Catch Up with Louise McSharry

Oct 28 2024 211 ep. 59 mins 238
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Catch Up with Louise McSharry keeps you up to date on the week’s news and culture, from the lowest of brows to the relatively high. Armed with recommendations for music, books, telly and the rest, Louise takes you through the week’s events with the help of experts and relevant guests. 
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News Catch-Up: SPHE Misinformation, Fine Gael TDs say Goodbye and Celebs Come Out for Kamala

Oct 28 2024 64 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie and I get into what's happening here with a potential election next month, we go through the recent conversation about SPHE and the misinformation it was based on, and talk about the incredible strength of Gisèle Pelicot.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (in

Catch Up with Marian Keyes

Oct 24 2024 41 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week I'm sharing my chat with Marian Keyes during the last live show in early September. We discuss her latest book, My Favourite Mistake, as well as the end of Bennifer, and some beauty faves.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having you

Entertainment Catch-Up: The Response to the Liam Payne Tragedy, Paul Mescal on Running Away In Parks and Colin Farrell is Alright

Oct 22 2024 49 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Read Paul Mescal's GQ profile here.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join our community on Patreon.Theme Song: HowDoILook, Pillow Queens Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News Catch-Up: November Elections for the US and Ireland?, Hospitality Industry Protests. and Israel

Oct 21 2024 51 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This TheJournal.ie's Carl Kinsella and I discuss the prospect of an Irish election in November, the struggle of the hospitality industry in Ireland and Israel's unending attacks on its neighbours.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yours

Catch Up with Shaun Dunne and Lauren Larkin

Oct 17 2024 38 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week I talk to friends and collaborators Shaun Dunne and Lauren Larkin about Everything Falls, a new work of theater which includes music and dance and explores the lives and experiences of carers in Ireland. We discuss pursuing a career in the arts when your family aren't exactly enthusiastic about it, the o

Entertainment Catch-Up: Holly Willoughbilly's Incandescent Rage, Brat Autumn, and Vanessa Feltz Spills the Tea

Oct 15 2024 44 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I chat about Vanessa Feltz' tea spilling book, we find out what was apparently at the root of Phil and Holly's fallout and we discuss Brat Autumn and Charli's new album.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're ha

News Catch-Up: The Budget, Israel and Ireland and Government Controlled Weather(?)

Oct 14 2024 57 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie is back from Japan and thank goodness for that because there's lots of news to discuss. Unfortunately, none of it is particularly good. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode with Emer) join

Catch Up with Tony Cantwell

Oct 10 2024 43 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!I was delighted to catch up with Tony Cantwell this week. He has created a new comedy series for RTE Player called Good Boy, which is based on his own experience of getting a late diagnosis of ADHD. I really loved the four-part-series, which features a who's who of contemporary Irish comedy and I think you will to

Entertainment Catch-Up: Madonna Says Goodbye, Joker is a Flop and Martine McCutcheon's Comeback

Oct 08 2024 51 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!My pals! I'm back. Sorry I missed you on Monday - as you'll hear I'm still not right but James O'Hagan and I still got together to bring you through the week's entertainment stories. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly tv/movies/whatever you're having yourself episode w

Catch Up with Stephanie Rainey and Sarah Power

Oct 03 2024 51 mins  
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423!This week I caught up with Stephanie Rainey and Sarah Power, two best friends and musical collaborators. Stephanie and Sarah are just back from LA, where they made it to the quarter finals of American Idol, and I loved catching up with them on their experience there. We also discussed the humiliation of rejection,