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Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Louise McSharry keeps you up to date on the week’s news and culture, from the lowest of brows to the relatively high. Armed with recommendations for music, books, telly and the rest, Louise takes you through the week’s events with the help of experts and relevant guests.
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Episodes
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The Met Gala, Copacagaga and Two Family Feuds
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan is in the hot seat today taking us through the week's stories from the…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Camogie Skorts, Yet More Kneecap and Housing Tsar Madness
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella is back this week and we had a lot of ground to cover. We discuss the…
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Catch-Up with Alison Lomax, MD of YouTube UK and Ireland
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I was delighted to have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Alison Lomax, MD of…
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Entertainment Catch-Up: Leave Jojo Alone, the Kim K Trial, and RIP Jiggly Caliente
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Emer McLysaght and I discuss the week's entertainment stories, and frankly I'm…
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News Catch-Up: Far Right Protest, Conclave and the Kneecap Controversy Grows
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week TheJournal.ie's political correspondent Jane Mattews is in for Carl, and she…
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Catch Up on Being Trans in 2025 with Laylah Beattie
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! We've talked a lot about trans rights this week in response to the UK's supreme court…
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Entertainment Catch-Up: Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus, Kneecap's Coachella Rebellion and Kristen Stewart Gets Married
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Kinsella is back to take us through the week's entertainement stories from major…
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News Catch-Up: RIP Pope Francis, the 'Definition of a Woman' and a Truly Shocking Housing Statistic
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I had lots to discuss including the breaking news of Pope…
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Catch up on Marriage Equality with Ranae Von Meding
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I'm catching up with LGTBQ+ campaigner Ranae Von Meding ahead of the tenth…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Coachella, Katy Perry in Space and Celebrity Big Brother Madness
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss this week as the all female commercial space rocket launched and the…
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News Catch-Up: Golf (!!!), Online Gossip and Drury Street
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! B-b-b-b-back once again with the Kinsella master! Sorry. I felt compelled to type that…
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Catch Up on Foster Care with Eithne Larkin of Origins Foster Care
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As we discuss regularly in the news episode, there are lots of children in Ireland being…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Russell Brand Responds, Faux Outrage and Stanning Pierce Brosnan
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There's loads for James O'Hagan and I to cover this week: Russell Brand has responded to…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Russell Brand gets Charged, Mothers Against Genocide and Molly Malone
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss with Carl Kinsella this week from the charges against Russell Brand to…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Candace Bushnell (Yes, Sex and the City Candace Bushnell)
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! SCREAM! It's actual Candace Bushnell! Candace is bringing her one woman show True Tales…
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Entertainment Catch-Up: The Beatles movies, Chappell in Trouble AGAIN and Courtney Stodden is back
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss in the week's entertainment catch up - the cast for Sam Medes' Beatles…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Yet More Dail Chaos, the World's Worst Group Chat and Trump's Fragile Ego
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella is back! We discuss the big news of the week from Michael Lowry's rude…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up on Menopause with Dr. Louise Fitzgerald
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! When I heard Dr. Louise Fitzgerald talk about her passion for bringing people the best…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Rosie O'Donnell on the Late Late, Jamie Laing Feels His Feelings and Elon's Daughter is a Badass
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Sullivan is back from his big holiday and we've got stories to share from Rosie…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Garron Noone, Conor McGregor at the White House and the Pope Lives!
