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On this week's episode, Stephen Smith joins me to talk about how his time with Leinster Rugby led to the foundation of his company Kitman Labs, which brings together vast amounts of data about athletes and teams to provide greater insight and improve performance, a fascinating tale of a journey from the rugby boot-room to Silicon Valley and beyond.
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Last Thursday saw an incredible array of Irish talent in Sweden exhibiting their art at the Ambassador's residence as part of the "Arrivals" exhibition organised by Carrie Cooke and Sarah Galligan. Though I didn't get to speak to all the artists, I got to talk to many of them, as well as the organisers themselves about what was a hugely successful event!
Spring is in the air and with it a hot of events and happenings in Sweden! This week I paid a visit to our good friend Aaron Kennedy at his new FSA gym at Odenplan, and I caught up with Carrie Cooke and Sarah Galligan to talk about the upcoming Arrivals art exhibition at the Ambassador's residence in Stockholm this week.
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Aaron's new gym: https://fsaworkoutsstudio.se/en/
The Arrivals Insta page: https://www.instagram.com/arrivals.2024/
When Irishman Tomás Mac an tSaoir goes out for a spin on his bike, he's often away a little longer than the average lycra warrior - the Kerryman is currently in the middle of a marathon journey form New Zealand to Ireland by bike, across some of the most beautiful and rugged terrain in the world - and this is after traversing America and Africa on similar journeys.
Currently back home recharging his batteries for a final push from Dubai, Tomás joined me to tell his fascinating story of lions, tents, street food, the hospitality of strangers and a whole lot more besides on his journey halfway around the world.
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Shrugging off another bout of man flu to bring you Ireland's hottest TV star in Sweden right now. Fireman Mark Bannon from Waterford is blazing a trail on "Robinson", Sweden's answer to "Survivor", and he joins me to talk about moving here and finding home in a small town of 1500 people near Örebro - and, of course, life on the Robinson island!
Last week I was in Gothenburg on the west coast for a soccer game so I took the opportunity to sit down with Ian "Mocha" Moloney, musician, photographer, occasional curmudgeon and nowadays one of the driving forces in bringing the Irish community there together. He told me all about the St. Patrick's Day celebrations there, the plans for the future and how singer/guitarists (known as "trubadurs" in Swedish) are getting all the gigs around the country at the moment.
Even though she got her first camera at the age of six, Holly McGlynn wasn't sure that she wanted to be a photographer, but having studied fine art and PR, she felt the pull of making pictures and threw herself in at the deep end in Berlin.From there she has gone on to be one of Ireland's foremost fashion photographers, working with huge global brands and taking pictures of supermodels for household-name designers - but there's a lot more to her than just the glamour game.Holly joined the podcast to talk about photography, networking, how to take a portrait and the challenge of photographing someone you struggle to connect with, and why sustainability has become a core value in what she does.Support the podcast: patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm
The long tradition of a St. Patrick's Day parade in the Swedish capital continued on Saturday March 16, with community organisations and companies represented at Kungsträdgården. We took the chance to talk to some of those in attendance about what they were up to!
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Northern Ireland's Gray Hawthorne is well-known in music circles, as much for his ten-gallon hat and his love of country music as for his skill as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Last week I met up with him as he visited Stockholm to talk about his love of country and how a change in his family situation has led to him writing new songs, and we close out with an acoustic rendition of a brilliant new tune of his called "Into The Night", exclusively on the Irish In Sweden podcast!
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We're celebrating International Women's Day on the Global Gael by handing over the reins to Molly Breen, our wonderful business development manager in the Stockholm office and one of the many talented young women that we have the privilege of working with!
Among many great suggestions for female guests for March 8, Molly has chosen to interview fellow Malahide girl and musical genius Lauryn Gaffney about how her work in songwriting and musical theatre has brought her to London, San Diego and Mexico, with even more great things on the horizon!
Lauryn has some great advice for young women on how to make their mark in the musical world, and Molly handles the presenting duties like the pro she is - support the podcast if you can at patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm, and support the talented women around you every day, not just on March 8!
On a visit to Dublin last week, I met up with Motala's own Madeleine Johansson, who moved to Dublin 19 years ago and got involved in local politics, leading to a seat on South Dublin County Council for left-wing party People Before Profit.
Motala's loss has very much been Ireland's gain, and we talked about what it's like to be at the coalface of local Irish politics in the teeth of a chronic housing crisis, among other challenges.
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Tipped as a possible leader of the next Irish government, Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald jumped at the chance to join the Global Gael to talk about what our diaspora means to her and her party - and what them being in government might mean for us. In a wide-ranging - and very different - conversation we talked about emigration, housing, voting rights for those of us abroad and why, despite the dreadful situation in Palestine, her party still wants to meet American representatives in Washington during the St. Patrick's Day festivities.
