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Sin Scéal Eile
by Poddle Audio
Sin Scéal Eile is a brand new podcast and photo series from acclaimed Irish photographer Ruth Medjber that will see her meet and chat with 365 people in one year. All the Stories, Portraits, Podcasts and Behind the Scenes content can be experienced on our dedicated website: sinscealeile.com Sin Scéal Eile features original field recordings and soundscapes by Ronan Lally with additional original music by Elaine Mai. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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287/365: Eoin Sandford, Dublin
Eoin started his career on a whim, following a twitter hashtag. He found himself in London working a very fast paced and highly pressurised marketing job. Like most young men, he went for it, without really acknowledging the damage the job was doing to his mental health. His mental health soon...
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286/365: Jenny Huston, Dublin City
Precious metals chat anyone? Ever wondered why you should buy literal gold bars? Think that lab grown diamonds are infinitely better for the world than mined? I chatted with jewellery designer (and DJ) Jenny about her range of banging jewellery, Edge Only, and we got nice and nerdy about the ins...
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285/365: Sabrina O’Reilly, Fatima, Dublin
I’m sure there’s a lot of people out there, in cosy wee homes, who regard Sabrina as a literal angel. She’s worked in various parts of the housing sector throughout her career (even as a mortgage broker) but what she has always dreamed of doing was setting up her own housing charity. After years…
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284/365: Sinéad Hall, Achill Island, Co Mayo
Sinéad's story is one I wish I didn’t have to tell. It's one that no one should experience. It's cruel and incredibly traumatic. Sinéad's 4 week old baby boy, Ruadhán, died from SIDS. The family had gone to a Christmas market. Baby Ruadhán fell asleep in his carrier and when they arrived home, he...
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283/365: Ciarán de Buitléar, Stamullen, Co. Meath
Ciarán has always been a bit garden obsessed, he’s always understood the need to know how to grow your own food, the importance of native trees for wildlife, and the joy of beautiful flowering plants. When lockdown came, he found himself quite garden-less. Thanks to the absolute kindness and...
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282/365: Paul Scanlon, Dingle, Co. Kerry
Paul is as Kerry as it gets and remembers a time when Dingle was very different to how we find it now. He tells me about how much Dingle has changed, how they once had 40 pubs (McCarthy’s being his favourite) but not a single restaurant. He was 10 before they got electricity and running water at...
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281/365: Pauline Scanlon, Dingle. Co. Kerry
Pauline is a musician, mother, great friend and incredible matchmaker (I speak from experience). We had the chats about what it means to be from Dingle and what it was like growing up without an ounce of anonymity in the town. She currently finds herself researching a new body of work, one which...
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280/365: May Kay, Ventry, Kerry.
I caught up with MayKay just as she was about to host a Palestine fundraiser table quiz in Kerry. Fundraising, activism and advocacy is something she does a lot of these days, often taking her away from her career as a musician, TV host and “panel moderator”. She’s had a busy few 12 months. She...
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279/365: Una Molloy, Birr, Co. Offaly
Una is a music agent, but really she spins loads of plates for her artists. She’s gotten to a stage in her career where she now works exclusively with sounders (like Lisa Hannigan and Paul Noonan). In the last few years she started her own festival, Hibernacle, which has evolved into a beautiful...
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278/365: Bébhinn O hEochaidh, Lough Boora, Co. Offaly
Of course Bébhinn is incredibly easy to chat to, she’s a tour guide. She chats to people for a living! Today she took me to Lough Boora in Offaly. It’s a bogland like no other, full of incredible sculptures, old bog trains and interesting facts about the land. I never would have known of its...
