Ireland and Beyond

Brendan Butler is a jack of many trades; son of a Tipp Man and IT Carlow Scholar, this Irish American has made waves in the Basketball communities on both sides of the Atlantic. In this episode we discuss Basketball, Comedy, and Dax Sheppard! 

*APOLOGIES* The episode was a day late due to audio problems. The edit is a small bit laggy. Hope you still enjoy this great chat. 

Thanks. 

Dylan Walshe is a singer-songwriter from the southside of the Liffey (not the posh part!) in Dublin, and currently resides in Nashville. He was recently featured in Hot Press Magazine for a writeup about his forthcoming project "The Stirring Foot". Episode 1 Premieres on April 28th.  

You can find him on Facebook at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/DylanWalshe

https://www.instagram.com/dylanwalshe/

Declan Houton is the lead singer of the band Devri. Originally from Malin in Donegal, he now lives in Braintree, MA with his wife Candace and his two daughters. One of them being Abbi who was featured in 2020's Late Late Toy Show. In this episode we discuss charity work, The Mighty Quinn and his battle with cancer, and the side effects of "cancel culture".

You can find him on Facebook at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/DeclanHouton

and the band can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/devri.irish

https://www.facebook.com/devriboston/

In this episode, Jon Bulman joins me from a curfewed and locked-down Portugal. Together we compare lockdowns here vs there and talk about the benefits of keeping a routine. 

Find him on Instagram, @Jon_Bulman and his wife who posts amazing scenery of Portugal over at @sunseachelle

https://www.instagram.com/jon_bulman/

https://www.instagram.com/sunseachelle

Daragh Curran aka The Guinness Guru is a content creator from Ashbourne, Co. Meath. Most well-known for making "One Bite" style pint reviews, The Guinness Guru has been seen far and wide from TikTok virality to cutting his own hair on James Corden's Late Late Show. In this episode we talk pints, social media, and the future of The Guinness Guru.

Find him on Instagram, @TheGuinnessGuru and Tiktok.com/@theguinnessguru

Owen Colgan is a stand-up comedian and actor from Co. Mayo best known for playing Buzz McDonnell in the Hardy Bucks program on RTE and Netflix. (His co-stars joined me in the previous episode). In this episode we chat about gigs in America and the formative years of The Hardy Bucks.

You can find him on Instagram, @owencolganfitness or https://www.facebook.com/owencolly

3 Bucks Left/Agony Uncles/Dead Hedgehogs... they're the jack of many trades and kings of some... Stephen "Cowboy Lavin" Kelly, Peter "Frenchtoast O' Toole" Cassidy, and Chris Gaviscon. In this episode we talk about fitness, the lockdowns, and the future of the Hardy Bucks.

Fionnathan are a father and son duo consisting of Fionn, a young man with Down Syndrome - and his father Jonathan. Fionn is a fascinating fella who I befriended through busking and our mutual admiration for Damien Dempsey. In this episode we discuss Fionn's passions, how Johnathan ended up in Ireland, and what we can do to make a more inclusive society in a way that is not degrading or in vain.

Pat Johnson has been one of the most prominent Irish-American voices in radio over the last 5 years. He is the host of the Irish Music Cafe - broadcast from CRB Studios in Detroit.  Listen every Monday night   9-11PM GMT or 4-6PM EST  Tune in on IrishMusicCafe.com to listen live, or hear the replay podcasts.