Kyla Cobbler on love, laughter and living the dream
In 2021, comedian Kyla Cobbler performed her first ever stand-up gig at an open mic night in Barcelona. Five years on, the Cork woman has be...
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20 of 609 episodesMiss You: The Dublin Fringe show inspired by Ireland’s missing women
Dublin's Fringe Festival is just around the corner and over the next couple of weeks we’ll be highlighting some brilliant shows by women tha...
Vicki Notaro on anxiety, creativity and being childfree / TikTok Joyriders
'Anywhere but Here' is the new novel from Irish author and former journalist Vicki Notaro. The book follows three friends in their 40s who t...
The rise of 'pervert glasses' / Making sense of Matrescence
Later this month, The Women’s Podcast will be recording a live episode at Electric Picnic in Co Laois, with Róisín Ingle in conversation wit...
Ailín Kennedy: ADHD in Irish Women
ADHD coach Ailín Kennedy was 32 years old when she was diagnosed with the condition. Having struggled for years with her mental health Kenne...
Best of The Women's Podcast: Grieving an estranged parent
This episode was originally published in February 2026. In today’s episode, we’re covering a topic that isn’t often spoken about, but is est...
Best of The Women's Podcast: Joanne McNally
Joanne McNally on midlife, monogamy and making history at the 3Arena This episode was originally published in March 2026. In today’s episode...
Louise Brangan: Inside Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
Throughout the 20th century in Ireland, thousands of women and girls were sent to work in Magdalene Laundries all across the country. By 195...
Author Lily King on the unexpected success of ‘Heart the Lover’
Back in March, The Women’s Podcast book club read Heart the Lover by American author Lily King. The story which tells of a complicated love...
MEP Maria Walsh on becoming a single mother by choice
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh always wanted to become a mother and spent years hoping she’d meet the right person to start a family with. By 202...
Katriona O'Sullivan / Oklahoma!
In this episode, psychologist & bestselling author Katriona O’Sullivan joins Kathy Sheridan to discuss her new memoir Hungry: A Biography of...
Bonus episode: Claire Keegan Q&A
Earlier this month, author Claire Keegan joined The Women’s Podcast bookclub for a live event at Chapters Bookstore in Dublin to discuss her...
'Gwynocide' / Love in the age of AI / Maggie O'Farrell
In today’s episode, best-selling author Maggie O’Farrell joins Róisín Ingle to discuss her new book Land. Set in the 1800s - in the aftermat...
The Book Club: Summer reading recommendations with Claire Keegan
Last week the Women’s Podcast book club gathered for a live event in Chapters Bookstore in Dublin to discuss what books they’ll be packing w...
Festival women / Sally Hayden on love during wartime
Summer is finally upon us and that means festival season is officially here. In today’s episode, we meet a pair of women behind two of Irela...
Ailbhe Smyth: Life lessons on turning 80
Academic, activist and friend of the show Ailbhe Smyth is turning 80 this Friday 29th May. To mark the occasion and to celebrate all her ach...
Surge in women seeking help for cocaine addiction / Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen
Almost three years on from their final Aisling book, writers and besties Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen are back with a brand new novel, Our...
Jan Carson on the Troubles, trauma and faith
In today’s episode, Róisín Ingle is joined by award-winning Northern Irish writer Jan Carson, who has just released her ninth book, Few and...
The decline in marriage rates, Met Gala moments, Jan Brierton
Fifty-year-old mother of two and stylist Jan Brierton became an accidental poet during the pandemic and has since become a regular on The Wo...
Free travel for domestic abuse victims / Women of Iran
While the war in the Middle East dominates the daily headlines - from peace talks to the price of oil - far less attention is given to the l...