Sin Scéal Eile

Cathy has come to the project to remember Quinn and have her name preserved in our book forever. Quinn was Cathy and Will’s baby girl, who sadly only breathed life for 20mins. She is a huge part of their lives and was the little girl who made Cathy “into a Mother”. 

We chat about what life is like after losing a baby, how perspective shifts, and even friendships change. 

We’ll all light a candle on October 15th, to remember Quinn on Baby Loss Awareness week. Rx

Please note: Today's episode contains material that might be distressing to some listeners - please take care when listening.

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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If you know Irish contemporary music, there’s a good chance you know Niall, or at least his work. He’s been an Irish music journalist, DJ, event programmer…basically just the guru of good tunes for over twenty years now.

We took a walk on the canal and talked about navigating the music industry now that we’re both in our 40s.

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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.

Angela invited us to her home for the chats. She has a beautiful cottage, surrounded by bog, in very rural Ireland. The fire is on and the tea is flowing. She has created a slow life here, one that’s very far from her previous life. 

Angela used to run her own very successful vegan food business. It was a triumph and had her up and back to Dublin all the time. It was chaotic and stressful, and something she didn’t really enjoy doing. Along with the business stress, came an addiction relapse. Angela would abuse drugs and alcohol to get her through the days and tried time and time again to break the cycle. 

It wasn’t until her lowest moments, alone in her cottage, that she would stumble upon meditation and the ability to change your neural pathways. She began researching and practicing until it saved her life. She has since trained as a hypnotherapist and helps other addicts get back to where they need to be.

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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.

Michael has a fascinating career, he is an Irish composer, writer, director and performer, and has just created a brand new opera, The Curing Line. His research techniques were above and beyond. He went out into rural communities, interviewing folk with "the cure”. A rapidly disappearing part of Irish culture.

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.

Like a lot of people, Covid changed things for Caitriona, but in a really lovely way. Her work went mostly remote, which made her really look at where she was in the world. After great consideration with her husband, they packed up their lives in Dublin, along with their 1 year old, and moved West to open a cafe. 

She now gets the best of both worlds, occasionally popping up to Dublin for work, taking in the buzz of the city, and then retreating to Louisburgh when she’s had enough. The dream! 

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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.

Francis founded the Red Fox Press book publishing and gallery when he landed in Ireland from Belgium back in 2002. Shortly after he met Antic-Ham and convinced her to also move to Ireland.

Together they run the most wonderfully artistic enterprise, publishing art books, taking photos, making screen prints and selling vintage cameras. 

Francis has the largest collection of polaroid and instant cameras I’ve ever witnessed. Thousands of them, ranging in uses, from dentist cameras to police mugshot cameras.

Needless to say, I very much enjoyed our chats!  Rx

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.

On our travels through the West coast we got wind of a very unique gallery/shop on Achill Island, owned by a couple, Ham and Francis (Francis’ story will follow tomorrow). 

We walked into Red Fox Press and instantly knew that we were in the right place. The gallery is an analogue dream. It’s filled with hand drawn illustrations, vintage cameras and tiny art books, hundreds of them. 

Antic-Ham is an artist, illustrator, photographer and publisher. When she’s not greeting customers in the shop, she’s out the back, hand sewing book bindings or painting her unique style of imagery. She’s an extremely warm and friendly woman, with a smile that spreads across her face when she talks about Francis. 

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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.

If you ever need to feel the sunshine in Achill, visit Miriam. She's a salt of the earth Dub who came from Crumlin to reconnect with the Irish language. She sold up her business and found a derelict house in the Wild West that she breathed life into once again.

Part of her day to day now is doing a bit of community outreach. She acts like a point of contact for anyone who might be feeling a bit lonely or isolated (which I imagine could be a lot of folk in the summer months).

When she's not out chatting, she's utilizing every second of her life. Learning guitar, painting, making glass works, and generally just being a total sounder.

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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.

Sports mad journalist, Patrick, has found himself in the right job over at Paddy Power so much so he’s stuck at it for 20 years. He has a podcast studio at home, where he chats about horses (while looking at his own horses out the window). He’ll be the first to admit he grew up privileged, his parents taking him to Hong Kong for 2 years when he was 16 and then letting him stay in a perpetual “free gaf” for his college years, the house quickly being dubbed as “PK’s Casino”.

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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.

Noeleen has the coolest job in the world. She’s the director of the National Botanic Gardens, and yes, she gets to live on the grounds. Noeleen has had a wild journey to get to this prestigious position, following her heart and passion all the way. I never anticipated where our chat would lead, but together we discussed plant conservation, wild Irish orchids, frankincense and even Noeleen’s impact on rosewood necked guitars. 

I can’t thank Noeleen enough for the guided tour and behind the scenes nose around the Gardens. BEST.DAY.EVER.

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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.