Jarlath Regan presents An Irishman Abroad - 3 diverse weekly podcasts featuring the greatest Irish people of all time talking about their lives, politics, health, wellness and everything in between. Along with regular contributors Sonia O’Sullivan (Irishman Running Abroad) and Marion McKeone (Irishman In America), these podcasts are renowned for the depth and quality of its long form interviews. Previous guests include Brian O’Driscoll, Sir Bob Geldof, Tommy Tiernan, Aisling Bea, Hozier, Sarah Silverman, John C. Reilly, Paul McGrath, Boy George, Paul Mescal, Sharon Horgan, Lisa Hannigan and Dylan Moran. To hear access the full back catalogue of hundreds of interviews dating back to 2013 and to unlock the full version of each weekly episode visit Patreon.com/irishmanabroad. An Irishman Abroad is a winner of iTunes Store’s Best New Audio Podcast. The series has been featured in iTunes’ ”Best of” lists, Soundcloud and Podbean’s Most Popular Podcasts lists in multiple years. Recommended by The Guardian, Hot Press, Huffington Post, Telegraph, Times, BBC, RTE and Podfather himself, Marc Maron.
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Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
The story of the executive director of Amnesty International in Ireland and former Senator, Colm O'Gorman is incredibly powerful, heartbreaking and enthralling. In this very special episode of An Irishman Abroad he speaks candidly about leaving home without a penny and living on the streets before finally moving to London.
Jarlath asks him about how repressive Ireland was in the early 1980s, why he felt blaming himself was the best coping strategy for the things that happened to him, how taking an unusual job in London changed his life and how he became close to his father for the first time in the final year of his life.
Colm also speaks passionately about why the concept of 'perfect family' is non-existent, finding salvation in London's LGBT community, the immense challenges facing Amnesty International, the raw emotion he felt throughout the Marriage Referendum, his eye-opening recent visit to Lebanon and much, much more.
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