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Garrett Mullan
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Stories and features of interest to those of you living up and down and in and around the M1 between Dublin and Louth

  1. 07/12/2024

    Episode 26: Drogheda local is a key character in Disney drama series ‘Say Nothing’- interview with Anthony McIntyre

    ‘Say Nothing’, a troubles era colloquialism in the North, is the title of a 9 part drama series following the lives of young people growing up in Belfast in the early years of the troubles. In particular, there is focus on Dolours and Marian Price, Brendan Hughes and Gerry Adams. The series is an adaptation […]

    1h 22m

  2. 24/11/2024

    Episode 25: General election forecast; prospects for M1 constituencies

    In this episode, we discuss with former Cllr Killian Forde the election coming this Friday and what we can expect in the M1 constituencies. Podcast will be uploaded before Wednesday. We have forecasts for Fingal East, Fingal West, Meath East and Louth. Listen in for the discussion and why these are my tips for the […]

    1 hr

  3. 06/11/2024

    Episode 24- Santry resident fled Russia before the war against Ukraine

    Olga Popova and her husband moved to Ireland in 2021 before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They settled in Santry on the northside of Dublin. Her husband was involved in activities protesting against the Russian government and they were prompted to flee after he spent a night in police custody. ‘I was […]

    41 min

  4. 23/10/2024

    Episode 23: M1 Review

    In this episode, we look at what’s on along the M1 both cultural and other events in your locality but also what’s on the box. The M1 podcast is joined by Julieanne Doyle, Editor of Ireland AM at Virgin Media events, which is 25 years on air to discuss what’s on in your locality and […]

    22 min

  5. 09/10/2024

    Episode 22: The road to Drogheda – from Damascus

    In this episode, I speak with Adam Jazi who grew up in Damascus and lived there until 2015, when he fled the Syrian civil war. We talk culture, politics and life in Syria and his journey from Damascus to Drogheda. In the last episode, I discussed the role of the Gormanston Army Camp. It is […]

    43 min

  6. 23/09/2024

    Episode 21- In the army at Gormanston

    Just off exit 7 on the M1 is the Gormanston Army Camp. What goes on here? What is the history? I spoke to three people who told me more. I discussed with Lt Col John Kirke (Retired), the history of the camp, from its set up as a training base for the British air force, […]

    46 min

  7. 11/09/2024

    Episode 20- A drive through history down the M1

    In this episode, we team up with the Irish History Show Podcast to do a historical drive down the M1. Motorways typically are not the most interesting of places. They are roads to and from one place and another. We look at places of historical interest along the road. We start our drive on from […]

    43 min

  8. 28/08/2024

    Episode 19- Getting creative in Balbriggan

    It has been compared to a youth club for adults.  That’s a fair comparison, as there is even a table tennis table in the Warehouse Balbriggan.  The Warehouse has been the home of the Sceal arts collective.  It was a vacant building with no water, no toilets, not much of a roof acquired by Fingal Council […]

    26 min
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Stories and features of interest to those of you living up and down and in and around the M1 between Dublin and Louth

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    Garrett Mullan
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