Róisín Meets...

It's week 3 of Music Month on Róisín Meets and Tipperary singer Gemma Hayes joins Róisín Ingle to talk about rebelling against music industry pressure to be sexy, the power of femininity and the upside of being dropped by her record label.

Irish singer-songwriter John Spillane joins Róisín Ingle for Music Month on Róisín Meets. John tells Róisín about the inspiration behind some of his best-loved songs, he talks about his upcoming book and plays four songs live.

Lisa Hannigan joins Róisín Ingle for Music Month on Róisín Meets. Lisa talks about the breakdown of her working relationship with Damien Rice, her third album At Swim and working with The National's Aaron Dessner. She also plays three brand-new songs off the record, which is released 19th August.

Today FM presenter Alison Curtis joins Róisín Ingle this week, to talk about why she doesn't feel represented on Irish radio and says it's time to hear more female voices on the airwaves. The Saturday & Sunday Breakfast host also talks about the impact losing her mother at a young age has had on her own parenting style and how she feels a longing for Ireland whenever she goes back to Canada.

Author and Irish Times columnist, Hilary Fannin, talks to Róisín Ingle about aging happily, regrets and her memoir Hopscotch on this week's Róisín Meets podcast. Fannin also speaks about her family, her father's affair and why she's never been happier than she is now in her fifties.

Bosnian war diarist and documentary filmmaker, Zlata Filipovic, talks to Róisín Ingle about Europe's migrant crisis and her own experience fleeing conflict during the siege of Sarajevo. She also talks about her work as a documentary producer and how journalists visiting her in Sarajevo inspired her to tell other people's stories.

MD of the Tipperary Boutique Distillery, Jennifer Nickerson, gives Róisín Ingle a taste of the first whiskey from her stills, The Rising, on this week’s Róisín Meets podcast. The 33-year-old from Scotland talks about growing up loving the smell of whisky, how she came to make whiskey in Ireland and what effect Brexit may have on her business.

Acclaimed Irish writer, Jennifer Johnston, joins Róisín Ingle this week to talk about her latest novel, Naming the Stars. Johnston is happy with the book, which she says is “rather good”. On the Róisín Meets podcast, she says writing again at the age of 86 feels like she is “winning”. She also talks about her life growing up in Dublin, writing the ‘great Irish novel’ and the joys of her grandchildren.

Inspirefest founder, Ann O'Dea, speaks to Róisín Ingle about the technology, science, design and arts, conference at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre next week. With 75% of the event's speakers women, Inspirefest is about disrupting the ‘male pale’ tech conference calendar and was borne out of the Silicon Republic founder’s frustration with the usual 9:1 male to female ratio at such events.

Author and radio presenter, Louise McSharry, joins Róisín Ingle to talk about her memoir, Fat Chance: My Life in Ups and Downs and Crisp Sandwiches. She also talks about how cancer and pregnancy taught her to appreciate her body more and how her birth mother, Dee, gave her book the seal of approval before she died.

Journalist and social justice campaigner, Dil Wickremasinghe, joins Róisín Ingle to talk about her life - from privileged beginnings in Rome, to preaching in Sri Lankan train stations, before ending up in Dublin with the family she always wanted.

On this week's podcast, Róisín Ingle meets Dana’s nieces and nephew from band The Rua, to talk about making music together and being extras in the Harry Potter films.

In 2002 Mary Reynolds became Ireland's first (and the youngest ever) gold medal winner at the Chelsea Flower Show. Back then her Celtic Sanctuary garden broke with Chelsea convention, winning acclaim. But since then she has radically reassessed her approach to gardening, and to life. Her new book reveals her to be the "the nut that I truly am", but she doesn't care anymore, she tells Roísín Ingle.

On this week's Róisín Meets podcast, author Declan Lynch joins Róisín Ingle to discuss his gambling themed latest novel, The Ponzi Man. He also speaks about Ireland's betting culture, the lives being destroyed by it and what can be done to tackle it.

On this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O'Neill joins Róisín Ingle to talk about her third album, Pothole in the Sky. She also speaks about what it was like to work with her heroes Billy Bragg and Kevin Rowland, and how she tried to like All Saints music, but just couldn't fake it.

On this week’s podcast, Luka Bloom joins Róisín Ingle to talk about his latest album Frugalisto which he takes on the road later this year. He also performs three songs live with some special-guest vocals by Róisín on the track Sunny Sailor Boy.

Described as "evoking the likes of Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom and Kate Bush," musician Róisín O released her debut album The Secret Life of Blue in 2012 and is back with a new single. She sat down with Róisín to play her distinctive music and discuss her evolving style and famous family (her mother is legendary singer Mary Black, Danny O’Reilly of the Coronas is her brother). Roisin releases her latest single ‘Give it Up’ (produced by Eliot James who's worked with Two Door Cinema Club, Kaiser Chiefs and Noah & the Whale) in Whelans on May 14.

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith sits down with Roísín Ingle to tell a little of her life story, from fruit picking in Ballyfermot to taking her seat in the 32nd Dáil. She talks about her parent’s influence on her activism, the gruelling campaign and recount, and the slightly disappointing scale of the Dáil - not only the building, but the personalities too.

Limerick-born singer songwriter Mick Hanly is in studio to talk about his career in music, the long search to find his voice, his forthcoming album Homeland. And he treats us to some live renditions of his songs, including 'Past the Point of Rescue', made famous by Mary Black.

On this week’s Róisín Meets podcast, Derry-born actress and singer Bronagh Gallagher talks about making her third solo album, Gather Your Greatness, and the “monastic” lifestyle that fuels her creativity.