We’re delighted to welcome Richie Sadlier back to PBC Podcast for a wide ranging chat with Brian O Leary and Sam Hernan. Richie is a former footballer and current RTÉ football panelist who has covered 4 Euros and 3 World Cups as a pundit and who also wrote Irish Sports Book of the Year 2019: his autobiography, ‘Recovering.’ He works as a psychotherapist specialising in working with teenagers and regularly contributes to television and radio on adolescent development and issues relating to young ...
Apr 16, 2025•32 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Seachtain na Gaeilge special!! With the Easter holidays nigh and Irish oral exams looming, we've the podcast for you - from Munster to Conamara to Donegal dialects, tune in to hear teachers reveal their fav poems, vox pops from the streets of Cork on compulsory vs optional Irish in our schools, a conversation with a native speaker as well as music from our first years. Also World Book Day, the books our parents and grandparents loved as well as a review of a 1974 neo noir movie classic. Hosted o...
Apr 08, 2025•52 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Our veteran podcasters and theatre maestros are back with yet another masterpiece play. It's once again set in another whacky world, this time taking us into the wild wild west. Buckle up, yee-haw! Staying in the States, Óisín Tóibín has some special guests from the heart St. Louis, Missouri and we also get some tips in learning to decipher the difference between misinformation and disinformation online. All that and more. Presented by: The TY's of Presentation Brothers College Cork Produced by:...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Irish Examiner Columnist and family psychotherapist Dr. Richard Hogan is here to talk about child psychology, how to deal with mental health in youth, the impact gaming and phones have on young minds and how students should approach school. Teacher Frank Keane discusses his time coaching rowing for the Olympics. Pres alumnus and medical student Ben Rickson who scored the highest HPAT in the country discusses how to pass the HPAT and medicine as a career. In between a jam packed show we have an e...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 2
GAA legend, All Ireland winner and Munster Champion Larry Tompkins is in the class room to take you back to his glory days on the GAA pitch. Larry looks back on life growng up in Cork, his passion for the GAA playing with his beloved Castletown from winning three Munster Club Championship titles with the club and captaining Cork to win the 1990 All Ireland Championship. Hear about the challenges sport brings from injuries to bouncing back after set backs. We're also graced with some music in bet...
Dec 06, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Vive la Reunion! Well, we've previously had interviews in Russian and German on PBC Podcast and now French steps to the fore. In the season finale we meet our exotic visitors from a school in the Indian Ocean who came into Pres on an exchange in May. Teacher Luc Briand and his students from Reunion Island, a French Département east of Madagascar, share their culture and music with us including bi-lingual interviews and chats. Amuse-toi bien! We also feature an in-depth interview with our own Ois...
May 27, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Schools nearly out, which means that's a wrap on the PBC podcast and celebrations are in full swing following the rugby double win! As always, we have a great line up with your favourite regular contributors on all things rugby. Tune in now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Ruaille buaille is the perfect description for this episode as we've got craic, ceol, some poetry and what's a PBC podcast without the surreal radio drama from the Tadhg and the two nutters who take us to the depths of a dramatic other world. Some PBC teachers grace us with some music and poetry to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge and we showcase creative works from students as part of art week. Lastly our special guest shares stories from around the world. All that and more! Hosted on Acast. See ...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Past pupil Cillian Murphy is on a winning streak following the huge success of Oppenheimer having won a golden globe, he's now nominated for an Oscar, Bafta and SAG. We are absolutely thrilled with all his accolades and wish him all the best in bringing the gold home. Principal David Barry and Cillian's former teacher Mr. Wall spoke on Cork's RedFM following the good news. Also on the show, our budding reporters took to the streets of Cork to hear the reaction from the latest news and renaming o...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 2
It’s a new year, which means there’s a new crew. The TY class of 23/24 are here with a brand new lineup of hosts and an exciting line up this episode. We have a sit down chat with teachers Mr. Bohan and Mr. Kavanagh in their former lives as professional players, for Cork City and Munster Rugby. What's a Pres podcast without a drama that will take you into another dimension. With it being the festive season so no better way to play out the show with a Christmas song from a collaboration of pupils...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 1
It's the season finale of the PBC podcast & the lads are going out with a bang. They have two special guest interviews with Irish sporting legends, former Irish footballer & football pundit Richie Sadlier & Irish rugby player & former PBC student Peter O'Mahony. Teacher John Scannell has his his last hurrah as he closes the classroom door one final time before retirement. There's some new voices on the podcast, one who came back from the depths of Mordor & the King of rock &a...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Former Taoiseach, Pres teacher & our current Tánaiste Micheál Martin made a very special visit to the school recently & sat down to talk about his current role & the important role the subject of history plays in society & as a school subject. As well as that, we have our usual TY contributors on the show, from budding poets Ian & Ronan whose poetry has been published in The Unfinished Book of Poetry 2023 , we also hear of the demise of one of the biggest RnB stars of the cen...
