M1 Podcast
by Garrett Mullan
The M1 Podcast carries stories and features of interest to those living and travelling up and down and in and around the M1 motorway in Ireland. It carries stories of local and regional interest with different themes including politics, culture, sport, lifestyle, media, business and more.
Episodes
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Episode 26: Drogheda local is a key character in Disney drama series ‘Say Nothing’- interview with Anthony McIntyre
‘Say Nothing’, a troubles era colloquialism in the North, is the title of a 9 part drama series following the lives of young people growing up in Belfast in the early years of the troubles. In particular, there is focus on Dolours and Marian Price, Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams. The series is an...
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Episode 25: General election forecast; prospects for M1 constituencies
In this episode, we discuss with former Cllr Killian Forde the election coming this Friday and what we can expect in the M1 constituencies. Podcast will be uploaded before Wednesday. We have forecasts for Fingal East, Fingal West, Meath East and Louth. Listen in for the discussion and why these…
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Episode 24- Santry resident fled Russia before the war against Ukraine
Olga Popova and her husband moved to Ireland in 2021 before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They settled in Santry on the northside of Dublin. Her husband was involved in activities protesting against the Russian government and they were prompted to flee after he spent a night…
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Episode 23: M1 Review
In this episode, we look at what’s on along the M1 both cultural and other events in your locality but also what’s on the box. The M1 podcast is joined by Julieanne Doyle, Editor of Ireland AM at Virgin Media events, which is 25 years on air to discuss what’s on in your locality and what’s on the...
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Episode 22: The road to Drogheda – from Damascus
In this episode, I speak with Adam Jazi who grew up in Damascus and lived there until 2015, when he fled the Syrian civil war. We talk culture, politics and life in Syria and his journey from Damascus to Drogheda. In the last episode, I discussed the role of the Gormanston Army Camp. It is to…
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Episode 21- In the army at Gormanston
Just off exit 7 on the M1 is the Gormanston Army Camp. What goes on here? What is the history? I spoke to three people who told me more. I discussed with Lt Col John Kirke (Retired), the history of the camp, from its set up as a training base for the British air force, what was to become the RAF,...
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Episode 20- A drive through history down the M1
In this episode, we team up with the Irish History Show Podcast to do a historical drive down the M1. Motorways typically are not the most interesting of places. They are roads to and from one place and another. We look at places of historical interest along the road. Battle of the Boyne site…
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Episode 19- Getting creative in Balbriggan
It has been compared to a youth club for adults. That’s a fair comparison, as there is even a table tennis table in the Warehouse Balbriggan. The Warehouse has been the home of the Sceal arts collective. It was a vacant building with no water, no toilets, not much of a roof acquired by Fingal...
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Episode 18- Crime & Anti Social Behaviour
In the aftermath of the Dublin riots and more riots in Coolock and dozens of arson attacks on refugee accommodation centres, many people will be thinking Gardai have lost control. Added to a general perception of many, with the level of drug use that our city centres are not safe, there is...
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Episode 17- Hampton Hall, home of Balbriggan’s Gaeltacht and Hitler Youth Summer Camps
If you live in Balbriggan, you live on land that was once owned by just one family- the Hamiltons. Their home was Hampton Hall, which has achieved fame for different reasons. I went to speak to the current owner and custodian of Hampton Hall, David Pratt about how he came to own this building and...
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Episode 16- Is this Meath based modular house builder the key to resolving our housing crisis?
Last month, Dublin City Council listed new houses as affordable at €475,000 on Oscar Traynor Road. The ‘market’ price is even higher. This is a discounted price, which is meant to be affordable, but €475,000 is not affordable for most of us. There is another housing scheme introduced in 2020…
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Episode 15- Why are there so many cricket clubs in Fingal?
I have long wondered about this question, particularly as I have moved from Howth to Balbriggan. No cricket between Howth and Clontarf but then as soon as you pass Malahide, which has a club, every town in Fingal is blessed with a club. There is a cricket club in Malahide, Portrane, Rusk, Lusk,...
