Venting with Julie Jay

'Níl a dheireann tú rudaí os ard, níl aon dul siar air.'
As seo amach, beidh pod as Ghaeilge agam gach Déardaoin daoibh. Tuigim nach dtaitneoidh sé seo le gach duine is muna dtaitneoidh beidh an eagrán as Béarla fos agam gach Máirt mar is gnáth leis. 
In sa chéad eagrán táim ag caint fé éad is cé chomh díobháileach is atá sé agus ag caint fé bogadh tí is ag cuimhneamh os ard mar a dúirt Ed Sheeran tráth an bhfuil an cinneadh ceart déanta againn. 
Beidh an pod seo níos pearsanta ná an cheann eile mar, is déanaim plé fé seo ar an bpod, braithim níos sábhailte ag rá na rudaí seo as Ghaeilge ná an Béarla mar, is níl clú agam cadinathaobh, is féidir liom a bheith níos leochailí as Ghaeilge.  So má suim agat sa Ghaeilge/in sna rudai móra, tar liom! J xx

'I'm like the GAA Catifsh, it's impossible to get rid of me'
I'm talking about doing the Leaving Cert all over again, getting fired as an Oral Irish examiner, reinforcing stereotypes in Bondi eateries circa the mid noughties and Holy Communions in England.
If you also had your first kiss with Jesus, please get in touch. If you enjoy this episode please rate or review us wherever you listen to your pods and/or recommend us to a friend and/or an enemy.
Thanks so much for listening! J x

'After that afternoon in Siamsa Tíre I was one step away from joining the Black and Tans just as a coping mechanism.'

I discuss the confronting nature of Easter Camps - essentially the new nightclub of 2026, where all your ghosts of Christmas past will encounter you at your most vulnerable and misremember the name of your current husband. In a major moment for geopolitics I compare Trump's level of diplomatic delusion to my lowest emotional ebb circa 2011 and also recall the economic consequences that follow. 
Finally I discuss the PTSD I am still suffering following my afternoon of hip hop and overheating in Siamsa Tíre, and fret about how my lack of parental control may very well have cost my child a career in local politics and guaranteed my own status as the last woman you want to chaperone an extra-curricular activity. 
Finally we learn from Fred what to do when your Twitter gets hacked, and I look for a pen. Exciting! If you have enjoyed please rate and review wherever you get your pods! Thanks so much for being here - J x

'Those days of speed-dating in the staffroom are over'
I'm discussing Liz Nugent's new book Ruby Cooper, accidentally starting book clubs and why you should be dialling 8 for the Teaching Council if you are a secondary student whose teacher has forced you to listen to this podcast.
I talk about recently going kind of viral (ish) and the phenomenon of internet copycats: at what point are all guilty of being derivative, and at what point can we call the cops on someone copying your 25 second instagram reel. I also talk about flashing my bum to the wind in Galway, my encounter with Mormons in the Maldron and how tough it is being married to Padre Pio.
I also make the mad discovery that geography teachers read books too - who knew. If you have enjoyed the pod I would be so grateful if you could rate or review wherever you get your episodes, it helps hugely with spreading with the pod! Thanks so much for listening J x

'They say dress for the job you want but I'm a secondary teacher and dream of being a showgirl, so that doesn't fly.'
I'm chatting about the guards accidentally ordering the double strength pepper spray and how they can't be using this when checking for tax and insurance, i discuss recently supporting my brilliant, genius friend Alison Spittle on her latest tour 'Big' and also fess up to my propensity to kleptomania.
On that note, I suggest alternatives to pepper spray when it comes to to fighting crime. and also talk about my first ever appearance on the Claire Byrne. Synopsis: Claire Byrne is an absolute pro and I would die for journalists Niamh O'Reilly and Mick Clifford.
Gerry Hutch play is also discussed! Popcorn at the ready.
Finally, I discuss the fecking Foo Fighters gigging in Dingle, because yes, obviously.
Thanks so much for listening guys! I love that you're here. J x