An Irishman Abroad

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An Irishman Abroad episodes

February 16, 2021 Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: “The Elevation Episode With Special Guest Aoife Cooke"
Before sitting down to chat to national marathon champion Aoife Cooke, Jar and Sonia take a moment to announce and explain three new Irishman Running Abroad events suitable for all kinds of runners. The two time world champion has put a lot of time and effort into coming up with events that will keep you motivated through lent. By challenging us all to see can we gain as much elevation as possible Sonia takes our training to new heights and Jarlath hopes his aching legs can keep up. Aoife Cook knows a thing or two about aching legs. Her training program includes almost 200K per week as she gears up for Tokyo. Jarlath and Sonia ask her all about her journeys to Arkansas to Kenya and how a rare bone issue forced her out of running for seven years. Aoife’s inspiring attitude to training is something that we all need right now in these challenging times. There are a few laughs as usual during the quick fire round. Don’t forget to sign up to our running club on Strava and join hundreds of other listeners receiving extra content, training and first hand advice from the legend herself.

Join our running event on strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad and help raise vitally needed funds for our chosen charity partner jigsaw.ie and all the work they do to support young people in Ireland.

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 [email protected].

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.
1 hr 19 min
February 14, 2021 Aidan O'Shea: A Journey In Football
This week, three-time All Star and Mayo Captain Aidan O'Shea joins Jarlath for a fascinating conversation about his life and career.
In this rare chat, Aidan speaks frankly about handling the media, nerves and battling with keeping the right mindset as well as the relationship between players and referees.
Aidan also speaks about the frustration of the Dubs, the secrets of various GAA clubs which can be "borderline hostile at times", how the game of Gaelic Football has changed in recent years, rules he would consider changing, his time in America and professionalism.
This is just a taster. To hear this episode in full and 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 www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].
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.
30 min
February 12, 2021 An Irishman In America with Marion McKeone (What Is The Point Of The Impeachment Show: Is Vaccine Rollout A Hidden Fiasco?): (Trailer)
As shocking as the impeachment trial evidence is, you can’t help feeling that with the numbers stacked in favour of acquittal, “What is the point of all of this?” Jarlath puts it to Marion that the supposed purpose for this drawn out process might just backfire in the eyes of the international community. There’s brief panic as Marion almost agrees with Donald Jnr. and a bizarre story of a getting offered a vaccine at the meat counter of a Washington deli! Jarlath quizzes Marion on the state of the US vaccine and the challenges being faced in winning trust. Marion commits to attending the “Return Of The Craic” online comedy club on Friday February 19th because as they both admit, a week this long needs the antidote of laughter to finish it off.

If you have a question for Marion please send it through to [email protected] and Jarlath will do his best to include it in the next episode.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

To hear this episode in full each week and 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 www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].

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.
5 min
February 09, 2021 Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: “Tricks Of The Trade: The Creams, Gels, Ointments, Balms & Potions Of The Pros"
Sonia opens her medicine cabinet to reveal the over the counter fixer-upper tricks and treatments she has accumulated over the years. Everyone has niggling running pains but nobody has more solutions to cure them than the Irish athletics legend. We hear of a less than normal plant based solution for stimulating blood flow that has Jarlath on the floor and a rare bird oil sparks a memory for Sonia. There’s also a look at alternatives to running to help maintain your fitness at home during periods of injury or snow. Sonia’s Lent Event starts next week. She walks us through some homework you’ll need to do in order to take part.

Join our running event on strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad and help raise vitally needed funds for our chosen charity partner jigsaw.ie and all the work they do to support young people in Ireland.

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 [email protected].

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.
50 min
February 07, 2021 The Selection Box - The Irishman Abroad Recommendations Podcast: Episode 3
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of content out there, if you’ve ever felt like you’re forever scrolling but never finding what you should be listening to, watching or reading, The Section Box is the podcast for you. The only monthly recommendations podcast you need returns for to let our experts sift through all the content so you don’t have to.
First up, award-winning Irish author and Sunday Times chief arts writer Eithne Shorthall selects her latest book recommendations. Úna-Minh Kavanagh takes a look at some pieces of technology that could boost your work-life balance and general organisation when working at home. The one and only Tom Dunne then points you to some great pieces of music you might have missed, from global classics to local up-and-coming greats in the making. To close, Rory Cashin (Entertainment at lovin.ie) and Eoghan Doherty (Movies & TV at JOE.ie) trawl through all platforms to find the movies and shows that may have passed you by.
To hear each episode in full every single week and 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
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 [email protected].
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.
1 hr 45 min
February 05, 2021 An Irishman In America with Marion McKeone (The Guns Episode: Can America Change Its Relationship With Firearms): (Trailer)
Marion walks us through what she understands as the bedrock of beliefs around gun ownership in America. Having lived in the States since 1999 she has seen the worrying rise in firearm fetishisation, NRA and school shootings. Jarlath asks whether the horse has bolted on the issue. Are we passed the point of no return? There’s also a sobering discussion of the rise and rise of Marjorie Taylor Greene and what that will mean for the GOP.

