Twenty Minutes With..
By pjcoogan
Twenty Minutes With..Feb 08, 2020
Episode 37 Sinéad O Riordan
Episode 36 Brónagh McAtasney
Episode 35 Dr Chris Luke
Episode 34 Joe Byrne
Episode 33 Dr Niall Conroy
A Dubliner, Niall Conroy leads a Public Health team, battling Covid 19 in Queensland, Australia. What I didn't know about, however, was his passion for saving the lives of the tiniest of babies. It's a passion that drove Niall to develop & open a neonatal unit in Africa. His life as a doctor has taken him to many parts of the World, but he now plans to return to Ireland in 2022.
Episode 32 Carol Rice
Carol Rice is an activist and a writer. Her second book is due soon. Carol lives with a condition called Pseudo Achondroplasia. It means that she's pretty much in constant pain, but she's determined to live life to the full, and that's exactly what she does. I spoke with Carol to mark Dwarfism Awareness Month, this October. She's passionate about teaching us that the World isn't always a comfortable place for Little People, but that the rest of us can very easily help with that..
Episode 31 Fiona Kennedy
In the 1980's, Fiona Kennedy burst onto the Irish music scene, and more than 30 years later, she's still writing, recording and doing what she loves best - playing live. Her career and her personal life have had their ups and downs, but her passion to make and play great music is still as strong as ever..
Episode 30 Mick Barry TD
I knew that Mick Barry, Solidarity TD for Cork North Central was born in America. I knew he was a lifelong socialist and activist for a long list of causes, that he's a Manchester United fan & music lover - but his punk rock background - now that was news to me!
Episode 29 Kate Durrant
Episode 28 John Coleman
Episode 27 Michael McGrath TD
Episode 26 Deirdre O Shaughnessy
Episode 25 Ross Browne
Episode 24 Mary Crilly
Episode 23 Paul Byrne
Episode 22 Dr Natasha Dromey
Episode 21 Dave O Connor
Episode 20 Jess Ní Mhaoláin
Episode 19 Professor Gerry Killeen
Episode 18 Caitriona Twomey
Episode 17 Don O Leary
Episode 16 Michael Guerin
Episode 15 Karen Underwood (Part 2)
Episode 14 Karen Underwood (Part 1)
Episode 13 Evaleen Whelton
Episode 12 Edward Bransfield
In January 1820, Edward Bransfield, from East Cork, master of a vessel called "Williams" became the first man to see, record and chart the continent we now call Antarctica. His maps and charts were later used by polar exploration legends Ernest Shackleton & Tom Crean, but Bransfields story has gone largely untold until recent years. He has now been formally recognised with a monument in his home village of Ballinacurra, near Midleton. For this episode, I went to the unveiling of the monument..
Episode 11 Ross Browne
Episode 10 Nella
Episode 9 Pat O Connell
Episode 8 Daragh Fleming
Episode 7 The Cork Holly Bough
Episode 6 Nicole Ryan
Episode 5 Bibi Baskin
Episode 4(b) Angie Benhaffaf (Part 2)
Twin boys Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf were born conjoined, ten years ago. Their birth and subsequent separation surgery, catapulted a very private family into the media spotlight. In this special double episode, Angie remembers the boys birth, their traumatic and frightening start in life, and the people who helped and supported them.. and reveals some things she's never discussed in public before. Part 2 of 2
Episode 4(a) Angie Benhaffaf (part 1)
Episode 3 Bernard O Hehir
Episode 2 Cahal Dunne
He sang for Ireland at Eurovision, he's been living and working in the USA for 37 years, he's Jack Lynch's nephew, he's not a fan of Donald Trump, and the Happy Man is happier than ever. I spent twenty minutes with Cahal Dunne.
Episode 1 Paul Treyvaud
I spent twenty minutes with Paul Treyvaud, owner of Killarneys famous "Treyvauds" Restaurant, star of "Treyvauds Kitchen" on Virgin Media TV & "Treyvauds Travels" on Amazon Prime, chatting about food, fame.. and the cost of keeping it real