Our guest this week on What A Woman Podcast is the lovely Victoria Mary Clarke, the author, artist and wife of the late Shane MacGowan, frontman of the iconic band, The Pogues, with whom she shared an incredible life & love story. It was a real privilege to meet Victoria Mary as she opened up to us about her early life and her feelings on grief, addiction, children, spirituality and why she might never find another soul mate like Shane MacGowan. She also reveals some exciting plans for the f...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Our guest this week on What A Woman Podcast is Ranae Von Meding, a Dublin based writer, speaker and co-founder and CEO of Equality For Children, a not-for-profit organisation fighting for the rights of children born to LGBTQ+ families in Ireland. Ranae also has three children with her wife Audrey and has been campaigning for several years for her wife to be recognised as a legal parent to all of their children because of current laws in Ireland discriminating against LGBTQ+ families. We talked a...
Jun 19, 2024•50 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Our guest on What A Woman Podcast today is the Award Winning Hair Stylist and Entrepreneur, Denise Phillips. She is co-founder of Voduz, a hugely successful haircare brand and owns the hairdressing franchise, Pelo Hairdressing which is unique because it was one of first salons, in Ireland, to offer scalp camera consultations and treatments for hair loss after Denise suffered her own hair loss during fertility treatment. We talk about: - Denise's own experience of hair loss being the worst time o...
Jun 12, 2024•52 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Our guest on What A Woman Podcast today is Dr. Monica Peres, a GP based in Cork and an online sensation with over 110k followers on Instagram as she posts short, engaging reels on health, especially for women. We talk about: - Growing up in Nigeria and the trauma of losing her mum as a teenager - What it was like to move to Ireland age 15 to live with her father & siblings - Being the only black Irish girl when studying Medicine at Trinity - For our health, why monthly self-checks & know...
Jun 05, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Dr Katriona O' Sullivan is an academic and best-selling author of 'Poor' which is the story of her life growing up in extreme poverty as the child of two heroin addicts and how she survived abuse, neglect and became pregnant and homeless at fifteen before finding an access course in her twenties at Trinity College that changed her life. We talk about: - The gruesome reality of poverty, growing up witnessing her parents injecting and overdosing and never knowing when the next meal was coming and ...
May 29, 2024•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 4
Our guest this week is Audrey Dore Geraghty who has bravely spoken out about her family's daily struggle to get the right care, respite and medication for her nine year-old son who has Autism and several mental health conditions which mean his care needs are significant and becoming unmanageable at home. We talk about: - When her son was first diagnosed and how his behaviour has escalated and become more violent - Why Audrey was forced to go to Spain for her son's treatment - How she has been fa...
May 22, 2024•55 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Our guest on What A Woman podcast today is the stunning and stylish Lorraine Keane, one of Ireland’s best known and loved broadcasters, famous for being a correspondent for TV3 for over a decade and as an anchor on one of Ireland's most popular daytime shows, Xpose. We talk about: - Why Lorraine was one of the first celebrities to talk about the menopause - How Lorraine got her big break into broadcasting - Why she stepped away from her dream job - Her terrifying experience of having a stalker -...
May 15, 2024•41 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is one of Ireland’s biggest comedy stars, the hilarious Deirdre O' Kane who is currently selling out venues across Ireland with her latest show 'O' Kaning It'. We talk about: - Why a bit of family dysfunction is good for comedy - Deirdre's big break as an actress - Why she switched lanes into comedy - Being the only female comic in the line-up for years - Coping with her husband's cancer diagnosis - Why she's enjoying her career in her 50's more than ever ...
May 08, 2024•43 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is Debbie Dillon, an amazing mum to four daughters, one of whom was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth. We talk about: - Receiving the news her newborn daughter had Down syndrome - Her initial fears and coming to terms with the diagnosis - How Debbie coped in the early months - Finding support & advice from parents in the same situation - Why mainstream primary school has worked out well for her daughter - Her hopes and fears for her daughter's futu...
Apr 17, 2024•56 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Our guest on What A Woman Podcast today is the highly accomplished open water swimmer, adventurer and Guinness World Record holder, Nuala Moore. We talk about: - being the first swimmer in the world to swim a mile in the most dangerous convergence of oceans through the Drake Passage - how she survives the cold after being the first Irish swimmer to swim 1000 metres at zero degrees (and the third woman in the world to do so!) - Taking part in the most dangerous open water relay swim in the world ...
