Midwest Radio Podcast

Join Rian Bailey for the latest episode of the Language Café.This week's guest is Gosia, from Poland.She has been living in Ballyhaunis for 19 years with her family, and is glad to call Ireland home.Hear about Gosia's life growing up in Poland, how she fell in love with and later moved to Italy, and being forced to learn Russian in school.

Join Rian Bailey for the Sunday Sport Wrap-Up Show!On this week’s show:Report and reaction from Sunday’s All Ireland minor semi final exit for the Mayo minors as Armagh set up an all Ulster final.Reports on the weekend’s preliminary quarter finals – heartbreak for Mayo, job done for Galway, and rejoice for Roscommon.Mayo manager Kevin McStay gives his thoughts post match also.We hear the story as Sligo were pipped by Down in the Tailteann semi.Report on 3 of this weekend’s Abbvie Mayo SFL Division 1 games.Reaction from this weekend’s action in the Elvery Sports Super League in the soccer.A look at all the weekend’s results across the GAA and Mayo Football League scenes.

Join Rian Bailey for the Sunday Sport Wrap Up Show. On this week’s show: Mayo miss out on a direct route to the quarter final, drawing with Dublin – report and reaction with Kevin McStay and Tommy Conroy.Galway draw, Roscommon and Sligo win – report on all games and we hear from Davy Burke, Padraic Joyce and Tony McEntee.Mayo ladies put down a marker against Kildare – report and reaction from Liam McHale.Mayo ladies lose out to Roscommon in the Camogie Championship.We hear reports on all Division 1 games in the Abbvie Mayo Senior Football League.Castlebar Celtic make history in winning the Connacht Cup – report and reaction with manager Stevie Gavin. 

Join Viv Brennan and Paraic Horkan for this week's Gardening Show.This Bank Holiday weekend it's all about Bloom!Tune in every Saturday morning at 9:04

Join Rian Bailey for this week's Language Café.In this episode, Rian speaks to Marcos from the Dominican Republic.Marcos moved to Spain as a teenager as his mother was there for work.He spent 20 years in Spain before making the decision to move to Ireland.

On this weeks Farming Matters with Declan Marren:On Farming Matters tonight at 10 with Declan Marren – Host farmer of the upcoming Irish Grassland Association Beef event, Martin Shaughnessy from Ballinrobe outlines his suckler enterprise and has details of the free farm walk on 11th June. Marie McGlynn of Chanelle Pharma discusses the best approach to mid-season dosing of lambs. And Teagasc’s Brendan Garry speaks to Dairy Advisor, Ronan Mulligan about maintaining grass quality and progress with the breeding season on dairy farms.  This is the final Farming Matters in the series – the programme is taking a break for the summer months.Brought to you in association with Ardagh Agri Services, Ardagh, Ballina. 

It's that time of the month once again where we return to the Language Café.Every second Sunday Rian Bailey speaks to someone who has moved to Ireland in recent years from a foreign country.This week, Sasha from the Ukraine tells Rian about his experiences since moving here four years ago.Among the topics discussed is the difficulty of Sasha's son being in the Ukraine during the war, and whether or not Sasha will hear back from him after he sends him a message.

It's time for this week's Gardening Show on Midwest Radio. Join Viv Brennan and Paraic Horkan every Saturday morning after the news at 9:00am. Listen here to this week's programme. If you'd like to contact the programme in time for next week's show you can email garden@midwestradio.ie

Take a listen back to this week's episode of Ours to Protect as we went to the farm and woodland of Paul Maguire near Partry, Paul recently came 3rd in a national farm forestry award. For more visit www.ourstoprotect.ie