils of opinions

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

These days it can be a dangerous thing to hold an opinion. It’s a bit like holding a firework, it has the potential to blow up in your face. The who...

Ronan Collins talks radio, real music, and Ryan Tubridy

07 Apr 2023

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Ronan Collins is one of Ireland’s most loved and respected broadcasters. He has spent over 43 years in front of the mic and has the distinction of p...

Stuart Clarke – backstage stories from a lifetime in music journalism

31 Mar 2023

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It’s not every day that we have a guest on the podcast that has played drinking games with Joe Strummer of The Clash, shared double brandies with Sh...

Enda McNulty - Performance coach to Sexton, O’Driscoll, Leinster & Ireland Rugby, Riverdance and many more

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Enda McNulty played football for Armagh, winning an All-Ireland medal and an All-Star award while he was at it. He has taken everything he learned on...

Shane Byrne - the man, the myth, the mullet!

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Byrne spent many years playing rugby at the highest level, with 41 caps for Ireland and over 100 for Leinster. He also spent a couple of years ...

Ed Smith – the albums that shaped me

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you think back to your formative years, what albums spring to mind? What music marked the major milestones? What songs made you – and still ma...

Maria Walsh – from Rose of Tralee to MEP

03 Mar 2023

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My guest on this episode was crowned Rose of Tralee in 2014 and she has pretty much been in the public eye ever since. She came out publicly for the f...

Brian Kennedy on finding his voice

24 Feb 2023

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Singer and songwriter Brian Kennedy is one of the most open, honest, heart-on-the-sleeve people you will ever meet, and he has such a powerful story t...

Karl Spain – Carving out a career in comedy

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After seeing Billy Connolly perform on stage in Limerick , Karl Spain knew that he wanted to be a comedian. But it wasn’t going to be easy. He spent...

This episode is gonna be huuuge..its Louis Walsh!

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As you’d expect, Louis Walsh does not hold back in our conversation for this week’s episode – he dishes out the detail on everything and everyon...

A no-filters conversation with Ciara Kelly

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ciara Kelly co-presents the Newstalk breakfast show with Shane Coleman and it is her job to have a clear and comprehensive opinion on pretty much anyt...

Working out Karl Henry

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are all calories created equal? Why is that last half stone so hard to lose? What’s the healthiest evening snack you can eat? These are just some of...

Howya Buddies…Its Keith Duffy!

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re looking for behind-the-scenes, no holds barred stories of how Ireland’s original boyband got started, what it was like in very early day...

Jarlath Regan – The Irishman Abroad returns

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jarlath Regan, comedian and host of the highly successful Irishman Abroad podcast has spent the last 10 year living in London – he has raised a fami...

The Best Bits of The Mario Rosenstock Podcast in 2022

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We had another fantastic line up of guests in 2022 – we shared funny moments, deep and meaningful conversations, and just downright mad times too. W...

Comedy sketch special - unwrapped!

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a little comedy selection box for you, packed full of my favourite comedy sketches from over the last few months of The Mario Rosenstock Podcas...

The comedy sketches that won gold at the Irish Podcast Awards 2022.

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of my big highlights of 2022 was winning the award for Best Comedy Podcast at the Irish Podcast Awards. When we set out to make this show one of t...

Colm O'Regan on Comedy, Cork and Conservation

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So have you ever fretted about using your diesel car to get closer to nature, eating your ethical food off a plastic plate, or just simply existing on...

Shaking up the Seanad, with Senator Lynn Ruane

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Its fair to say that Lynn Ruane not your “typical” Irish politician – she’s from a very working class background in Dublin, developed a drug a...

Hugh Wallace - Dyslexia, Drink and Dancing with Freddy Mercury

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As presenter of TV shows such as Home of the Year, The Great House Revival and My Bungalow Bliss, architect Hugh Wallace has become a regular fixture ...

Michael O'Toole - a career in crime

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael O’Toole has been one of Ireland’s leading crime journalists for over two decades. As crime correspondent at the Irish Daily Star, he has c...