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277/365: Tony Murray, Marino, Dublin
Tony Murray was my college lecturer. I didn't like college, college didn't like me. I was surprised to see Tony's name pop up in my inbox (and a little bit panicked too if I'm honest, PTSD). Tony was a great lecturer. He gave me a piece of advice that I've implemented my whole career “always have…
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276/365: Nazli Yildirim, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
Nazli is a young Muslim woman from Turkey, she’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community and an award winning, fine art photographer. In her work she covers issues such as self identity, religion and sexuality (and how these can exist together). Her work is bold, courageous and also a bit tongue in…
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275/365: Ann Piercy, Dublin
Ann is a public health professional specializing in HIV/AIDS and sexual health. She’s a staunch advocate for migrant women. She goes above and beyond to ensure that the awareness of HIV/AIDS passes no one, and that anyone who needs medical care, can access it. Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another...
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274/365: Ruth McCartney, Donegal
Ruth is a preserver of folk and heritage crafts, minding them and teaching others, so that we don’t lose the skills forever. They spin wool from Donegal sheep, extract linen from flax seeds and even grow specific plants in their garden in order to naturally dye it all. Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's...
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273/365: Ann Farrington, Dublin.
Ann found herself in tech, and after a bit of “Eat, Pray, Loving” around the world, she eventually secured a job in AI security. It’s something that we should all be more aware of, but genuinely I don’t have much of a clue about. I’m blown away by all the facets of AI security, and perhaps even a...
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272/365: Cat Brogan, Donegal
Cat is currently pregnant with twins and negotiating a cross border birth! This is something which is evidently a lot harder when there are same sex parents and donors involved. Cat grew up in Omagh, watching her father work hard for the local community and some of that ethos rubbed off on her.…
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271/365: Chanelle Clarke, Kilternan, Dublin
Meeting Chanelle was a bit of a whirlwind and extremely inspiring. She talked at such great speed, I can definitely tell that she spends the majority of the day alone, perhaps chatting to plants. It takes her a few breaths to realise that I can talk back. We chatted in a massive greenhouse just…
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270/365: Séamas O’Reilly, Derry City
It was a joy to sit and chat with Séamas as I’ve been a long time fan of his work. He’s a man with quite a few viral moments. The twitter thread about meeting the President while high, and then of course, “10 siblings!” However, he’s much more than just a meme muse. With 2 deadly books under his...
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269/365: Carlene Lyttle, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Like a lot of people, Carlene needed to get away from her hometown to really understand that it’s where she needed to be. She moved back to the gorgeous beach where she summered as a child to raise her own son. She reclaimed a house from dereliction and reconnected with her 100+ cousins! Now she...
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268/365: Marie McLaughlin, Donegal
Think about the amount of women in the world. And then understand the amount of scientific and medical research that goes into treating menopause. For something that will affect a huge amount of the population, there is very little said about it in the media, or even in conversation amongst...
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267/365: Mia Doring, Dublin.
The fact that Mia is sitting with me here today, as a confident, strong, well educated (and funny) woman is no mean feat, in fact, it’s a huge testament to her character and to the work she has done on healing herself. Mia’s adolescence and young adult years were plagued by abuse. She was raped...
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266/365: Laurie Schneider, Derry City
Faced with an all too common reality these days, Laurie had to make some risky decisions. The house she was renting with her 3 children in Dublin was being sold. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to live under a rock, you’ll know that the housing crisis is crippling so many people. Dublin became...
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265/365: Lucy Jones, Clontarf, Dublin.
Lucy is a very proud Mother. I’ve known her since I was 15 and I’m immensely proud of the woman she’s become. For the first time in a long time (she has 2 young kids) we sit and have a quiet chat about life, motherhood, and when she knew she had met the man she was supposed to marry. Rx Sin Scéal...
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264/365: Gugai, Galway
When Gugai’s Mother held her little newborn son in her arms for the first time, she looked down and said “oh my little Gugai”. Gugai, if you don’t know, means “Little Egg” in Irish. I guess he took this name to heart and you’ll understand once you press play on this episode and hear all about his...
