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We are a group of storytellers, performers, and musicians. We tell Irish myths to a live audience with live music. Candlelit Tales was founded by brother-sister storytelling duo Aron and Sorcha Hegarty. Driven by a passion for Irish mythology, we started retelling the stories to a near-empty room upstairs in a Dublin pub one rainy evening in November. The next week, the room was a lot less empty, and we were joined by musician Ru O’Sé. By the fourth week, the room was full, and so was the ha ...
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The GAA Hour is Ireland's leading GAA podcast. Join Dan Casey, Lee Costello and Niall McIntyre each week to look at the biggest talking points from across hurling and football. The lads look back on the weekend's action, debate the biggest issues in the game and hear from real GAA fans to get their thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 247 - The High King - Fire & Fury
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.This episode tells the story of Cormac’s struggles. Now that he had gained the kingship, he found he had to hold it, and he had promised that he would hold it with wisdom and justice,…
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Gearóid Hegarty & Adam Screeney on hurling, darts and Scottie Scheffler!
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What a jam packed GAA Hour we have in store for you today!!! Dan caught up with absolute hurling royalty as he chatted to Limerick's Gearóid Hegarty as well as Offaly's Adam Screeney. They Discussed THOSE square balls VAR in the GAA Scottie Scheffler and of course plenty of hurling chat in there as well! All this and more on this week's episode of …
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Episode 246 - The High King - Cormac & Eithne
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.This episode tells the story of Cormac’s meeting with his beloved Eithne, and the tragic tale of what her feckless relatives did to her beloved foster father.Please note the content o…
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Fixing Leinster football, Munster hurling is here and will rugby fans get lost on the way to Croker?
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Dan, Aaron and Enda get stuck into the GAA action from across the weekend. They start with a mass debate over which championship is better, Munster hurling or Ulster football. They decide how to fix the Leinster football championship. They then turn to the past weekend's action of uneventful football before Dan focuses attention towards the Munster…
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Episode 245 - The High King - Wool & Woad
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.In this episode, young Cormac begins to come into his power at Tara, using his greatest kingly gift of judgement to prove his worth.Please note the content of these stories may be tri…
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Clare clinch the league, Cavan shock Monaghan and fixing GAA attendances
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Dan, Lee and Niall get stuck into the GAA action from across the weekend. They start with the news over the weekend that the camogie association ruling out a change from skorts to shorts, and the controversy surrounding that decision. They crack into the Allianz Hurling League final between Clare and Kilkenny with Clare coming out on top in horrid …
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Episode 244 - The High King - Wolf & Horse
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.This episode continues our new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.We meet Cormac’s mother, Achtan the druid’s daughter, and discover the origins of the child who would one day be the High King of Ireland.Please note the content of these stories may …
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Derry clinch the league, the great penalty debate and Donegal win snooze-fest in Division Two
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Dan Casey is joined by Lee Costello and Niall McIntyre as they look back on the bank holiday weekend of GAA and the conclusion of the Allianz Football Leagues in Croke Park. They discuss the classic between Derry and Dublin, the brilliant performance from Derry to clinch the league and the penalty drama to conclude the game. They chat penalties in …
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Episode 243 - The High King - Art & Achtan
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this episode, we are kicking off a new series on the greatest High King in mythological, pseudo-historical memory: Cormac Mac Airt.We meet Cormac’s mother, Achtan the druid’s daughter, and discover the origins of the child who would one day be High King of Ireland.Please note the content of these stori…
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Klopp in Croker, flop in Kildare and is there an award for having the worst fans?
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Dan Casey was joined in studio once more by Niall McIntyre and an embarrassed Lee Costello. The lads go through all the weekend’s action, which included the relegation battles in the Allianz league, goalkeeping howlers, jerseys ripping left, right and centre, Kilkenny wanting to win everything, Tyrone's humiliating defeat to the Dubs and we put it …
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Episode 242 - Collaborations - Intoxication Of The Ulstermen With Fancy Dan
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.As Spring is in full swing, and Aron and Sorcha are off gallivanting across the Pond (see our website for show dates if you’re in the New York/Vermont area at the time this podcast goes out!) we present to you collaboration with one of our favourite humans.This is the story of the Intoxication of the Ulst…
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Clifford Catchers, League Dampeners, and THE Stamp
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Dan Casey was joined in studio by Niall McIntryre and a resurgent Lee Costello. The lads go through all the weekend’s action, which included Seanie O’Shea’s bicycle fist, Heneghan’s stamp on Foley, Clifford Catchers, a quick mass-debate on the Europa League fanzone in Croker, poor hurling league attendances, the best partnership in GAA, and a Cork …
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Oisín & St. Patrick - Re-Release (St. Patrick's Day Special)
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.As Spring is in full swing, and Aron and Sorcha are still off gallivanting across the Pond and sharing stories with the Irish diaspora in Canada for the first time, we decided to post a special St. Patrick's Day episode today. It is a story that links in the old faith to the conversion of the new, and has…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales Podcast.As Spring is in full swing, and Aron and Sorcha are off gallivanting across the Pond (see our website for show dates if you’re in the New York/Vermont area at the time this podcast goes out!) we present to you a terrible love story that ends terribly for everyone involved. This is the story of a woman who…
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Skiing with hurleys, the worst piece of Gaelic games jargon and a very special GAA referendum!