Reliving Riverdance with Bill Whelan

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Whelan was NOT expecting to get a call from Michael Flatley during our conversation for this week’s episode. But despite the fact that they hav...

Frank Greaney makes an appearance

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you listen to Today FM, Newstalk or that great Inside the Crime podcast, you will be familiar with Frank Greaney. He is fast becoming one of Irelan...

Marina Hyde on madness of UK politics

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Like a lot of people in Ireland I have recently become fascinated by UK politics. It has just gone mad in Westminster, and some of the characters at t...

Tom Dunne - the musical mastermind gives me an education

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I love music. There are few things I love more than a deep and detailed conversation about music. Im just fascinated about how songs are written, what...

Roddy ‘The Rodfather’ Collins – Football, fighting and family

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to describe Roddy Collins. Footballer, football manager, boxer, brother of a boxing world champion, practical joker, social commentator, aut...

Gary O’Hanlon’s Kitchen Rules

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a fan of The Restaurant on Virgin Media Television, you’ll be familiar with Gary O’Hanlon. He’s one of the chefs in the kitchen help...

“Some people are just gobshites…and they need a slap” - Ranger Ray Goggins on ramming Garda squad cars

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a fan of RTE’s Hell Week series, you’ll be very familiar with Ray Goggins – a former Irish army Ranger (basically our version of th...

Dave Moore on the other side of the mic

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I work with Dave Moore every day. We sit mere yards from each other in Today FM, have done for years. We’ve shared studios and the odd night out. So...

Rory Hearne talks "Gaffs", young people and what we can do to address the housing crisis

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Renting, eviction, living with parents, pensions and politics. Rory Hearne joins me to talk about a subject I am both fascinated by and very angry abo...

Clelia Murphy – life in, and after, Fair City

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For 22 years Clelia Murphy played Niamh Cassidy in Fair City – what a rollercoaster ride that was. The storylines in Ireland’s most famous soap ar...

Ranger Ray Goggins - from the Irish Army to RTE’s Ultimate Hell Week

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

True story: as Ultimate Hell Week chief instructor, Ray Goggins, was climbing the stairs up to the studio for our chat, he was scoping out all of the ...

Willa White - "Failure isn't falling down, it's staying down"

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I just love getting a great recommendation for a podcast guest that really, really works out. When The Two Norries joined me for a chat a few months a...

Debunking climate change myths with John Gibbons

09 Sep 2022

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I love a good conspiracy theory. But even more, I love to hear them stripped down, analysed, and debunked. On this episode of the Mario Rosenstock Pod...

REPOST: Marion McKeone – Trump rallies, warzones and stories from the road

01 Sep 2022

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We got an incredible reaction to this episode so we thought it only fair to pop it up to the top of the page! Marion - one half of Cal and Marion's US...

Why are so many Irish people single?

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that there are around 2million single people in Ireland? In a country of five million, that’s a pretty big number compared to most othe...

REPOST: Who Killed Michael Collins?

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the centenary of the Big Fellow’s death, I thought you might like another (or a first) chance to hear a fascinating conversation between myself a...

Daithi O'Se gets the bualadh bos

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daithi O’Se is in top form when we meet in the studio for a chat. Of course he is – after a two year hiatus,  the Rose of Tralee is back! &nb...

REPOST: Conor Moore makes quite an Impression

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you didn’t hear this episode already, then you’re in for a treat. And if you did, its even better the second time around!! Packed full of impre...

News just in! Why journalism needs saving

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I’m joined again by one of my favourite guests, Larissa Nolan. Informed, opinionated, and fascinating on so many issues, last week Larissa...

Comedy Blockbuster Summer Special

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

August is a great time for some light podcast listening, so we’ve put together a very special episode for you, packed full of my favourite comedy sk...

Larissa Nolan gets personal about the housing crisis

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been presenting this podcast for over a year now, and a recurring theme has been the immense difficulty that many of us face when trying to buy...

Meet the DirtBirds!

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When we were all locked down during Covid and getting 150 funny whatsapp videos sent to the phone every day, there’s a very good chance that one of ...

