1980s Dublin wasn’t all emigration and recession.
There was great music, mad nights out and a capital city bursting with homegrown talent.
Irish rock icons Leslie Dowdall of In Tua Nua and Flo McSweeney of Toy With Rhythm and Moving Hearts were at the epicentre of it and now they have teamed up to present Natural Women, a collaboration which will see them covering songs by 1970s songwriting legends Carole King and Linda Ronstadt in Vicar Street.
They came in to talk to host Roisin Ingle about their 1980s heyday, the scene in the Pink Elephant nightclub and why they wanted to make music together after all these years.
Miriam O’Callaghan: ‘Receptiongate was the most stressful moment of my entire career’
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to stream in November
Ellen Keane: ‘I grew up believing I was unlovable, that I wasn’t attractive’
From France to Ireland: ‘I called my parents after two weeks and said I’m not coming back’
They even give us a bit of a song.
But first, Irish Times Opinion Editor Jennifer O’Connell is here to talk about some of the biggest stories of the week including the at home cervical screening that has arrived in the UK and the presidential chances of conservative Catholic Maria Steen.
Listen on the player above or search for The Women’s Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
