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Big News Coming Soon Podcast

By: Alan Clarke
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  • Big News Coming Soon Podcast with Alan Clarke

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Episodes
  • Sir Stevo Timothy (Farmer Michael) "One loud boo over a thousand cheers"
    Apr 28 2024

    Sir Stevo Timothy, an Irish comedian who killed his friend after making 'the worst decision' to get on his motorbike while drunk has revealed the stark three choices he gave himself as he recovered in hospital. Stevo, also known as Farmer Michael, killed his friend John Laffey in 2005 after the pair had been drinking until the early hours in the Mervue area of Galway and he agreed to drive them home.


    Stevo, who had battled alcoholism since his teens, lost control of the bike, on which John was riding pillion, and woke up hours later in hospital, having lost feeling from his chest down. His father later told him that his friend had died in the crash.


    He now speaks about what happened to encourage others not to drink and drive, saying: 'When you're sitting up in the National Rehab hospital and you're paralysed from the chest down and you're naked and a man is showering you or voiding your bowels - that'll really help you reevaluate the decisions you've made in your life."


    The actor and comedian, who has more than a million followers on social media, broke his neck and back and was left with serious spinal injuries in the accident. He now uses a wheelchair. Stevo also talks about the positives and negatives of having a large following on social media.




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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Eileen McHugh "The answer is in community"
    Apr 21 2024

    Eileen McHugh is CEO of Hair Together, which offers barbering and hairstyling training and a wellness head start to young people.

    She lives in Dublin with her two daughters. Growing up in Ballymun, Eileen was involved with drugs in the 1990s. She tried heroin for the first time when she was 15, and she did fifth and sixth year in school fully addicted. Long story short Eileen was 29 when she finally got clean.


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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • SPECIAL: Ships, Sh*ts & Giggles
    Mar 25 2024
    Alan was invited to check out the brand new SUN PRINCESS from Princess Cruises. During our 5 day trip we explored Turkey, Crete, Italy and a day at sea on this next generation, state of the art ship. Alan's plus one Donal Byrne took full advantage of the "all inclusive" package.

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    1 hr and 29 mins

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