The Daily Cast: The Callow Land

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Monday the 31st of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Richard Lovell Edgeworth, an inventor and educator before his time. Our Feature of the Day is a conversation with Fiona Billie Lawlor about her first novel, The Callow Land. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets. 

Produced by Brian Byrne.

NOTE: This is the last in the present series of The Daily Cast. For the month of June I'll be doing a less-frequent Summer Cast series.

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The Daily Cast: "It's a holy place"

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Friday the 28th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is the writer and producer James Plunkett, whose most famous work is the novel Strumpet City. Our Feature of the Day returns to the Marian Shrine at Knock and a final extract from my conversations with the late Monsignor James Horan. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: "It was a horrendous time, of uncertainty and fear"

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Thursday the 27th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Robert Ripley, who invented the Believe it or Not cartoon series. Our Feature of the Day is on the Battle of Kilcullen, which was in progress during this week in 1798. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne. 

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The Daily Cast: "To suggest that we are creating a bombsite is ludicrous language"

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Wednesday the 26th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Martin Luther, the German priest who started the Reformation that gave the world Protestantism. Our Feature of the Day continues the proposed Dunnstown Energy Storage project, this time with the view from the developer's side. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: "It's like bombs are going into our area"

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Tuesday the 25th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Helen Blackburn, the Kerry-born woman who became a leader of women's rights in England in the latter 19th century. Our Feature of the Day is about concerns in Dunnstown over plans to locate a giant battery electricity storage system in the area. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: Taking turns to slide across the bridge

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Monday the 24th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Lys Assia, who sang the winning song in the first Eurovision Song Contest. Our Feature of the Day is some more recollections from a conversation with the late Tommy Byrne, on horse-drawn hearses and making ice-slides on the bridge. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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Wide-ranging themes in the week on The Cast

The War of Independence in Kildare, a recollection of a Kilcullen legend, the joys of growing your own food, a speed limits reaction, and concerns about the health of the River Liffey ... all these were the focus of attention on The Daily Cast podcasts during the last week, writes Brian Byrne.

If you missed any of them, they are of course available on the playlist accessible through the advert on the top right of the Diary's page, or directly here.

In addition, our Persons of Interest were Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan, Pope John Paul II, Anne Boleyn, Amelia Earhart, and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson.

The Daily Cast drops at around 9am each weekday morning, on Kilcullen Diary. It is also available on Soundcloud, and on Apple Podcasts.

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The Daily Cast: Anglers want answers on Liffey fish decline

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Friday the 21st of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and a lifelong social justice campaigner. Our Feature of the Day is on concerns about the health of the River Liffey, with Simon Dann of the Kilcullen Trout and Salmon Anglers Association. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: Speed limits proposal 'beggars belief'

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Thursday the 20th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Our Feature of the Day is on concerns about new speed limits proposed for the Kilcullen area, with contributions from Cllrs Tracey O'Dwyer and Chris Pender. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: "Everything on the plate we ate was from the house"

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Wednesday the 19th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Anne Boleyn, who lost her head and changed religion in England. Our Feature of the Day is on the joys of growing your own food, as told by Sabina Reddy. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: "Like the Pope, I'll kiss the ground and you'll never see me again"

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Tuesday the 18th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Pope John Paul II, the first pope to visit Ireland. Our Feature of the Day is the late Simon Doyle of Kilcullen, in conversation with Nuala Collins in 1996. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: A War of Independence Timeline in Kildare

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Monday the 17th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Maureen O'Sullivan, a Boyle-born actor famous for her Tarzan movies. Our Feature of the Day is a talk with Mario Corrigan, co-author of A Timeline of the War of Independence in County Kildare, 1919-1922. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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Did you catch The Daily Cast podcasts during the week?

We covered quite a lot of ground during the week on The Daily Cast podcasts on Kilcullen Diary, writes Brian Byrne.

Our Features of the Day included Nichola Kennedy giving some timely tips on summer eye care, Stuart Conroy talking about Halverstown Cricket Club as it gets ready for the season in its 136th year, Phionagh Gibson on the filming of the CPC Transition Year musical Little Shop of Horrors, and, from the archives, the late Msgr James Horan talking 40 years ago about apparitions and miracles at Knock Shrine and the building of the Basilica there.

The Persons of Interest this week were guitarist Bert Weedon who influenced very many of the biggest rock musicians since the 1950s, Sean Lemass who is accepted as the 'father of modern Ireland', Florence Nightingale who established nursing as a trained profession, Arthur Sullivan of the Gilbert and Sullivan duo who invented comic opera, and Richard Cantillon who left his native Kerry to become a Parisian banker who made his fortune in questionable speculation and also defined the concept of entrepreneur.

The Daily Cast drops at around 9am each weekday morning on the Kilcullen Diary, and includes weather for the day along with a look at the local and national news headlines.

You can listen back to all the programmes here. 

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The Daily Cast: Apparitions and Miracles at Knock

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day on Friday the 14th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Richard Cantillon, an Irish-born banker who made a killing in the 18th century on a speculative investment 'bubble', and later disappeared. Our Feature of the Day is again with the late Canon James Horan, this time his thoughts on the apparent apparitions and miracles underpinning the Marian shrine. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: I Came to Knock

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day, on Thursday the 13th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Arthur Sullivan, Victorian composer and collaborator in producing the most enduring comic operas. Our Feature of the Day is the late Canon James Horan reflecting on the building of the Basilica at Knock. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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The Daily Cast: OK, reset, let's do it again!

The Daily Cast on Kilcullen Diary, a podcast to start Kilcullen's day, on Wednesday the 12th of May 2021.

Today's Person of Interest is Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing as a trained profession. Our Feature of the Day is on the Cross & Passion TY year musical presentation, Little Shop of Horrors. We also nod to the stories of the day in our local and national online news outlets.

Produced by Brian Byrne.

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