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Voices of Boyle

Carlo Cretaro | Florence Cretaro

Finally, after years of talking about bringing a podcast to Boyle, we’re live! This podcast is our way of documenting stories about Boyle and its people.So what motivated us to take this big leap into the unknown (it’s our first time recording audio and doing interviews!)? We were lucky enough to spend 7+ years travelling and, like the majority of people that live abroad, we came back to Boyle with a greater appreciation for our hometown, its people and its history.We love the idea of creating a

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All Episodes

68:27

Tommy King - Butchery, Darts & Painting Boyle's History

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2026/10/04

Send us Fan Mail Ep 96--- Tommy King grew up in a house with a shop in the front room, where neighbours knocked at eleven at night for a drop of milk. In 1984 he started as an apprentice butcher with Stanley Taylor on £30.30 a week, and on his first morning he had his arm down a pickle barrel, numb to the shoulder. He talks about twenty years behind the counter, Thursday darts nights in Boyle's pubs, and the paintings he started about four years ago. Check out the full blog post for this epi...

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28:11

Jane Suffin & Paul Forde - The Aldi Project in Boyle

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2026/09/11

Send us Fan Mail Ep 95--- 3,207 signatures in four days. That is what a table on The Crescent and an online petition gathered in support of Aldi's plans for the old Candon's site on Patrick Street, while the planning appeal against it waits on a decision. Jane Suffin, who started the petition, and former postmaster Paul Forde sit down with Florence and Carlo, who were on the team with them, to talk about why a supermarket matters so much to a town the size of Boyle, and about who turned up to...

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51:40

Andrea Cosgrave - Family Travel & Making Memories

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2026/08/16

Send us Fan Mail Ep 94--- Andrea Cosgrave set up a travel page to document a family trip to Iceland. The trip never happened. It was the Saint Patrick's weekend that the country shut down, and she was left with an empty account and a folder of older photographs. She started posting them anyway. Six years and somewhere past twenty countries later, she talks to Florence about spreadsheets, Thailand, a passport that expired at the check in desk, and why she would rather it was hard in the...

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81:50

Paul Connolly - Landed Estates of County Roscommon

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2026/07/26

Send us Fan Mail Ep 93--- Historian and author Paul Connolly joins Carlo for what turned into a proper local history lesson. It starts with a ruin across the road from his national school in Mount Talbot, and a teacher named Sonny Cronin who had his pupils naming spring flowers in Latin and Irish decades before anyone used the word biodiversity. It goes on through sixteen years of senior hurling, and the void that opens when the matches stop. Then there is the day that changed everything. Pau...

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63:58

Nicola Wynne - War Zones, Skyscrapers and the Road...

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2026/07/05

Send us Fan Mail Ep 92--- This week, Carlo chats with Nicola Wynne, who grew up on the Carrick Road and went on to live a life you would struggle to believe. She spent five and a half years with the United Nations in former Yugoslavia during the war. She was also based in New York on September 11th 2001. She built a 20-year career in real estate in New Jersey. And when she lost her father and her American visa in the same year, she came home to Boyle for three years during COVID that she sti...

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79:22

Vincent Beirne - The Truth

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2026/06/14

Send us Fan Mail Ep 91--- Carlo and Florence sit down with Vincent Beirne, originally from Plunkett Avenue in Boyle, now living in the west of Ireland, for a wide-ranging conversation about life, loss, healing and the path he has taken since losing his father. Vincent talks about growing up in Boyle, his father's profound influence on his life, losing a property at 21 through adverse possession, the shamanic practice he trained in and now works with, his understanding of soul loss, the ...

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63:22

Dolores Sheerin - You Leave With A Tale To Tell

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2026/05/24

Send us Fan Mail Ep 90--- Carlo and Florence sit down with Dolores Sheerin, a Termon woman with a life full of stories. From working as a telephonist in Galway in the late 1970s, where she answered a bomb threat during the Troubles and climbed onto the roof of the telephone exchange to watch Pope John Paul II bless them from his helicopter, to raising three sons in Boyle, joining the Moylurg Writers Group and discovering she could write, and travelling to Bosnia in 1994 with 26 suitcases o...

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58:45

David McGee - Ships, Cameras and a Silver Play Button

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2026/05/03

Send us Fan Mail Ep 89--- Carlo sits down with David McGee, a young man from Boyle who has quietly built one of the most niche and impressive YouTube channels in Ireland. Blue Star Line, his channel dedicated to historically accurate 3D ship animations, has over 127,000 subscribers and a single video with close to 7 million views. David talks about growing up beside the boys school in Boyle, his grandfather Dick McGee's influence on his love of photography and storytelling, making shor...

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52:49

Mairead Cogan - Farming, Fitness and Volunteering

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2026/04/12

Send us Fan Mail Ep 88--- Carlo sits down with Mairead Cogan, the youngest of six children raised on a farm in the Curlew Mountains, who went on to play GAA, break her leg and ankle in 2019, discover a passion for coaching, and found her own fitness business, Supple Fitness. But this episode is about more than fitness. Mairead also talks about two volunteer trips to Africa with Plant the Planet Games in partnership with Self Help Africa and Warriors for Humanity. A warm, honest and genu...