Oisin McConville on winning, losing and living

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is a very open, honest, and captivating conversation with one of football’s most gifted players. Oisín McConville has won several Ulster title...

The Irishman who beat Roger Federer

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My favourite sport is tennis. I’ve loved it since I was 10 years of age when I first watched Bjorn Borg on Centre Court at Wimbledon. Ever since the...

Holding court with Gerald Kean

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

‘Celebrity solicitor’, ‘Lawyer to the Stars’, ‘Man about town’, ‘Bon viveur’…Gerald Kean has a lot of titles, but to that list we ca...

Liberal helpings of Cal Thomas

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you,like me, are a fan of The Last Word with Matt Cooper on Today FM, then you will probably be very familiar with my special guest on this ep...

Richard Boyd Barrett – Rebel with a cause

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If there’s such a thing as a ‘celebrity’ politician then Richard Boyd Barrett would surely make the cut. A very familiar face and voice on TV an...

And they’re off! Its Nina Carberry

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

She’s fresh off the Dancing with the Stars dance floor, winner’s trophy in hand, and she has also just been unveiled as the new coach on Irish Fit...

Muireann O’Connell talks TV, Tommy Bowe, and tonnes more!

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Muireann O’Connell is an incredibly sharp, witty, and well-read person who always has something interesting to say and a great story to tell, and th...

REPOST: Ronan O'Gara answers my call

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you missed it... this is a fascinating insight into the mind of ROG - his mindset, his ambitions, and what makes him cry. First released in Ma...

I ask David McWilliams to solve the world!

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With all of the crazy things that have been happening in the world over the last few years (Brexit, Covid, war, inflation...), who better to ask what ...

Back of the net! with Tony Cascarino

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mick McCarthy was just one of the ‘callers’ who phoned in to chat with this week’s special guest, the great Tony Cascarino. As well as a call fr...

Niall Boylan talks Joe Duffy, opinion radio, and surviving life

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You might remember a time in the 1990s on Irish radio, when the ‘phone-in show’ was everywhere. Lots of radio stations, particularly in Dublin, ha...

Amanda Brunker – Bono, Snoop, Dunphy and Reynards

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you love juicy, behind-the-scenes stories from the heyday of Dublin’s nightclub scene, then you’ve come to the right place. You probably know A...

Paul Harrington…douze points!

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He’s the Eurovision-winning Rock ‘n’ Roll kid, the lead singer of Michael Flatley’s ‘Celtic Tiger’ stage show, the friend who organised U2...

A friendly with John Duggan

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you are a sports fan or indeed a fan of Today FM and Newstalk radio, you will instantly recognise the voice of my special guest this week, the grea...

A meeting of minds with Martin Beanz Warde

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My special guest on this episode is a comedian, a writer, and a traveller – he’s also one of the most interesting conversationalists that we’ve ...

REPOST: It’s Doireann Garrihy! And Maura Higgins, Roz Purcell, Daithi O’Se…

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In case you missed it, here’s one of our favourite episodes from the series so far – my chat with Doireann Garrihy, first published in May 2021, t...

Paddy Cullivan – Conspiracy theories, Comedy and Michael Collins

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As well as being the front man of the Camembert Quartet (Late Late Show house band), Paddy Cullivan is an ‘historical entertainer’. What is that, ...

BONUS: Inside the mind of McIlroy

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In January I sat down with Shane O’Donoghue, host of CNN’s Living Golf. You can check out the full episode by scrolling back a few episodes. But a...

Constantin Gurdgiev – from Russia to Ireland, to the USA

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My special guest is a man you will probably have seen and heard many times on Ireland’s biggest TV and radio shows – but not for a few years now. ...

Glenda Gilson - a model guest

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Glenda is a model, TV presenter, business owner, and a very popular Gift Grub character! She is also fantastic company, as you’re about to hear on t...

BONUS: Eddie Hobbs opens up about Renua, lockdown, and Sinn Fein economic policy

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recently financial advisor Eddie Hobbs and I had a fascinating conversation - it was also a long one, so we held a bit back, and in this episode ...