May 09, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 4
To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge we've an episode full of craic agus ceol. As per usual, our TY contributors have a great line up, with Ian on the intricacies of Artifical Intelligence, we've our first interview in Deutsch on Shalke FC, historian Ruairi on the Battle of the Four Courts, our comedy troupe are back on Ireland's hopes for the Euro's & finally to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge we have some special guests ag caint as Gailge on the many events coming up over the course of the wee...
Mar 29, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We've a star studded line up this episode with a literary theme at the heart. This episode is inspired by poet Liam Lynch, a Kerryman from whose passion for poetry ignited after he went blind at a very young age. Through poetry he began to understand the true feelings within his soul & mind as he began to adapt to a new world. The TY's carried out a Poetry For The Blind Project in honour of Liam, so what better way to hear some poetry from some very famous voices on their favourite poems. We...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The PBC Podcast is back with a bang! We have a whole new group of lads, new hosts & an incredible line up of episodes to come. To kick start the new season we hear from a touring musician from the RTE Orchestra, our movie buff Ian takes us back in time to High Noon, we hear from TY's on Science week & their experiment on the eroding effects caffeinated drinks have on our teeth look & what is the PBC podcast without original host Ronan Mc Auliffe making an appearance! All that & o...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 1
To wrap up the season, Ronan is joined by a very special co-host - none other that teacher Kieran Ahern who final bow to the curtain call on his teaching days in PBC. Mr Ahern who is also a well established actor played a vital role in introducing drama & theatre to the school & built the fully equipped tv studio in Pres back in the 80's. He looks back on his acting career as well as his 7 decades in the school. We also hear from local legend Stevie G on his lengthy career as a DJ, journ...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Hugh joins Ronan in the hot seat this week as they bring you an exciting line up of entertainment from the TY's who are joined by some very special guests. We go back in time to Cork cinema in the 1950's as George Hook takes us down memory lane to the world of film. Our in house historian Joe gives his take on World War II novel The Book Thief. Last but not least, Hugh is joined by Christie Donovan of Cork Missing Person's Search & Recovery who gives an inside to the charity & the amazin...
May 16, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The boys are back for a brand new jam packed episode! One special guest this week comes all the way from Azerbaijan with Adam's grandfather who talks about life growing up & the influence of the Soviet Union. We also have part 2 of Ronan's big interview with international rugby player Simon Zebo & there's a cúpla focal as Gaeilge to celebrate Seachtain na Geailge. Tune in now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The boys are back for a jam packed episode with a line up of very special guests! Former PBC student & international rugby star Simon Zebo is back in school to talk to Ronan about his days in Pres & how his hard work on the rugby pitch led him to huge success with Munster rugby, Ireland & beyond. We also get an inside scoop to stories of shenanigans from the Lion's Tour. Adam is joined by Brother Martin former superior general of the Presentation Order who talks about Pres Link - a P...
Feb 17, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The PBC Podcast is back with a brand new season. Our chief in command & maestro behind the mic Ronan McAuliffe returns again this year, but this time he's joined by a whole new team of co-hosts & special guests. This week Hugh dives deep into the world of...*whispers*...ASMR, reporter Eoin takes to the gold course & there's a battle of the Manchester derby with loads more in between. TUNE IN NOW!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 13, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 1
It's the finale of the PBC Podcast & hosts Ronan & Iman have another exciting and star studded show to end on a high note! Without giving too much away, we have a familiar former rugby union coach & broadcaster in to talk about film as well as local legendary singer-songwriter to talk about his latest album. Not to forget some of our favourite hosts return to the show. Tune in now! Music by: Gold Rush by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3814-gold-rush License: https://fi...
May 17, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Hosts Ronan & Lily have an exciting and star studded show for you this week. The dynamic duo are joined by some of your favourite podcast regulars but there's also some fantastic guests & a BIG interview with one of Ireland's greatest rugby players. You definitely don't want to miss this one. Tune in NOW! Music by: Gold Rush by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3814-gold-rush License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incomp...
Apr 30, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 3
We're back with a brand new episode of the PBC Podcast and we promise it's a good one! Our hosts Ronan, Lilly and Iman have a great line up of new guests and some familiar voices too. Lockdown won't stop the TY's of Presentation Brothers College Cork and Scoil Mhuire from recording the podcast, we're here for your entertainment. Tune in now and don't forget to like and subscribe . Music by: Gold Rush by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3814-gold-rush License: https://filmmusic.io/st...
Mar 16, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The wait is over - you can finally tune into the premiere of the PBC Podcast proudly brought to you by a talented ensemble of Transition Year students from Presentation Brothers College and Scoil Mhuire. Join us as we reveal the world around us from the perspective of teenagers as we discuss an array of topics from sport , tech , literature and everything in between . We also have some special guests . So hit that play button and don't forget to subscribe! Music by: Gold Rush by Kevin MacLeod Li...
Jan 29, 2021•31 min•Ep. 1
Stay tuned for the release of a brand new podcast brought to you by a the talented Transition Year students of Presentation Brothers College Cork and Scoil Mhuire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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