This week Roísín meets actor and writer Kate Beaufoy, best known to many for her turns in Bracken and Glenroe as Terry, and to others as the voice of  Ulster Bank, Eircom and Pantene. She recalls how her storylines in Glenroe brought her some dirty looks, and how she launched her writing career. She also talks about her new novel Another Heartbeat in the House.

Kate Beaufoy

Music Month continues with Sue Rynhart, a singer-songwriter with an ethereal voice, backed by Dan Bodwell on the double bass. 

Praise for Crossings,  Sue's debut album: 

“An excellent Irish album from a rare talent.” – John Kelly, RTÉ

“Full of striking songs and vivid ideas” – Jim Carroll, The Irish Times

“Rynhart's excellent debut release” ****- Cormac Larkin, The Irish Times

“Music unclassifiable really, perhaps coming out of the jazz tradition with nods to improv and the experimental” – Bernard Clarke, Nova, RTÉ lyric fm

Sue Rynhart Music Month

Seo Linn are Stiofán, Keith, Daithí, Cathal, Kevin  and Conor. These five young men are passionate about the Irish language, music and education. They've combined these passions in Seo Linn. Through their spirited Irish-language interpretations of popular music they want to bring music as gaeilge to classrooms, workshops and festivals (they'll be on the Oxfam stage at Electric Picnic next month). 

The whole band crammed into The Irish Times' rather small studio to record three songs. In between, Stiofan and Keith chat with Roísín about the Seo Linn project. 

Stiofán Ó Fearail: Glór/ giotár 
Keith Ó Briain: Glór/ giotár/ djembe 
Daithí Ó Ruaidh: Glór/ méarchlár/ sintéiseoir/ maindilín
Cathal Ó Ruaidh: Giotár dord/ cúlghlór 
Kevin Shortall: Bosca ceoil/ bodhrán/ cúlghlór 
Conor Moore: Drumaí/ cúlghlór

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Seo Linn Music Month

As a young boy Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, along with his family, fled Tibet. Tied to his horse so he wouldn't fall off when he slept, he made it to India. Today, 60 years later, he is a regular visitor to Ireland, teaching Buddhism and meditation. 

He tells Roísín about his unusual life and times, his friendship with the Dalai Lama, the 'strange and special' belief in reincarnation and why he refers to himself as 'the lazy lama'. 

The recent visit of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche to Dublin was organised by Bodhicharya Ireland (http://bodhicharyaireland.blogspot.ie), the Irish arm of Bodhicharya International(http://bodhicharya.org/), a not-for-profit educational and cultural association.  The organisation is raising funds for the Rigul Trust Fund to assist those affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal.  To find out more, or to donate, go to http://www.rigultrust.org/. 

Further information about Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is available: http://bodhicharya.org/ringu-tulku/.

Buddhist Master Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

Joe Duffy's three year trawl through census records and archives has resulted in a book, The Children of The Rising, that tells the untold story of the forgotten young victims of the 1916 rebellion. On this week's podcast the veteran broadcaster describes how researching the book became a “total obsession”

He also talks about his early life, getting into Trinity and how he almost turned down the chance to work with Gay Byrne . 

Children of the Rising: The untold story of the young lives lost during Easter 1916 is available now

Joe Duffy

LauraLynn Children’s Hospice is named for the two daughters of its founder, Jane McKenna.  Laura (4) died of a heart defect.  Her older sister Lynn (15) developed leukemia while Laura was in hospital and died less than two years later. 

On this week’s podcast, Jane talks about the memory of her late daughters, dealing with grief, and how she set up LauraLynn to provide Ireland’s only dedicated palliative care service for children. 

Children's Hospice founder Jane McKenna

Chloe Agnew, the former lead singer of Celtic Woman who joined the show when she was just 15, sits down with Roísín to talk about growing up in the spotlight, her famous parents Twink (Adele King) and oboist David Agnew, and her career as a soloist, songwriter and actor.

She returns to the stage on January 16th for her first major Irish concert at the National Concert Hall.

Chloe Agnew

Acclaimed Irish writer, Jennifer Johnston, joins Róisín Ingle this week to talk about her latest novel, Naming the Stars. Johnston is happy with the book, which she says is “rather good”. On the Róisín Meets podcast, she says writing again at the age of 86 feels like she is “winning”. She also talks about her life growing up in Dublin, writing the ‘great Irish novel’ and the joys of her grandchildren. 

Jennifer Johnston

It's week 3 of Music Month on Róisín Meets and Tipperary singer Gemma Hayes joins Róisín Ingle to talk about rebelling against music industry pressure to be sexy, the power of femininity and the upside of being dropped by her record label. 

Gemma Hayes MUSIC MONTH

Author of 20 bestselling books, including A Village Affair and The Rector’s Wife, Joanna Trollope joined Róisín Ingle for the Róisín Meets podcast this week. 

Joanna spoke candidly about the literary snobbery she has been on the receiving end of in the past, and why it doesn't bother her. She also talked about why, at the age of 73, she has no intention of quitting writing and how there are big advantages to finding success later in life.

Also on the podcast, Joanna spoke about growing up in the Cotswolds, wanting to look like Jane Fonda and her friend, the late Maeve  Binchy.

Joanna Trollope

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