The Ireland Podcast

Episode 78 is the second part of a two part conversation between Jack L aka Jack Lukeman and Fender Jackson as he completes his 'Echo On' tour in Town Hall Theatre, Galway.Conversation includes: a performance of ‘Echo On’ on the banjo; Jack’s small accordion; the seed of a new hit; how Jack writes music; Prince vs. U2; advice to other songwriters; ‘Amsterdam’ by Jacques Brel; ‘Guilty’ by Randy Newman; ‘In Dreams’ by Roy Orbison; Johnny Cash; Thin Lizzy; the music industry today vs. 1960s; Thomas Edison; songs becoming short again; gigging in VR land; the internet as the gutenberg press; a performance of ‘Superman 2’; ‘Superman 2’ movie; Tom Waits; Harry Partch; a performance of ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’; Marc Ribot; being left handed; Mick Flannery; Wallis Bird; Django Reinhardt; Jack’s teams; the Truman Show way of showbusiness; Soothe2 plugin; Warren Huart and Produce Like A Pro; AI; the felt presence of immediate experience; ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’; future collaborations; Sting; Joe Sumner; selling tip; regeneration; consciousness; string theory; troubadour vs. makar; Joseph Campbell; Lord Of The Rings; Alan Watts; Jack Black; Johnny Depp; Jack Nicholson; becoming yourself; Yat-Kha; Polyphonic Overtone Singing by Anna-Maria Hefele; Cool Hand Luke and other topics.Relevant Linkswww.jacklukeman.com

Episode 77 is also dedicated to Gerry Enright, Kerryman, lover of life, literature and Dublin, with us from March 19, 1960 to July 8, 2019.Episode 77 is the final instalment of Bloomsweek 2024 (or should that be Bloomsfortnight?) and features performances from the annual Drumcondra Joycean Jaunt on the 120th anniversary of Bloomsday. It is the second part of the Bloomsday 2024 recordings with Episode 74 being the first part.Drumcondra Joycean Jaunters convened at the current day shrine of the Blessed Virgin in Our Lady’s Park on the banks of the Tolka, across from Fagan’s, to celebrate the day. They followed the short route taken by Stephen Dedalus to his home on Millbourne Avenue. There, under the shadow of the Drumcondra Library, they celebrated the day in the spirit of the first Bloomsday “jant” held 70 years ago in 1954, when amongst others, Patrick Kavanagh (whose first Dublin home was in Drumcondra), set out on a Ulyssesean pilgrimage.The Ireland Podcast would like to express huge gratitude to Jerome Corby and friends for their efforts in the recording of this podcast. Jerome hosts his own podcast called ‘Country - What It Is’. Definitely worth checking out for all you lovers of American Country Music.ContentsPaul Reardon - WelcomeDeclan Roche - IntroductionSeán mac Gabhann - "Stately, Plump Buck Mulligan..."Denis Kehoe - A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young ManJerome Corby - Oft In The Stilly Night (Thomas More)Declan Roche - "Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls..."Paul Reardon - The original BloomsdayFiona Dalton - Down By The Salley Gardens (William Butler Yeats)Jane Kelly - Penelope Unbound (Mary Morrissy)Kieran Rogers - an appreciation of Finnegan's WakeClodagh Malone - Thunder words in Finnegan's Wake / A Letter from Martha to BloomMartin Groves - Dubliners - Gas From A BurnerCarl Lombard - Joyce, Ibsen & HemingwayJerome Corby - Going to Paddy Dignam's Funeral / Oh! Oh! AntonioDeclan Roche - Barney Kiernan's PubAntonio Argentieri - My WayJerome Corby interviews Carl LombardRelevant Linkshttps://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/drumcondra-joycean-jaunt-2/https://jamesjoyce.ie/https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/https://open.spotify.com/show/36vYXjUXAhoKal1SldsNDq?si=c85776a0b45b4c83https://www.theirelandpodcast.com/latest-podcast/episode/55a1bd63/74-bloomsday-2024-part-1-drumcondra-interviews

