Somewhere in the middle of all this madness there is music and Colm Mac Con Iomaire. Nuala O’Connor Colm Mac Con Iomaire was a founding member of Irish trad band Kíla and has been a member of legendary band The Frames with Glen Hansard from the beginning. Colm has released two solo albums, And Now the Weather and The Hare’s corner, as well as scoring music for theater and movies, including Vivienne De Courcy’s Dare To Be Wild Brought up in a Irish speaking family in suburbian Dublin where music was important and creativity encouraged. He’s a true gentleman with a social conscience and unique musical style You can find out more about Colm on www.colmmacconiomaire.com/ _________________________________________________________ Colm’s music choice: Bob Dylan – Shelter from the storm Colm Mac Con Ionmaire – In the arms of the Angels Nick Drake – Riverman Van Morrison – Sweet Thing The Frames – Seven day mile Colm Mac Con Ionmaire/Damien Buckley – Plenty of Time ___________________________________________________________

Niall played basketball for Ireland from his teenage years until he abruptly decided to stop and take up martial arts. The journey took him to London to train with Shaolin monks and learn the ancient art of breathing and meditation. When he came across the Wim Hof method, he realised that that was going to be his path and he became an instructor. Niall is a softly spoken gentleman that loves nature and herbal remedies. You can find more about him on www.breathewithniall.com or on instagram at @breathwithniall Niall Music choice Mellow Mood – Bob Marley Sweet Child of Mine – Guns ‘n Roses Spraypaint backalley – Damien Dempsey Juicy – The Notorius B.I.G. It was a good day – Ice Cube An Ending (Ascent) – Brian Eno Little Musgrave – Planxty

John O’Regan is an accomplished ultra runner and adventurer. Some of his achievements include 24 hours running events, Marathon Des Sables, North Pole and Seven Marathons in Seven Continents. John’s broke many records in the past 20 years or so of running adventures. But John is also very committed to ensure that his knowledge of the sport can be of help to others: be it coaching in his local club, contributing to mental health programs, advising Athletics Ireland or guiding and coachins visually impared athletes to achieve world records. From Dublin CIty Centre to the Himalayas via Antartica and Asia, John’s journey is a fascinating one that keeps on giving. ____________________________________________________________________________ John’s music choice I still haven’t found what I am looking for – U2 Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve The boy with the Arab strap – Belle and Sebastian So cruel – U2 Palaces of Montezuma – Grinderman Visions of Johanna – Bob Dylan Where the street have no name – U2

Tara Flynn is an Irish actress and writer. Her body of work on TV , Radio and Theatre includes; Line of Duty, Moone Boy, Doctors, Hide & Seek and many more. As part of a campaign in Ireland to repeal the 8th amendment, (paving the way for the legalisation of abortion in some circumstances) she wrote and performed a play “Not A Funny Word” that details her own experience of abortion and having to travel outside of Ireland for it. She was a founder-member of comedy singing trio The Nualas and was a core member of Dublin ComedyImprov for over 15 years. She is a regular contributor to the Irish Times and has published three books to date.. You can find out more about Tara on www.taraflynn.ie ______________________________________________________________________________ Tara’s music choices: R.E.M. – Nightswimming 2Pac – California Love Abba – The Name of the Game BECK – Sexx Laws Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – God give me strenght Grandaddy – AM 180 Flight of the Conchords – Business time

Her first book “I found my tribe” became an instant bestseller and won Ruth the Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2017 Ruth’s late husband, filmaker Simon Fitzmaurice, was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease in 2008 and her book started as a series of notes written in her journal “talking to herself”. She is currently working on the final draft of the movie script, the release date yet to be announced. The importance of sea swimming, writing as an escapism, bringing up five children and a few pets, collecting sea pottery, dealing with social media and screen time her journey from the local school in Ardee, Co. Louth to becoming an author . _______________________________________________________________ Ruth’s music choice Into my arms – Nick Cave Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd Negative Vibes – Damien Dempsey Where is my mind – The Pixies This woman’s work – Kate Bush Tell all the people – The Doors In your Eyes – Peter Gabriel

