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 27, 2024
On part two of a two part podcast I chatted with
Sally Smart of Smart
Productions.
28 years ago she visited a friend in West Cork with her three daughters in the camper van that they were all living in.
For the sake of the children Sally decided to put down roots and after many years she was able to explore her own...
Aug 27, 2024
On today’s podcast I chatted with Sally Smart of Smart Productions in Schull in West Cork.
I can honestly say that Sally is one of the most fascinating people that I have met who has lived the most unusual life.
In part one Sally talks about her early life in Cornwall, running away to Australia, living alone on a...
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...