“People would literally come up to you if they saw you in the supermarket and tell you “I’ve got a story…”
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Declan McSweeney: The Trials of the International Local Journalist
Declan McSweeney has over twenty five years experience as a local correspondent and writer on either side of the water. As a journalist with the Offaly Express he covered the disappearance – still unsolved – of Fiona Pender, before working both with the Romford Recorder and as a freelance columnist across England. He tells ofContinue reading “Declan McSweeney: The Trials of the International Local Journalist”
Mick Ord: Adoption, Discovery and The Power of Memory
Journalist, Media Consultant, Producer and Podcaster, Mick Ord is a legend among the broadcast press of Merseyside. A former head of BBC Radio Merseyside, he has covered such events as Heysel, Hillsborough, the Warrington bomb and Liverpool’s successful bid for Capital of Culture. He was NUJ Regional Journalist of the Year in 1990 for hisContinue reading “Mick Ord: Adoption, Discovery and The Power of Memory”
Ronan MacManus
“In the belly of the beast”
Ronan MacManus: Bible Code Sundays Among The Irish Of London
Singer songwriter and family historian Ronan MacManus is the son of Ross and brother of Declan (aka Elvis Costello) but more importantly is something of a legend among the Diaspora of London and the South East, with his band Bible Code Sundays and their anthem Maybe It’s Because I’m An Irish Londoner. We talk familyContinue reading “Ronan MacManus: Bible Code Sundays Among The Irish Of London”
Chia Phoenix
“You Are Your Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams.”
John Wardle, aka Jah Wobble: Putting Some Food On It With A London-Irish Geezer
Bass player with the original line-up of Public Image Limited, alongside John Lydon and Keith Levene, John Wardle – dubbed “Jah Wobble” by Sid Vicious -went on to front Invaders Of The Heart, worked on the London Underground during lean years and returned to music to work with – amongst others – Brian Eno, DeloresContinue reading “John Wardle, aka Jah Wobble: Putting Some Food On It With A London-Irish Geezer”
John Wardle, aka Jah Wobble
“Everywhere I am is here, and here should be home.”
Josie O’Driscoll: Holocaust, Independence And The Future For Travellers In Herts
The only Irish Traveller to found and head a Gypsy And Traveller Exchange, Josephine (“Josie”) O’Driscoll talks visits to holocaust sites in Krakow, education, family and her hopes for community ownership among Gypsies, Romani and Travellers. Plus John Lee of Irish Stew Podcast raises author Peter Quinn onto The Plastic Pedestal
John Lee and Martin Nutty – Irish Stew
“Engage with your genealogy, understand your family history, embrace that rich origin tapestry. It will build bridges to all sorts of other things.”
