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The Women's Podcast
A female take on Ireland and the world. Hosted by Róisín Ingle, the show is packed full of feminism, humour, health, politics, sex, storytelling, relationships and more. The podcast is produced by Suzanne Brennan.
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Episodes
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Ep 391 Angela Scanlon & Razan Ibraheem
In this episode, Syrian born journalist Razan Ibraheem spoke to Róisín Ingle about adjusting to this new life under lockdown and the importance of maintaining…
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Ep 390 Pandemic Pantry - Roz Purcell & Catherine Cleary
Today’s episode is all about food, glorious food. Róisín Ingle caught up with food blogger Roz Purcell, to talk about her new fundraiser "Feasta: A Homecooking…
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Ep 389 On Call For Ireland & Home Beauty Hacks
In this episode, Róisín Ingle spoke with Dr. Zoë Lynch, a young Irish doctor who has just returned home to Ireland having spent the last two years living and…
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Ep 388 Home Schooling & Direct Provision In Lockdown
In this episode, Róisín Ingle spoke with Precious Matumba who lives in direct provision in Mosney. Precious arrived in Ireland from Zimbabwe in 2018 with her…
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Ep 387 Sinéad O’Connor & Rosemary Smith
In this episode, Róisín Ingle spoke to music legend Sinéad O’Connor, who is on lockdown at her home in Bray with members of her family including her sons and…
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Ep 386 Lockdown Life: Rome, Dublin and Waterford
In this episode, Róisín Ingle spoke to three women about how life has changed since the outbreak of the coronavirus. Irish Times journalist Jennifer O'Connell…
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Ep 385 Pandemic Life & Patricia Scanlan
In the first of our episodes recorded remotely, Róisín Ingle catches up with her mother Ann, who is finding ways to keep herself busy during the coronavirus…
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Ep 384 Coronavirus Pandemic: The Delay Phase
In the words of Irish Minister for Health Simon Harris, we are now "in the delay phase". Schools, colleges and other public facilities are set to close in…
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Ep 383 International Women’s Day - Live with Accenture
Happy International Women’s Day. This episode was recorded live from The Convention Centre in Dublin, as part of Accenture’s International Women’s Day…
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Ep 382 Bookclub: Motherwell by Deborah Orr
In this episode, our book clubbers got to grips with Motherwell: A Girlhood by Deborah Orr. It’s a fiery, honest memoir, which ultimately became the final…
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Ep 381 How to Raise Teenagers: Mothers (and a teen daughter) discuss
The teenage years are a period of intense growth, both emotionally and physically. Add to that, the pressures of social media, school, relationships and…
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Ep 380 Leap Year the Movie & Women working together
2020 is a leap year, meaning that we get an extra day, the 29th February. According to tradition, this is the day in which it’s “acceptable” for a woman to…
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Ep 379 Anne Enright Live
This episode of The Women’s Podcast was recorded live at Liberty Hall Theatre in Dublin with the award winning author Anne Enright as our special guest on the…
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Ep 378 Me and White Supremacy
Three years ago, Layla F. Saad began an Instagram challenge called #MeandWhiteSupremacy, which asked her followers to own up to their racist beliefs and…
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Ep 377 Siobhan McSweeney
In this episode, Róisín Ingle was joined by actress, activist and Cork woman Siobhan McSweeney. Best known for playing the legendary Sister Michael on Derry…
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Ep 376 Stories of 'How we met' / Good Food: Better Sex
In this special Valentine's Day episode, we've got loads of lovely 'how I met my partner' stories from listeners and guests of The Women's Podcast. From…
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Ep 375 Gaff Goddess & Love Island
In this episode, Róisín Ingle was joined in studio by property manager and DIY Instagrammer Laura de Barra, who has just released her brand new book ‘Gaff…
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Ep 374 Marita Conlon McKenna & Anything You Can Do, I Can Do...Almost
In this episode, Bernice Harrison spoke to Irish author Marita Conlon McKenna about her new book, The Hungry Road. As with the author’s well known children’s…
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Ep 373 The Long Goodbye: Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s/Dementia
In this episode, Ciara Jordan and Áine Ryan joined Kathy Sheridan in studio to speak about their experience caring for parents with Alzheimer’s and Dementia…
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Ep 372 Irish General Election Special: The Issues Affecting Women
In the run up to polling day on February 8th, we invited three inspiring women into The Women’s Podcast to examine the 2020 Irish General Election through a…
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Ep 371 Roz Purcell
In this episode Róisín Ingle was joined by former model, food blogger & influencer Roz Purcell, who has just released her third cookbook ‘No Fuss Vegan’. Roz…
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Ep 370 Single mother by choice Clodagh O’Hagan on finding a sperm donor
In this episode, Kathy Sheridan is joined by Clodagh O’Hagan, who is now over twenty weeks pregnant with her first child. In late 2018, Clodagh made the…
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EP 369 Are public toilets failing women?
