An Irishman Abroad

Paul Howard: Episode 396

This week Jarlath is joined by legendary writer Paul Howard. Having made his first appearance on the podcast over 5 years ago, Paul rejoins us to talk about his new book 'Braywatch' and to have a rare in-depth discussion about his time spent as a sports writer.

Paul speaks Frankly about his relationship with Ross (5:00), the fit of optimism which resulted in him destroying 4,000 copies of his first self-published book (12:00) and the letter he received from Bray Chamber of Commerce which influenced him to write 'Braywatch' (17:00). Paul also tells us how Donald Trump once caused him to scrap a book! (29:00).

In a fascinating discussion about his time spent as a sports writer, Paul explains how he could wallpaper his office wall with solicitor's letters received from Pat Hickey (1:01:00), why he resents his tax money going to the FAI (1:04:00), the incredible story about Sonia O'Sullivan's honesty (43:00), why he thinks Mick McCarthy tried to drive Roy Keane out (34:00) and much more.

This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 350 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.  

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John McGrath: Episode 389

John McGrath’s story has to be heard to be believed. A gold medal winner for Ireland in rowing, his career cut short by a horrendous back injury. For most that would be the end for John it was just the beginning. He went on a pilgrimage studying self-mastery and the power of the mind, learning how to harness the mind to push the body through the most extreme physical barriers. Under Bruce Lee’s teacher DoJuNum Ji, John earned his black belt in Hapkido and returned to compete for Ireland again as a martial artist. Again, for most people that would be enough. But John McGrath has never conformed. 

 

For years he travelled the world again as a strong man literally bending steel with his mouth, tearing up phone books with his bare hands. On his return he established one of the most respected gyms in the country only for the crash to take it all away. Defeat isn’t in this man’s vocabulary. He upped sticks for South Africa where today he has built a life and business consulting, advising and coaching the everyone from Olympic athletes, the Spring Boks and CEOs to their best performances. 

 

This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 350 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.

 

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.  

 

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Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: Episode 2 “Want To Run, Don’t Want To Get Injured.”

Sonia gives us her expert tips on how to avoid injury, one thing that changes everything and she pushes Jarlath to announce his first running event. The Ireland Funds 5K on September 19th (https://irelandfunds.org/g5k-2020/)

After your incredible response to the pilot episode of An Irishman Running Abroad last week, we are proud to bring you the inaugural episode of our new series with Sonia O'Sullivan.

To gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

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Irishman Running Abroad With Sonia O’Sullivan: The Challenge & Explanation For Our New Series

Like so many of us, Jarlath is reluctant to go back to the gym and risk infection. He’d like to start running but he fears possible injuries, boredom and making a fool of himself in front of his neighbours. Who better than Sonia O’Sullivan to guide him and you on the journey towards getting out there, getting fit again and maybe running a marathon. If you ever wanted to start running, if you used to run or if you are a running devotee, you’re going to enjoy and Irishman Running Abroad, the brand new branch of Irishman Abroad with Irish sporting legend Sonia O’Sullivan.

 

Over the course of this new weekly series Sonia and Jarlath will dive into everything from the best running gadgetry to the fundamentals of form, the headspace for establishing a sustained practice to the most common mistakes everyone makes. Expect guests, recommended reading, insight into competing at the highest level and Sonia’s guidance on improving your times regardless of what they might be.

 

To gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.

 

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

 

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Sinéad O'Carroll: Episode 383

As Editor of The Journal and one time presenter of Virgin Media's Ireland AM, Sinéad O'Carroll knows a lot about being busy. She found time to join Jarlath for a conversation about where news and media are headed as well her own life and career.

Sinéad speaks about the gruelling schedules that she has endured for her career (4:00), the role of The Journal in giving an important voice to people and things that need it (56:00), her thoughts on the treatment of women in sport (44:00) and the very Irish story of how she landed an internship in New York (21:00).

Jarlath also challenges Sinéad on the notorious comments section on thejournal.ie and its impact in today's consumption of news media.

To purchase a ticket for next Friday's Irishman Abroad Comedy Club with Joe Wilkinson, Jack L, Sonia O'Sullivan, Kevin McGahern and Abandoman, visit https://www.thelockinn.io/irishmanabroad or sign up by becoming a proud Irishman Abroad patron on www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad to also hear this episode in full and to gain access to our entire back-catalogue of over 400 episodes for just the price of a pint every month.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

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Damien Molony: Episode 381

Damien Molony, star of Brassic, Game Face, Suspects, Crashing and Ripper Street joins Jarlath for a rare conversation about his life, career and a few of the more ridiculous moments that have gotten him to where he is today.

