Bart Whelan is from Ardara Co.Donegal and well known throughout the county and beyond. A witty man with great character, with many interesting stories who has experienced so much from the various jobs/roles he has had down through the years. He spent 35 years working as a teacher, for the vast majority of that, he taught woodwork. In GAA circles he was chairman of his local club Ardara for a spell and would go on to become county secretary for 10 years too. Bart is also a fellow colleague of mine on Owenea FM radio where he hosts a programme called 'The History Corner'. As well as talking about all mentioned so far, Bart also recalls building his own house in the mid 70's. I hope you enjoy the interview.

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Helena Gallagher's career story so far is a great example of why I do podcasting. Having failed her leaving cert, her reaction could have been a negative one, however it was quite the opposite. It made the Arranmore native more determined to never experience that feeling again. After 17 years working experience at the BBC on production, Helena then went solo and decided to set up her own company HG Productions in 2009. With invaluable experience behind her, she has built up a successful business. Amongst her accolades she is a Gold International award winning documentary maker. She has produced shows for TV and radio across Ireland and Scotland. Helena continues to come up with new ideas for documentaries, I talk to her about forming her own production company, her upcoming projects and much more.

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Michael English began his Country Music singing career in the late 90's. Since then the Kildare native has steadily built his reputation and today is one of biggest attractions in Irish Country Music. I talk to him at the opening weekend of the 58th Mary From Dungloe International Festival. Michael talks about his memories of his previous appearance at the festival. We talk about some of his biggest songs and the Castledermot star also mentions influences on his career when he was starting out.

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