Best Fearghal@talltales.ie Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 31: Discussing the UK Supreme Court's recent ruling with Executive Director of Shout Out Listen In Ruadhán Ó'Críodáin 27:17

1M ago27:17

27:17

On the 15th of April 2025, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, which has a direct effect on the trans community, in particular trans women. In this episode Ruadhán discusses the meaning of this ruling and the effects it has on the trans community. Check out Shout Out's full statement in respon…

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Episode 30: Jenny Maguire on community, activism and Trans Day of Visibility: 34:27

2M ago34:27

34:27

TCDSU President and co-founder of Trans & Intersex Pride Dublin, Jenny Maguire chats to us about her work & activism for Palestinian liberation, trans rights and more - trí Ghaeilge + Béarla ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge!

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Ep. 29: Faithfully Queer a New Resource by Shout Out, Live Panel Chat 1:07:11

3M ago1:07:11

1:07:11

This months episode is a live recording of a powerful and insightful panel discussion facilitated by Shout Out director Ruadhán NíCríodáin discussing Shout Out's new resource, Faithfully Queer which explores LGBTQI+ identity and faith. This special event featured an incredible panel of speakers sharing their experiences at the intersection of queer…

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Ep 28: Rebecca Tallon De Havilland: HIV Awareness and Activism, Advocacy and a Changing Ireland 50:22

4M ago50:22

50:22

TV presenter, author, hairdresser, parent and activist and recent winner of an international Trans Community Champion award, Rebecca was the first trans woman in Ireland and the first person to hold an Irish passport in their reassigned gender. She sat down with us to chat about her life - from Granard to Dublin to London and back again; stigmas, e…

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ShoutOut, ListenIn: 2024 Highlights 53:29

5M ago53:29

53:29

In this episode we listen back to some of our highlights from the year including chats about joy among Queer People of Colour in Ireland today, Nell McCafferty and her legacy, trans joy and much more.

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Episode 26 - Queer Joy: Queer People of Colour in Ireland today 54:19

6M ago54:19

54:19

In this episode, Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh chats to Tinomuda Wekare, Luis Noguera Benitez and Pradeep Mahadeshwar about their work in queer arts and activism; the intersection of art, identity and joy for immigrants of colour in Ireland today; safe spaces, empowerment, resilience and much more. Host: @lisanicanbhreithimh Guests: @louisnoguera @Visualp…

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Nell McCafferty: her life and legacy with Ailbhe Smyth and Tonie Walsh 42:53

8M ago42:53

42:53

In this podcast, we sat down with Irish LGBTQ+ activists and trailblazers, Ailbhe Smyth and Tonie Walsh to chat about the bold and brilliant journalist, author and social justice campaigner, Nell McCafferty in the wake of her death in August. We laughed and cried about the person Nell was, her writing, her work for the LGBTQ+ community, women and g…

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Episode 24: Trans Joy: Reasons to be Hopeful with Jenny Maguire, Dr. Matt Kennedy, and SexyTadhg 54:40

9M ago54:40

54:40

In this special live episode of ListenIn, Ruadhán Ó Críodáin, Executive Director of ShoutOut, sits down with Jenny Maguire, Dr. Matt Kennedy, and SexyTadhg for a chat at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Together, they share their personal journeys, discuss what it means to embrace their authentic selves, and highlight the people, places, and moments…

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Episode 23: Rei Campos - My experience as an LGBTQ+ refugee and building a life in Ireland 27:20

11M ago27:20

27:20

In this episode, host Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh chats to Rei Campos, a journalist from Venezuela and a recognised gay refugee in Ireland, who has lived in Dublin since 2011. Rei speaks about his experience as a refugee in Ireland, his volunteer work with The Switchboard, Crosscare Community College and Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, and his career in d…

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Episode 22: Trans writing in literature and theatre with Soula Emmanuel and Ezra Maloney 36:26

12M ago36:26

36:26

Executive Director Ruadhán Ó Críodáin sits down with writers Soula Emmanuel and Ezra Maloney as they share their experiences writing literature and theatre from the trans perspective. Soula Emmanuel was born in Dublin to an Irish mother and a Greek father. She studied at universities in Ireland and Sweden, emerging with a master's in demography. He…

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Episode 21: Growing up Queer, coming out, mental health, finding your tribe and primary education with Padraig Wilson McCarthy 46:19

1y ago46:19

46:19

In this episode Shout volunteer and podcast producer Feargh Curtis sits down with radio presenter, social media personality and primary school teacher Pádraig Wilson McCarthy to chat about his life growing up in Cork, his coming out story, being an openly LGBTQ+ educator and his Dublin City FM.

