Virginia O'Gara hails from Texas and through an eventful youth of working for Food Not Bombs in California, being a Spanish/English interpreter for touring punk rock bands in Mexico and becoming interested in permaculture whilst working on a farm in Guatemala she ended up in Ireland. She is one of the driving forces behind CUSP, the Cork Urban Soil Project which is about composting on a community scale. She is also the co-owner of the hugely popular raw-vegan food company, My Goodness.

She’s an activist, a punk, and an inspiring member of our community. Her story is worth a listen, Enjoy!

On this episode I talk to Producer, Engineer, Mixer, & Drummer - Christian Best. Christian plays some music that is close to his heart and we talk about Christians early exposure to music, his long standing partnership with songwriter Mick Flannery and there's also an extra 15 minutes at the end for any Beatles nerds ;-)

I hope you enjoy and thanks for supporting local radio!

This week I had Caitriona Twomey from Cork Penny Dinners on the show. Penny dinners serves 1,400 hot meals a day, as well as much more. It relies solely on donations and volunteers. This is worth a listen. Caitriona’s kindness is humbling.

Enjoy!

This week, I had Frank O'Connor from Derelict Ireland on the show to discuss his campaign against dereliction in our cities and towns and also to play the songs that represent his life journey in activism. Frank is a passionate and inspiring speaker... this is worth a listen. Enjoy!

Frank also plays an extended list of tunes that represent his campaign after the original interview from February 2023 :-)