Apr 10, 2024•41 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is the phenomenal Ali Keane, who is a restauranteur, entrepreneur and mum of two who has overcome some significant challenges in life after surviving a car accident when she was twenty, which left her with life changing injuries. We talk about: - The car accident that changed Ali's life - The journey of rehabilitation - Life with a wheelchair and rediscovering her independence - Becoming a mum - Her love of food and exciting plans to open a vegetarian cafe...
Apr 03, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 6
guest today on What A Woman Podcast is Helen Steele, the award winning Irish fashion designer & entrepreneur with a hugely popular X collection of Active Wear at Dunnes Stores, featuring her signature style of funky bold prints that are comfortable, super quality and affordable too. We talk about - The challenges of growing up with ADHD but not having a diagnosis till her 30's - How Helen looks at ADHD as a superpower - Having an eating disorder and low self-esteem - How Helen got through he...
Mar 27, 2024•42 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Today on What A Woman Podcast, we are joined by one of Ireland's leading Divorce lawyers, Helen Collins who has some four decades of experience in Family Law and is an expert in all aspects of divorce and a real trailblazer for women practising law. We talk about: - Divorce being a full-blown bereavement - Why Helen insists all clients have counselling - The impact of mediation - How to support children - How separation impacts property, pensions & inheritance tax - Why coercive control is s...
Mar 20, 2024•40 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Our guest on What A Woman Podcast today is Suzie O' Neill, founder of AYU, a leading Irish vegan cosmetics brand. We talk about: - How failing the Leaving Cert never stood in Suzie’s way - How having her first business fail was the best thing that ever happened - Having no money & young children when she started out - How Suzie copes with the ups & downs of running a successful business - The transformative power of make-up on confidence - Suzie’s must have’s from her make-up collection ...
Mar 13, 2024•42 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Today on What A Woman Podcast we are joined by the phenomenal former Irish Champion Amateur Jockey, Nina Carberry, who won the Irish Grand National, the second only woman to do that; and the first woman in eighteen years to win at Cheltenham with several wins thereafter. She had a hugely successful seventeen year career, trailblazing a path for the women jockey's that have followed in her footsteps. We talked about: - the advantages and pressures of growing up in a racing family with a famous jo...
Mar 06, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is the indomitable Dr Sinead Kane, a double Guinness World Record Holder, Ultra Runner & Athlete and a qualified lawyer with two PhD's who is visually impaired and registered as legally blind. We talk about: - Growing up with a visual impairment - Severe bulling at school and its long-term impact - What attracted Sinead to study law - Overcoming workplace discrimination - Becoming an Ultra Runner at 30 - Being at a very low place and overcoming that - ...
Feb 21, 2024•48 min•Season 6Ep. 1
This week on What A Woman Podcast we are joined by the phenomenal Para-Athlete Madie Wilson-Walker who was given a 2% chance of survival after contracting meningitis when she was just three and due to complications she had both legs amputated below the knee, she lost four fingers and became deaf in one ear. We talked about: - The impact of being so dangerously ill as a child - Growing up as an amputee - How Madie got into sport - Her amazing achievements as an athlete - Day-to-day life living wi...
Jan 31, 2024•37 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Our guest this week on What A Woman Podcast is the amazing Sex and Intimacy Specialist, Grace Alice. We covered so many interesting topics including: - Getting the attraction back in long-term relationships - Why its not selfish to prioritise your pleasure - The symptoms of Vaginismus - Why there is no shame in scheduling sex - Why sleeping separately can be a good thing - Why quality over quantity is more important - Why sex bans can be a good thing - Sex during menopause - The shame men feel w...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 6
This week on What A Woman Podcast we are joined by Anneliese Dressel, a leading and highly experienced nutritional therapist, best known for her expertise on Cork's 103 FM Today Show with Patricia messenger on the Monday Health Slot. Anneliese founded the hugely popular Health Hub which offers expert advice on natural and alternative medicines and Anneliese is in high demand for her Nutritional Therapy Clinic offering clients tailored diet and health advice. She has also lectured extensively in ...
Jan 17, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 5
This week on What A Woman Podcast we have a Christmas Special where we are interviewed by the amazing TV Personality, Musician & former guest Caitriona O' Sullivan, as we reflect on what has been an amazing year of hosting the podcast and meeting many of the leading women in Ireland that have shared their stories with us. It has been a privilege to meet every single one of them and we really believe there is something for everyone on the podcast. We felt really proud to look back on all thes...
