In Conversation

Donal Courtney - January 29th, 2020

Joe McGill’s guest on ‘In Conversation’ this week is John Drummey of Radio Kerry and ‘John Drummey Communications’. Over the years John has worked with a number of high profile companies, organisations, festivals and events since 2008 including: Rose of Tralee International Festival. He has had a successful career as an award-winning broadcaster and journalist in Kerry, Dublin, Cork, Clare, Carlow, Kildare and Limerick for 20 years. During that time, John won five National Radio Advertising...

On this week's In Conversation, Joe McGill’s guest is Johnny Quaid from Athea Co. Limerick. Confined to a wheelchair following a back injury when he was 17 years old; Johnny as gone on to represent Ireland in the World Pool Championships and is a founding member of Tralee senior wheel chair basketball team; ‘Kingdom Wheelblasters’. He is currently pursuing a career in journalism and is attending the Kerry ETB/Radio Kerry course in media and journalism. Johnny will talk about his life to date...

A Christmas special with Aidan O’Carroll and the Kerry School of Music, featuring some wonderful music by choirs and orchestras founded by the KSM. One to get you in the festive spirit!!

Joining Joe on ‘In Conversation’ this week is award winning author Roisin Meaney. She has published several best-selling books for adults and two for children. Her work has been translated widely

Joe McGill's guest on 'In Conversation' this week is Donal Ryan was born in Nenagh in North Tipperary. His first novel, The Spinning Heart (2012), won the Guardian First Book Award and the EU Prize for Literature and Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the IMPAC International Literary Award and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The Thing About December (2013), Ryan’s 2015 short story collection, A Slanting of the Sun (2015), and All We Shall Know (2016)...

Joe McGill's guest on 'In Conversation' this week is renowned Naomhóg builder Eddie Hutchinson who has been involved in boat building for more than 50 years at Moorstown, near Dingle, and is synonymous with the Dingle Regatta. Eddie's boats are all over the world including in the Vatican. He has the unique honour of building a boat for a saint; Pope John Paul II.

Joe McGill's guest on In Conversation is Kevin Griffin who is from Killorglin and is about to launch a new book of poems called 'Holding Salamanders'

Stephen is a Dublin Poet and playwright, and Ireland's foremost spoken word artist.

This Tuesday marks World stroke awareness day, so today on In Conversation we will be increasing the awareness around strokes with Eddie Hennessy.

In Conversation this evening featured a new book called 'And we'll all go together; people poems from Sliabh Luachra'. Joining Joe McGill in studio were: John Tado, poet - Rockchapel (Knockaclarig), Neily Curtin, photographer - Rockchapel (Stagmount), Dorothea Gail, publisher Cocoon Press - Glantane (originally from Germany).

This evening on the program, Joe plays the next in the series about amazing Kerry people who make their livelyhood and their businesses with their hands: "Handmade in Kerry 2"

Today on In Conversation Joe discusses what's on offer at the upcoming Culture night with various guests from the Kerry County Arts Office.

Joe McGill’s guest on In Conversation was Executive Chef and Waterville man Maurice Fitzgerald. Having catered for Royalties, high profile events mapping Dubai as a luxury travel destination, World Records attempts highlighting the hotels he worked for, and Gourmet Food festivals with high profile chefs around the world. Just to name a few of the many things that he talks to Joe about!

Today Joe McGill's visits John Mulvihill and broadcasts from the Kerry Bog Village.

In today's In Conversation Joe McGill plays the documentary he created with Connie Broderick "Kerry: the Age of Piracy and Smuggling", all about piracy and smuggling down the years. Including a number of special guests, interesting tales and the occasional sea shanty.

Joe McGill’s guest this week is former Senator and County Councillor Dan Kiely. Dan was born in Tarbert in May 1943. One of 17 children Dan's father Daniel fought in the War of Independence and the Civil War and was a member of Sean Moylan's flying column in Co. Cork. Dan was also appointed by Eamon de Valera's as a personal bodyguard until he retired in 1939. Dan will talk about his time in New York where he worked on Wall Street and went on to own many bars. He will also talk about his...

On In Conversation this week Joe McGill's guest is Dezy Walls who is foremost an entertainer. He was born in Dublin, and reared in Cork part of a musical family. His years in Kinsale, County Cork as the “pianoman” entertaining tourists (’91 to ’06) were interrupted by five years in the Netherlands as a corporate showman. He then spent the years 2007 to 2013 performing 'house concerts' in 42 different states across the USA whilst still travelling to Europe regularly for events. Although known...

Joe McGill’s guest on In Conversation this week is Dingle man Thomas O’Callaghan. Thomas is synonymous with the Dingle Races having been involved since the early 80’s in addition to being their distinctive commentator. A renowned singer; he performs some of the songs he recorded on a charity CD as well as talking about growing up in Dingle

Joe McGill delves into the archives to bring you interviews from unveiling of the Mick O’Dwyer statue in 2012