🎙️ Episode 66 – Less Pints, More PresenceThe Temple Barred PodcastIn Episode 66 of the Temple Barred Podcast, hosts Jim Win and Philip Noone dive deep into sobriety, fasting, synchronicity, and what happens when we trade escapism for presence.Sparked by giving up alcohol for Lent, this conversation expands into the shared spiritual roots of Lent, Ramadan, fasting, and intentional sacrifice — and how these ancient practices are resurfacing in modern life as tools for clarity, healing, and consciousness.The lads explore: • Life as working musicians and the normalisation of daily drinking • What really happens when you stop numbing emotions • Alcohol, ego, meditation, and presence • Synchronicities, collapsing dualities, and collective awakening • Acts of service, secret kindness, and choosing love over fear • Autism, neurodiversity, and new expressions of consciousness • Film, emotion, crying in the cinema, and cultural archetypes • Parenting, becoming a grandparent, and generational growthThis is an honest, funny, reflective episode about meeting life where it is, letting go of habits that no longer serve us, and learning to stay present — especially when it’s uncomfortable.Whether you’re taking a break from drink, observing Lent or Ramadan, exploring spirituality, or just feeling the pull toward a more conscious way of living, this episode is for you.⸻🔗 Listen & Follow The Temple Barred Podcast🎧 Spotify / Apple Podcasts / YouTube:👉 https://linktr.ee/templebarredpodcast📸 Instagram:👉 https://instagram.com/templebarredpodcast⸻🎸 HostsJim WinSinger-songwriter, performer, podcaster🎵 Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3obbe9U6QcAiFcir41Am1S?si=6ApYUKiUQK2U6oMS15UyEA📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/win4jim?igsh=anBtaTVmZWVtdTZq&utm_source=qrPhilip NooneMusician, songwriter, co-host🎵 Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7bquVhkbGmdnAUNud1OGlU?si=2k1evkWPRvaP0I2FfdrmJg📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philipnooneofficial?igsh=MWVlM255YjBlcW55bA==⸻🏷️ Hashtags#TempleBarredPodcast #LessPintsMorePresence #SobrietyJourney#Mindfulness #IrishPodcast #SpiritualGrowth #ConsciousLiving#Lent #Ramadan #Fasting #Presence #SelfAwareness#MusiciansLife #CreativeMind #MentalHealth #ChoosingLove#SpiritualPodcast #IrishCreators #Awakening #PodcastIreland

In Episode 65 of The Temple Bar Podcast, hosts Jim Win and Philip Noone are joined by Ciaran Halton — banjo and bouzouki player, viral Irish musician, and one of the most distinctive emerging voices in modern Irish folk.

Ciaran shares his journey from a chance banjo encounter at 15, to gigging in Santa Ponsa, building a following on TikTok and Instagram, and navigating the real highs and lows of life as a working musician in Ireland. The conversation moves fluidly between humour and honesty, touching on mental health, creativity, alcohol culture, and why Ciaran made the decision to stop drinking — and how it changed both his life and his music.

This episode blends chaotic gig stories, viral comedy songs, and deeply personal reflections on anxiety, panic attacks, and the pressures of performing while struggling internally.

🎶 Live music included — featuring both Ciaran’s viral comedy material and a powerful original song written about mental health, sobriety, and recovery.

In this episode:

• ​How Ciaran Halton started playing banjo by pure chance
• ​Bouzouki, banjo & the modern Irish folk revival
• ​Going viral with comedy songs vs writing from pain
• ​Mental health struggles within Irish music culture
• ​Life gigging in Santa Ponsa & the cost of nonstop partying
• ​Quitting alcohol as an Irish musician
• ​Anxiety, panic attacks & the lack of rural mental health services
• ​Social media, TikTok virality & handling online comments
• ​AI in music: useful tool or creative threat?
• ​The decline of rural pubs & the future of live music in Ireland

This is a funny, vulnerable, and deeply honest conversation about music, identity, creativity, and what “success” really looks like behind the scenes.

🎧 Listen now and follow Ciaran Halton for more music, madness, and moments of truth.

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Episode 64: Love — From Romance to Unconditional Truth

What is love really?

In this Valentine’s special episode of The Temple Barred Podcast, Jim Win and Philip Noone explore the true meaning of love — moving far beyond romance into unconditional love, spiritual connection, forgiveness, and human consciousness.

From laughter and cultural observations to deep philosophical reflection, this episode covers:

• Romantic love vs attachment

• Masculine and feminine energy dynamics

• Sexual energy and spiritual intimacy

• Love as a drug — and why it never truly satisfies when externalised

• Family love, sibling bonds, and parenting

• How algorithms and social media shape modern relationships

• Tantra, meditation, and the Law of One

• Forgiveness as liberation

• Choosing love over fear in a chaotic world

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Jim and Philip question whether love is something we find — or something we become. Touching on relationships, mental health, spirituality, self-awareness, and personal growth, this conversation blends humour, honesty, and insight in classic Temple Barred style.

