HarteLines

HarteLines

In this podcast, I will focus on the human spirit, determination to make a difference, and what people can achieve with all this and some hope, chatting to extraordinary people living ordinary lives, so come along on this journey with me. Thanks for reading and hopefully listening, and remember you’re always welcome on HarteLines. All The Best, Shane Harte, Hartelines Podcast

Episodes

April 27, 2025 56 mins

Hello there, For this episode 84, chatted to Kristy from Košice, Slovakia who is a spirits and hospitality photographer also known as Tumbler & ( not only ) Rye ), with also a special mention to her partner, Marian from Kalinovo, Slovakia. Kristy talked about everything from being born in Czechslovakia and being brought up in Slovakia, her hometown a place as big as Cork, her childhood being into cartoons, creativity, start...

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For this episode 83 of the show, this was a chat with an old friend, Ciaran Henry, who has been working in the gambling industry over 15 years, and came on to talk about his work as a safer gambling consultant.   Ciaran talked about how he started out in the gambling industry, working with online poker, gamification in gambling, meeting poker players, community in recreational poker, education, knowledge, regulation in...
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Happy St Patrick's Day, hope you have a good one.

Sometimes timing is everything, so why  not release the latest episode of the show on St Patrick's Day, a day celebrate all things Irish, and who better than chatting with Derek King the founder of Experience Irish Whiskey to share his story.

Derek discussed his whiskey journey from working in the mines of Western Australia, to bars in Australia, Canada and the differen...

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February 24, 2025 54 mins

Hello there,

For this episode it was a chat with friend and content creator called Gavin Owens of Gavin Owens Whiskey, or Gav as he's known, about some of his life story. Gav talked about everything from his childhood as quiet child, his struggles with mental health, self harm and depression.

To finding a passion in life through whiskey, how he went about starting his whiskey page, a bit of The Simpsons talk, the people who hav...

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This episode, the 80th of the show, a milestone episode, this was about all things weird and a celebration of the weird of Ireland.

So, who better than to speak to about the weird and wonderful around Ireland, than Weird Ireland content creator, Podcast host and author, Brinsley McNamara. Brinsley talked about everything from his hometown of Mullingar, Co Westmeath, his first content exploring weird Westmeath, exploring ancient ...

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Hello there and welcome to Hartelines.

For the second episode of the season and with sort of a Valentines theme, Conor Creighton author of book, The Truth about love, came on for a chat about his life story.

A life journey that brought him to report on a war zone and what this experience was like?. Then a path that led him to Northern India to le...

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Hello there and welcome to Hartelines.

For the very first episode back in a while, and to start off this season, we went on a deep dive into the time old tradition of coopering with Killian O'Mahony, Cooper from Midleton Distillery, Co. Cork. Killian talked about everything from growing up in Blarney, his love of woodwork and working with his hands, to becoming the first C...

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Hello there, On this week's episode to close out the focus on the beverage industry.   I chatted with a former colleague who is now the Experience Manager at Rebel City Distillery, Co Cork, Roísín Barry.   Roísín talked about her first job working on a vineyard in New Zealand, to representing Tullamore Dew in the US, then working as a Craft Ambassador in Jameson, a journey that has brought her back to her homestead in Cork develop...
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Hello there,   In this week's episode, I chatted with co-founder of Lough Ree Distillery, Lanesborough, Co Longford, Peter Clancy.

 

Peter talked about how he got into whiskey, how his hometown of Lanesborough became the focal point of the whiskey.   He also talked about launching Sling Shot Gin in 2018, their The Bridge Series Whiskey, Bart's Irish Whiskey which was their first blended whiskey inspired by their father's love for...
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Hello there, In this week's episode, I chatted with the President of Dublin Fire Brigade Whiskey Club, Brian Tracey. Hear about the story of the club name, bringing colleagues out of their comfort zones, how he became a firefighter, and the qualities that make a firefighter. Brian shares his love of whiskey, past and future tasting events, relationship building with whiskey friends, his favourite whiskeys, he shares his love ...

