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A Little Birdie Told Me

A Little Birdie Told Me is a family and parenting podcast and every episode we’ll be bringing you insights, advice and our own personal experiences, along with some great guests. Brought to you by Rebecca Horan and Rollercoaster.ie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#105 Alana Murrin On Finding Her Stage After Becoming...

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2026/02/11

On Season 9 Episode 5 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan speaks to Saint Studio Co-Founder Alana Murrin. Alana has had a fascinating career in dance which led her to Saint Studio and its success in Dublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:51

#104 Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw On Open Heart Surgery,...

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2026/02/05

On Season 9 Episode 4 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan talks to Lisa O'Sullivan Shaw. Lisa is a model, content creator and mum of four boys. Lisa has lived an extraordinary life up until this point. She was born in Kerry and spent much of her infancy in a Dublin Hospital due to a heart problem which led to two open heart surgeries as an adult. In her twenties and after the breakup of a long relationship Lisa moved to New York and that's where she met her Irish husband, she spoke to

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44:06

#103 Charlene Flanagan On Building A Beauty Empire...

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2026/01/29

On Season 9 Episode 3 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan talks to Co-Founder of Ella and Jo, Charlene Flanagan, Charlene travelled up from Sligo for the chat and was a ray of sunshine. Charlene is the Co-Founder of Irish beauty business Ella and Jo and the mother of two children. Charlene spoke to Rebecca about the risks that have paid off in business, bringing her husband on as MD, getting pregnant while launching her company, her family life and having it all while being honest about

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41:05

#102 Leah Jones On Every Mother's Worst Nightmare And...

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2026/01/22

On Season 9, Episode 2 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan talks to Leah Jones. Leah is Co-Founder of Crystals & Co and a mum of two. Leah opened up to Rebecca about her second pregnancy with her son Hunter and the shock at discovering at her twenty week scan that Hunter had very serious heart complications. Unfortunately, the story gets worse for Leah and her family as Hunter is rushed to the children's hospital in Birmingham not long after she has given birth, here begins a

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40:01

#101 Joanna Cluskey Opens Up About Her Mental Health...

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2026/01/15

Welcome back to Season 9 of A Little Birdie Told Me. Host Rebecca Horan kicks off a brand new season with a well-loved Irish Stylist, Personal Shopper and Model, Joanna Cluskey, or StyledByJo to her many followers. Joanna is a teacher who has taken time out of school life to work on her blossoming styling career. Joanna lives in Galway with her husband and their three kids and she shares her story with Rebecca, she details her mental health struggles, why she thinks it is important to talk about our

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45:08

#100 Laura Nolan Horgan On Her Life-Changing Surgery

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2025/12/04

On Season 8 Episode 11 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to Laura Nolan Horgan. Laura is the Founder of LNH Edit, a lifestyle and interiors brand based in Ireland. Laura is mum to Elizabeth, Hugo and Toby. Laura opens up to Rebecca about her scary and unknown journey as a BRCA1 carrier. As a result Laura underwent a life-changing hysterectomy just ten weeks after she gave birth, she then went on to have a double masectomy, all before she turned 40 and all in order to prevent

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47:25

#99 Suzanne Kane On Finding Her Voice Off The Airwaves

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2025/11/27

On Season 8 Episode 10 host Rebecca Horan talks to Suzanne Kane. Suzanne is a broadcaster, content creator and mum of three. Suzanne and her husband Joey raise their children in Dublin. She opens up to Rebecca about her turbulent year where she stepped away from her dream role as a host on 98FM. with the help of her wonderful family, and that in walking away she reveals she found herself again. Suzanne spent the summer by the sea with her children and rediscovered her passions and purpose. Hosted on

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32:02

#98 Lisa Shannon On The Tragic Death Of Her Mother...

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2025/11/20

*****Trigger Warning***** This Episode deals with the topic of suicide, if you are affected by this subject matter please seek help.On Season 8 Episode 9 host Rebecca Horan talks to Lisa Shannon. Lisa Shannon is a makeup artist and educator, she is also a product creative and education consultant for Poco Beauty and a mum of two. Lisa opened up to Rebecca about the tragic death of her mother by suicide and the impact her mother's struggles had on her life, she also spoke about the deep connection

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48:43

#97 Danielle Websdale On How A Kiss On A Plane...

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2025/11/13

On Season 8 Episode 8 of A Little Birdie Told Me host Rebecca Horan talks to Danielle Websdale. Danielle, aka Danny The Mammy, is a content creator and working mother of three. Danielle and her husband and three children live in Co. Kildare. Danielle has a highly engaged online community from her days spent sharing her pregnancy's and her busy life raising young children and working. Danielle gets frank about the lack of support for first-time mothers, the challenges she and her son faced with

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49:46

#96 Orla Hopkins On The Day That Changed Her Life

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2025/11/06

On Season 8 Episode 7 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan talks to Orla Hopkins. Orla is a mum of two, former athlete and co-founder of New Dimensions Active, a speaker and trainer. At the age of 19 Orla experienced a grief like no other and fitness and movement saved her life when she hit rock bottom. Orla went on to marry and have two children and has used her grief to help others, Orla is a well-respected business woman and role model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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46:38

#95 Jenny Lee Dixon Opens Up About Her Fertility...

