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Sin Scéal Eile
Sin Scéal Eile is a brand new podcast and photo series from acclaimed Irish photographer Ruth Medjber that will see her meet and chat with 365 people in one year.
All the Stories, Portraits, Podcasts and Behind the Scenes content can be experienced on our dedicated website: sinscealeile.com
Sin Scéal Eile features original field recordings and soundscapes by Ronan Lally with additional original music by Elaine Mai. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio.
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Episodes
Sin Scéal Eile298/365: Trevor Seery, Co. Leitrim
Trevor has got it all figured out. He lives amongst nature, with the sounds and sights of cuckoos, owls and red squirrels from his own living room. He’s spent…
Sin Scéal Eile297/365: Akash Murthy, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Akash moved here from Bangalore 10 years ago and in that time, trad music has changed his whole life. Akash got his Audio Technology masters degree in Maynooth…
Sin Scéal Eile296/365: Imelda McCarron, Sligo
Imelda may not have won the Great British Bake Off when she was there in 2018, but I can unequivocally say she makes the best vegan apple tarts known to man…
Sin Scéal Eile295/365: Brian Francis Devaney, Sligo.
What Brian (and his co-directors) have done in Sligo is pretty amazing. Back in his teens, he recognised a need for an arts space in the town. Somewhere young…
Sin Scéal Eile294/365: Joe O’Brien, Westmeath
Death has been the uninvited guest in Joe and Mary’s beautiful home for the past 15 years. Twice in his life, his family were told to say their ‘goodbyes’…
Sin Scéal Eile293/365: Tuesday Whitfield, Roscommon
I’ve known Tuesday since we worked together in a record store when we were very young. My memories are hazy at best, we were a wild pair who egged each other…
Sin Scéal Eile292/365: Wes Pollington, Roscommon
From a high flying, well paid job in Australia, to running a campsite in Ballaghderreen while recording albums in a yurt. Life can come at you fast sometimes…
Sin Scéal Eile291/365: Chris Ball, Co. Roscommon
Chris is extremely passionate about his work, native trees, and sustainability. Thankfully his new job involves lots of trees in very sustainable ways! Chris…
Sin Scéal Eile290/365: Tracy Martin, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
If you were to watch a movie based on Tracy’s story, you would say it’s too far-fetched to be realistic. Tracy is an author, who published a work of fiction…
Sin Scéal Eile289/365: Caroline Quinn, Co. Monaghan
You can’t help but feel instantly happy when you visit Caroline’s world in rural Monaghan. She and her husband, Peter, moved back to Monaghan from Dublin 6…
Sin Scéal Eile288/365: Gary McKenna, Glaslough, Co Monaghan
Gary is friendly and chatty but I can tell, also a little bit nervous about talking to me today. He welcomed us to his beautiful big home which he recently…
Sin Scéal Eile287/365: Eoin Sandford, Dublin
Eoin started his career on a whim, following a twitter hashtag. He found himself in London working a very fast paced and highly pressurised marketing job. Like…
Sin Scéal Eile286/365: Jenny Huston, Dublin City
Precious metals chat anyone? Ever wondered why you should buy literal gold bars? Think that lab grown diamonds are infinitely better for the world than mined?…
Sin Scéal Eile285/365: Sabrina O’Reilly, Fatima, Dublin
I’m sure there’s a lot of people out there, in cosy wee homes, who regard Sabrina as a literal angel. She’s worked in various parts of the housing sector…
Sin Scéal Eile284/365: Sinéad Hall, Achill Island, Co Mayo
Sinéad's story is one I wish I didn’t have to tell. It's one that no one should experience. It's cruel and incredibly traumatic. Sinéad's 4 week old baby boy…
Sin Scéal Eile283/365: Ciarán de Buitléar, Stamullen, Co. Meath
Ciarán has always been a bit garden obsessed, he’s always understood the need to know how to grow your own food, the importance of native trees for wildlife…
Sin Scéal Eile282/365: Paul Scanlon, Dingle, Co. Kerry
Paul is as Kerry as it gets and remembers a time when Dingle was very different to how we find it now. He tells me about how much Dingle has changed, how they…
Sin Scéal Eile281/365: Pauline Scanlon, Dingle. Co. Kerry
Pauline is a musician, mother, great friend and incredible matchmaker (I speak from experience). We had the chats about what it means to be from Dingle and…
Sin Scéal Eile280/365: May Kay, Ventry, Kerry.
