Sunday with Miriam

Chat with the son of the iconic Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe (who passed away last November), on the challenges ahead since being announced as his father’s successor as Creative Director of the fashion brandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Irish Times columnist has a very personal interest in the new film ‘Giant’, because it is her uncle Brendan Ingle (who is played by Pierce Brosnan) who trained the boxer Prince Naseem Hamed before a sad falling out between them once the boxer hit the big timeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a wide-ranging interview, the actor chats about leaving the Gaiety Theatre panto after many years playing the Dame, his Dublin upbringing and looking forward to doing new things. His story is being told in the upcoming documentary ‘Behind The Curtain’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The two friends chat about their new joint venture, the podcast ‘Grey Matters’ which explores - honestly, insightfully, humorously — what it means to grow older in Ireland todaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The singer/songwriter will be in conversation with comedian Deirdre O’Kane tonight at the Abbey Theatre, in the First Fortnight Festival. He talks about his own mental health difficulties over the years, initially triggered by a bad acid trip. He found the book ‘Essential Help For Your Nerves’ by Dr Claire Weekes very helpful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.