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This week for episode 74 on the show this was a bit of a treat of an episode.

I had the pleasure of chatting with the Founder of Bingo Loco, Will Meara.

In this episode, we talked about the origins of Bingo Loco, going from college events to for a time, themed bar ownership.

Will also explained what the essence of Bingo Loco is?, we also explore the wildest Loco nights they've experienced and discuss the qualities that make a ph...

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In this episode of the podcast as part of this season's ongoing exploration of the drinks and spirits industry. I had the pleasure of interviewing a beer judge, drinks expert, and award-winning wine writer, Susan Boyle.

Susan talked about her early beginnings working in the family bar in Kildare, the ins and outs of judging beer, what is a table captain?, the origins of the wine bottle, research that had her re-creating Egyptian be...

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In this episode of Hartelines podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brett Stephenson, Co-Founder of WiclowWayWines and Winemaker, as part of this season's ongoing exploration of the drinks and spirits industry.   Brett shared his story, from music to winemaking. We also dive into the process of winemaking, using berries to produce their wine, sourcing local berries, going viral on TikTok, the challenges of running a winery, a...

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In this episode of Hartelines podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Vicki Baird, Managing Director and Boss Lady of Stillgarden Distillery in Inchicore, Dublin, as part of this seasons ongoing exploration of the drinks and spirits industry.

 

We explore the art and science of crafting unique and high-quality spirits, and discover the c...

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This week on the show, for episode 70. I have two special guests and co-founders of Tom Crean Brewery, Aileen Crean O'Brien, the grand-daughter of the legendary Antarctic explorer, Tom Crean, and her partner Bill Sheppard.

Not only is Tom Crean Brewery renowned for its craft beer, but it has also garnered acclaim for its award-winning stout.

In this episode, we delve into the history, the brewing process, and the flavours that ...

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Craft beer has become an increasingly popular trend in recent years with a significant rise in the number of small, independent breweries.

In this episode of Hartelines podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Wim De Jongh, co-founder of Hope Beer, a successful craft brewery located in Kilbarrack, North Dublin, as part of the ongoing exploration of the drinks and spirits industry.

During the conversation, Wim shared his remarkab...

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It's been a while since the last episode, so for this episode, I reached out to Eoin Cooney, Brand Ambassador for Glendalough Distillery.

He talked about his whiskey and spirits journey, the history of Glendalough Distillery, the founders' strategy starting out, how they sourced Japanese oak, tips for anyone considering applying to become an ambassador and so much more.

Even if you don't know much about whiskey, you will learn thro...

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June 23, 2022 44 mins

It's been a while since my last episode, although this guest was worth the wait. In this week's episode, I caught up with a friend from years gone by who is a Radio Host and a bit of a UK TV Personality. It's the one and only Daz Stokes.

Daz talked about everything from his home town Redditch in England, his time as a Redcoat in Butlins, his many TV and game show appearances, nearly winning 250k on Deal or No Deal. He also talked a...

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This week and for my first episode in a mini-series, I like to call 'Around The World in an Insta'.   I chatted with Los Angeles based animator, illustrator and author, Nate Fakes.   He talked about everything from his beginnings drawing in school, to interning at MAD Magazine, doing storyboards for Red Bull, his comic strip feature 'Break of Day', copyright, syndication, being a member of the cartoonist society, his upcoming Graph...
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With only two weeks until Ireland goes back to Eurovision 2022 in Turin, Italy. 

I thought who better to chat to than the Eurovision 1993 Song Contest Winner and podcast co-host, Niamh Kavanagh from Dublin to hear her story of Eurovision. 

Niamh talked about everything from growing up in her early years in Ballymun, the sequence of events that led to her participating, what it was like the week of Eurovision 1993? also getting invo...

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