Sin Scéal Eile

Gordon is a bit of a local legend out in the West of Ireland. His work as a Burren tour guide sees him meeting hoards of intrigued tourists each year and guiding them around our unique landscape. He’ll happily point out the native lizards, frogs and hundreds of birds that surround us in what some mistakenly take for a barren landscape.

Nature is Gordon’s hobby, his passion and his life’s work. He paints beautiful depictions of Irish wildlife, sometimes straight onto stone, and many times in beautiful hardback books. In his latest book, ‘Birdstyle’, he has elegantly captured the characteristics of 112 beautiful Irish birds.

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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.
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If ever there was an episode of this podcast that I would like the government to listen to, it’s this one. As we travel around all of Ireland and speak to a whole host of different people, from different socio-ecomonic backgrounds, different ages, different everything…there’s one topic that is affecting absolutely everyone. The housing crisis.

Holly, her partner, and their small child are victims of the crisis. Each summer, they have to leave their rental home so that tourists can rent it on AirB&B. No matter what county they try (and they’ve been moving a lot), it seems they can’t find any decent, affordable and permanent places to live. Not the most ideal situation with a child who’ll be starting school soon.

Holly is trying to be resourceful and knows that having just one income can hold them back, so she has launched a photography business. It’s something that she can do flexibly around childcare.
Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie is 22 years old, living and working in Galway city. She’s studying journalism and has a particular interest in documentary making. She works in a bar to pay her way through college and through this work finds herself having so many different conversations a day. She’s particularly interested in researching and advocating for men’s mental health. It’s a topic that worries her a lot, especially after losing so many young male friends to suicide in as many years.
Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Betsy is a writer, a single mother, and a survivor of domestic abuse. She left her home in America and moved to Ireland where she married an Irish man and had a son. When the marriage ended, she found herself in a very difficult position and she turned to domestic abuse services. She stayed with friends, found her feet and when she was stable, knew it was time to give back.

She crowdfunded to buy a property which would house herself and her son, but would also be an artist residence space that she could offer to other single mothers who were in need of respite. She bought The Old Knitting Factory in 2020 and began her journey in Carraroe.
Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave has found his calling as a musician, and thankfully left his old life as a software programmer behind. He used his lucky winnings on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme to write and record his second album. His music, like most art, is a processing tool. He turned to it in a big way after a severe tragedy in his life, and he has never looked back.

Just to flag - today's episode tells a story some listener may find distressing. Please take care while listening. Rx
Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.