Hello Universe and galaxies beyond,

It’s weird to put out a podcast during this strange time. I am very aware that many of us are feeling worried and anxious. Businesses are at stake, our routines have been interrupted and long held plans have had to be rearranged. I am feeling it all with you. It really is a matter of life or death at the moment and of course it is silly putting these podcasts out into the world. I do so knowing that people's plates are already full and that you may feel overwhelmed but hope you can use this episode as a distraction for forty minutes or so. With all that said, let me tell you about this week's guest.

This week I am 80% happy for Mairead Ronan, Today FM and TV broadcaster, business owner, Dancing with the Stars winner and lots more besides. We had a great chat outside the loo of Central Hotel on Exchequer St a few weeks ago and then we retired to a nearby room where a book club was taking place. I am truly an ace podcaster. Why did I not book a studio? Indeed. Indeed. At one point, if you listen closely, you can probably hear a loo flushing which is NO reflection on my career thank you very much!

I’ve spoken to Mairead many times remotely over the years during her time as producer on the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show so it was great to have a chat with her face to face finally. We talked about how she started out studying in Ballyfermot College, got work experience in MTV and Today FM and then didn’t leave for 15 years. She took some time away from Marconi House (Today FM's building) for couple of years to focus on other things (including winning Dancing with the Stars) but returned in 2019 to present her own weekday show.

I think this is a great episode if you’re thinking of trying something new but have the fear. It’s never too late to try something new so make a plan, start small and don’t wait for anyone else’s permission. It may never come! Don’t waste your precious time - just make sure you wash your hands thoroughly ; )

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Peace and love, peace and love,

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Hello Universe!

I am so pleased to be back being 80% happy for people and very happy that the first guest of this new series is the iconic Linda Martin!

I spoke to Linda a few months ago, just before Christmas in Collaborative Studios (ideal for all your podcasting needs) in town. Big thanks to Shane Dempsey in Collaborative for organising the set up for me - you can hear me kicking him out at the start because I am such a DIVA - je kid.

Linda Martin grew up in Belfast and has performed since she was young although she originally wanted to be a vet. In the 1970s and 80s she toured with the band Chips and even opened up for Fleetwood Mac once. She said there was so much work at the time she was lucky if she got one day off a week. She was living her dreams.

Linda is the most frequent entrant in the National Song Contest having entered nine times. She was eventually victorious in 1992 when she won the 37th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo Sweden with the Johnny Logan penned song, Why Me? Linda further cemented her iconic status when she took on the role of judge/mentor in Popstars in 2001. During the series former Girls Aloud member Nadine Coyle famously pretended she had lost her passport when she lied about her age. The clip went viral. Linda was also a presenter on the brilliant The Lyrics Board (bring it baaaack), worked with old pal Louis Walsh on the first series of The X Factor and is still involved in the Eurovision universe. 

When not performing around Ireland and Europe, Linda loves pottering about the garden at her home with her TWELVE dogs. Animal welfare is a true passion of hers.

Linda was an absolute delight to talk to.I hope you enjoy listening to her tales. 

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Thank you so much for listening. I am so glad to be back!

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Hello Universe!

It’s me Esther O’Moore Donohoe and I've made a little trailer to let you know that The 80% is coming back from it’s long break and I’m so excited!

The first episode of this new series will be Monday 9th March so make sure you take the day off work and get your teeth laminated in preparation. 

I have so many great guests lined up for this series including Gaff Goddess Laura de Barra, chef and business woman Domini Kemp, Dancing with the Stars winner and Today FM-er Mairead Ronan and to kick it all off on the 9th, the one and only, the iconic, best friend of Louis Walsh, Linda Martin! 

I know! I LOVE HER. 

Make sure you’re following me on Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates. And if you’ve never left a review or rated the podcast, please please please go to your iTunes or podcast app and say ‘welcome back matey!’

See you on Mon 9th March invisible friends! 

Until then, unhook your metaphorical braaaaaaaaas!

EO'MD

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SAINTS ALIVE! EPISODE 75!

Here ye! Here ye!