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Episode 20: Éire na 1980í agus an lae inniu le hAlan Walpoole - clár speisialta Seachtain na Gaeilge 24:20

1y ago24:20

24:20

Sa chlár speisialta seo i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge, labhraímid le hAlan Walpoole faoin saol in Éirinn sna 80í i gcomparáid leis an lá inniu don phobal aiteach, a shaol féin mar ghruagaire a chaith am i Londain agus an dráma a léiríodh faoina shaol "Idir Mise agus Craiceann do Chluaise".

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Episode 19: Síona Cahill and Sarah Elaine McHugh on queer marriage and growing up gay in rural Ireland 52:30

1+ y ago52:30

52:30

In this episode we chat to newlyweds Síona and Sarah Elaine about life as a gay married couple, their recent nuptials, remembering the 2015 Marriage Equality Referendum, their childhoods in rural Ireland and where they are now.

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Episode 18: Oisín O'Reilly - the past, present and future of Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre 32:55

1+ y ago32:55

32:55

A look at Outhouse's work in advocacy, supports, intersectional engagement with the LGBTQ+ community & more.

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Episode 17: Volunteering with ShoutOut 47:27

1+ y ago47:27

47:27

A chat to ShoutOut volunteers, old and new, about what it's like to volunteer with us and how to get involved!

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Episode 16 Feargh Curtis on podcasting, performance and LGBTQ+ education 49:22

1+ y ago49:22

49:22

Feargh chats to us about education through podcasting; his work as a celebrant with Entheos Ireland; his music, work in opera and the brilliant Curtis Cabaret and the importance of education in combatting hate and discrimination of LGBTQ+ people.

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Episode 15: Gaeilge, Gender non-conformity, inclusion in sport and more with Cian Ó Gríofa aka. Gaylgeoirí 26:47

1+ y ago26:47

26:47

A chat about inclusion in sport, intersections of Irish and queer culture, queer terminology through Irish and more!

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Episode 12.2: Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor on HIV Awareness 45:52

1+ y ago45:52

45:52

Episode 12.2: Our second episode about HIV awareness, community, testing and more with renowned activists and podcasters, Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor.

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Episode 14: A conversation about Drag, Performance and more with The Misses 46:40

2y ago46:40

46:40

We chat to Drag Queens Miss Taken and Miss Roots about their podcast That’s Gossip and drag brunch in The Bernard Shaw; education and awareness of LGBTQ+ issues through the art of drag, challenges facing drag artists in Ireland and globally today and more!

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Episode 13: A conversation with the Gay Girl Coach aka Siobhán Patterson 38:24

2y ago38:24

38:24

In this episode we chat to the Gay Girl Coach, Siobhán about her work in creative hair design and as a life coach, her life as a gay woman and mother, sobriety in the LGBTQ+ community and much more! @shoutout_ire @lisa.nicanbhreithimh @thegaygirlcoach

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Episode 12: A Conversation with Adam Shanley about HIV 48:54

2y ago48:54

48:54

Shout Out volunteer Domhnaill Harkin is joined by MPower Programme Manager at HIV Ireland, Adam Shanley. They chat about how you could contract HIV, the advancements in medicines, protection, testing and stigma. To order a free HIV and STI testing kit through HIV Ireland as discussed in the episode, visit https://www.hivireland.ie/what-we-do/freete…

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Episode 11: A Conversation with Denise Breen 41:25

2y ago41:25

41:25

In this episode we sit down for an honest and insightful conversation with radio host, TENI Board member and Project Manager in Engineering and Construction, Denise Breen about her work, the important outreach of TENI in increasingly challenging times for the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland and her outlook for the present and future of LGBTQ+ rights gl…

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Episode 10: Gender expression, gender identity, pronouns and gender euphoria 52:52

2y ago52:52

52:52

Shout Out volunteer Jenny Duffy (she/her) is joined by Daire Dempsey (they/them), the Education Officer with TENI, the Transgender Equality Network Ireland to discuss gender identity, gender expression, pronouns, gender euphoria and more.

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Clár 9.2: Pobal LADTA+ na Gaeilge: Cultúr, Féiniúlacht agus na Dána (Cuid 2) 36:54

2y ago36:54

36:54

Ar an dara clár speisialta Gaeilge de ShoutOut, ListenIn! do Sheachtain na Gaeilge le Ciara Ní É agus Eoin McEvoy, pléimid pobal aiteach na Gaeilge - na grúpaí a tharraingíonn iad le chéile, a gcuid féiniúlachtaí agus na dána ar a bhfuil siad ag obair.

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Clár 9.1: Cúrsaí tras, inscne agus neamhdhénártha - Clár speisialta do Sheachtain na Gaeilge (Cuid 1) 49:46

2y ago49:46

49:46

Clár speisialta do Sheachtain na Gaeilge ina ndírimid ar chúrsaí inscne, eispéiris daoine trasa agus neamhdhénártha, a gcuid féiniúlachtaí mar dhaoine inscne-aiteacha agus mar Ghaeil, le Cúnla Morris agus Niamh Ní Féineadh.

