Baraa Qandeel is a Palestinian poet, translator and writer from Gaza. She works in marketing and has suffered immensely during the genocide losing friends and family, and surviving an airstrike nearby that left her in shock for hours. She joins us from Gaza to talk about the ceasefire and what people around her think about it. She discusses conversations amongst her friends about their experiences in what she calls 'triggering sessions.' Tune in for more

Sparks Will Fly is back and in this very special episode Ray sits down with acclaimed comedian and all round force of nature, Willa White, to discuss their own experiences of grief, addiction, recovery and fellowship. Don't worry, it's much more fun than I've made it sound!

In this Echo Chamber Pod we’re joined by Mr Irish Election Projections himself, Harry McEvansoneya to discuss the Irish presidential election, the Jim Gavin fiasco, the Jim O’Callaghan leadership campaign, the momentum behind Catherine Connolly and media coverage of the election so far.

Roaa Aladdin Missmeh is a Palestinian from Gaza who loves reading books and finds solace in them. Having left Gaza only a few weeks ago, she is currently doing her Master's degree in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in Dublin. She shares with us her story of genocide, her journey out of Gaza and her need to tell the story of her people. Tune in for more.

The great (and I mean properly great) Don O’Leary has passed away. He helped hundreds of people find their path in life. He would tell me off when I deserved it, as I often did.

He lived enough for 10 lives, yet he’s left us too soon.

Rest in Power the proudest of proud Corkmen.

Director of the Cork Life Centre, Don O'Leary came up from Cork to join me onstage for a very special live podcast. We discuss how a man who was arrested and imprisoned for treason goes on to be an educator and incredible advocate for children who have suffered Adverse Childhood Experiences.

We discuss him receiving a terminal diagnosis and deciding to make the very most of his time. Don talks about his recent trip to deliver aid to Ukraine and what he'd do if he had 24hrs in the Dept of Education. A great man, a real activist and let's face it, a legend. But don't tell him I said so.

Editors Note: We were very sad to hear of the passing of Manchán this morning. He was a bit of Irish magic. He came to Ballymun to chat with Sparky and Dean and I'm reposting it now. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Enjoy our conversation with Manchán Magan about the Mythical, Mystical, Mental and Spiritual lands of Ireland, Australia, Africa and those beyond this world. We talk about the land, the trees, the water and the mycelium matrix. We explore what we have learned and what we can teach each other about Pagan and Religious experiences and lessons from lock down. Manchán is a Writer & Documentary Maker. His Podcast The Almanac of Ireland explores the wonders of Ireland’s heritage.

Ruba Khalid Al-Faleet is a Palestinian writer, artist, and poet based in Gaza. Her work explores the intersection of identity, resistance, and the poetics of survival under siege. As an active member of the Gaza Poets Society and a contributor to the Resilient Voices digital storytelling project by the British Council, Ruba uses her voice to document lived realities, reclaim narrative agency, and build bridges through creative expression. Her art and poetry are deeply intertwined—each piece a visual and verbal testament to what endures when language is all that remains. She joins us from Gaza to share her story.

Jonathan B. Tucker is a Washington DC-based writer, educator, poet and activist. He was, in his own words, brought up to be a Zionist. He talks about his experience as a Jewish pro-Palestine activist in the US, the struggle to help us all keep our humanity during the genocide and he then recites powerfully two poems; one Remember Us from Displaced in Gaza and the other his very own letter to the Star of David. You will want to tune in for this. One of my favourite podcast moments.

In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks who is buying our homes with Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in TUD. Lorcan breaks down who exactly is buying up newly built homes in Ireland - the answer is - increasingly it's not first time home buyers - it's investor funds & the state. We discuss the market supply myths and what needs to be done to get affordable homes built at scale.

Senator Patricia Stephenson has just returned from the West Bank, Palestine and she joined me to discuss the apartheid regime she saw, the sanitising of settler violence and how any rhetoric about a two state solution falls apart in the face of the reality on the ground.