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The Big Breakfast Blaa

Join Ollie and Mary from 6am weekdays on WLR for plenty of music, craic and latest news on movies, local events, showbiz and lots more

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7:40

Seán Defoe talks Dominic Cummings,Chocolate in the...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/29

Seán joins us every week for a more lighthearted look at the world of Twitter and other online platforms.This week Sean talks Dominic Cummings,Chocolate in the fridge Yay or Nay,abandoned theatre below Busaras and a teenage memory.

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4:07

Eamonn discusses Waterford man John Hearne,author of...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/29

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about Waterford man John Hearne author of the 1937 Constitution and Ireland’s first ambassador to the United States.

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4:01

Eamonn discusses the Roberts family a Waterford...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/28

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about the Roberts family a Waterford family of extra-ordinarily gifted artists.

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5:01

Eamonn discusses the first Bridge over the River...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/27

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about "Timbertoes" The first Bridge over the River Suir at Waterford – ‘it was a lucky ha’penny that brought him over the bridge’ – old Waterford saying.

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3:21

Eamonn discusses John Redmond and Ballybricken.

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/26

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about John Redmond and Ballybricken a man who many thought was destined to become Ireland’s first Prime Minister/ Taoiseach.

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6:21

"Paw4Waw" is an initiative that's raising money for...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/25

Totem Creative Branding Agency in Dungarvan has teamed up with Waterford Animal Welfare to help them raise much needed funds while the organisation's charity shop is closed. They're asking you to take a picture with your pet, share it to social media, make a donation to Waterford Animal Welfare and nominate others to do the same. Colin Byrne from Totem had more details on The Big Breakfast Blaa.

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6:52

4th class pupil in Tramore Doireann Ní Chuilleanáin...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/25

Doireann attends Gaelscoil Philib Barún and loves to chat. Like everyone else she's homeschooling at the moment. Doireann decided to challenge herself to a sponsored silence in an effort to fundraise for Tramore Meals on Wheels. It was a great success, as she and her Mam told Ollie and Mary

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5:15

Eamonn discusses Ballybricken Jail.

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/25

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about Ballybricken Jail – a part of Waterford associated with law and order for four centuries.

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4:55

A Tramore woman is making reusable cloth face masks...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/22

Mary O'Reilly has always been a dab-hand at sewing, and through her involvement with Tramore Hospice, she decided to put her skills to use while raising money for a cause she believes in. With the support of local company Evoke Kitchens, Mary is making reusable cloth face masks, with 100% of the money made from sales going to The Irish Hospice Foundation. She spoke to Ollie and Mary

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3:56

Eamonn discusses the idea of Pilgrimage as the...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/22

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about Pilgrimage the medieval idea of a holiday!and two very unusual 13th century pilgrim badges showing how well travelled the people of medieval Waterford were.

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5:18

Eamonn discusses 750 year old amber prayer beads ...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/21

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about 750 year old amber prayer beads that tell us how people in Waterford prayed in the middle ages, and how prosperous merchants imported luxury prayer beads to help them count the prayers they recited.

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9:15

Irish singer/songwriter Gavin James chats to Ollie...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/20

Gavin released his new single 'Boxes' on May 15th, while in the midst of lockdown restrictions. He discusses what the experience has been like for him, as well as other musicians, and how Zoom has been his big saviour!

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3:28

Eamonn discusses the earliest drawing of Waterford...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/20

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about the earliest drawing of Waterford dated to 1591 showing Mrs Sherlock’s Abbey and the stone walls and towers of the town defences from Reginald’s Tower to the Watch Tower at John’s Bridge/ Railway Square.

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5:20

Eamonn discusses the Wine Trade and the Waterford...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/19

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about the Bell from the Dominican Priory,the Wine Trade and the Waterford Dominican monk who was a European wine expert in the 13th century a time when Waterford was the wine capital of Ireland.

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4:48

Eamonn discusses the experiment in 1782 to build a...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/18

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about the experiment in 1782 to build a new town for Swiss clock and watch makers near Passage East in Waterford.New Geneva Barracks was identified as the proposed site for a planned colony for artisan and intellectual Genevan settlers, who had become refugees following a failed rebellion against a French and Swiss government in the city.Ireland had been granted a parliament separate from London in 1782

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8:20

Eurovision aficionado Koyln Byrne talks about what...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/15

Koyln tells us he became enthralled by the Eurovision song contest in the early 90s, back when Ireland were on something of a winning streak. He discusses why he loves it, some of the best songs over the years, and who he thinks would have won this year had the event in Rotterdam not been cancelled.

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4:31

Eamonn discusses Sampson Twogood Roch,an incredible...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/15

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about Sampson Twogood Roch (1757–1847) an Irish painter of miniatures. The son of William and Mary Roch of Youghal, in County Cork, he was born deaf. It is unknown with whom he studied; he may have been self-taught. By 1779 he had established himself in Dublin, and in the years following is known to have worked in England. Beginning in 1786 he lived in Cork; while there he married a distant cousin. In

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3:36

Eamonn discusses the renowned Shakespearean actor...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/14

Keane, the son of actor Edmund Kean, was born in Waterford City and went on to be a huge Shakespearean actor of his day, internationally. Eamonn discusses this in his latest virtual tour of Waterford Treasures.

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5:10

Eamonn McEneaney talks about the tragic sinking of...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/13

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about the sinking of the SS Formby on the 15th December 1917 and her sister ship the SS Coningbeg on the 17th December 1917 by the same German U-Boat,U-62, captained by Ernst Hashegen, both were trading between Liverpool and Waterford with general cargo.

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7:11

Eamonn McEneaney talks about some very fine mirrors...

The Big Breakfast Blaa ·

2020/05/12

In his daily history slot on WLR's Big Breakfast Blaa,Eamonn McEneaney tells Ollie and Mary all about some very fine mirrors,and their amazing personal history.Wall-hung mirrors allowed the occupiers of the great houses to magnify the amount of natural light in a room, catching and reflecting the light while the gilt frames that supported the mirrors added to the reflective quality. At night, mirrors really came into their own, helping to transform an otherwise darkened room into a warmly-lit,

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