There’s plenty I’d laugh out loud moments as Damien explains how he learned of Patrick Stewart’s obsession with Huddersfield Town (42:00), his show stopping performance as Kung Fu Panda (19:00), his unusual audition and instant connection with Roisin Conaty on the set of Game Face (46:00).  

We also get a scoop on the hotly anticipated season 3 of Brassic (1:14:00) and much more.

There is also news on the next Irishman Abroad Online Comedy Club and a new series starting at the end of the month. 

To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 250 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.  

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

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How To Create A Billion Dollar Business With Workhuman CEO Eric Mosley: Episode 378

How to you go from failing the Leaving Certificate to running company valued north of 1 billion dollars? This week, Jarlath is joined by Workhuman's co-founder and CEO Eric Mosely to find out how he took a gift cards idea and turned it into something that could change business forever. 

Eric speaks candidly for the first time about his struggles in school (5:00), how he tasted poverty he experienced growing up in Tallaght in the eighties stayed with him (13:00), the deficit of ambition he has in Irish CEOs and where it might come from (31:00).

There’s a fascinating discussion on the much maligned millenials (48:00) and his thoughts on the current state of America (1:11:00). Eric explains what he calls the art of rewarding people at work (43:00) and much more. If you’re looking for a truly rare and insight into one of Ireland's top business minds, you’ve found it. 

To hear this episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 250 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.  

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

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Siobhán McSweeney: Episode 376

Irishman Abroad is moving. This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter for Irishman Abroad podcast. Jarlath explains how you can join up and help write it and a special offer he is running for anyone who wants to join Irishman Abroad Premium in the next two weeks.

 

Today’s conversation with Siobhán McSweeney doesn’t just cover her starring role in Derry Girls, together she and Jarlath talk about her curious path from UCC science student to drama school in London and onwards. Siobhán opens up about something a lot of Irish people struggle with, parental expectation and how she managed to over come it. In the full version over on Patreon, Siobhán speaks in detail about her writing, Derry Girls, season 3, the possibility of a Sister Michael spin-off series, on set challenges and much more.

 

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Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

 

For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

 

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David Walsh: Episode 374

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We open this episode with a very big announcement about the future of Irishman Abroad. 

 

This week, the winner of multiple Sports Writer of the Year awards, David Walsh, makes a welcome return to An Irishman Abroad to talk about his new book The Russian Affair.

 

David explains what drew him to the story of Vitaly and Yuliya Stepanov - a married couple with one a doper with Olympic dreams and the other an agent for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (6:00). This is a scintillating story that is not to be missed.

 

David also addresses the Rafael Nadal doping rumours (37:00), why he believes thousands were involved in the Russian doping conspiracy and how he feels about Lance Armstrong reconstructing his own narrative which people are believing (50:00).

 

To hear David's thoughts on The Last Dance, Frank Lampard, why he doesn't see the big stars as heroes and more, become a patron of An Irishman Abroad for just the price of a pint on www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad. You will also gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 250 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes, our new US Election series with Marion McKeone and free entry into our monthly online streamed TV show. 

 

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

 

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Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

 

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Aaron Heffernan: Episode 372

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While Aaron Heffernan is best known for his roles in War of the Worlds, Brassic and Love/Hate, little is known about his incredible story. This week, Jarlath is proud to present you with Aaron's first ever long-form interview about his fascinating journey.

Aaron speaks about his determination to have a more unconventional career (9:00), his love for the circus and how it led to the setting up of the Collapsing Horse theatre company (25:00). Aaron also details the subsequent success of Bears | in | Space and Monster / Clock which saw performances for Aaron on Broadway, hanging out with 'Elmo and the lads' and a game-changing New York Times review (29:00).

From how Stewart Carolan created a part in Love/Hate just for him (45:00) to working with Gabriel Byrne on War of the Worlds (56:00), his adoration for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (1:09:00), the hilarious story of how his elaborate proposal plans were very nearly ruined by the lockdown (1:18:00) and much more, this is a thoroughly enjoyable conversation with a true gent of Irish acting talents.

To hear Aaron's stories of holding the coveted position of Leo the Lion for the Leinster Rugby team, his experience working alongside Steve Coogan in Alpha Papa, the key to how they get the chemistry right on the set of Brassic, the memorabilia that he took from Solo: A Star Wars Story and more, become a patron of An Irishman Abroad for just the price of a pint on www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad. You will also gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 250 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes, our new US Election series with Marion McKeone and free entry into our monthly online streamed TV show.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

You can also gain access to the entire Irishman Abroad archive of episodes through our iPhone and Android Apps. Download the Irishman Abroad Android or iPhone apps for free using the links below.

https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/an-irishman-abroad-by-jarlath-regan/id1101165812

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=irishman.jarlath.com.anirishmanabroad&hl=en_IE

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on irishmanabroadpodcast@gmail.com.

Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.