If you have a question for Marion please send it through to [email protected] and Jarlath will do his best to include it in the next episode.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

To hear this episode in full each week and 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 www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].

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.
5 min
February 02, 2021 Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: “The Four Keys To Fast Recovery"
Sonia walks us through the four keys to helping your body feel better after heavy exertion. And this weekend we really exerted ourselves for the Jigsaw.ie PB Loop Challenge. Hundreds of you took part so what better time to address all your questions about the myths, tricks, supplements and gadgets aimed at aiding the body’s natural healing ability. From inflatable pants to thigh high compression socks, magnesium or Epsom salts, massage guns and protein shakes, Jarlath quizzes Sonia on it all. Together they work out a new Lent Event as Sonia ponders whether we can all go faster by cutting out the treats for 40 days and 40 nights.

Join our running event on strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad and help raise vitally needed funds for our chosen charity partner jigsaw.ie and all the work they do to support young people in Ireland.

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 [email protected].

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.
1 hr 14 min
January 31, 2021 C.K. McDonnell: A Man With One Of Those Ideas
This week, Caimh McDonnell, author of the best-selling Dublin Trilogy, the McGarry Stateside books and Stranger Times joined Jarlath for a conversation about how rejection paced the way for his success.
Caimh opens up about his journey to self-publishing success including the doors that were slammed for the most ridiculous of reasons.
We hear how the motivation to move to London struck him when he realised how fast his life was passing away in Dublin without very much happening. Jarlath finds out about the “not in front of people I know” route into standup, the successful TV writing career he built and how he chose to end it.
The friendship with Gary Delaney that changed everything for him, the buzz of getting his work optioned for TV, the exciting bidding war which ensued and much more, this is a thoroughly heart-warming conversation with one of Ireland's true creative writing talents.
To hear each episode in full every single week and 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
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 [email protected].
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.
30 min
January 29, 2021 An Irishman In America with Marion McKeone (President Biden's Untangling Act & Donald Jnr. vs Ivanka): (Trailer)
Tonight the Irishman Abroad online comedy club “Return Of The Craic” brings back that going to a gig feeling to you in lockdown. Go to http://www.returnofthecraic.com/ to book your ticket. Profits will go to charities on the frontline and nurse can get in for free. We all need to laugh at the end of a week like this. President Biden almost sprained his wrist attempting to untangle the web of rollbacks and environmental rule changes. Marion explains the grace period that all Presidents are offered and how nobody knows this better than the 46th one. With the impeachment trial rolls forward the mathematical possibilities are spelled out. Is the whole thing a massive waste of time with the wolf not just at the door but savaging the village. Marion addresses the fascination with Donald Jnr and Ivanka through two brilliant listener questions and Jarlath talks about their up-coming gun control episode and the Irishman Abroad running event this weekend.

If you have a question for Marion please send it through to [email protected] and Jarlath will do his best to include it in the next episode.

Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

To hear this episode in full each week and 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 www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected].

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.
5 min
January 26, 2021 Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: “The January Food Episode With The Happy Pear"
For our January food episode Dave and Stephen Flynn join Sonia and Jarlath to talk about soup, running and all things plant based. The Happy Pear have created an Irish culinary empire around eating right and making wholesome food fun. Their new book Vegan Cooking For Everyone has ten chapters covering everything you’ve ever wanted to know about vegan food but were afraid to ask, adaptable recipes that will blow your mind and “teach man to fish” ideas that will change how you eat at home. There’s also an extensive questions and answers section with Sonia where Jarlath puts some of our listeners’ questions to the Irish athletics legend. Don’t forget to join our running club on Strava and sign up for this Saturday’s event.

Be kind to yourself and others this January. Join our running event on strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad and help raise vitally needed funds for our chosen charity partner jigsaw.ie and all the work they do to support young people in Ireland.

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 [email protected].

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.
59 min

About An Irishman Abroad

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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.