Jun 1, 2025
When your son has co-written and directed a full feature movie it’s a big deal.
When this movie has been chosen to open the Generation section of the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival you start to get excited, and before you know it you are in Berlin on a snowy Valentines Day in a huge auditorium...
Oct 14, 2024
On today’s podcast I chatted with the comedy actor Jon Culshaw who is known to us all for his many roles and TV appearances.
From an early age Jon discovered he had the ability to make people laugh with his impersonations of big characters in his life such as his grandmother’s housekeeper, Mrs Jump.
From hospital...
Sep 24, 2024
On today’s podcast I chatted with my retired neighbour and total gentleman, Jim O’Meara, who lives at the top of the hill at Ardsallagh in Crookhaven with his wife Mary.
Jim was born and bred in Goleen, the son of the local teacher and his own path was quite similar but he ended up teacher training in Belfast for...
Sep 17, 2024
On today’s podcast I chat with Mike Baldwin, not the character from Coronation Street, but an Englishman all the same.
Our neighbour from the other side of the hill loves visiting the old cottage near Goleen in West Cork and in truth just can’t spend enough time here.
Mike has been drawn to this special cottage...
Aug 8, 2024
On today’s podcast I chatted with Ronan Healy, the Programme Manager for National Heritage Week, which runs from the 17th to the 25th August.
Ronan chats about his life and career and explains why this is the perfect role for him.
He chats about the work of The Heritage Council and the role that Heritage Week plays in...