The Parting Glass
Episodes
"Everybody needs an outlet. Mine is screaming into my phone" Simon Hennessy
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Parting Glass, we’re joined by comedian and internet sensation Simon Hennessy and things take a turn.Simon chats about life on the ...
"There was no way I was running against Catherine!" Frances Black
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode delivers an unforgettable conversation with Senator Frances Black, a woman whose life story unfolds with the intensity of a novel and the...
"If I wasn't afraid to fail, I wouldn't of found table tennis" Colin Judge
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Paralympian Colin Judge joins The Parting Glass for one of our most inspiring conversations yet. Born with one arm and no legs, Colin defied every exp...
"It's my dream to be back in the inner city. I feel pushed out" Joe McGucken
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Parting Glass, we sit down with actor, comedian, writer and proud Dublin inner‑city native Joe McGucken. Raised in the Dunne ...
"They bled me dry. Then left." Nikki Hayes
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Parting Glass, I sit down with Nikki Hayes, a beloved Irish radio personality, to explore her journey through fame, personal st...
"Don't play Maniac at my funeral!" Al Gibbs
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Al Gibbs : Freaks, Festivals & Finding the BeatThis week I sit down with a true legend of Irish dance music , Al Gibbs. From his early days spinni...
"My hair extensions cooked into my face" Zoe Holohan
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this gripping episode of The Parting Glass, Zoe Holohan opens up about surviving one of Europe's deadliest wildfires, a tragedy that claimed the li...
The Parting Glass- Trailer
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Pull up a chair, grab a pint — we’ve stories to tell."I’m Niamh Ryan, and every week on The Parting Glass, I sit down with Dubliners who’ve b...
"One kid in my class said I was loaded because I have a Wikipedia" Ruth Coppinger
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🧙♀️NEW EPISODE ALERT!This week on The Parting Glass, I sat down with the absolutely terrifying, spell-casting, broom-riding menace to societ...
"Outside of Dawson Street, town is dead"- Fingerz Kenny
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fingerz Kenny - Music, Mayhem & Mental Health!!Meet Kenny “Fingerz” Kenny, Knocklyon’s musical maverick, piano prodigy, festival impresario,...
"Some people would have written me off" - David Gillick
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Gillick – From Gold Medals to Grounded LivingIn this episode of The Parting Glass Podcast, we sit down with Olympic sprinter and proud Dubline...
"I lean into my grief and acknowledge it."- Susan Moylan
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply moving episode of The Parting Glass, we sit down with integrative psychotherapist and founder of the Stephen Moylan Foundation, Susan M...
"His eyes were bored in my skull"- Hazel Behan
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Eyes She Never Forgot"In 2004, 20-year-old Hazel Behan was brutally attacked in her apartment in Portugal. Tied up, raped at knifepoint, and film...
"At the end of the day you're just a number"- Phil Cawley
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 30: Phil Cawley : The Voice of a GenerationFor our 30th episode, a milestone worth celebrating, we’re joined by a true legend of Irish broad...
"Despite being from Ballymun, I'd never said a bad word"- Niamh Kavanagh
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Niamh Kavanagh: More Than Just “In Your Eyes”Before she stole the Eurovision crown, Niamh Kavanagh was handpicked by director Alan Parker from tho...
"Micheal Martin showed no strength in front of Trump. He's a two-faced weasel! "- John Connors
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions around suicide, grief, and childhood trauma. Listener discretion is advised.In this episode of The ...
"We were partying 24/7 , now I'm sober, happy, alive "- Derek Sherry
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Sherry’s story is one you won’t forget.In 80s & 90's Dublin, Derek was very well known for his bleach-blonde hair, deep tan, and love of...
"My brother Terence did not take his life. It was a cover-up "- Sammy Wheelock
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Justice for Terence Wheelock – 20 Years OnTrigger Warning: This episode discusses police brutality, wrongful arrest, and death in custody.In this po...
Covid made me retreat into myself - Sean Macmanamon
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Parting Glass Podcast, we welcome Sean McManamon or as he's known on stage, Manamon, a Dublin singer-songwriter p...
"Most of what you hear in the Dail is scripted. That's what annoys me" Richard Boyd Barrett
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎉 SPECIAL EPISODE – THE PARTING GLASS TURNS 6 MONTHS! 🎉🚀 Six months, 24 stories, and powerful conversations later… we’re just getting s...
"I fully believed he was going to kill me that night" Sarah Grace
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit down with Sarah Grace , who bravely shares her harrowing journey of survival after experiencing a violent sexual assault by an intru...