Episode 76 is the result of a recommendation from Paul Muldoon that Fender Jackson interviews University of Limerick's Orla Muldoon - no relation - and this is exactly what occurred.Warning: Conversation includes some themes that some listeners may find upsetting including death, suicide and abuse, however overall this is a very positive conversation with a lot of reassurance and advice.Topics consist of: introductions; Paul Muldoon; Orla’s day job; the impact of political violence on children and adults; Limerick regeneration; declining mental health in Northern Ireland post Good Friday Agreement; the “Disappeared”; political violence vs. ganglands violence; the Greysteel massacre of 30 October 1993 and the Loughinisland massacre of 18 June 1994; understanding trauma risk; educating young people not to get a box in the head and not to get sexually assaulted; blaming ourselves for trauma caused to us; Limerick; Frank McCourt; WHO’s Global Burden of Disease; Black Lives Matter; women who have been raped; being distressed because of circumstances; Orla’s diagnosis of depression; the stigma of depression; moving to a new place; being connected; the health benefits of joining groups; Dr Grace McMahon; the role of the collective in defining who we are; advice for people to get help; coping in difficult experiences; the stealthlike nature of depression; the Inverted-U theory; children and managing their emotions; making too much of things; life being stressful; the effects of Covid; the interconnectedness of global health and climate; WHO being unelected; conspiracists and inequality; Fender’s traumatic three months; post traumatic growth and other matters.Relevant LinksThe Social Psychology of TraumaI’ve Overshared and it’s too late to Retracthttps://www.ul.ie/research/prof-orla-muldoon

Episode 75 is the first part of a conversation between Jack L aka Jack Lukeman and Fender Jackson as he completes his 'Echo On' tour in Town Hall Theatre, Galway.Conversation includes introductions: Dolphin Music Group; music and business; being an independent; Randy Newman; Jacques Brel; The 27 Club; podcasting; songwriting; the positivity of music; happenings; performance of ‘Battle Of The Hawthorn Trees’; musical training; an analysis of Jack’s voice; busking around Europe; The Black Romantics; U2; Ronnie Wood & The Sofas; Conor Brady; John Lee Hooker; Leonard Cohen; Bruce Dickinson; Jimmy Page & Robert Plant; Arthur Brown; Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve; The Pogues; Trevor Horn and other topics.Relevant Linkswww.jacklukeman.com

Episode 74 is dedicated to Gerry Enright, Kerryman, lover of life, literature and Dublin, with us from March 19, 1960 to July 8, 2019.Episode 74 features guest interviewer Jerome Corby as he chats with attendants of the annual Drumcondra Joycean Jaunt on the 120th anniversary of Bloomsday.Drumcondra Joycean Jaunters convened at the current day shrine of the Blessed Virgin in Our Lady’s Park on the banks of the Tolka, across from Fagan’s, to celebrate the day. They followed the short route taken by Stephen Dedalus to his home on Millbourne Avenue. There, under the shadow of the Drumcondra Library, they celebrated the day in the spirit of the first Bloomsday “jant” held 70 years ago in 1954, when amongst others, Patrick Kavanagh (whose first Dublin home was in Drumcondra), set out on a Ulyssesean pilgrimage.The Ireland Podcast would like to express huge gratitude to Jerome for his efforts in the recording of this podcast. Jerome hosts his own podcast called ‘Country - What It Is’. Definitely worth checking out for all you lovers of American Country Music.Editing by Fender Jackson. Featured song ‘Rose Of Tralee’ (Edward Mordaunt Spencer and Charles William Glover) performed by Fender Jackson and recorded on Bloomsday 2024.Interviewees: Seán mac Gabhann; Paul Reardon; Kieran Rogers; Máire O’Dea; Margaret Cleary; Declan Roche; Fiona Dalton; Martin Groves; Clodagh Malone; Leo George Devitt.Relevant Linkshttps://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/drumcondra-joycean-jaunt-2/https://jamesjoyce.ie/https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/https://open.spotify.com/show/36vYXjUXAhoKal1SldsNDq?si=c85776a0b45b4c83

