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The Greenlight Podcast
2026 is officially the year of the "pinch me" gig experience.
Brought to you by Heineken Greenlight, The Greenlight Podcast is the ultimate weekly backstage pass to the absolute best weekends of the year. Hosted by Dara Quilty, this series brings the conversation directly to music fans, celebrating a thriving live music scene that spans from intimate city takeovers to massive festival stages.
Each week, Dara is joined by the artists who live for the stage. Listeners can expect exclusive chats…
Episodes
The Greenlight PodcastEP 23: Ruth Medjber - Photographer To The Stars, Podcaster Of The People.
Dara’s back with the final episode of The Greenlight Podcast, and he’s joined by internationally respected music photographer Ruth Medjber — the person behind…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 22: Maykay - Fight Like Apes, Foo Fighters And Finding Other Voices
Dara’s back with another edition of The Greenlight Podcast, and this week he’s joined by the one and only MayKay - Fight Like Apes icon, solo artist, and…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 21: Galia Arad - From Ireland To Indiana And The Healing Power Of Music
Dara’s back with another edition of The Greenlight Podcast, and this week he’s joined by singer-songwriter Galia Arad — all the way from “over the pond”, but…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 20: Myles O'Reilly - Facing Death And Making Music
Dara’s back with another edition of The Greenlight Podcast, and this week he sits down with filmmaker, musician and all-round sonic thinker, Myles O’Reilly…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 19 - Danny O'Reilly: 20 Years At The Top
The Coronas have announced their return to Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre for two special Christmas shows on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December 2026, following huge…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 18 - Ryan Mack: Return Of The Hometown Boy
Dara’s back with another excellent edition of The Greenlight Podcast and this week he sits down with singer songwriter, Ryan Mack who has quite a story to tell…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 17 - Sean O'Meara: On The Sesh With Sting
The Greenlight Podcast is back and this week Dara is joined by accomplished Limerick-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and singer-songwriter…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 16: David Geraghty - Going It Alone
On this week's Greenlight Podcast brought to you by Heineken, Dara is joined by musician, songwriter, composer and all round lovely man, David Geraghty. David…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 15: Really Good Time - Aspirations, Pawn Stars And Living Up To The Name
Welcome to the latest edition of The Greenlight podcast with Dara Qulty. This week he is having a really good time with the suitably named Really Good Time as…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 14: Driven Snow - A Marriage Of Musical Minds
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Emily Aylmer and Kieran McGuinness of Driven Snow. They chat meeting on the Irish gig circuit, the…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 13: Last Apollo - London, Love Letters and Loving Queen
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara is joined by Lucy from Last Apollo, fresh back from London with a new single, Home, and a whole lot of real talk…
The Greenlight PodcastEP 12: Cory Wong - Hungry Like The Vulf
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Cory Wong ahead of the Vulfpeck “warm-up” show at Vicar Street. Cory breaks down what it really means…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 11: Kelly-Anne Byrne - Ireland's Disco Queen
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara hits the GoLoud Lounge at All Together Now for a live chat with Irish DJ and broadcaster Kelly-Anne Byrne, from her…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 10: Le Boom - Revolutionising The Rave
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara is joined by Christy and Andy from Le Boom, the Irish electronic duo (and brothers) blurring the line between gig…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 9: Pillow Queens - Basketball, James Corden And An EXCLUSIVE Announcement!
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Sarah from Pillow Queens for a proper chat that starts with “nipples and hips” and ends up with a…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 8: Aimée - Karaoke, Coachella And Going Independent
This week on The Greenlight Podcast, Dara sits down with Irish pop powerhouse Aimée to talk nerves, graft, and what it really takes to keep going in music…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 7: Jamie McKeogh - From Offaly To The Opry
On this week's episode of The Greenlight Podcast, Dara is joined by Jamie McKeogh, frontman of Irish Bluegrass sensations JigJam. Jamie tells of his incredible…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 6: Theo Katzman - Going It Alone, U2 And The Face Of Jason Statham.
Today's Greenlight guest is Theo Katzman, a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and one of the founding members of the acclaimed funk collective…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 5 : Aidan Cunningham & Joe Egan - Studio Wizards
This week Dara is joined on the Greenlight Podcast by two homegrown legends of the studio game: Aidan Cunningham Aidan Cunningham is a premier Irish mixing and…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 4: Niall Breslin - Making Meditation Musical
It's fair to say Bressie has been there, done that and recorded the album. Following a sold-out national run last year, he andThe Polaris Quartet return this…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 3: Mark McCabe, More Than A Maniac
Welcome back to the latest edition of The Greenlight Podcast with Dara Quilty. This week Dara is joined by the man behind Ireland's unofficial national anthem…
The Greenlight PodcastEp 2: From Del Boy To Deftones w/Gurriers
Gurriers are without a doubt, one of ireland's most interesting and exciting bands at the moment and with their second album, 'Nobody’s Coming To Save You…
The Greenlight PodcastEp1: Making It The Old Fashioned Way w/Sprints
Welcome to The Greenlight Podcast with Dara Quilty, a brand new weekly deep dive into the vibrant and fascinating music scene From homegrown Irish heroes to…