Sin Scéal Eile

When Gugai’s Mother held her little newborn son in her arms for the first time, she looked down and said “oh my little Gugai”. Gugai, if you don’t know, means “Little Egg” in Irish.

I guess he took this name to heart and you’ll understand once you press play on this episode and hear all about his undying devotion to and absolute fascination with his chickens.

Gugai is a music promotor, venue owner and label boss in Galway. Many people know him through music, but we don’t even touch upon tunes in our chat today. It’s all chickens, chickens, chickens.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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Shelly has led a broad life of travels, moving from country to country. She found her love in Vienna, had a child and returned back to the place she loves most, Ireland. It’s a simple but gorgeous story.

She lives on a tiny island in the middle of a lake, where people have boats at the end of their driveways that lead straight into the water. It feels almost eerier like suburban America (or maybe I’ve been watching too many Dawson’s Creek re-runs).

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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Jake’s story will break your heart but it’s an important one to hear. In the last few years, Jake has lost 3 important people in his life. His friend, Paddy, his Brother, Shane and also his Mother.

Jake’s Mother is Sinead O’Connor, and while we of course chat about Sinead in this episode, Jake wanted to take this opportunity to shine a light on his brother’s short life. Shane suffered with his mental health and spent time in the foster care system, something that Jake tried his best to pull him out from.

I can only imagine the pain that Jake has felt these last few years, dealing with such an enormous amount of grief and loss. In a bid to cope with it all, he has surrounded himself with his beautiful family, in a rural part of Ireland, backed onto a woodland full of nature. He has made a secure, safe and stable home for his kids to grow up in comfort and peace.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew is a recent addition to the rural West. Like so many, he fell in love with an Irish girl in London. They had a baby and then she heard the call to come home, and Matthew followed.

Starting a new life in a different country is never easy but Matthew is grateful to be here and for all that he has here, even if it means he doubts his own pronunciation of his son's name.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maria works in Galway University, surrounded by tall buildings covered in ivy. In true Galway style, it was absolutely pouring with rain when we met for our chat. 

Originally from Poland, she always had itchy feet and knew she wanted to travel. In the middle of her law degree she took off to go and live and work in a hostel in Buenos Aires. Once she had her travels out of her system, she returned to work in a law firm. 

One evening, her housemates brought home a lovely Irish man with the intention of setting her up, and sure didn’t they only fall in love, get married and move to Ireland. What great mates to have!

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spoiler alert....well, maybe not if you've already watched this weeks The Voice!

Filip is a capella mad and has been his whole life. He's since moved from Croatia to Ireland and instantly found his community through song.

Now he's off representing Ireland on an international scale.

Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pearse is the legendary bass player from the Saw Doctors. He invited us into his gorgeous home, tucked between two lakes and a hill, surrounded by nature and wild animals. He told me all about his start with the Docs, and how he still remains in awe of his bandmate’s incredible song writing skills.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We caught Tracy right as she came back from walking 160kms of the Camino. She has that glow about her. The chilled demeanour of someone who has achieved something magnificent but also grounded them too.

She's has a rough few years recently. Her body was sending her signs to slow down and change her manic freelancer lifestyle. Thankfully, shes finally listening!

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The most hospitable man in Galway has been working in hospitality his whole life. From bar to bar, in the heydays of the Róisín Dubh when it was just a wee bar, to now being part of the crew that’s awakening Electric from its slumber. Eoin has some really interesting insider thoughts on club life in Galway and what it would take to get us back to the glory days to 5am closing times again.

Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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I once lived on a tour bus with Murt and 8 other men!  We travelled around the world doing hundreds of concerts together.

While I dipped in and out of the music industry, Murt has been a roadie his whole life with many amazing bands. To get specific and use his professional title, he's a guitar tech (probably one of the best around).

It takes a certain type of person to be able to tour. They need to be smart, confident, adaptable, have a thick skin and also be bit of a buzzer. Murt has it all in spades, especially after a glass of merlot.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.