Episode 72 takes us to the James Joyce Centre at 35 North Great George’s Street, Dublin where Fender Jackson is given a tour by Dr. Josh Q. Newman. The centre was built in 1784 for Valentine Brown, 1st Earl of Kenmare, who used it as his townhouse.Conversation includes: introductions; front of the James Joyce Centre; Lucia Joyce; David Nolan; artist and walkabout tour guide Jim Ward; Andy Prisney; the Maginni Room; Mamalujo exhibition; Ezra Pound; Finnegan’s Wake; Terence Killeen; the courtyard and door from 7 Eccles Street, the now-demolished home of Leopold Bloom; footleaf; Ulysses Mural by Paul Joyce; timeline; Jo Hamill’s installation; posters; Leah and Mrs. Bandmann Palmer; Tom’s Directory; National Library of Ireland; the old library; cupid the meme and Diane; Suzanne Freeman; Kenmare Room; Jacques-Émile Blanche; John McCormack; 'CONNEXIONS: The Sidewalks of Dublin' by Paula Pohli; Paul Léon Furniture; Joyce’s death mask; Volta room; the Rémi Rosseau exhibition and other topics.Relevant Linkshttps://jamesjoyce.ie/Additional Linkshttps://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/dr-jo-hamill/https://www.stoneyroadpress.com/books-and-poetry/the-deadhttps://galwaytrails.ie/about-jim/https://www.davidnowlan.com/https://andyprisney.wixsite.com/andyprisneyhttps://www.paulapohli-art.com/connexions

Episode 71 continues with the celebrations of Bloomsweek with another upcycling of an episode recorded in 2023 for The Galway Podcast - this time with Professor Brian Arkins. Brian is a Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Galway. He was educated at Clongowes Wood College and at University College Dublin, where he obtained an M.A. in Classics and a Ph.D in Latin. He is the author of 14 books and counting.Just be mindful that any mentions of Brian’s upcoming lecture of course would have taken place last year. So mind the old ineluctable modality of the audible.Also you will hear references to Aedín Moloney’s spellbinding performance of ‘Yes! Reflections Of Molly Bloom’. You can hear that conversation with Aedín on episode 70. That is definitely worth checking out to get a great insight into the closing of Ulysses.Conversation includes: Brian’s education and background; structure; W.B.Yeats; Joyce and Aristotle; Dubliners; A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man; the humour in Joyce’s writing; Aedín Moloney’s performance of ‘Yes! Reflections Of Molly Bloom’; what did Stephen Dedalus do after Blooms Day?; Molly being an earth mother; Shakespeare’s influence; Homer’s influence on Ulysses; Brian’s career and his languages; Nora Barnacle; Joyce and alcohol; Joyce and catholicism; Joyce abroad; Dublin as a character; Joyce and Galway; Joyce’s employment; Joyce and cinema; France vs Ireland; censorship; cubism; Joyce’s depictions in cinema; Gerard Manley Hopkins; Desmond Egan and other topics. Relevant LinksBrian Arkins Lifetime Achievement Awardhttps://charliebyrne.ie/?s=Brian%20Arkinshttps://www.peterlang.com/document/1057724Additional Linkshttp://www.aedinmoloney.com/

Episode 70 is a continuation of the celebration of Bloomsweek with an upcycled conversation recorded in 2023 for The Galway Podcast between Fender Jackson and Aedín Moloney about her one woman production of 'Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom'. Aedín discusses her take on the (in)famous soliloquy and why she believes it is actually very misunderstood and arguably quite asexual.Aedín gives an insight to her collaboration of renowned author and fellow Joyce enthusiast, Colum McCann as well as the deeply personal involvement of her father, the late Paddy Moloney (Musician, Composer, Founder and leader of The Chieftains).Aedín also reminisces about her childhood days in Galway and why bringing 'Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom' to the west is a form of homecoming as well as part of her father's dying wish. Relevant Linkshttp://www.aedinmoloney.com/https://www.yesreflectionsofmollybloom.com/