Daniel Hannigan is a young man with a passion for cooking and more importantly on a mission to ensure that people are opening up about depression, self-harm and suicide. He has created pop-up five-star catering events around Dublin, Ireland, where guests are treated to a fine dining meal while enjoying a conversation, as well as listening to some of the people touched by the the above issues. Daniel’s has been working closely with the 3Ts (www.3ts.ie) and he has a lot more ideas about how he can use his skills in the future for a social betterment. _____________________________________________________________________ Daniel’s Music Choices Landmarks – All the luck in the world Moon – All the luck in the world Barcelona – Ed Sheeran Tilted – Christine and the queens Glory- Dermot Kennedy Wanderlust – James bay On fire – Raleigh Ritchie

Stephen Flynn is one half of the The Happy Pear. He and his identical twin David created a movement for social change that centered around well being – plant based diet, happy heart courses, exercise and sea swimming at sun rise. In this conversation Stephen tells us of the challenges of fatherhood, travelling, schooling and how things are changing for the millennial’s generation. He has also co-authored three best selling cook books as well as appearing on a variety of Irish and international TV and Radio shows. For more about Stephen and The Happy Pear click here You will find them on social media on: Twitter @ThehappyPear Instagram @TheHappyPear ______________________________________________________________________ Stephen’s Music Choice: Paco de Lucia – Entre dos aguas – Vivaldi – Spring – Four seasons Manic Street Preachers – The ever lasting Pearl Jam – Jeremy Tori Amos – Winter Manu Chao – Clandestino Kodaline – High hopes

Barry Cronin is an award winning photographer from Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland. Over the years his photos have appeared in a newspapers and magazines all over the world and his archive is currently around 30,000 images But the road to his current profession has been far from easyand he discusses it candidly along with some great insights in the world of photograpjy.. you can find out more about Barry and his work www.barrycronin.com or on Twitter @sidelighter -_________________________________________________________________ Barry’s Music Choices The Clash London’s Calling Golden Earring: Radar Love Shakin Stevens: This Ole House David Bowie: Life on Mars The Pixies: Planet of Sound Pearl Jam: Rear View Mirror (Live) Pulp: Common People _________________________________________________________________________

Sarah is a Visual Analyst for a design thinking company by day and a visual story author/illustrator by evenings and weekends. Sarah has published a few children’s books, her latest one “We’re going to the zoo!” is out with The O’Brien Press and co-found The Comics Lab and organised the first Irish-French Comics Sarah’s chronicles her bus commute to work with daily sketches (see below) that are a beautiful snapshot of Dublin life. Ordinary is what Sarah loves and her sketches reflect that beautifully. You can find out more about Sarah on https://sarahbowie.com ______________________________________________________________ Sarah’s Music Choice Telephone and Rubber Band – The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Into my arms – Nick Cave Orphans – Aphex Twin The first big weekend – Arab Strap Sound and Vision – David Bowie There is a light that never goes out – The Smiths GMF – John Grant

Jess Kelly is Technology Correspondent with Newstalk 106FM, Ireland leading talk radio. She is also the producer and presenter of her own shop, TechTalk. Jess’ enthusiasm is infectious and that goes beyond technology and her self labelled “nerdiness”. Her attitude to life and work has seen her raising from making coffee in the radio station’s canteen for free to her own show in a relatively short space of time and her views on social media and technology in general are refreshing and relevant. You can follow Jess on Twitter or Instagram @jesskellynt You can listen and download her Tech Talk Podcast here Jess Kelly Music Choice River of Dreams – Billy Joel Snow – Red Hot Chili Peppers Night of the Long Knives – Everything Everything The Chain – Fleetwood Mac This Must Be the Place – Talking Heads (from Stop Making Sense) Seasons – Future Islands Ants – Ham Sandwich