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Episode 14- Harry Reynolds; cycling then and now
Ireland’s Stephen Roche of the time in 1896, a Balbriggan local came to prominence when he won the World Championship in cycling in Copenhagen. I spoke to Brian Howley, Chairperson of the Balbriggan Historical Society about Harry Reynolds, his life in Balbriggan and beyond. The Historical Society...
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Episode 13- Focus on Louth Meath
Election day is fast approaching and in this episode, we start with news updates. Caio Benicio was a Deliveroo cyclist who intervened to stop the knife attacker on Parnell Square in Dublin back in November and now is he is a Fianna Fail candidate in the local elections. Marion Agrios was a...
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Episode 12- Local Elections 2024 Special- Focus on Fingal
In this episode, we discuss with Ex Cllr Killian Forde and Sam Tranum (Deputy Editor Dublin Inquirer) prospects for the upcoming local elections due on Friday June 7th. The Dublin Inquirer has just produced the Dublin Voter Guide. The guide is a very comprehensive guide to the local elections.…
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Episode 11- Pirate radio on the M1
If you didn’t want to listen to RTE Radio 1 or 2 up to the end of the 1980s, the only option you had was to listen to the pirate radio stations. Pictured: Brian Greene, host of Pirate.ie and the famous Radio Caroline ship, which was launched from the port of Greenore by Ronan O’ Rahilly in 1964…
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Episode 10- The future of print media
Yes, we vary the topics here and in this episode we discuss with north county Dublin resident news reporter for the Irish Independent Laura Lynott her career in journalism and with former journalist Dundalk resident and Head of Communications at Fingal County Council Gerry Mc Dermott, the future…
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Episode 9- From Kharkiv, Sumy, Bucha to Balbriggan
I spoke to some women living in Balbriggan having fled the war in Ukraine. All were grateful for the response both by the Irish state but also the Irish people for their support in helping people to find safety in Ireland. I spoke to Nadia and her daughter Ivana who fled Bucha just as the…
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Episode 8- Regenerating Drogheda
With Marks & Spencer pulling out, the D Hotel changing use, in addition to the fact that there are over 100 vacant properties in Drogheda town centre, we look at whether it is possible to rebuild the town with a vibrant centre at its core. In these discussions, we explore solutions that might…
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Episode 7- Will later opening hours save the night time economy?
Rush based comedian Steve Cummins discusses his career in comedy and the night time economy. In this episode, we interview Comedian and MC at the Laughter Lounge Steve Cummins. As someone who has been making his living from the night time economy, we get Steve’s take on how things are. In 2000,...
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Episode 6- The local elections; what to expect in Louth, Meath and Fingal
Local elections can be important but many people aren’t aware of what their local council does and what difference local elections make. In this episode, we discuss with Ex Sinn Fein and Labour Councillor Killian Forde the role of a councillor, councils and what to expect in the campaign in the…
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Episode 5- If you live along the M1, which League of Ireland team should you support
Dublin , Ireland – 30 June 2017; Conan Byrne of St Patrick’s Athletic celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between St Patrick’s Athletic and Galway United at Richmond Park in Dublin. (Photo By David Maher/Sportsfile via Getty…
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Episode 4- The Cost of Living Crisis
For the past number of years, we have been impacted by what is commonly referred to as the Cost of Living crisis. Food, rent, mortgages, energy costs have all increased so much, yet our incomes haven’t risen to match. In this episode, we are joined by Food writer and Irish Examiner Balbriggan...
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Episode 3- Gormanston College: the 7 day boarding school
Today, it is a school like any other but not so long ago in a bygone era, it was the Franciscan boarding school for boys. By 2015, when the school transferred to the public sector, there were 250 pupils left – mostly day pupils and they included boys and girls. In 1991, there were 600 boys only…
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Episode 2- Teaching & Writing in Balbriggan
In this episode, we discuss with Teacher Kevin Curran what it is like to teach in Balbriggan. The town with Ireland’s youngest and most diverse population has been subject to much attention. From discourse about gangs to the Newstalk 3 part feature on youth in Balbriggan, the M1 Podcast figures…
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About this show
The M1 Podcast carries stories and features of interest to those living and travelling up and down and in and around the M1 motorway in Ireland. It carries stories of local and regional interest with different themes including politics, culture, sport, lifestyle, media, business and more.
Hosted by
Garrett Mullan