The Grief Pod with Venetia Quick - Lets Talk About Grief featuring Andrew McGinley
On the 24th of January 2020, Andrew McGinley arrived home to find his three children, Conor 9, Darragh 7 and Carla who was 3, had been tragically killed. It was a story that shocked and saddened the nation.
On this weeks episode of The Grief Pod, Andrew talks about his three happy, and fun loving children, how he’s navigated his daily life over the past five years without them, and the legacies he’s created in their names, so Conor, Darragh and Carla will never be forgotten.
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The Grief Pod with Venetia Quick - Lets Talk About Grief featuring Linda Keating
On this weeks episode of The Grief Pod, Linda Keating, Founder of The Marie Keating foundation, talks about her mum, Marie, the inspiration behind the charity. The foundation was initially started in 1998, to give advice and support to those diagnosed with breast cancer. Today, by providing education and information on how to detect early signs of all cancers, the foundation is saving lives all over Ireland.
Linda also talks about her brother, Ciaran, who died tragically in a car crash in July 2023.
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The Grief Pod with Venetia Quick - Lets Talk About Grief featuring Keith Barry
Just two weeks after his dad, Ken, passed away Keith Barry joined me to record this episode of The Grief Pod. Remembering his Dad as his best friend and a man, larger than life, Keith discusses the guilt of not grieving enough, his Dad’s final days, and his ‘Ibiza style’ send off.
Keith also talks about his paternal grandfather Paddy, who died in 2009, after an attempted burglary at his home, leaving Ken no closure before he passed away.
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The Grief Pod with Venetia Quick - Lets Talk About Grief featuring Susan Moylan
When her husband Sean died while on holiday in France, leaving her to bring up 4 children alone, Susan Moylan believed that that was the worst that could happen. However, some years later her son Stephen went off to Barcelona to celebrate his upcoming 30th birthday, he never came home. Stephen had drowned on holiday, leaving behind him two very young children. Having witnessed first hand, the devastation parental bereavement can have on a young child, Susan set up The Stephen Moylan Foundation. The foundation helps bereaved children get the support they need, without the financial burden.
In this episode of The Grief Pod, Susan tells her incredible story, how grief affects children differently at different stages in their lives, and how the foundation aims to help children all over Ireland..
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The Grief Pod with Venetia Quick Let's Talk About Grief featuring Maia Dunphy
Three years ago, Broadcaster, Producer and Writer, Maia Dunphy, lost her Mum, Helen after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Maia has spoken openly about how overwhelming she has found it at times, navigating her loss.
In this second episode of The Grief Pod, Maia discusses, the random triggers, which unexpectedly come out of nowhere, how important it is to say, that actually things are hard, and how looking after her young son Tom has helped her cope.
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