This Is Cork Podcast

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - an interview with Sean De Faoite - who describes himself as a "live music enthusiast & merch collector, blogger of those passions combined at www.themerchperch.net" - as we talk about his personal gig challenge for 2019...

Podcast produced & presented by @RonanFromCork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a series of interviews with as many interviews as we can manage of the candidates running in the 2019 Cork North Central by-election...

Interview number 3 of this series is with Colm Burke of the Fine Gael...

Podcast produced & presented by @RonanFromCork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a series of interviews with as many interviews as we can manage of the candidates running in the 2019 Cork North Central by-election...

Interview number 2 of this series is with Padraig O'Sullivan of the Fianna Fáil...

Podcast produced & presented by @RonanFromCork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - a series of interviews with as many interviews as we can manage of the candidates running in the 2019 Cork North Central by-election...

Interview number 1 of this series is with Sinead Halpin of the Social Democrats...

Podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard @ronanfromcork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - an interview with Christopher O'Leary of Cork Comedy Cavern who are based in Coughlans on Douglas. Recorded just before the doors opened at one of their gigs at their 2nd Birthday Festival, he talks about why he formed the club, how it's going and where it's going...Podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard @ronanfromcork

Brought to you by @ThisIsCork - Recorded in The Long Valley, an interview with Timmy Creed, who wrote and performs 'Spliced' an autobiographical theatrical piece about his complex relationship with Hurling & The GAA; he loves it, he hates it, he learns it, he leaves, he comes back... www.spliced.ie for more information... Podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard @ronanfromcork

Recorded over a coffee in Crawford & Co on Anglesea Street, Ronan spoke with Cormac McCarthy, piano player/teacher and conductor of the Cork School Of Music Big Band who will be playing at midday on Saturday of the Cork Jazz Festival. We spoke about how the Big Band works; the family concert on earlier that morning; Cormac's own gig schedule and his own tip for the festival! ..................................... go to www.cit.events.ie or www.guinnessjazzfestival.com for more information ..................................... Podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard

Recorded over a coffee in Crawford & Co on Anglesea Street, Ronan spoke with Paul Dunlea - covering topics like the jazz concert programme in The Green Room of The Cork Opera House which he curated, his own personal gig schedule for the weekend and the trail in general. ..................................... go to www.pauldunlea.com www.corkoperahouse.com or www.guinnessjazzfestival.com for more information ..................................... Podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard

Recorded in situ at Spare Room (Former Permanent TSB) on North Main Street, Ronan spoke with Eve Olney and Kate O'Shea, who are two of the people at the fore of this ambitious use/reuse of space for Arts*Architecture*Activism purposes - go visit if you can [it closes on Friday 4 Oct] .....................................

..................................... go to www.facebook.com/spareroomproject or www.spareroomproject.ie for more information ..................................... Podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard

Recorded mostly live in The Bridge Bar, this podcast centres around Culture Night 2019, the panel is made up of Danielle O’Toole from Nano Nagle Place and Mick Hannigan from Indie Cork….….….…. They discuss their own organisation's participation in Culture Night, and also what they thinks of it as Culture fans. 

Some of the things mentioned include Eoin O’Sullivan, Cork County Council, Cork City Council, Kevin Barry, Nano Nagle Place, Pat Shortt, The Wine Tour of Cork….….….…. 


Culture Night Cork takes place on Friday 20 September - go to www.culturenightcork.ie for more details….….….…. podcast produced and presented by Ronan Leonard