Presented by Mairéad Loughman of LoveHQ.ie, Would Like to Meet is a podcast for single people to help them date with confidence. Mairéad is a professional matchmaker who has successfully sent over 6,000 people on dates since 2016 with countless engagements, babies, marriages, long term relationships and millions of kisses along the way. This podcast will help men and women to embrace their single life, ensure positive dating experiences, have great relationships, never miss a romantic opportunity again and most of all help to find real long term love with your someone special. more

Mixed Blessings podcast is limited series of six episodes surveying the impact of racism on interracial relationship of Africans living in Ireland and beyond. This podcast gathers personal stories, insights and information on laws affecting African love.Using open dialogue techniques, each guest is encouraged and challenged to discuss their experiences of intercultural relationships without patronisation, to pursue a heartfelt conversation about the intrusion of racism, prejudice and discrimination from family, community and governmental laws on mixed partnerships.Produced and presented by Mary Oyediran. Sound design and production by Neil Farrelly. Thank you to listeners for taking the time to listen to this podcast. more

U2-Y follows the design story of one of the biggest bands in rock and roll history.It aims to celebrate a unique relationship; The creative partnership between designer/art director Steve Averill and the band U2.This collaboration thrived and endured for over four and a half decades.Before the sleeves, before any poster or visual ephemera, came the name itself. Steve gave them this name.'U2'. A letter and a number. We will explore how the name itself became a monolith of design, whether it's use is dominant or invisible.Just the 2ofUs.Steve is guided through the story of his career by his son, giving the series a unique and personal tone.'In recent years, I became fascinated by the idea of this creative collaboration enduring for such a long time', Gareth Anton Averill says.The relationship that my father had with U2 was unique. I recognise this as being one of the longest-running creative relationships in music history, if not any creative or cultural industry.I believe this is worth exploring and celebrating and asking the question, 'Why?'.Alongside Steve's personal story, U2Y delves deep into design specifics. Topics discussed include the process of the pre-digital age, early computer-aided design, the advent of the Compact Disc and the explosion of promotional materials.In essence, U2-Y tells the story of one of the biggest bands in the world from a different perspective; the record sleeve.From Punk to Pop.The story begins in 1977 with the Cultural explosion that was punk. Ireland's first punk group, 'The Radiators From Space', founded and fronted by Steve (Rapid), was the catalyst for his connection with U2.The U2-Y Podcast will examine an album per episode. It begins with the invention of the name, 'U2' itself. It then journeys through each major campaign, up to and including the hyper-vivid years of the Pop album and Pop-mart tour.Out now:Episode 1 - IntroductionEpisode 2 - BoyEpisode 3 - OctoberComing Soon:May 8th - Episode 4 - WarMay 15th - Episode 5 - Unforgettable FireMay 29th - Episode 6 - The Joshua TreeTBC - Episode 7 - Achtung Baby TBC - Episode 8 - PopU2's catalogue appears courtesy of Universal Music Publishing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more

Sometimes it's better to just be friends. Hosted by Irish comedians Stephen Mullan and Taran O'Sullivan, Friendzoned explores platonic and romantic relationships with loads of laughs along the way. The podcast is produced in Dublin by Michael Sable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. more