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EchoLive

EchoLive

31 episodes

2 months ago

Podcast by EchoLive

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Episodes (20/31)

EchoLive

The Echo Women's Mini Marathon 2025 podcast

Ahead of The Echo Women's Mini Marathon on September 21, Mary Corcoran meets representatives from some of the charities taking part, including a special Cork lady who completed the marathon to mark her 80th birthday. The Echo Women's Mini Marathon brand-ambassador, Brenda Dennehy joins us in studio to talk about how she first started running, and the unforgettable experience of taking part in the event with her mum by her side. Ken Smyth from Cork Athletics and Bill Allen, Race Director and Chair of the Cork Athletics Board have all the details on registration and the route, while Sarah Brereton with Naturalife has advice around nutrition and hydration.

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2 months ago

48 minutes 26 seconds

EchoLive

Scéalta Chorcaí. San eagrán speisíalta seo le h-aghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge, labhraímíd leis an amhránaí Chorcaíoch, John Spillane

Bhuaigh an albam is déanaí ag an amhránaí Corcaíoch, John Spillane, gradam mór le déanaí. Is é Fíor Uisce – The Legend of the Lough an buaiteoir an gradam d’Albam na Bliana ag na RTÉ Folk Awards. Labhrann sé anseo ar podchraoladh The Echo – eagrán speisíalta de Scéalta Chorcaí do Seachtain na Gaeilge – faoin albam, faoin mbua agus a shaol mar amhránaí.

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7 months ago

19 minutes 33 seconds

EchoLive

WoW! International Women's Day special podcast

WoW! International Women's Day special podcast

Blurb/Description: Former Cork ladies footballer and athlete, Juliet Murphy and Network Ireland Cork President, Cathy Fitzgibbon join WoW! Editor, Mary Corcoran, in studio to talk about their experiences at the helm in sport and business, respectively, and about what International Women's Day means to them. Our reporters also went out and about on the streets of Cork to find out what IWD means to you.

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8 months ago

30 minutes 54 seconds

EchoLive

Holly Bough 2024: The foods of Christmas Eve in Cork With Folklorist Shane Lehane

The giddy excitement of Christmas Eve was matched and accentuated by the long list of jobs that had to be done.

The turkey or goose had to be cleaned out, the good ware, glasses and cutlery had to be washed, the presents had to be wrapped, the baby Jesus had to be located to be put in the crib and importantly the youngest in the house had to light the Christmas candle.

There was a hubbub of never-ending chores, of manic tidying and preparing, while simultaneously entertaining visiting aunts and uncles and neighbours who dropped in.

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11 months ago

27 minutes 31 seconds

EchoLive

Holly Bough 2024: Cover artist Peter Buckley talks about the inspiration behind this year's cover and his memories of Christmas in Cork

Holly Bough cover artist Peter Buckley joins editor Mary Corcoran in studio where he talks about the inspiration behind this year’s cover and the process involved in bringing it to life. He also chats about his memories of growing up in Cork, of the Holly Bough and of Christmas as a child.

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11 months ago

13 minutes 29 seconds

EchoLive

Holly Bough 2023 : Folklorist Shane Lehane shares memories of a very 1970s Christmas dinner in Cork

Folklorist Shane Lehane talks to Holly Bough editor, John Dolan as he takes a step 50 years back in time in this year’s Holly Bough, and recalls with unerring accuracy exactly what was on the festive tables in that decade.

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1 year ago

26 minutes 25 seconds

EchoLive

Holly Bough cover artist interview 2023

Holly Bough editor John Dolan talks to the 2023 cover artist Fiona Foley about her wonderful design for this year’s edition, and about her life and career in Cork

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1 year ago

17 minutes 14 seconds

EchoLive

Interview with Jimmy Crowley

For almost 20 years, Jimmy Crowley has compiled the popular weekly Songs of Cork column in The Echo. It has reached its 1000th song. Jimmy reflects on the milestone, and plays a few songs that have made it into the Songs of Cork columns so far…

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3 years ago

32 minutes 24 seconds

EchoLive

The Diffney Quiz

The Diffney Quiz has become a staple of the hugely popular annual Holly Bough - a devilishly addictive quiz where letters and numbers are given as clues, and you have to guess what they stand for.Holly Bough editor John Dolan talks to the quiz compiler Gerry Diffney about how it all began, the secrets of its success, and the pride he feels that it unites families at Christmas.And look out for a clue for one of this year's most puzzling Diffney Quiz questions!

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3 years ago

32 minutes 13 seconds

EchoLive

Holly Bough Editor talk to this year's cover artist, Keith Anderson

Editor John Dolan talks to cover artist Keith Anderson about how he came up with this year's brilliant artwork, the hundreds of hours he puts into each oil painting, and why he didn't even study art at school.

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3 years ago

27 minutes 42 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 12 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 12 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Lucca reflects on the tragic events and wonders about Grim in the basement.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

3 minutes 40 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 11 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 11 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : CC and Trinny have a dramatic showdown. Lucca decides to lock Grim away.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

4 minutes 26 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 10 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 10 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Things start to fall apart for Lucca.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

3 minutes 48 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 9 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 9 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Grim's strong moral compass kicks in and Lucca begins to wonder about his creation. Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

4 minutes 2 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 8 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 8 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Lucca wakes up to a surprise visitorWelcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

3 minutes 54 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 7 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Droid Part 7 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series : Trinny finally gets its hands on the robot, but gets more than he bargained for.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

3 minutes 49 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 6 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Episode 6: Trinny decides that he wants to get his hands on the robot.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

4 minutes 26 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 5 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Episode 5: Eyebrows are raised when it emerges that Mallow is the chosen location for the press event to showcase Lucca's robot.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

4 minutes 12 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 4 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

Episode 4: Grim McNally makes an appearance on the Late Late Show.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

4 minutes 39 seconds

EchoLive

Droid Part 2 - EchoLive Summer Soap Series

EPISODE 2 : Eden is surprised to meet Lucca’s robotic creation - Grimes McNally.Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature — Summer Soap. Now in its sixth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts. Called Droid, this story is about a boy who designs a robot, and was written by Margaret Gillies, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie, where you can also hear a podcast of the story. In the first episode, we meet an intriguing Cork boy...Read by Anna O'Donoghue.

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4 years ago

3 minutes 35 seconds