It's All Relative with Susan Bradley

This week Susan is joined by Rosie Foley, sister of the late, great Anthony Foley for the latest episode of It’s All Relative.

The anecdotes come thick and fast as Rosie talks about swimming the English channel, winning 39 caps for Ireland herself, and the tragic day when Anthony lost his life.

Swiping bottles of poitin, thumbing lifts to school and dominating Ireland's Fittest Family - not much intimidates Paula and Jan Marie Sheahan when they have their amazing sister, actress and producer Norma, in their corner.

The anecdotes came thick and fast when Paula and Jan Marie joined Susan Bradley for the latest episode of It's All Relative.

To say Ciara O'Brien's family are sports mad is an understatement, two brothers who represented Ireland and her own distinguished career in international hockey with 156 caps.

The latest installment of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley explores Ciara's tough choice between cricket and hockey, making the decision to move back to Dublin after many years away, and the heartache that came with retiring from international competition

Conor Buckley joins the podcast for the latest episode of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley. He talks about raising a young family, working in the nighttime economy, dealing with racism, and the lasting legacy and influence of his remarkable mother, the late activist and campaigner Christine Buckley.

As we hear in the latest instalment of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley, the love for rugby runs deep in Alex O'Brien's family. It's a sport she excels at and her brother happens to be recently retired Irish rugby legend Sean O'Brien.

Season two of the Newstalk original podcast series It's All Relative with Susan Bradley continues with the inimitable Hughie Maughan.

In episode 2 we hear all about Hughie's immediate family, his wider family in the Traveller community, and his Big Brother family that launched his career.

Season two of the Newstalk original podcast series It's All Relative with Susan Bradley is here.

Susan is joined by the siblings of well-known public figures to explore their own personal and family stories.

In episode 1, Susan talks about golf, career change, and sibling rivalry with Lisa Maguire, twin sister of golfing superstar Leona Maguire.

This week Susan speaks to  Eddie and Laura Keane, parents of Ellen Keane, who is Ireland’s most cherished, successful and celebrated Paralympian.

We hear how Ellen struggled in her teenage years with her insecurities, but even in her earliest years she showed an incredible dedication and ability to put in grueling hours training, on the road to multiple Olympic gold medals.

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There's lot more to come in this first season of It's All Relative, and this week Susan has an update for our listeners.

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Claire and Edel O'Neill are sisters to one of the most important public figures of recent years in Irish life, Rory O'Neill - AKA Panti Bliss. In this episode they chat about life growing up in Mayo, where creativity, closeness and fun were the hallmarks of the O'Neill family, and seeing their brother play a central role in the fight for marriage equality in Ireland.

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