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...
Jan 26, 2022
Before we sat down to have a proper chat I met Joleen Cronin the founder of the Irish RedHead Convention outside at the scene of the crime in the square in Crosshaven, Co.Cork which was the epicentre for the most unusual festival which brought people from all over the globe.
She chats about the picturesque town with...