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a bit o'support at www.patreon.com/ThisIsCork is fine by me... an interview with Michelle Healy, who is running for 2020 Irish Seanad -> www.MichelleHealy.ie ... brought to you by @thisiscork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a chat with Chris Aherne, principally

about a new Record Label formed by Cork School Of Music, but also the

local and international music industry infrastucture and how it can be

taught.

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a chat with Cormac McCarthy ahead of this weekend's 'Right Here Right Now' festival. If you like this you might like the previous one with Pat Carey & Brian Hassett.

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a chat with Pat Carey (Cork Opera House) and Brian Hassett (Coughlans Live) ahead of this weekend's 'Right Here Right Now' festival. If you like this you might like the next one with Cormac McCarthy...

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a chat with Caoilian Sherlock, 1/2 of this year's Quarter Block Party, we go through it's development & it's programme - www.quarterblockparty.com

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - 2 different takes on the January Blues in Cork - firstly a chat with Pat Fitz of the Cork January Blues Festival, and then a brief explanation by Diarmuid O'Sullivan about his January Blues art classes.

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a chat with Chris Heinhold from Tabletop Cafe on Castle Street. We chatted and he picked out 12 different boardgames as ideal Christmas presents. We try to cover a wide range, from games for families (that take a short amount of time, with very little reading ability needed) all the way to the the long form strategy games.

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The games featured include... Blockbuster - Big Potato Games//

Dobble: Harry Potter - Zygomatic Games //

Hey That’s My Fish - Fantasy Flight Games //

Kingdomino Duel - Coiled Spring Games //

Letter Jame - Czech Games Edition Games //

Pengoloo - Blue Orange Games //

Qwirkle Cubes - Mindwave Games //

Rhino Hero - Haba Games //

Scythe - Stonemaier Games //

Ticket To Ride: Nordic Countries - Days Of Wonder Games //

Tiki Topple - Gamewright Games //

Undaunted: Normandy - Osprey Games //



As ever

- please play boardgames sensibly //

- support your local independent boardgame retailer(s) //

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Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a chat with Michael from Vibes & Scribes. We chatted and he suggested 12 different books, we try to cover a wide range, from the littlest of readers to the experienced ones, and all sorts of topics... //

The Golden Cage - Anna Castagnoli & Carll Cneut //

Dog Man Fetch 22 - Dav Pilkey //

The Book Of Dust - Philip Pullman //

The Incredible Ecosystems Of Planet Earth - Rachel Ignotofsky // Deathless Girls - Kiran Millwood Hargrave //

Boulevard Wren & Other Stories - Blindboy Boatclub //

Just Kids - Patti Smith //

Climate Justice - Mary Robinson //

Cork Harbour - Cal McCarthy //

The Lost Words: Spell Songs //

How Will Santa Find Us? - Shane O’Brien & Stephen Rogers //

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Imaginarium //

As ever

- please read sensibly //

- support your local independent book shop(s) //

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Podcast produced & presented by @RonanFromCork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork and recorded live in Bradleys on North Main Street, I met with Daniel Cronin, who works in Cask, he is currently in the final 3 for the Bacardi Legacy competition with an accessible cocktail he’s created called Hito.
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We had a chat about different alcoholic drinks that he suggests for the 12 gifts of Christmas (we also cover a few non-alcoholic options).

Companies mentioned include White Hag / Left Handed Brewing / Blacks Of Kinsale / Baltika / Brooklyn Lager / Teelings / Bacardi / Glendalough Gin / Bertha’s Revenge / Ketelone / Kalak / Kilahora

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As ever

- please drink sensibly //

- support your local independent off-license(s) //

- if you like this podcast, please like/share/subscribe/tell everyone
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Podcast produced & presented by @RonanFromCork