Have you ever wondered why there’s always a long queue in the women’s toilets, while men just seem to waltz in and out? Why do some public toilets charge you…
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Ep 368 Female friendship: The good, the bad and the lonely
In this episode, we’re exploring the complex world of female friendships: why do some friends come and go? How to go from acquaintance to best pal? And what…
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Ep 367 Dr Niamh Shaw – Astronaut-in-waiting
In this episode, Róisín Ingle is joined by Dr. Niamh Shaw who’s on a mission to make it into outer space. As a young girl, Niamh dreamed of becoming an…
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Ep 366 Jane Goodall – The wondrous chimp-filled life of a legend
In today’s episode Róisín Ingle spoke to Jane Goodall, the woman who devoted her life to the study of chimpanzees. In this fascinating conversation, Jane…
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Ep 365 Women’s Epiphanies on Nollaig na mBan
It’s Women’s Christmas or as it’s known in Ireland Nollaig na mBan and it’s also the Feast of the Epiphany. To mark the occasion The Irish Times Women’s…
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Ep 364 What’s in Store for Women in 2020?
2020 is finally here, but what has the year in store for women around the world? In today’s episode Kathy Sheridan is joined in studio by Syrian born…
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Ep 363 The Women’s Podcast Review of 2019
2019: It was the year of fanny flutters, Brexit & Borris. The year that Finland elected the youngest ever female prime minister, America won The Women’s World…
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Ep 362 Tererai Trent / The Grass Ceiling
Tererai Trent, an academic from Zimbabwe, was in Dublin recently for the Simmons Leadership Conference. As a young girl born into poverty, Tererai was not…
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Ep 361 How to Have a Calm Christmas
In today’s episode, Psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Padraig O’Morain is on hand to help bring a little calmness into our lives this festive season…
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Ep 360 The Murder of Mr Moonlight – Catherine Fegan
In today’s episode, Kathy Sheridan is joined in studio by award winning journalist Catherine Fegan, who has just released the book, ‘The Murder of Mr…
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Ep359 The Ultimate Guide to Last Minute Christmas Shopping
In today’s episode, Róisín Ingle is joined in studio by beauty writer Laura Kennedy and fashion stylist Corina Gaffey to help you out with some brilliant last…
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Ep 358 Joanne McNally
On today’s show, Róisín Ingle is joined by comedian and all-round legend Joanne McNally. In this hilarious conversation, Joanne speaks about living with four…
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Ep 357 Book Club: The Dutch House / Irish Composer Emer Kinsella
Ep 357 Book Club: The Dutch House / Irish Composer Emer KinsellaThe Book Club is back and this time Róisín Ingle, Bernice Harrison, Ann Ingle and Niamh Towey…
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Ep 356: Elizabeth Strout On Bringing Olive Kitteridge Back to Life.