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Episode 7.2: Community, Diversity, Cohesion and Education in the Intersex Community (Part 2) 56:52

2+ y ago56:52

56:52

Addy Berry and Clara Barry from Intersex Ireland speak about the building sense of community among intersex people in Ireland, diversity of identity and experience in the community and much more.By Shout Out

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Episode 8: LGBTQ+ educators and inclusive education 51:11

2+ y ago51:11

51:11

Educators Hilary Egan and Seán Ó Dubhchon speak about inclusivity in education in Ireland, experiences of LGBTQ+ pupils & staff in schools in Ireland today, research on LGBTQ+ awareness in schools and more.By Shout Out

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Episode 7: Challenges, Misinformation and Queer Joy in the Intersex Community (Part 1) 42:18

2+ y ago42:18

42:18

In this two-part episode, two guests working to promote education and awareness of being intersex, Addy Berry, Chair and Clara Barry, Comittee member, both of Intersex Ireland speak to ShoutOut Steering Committee member, Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh. They discuss the challenges facing people who are intersex, supports needed to save the community from un…

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Episode 6: Education, Awareness and Inclusion in the LGBTQ+ community in today's Ireland 56:24

2+ y ago56:24

56:24

Visual artist; Senior Art Director and Pride+ allies Co-Chair with Groupon, Pradeep Mahadeshwar and Orla Dunne, Residential Coordinator of the Centre for Talented Youth and Doctoral (Education) candidate, in Dublin City University speak to ShoutOut Steering Committee member, Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh about their work in education and the Arts to promo…

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Episode 5: LGBTQ+ Young Adult fiction and Diversifying Tarot - a conversation with Moïra Fowley 48:07

2+ y ago48:07

48:07

ShoutOut volunteer Jenny Duffy speaks to Young Adult author and tarot reader Moïra Fowley about her writing, the importance of LGBTQ+ representation, her recommended YA reads and Moïra's Two Faced Tarot: a queer, inclusive tarot deck and workbook.By Shout Out

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E04: A conversation with Bella Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of IGLYO and former CEO of ShoutOut 41:56

3y ago41:56

41:56

Bella FitzPatrick was recently appointed as the Executive Director of IGLYO; the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Youth and Student Organisation, Brussels-based and the world’s largest LGBTQI youth and student network. She is known to many in the ShoutOut family for her almost 10 years as Volunteer Co-ordinator …

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E03 Part 2: 1980 and 90s Queer Ireland - Intergenerational personal experiences of Queerness 1:12:27

3y ago1:12:27

1:12:27

This episode takes the format of a workshop-style conversation about intergenerational personal experiences of being queer and coming out, featuring ShoutOut volunteers, Fearghal Curtis, Laragh Ní Chatháin and Mark HollandBy Shout Out

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E03 ShoutOut, ListenIn: 1980 and 90s Queer Ireland - Stories of LGBTQ+ life and education with Izzy Kamikaze, Eddie McGuinness and Francis Fay. 1:02:49

3y ago1:02:49

1:02:49

In this episode we sit down with three of the greats of Ireland's recent LGBTQ+ history, Izzy Kamikaze, Eddie McGuinness and Francis Fay for a chat about the way things were for young queer people in Ireland in the 80s and 90s, the progress that has been made and the work that remains to be done. We discuss education and awareness of LGBTQ+ issues,…

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E02 ShoutOut, ListenIn with Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh and Domhnaill Harkin and guests Tilly Taylor and Kate Drinnane 38:52

3y ago38:52

38:52

In this episode, we sit down with ShoutOut volunteers, Tilly Taylor and Kate Drinnane, to hear about their experiences of LGBTQ+ education in Ireland in recent years. We discuss workshops in classrooms before Covid-19 and virtual workshops from home during lockdown; they share the highs and lows of work in LGBTQ+ education today and share some of t…

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E01 ShoutOut, ListenIn with Aifric Ní Chríodáin and Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh with guests, Declan Meehan, Eoin Ó Liatháin and Spencer Christie 43:34

3y ago43:34

43:34

In this episode, we go back to the early days of ShoutOut - where, how, why and when the charity and its group of hardworking volunteer founders came together. We look back to 2012 and how things were for the queer community in Ireland then and chat to Declan Meehan, Eoin Ó Liatháin and Spencer Christie, some of our founders and earliest volunteers…

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ShoutOut, ListenIn Teaser: What's it all about? 12:03

3y ago12:03

12:03

A taster of what's to come in the ShoutOut ListenIn podcast series including stories from our volunteers about their experiences in ShoutOut educational workshops and as members of the queer community in Ireland today!By Shout Out

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