I caught up with MayKay just as she was about to host a Palestine fundraiser table quiz in Kerry. Fundraising, activism and advocacy is something she does a…
Sin Scéal Eile279/365: Una Molloy, Birr, Co. Offaly
Una is a music agent, but really she spins loads of plates for her artists. She’s gotten to a stage in her career where she now works exclusively with sounders…
Sin Scéal Eile278/365: Bébhinn O hEochaidh, Lough Boora, Co. Offaly
Of course Bébhinn is incredibly easy to chat to, she’s a tour guide. She chats to people for a living! Today she took me to Lough Boora in Offaly. It’s a…
Sin Scéal Eile277/365: Tony Murray, Marino, Dublin
Tony Murray was my college lecturer. I didn't like college, college didn't like me. I was surprised to see Tony's name pop up in my inbox (and a little bit…
Sin Scéal Eile276/365: Nazli Yildirim, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
Nazli is a young Muslim woman from Turkey, she’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community and an award winning, fine art photographer. In her work she covers issues…
Sin Scéal Eile275/365: Ann Piercy, Dublin
Ann is a public health professional specializing in HIV/AIDS and sexual health. She’s a staunch advocate for migrant women. She goes above and beyond to ensure…
Sin Scéal Eile274/365: Ruth McCartney, Donegal
Ruth is a preserver of folk and heritage crafts, minding them and teaching others, so that we don’t lose the skills forever. They spin wool from Donegal sheep…
Sin Scéal Eile273/365: Ann Farrington, Dublin.
Ann found herself in tech, and after a bit of “Eat, Pray, Loving” around the world, she eventually secured a job in AI security. It’s something that we should…
Sin Scéal Eile272/365: Cat Brogan, Donegal
Cat is currently pregnant with twins and negotiating a cross border birth! This is something which is evidently a lot harder when there are same sex parents…
Sin Scéal Eile271/365: Chanelle Clarke, Kilternan, Dublin
Meeting Chanelle was a bit of a whirlwind and extremely inspiring. She talked at such great speed, I can definitely tell that she spends the majority of the…
Sin Scéal Eile270/365: Séamas O’Reilly, Derry City
It was a joy to sit and chat with Séamas as I’ve been a long time fan of his work. He’s a man with quite a few viral moments. The twitter thread about meeting…
Sin Scéal Eile269/365: Carlene Lyttle, Inishowen, Co. Donegal
Like a lot of people, Carlene needed to get away from her hometown to really understand that it’s where she needed to be. She moved back to the gorgeous beach…
Sin Scéal Eile268/365: Marie McLaughlin, Donegal
Think about the amount of women in the world. And then understand the amount of scientific and medical research that goes into treating menopause. For…
Sin Scéal Eile267/365: Mia Doring, Dublin.
The fact that Mia is sitting with me here today, as a confident, strong, well educated (and funny) woman is no mean feat, in fact, it’s a huge testament to her…
Sin Scéal Eile266/365: Laurie Schneider, Derry City
Faced with an all too common reality these days, Laurie had to make some risky decisions. The house she was renting with her 3 children in Dublin was being…
Sin Scéal Eile265/365: Lucy Jones, Clontarf, Dublin.
Lucy is a very proud Mother. I’ve known her since I was 15 and I’m immensely proud of the woman she’s become. For the first time in a long time (she has 2…
Sin Scéal Eile264/365: Gugai, Galway
When Gugai’s Mother held her little newborn son in her arms for the first time, she looked down and said “oh my little Gugai”. Gugai, if you don’t know, means…
Sin Scéal Eile263/365: Shelly Coen, Inismacateer island, Lough Corrib
Shelly has led a broad life of travels, moving from country to country. She found her love in Vienna, had a child and returned back to the place she loves…
Sin Scéal Eile262/365: Jake Reynolds, Wicklow
Jake’s story will break your heart but it’s an important one to hear. In the last few years, Jake has lost 3 important people in his life. His friend, Paddy…
Sin Scéal Eile261/365: Matthew Cook, Moyne, Co. Mayo
Matthew is a recent addition to the rural West. Like so many, he fell in love with an Irish girl in London. They had a baby and then she heard the call to come…
Sin Scéal Eile260/365: Maria Drzazga, Galway
Maria works in Galway University, surrounded by tall buildings covered in ivy. In true Galway style, it was absolutely pouring with rain when we met for our…
Sin Scéal Eile259/365: Filip Klubička, Dublin.