In today’s episode we’re joined by the Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, Elizabeth Strout, who has just released her new book, ‘Olive Again’. It’s the much…
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Ep 355: Megan Phelps Roper / The Gender Pay Gap
Megan Phelps Roper was born into the Westboro Baptist Church, a small Kansas based ministry which garnered world-wide condemnation for their anti-gay protests…
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Ep 354: Michel Roux Jr. and Margot Janse
As we wrap up Food Month here in The Irish Times, we’re joined in studio by award winning chefs Michel Roux Jr. and Margot Janse. The pair travelled to Dublin…
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Ep: 353 Women Defenders in the Gaza Strip
In today’s episode, we examine what life is like for women living in the Gaza Strip, in southern Palestine. Róisín Ingle spoke to Mona Al Shawa and Hala Riziq…
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Ep 352: It’s a Yes! Together For Yes on how the 8th was repealed
In today’s episode, Tanya Sweeney tells Roisín Ingle why the opening of an Oliver Bonas store in Dublin is bad news for our wallets. (She spent too much on a…
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Ep 351 Marian Keyes LIVE
Last week The Women’s Podcast left behind the usual surrounds of the studio for a live recording in House on Leeson Street, with thanks to our sponsors Green &…
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Ep 350 Margaret Heffernan / Ana Kriégel
In this episode, Róisin speaks to entrepreneur, author and ground breaking business leader, Margaret Heffernan. As the former CEO of five businesses, Margaret…
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Ep 349 Samantha Power
In this episode we are joined by former US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power. The Dublin born academic and author talked to Kathy Sheridan about how she…
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Ep 348 What Gay Byrne did for Irish women
Today we’ve dedicated the podcast to Gay Byrne - the legendary broadcaster who died on Monday 4th November - and specifically to his impact on women in…
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EP 347 Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is a literary legend and you can imagine how excited we were to have her on The Women’s Podcast for the third time. As author of The Handmaid’s…
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Ep 346: Abortion, Northern Ireland, Amanda Palmer & more
In what was a momentous week for Northern Ireland, The Women’s Podcast travelled to Belfast for our first podcast recording in that beautiful city.It was the…
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Ep 345 Mná na hÉireann Women of Ireland fund, Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In this episode, Kathy Sheridan talks to women and organisations who have benefited from the Mná na hÉireann Women of Ireland fund which was set up to increase…
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Ep 344 Interview: Andrea Corr
Barefoot Pilgrimage is a new book by Andrea Corr, the musician, songwriter and actress who was the lead singer of pop group The Corrs with her three siblings…
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Ep 343 True Blood Part 2: Emma Barnett on ‘Period. It’s About Bloody Time’
The BBC broadcaster Emma Barnett was the first person in the UK to announce she was menstruating on live TV news. Now she has written a call-to-arms manifesto…
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Ep 342 True Blood Part 1: We Need to Talk about Periods
In the first of a two-part series, we explore why we find periods so hard to talk about and what can be done to help break the stigma that still exists around…
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Ep 341 Give Birth Like a Feminist, Susan Jane White's Clever Batch
In today's podcast, journalist and founder of the Positive Birth Movement, Milli Hill, talks to Jennifer Ryan about her book Give Birth Like a Feminist. She…
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Ep 340 WAGatha Christie, Postnatal Depression, Consent & Young Men
In today's podcast, Kathy and Róisín revel in the joys of WAGatha Christie; Tanya Sweeney speaks candidly about postnatal depression; and Irish Times…
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Ep 339 Flo Perry on How to Have Feminist Sex
Flo Perry is a writer and illustrator, who has managed to make a career out of her passion for drawing breasts and penchant for quizzing people on their sex…
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Ep 338 OMGWACA LIVE: "Getting a trolley in Marks and Spencer is the ultimate notions!"
Last night The Irish Times, in association with Green & Black’s Chocolate, brought Oh My God What A Complete Aisling authors Sarah Breen & Emer McLysaght to…
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Ep 337 Wallis Bird on music, social change & choosing to be the 'cool aunty'
In today’s podcast, Róisín talks to singer-songwriter Wallis Bird about her sixth album 'Woman', which is released this week. Wallis talks to Róisín about…
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Ep 336 Republic of Shame – Caelainn Hogan on chronicling Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes
In her new book ‘Republic of Shame’, journalist Caelainn Hogan examines Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes and the collusion of the Catholic Church with the Irish…
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Ep 335 “We need to ask more questions” – Vicky Phelan on the power of speaking out
In 2018, Limerick woman Vicky Phelan became a household name as Irish women's voice for justice, when she chose to speak out and lift the lid on what has…
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Ep 334 Medicinal Cannabis Campaigner Vera Twomey
In today’s episode, Cork woman Vera Twomey talks to Kathy about her memoir, For Ava. Ava is Vera's daughter and she suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a rare form…
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Ep 333 Women & FF / Sophie White’s Filter This / Inaccessible Dublin
In today's podcast, journalist, author and podcaster Sophie White talks to Róisín Ingle about her debut novel, Filter This, in which she peels back the social…
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Ep 332 What Is 'Nunchi' & Why Do We Need It?
Nunchi is a guiding principle of Korean life, considered essential for survival, happiness and success. Roughly translating as self-awareness, Nunchi is the…