Potholes & Penguins

It's 6 Nations week and we take this serious. Join us as we discuss Delilah, Gatland, Tattoos and the empty space on Jonny's wall.

We’re joined by Ultimate Hell Weeks Marc O’Neil to talk about stripping around the world to being exploited on Big Brother to becoming a scientist and Winning Hell Week. For the FULL episode go to our Patreon; On the full episode we are also joined by the latest addition to our Penguin gang, Mr Dennis Fogarty. Fogs will bring some well needed bulk to our gang as well as funny voices, more pubes and an actual insight into the current goings on in Rugby.

On today’s show we’re joined by Peter Stringer who tells us all about Hell Week. Strings lifts the veil on how he conquered the course, how he gets bodies through airport security, why he turned down Human Growth Hormones as a child and the emotional differences between Cardiff 2006 and Spike Island 2021. We also try to count his abs but run out of fingers.

Barry & Trimby tell us all about their final battle in Hell & Laura Nolan joins us to give an insight into what it took for her to blow through her own physical and mental expectations.

Barry, Trimby and Dermie are joined by Hell Week's most orderly of Sergeants Deric “The Weatherman” Hartigan. The lads discuss leadership, punches in the balls, the art of hugging and menstruation. Deric has been a star of Hell Week & it was a pleasure to talk through all his highlights on the show 🚀

We dive into Hell Week again with more Helicopters, Dead Drops, Bangers, Ice Wells, Burning Buildings and Blood sweat and tears. We’re joined by Rory O’Connor aka Rorys Stories who gives a wonderful insight into his experience on Hell Week so far and how it felt to bare his emotions to the nation over the last 2 Episodes. Full Show on Patreon 

On today’s show we dive head first back into Hell with the one and only Anna Caplice. Fresh off celebrating winning the Interpros with Munster & on her Birthday week Anna takes us through her experience in Hell. Trimby survives and counts his blessings as well as the puke in his pockets while Barry gets in a karate fight with the Holy Spirit.

Hell Week Ep 1 & as expected Barry takes it way too seriously, Trimby gets distracted by a fart & Strings has his top off for most of the show. Donegals All Ireland winning Footballer Eamon McGee tells us how much of a pussy his wife thinks he is for not jumping out of a Helicopter & how devastated he was to let Darren O’Sullivan beat him. We look forward to next weeks show where Sally Rooney is drafted in as exec producer to make the whole thing a bit sexier

Hello Penguins we hope you’re all well and the summer has been good to ye. So as you all probably know Barry and Trimby have taken part in this years Ultimate Hell Week on RTE one which starts this Wednesday at 9.30pm. The show runs for the next 6 weeks and each week we will have a guest on from the show to dissect our experience with them in Hell. We will release these interviews free to air but the full episodes will still remain on our Patreon page. Thanks to all Patrons for your continued support it means so much to us and allows us have a Dermy and continue doing what we love to do. Here’s our introduction to Hell Week from this weeks show where we go through one by one all the heroes who we went to Hell with and what you can expect from the show. Sound 🚀

On today’s episode we regret to announce after a short 3 test illness the death has occurred of Rugby Union (ní professional mens only). Survived by loving partner World Rugby, Children namely Women’s Rugby, Under 20’s, Schools and mini’s, friends and colleagues alike. May he rest in eternal peace. Removal from Thomand park on Thursday at 6 and mass on the internet on Friday. Family flowers only

We are live from Belfast, touching, caressing and sniffing each other and it is glorious. We are in a Lions frenzy as we prepare to board a flight to Edinburgh for the first game of the Lions series against Japan. We talk misleading media headlines, Irish 7’s success, Lions squad permutations and what it would be like if Pat Lam smashed your face off a Jukebox. Off we go 🕳🐧🚀

Congrats to the Irish 7’s team on qualifying for the Olympics well you heard it here first! We had the main man Harry McNulty on the show last week and it’s pretty clear how much this meant to him and that special group of players. Full episode over on our Patreon page Full Episode available over on https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins

Season finale! We wrap up our first season by looking forward to a year of Blockbuster films, a Lions Series and the death of fragile masculinity. Who makes our Lions 15? That’s right we don’t really care for that but we’ll play along. https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins

On today’s show we go through the top 5 Ronan O’Gara moments that don’t end up in getting his head kicked in or pissing off the Queen. We dive into Leinster and Ulster’s European shortcomings, finalise our Lions squads and Mike Prendergast joins us from Paris to be anointed as a Hero for the Energia AIL 🕳🐧🚀

Join us this week as Barry brings us on a weird and wonderful pilgrimage around the River Shannon. He recounts the many encounters of the journey including the baptism of Paulie by Pat the Baptist. Why Graham Rowntree is the latest to get a trucker hat & absolutely 'love it'. Trimby's Silly Little Bit welcomes the less thrilling rivalry emerging from last weekend. 🕳🐧🚀

On this weeks show we tiptoe around Ireland getting hammered by France like you would if you saw someone fall over but knew they were ok and you were in a rush so you kept going. As its Oscar's week we give our two cents on some of the nominees & are joined by 9 time AIL winner Andrew Thompson. 🕳🐧🚀

On today’s show Trimby gets ratty about being slagged and takes it out on Munster and Prince Phillip. Meanwhile Barry designs a water park on Robben island while Dermy imagines what it would be like to go out with the sister of the top points scorer in AIL history.

On today’s show we imagine what life would be like if we convinced ROG to return to Ireland. Failing that maybe we could bottle him and spray him on our clothes to inspire us all and make us more successful. We dive into our highlights from the weekends European rugby and welcome a new hero of the AIL from Trinity college Dublin.   Patreon https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins

We hold a vigil for Munster rugby and imagine a world where instead of being massacred by Leinster they flame-throw their way to victory. Trimbys expert analysis suggests cloning Leinster is the only option and we introduce our first hero of the All Ireland league. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins

To celebrate Ireland’s win over England we celebrate the obvious class things Ireland did the not so obvious things. Trimby tells us of a not so welcome return of a family member and Barry dreams of Johnny Wilkinson being his local cannabis supplier. We also pick our starting Lions 23 after a cracking finish to the Guinness 6 nations. 🕳🐧🚀 https://www.patreon.com/potholesandpenguins