Dec 20, 2023•48 min
Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is the lovely Dr Joanna Fortune, a clinical psychotherapist with over twenty years’ experience; a parenting expert, appearing on a weekly slot on Parenting on Newstalk FM with Sean Moncrieff; host of the Podcast 15-Minute Parenting and writer of a weekly parenting advice column in the Irish Examiner. Dr Joanna is also a hugely successful author of the 15-Minute Parenting Series and 'Why We Play'. There was no question we put to Joanna that she could not an...
Dec 12, 2023•42 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is the phenomenal Nicola Tallant, Ireland’s leading Organised Crime Journalist, the Investigations Editor for the Sunday World and three time winner of Crime Journalist of The Year of which she currently holds the title. Nicola is also the presenter of one of Ireland’s most popular podcasts: Crime World, about criminals, drugs and the sins of the underworld. She is also a successful author of books including: 'The Witness’ which was turned into a hit podca...
Dec 05, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Today on What A Woman Podcast we are joined by Ireland's leading social media personality, entrepreneur and health influencer, The Fabulous Pharmacist, aka Laura Dowling. She has amassed nearly 100 thousand followers by combining her vast experience as a pharmacist and her ability to be funny to entertain and educate the masses on our health and wellbeing. After twenty years in community pharmacy, Laura took a huge risk to launch her own nutritional supplement brand, fabU, which is going from st...
Nov 29, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 1
This week on What A Woman Podcast we have an absolute scream with the phenomenally successful & hilarious comedy duo, The Dirt Birds who are long-standing comedians and friends, Sinead Culbert and Sue Collins. They became an internet sensation with their hilarious sketches based on the everyday lives of women and have gone on to sell out a nationwide tour called '#No Filters' and a have a hugely exciting World Tour planned with their new show 'Girls World Tour' which we cannot wait to see! T...
Nov 08, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Our guest this week on What A Woman Podcast is one of the leading entrepreneurs and businesswomen in Ireland, Oonagh O' Hagan who is a qualified pharmacist and the owner and MD of Meaghers Pharmacy Group with nine branches across Dublin and a hugely successful online business, exporting to seventy countries. Oonagh has won numerous accolades and awards including Irish Tatler Businesswoman of The Year, The Best Managed Companies Award by Deloitte for the ninth consecutive year & the prestigio...
Nov 01, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Our guest this week on What A Woman Podcast is Dr Patricia Sheahan, a Consultant Palliative Care Physician and the Head of Palliative Care at University Hospital Kerry. Patricia has specialised in Palliative Care for almost thirty years and has been integral to the establishment of one of the best integrated palliative care services in the country. She was awarded Kerry person of the year in 2022 for her outstanding contribution to the county of Kerry and she is a Saint in families' eyes as she ...
Oct 25, 2023•30 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Dr Mary Ryan is a highly experienced Consultant Endocrinologist and Physician in the Beacon, Limerick and she is author of "It's probably your hormones", a fantastic, accessible book which we believe should be owned by every woman in the country! It helps us to understand our hormones and how they impact our health with proactive advice about how we can stay healthier and more importantly, happier and more confident in ourselves as women. She really is a champion of women and advocates for equal...
Oct 18, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Vivienne Connolly is Ireland's most successful former top model and Fair City star who rose to fame in the 1990's and shared the catwalk with some of the world's top models including Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Helena Christensen. She also went through one of the country's most high-profile divorces when she split up with her former husband Mark Dunne. Vivienne spent twenty years in modelling, working with some of Ireland's top agencies and she starred in television and film. She has ...
Oct 10, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Our guest to begin this exciting series is Maeve Frawley, a leading Irish fitness professional, a mum and entrepreneur and a competing Strongwoman, winning Best in Show at Ireland's Strongest Woman competition earlier this year. Maeve has previously managed her own fitness studios & two professional gyms and she has been lecturer at MTU since 2007. She is now pursuing a new venture in business coaching and mentoring. Maeve is not only a competing strong woman but she also shows us all how we...
Oct 04, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Orlagh Winters is a hugely popular social media personality, a style judge for some of Ireland's biggest race meetings, a mediator and presenter for events and a businesswoman and fundraiser for charities particularly close to her heart as she is a survivor of breast cancer. Orlagh was only eight months married and aged thirty-six when she was given a twenty percent chance of living because her cancer was so aggressive and she had no lump, just pain in her left breast but something was telling h...
Sep 13, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 7
