Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

The Chat - with Dan Murphy

Dec 30, 2019

In 1965, a 17 year old Lee Oskar left his native Denmark in search of the American Dream. What he found was a band called WAR. They would go on to sell over 50 million records, becoming famous for hit songs "Low Ryder" and "The World is a Ghetto". In the 1980's Lee founded Lee Oskar Harmonicas which is today one of...


Nov 15, 2019

Until June of 2019, Greg O'Shea lived a relatively ordinary life studying law and playing rugby. All of that changed with a last minute entry to Love Island. Greg went on to win the show and was cast into a stratosphere of fame that he is still trying to make sense of. We chatted about the array of challenges...


Oct 22, 2019

When Noel Hogan met Dolores Oriordan in the late 1980s, neither of them could have imagined that together they would write the music that would go on to sell over 40 million records. Noel chatted about everything that has happened with the band in the 18 months since Dolores's death. He tells us what it was...


Sep 12, 2019

Its difficult to put Duncan Casey in a box. He recently retired from a career in professional rugby where he played with Munster since 2013, and later with Grenoble in France. He is currently completing his masters in politics and is a member of the Social Democrats. He is a vocal advocate for the cause of the...


Jul 4, 2019

Michael Murray was Limerick state solicitor for 37 years. He is most noted for his work relating to the Limerick feuds, one of the bloodiest gang feuds in Irish history. 

We chatted about his role as state solicitor, and the feud that at one point saw Limerick to have the highest levels of gun crime in Europe. 

We also...