Whether you’re single, partnered, heartbroken, healing, or searching, this episode invites you to step back from expectation and rediscover love as an inner state, not an outcome.

If you can’t find love in the moment — be the love in the moment.

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Episode 63 of the Temple Bar Podcast is a wild, hilarious and brutally honest conversation with Irish singer-songwriter Dale O'Hanlon, tracing a life spent on stages, ships, bars and continents across the world.

From growing up in Coolock, apprenticing under Eddie Sherlock, and winning Star Search, to busking Dublin, playing Vicar Street, surviving hellish bar residencies in Cyprus, freelancing through Spain, navigating the madness of Dubai, and accidentally ending up on a cruise ship in the Deep South of America, Dale shares the unfiltered reality of life as a working musician.

This episode dives deep into:

• Writing songs as stories, not formulas

• Why some of the best songs are written in 10 minutes

• Original music vs cover gigs and the brutal economics of both

• Irish pub culture at home and abroad

• Touring, cruise ships, residencies and burnout

• Wild gig stories from Cyprus, Spain, Dubai, Alabama and beyond

• Playing to tourists, locals and completely unhinged crowds

• The thin line between loving music and losing yourself to it

• A surreal night drinking with Conor McGregor in Dubai

• Why Dale is now back in Dublin and recording a raw, stripped-back album

Equal parts comedy, chaos and craft, this is an essential listen for musicians, creatives, gigging artists, and anyone curious about what really goes on behind the scenes of the Irish music scene and the global pub circuit.

If you love Irish podcasts, music industry stories, songwriting, travel chaos, and brutally funny honesty, this episode delivers from start to finish.

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Hello 2026, goodbye duality

Born Again | Infinite Onion, Rebirth & Why Growth Feels Like Going Backwards

It’s New Year’s Day — but are we really starting again, or just uncovering another layer?

In Episode 62 of the Temple Barred Podcast, Jim and Philip explore the idea of being “born again” — not as a once-a-year reset, but as something that happens constantly, moment by moment. Through stories of Christmas chaos, repeating patterns, dopamine, ADHD traits and self-reflection, the lads unpack why personal growth can feel frustrating, circular and unfinished — even when real progress is happening.

At the heart of the episode is the idea of the Infinite Onion:

Every time we think we’ve “figured it out,” another layer appears — and that doesn’t mean we’ve failed. It means we’re evolving.

This episode explores:

• Rebirth beyond New Year’s resolutions

• Why self-improvement feels repetitive

• Patterns, self-judgement and awareness

• Dopamine, conflict and unconscious behaviour

• Letting go instead of trying to control

• Duality, perception and the illusion of separation

• Consciousness, identity and choosing love over fear

• How algorithms, media and attention shape reality

• Finding growth in everyday moments

Honest, reflective and often hilarious, this episode is for anyone feeling stuck, tired of “reset culture,” or wondering why growth doesn’t look the way it’s supposed to.

🎧 You haven’t gone backwards.

You’re just peeling the next layer.

🎄 Christmas 2025 Special | Temple Barred Podcast 🎄

The lads sit down for a raw, funny, and deeply human Christmas special that captures everything this time of year brings — grief, gratitude, chaos, connection, and plenty of laughs along the way.

Jim and Philip reflect on the true meaning of Christmas after a year marked by loss, sharing a heartfelt tribute to a loved one gone far too soon and offering compassion to anyone finding the season difficult. From the loneliness that can creep in during the holidays to the small lights that help us through dark moments, this episode is an honest reminder that this too shall pass.

As ever, the heavy moments are balanced with classic Temple Barred storytelling:

🎤 a painfully funny tale of Philip’s “big break” acting role that lasted less than a second

🎶 life as a working musician — gigs gone wrong, sound disasters, horse arenas in Belgium, and Irish pub madness

📻 conversations on music, autotune, Spotify vs YouTube, modern fame, and why authenticity still matters

🌍 shoutouts to listeners tuning in from Germany, Canada, Vietnam, and beyond

This episode is a love letter to listeners around the world who use podcasts as company, comfort, and craic — whether you’re freezing, sweating, celebrating, or just getting through the day.

Pull up a chair, pour a drink, and spend Christmas with the Temple Barred Podcast.

✨ Themes: Christmas reflections, grief & healing, Irish humour, music industry stories, mental health, creativity, community

🎧 Perfect for: fans of long-form conversation, Irish podcasts, honest Christmas episodes, and unfiltered storytelling

Merry Christmas from Temple Barred — you’re not alone. 🎄💛

Episode 61: Cults, Consciousness & the Illusion of Reality

What isn’t a cult anymore?

In Episode 61 of The Temple Bar Podcast, Jim and Philip dive headfirst into one of the most provocative conversations yet — from religious cults and modern fandoms to consciousness, duality, fame, belief systems, and the nature of reality itself.

