
Vanessa Ogbonna - The Traitors Ireland
Topics covered : The Traitors, growing up in Direct Provision, football career, injury, grief, Lupus diagnosis, faith, 2023 Dublin riots, racism.This week, I’m joined by one of the winners of the very...
28 Marras 20251h 35min

Parenting : Regulation is the goal
Make sure little ears aren't listening!Topics covered : Unpacking 'calm' parenting, navigating meltdowns (for adults and kids), the power of play in building connection with kids, dropping the threat...
21 Marras 202551min

The Real Take - Seán Boylan on The Hill of Tara
This is The Real Take — a glimpse into the honesty, wisdom and connection at the heart of every episode of Ready to be Real.Today, I’m revisiting a conversation I recorded six years ago with the incre...
17 Marras 20255min

Joanne Griffin : AI and humanity
Topics covered : AI in today's world, awareness.In this episode, I speak to technology consultant and author Joanne Griffin.She's married to Mark, they have two teenage boys, and they live in Navan.Sh...
14 Marras 202539min

Laura Murphy : Why blood donors matter
Topics covered : Leukaemia, blood transfusions, bone marrow transplant, pregnancy, birth story, positive mindset, exercise, faith, gratitude. This episode is in partnership with giveblood.ie — a serv...
10 Marras 202555min

Bláthnaid Raleigh : Aftermath
Topics covered : rape, trauma, living in fear, self harm, PTSD, reclaiming. Bláthnaid Raleigh is from Mullingar, and her world changed forever after a night out in Galway in July 2019, when she was at...
7 Marras 20251h 6min

Real Revisit : Samhain
This is a Ready to be Real revisit from 2020 — recorded during the height of the Covid restrictions.In it, I speak to folklorist, artist and musician Dr. Billy Mag Fhlionn (Pagan Rave) about Samhain a...
3 Marras 202547min

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin: The Cailleach
Topics covered: Gaeilge, music, heritage, culture, shame, colonisation, Irish Americans, Samhain, An Chailleach.In this special Oíche Shamhna episode, I speak with musician, broadcaster, academic and...
31 Loka 20251h 5min



