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2025/10/30

On Season 8 Episode 6 of A Little Birdie, host Rebecca Horan talks to Jenny Lee. Jenny is an actress, scientist and mum of twins. Jenny is a very soulful woman with so much to discuss, including her start in Dublin training as an actress to the bright lights of LA, to the Playboy Mansion and back home to Carrickstown where she found her home on Fair City. Jenny met her husband, former TD Tom Neville at an event in Limerick and she said she never looked back. The pair went through an arduous journey

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47:53

#94 Eileen Loughlin Tells The Story Of Her Daughter...

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2025/10/23

****Trigger Warning**** On Episode 5 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Rebecca Horan talks to Eileen Loughlin. Eileen Loughlin, is a content creator, teacher and mum who also goes by Everything Eileen. Eileen tells Rebecca the story of her daughter Annabel, Annabel sadly died at the age of 3 and a half in an accident in the home and Eileen has recently published a book celebrating Annabel called Annabel's Adventures At the Beach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:08

#93 The Glam Shamrock, Laura Drury, Opens Up On The...

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2025/10/16

On Season 8 Episode 4 of A Little Birdie Told Me Rebecca talks to Laura Drury. Laura Drury AKA The Glam Shamrock is a UK based Irish Content Creator. Laura is living in Birmingham with her three children and husband and creates the most beautiful beauty, lifestyle and fashion content Laura talks to Rebecca about life with her three kids, her C-Section E-Book and treatment tips, marriage and her business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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46:36

#92 Laura Cunningham On The Loves Of Her Life

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2025/10/09

On Season 8 Episode 3 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca Horan spoke to Laura Cunningham. Laura is a Content Creator and mum to son Ziggy. Laura is a force to be reckoned with and after working in publishing for years has gone out on her own and is an is an incredible creative director, activist, content creator, mother and friend. Laura opened up about her family, particularly her mother who died a number of years ago, how she raises her son Ziggy on her own and her time living with her

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35:05

#91 Blathnaid Treacy On Her Lifechanging Diagnosis As...

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2025/10/02

On Season 8 Episode 2 host Rebecca talks to TV and Radio Presenter Blathnaid Treacy. Blathnaid is days away from giving birth to her second baby and is in a wonderful place in her personal and professional life. Rebecca and Blathnaid spoke about the massive transition of having her first child, versus the second child. They also discussed Blathnaid's recent ADHD diagnosis, the creation of her podcast off the back of it, discovering how this has affected her life, particularly her moods, feeling

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37:48

#90 Kelly Horrigan On How She Found Purpose In Her Boys

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2025/09/25

Welcome back to the A Little Birdie Told Me Podcast, Rebecca Horan is back as your host for season 8 and she has a wonderful line-up of parents. On episode one Rebecca sits down with Model and Content Creator, Kelly Horrigan, Kelly is a mum of two boys and talks to Rebecca about breastfeeding, how having kids gave her purpose, holidaying with kids and gender selection.Follow Rebecca on Instagram @instarebeccahoranFollow Kelly on Instagram @kelly_horrigan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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49:04

#89 Danielle Garner On How We Can Heal Old Wounds

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2025/06/12

On the penultimate episode of Season 7 of A Little Birdie Told Me, Rebecca speaks to Danielle Garner. Danielle is the founder of Wildflower salon in Ranelagh and founder of Wholehearted space, she is also a mum of two young boys. Danielle talks to Rebecca about her formative years with her separated parents and what a wonderful man her father was and she also discusses travelling to see him every week and her strong bond with her mother. Danielle opens up about her journey into hair-styling at a

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55:53

#88 Adrienne Murphy On The Rollercoaster Ride To...

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2025/06/05

On Season 7 Episode 11, host Rebecca Horan talks to fitness coach Adrienne Murphy. Adrienne is one of Ireland's leading fitness influencers, trainers and business women. Adrienne is one half of Flow State and the Flexi-App and is married to High Performance Coach, John Belton. Adrienne spoke to Rebecca about her stint in modelling, eventual job in marketing and how she discovered her true calling as a personal trainer and her home in Number 17 Personal Training. Adrienne and John moved to Portugal

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45:15

#87 Designer Emma Manley On The Magic In The Chaos Of...

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2025/05/29

On Season 7 Episode 10 of A Little Birdie Told Me, host Rebecca talks to Emma Manley. Emma is a designer and mum of three boys. Emma talks to Rebecca about her busy home-life and how she makes it work alongside her successful design business Manley. Emma and her husband raise their boys through Irish and Emma spoke about her initial nerves at taking on the language and how now it has become second nature. Emma also discussed being a businesswoman and a nurturer and how they compliment each other

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49:28

#86 Rosanna Davison On The Impact Of Pregnancy Loss...

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2025/05/21

On Season 7 Episode 9 host Rebecca Horan is joined by author, model and mum of three Rosanna Davison. Rosanna is a former Miss World and well-loved personality in Ireland and her fertility story has been well charted, but on this episode Rosanna talks about the impact the multiple pregnancy losses had on her marriage and body, her surrogacy journey and subsequent pregnancy. Rosanna is now a busy mother to three children including twins. Rosanna also talks about her twenty year relationship with her

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