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Paul Forde - Boyle Post Office

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2026/03/22

Send us Fan Mail Ep 87--- In towns like Boyle, a post office was never just a place to buy stamps or send parcels. It was where news arrived before phones ever rang, where pensions were collected with a handshake and a chat, and where generations crossed the same threshold week after week. The red brick building on Shop Street stood quietly at the centre of it all, watching the town change while somehow staying the same. For decades, people stepped inside carrying letters, savings books, wor...

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Maria Liddy - Our Home In Lough Key

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2026/02/22

Send a text Ep 86--- Ever wondered what it’s like to grow up with a magical playground as your backyard…and then devote your life to healing and helping others? In this episode of the Voices of Boyle, I sit down for a chat with the remarkable Maria Liddy for an inspiring and personal conversation. From memories of childhood in Lough Key Forest Park, through life’s challenges and transformation, to her work as a family constellations facilitator and death doula, Maria opens up about the moment...

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David Cryan - Life Before and After

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2026/02/01

Send us a text Ep 85--- In this heartfelt chat with David Cryan, we dive into: Growing up in Clunloo and memories of old Boyle Wild nights, pub culture, and local stories Life-changing moments and resilience after his accident Honest advice for the next generation Tune in for laughs, nostalgia, and genuine wisdom! Check out the blog post for this episode - https://www.voicesofboyle.com/davidcryan Join us on: ( Facebook ) ( Instagram ) ( YouTube ) ( Website ) If you’d like to be ...

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49:44

Georgette Marshall - Her Journey, Creativity, and the...

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2026/01/11

Send us a text Ep 84--- In this episode of The Voices of Boyle, I’m joined by my good friend, Georgette Marshall. Georgette is the creative force behind Craic and Crackle. She grew up in the countryside in Somerset and her story has taken her through travel, adventure, and eventually to building a life here in Boyle. We talk about her love of making things by hand, how her passion for sewing led to creating handmade sauna hats from her home, and the joy of seeing those pieces become p...

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Colin & Aethel Beirne - Their Story

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2025/12/21

Send us a text Ep 83--- Welcome to another episode of the Voices of Boyle! We're joined by Colin & Aethel Beirne for this one. Highlights from this episode: - Aethel’s move from rural Galway to city life, adventures in America, and her journey to settling in Boyle - Colin’s childhood memories growing up in Termon, the outdoor games that shaped local youth, and the changing face of Boyle over the years - Stories about iconic Boyle shops, street leagues, and legendary...

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Martha Higgins - The Mysterious Irishman Erased From...

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2025/12/07

Send us a text Ep 82--- This week on the Voices of Boyle, we’re delighted to have the wonderful Martha Higgins on for an honest, nostalgic, and insightful chat! 🕰️ Take a walk down memory lane as Martha shares: Her childhood growing up on a small farm in rural Sligo The strong bond with neighbours and how the community helped each other, especially during haymaking season Fond memories of Boyle as a vibrant market towns...shops, fairs, the magic of Christmas, and classic dances The

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Dorothy Shannon - Brewing Community Spirit at King...

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2025/11/23

Send us a text Ep 81--- Today’s guest is Dorothy Shannon and we talk about all things King House Tea Rooms. Dorothy grew up between Ardcarne and Cootehall, and talks about her vivid memories of coming into Boyle as a child – the turkey market, the buzz of the town, and the shops that she loved to visit. Travel opened her world up when she was younger, feeding her love of food, flavours and the joy of creating a variety of dishes from scratch. Catering and hospitality always felt natural ...

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49:36

Anna Marie Jehorek - Boyle Is The Heart of Ireland

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2025/11/09

Send us a text Ep 80--- On this episode of Voices of Boyle, Florence and myself chat with Anna Marie Jehorek. Anna shares her story of her deep connection to Boyle—despite being born and raised in the U.S. Her family roots reach back to Croghan and she reflects on her fond memories of visiting Boyle since the 1980s, as well as the friendships and traditions that shaped her affection for the area. It was a result of these visits that Boyle became the backdrop for her two novels.&n...

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Paul Little - Swimming The River Shannon

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2025/10/26

Send us a text Ep 79--- Paul recently completed an epic endurance swim....the full length of the River Shannon, clocking in at a staggering 230km over just eight days! In this conversation, Paul chats with me and about how he prepared for the challenge, the training and sacrifices along the way, and what it really took (both physically and mentally) to push himself mile after mile in the open water. From prepping with early morning swims in freezing winter conditions, to assembling a support ...

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Angela Chilton - Life In Boyle

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2025/10/09

Send us a text Ep 78--- We’re excited to welcome Angela Chilton to Voices of Boyle! In this episode, Angela shares her inspiring journey from growing up in the north of England to finding home in the Boyle countryside. We chat about her family adventures, what drew her to Ireland, and how a chance meeting led to the creation of Knockvicar Alpaca Farm….now home to a thriving herd of fifty alpacas! Angela opens up about adjusting to rural life, her deep-rooted passion for natural health, and ...

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Sean Nicholson - From Boyle to London and Back

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2025/09/21

Send us a text Ep 77--- For episode 77 we have Sean Nicholson for a chat that’s heartfelt and full of laughs. Sean takes us back to his childhood at the foot of the Curlew Mountains, growing up in a house steeped in music, stories, and a fair bit of mischief. From there, the conversation meanders through rambling houses, lively sessions, and unforgettable characters, before following Sean to London in the 1980s and 90s, where the Irish community and music scene brought both challenges...

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