Aindrias sits in the back of a pub with us in Ennistymon, drinking herbal tea and holding court. He seems to be the most famous man in Clare today with all types of people come up to him for chats. Some went to school with his Dad, others spoke fluently with him in French and Spanish. I asked where he learned so many languages, but I should know better than to expect a straight answer and he returns with just a wink and a smile.

He’s the character of all characters. Destined from birth to be a bardic storyteller and when he talks he carries you on epic journeys around Ireland and beyond.

Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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Sitting with a glass of wine in Fiona’s home feels very natural. We sink into a deep and meaningful conversation almost immediately. Fiona is warm, open but also assertive and has strong opinions which she delivers with the most beautiful vocabulary (she is a writer afterall). We talk about what’s common to both of us, atheism and our decision to remain childfree.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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I’d like to think that Theresa and I would have been good friends back in the day. By all accounts she seems to have led a very free and independent life, not something a lot of women born in the 40s can say. From working the door at the Television Club (or 4 Ps as it was known back then), having The Who around for tea and cake and eventually marrying a football star.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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PJ is an open book. He’s honest, direct, and provides counselling sessions in ALDI apparently. He’s a father to 2 year old twins, motorbike obsessed and his face is the back of a bus.

He came up the ranks in the media world after leaving school at 16. After years of dealing with stage fright and anxiety while doing stand up comedy, he’s now found his dream job of making people laugh first thing in the morning on breakfast radio.

Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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Genetics were not on Sarah’s side growing up. By the age of 13, her Mother had gotten a breast cancer diagnosis, one that was known to be hereditary. Sarah had an agonising 5 years to wait before she’d know that she carried the same genes.

Sarah had to battle with surgeons to convince them to give her a double mastectomy and reconstruction, but she was always adamant it was the right choice for her. With the odds of getting breast cancer at 85%, it’s not a risk she was ever willing to take.

Sarah now lives her life to the fullest. She makes a conscious effort to enjoy every day and celebrate life with a positive attitude.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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What a life Kieran has led. She was born in America but always felt a pull towards Ireland (her parents of course were Irish too, and desperate to use the name ‘Kieran’ even though she was a girl).

Kieran has lived a full life. Working for Sinn Fein during the peace process, a career in Human Rights with Amnesty International, a brief spell learning to weld and now a very fruitful career as a baker.

She started making bagels simply because she missed them (Irish bagels do not compare to New York bagels apparently). From her modest wee home in Ringsend, she boils and bakes the absolute most delish bagels I’ve ever tasted and she sells them directly to the people who collect them from her front door.

Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

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Like many people her age, Derbáil felt the pull of far away lands. She emigrated to the states when she was in her twenties, followed by a stint in Australia and then Canada.

She’s recently returned home, with an Australian husband in tow, and feels like she’s back at square one. She’s finding her way in this almost new country which is far different from the one she left in her twenties.

Working as an improv performer, storyteller, artist and educator, she acknowledges that financial sacrifices have to be made when choosing a creative career, and like far too many people, she and her husband are back living in her family home.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Sauna Tom” as he's known around Dingle is a blow in whom the town loves. He moved down from Dublin a few years back and had the notion of setting up a sauna (he'd gotten the taste of sauna life and all its mental health benefits in Dublin and missed it dearly out West).

He credits his business venture for introducing him to so many of the locals but for also incentivising him to learn Irish, sure it is in a gaeltacht after all.

His life wasn't always so idyllic. He battled his depression demons and almost lost. Sitting in the back of Curran's bar today he opens up and tells me what it was like to be pushed right to the edge and come back again.

This episode contains a story which might be distressing to some listeners, so please take care when listening.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.