Spoiler alert....well, maybe not if you've already watched this weeks The Voice! Filip is a capella mad and has been his whole life. He's since moved from…
Sin Scéal Eile258/365: Pearse Doherty, Clonbur, Co. Galway
Pearse is the legendary bass player from the Saw Doctors. He invited us into his gorgeous home, tucked between two lakes and a hill, surrounded by nature and…
Sin Scéal Eile257/365: Tracy Bruen, Claddagh, Galway
We caught Tracy right as she came back from walking 160kms of the Camino. She has that glow about her. The chilled demeanour of someone who has achieved…
Sin Scéal Eile256/365: Eoin McGrath, Galway City Centre
The most hospitable man in Galway has been working in hospitality his whole life. From bar to bar, in the heydays of the Róisín Dubh when it was just a wee…
Sin Scéal Eile255/365: Murt, Dublin
I once lived on a tour bus with Murt and 8 other men! We travelled around the world doing hundreds of concerts together. While I dipped in and out of the music…
Sin Scéal Eile254/365: Cathy Courtney, Dublin
Cathy has come to the project to remember Quinn and have her name preserved in our book forever. Quinn was Cathy and Will’s baby girl, who sadly only breathed…
Sin Scéal Eile253/365: Niall Byrne (Nialler9), Dublin City Centre
If you know Irish contemporary music, there’s a good chance you know Niall, or at least his work. He’s been an Irish music journalist, DJ, event…
Sin Scéal Eile252/365: Angela Carney, Co. Mayo
Angela invited us to her home for the chats. She has a beautiful cottage, surrounded by bog, in very rural Ireland. The fire is on and the tea is flowing. She…
Sin Scéal Eile251/365: Michael Gallen, Louisburgh, Co. Mayo
Michael has a fascinating career, he is an Irish composer, writer, director and performer, and has just created a brand new opera, The Curing Line. His…
Sin Scéal Eile250/365: Caitriona Gray, Co. Mayo
Like a lot of people, Covid changed things for Caitriona, but in a really lovely way. Her work went mostly remote, which made her really look at where she was…
Sin Scéal Eile249/365: Francis Van Maele, Achill Island
Francis founded the Red Fox Press book publishing and gallery when he landed in Ireland from Belgium back in 2002. Shortly after he met Antic-Ham and convinced…
Sin Scéal Eile248/365: Antic-Ham, Achill Island.
On our travels through the West coast we got wind of a very unique gallery/shop on Achill Island, owned by a couple, Ham and Francis (Francis’ story will…
Sin Scéal Eile247/365: Miriam Byrne, Achill, Co Mayo
If you ever need to feel the sunshine in Achill, visit Miriam. She's a salt of the earth Dub who came from Crumlin to reconnect with the Irish language. She…
Sin Scéal Eile246/365: Patrick Kennelly, Wicklow
Sports mad journalist, Patrick, has found himself in the right job over at Paddy Power so much so he’s stuck at it for 20 years. He has a podcast studio at…
Sin Scéal Eile245/365: Dr. Noeleen Smyth, The Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Noeleen has the coolest job in the world. She’s the director of the National Botanic Gardens, and yes, she gets to live on the grounds. Noeleen has had a wild…
Sin Scéal Eile244/365: Janice Comish, Wicklow
Fancy hearing a wonderfully romantic story about a whirlwind marriage proposal and a night in an antique store? Janice and Pete have been married for 35 years…
Sin Scéal Eile243/365: Kate Finegan, Dublin
We caught up with Kate in the midst of rehearsals for her Dublin Fringe Festival show, West Meath Gothic. It sounds like an eerie tale, addressing the epidemic…
Sin Scéal Eile242/365: Ruairí Kell, Dublin City Centre
Ruairí is just 34 years old and has already gone through a marriage and a divorce, but he hasn’t let that temporary bad patch decide the tone of the rest of…
Sin Scéal Eile241/365: Amy De Bhrún, Dublin
Sin Scéal Eile is a Poddle Audio production. Host & Creator: Ruth Medjber Executive Producer, Editor & Sound Designer: Dee Reddy On-Field Audio Recording…
Sin Scéal Eile240/365: Kalle Ryan, Electric Picnic
Kalle (pronounced like Tallaght) is a performance artist and poet. He does this very clever and creative type of performance down at festivals where he wanders…
Sin Scéal Eile240/365 Claire Beck, Electric Picnic
Claire is the cutest self-professed Anorak you’ll ever meet. Radio obsessed since a young age, she’s worked across many different types of radio stations…