In this special extended episode of Changing Times - The Allenwood Conversations, Mary Kennedy and Mary McAleese talk to Bertie Ahern. In a revealing interview, Bertie discloses his thoughts on a wide range of topics including:
* Running for the presidency
* How the Good Friday Agreement teetered on the edge
* Growing up in a nationalist family
* His Dads time in prison
* The beginning of his political career
* The toll politics took on his marriage
* His big regret about his mothers last days
* How he feels he was treated badly after the crash
* The tribunal
* The media at that time
* Celia Larkin
* The big housing mistake after he left office
* A united “new” Ireland and changes within the next decade
* His political heroes
* The direction of Europe
* His views on social media
* His beloved Dubs
* His family
* What he would like to change
Mary and Mary also make a very exciting announcement!
Live now at https://link.chtbl.com/hLQxqf6N or wherever you get your podcasts.
In this special extended episode of Changing Times - The Allenwood Conversations, Mary Kennedy and Mary McAleese talk to Bertie Ahern. In a revealing interview, Bertie discloses his thoughts on a wide range of topics including:
* Running for the presidency
* How the Good Friday Agreement teetered on the edge
* Growing up in a nationalist family
* His Dads time in prison
* The beginning of his political career
* The toll politics took on his marriage
* His big regret about his mothers last days
* How he feels he was treated badly after the crash
* The tribunal
* The media at that time
* Celia Larkin
* The big housing mistake after he left office
* A united “new” Ireland and changes within the next decade
* His political heroes
* The direction of Europe
* His views on social media
* His beloved Dubs
* His family
* What he would like to change
Mary and Mary also make an exciting announcement!
Live now at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
In an extraordinarily revealing interview covering a wide range of topics our nineteenth guest of season one, Bertie Ahern chats with Mary McAleese & Mary Kennedy about the presidency, a united “new” Ireland and how it needs to happen soon, the tribunals and how feels he was unfairly treated, Celia Larkin, his feelings on social media, his biggest regrets including an extremely personal one and a huge amount more. Follow at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts for a notification when the episode drops. The two Mary’s also make a big announcement at the beginning of the episode!
This is a podcast you don’t want to miss. A former Taoiseach chats openly and candidly with a former President and a broadcasting legend. This Tuesday, 16th July.
Bertie Ahern is our final guest of season one in a special extended episode.
The two Mary’s also make a big announcement.
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Changing Times - The Allenwood Conversations is proudly sponsored by Kildare County Council.
In this episode, former Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has an open and wide ranging conversation with Mary McAleese and Mary Kennedy. She discusses many topics including her early days going undercover as a drug addict including while pregnant, the assaults endured by her and her detective husband, the current structure of the organisation and the glamorisation of criminality, the process of getting the commissioners role and her views on the force today.
She speaks about the latter stages of her career as Commissioner and how she feels that there were some people out to be meddlesome, how she would’ve liked more time, her views on misinformation and the medias role at that time and the awful impact it was all having on her family.
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What do you do when faced with death in Papua New Guinea? Even worse ,what do you do when 007 walks in on you when you’re on the toilet?? How do you deal with nasty comments online? What do you do when a juggernaut like Operation Transformation finishes?
Kathryn Thomas, one of the most talented, successful and hardworking TV and radio presenters in Ireland comes to Allenwood tells Mary and Mary all.
She also tells why she set up a new business, what schools could do to assist children’s eating habits and help tackle obesity, her fears for her children in this social media age, what her thoughts are on television in Ireland today and why she had ten bridesmaids!
Live now at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Tomorrow Tuesday 2nd July wherever you get your podcasts.
You see a moment and you take the photo. Two historic figures in conversation about Northern Ireland here outside our studio in Kildare on Tuesday. Mary McAleese contributed to the Good Friday Agreement through her symbolic leadership and advocacy for peace, while Bertie Ahern played a direct and pivotal role in the negotiation and implementation of the Agreement. Their combined efforts were essential in achieving and sustaining peace in Northern Ireland.
Mary Kennedy & Mary McAleese take you on a journey through the life of one of Irelands most successful singer songwriters.
Don Mescall opens up about
* His astonishing career
* An enduring friendship with Mary Kennedy
* His Dads sudden death at a hurling match when Don was just ten
* The toll drink and drugs took
* His life with partner Morah Ryan
* Writing 9 songs on Christy Dignams last album and being with him on his final days
* Working with Geri Halliwell (who he wrote a number one song for) and other well known artists
* A very special performance for Mary and Mary
Live now at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
An emotionally charged, raw, poignant but uplifting conversation between Mary Kennedy, Mary McAlesse and one of life’s true gentlemen. The public knows Noel Cunningham as the Donegal man who always has a smile on his face and warmth in his heart. But behind his smile is a man who has endured heartbreak, unimaginable loss and discrimination through his battle with alcohol, losing his sister in a car accident and growing up as a gay man in rural Donegal. This is a very powerful and important fifty minutes.
* The grip of alcohol
* The astonishing depths
* The person who turned his life around
* Growing up as a gay man in rural Donegal
* Noel, Mary McAleese and Mary Kennedy react to the Pope’s recent comments
* The loss of his sister in a car crash leaving his Mums birthday party
* What stopped him attending that party
* His good friend Sarah Jessica Parker
* Princess Diana’s role in his TV career
Listen at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast explores some sensitive themes.
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“Look at we were always subject to criticism. We deserve a lot of criticism. We get we draw a lot of that criticism on ourselves. But this is off the Richter scale now.”
A hugely honest, candid and personal conversation. Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl talks to Mary Kennedy & Mary McAleese about a range of topics including:
* The economic crash
* Irelands position on Israel
* What he would love to change
* The homeless crisis
* The changing face of politics
* Immigration in Ireland
* The many roles of the Ceann Comhairle
* Social media abuse towards politicians
* Will he take his automatic Dáil seat after the next election?
* His recent cancer battle
* His life as a farmer
* His relationship with Micheal Martin
* Welcoming Joe Biden to Dáil Éireann
Link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Seán Boylan is a unique character, demonstrated in the fact he is the only person to hold the title ‘Freeman of Meath’.
Having played hurling for Meath, Sean then went on to spend 23 years as the manager of the Meath Gaelic football team, during which time they won four All-Ireland Championships.
He also won three National Football League titles and eight Leinster Senior Football Championships. He is one of the most successful county managers in the history of Gaelic football. Here he chats to the Marys about:
His thoughts on football today.
The refereeing conundrum.
How preparations have changed dramatically.
How players don’t have it as tough these days.
His first love of hurling.
Being the only freeman of Meath.
His father’s republican membership and being on the run.
How he dealt with a cancer diagnosis.
His wife Tina’s previous life as a nun.
His herbalist career.
Listen at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
The wonderful @rorysstoriesofficial sits down with @marykennedyrte and Mary McAleese for a wide ranging discussion. Rory talks candidly about his frustrations with the Irish education system, what he said to Minister for Education Norma Foley and what he’s doing to try to change things. He also speaks about the challenges of making “Gaelic In The Joy”, how he wouldn’t do “Ultimate Hell Week” again and what his family thinks of Rory’s Stories! Listen at the link in our bio or wherever you get your podcasts.
The one and only Daniel opens up to Mary K and Mary Mc about a wide range of subjects including growing up in Donegal, meeting Majella through her parents and his feelings around her being previously married, what his mother said to King Charles, his views on the same sex marriage referendum, the ‘Strictly’ experience and breaking into a building aided by Mary McAleese.
We then have a surprise ending after a special request from Mary Kennedy.
