With an Estimated 380,000 People Affected by COPD in Ireland, COPD Support Ireland Launches New Information Guide, COPD & Me
There is an estimated 380,000 people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Ireland. Yet only 110,000 people are thought to have had a formal diagnosis. Unfortunately, at least 1,500 people die of COPD each year and over 15,000 people are admitted to hospital with the disease1. Against this backdrop, and marking World COPD […]
Who Cares for Me? Keith Walsh Challenges Carers to Care for Themselves Too During National Brain Tumour Awareness Week (October 21-27)
Broadcaster and mental health advocate, Keith Walsh, is the special guest at a forthcoming webinar being organised by Brain Tumour Ireland that seeks to encourage carers of people with brain tumours to think about their own well-being, as well as that of their loved ones. The webinar, “Who cares for me? Challenging the carer to […]
Series 5, Episode 6. Turning the Table with Shauna Bowers, Irish Times health correspondent
In the final episode in the current series of the Turning the Tables media podcast, Don Delaney chats to Shauna Bowers, the recently appointed health correspondent with The Irish Times. For Shauna, health never goes out of fashion and is always a topic of interest. She has lots of plans for the role, and intends […]
Series 5, Episode 5. Turning the Tables with Irene Feighan, Feelgood Editor, Irish Examiner
My penultimate guest this week in the Turning the Tables media podcast is Irene Feighan, editor of the Irish Examiner’s Feelgood health and well-being section, which next year celebrates 25 years. Irene reflects on her work over the past number of decades, from the topics covered – out with the “little black dress” diet and […]
Series 5, Episode 4. Turning the Tables with Aisling Moore, Senior Programme Editor at Newstalk
Aisling Moore, Senior Programme Editor at Newstalk, is this week’s guest on the Turning the Tables media podcast. Having previously worked as a producer on programmes such as the Pat Kenny Show, the Hard Shoulder and Moncrieff, today Aisling takes more of a helicopter view, helping to pilot the overall sound of the station from […]
Series 5, Episode 3. Turning the Tables with Deirdre Ní Mhairtín, RTÉ Today Show
The third episode in the “Turning the Tables” media podcast series features Deirdre Ní Mhairtín, producer on the RTÉ Today show, with Daithí Ó Sé, Maura Derrane and Sinead Kennedy. Now entering its 13th season, Deirdre takes us through a typical day, from the morning production meeting, through to scriptwriting, through to rehearsals. And then […]
Series 5, Episode 2. Turning the Tables with Eileen Heron, RTÉ Radio One’s Countrywide
This week’s guest on the “Turning the Tables” media podcast is Eileen Heron, producer of RTÉ Radio One’s Countrywide, a programme she describes as something akin to a national treasure. Eileen takes us behind the scenes on a typical week for the show and reveals that most of the audience are city people who tune […]
Series 5, Episode 1. Turning the Tables with Brian Foley, Virgin Media’s Six O’Clock Show
The first guest in series five of the Turning the Tables media podcast hosted by Don Delaney, is Brian Foley, producer of the Virgin Media Six O’Clock Show. All about entertainment, celebrity and showbiz, with a sprinkling of cookery, Brian gives us the inside story on the show, including the guests they look for, some […]
Cancer Trials Ireland Announces Research Survey of Women with Secondary Breast Cancer About their Cancer Journey
Cancer Trials Ireland, the national organisation dedicated to advancing cancer clinical trials, has announced details of a new research survey of women with breast cancer whose cancer has spread, also known as secondary or metastatic breast cancer. The survey – Ireland’s first-ever patient-led research to undergo rigorous ethics and scientific approval – is being spearheaded […]
Turning the Tables with Anita Ward, Producer, RTÉ 2FM’s Jennifer Zamparelli
“Television and radio is 100% a vocation. You’re never going to get rich off it!” In the final episode of the current series of the Turning the Tables media podcast, Anita Ward, producer of RTÉ 2FM’s Jennifer Zamparelli show, lays bare for host Don Delaney the realities of life working in the media! Ireland’s number […]