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Joe Rooney is a stand up comedian best known for his role as Father Damo in the Channel Four series Father Ted. He has also acted and written for the RTE series Killinascully, Red Rock (TV3), Roy (BBC), the feature film South and on the stage in The Shawshank Redemption (Edinburgh Fringe) and The Chastitute (Gaiety Theatre). As a stand up he has performed in cities worldwide including Shanghai, Moscow, Dubai, Chicago, Toronto, Barcelona and Bangkok.

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Episode 50 – Gearoid Farrelly

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Gearoid Farrelly. Gearoid is a vastly experienced comedian on radio, TV and the live circuit so I was surprised to hear that he has only gone professional in the last year! He has garnered rave reviews…
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Episode 49 – Neil Delamere

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Neil Delamere. I first gigged with Neil in a little pub in the middle of nowhere up North. I remember it was a disaster of a gig and I felt embarrassed as he had been asking for a support slot for ages…
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Episode 47 – Ann Skelly

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Ann Skelly. Ann is a young, up-and-coming actor currently starring as a Rachel Reid in Red Rock, the fifteen-year-old that has a relationship with a friend’s Dad. She is a 19-year-old with a lot of…
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Episode 46 – Christiane O’Mahony

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Christiane O'Mahony. Christiane is a harpist, comedienne, actor and playwright (why isn't "playwright" spelt "playwrite"?) She uses the harp as part of her stand up and is very funny with it. Y'know when…
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Episode 44 – PJ Gallagher

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with PJ Gallagher. One night upstairs in the International Bar Jason Byrne took to the stage and brought along a sidekick or wingman. It was PJ Gallagher. He barely said a word and Jason started putting…
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Episode 43 – Paul Woodfull

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Paul Woodfull. I first came into contact with Paul when he was ents officer in NCAD and I was in a band called Guernica. Well I suppose if you are in a band named after a Picasso painting then the…
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Episode 42 – Arthur Matthews

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This week on PODAROONEY, I chat with Arthur Matthews. I stayed with Arthur and Graham Linehan in their flat in Kilburn just around the time when Father Ted was first being shot. Indeed I was at the recording of the episode with Gemma Craven…