The Spin Home

This week we take a look at the most Oscar nominated movuie of all time, Sinners stariring Michael B Jordan and directed by Ryan Cooglar.

John Keane from the Spin Home on WLR had a chat with Status Quo frontman, Francis Rossi about his new tour that takes him to Waterfords Theatre Royal this April. Francis chats about his new music, quo days and some of those songs that have stood the test of time.

Danny O Reilly from the Coronas, played a solo accousic gig in the Theatre Royal on Friday Jan 2nd. With music and songs from The Coronas, his own favourites and other songs that are rarely heard sung by Danny.

Don Mescall spoke with me recently about his new Christmas song called Northern Star. Recorded in Cavan with a local choir, the song is a beautiful story about finding yourself and love

John Keane chats to Anthony Keyes about his 7 days and 7 marathons culminating on day 6 and 7 with the Solas run and walk for life in Dungarvan and Waterford. Ann Kavanagh tells us about her 32 years of running Marathons and why and young Finn Ryan tells us the reason why he did the run this year. The event saw nearly 4000 people line the streets of Dungarvan and Waterford and raise close to €200,000 for the much needed services in The Solas Cancer Support Centre. Thanks to sponsors UPMC Whitfield Hospital, WLR and Eirgen

For Another King and Country, is a new song from the incredible Phil Coulter and the voice of the fantastic Roy Buckley Music called ‘For Another King and Country’. It tells the story of the Collins brothers from Waterford that went to fight in WW1 and only one came home. A moving song about a story that you may have never heard, right here on your doorstep. First aired July 29th 2025

Spin Home paid a visit to Scoil Lorcain in April of 2025. We visited the school to talk with the boys to see what they knew about radio, how it works and if they would like to be involved in radio. We also spoke about their favourite things to do and what school means to them and their teachers.

Leo Sayer is coming back to Ireland in July for gigs in Wexford, Cork, Dublin and Belfast. John Keane had a chat with him about all his hit singles and albums, touring and life in general and Leo explains as he is getting older he is getting back into good habit

The Granville Anniversary show celebrated 45 years of the Cusack family's ownership of the Waterford Hotel. We get to speak to Liam and his wife Anne Cusack about their memories of the hotel . We were also joined by their daughters Fiona and Jackie who reminisced about all the years growing up in the hotel and the plans for the future. Ann the bar manager for 44 years told us about the big nights and special guests over the years, while Cathal Crowe tells us the business side of things but again with great memories of days gone by to the present day and Micheal Skehan the General Manager popped into tell us his involvement in this historic hotel in Waterford city

Pat Shortt popped into the Spin Home with John Keane to chat about the final week of Knuckle Down show with Faye and in the Theatre Royal on April 18th. We also chatted about 30 years of Father Ted and Pats role as Tom and we think we also broke the internet.