Welcome to the last episode of this series of The 80%. I have ended this run of the podcast with a supersonic guest in the form of writer, podcaster and whirl of effervescence, Caroline O'Donoghue. I will return in November as now I must set off on my hunt, like Viggo Mortensen in Lord of The Rings, to find new guests...YIKES!

This series I've spoken to some incredible people who all happen to be women. Huge thanks to Saoirse McHugh, Melanie Morris, Vicki Notaro, Anna Haugh, Karen Constantine, Ciara Kelly, Merle O'Grady, Glenda Gilson, Tara Stewart, Sophie White, Eimear Varian Barry and now Caroline, who all generously gave of their time, wit and wisdom, to this 5ft11 cutie pie. But no timare! I already have names pencilled in to record with for series six, so The 80% will return.

To tide you over until then, I have made another podcast called Esther Is In Bits where we talk about being in bits and then being better. So far, I've recorded chats with some incredible people about subjects such as fertility, gender, sleep (!) and grief to name but a few. Go nuts and follow me on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest updates and incredible images from me.

Until we meet again, keep it fresh, keep it sexy and don't forget to put the oxygen mask of life on yourself first. Light the candles, drink the alcoholic or non-alcoholic wine and unhook your bra, real or metaphorical!

EO'MD

P.S If you want something great to read, you should buy or borrow Caroline's debut novel, Promising Young Woman. 

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SHUT THAT DOOR-IT'S EPISODE 74!

Eimear Varian Barry started out her media career producing in Red FM in Cork. At 21 she moved to New York to get experience in fashion and media which included working on the second Sex And The City film! During her time there, she also assisted as a stylist in Rolling Stone but like a rolling stone, she gathered no moss and took a big leap across the pond instead to Melbourne Australia. Whilst in Oz she worked at Style.com, met her partner Daniel and moved all the way back to the U.K. A tale as old as time.

EVB is huge on Instagram and is at the very top of her game as an online creative. She acts as photographer, stylist and creative director for huge brands but during our chat, she points out that it hasn't all been wine and honey. When she first started and had just had her first daughter Saoirse, she says her and Daniel were living on housing benefit. Eimear has worked her piece of the internet to the max and has managed to work it into a full-time gig.

She's a bladdy wonder mates and I hope you like it.

Until next Tuesday!

EO'MD.

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EPISODE 73: WOW WEE!

Way back at start of The 80%, (episode number twelve!) I chatted with this week’s guest, the exceedingly talented and tenacious, Sophie White.

Back then, Sophie had only written one book, had a weekly column in the Sunday Independent (which she still has) and been published in countless magazines and papers. I mean, what had she really achieved, eh? But Sophie was one woman in search of a novel, and 'ever tried. ever failed' she kept going, pursuing her creative dream which has been realised in the form of her debut work of fiction, Filter This.

We talked about getting to know a washing machine, rejection, the artifice, skill and enjoyment of creating a digital life, online shame and of course, her latest work. I've included links to most of the things we mentioned in this week's The 80% below.

I hope you enjoy this week's chat and my Ronan Keating impression. I am available for bookings worldwide.

A new episode will be up next Tuesday.

EO'MD.

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THINGS WE MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

The Great Outdoors film trailer https://youtu.be/mlbLVZM5t1I

Byron Bay Instagramers https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/the-coast-of-utopia-surfer-moms-instagram-influencers

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed - by Jon Ronson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_You%27ve_Been_Publicly_Shamed

Lindy West on This American Life https://www.thisamericanlife.org/545/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-say-it-in-all-caps

John and Lorena Bobbitt https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/arts/television/lorena-bobbitt-documentary-jordan-peele.html

Sophie White’s piece in Image on rejection https://www.image.ie/life/dealing-with-publisher-rejection-author-sophie-white-on-being-the-master-of-rejection-in-her-words-156447

Pre-order the sequel to Filter This here 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/unfiltered/sophie-white//9781529343427

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TWIT TWOO-IT'S EPISODE 72.

**Before I launch into the deets on this week's guest, I want to give you an advance warning that the audio for the interview part is not great for this episode. I contemplated not uploading it at all (but I have, as you can see) and can only apologise for the poor quality. With that said, here comes the science part...