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Dan Casey is once again joined by Niall McIntyre for this week's episode of the GAA Hour! The lads discuss bringing about the GAA Olympics. What way will you be voting in their very own Gaelic games referendum? They have all the review from the weekend's hurling action. Do Offaly need to hit the gym? Is Davy Fitzgerald the best player in the countr…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this series, we looked back at an old story, or set of stories, and told it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We called this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of ways, and we decided to shine a light on some of the les…
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Kerry out Tyrone-ing Tyrone, the best jerseys of the year and the biggest GAA icks
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After much contract negotiation super sub Dan Casey has been promoted to this week’s host on the GAA Hour. Kilkenny fans be on red alert, Dan has some choice words! The lads each go through their top 3 favourite intercounty jerseys of the year. We go drinking from the bottle as we had no Glass in the Derry v Dublin game, we ask just how good of sho…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.This is the final episode of our Táin Mosaic series. In this series, we looked back at an old story, or set of stories, and told it in a new way, from a lot of different perspectives. We called this the Táin Mosaic, as the shattered fragments of this story can be put back together in a multiplicity of way…
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King Con, backdoor cutting, and a vintage Patrick Horgan
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Niall McIntyre was joined by super-sub Dan Casey as they look back on a packed weekend of GAA action! The lads chat about the backdoor cut, Cork’s abstract art jersey, King Con, Mayo being Mayo, Canavan’s clutch game, Cathal ‘Hulk Hogan’ Sweeney, and a vintage Patrick Horgan are all up for discussion! We also asked for the harshest put-downs you’ve…
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The Clifford show, best excuses for missing training and 65 training sessions already?
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We have Lee Costello and Niall McIntyre in studio as they look back on a packed weekend of the Allianz Football league. They chat about Tyrone’s hopes for the year, Clifford’s match clinching point, Roscommon already having 65 sessions this season as well as looking into the mark being tough to referee. We also asked for the best excuses you’ve hea…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this episode, we are going right back to before the beginning, where the seeds of this conflict were planted before any of the participants were even born. This is also, ultimately, a conflict between two individuals. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start. This is th…
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The hamstring sniper, Donal Óg's rant and the worst GAA drills
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Lee Costello and Niall McIntyre in the studio as they look back on the weekend of the Allianz Hurling league. They chat the recent run of hamstring injuries for players and why there's a worrying trend emerging. They look back on Kilkenny and Cork, a very boring hurling match and whether Cork should start to feel worried about their form. Plus, the…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this episode, we are taking the perspective of Conchubar Mac Nessa’s youngest son, Follman. Follman’s story is a particularly tragic one, as he has experienced huge loss in his young life, and does not survive the War. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start. This is p…
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Derry unearth a gem, the harshest managers ever and Justin McNulty's day off
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Niall McIntyre and Lee Costello look back on another weekend of the Allianz Football League. They look back on Derry's win in the 'Mickey Harte Derby' against Tyrone, and why it may not be as big a deal as it seems. They also look at Mayo's narrow win over the Dubs in Castlebar, and the lack of urgency at times shown from the home side. And they qu…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.This week, we are taking a break from our Táin Mosaic series to check in with the Goddess, and Saint, Brigid. The first day of February, also known as Imbolg, has always been associated with Brigid, and commemorated in folk practice. Cloaks are hung out the evening before to catch some of her healing magi…
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Derry's Glen Gamble, Electric O'Hanlon and answering player problems
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Lee Costello and Niall McIntyre in studio for the first weekend of Allianz Football League action. They look at the return of the Glen players to the Derry panel a week on from their All-Ireland triumph. They chat Monaghan's win over Dublin in Croke Park, Stephen O'Hanlon's quality and the weirdness of watching the Ulster-side without Rory Beggan. …
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this episode, we are hearing from Medbh and Aillil’s daughter, Finnibhear, whose hand in marriage was offered to any warrior who would take on Cuchulainn in single combat. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start. This is part of a brand new series. In this series, we a…
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Glen and St Thomas' cook up a storm in the Croke Park cauldron - Club finals review show
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Niall McIntyre and Lee Costello look back on All-Ireland club final weekend in Croke Park. They look back on Glen's dramatic win and the class that is Conor Glass. And they discuss the drama in the hurling final as St Thomas' claimed the title at the death with potentially the best winning point of all time??! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this episode, we are spending some more time with a character we last met in The Muster: Fraech. Fraech is the kind of character who would have been one of the greatest warriors of Irish mythology if he hadn’t happened to meet Cuhculainn in this story. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to …
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All-Ireland club final interviews: Fintan Burke and Conor Glass
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It's the biggest date on the club calendar this weekend, a double header All-Ireland final this weekend. We've got two brilliant interviews with players from both codes on this week's show. Niall McIntyre chats to St Thomas player Fintan Burke about his club's journey to the final, winter hurling and keeping the fitness up all year round. Lee then …
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Welcome back to the Candlelit Tales podcast.In this episode, we come to the initial part of the war for the Brown Bull, and a campaign of guerilla warfare carried out by Cuchulainn. If you've missed the earlier episodes, go back to catch up from the start. This is part of a brand new series. In this series, we are looking back at an old story, or s…
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Walter Walsh on his unusual grip, 2012 All-Ireland final and life on the Wexford border
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Niall McIntyre chats with Tullogher Rosbercon hurler, Walter Walsh, ahead of the AIB GAA Club Hurling All-Ireland Junior Championship Final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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