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Everyone in Ballymun knows Robert Murphy. From the shop in the van to the post office man, he's a local institution. He sits down with Sparky to talk about his life, why he went on the recent Global March to Gaza and what happened when the Egyptian Army stepped in. Yup!
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23. Father Eamon’s Homily
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Sparky meets up with old friend Fr Eamon Sheridan and talk about Ballymun, recovery, faith, mischief and Eamon’s remarkable work in Myanmar. Yup!
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22. God Knows I’m Trying – Tadgh Conroy
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Fresh out of treatment Tadgh Conroy has a deep chat with Sparky about addiction, recovery, treatment, healing and more. What a heart.
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21. Hurt by Our Own – Brendan Ogle
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In this episode Sparky is joined by Trade Unionist, lifelong activist, social justice advocate and stone in your shoe, Brendan Ogle, to talk his pathway (trainline?) into workers rights, mental health struggles, Apollo House and why people have the right to be angry. But how that anger needs to be redirected upwards instead of punching down.
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20. He Bangs the Drum
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In this pod Sparky sits down with musician, photographer and community music activist, Dave Hingerty. Dave as well as drumming with the likes of the Frames, Kíla and Josh ritter, spearheads the Side4 collective which is just unreal, trust us. They chat about drumming, rock n roll, some resentments, being on the road and touring America. This is a long one, but so worth it!
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