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263/365: Shelly Coen, Inismacateer island, Lough Corrib
Shelly has led a broad life of travels, moving from country to country. She found her love in Vienna, had a child and returned back to the place she loves most, Ireland. It’s a simple but gorgeous story. She lives on a tiny island in the middle of a lake, where people have boats at the end of…
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262/365: Jake Reynolds, Wicklow
Jake’s story will break your heart but it’s an important one to hear. In the last few years, Jake has lost 3 important people in his life. His friend, Paddy, his Brother, Shane and also his Mother. Jake’s Mother is Sinead O’Connor, and while we of course chat about Sinead in this episode, Jake...
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261/365: Matthew Cook, Moyne, Co. Mayo
Matthew is a recent addition to the rural West. Like so many, he fell in love with an Irish girl in London. They had a baby and then she heard the call to come home, and Matthew followed. Starting a new life in a different country is never easy but Matthew is grateful to be here and for all that…
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260/365: Maria Drzazga, Galway
Maria works in Galway University, surrounded by tall buildings covered in ivy. In true Galway style, it was absolutely pouring with rain when we met for our chat. Originally from Poland, she always had itchy feet and knew she wanted to travel. In the middle of her law degree she took off to go…
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259/365: Filip Klubička, Dublin.
Spoiler alert....well, maybe not if you've already watched this weeks The Voice! Filip is a capella mad and has been his whole life. He's since moved from Croatia to Ireland and instantly found his community through song. Now he's off representing Ireland on an international scale. Sin Scéal Eile…
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258/365: Pearse Doherty, Clonbur, Co. Galway
Pearse is the legendary bass player from the Saw Doctors. He invited us into his gorgeous home, tucked between two lakes and a hill, surrounded by nature and wild animals. He told me all about his start with the Docs, and how he still remains in awe of his bandmate’s incredible song writing…
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257/365: Tracy Bruen, Claddagh, Galway
We caught Tracy right as she came back from walking 160kms of the Camino. She has that glow about her. The chilled demeanour of someone who has achieved something magnificent but also grounded them too. She's has a rough few years recently. Her body was sending her signs to slow down and change…
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256/365: Eoin McGrath, Galway City Centre
The most hospitable man in Galway has been working in hospitality his whole life. From bar to bar, in the heydays of the Róisín Dubh when it was just a wee bar, to now being part of the crew that’s awakening Electric from its slumber. Eoin has some really interesting insider thoughts on club life...
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255/365: Murt, Dublin
I once lived on a tour bus with Murt and 8 other men! We travelled around the world doing hundreds of concerts together. While I dipped in and out of the music industry, Murt has been a roadie his whole life with many amazing bands. To get specific and use his professional title, he's a guitar…
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254/365: Cathy Courtney, Dublin
Cathy has come to the project to remember Quinn and have her name preserved in our book forever. Quinn was Cathy and Will’s baby girl, who sadly only breathed life for 20mins. She is a huge part of their lives and was the little girl who made Cathy “into a Mother”. We chat about what life is like...
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253/365: Niall Byrne (Nialler9), Dublin City Centre
If you know Irish contemporary music, there’s a good chance you know Niall, or at least his work. He’s been an Irish music journalist, DJ, event programmer…basically just the guru of good tunes for over twenty years now. We took a walk on the canal and talked about navigating the music industry…
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252/365: Angela Carney, Co. Mayo
Angela invited us to her home for the chats. She has a beautiful cottage, surrounded by bog, in very rural Ireland. The fire is on and the tea is flowing. She has created a slow life here, one that’s very far from her previous life. Angela used to run her own very successful vegan food business.…
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251/365: Michael Gallen, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
Michael has a fascinating career, he is an Irish composer, writer, director and performer, and has just created a brand new opera, The Curing Line. His research techniques were above and beyond. He went out into rural communities, interviewing folk with "the cure”. A rapidly disappearing part of...
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250/365: Caitriona Gray, Co. Mayo
Like a lot of people, Covid changed things for Caitriona, but in a really lovely way. Her work went mostly remote, which made her really look at where she was in the world. After great consideration with her husband, they packed up their lives in Dublin, along with their 1 year old, and moved…
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249/365: Francis Van Maele, Achill Island
Francis founded the Red Fox Press book publishing and gallery when he landed in Ireland from Belgium back in 2002. Shortly after he met Antic-Ham and convinced her to also move to Ireland. Together they run the most wonderfully artistic enterprise, publishing art books, taking photos, making…
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248/365: Antic-Ham, Achill Island.