Another jam-packed episode this week as Carrie Cook and Sarah Galligan join me to talk about their new "Arrivals" exhibition which will take place in the spring and feature YOUR art, and Amy Falck in Malmö tells me about her plan to swap homes with someone in Ireland early next year so that her, her husband and her soon-to-be-firstborn can steep themselves in some Irish culture for a couple of months while on parental leave!
You can out how to submit to the "Arrivals" exhibition on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/arrivals.2024/
There's also a shout-out for sponsorship for Jack O'Kane, who is doing Vasaloppet for Ajabaja Cancer - you can donate here: https://www.targetaid.com/fundraiser/jack-okane/jack-okane/jack-okane-vasaloppet-oppetspaar-90km/
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When Israel attacked Gaza in the wake of the violent and bloody incursion by Hamas on October 7 that saw more than 1300 people killed and around 250 hostages taken, one Palestinian-Irish family was caught in the eye of the storm.Zak Hania, who had moved to Ireland where his four sons were born and had returned to the Strip to take care of his ageing parents, found himself doing everything he could just to keep his family alive while they sought to escape.A plea was made to the Irish consular office in Ramallah, and almost miraculously, Zak's wife and his four sons were allowed to leave via the border crossing at Rafah.But Zak's name was not on the list of those allowed to exzit, and he remains in Gaza, where food and water are ever more scarce and the indescribable violence continues.On this week's Global Gael, his son Mazen joins me to talk about his family, his upbringing in Blanchardstown, moving back to Gaza and the horror of what has happened since early October.
Irish filmmaker Dennis Harvey explores themes of migration and identity in his work, and many of his films feature people that he has gotten to know during his seven years spent on and off here in Sweden.
His film "The Building And Burning Of A Refugee Camp" documents how a group of far-right protestors set fire to a migrant camp in Dublin last year, and that led to a fascinating chat about racism, refugees and housing and much, much more. .
His next film "Celtic Utopia" will examine how young Irish people relate to their culture through music, and it was a pleasure to have him come on and talk about his fascinating work.
You can get tickets for showings of "The Building And Burning Of A Refugee Camp" on March 8 and 10 here: https://tempofestival.se/film/the-building-and-burning-of-a-refugee-camp/
Irish comic Stevo Timothy's character of Farmer Michael has become a global internet phenomenon, reaching audiences around the world with his clumsy (and often offensive) takes on everything from feminism to football, and he's brining his live show to America for St. Patrick's Day.
But comedy and tragedy are never too far apart, and Stevo's backstory is one of the most intriguing you will ever come across - he crashed his motorbike while drunk, killing a friend and sustaining injuries that left him in a wheelchair, and despite his bombastic characterisation of Michael, anxiety is never too far away.
On this week's Global Gael he talks about the practicalities of touring in a wheelchair, what the audiences can expect, and how he deals with a life that can be tremendous and terrifying in equal measure.
https://twitter.com/SirStevoTimothy/status/1741501719102574819
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On this week's episode, Doreen Burke form the Irish embassy in Stockholm talks to me about how to go about getting an Irish passport abroad, whether you're renewing your own, getting one for a child born outside of Ireland, or you find yourself in an emergency situation.
You can apply for your Irish passport here: https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/passports/passport-online/
Please support this podcast by going to patreon.com/ourmaninstockholm and pledging €5 to help me to produce these podcasts every week.
Irish comedian Cormac Moore is coming to visit Stockholm in mid-February, and he joined me this week to talk about life as the man behind the mic, what it takes to get up there and make people laugh, and how being convenient is almost as important for your stand-up career as being funny ...Get your tickets for Cormac's show here: www.thelaughhouse.se/event/feb-17th…tting%20comedy.
A busy one this week packed with drama and music!
I paid a visit to the initial readings for English-language theatre group Spuds & Sill's upcoming production of "Canaries" which will take place in the spring, and later in the week I caught up with Ged Graham, the writer and performer behind the "Seven Drunken Nights" stage show which tells the story of the Dubliners and is set for four dates in Sweden in early February.
The end of the week was spent with the wonderfully talented Brian O'Connor, who has a new album in the works - we met in the cellar of the Liffey in Gamla Stan to talk timing, life on the road, and how the compulsion to create is what keeps us all going!
Get your tickets for Seven Drunken Nights here: https://sevendrunkennights.com/tickets/
Corkman Dr. Mark O'Sullivan is causing serious ripples in the sporting world from his position as associate professor of football at Norway's School Of Sports Science in Oslo, ripping up the coaching manuals as he tries to answer the question - how do we coach the next generation of athletes so they can get the most out of sport?
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You can follow Mark on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/markstkhlm
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