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie, is stepping in for Carl this week and we had a…
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Catch Up on ADHD with Karen Beckett
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Ever since my own ADHD diagnosis, you guys have been asking me to do an episode on it…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Danny Jones' Big Mistake, Mason Disick's Fake Baby and a World of Snow White Drama
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I'm not gonna lie, it was a bit of a bleak week for entertainment news, nonetheless…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: When Michéal Met Trump, A Potential Ceasefire in Ukraine and Trinity Finally Gets it Right
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella and I had lots to discuss this week after the Taoiseach's annual visit to…
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Catch Up with Una Healy
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As you know, I loved Celebrity Bear Hunt on Netflix and I especially loved watching Una…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: No More Serving Kant, 'Oh You Know', and a James Kennedy/Andrew Tate Hellscape
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan was on hand to take us through the week's entertainment stories which run…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Ukraine, US Aid and Wooly Mice
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the TD involved in a fraud investigation, Trump's…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Sinéad Ryan of Little Fitness
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As you'll have heard across many episodes of the podcast, I am very passionate about the…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The Oscars, The Brits and 5ive, OH MY
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Emer McLysaght and I get into the Oscars, from the fashion to the awards, as well as the…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Oval Office Madness, Andrew Tate in America and a Mexican Drug Cartel's Kerry Connection
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Well lads, let's be honest, the news is getting rougher and rougher, but Carl Kinsella…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch-Up with Aoife Commins on HIV Advocacy
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This Friday's catch up is with Aoife Commins, whose HIV advocacy I have admired for quite…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Andrew Scott's Kidney Stone, Jane Fonda's Rousing Speech and Goodbye (Again) Neighbours
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Esther O'Moore Donohoe is here to take us through the week's entertainment stories and…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: The Garden Gnome Generation, Mary Lou Says No and Gender Based Violence Cases
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Today Carl Kinsella and I discuss back garden cabins as a solution the housing crisis…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Dr. Caroline West on Wrong Women: Selling Sex in Monto, Dublin's Forgotten Red Light District
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's Friday guest is Dr. Caroline West, who is the author of Wrong Women: Selling…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The BAFTAs, The IFTAs and the Storm Around Stormzy
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan is shepherding us through this week's celebrity stories which include the…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Rent Pressure Zones, Elon Musk's Bizarre Press Conference and the Man Who was in a Whale's Mouth and Lived to Tell the Tale
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the death of a man in a stabbing incident in Dublin…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Zahra Legris of Medecins San Frontieres
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Zahra Legris is a psychiatrist who recently arrived back to Dublin after spending two…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Samanta Mumba vs. Donal Skehan, Kendrick at the Superbowl and a Buffy Reboot
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The world of showbiz went absolutely bananas this week - who could have predicted a…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Trump and Netanyahu, School Phone Bans Don't Work and Sentencing for Violence Against Women
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Carl Kinsella and I hit possibly our highest level of incredulity yet as we discuss…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Mamobo Ogoro on Where Prejudice Comes From and What We Can Do About It
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! We’ve talked a lot on the pod about racism and discrimination in Ireland and how we can…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The Grammys, Lively vs. Baldoni and a Nirvana Reunion
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Cian Sullivan and I could have talked about the Grammys for hours but we managed to also…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Junior Minister Madness, Trump Trumps On and the Great Gaza Return
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There is a lot for Carl Kinsella and I to get through this week, from the appointments of…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Amy Van Wylick on the Brigit Festival
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I catch up with Amy Van Wylick, Creative Producer of Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Oscar Nominations, the Boyzone Docuseries and Ireland's Eurovision Hopes
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! A lot going on, pals. Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I discuss the Oscar nominations, The…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Extreme Weather, Dail Chaos, and Trump Enters the White House
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! A lot going on, pals. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Sinead O'Shea on Edna O'Brien
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Sinead O'Shea is the filmmaker behind A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot, Pray for Us…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Kneecap at the BAFTAs, the Molly Mae Appeal and the Return of Cameron D (no Destiny, sadly)
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! James O'Hagan and I talk about what's been going on in the world of celebs this week from…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: A Ceasefire, a Tiktok Ban and a Cobbled Together Government
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the Ceasefire in Gaza, the hodgepodge formation of…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Ruth Hegarty on Food in Schools
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The government is rolling out free hot lunch to primary schools across the country, which…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The Return of Speidi, Zendaya's Engagement and Lily Allen's Mental Health Realness
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The LA fires are impacting lots of celebs, from those who've lost their homes to those…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: LA Fires, Government Formation and the Joy of Cherry Tomatoes
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up with Killian Sundermann
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Killian Sundermann is a gas and decent man who started making me laugh with his Instagram…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The Golden Globes, The Vivienne and Meghan Markle's Lifestyle Show
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! My friends, I'm sorry to say there are some audio issues with this episode. As I…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: This bloody weather, What Happened in New Orleans and the greatness of Jimmy Carter
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Apologies for the late episode guys, Carl was under the wether this morning but…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch up on Techology and Kids with Dr. Nicola Fox Hamilton
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! As many children enjoy their new gadgets post-festive season, I thought it would be good…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: The End of Paige and Craig, Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni and Timothée's Bananas Press Tour
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I have a ball talking through the week's entertainment…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: The Horrors Persist in Gaza, Trump Saves TikTok and Luigi Mangione's Perp Walk
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Content Warning: There is mention of infant death in our discussion of what's happening…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Catch Up on Irish Christmas Traditions with Doireann Ní Ghlacháin
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Doireann Ní Ghlacháin is a fiddle player, broadcaster, co-host of the How to Gael…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
Entertainment Catch-Up: Cher is an Icon, Leave Billie Eilish Alone and Taylor Swift is a Decent Human Being
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! To support the podcast and access bonus episodes (including my brand new monthly…
- Catch Up with Louise McSharry
News Catch-Up: Israeli Embassy Closure, Social Democrats Drama and the Irish Rugby Player Sentenced to 14 Years Over Horrific Sexual Assault
Trigger warning: The final story includes discussion of rape and sexual assault. Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! To…
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Catch Up with Helen Steele
Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I catch up with fashion designer and artist Helen Steele. We discuss how she…