The Authors Episode

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This week, we have a very special treat for our listeners in which we bring you the Author's Bumper Special. We have delved into the Irishman Abroad archives with over 8 years of interviews with some of Ireland's top writing talents working and living both at home and abroad. From Marian Keyes, Paul Howard and Blindboy to Cecelia Ahern, Roddy Doyle and Louise O'Neill, we hear the fascinating tales from their incredible careers, their own unique approaches to the writing process, the origin stories of some of their finest work and more. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 500 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	That's the small talk. Now let's go down to business. Now your program, what's de big idea?
0:07.0	Well, they're going to know the Irish much better. We've now got to know how largely their mind works.
0:13.0	I moved over here and immediately I had to up my game.
0:17.0	I could not have done the job I did for quite a number of years in Ireland. I had to go
0:21.9	in there in my living in England. I think a lot of it's in my hair. I think there's a lot of Ireland
0:25.4	in here. I had an artist up for you. 20 years after an Irishman couldn't get a fucking job,
0:31.2	we had the presidency. It was some heightened awareness of how hard my tribe had had it in London. No blacks, no Irish, no dogs.
0:39.3	Never has a nation so small inspired so much in another.
0:43.3	So you could say there's always been a little green behind the red, white and blue.
0:47.3	Our family is very Irish, you know.
0:49.3	Now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a very special announcement to make at this stage.
0:53.3	Would you welcome,
0:54.3	please,
0:54.8	the wonderful Charlie Threego!
0:59.9	Well, in the eight years
1:01.5	of producing Irish Man Abroad,
1:03.4	we have been lucky enough
1:04.8	to have some of Ireland's
1:06.3	greatest authors ever to sit down,
1:08.9	to talk about their work,
1:10.2	their process, finding that elusive flow
1:12.6	state and lots more. And today, for the very first time, we've gathered together some of those
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