Starting with David Koresh, Jim Jones, Scientology, and the origins of cult behaviour, the conversation expands into religion, Sikhism, Jesus as a reformer, and how messages rooted in love and unity can become distorted over time. Are cults simply belief systems taken to extremes — and if so, are governments, corporations, football clubs, and pop fandoms just more socially acceptable cults?

The episode moves fluidly between:

• Cults & cult leaders (Waco, Jonestown, Scientology)
• Religion vs belief (Christianity, Sikhism, Jesus, Nanak)
• Modern “cult” culture (Taylor Swift, Kanye, Bono, football fandom)
• Fame & power — why every public figure eventually faces backlash
• The Law of One, free will, manipulation, and service to self vs service to others
• Consciousness, duality, dimensions & reality as a simulation
• Why nothing can exist without contrast — light and dark, good and bad
• Christmas parties, chaos, human nature, and the joy of losing control 🍻

Along the way, there are laugh-out-loud tangents, grounded Irish storytelling, deep philosophical reflections, and plenty of moments that will make you question what you think you know — without ever telling you what to believe.

This is a conversation about mankind, belief, identity, and why — in the end — everything might actually be okay.

🎙️ Listen now and decide for yourself what resonates — and what doesn’t.

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Welcome to Episode 60 of the Temple Bar Podcast with Jim Wynne and Philip Noone — and we’re officially in the run up.

🎄 The run up to Christmas.

⚽ The run up to the playoffs.

💸 And the run up to Black Friday chaos.

Fresh back from Budapest, Jim shares the mad scenes from Hungary vs Ireland, the last-minute winner, the concourse mayhem, and why he suddenly became the chillest man in the stadium. Philip tries to price a taxi to Mayo, and we discuss the honour, horror and responsibility of becoming a “delicious” celebrity after meeting Garron Noone himself.

We also dive into:

🧁 Why Americans have pumpkin pie for Christmas

🔐 The real meaning behind “Black Friday”

💥 Hungarian ultras vs. Irish manners

🍺 “Black Eye Friday” on the border

🎸 Paul Mescal learning Blackbird from Paul McCartney

😳 Private concerts worth €6 million

🧘 A spicy rant about yoga rules, meat, and spirituality

💰 What celebrities really get paid for private gigs

👀 And how the fourth wall of media is collapsing live in front of us

Plus: the Mick Foley saga, who might be avoiding us, and why we might be flying to Prague just to sit in a pub and watch football anyway. 🇮🇪🍻

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In this episode of Temple Barred, the lads dive head-first into the chaos, heartbreak, joy, and pure madness that comes with following the Irish football team — at home, away, and everywhere in between. From last-minute equalisers to long-haul trips, from the electric atmosphere of Lansdowne Road to the camaraderie (and carnage) of Irish fans travelling across Europe, this episode captures what makes supporting Ireland a way of life.

Packed with hilarious stories, emotional moments, and sharp insights into Irish fan culture, the conversation explores why following the Boys in Green is about far more than results — it’s about identity, community, friendship, nostalgia, and the kind of loyalty only Irish supporters understand. Whether it’s dissecting the team’s form, reliving iconic matches, or sharing the unforgettable characters met along the way, this episode is a love letter to the Ireland faithful.

If you’re an Ireland fan — or just love football, travel, and good storytelling — this is a must-listen.

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Episode Title: “King of the Road: Eddie Sherlock on the Irish Music Scene”

Episode Description:

Join us this week on The Temple Barred Podcast as we welcome Eddie Sherlock — singer-songwriter, guitarist and percussionist, and frontman of The Rattling Kind. Born and raised on the north side of Dublin, Eddie discovered his vocal gift in his twenties, then hit the Dublin pub and session scene before forming the band. 

In this wide-ranging conversation we delve into:

• ​ The making of the band’s breakout song King of the Road, a lockdown-era project that has amassed millions of streams. 
• ​ Eddie’s reflections on growing up in Dublin’s vibrant musical culture and how traditional Irish balladry still informs his songwriting. 
• ​ What life on the Irish contemporary music scene looks like — the joys, the obstacles, the role of places like pubs and session gigs in building careers.
• ​ The inspiration and story behind the band’s standout single All Around the Town, an anti-violence anthem featuring guest vocals by the late Christy Dignam and Damien Dempsey. 
• ​ A deep dive into what “making it” means in Ireland today, from streaming numbers to gig life, and how Eddie and The Rattling Kind are preparing for their upcoming album scheduled for early 2024. 
• ​ Practical tips and encouragement for emerging Irish artists: how to stay true to heritage while building a sound for the modern world.

Whether you’re a fan of Irish folk-rock, curious about the behind-the-scenes of a working Dublin artist, or you’re an aspiring musician yourself, this episode is full of rich stories, insightful perspectives and a fair bit of honest talk about the gig-circuit grind.

Tune in, grab your drink, and join us as we explore the road less travelled in Irish music with Eddie Sherlock.