On our travels through the West coast we got wind of a very unique gallery/shop on Achill Island, owned by a couple, Ham and Francis (Francis’ story will follow tomorrow). We walked into Red Fox Press and instantly knew that we were in the right place. The gallery is an analogue dream. It’s…
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247/365: Miriam Byrne, Achill, Co Mayo
If you ever need to feel the sunshine in Achill, visit Miriam. She's a salt of the earth Dub who came from Crumlin to reconnect with the Irish language. She sold up her business and found a derelict house in the Wild West that she breathed life into once again. Part of her day to day now is doing…
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246/365: Patrick Kennelly, Wicklow
Sports mad journalist, Patrick, has found himself in the right job over at Paddy Power so much so he’s stuck at it for 20 years. He has a podcast studio at home, where he chats about horses (while looking at his own horses out the window). He’ll be the first to admit he grew up privileged, his...
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245/365: Dr. Noeleen Smyth, The Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Noeleen has the coolest job in the world. She’s the director of the National Botanic Gardens, and yes, she gets to live on the grounds. Noeleen has had a wild journey to get to this prestigious position, following her heart and passion all the way. I never anticipated where our chat would lead…
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244/365: Janice Comish, Wicklow
Fancy hearing a wonderfully romantic story about a whirlwind marriage proposal and a night in an antique store? Janice and Pete have been married for 35 years and have the most beautiful story of how they met. Press play to have your faith in men restored! Rx Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story...
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243/365: Kate Finegan, Dublin
We caught up with Kate in the midst of rehearsals for her Dublin Fringe Festival show, West Meath Gothic. It sounds like an eerie tale, addressing the epidemic of loneliness in rural Ireland. Kate has brought all of her worlds together for this show; writing, acting and aerial dance and today she...
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242/365: Ruairí Kell, Dublin City Centre
Ruairí is just 34 years old and has already gone through a marriage and a divorce, but he hasn’t let that temporary bad patch decide the tone of the rest of his life. On the contrary. Ruairí has thrown out the rule book. He takes the ups and downs in his stride, learning from them, while leaning…
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241/365: Amy De Bhrún, Dublin
Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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240/365: Kalle Ryan, Electric Picnic
Kalle (pronounced like Tallaght) is a performance artist and poet. He does this very clever and creative type of performance down at festivals where he wanders around with his Swedish mother’s vintage typewriter. He’ll encounter new people, ask them a few questions and then write them a bespoke...
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240/365 Claire Beck, Electric Picnic
Claire is the cutest self-professed Anorak you’ll ever meet. Radio obsessed since a young age, she’s worked across many different types of radio stations, including the best Irish radio station that there ever was, the pirate station, Phantom FM (in my humble opinion, of course). You can now find...
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238/365: Síomha Hennessy, Dublin
“Gaelmaxxing” is the title of Síomha’s new show at the Dublin Fringe this year. She was brought up speaking Irish as her first language in Dublin, which is rare enough. Back then, she says, “it wasn’t cool”. Not like it is now. Síomha is a writer, singer, comedian, artist and activist. She puts…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sin Scéal Eile is a brand new podcast and photo series from acclaimed Irish photographer Ruth Medjber that will see her meet and chat with 365 people in one year.
All the Stories, Portraits, Podcasts and Behind the Scenes content can be experienced on our dedicated website: sinscealeile.com
Sin Scéal Eile features original field recordings and soundscapes by Ronan Lally with additional original music by Elaine Mai. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sin Scéal Eile is a brand new podcast and photo series from acclaimed Irish photographer Ruth Medjber that will see her meet and chat with 365 people in one year. All the Stories, Portraits, Podcasts and Behind the Scenes content can be experienced on our dedicated website: sinscealeile.com Sin...
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