Tara Stewart's ascent to the top of the Irish media has been rapid. She’s only been working in radio for four years and already has her own show on 2FM! Not only that but she’s in demand at events and launches around Dublin City, DJ-ing her Aussie tush off in tiny glasses and second hand ensembles. PLUS she’s even ruddy signed to Select Model Management in London-I was positively seething with jealousy talking to her. Tara is known for her style and has a huge and dedicated following on Instagram. We chatted about how she arrived in Dublin wanting to be a musician but after finding radio, fell in love with the medium knew it was where she wanted to be. 

New episode will be up next Tuesday invisible pals!

EO'MD.

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SHAKE YOUR BUM-IT'S EPISODE 71!

This week’s guest is the one and only, double G, Glenda Gilson. You might know her from her 11 year stint on TV3's Xpose but Glenda has been working in the industry since she was three years old! In the late 90s and early 2000s, you could barely pick up a paper without seeing Glenda in it which she parlayed into a full blown TV career.

She spoke to me about how she first got started, dancing with Michael Jackson and staying in the industry for so long. Glenda has met everyone including Donald Trump and even Snoop Dog when they hosted the Meteor Awards together. She is also thick as thieves with Niall Horan, Westlife, Louis Walsh and her Ireland’s Got Mor Talent host James Kavanagh.

Glenda has certainly come a long way from her Bubble Hits days and her hard work continues to pay off. In 2018 she also launched her jewellery line G by Glenda which no doubt will be a success just like everything else she has turned her hand to. I am a solid 80% happy for all she has achieved so far!

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Thanks so much for listening and until next Tuesday...ADIOS!

EO'MD.

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Channel 4 Jade Goody documentary

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EPISODE 70: IT’S ALL GRADY, BABY!

Back when I started The 80%, in 1875, Merle was kind and brave enough to come on and talk to me. I had no clue what I was doing but took the chance to put out a show on a digital station so I could then podcast it. Back then it would take me at least a week to edit one episode. I use to get so frustrated and felt like giving in all the time, but week by week I got a bit faster and now it only takes a mere 6 days to make each one-JK! I’ve included the link to my old chat with Merle below if you want to listen back.

In the five years since she’s we first met, a lot has changed in Merle’s life. She moved home to Dublin from London where her career was in its ascendancy. She then had her fabulous daughter Vega and well, her life blew up! She talked to me about how she suffered with post-natal depression and how then had to put herself and career back together. Merle threw out all the ideas she had about what her life should look like and instead moved into a new, different version of herself.

During my chat with Merle, something I heard Jane Fonda say in an interview came to me ‘I can’t make my life longer but I can make it wider and deeper.’ We all have to reimagine ourselves endlessly throughout our lifetimes as we lose bits ourselves and then recreate new incarnations of us in response. Merle is a living example of this.

I hope you enjoy it.

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Until next Tuesday my friends!

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LINKS FOR THINGS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

See all the beautiful things Merle makes here https://merleogrady.com/

My first chat with Merle https://play.acast.com/s/the-80-with-esther-omoore-donohoe/tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F150739333

The counselling service Merle mentioned https://nurturehealth.ie/ 

The link to pre-order Sophie White’s forthcoming book Filter This: https://tinyurl.com/y4vvye8x

Designer, Melinda Lee Holm https://tinyurl.com/y49ry6mk

Ruby Warington: Material Girl, Mystical World https://tinyurl.com/y4vos62q

My book club book: Fake Like Me https://tinyurl.com/yxg4ba2e

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#69 EPISODE 69! ‘ALLO SAUCY!

Whilst I struggle to excel in one career, Ciara Kelly has managed to achieve solid gold, A+ status, in two. In her lifetime, she has managed to gain a medical degree, land a column in a national newspaper and get on the tele with Operation Transformation. She then had the audacity to leave her full-time career as a GP and land a job presenting Lunchtime Live, on Newstalk 106.8. How very dare she! I fully expect her to woman a space shuttle to Mars by 2021-this woman has no fear! Ciara shared how she ended up on the radio, asking for what you want and all the twists life took to get her to where she is now. I hope you enjoy it 80%-ers!

Until next Tueday, keep it fresh.

PEACE AND LOVE, PEACE AND LOVE.

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