TwoMacs Podcast

The Story Continues
John Lennon sang: 'So this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over, a new one just begun.'
In this first podcast of 2025 Ronan and Martin reflect on the past year wi…

There's only one Mickey Mansell!..
The Clonoe Cyclone dropped in for a chat before heading  off to the World Darts Championship set to commence at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. 
Fresh from his marvellous…

Mark Shields - Local Treasure
You've heard the phrase 'national treasure', well this week's guest is a local treasure named Mark Shields, who currently teaches English/Drama at St Patrick's Academy in…

Anne Cadwallader - uncovering the truth.
This week's TwoMacs Podcast comes from the home of distinguished investigate journalist Anne Cadwallader. 
Anne is best known as author of Lethal Allies: Britis…

Kevin Hanna - GOAT Storyteller.
Yes, it's the return of the man who never went away. Kevin tells stories of a country childhood and of his early working life, bizarre 1970s fashion and a trip to see …

Originally from Omagh, singer/songwriter Jonny Nixon (a good friend of Martin's) is now based in Belfast. He and Martin have a lively chat about music and the creative process, as well as meditation …

At the age of 35, Gareth Devlin, aka Manies, captured the imagination of a nation of TG4 GAA viewers when he was in a shoot-out with the great David Clifford. He talked to his former neighbour Ronan …

Martin and Ronan recall decades of work that took them from building sites to websites and their dream jobs. Recalling a time health & safety rules were virtually non-existent, a newspaper & milk rou…

History on Screen
Ronan and Martin discuss how various historical events have been depicted in films and on television. The sensational US tv series Roots is discussed as is Jim Sheridan's Oscar nomin…

As the Ladies club finals beckon this weekend, we're joined by All Star recipient Lynette McShane (Hughes) one of the most decorated players in Tyrone.
Lynette recalls playing and winning championship…

The conversation begins with Kieran fondly remembering his parents and their decision to send him from home in West Belfast to boarding school at St Michael's College Omeath. The year was 1969 and th…

Tony Donnelly
It was a pleasure to chat with an old 'mature student' Queens' university friend Tony Donnelly from Galbally. Great memories, with loads of laughs along the way, remembering going back t…

School - the best days of your life?
As the children go back to school, the Two Macs recall those days way back filled with a mix of fear, foreboding and fondness. From a coathanger used to wield puni…

'Identity' - a word very much in vogue these days - is examined by the TwoMacs whose formative years were the 1970s. Struggling to keep up with ever-changing political correctness, the discussion inc…

From Essex to Newmills & Brackaville GAA club via United Arab Emirates,  Andy Griggs is doing all he can to make the world a better place. 
Tragically his 19-year-old son Joshua, a talented young Gael…

Martin talks to Damian 'mor' O'Neill, the local Irish language worker, about Irish culture. They discuss history, literature and sport and uncover some curious but little known stories of old. As Dam…

Sport has the power to let us forget our troubles for a while as we bask in the excitement of human endeavour, courage and competition. 
However charlatans, shysters and cheats also taint great compet…

Gerry Goodwin - a Tyrone GAA duel star.

Gerry from Dungannon starred at football and hurling, winning a minor All Ireland in 1973 and remarkably the All Ireland Poc Fada in 1982, beating off the chal…