"A woman shouldn't feel unsafe in her own home." Jason Poole
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
💔 JENNIE'S LAW: A CALL FOR CHANGE 💔In April 2021, Jennifer Poole’s life was stolen by the very person she once trusted. A devoted mother, sist...
"Everyone's a photographer these days" Brian McEvoy
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ 📸 This week on The Parting Glass Podcast, we rolled out the red carpet for one of Ireland’s most iconic & legendary press photographe...
"You need to have 5 symptoms to be diagnosed. I had 16" Shauna Halpin
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we meet Shauna Halpin, 27, from Ballymun, Dublin—a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) who fought a 10-year battle with mental health and ...
"I was a troubled man, my wife saved me" Jonathan Smith
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Jonathan- a gem of a fella like Nelson Mandela" - Damien Dempsey This week, we sit down with Jonathan Smith, the heart and soul behind Ernesto’s Ca...
"Trying not to be a gobshite is my goal now" Rónán Ó Snodaigh
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ronan O’Snodaigh – The Heartbeat of Irish MusicIn this episode of The Parting Glass Podcast, we sit down with the legendary Rónán Ó’Snodaigh,...
"One minute I'm running a marathon, the next I'm getting last rites" Ger Copeland
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on The Parting Glass we’re joined by the indestructible Ger Copeland, a real-life Terminator whose story will blow your mind! 💪🤖In ...
"The reality is these kids just want to play" Ray Corcoran
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🔥The Parting Glass Podcast hit the road and landed in Ballymun to sit down with the one and only Ray Corcoran aka Sparky...
"Jesus Christ, I'm pregnant, I've fucked everything"- Emma Doran
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off 2025 of The Parting Glass Podcast, I sit down with the hilarious and unstoppable comedian Emma Doran from Rathfarnham. Emma shares her jou...
"I was so far in the closet I was in Narnia" Lee Tutty
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Tutty shares his powerful story of resilience and transformation. Growing up as the only mixed-race child in his class in Blanchardstown, Lee stru...
"As a teenager, the piano was my therapist" Liam O'Maonlai
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't miss this week's Parting Glass.. Liam Ó Maonlaí, the charismatic frontman of Hothouse Flowers dropped in for a chat. Liam recalls how music be...
"Even though I lost my legs, I was euphoric to be alive" Jim Hourigan
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It comes down to two choices, get busy livin or get busy dyin" Andy Dufresne, "The Shawshank Redemption" In this episode, we meet Jim Hourigan, a 54...
"I knew I had to leave before he killed me" Louise Jackson
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode of The Parting Glass Podcast, we hear from Louise Jackson, a courageous mother of four from Finglas who survived nine harrowi...
"I could of turned full Walter White!"- Prof Luke O'Neill
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week I am delighted to have Top of the Profs Professor Luke O'Neill, renowned immunologist, author, and all-around legend, joining us for a conve...
"I started taking drugs aged 8" -Willa White
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You must be jokin .....It's Willia White! I could listen to him all day , what an amazing person.In this episode of The Parting Glass, I sit down with...
"I saw myself unzip my body and step out" - Carla Fitzgerald
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Parting Glass, we sit down with the incredibly inspiring and gorgeous Carla Piera Fitzgerald, also known as "Half of Carla. Car...
"I was going to lie down in front of a train. Lets just say miracles happen" - John Boland
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The episode features John Boland, a 54-year-old father of two from Finglas. John is a dedicated member of Suicide Awareness D15, an organisation he cr...
"I woke up covered in blood. I had been robbed." - David Pratt
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Pratt never imagined that one night out would set him on a mission to change the law. Last Christmas, like thousands of young people in their 20...
"I was 11. I was alone. I slept with a hammer" -Jenni Parry
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Jenni Parry, one of the country's well respected and leading cybersecurity experts. Jenni shares her story from living ...
"I was advised on a number of occasions not to put Dolphin's Barn in my address" -Mark Reddy
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Parting Glass, we sit down with Mark Reddy, who proves you can take the man out of Dolphins Barn, but you can't take Dolphins B...
"You don't know what's around the corner. But you can't think that it's a truck every time either" -Mick Hayden
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mick Hayden, a plumber from Goatstown, shares his journey, from his early life and struggles with dyslexia to his career in plumbing and building his ...
"I always loved the idea of something having had a life beforehand." -Irene O'Brien
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Irene O'Brien, a vintage stylist and advocate for sustainable fashion, shares her journey and passion for vintage fashion. Irene discusses her early l...
"When you see a little girl, she's five years old. She's so little, she cannot defend herself, you know" -Caio Benicio
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Caio Benicio, a Brazilian immigrant living in Dublin, shares a remarkable story of bravery and resilience. Caio recounts the day he witnessed a knife ...