The Fynches is the brainchild of brothers Ferdia and Oisín Walsh-Peelo have forged a distinct sound blending vocal harmonies with an eclectic folk-rock aesthetic They have a strong vocal-harmony sound which echoes the likes of CSN high-profile appearances on The Late Late Show and Fanning at Whelan’s the group is now focused on recording their highly anticipated debut album The Fynches release their new single Too Late continuing their string of single releases “In 2023 myself and Ferdia went on a writing trip to the stunning Pyrenees mountains of Spain We wrote a plethora of new music but also revisited ideas that had swirled around our heads for years The moment we finalised the song’s format and lyrics No computers – just a 4-track machine from the 80’s We didn’t think much more about it but while recording our debut album in 2024 we decided to try and record the ‘album version’ of ‘Too Late’ We did several takes but could never recapture that first beautiful moment when everything was new and fresh that is what this song is about but in the context of a relationship That meaning extended for us to the very nature of art and music and why we make it It displays another side of the music we make with The Fynches and the setting amplified the song’s emotional depth and captured the vulnerable aesthetic that we sought.” With guest appearances from musicians like Fionn O’Neill The Fynches are gearing up for an exciting Winter Tour throughout November: Tickets available from: https://www.thefynches.com/tour the Walsh-Peelo brothers were steeped in the classical arts nurtured by the tender hand of their mother Oisín honed his skills touring and recording with bands like Villagers while Ferdia found fame on the silver screen when he attained the lead role in John Kearney’s Sing Street He also stars in the multi-Oscar-winning film CODA (best-picture) Pistol (Danny Boyle) and the upcoming ‘Four Letters of Love’ (starring Pierce Brosnan & Helena Bonham-Carter) The journey of The Fynches is one defined by passion and an unwavering belief in the transformative power of music From their classical roots to their forays into the world of film and acting they have remained steadfast in their commitment to the art form that binds them together With Camryn Teehan providing the rhythmic heartbeat that drives their sound forward The Fynches stand as a testament to the enduring power of collaboration and creativity Linktree >> https://linktr.ee/TheFynches News UC Santa Cruz’s five academic divisions—Arts and Physical and Biological Sciences—selects one graduate student alumnus/a/i as their Distinguished Graduate Student honoree The awards ceremony for the 2022 cohort will take place on April 23 of Alumni Weekend Anthropology ’09) has been named UC Santa Cruz’s Social Sciences Division Distinguished Graduate Alumna Peelo was constantly surrounded by natural and human history at a young age Her family spent nearly every family vacation at a museum When she started her undergraduate education at Santa Clara University—which sits beside a 1777 consecrated Roman Catholic church—Peelo was once again surrounded by the field she grew up around Peelo graduated from Santa Clara University in 1999 and received her B.A in combined sciences with a minor in anthropology in anthropology from Colorado State University in 2002 When it was time for Peelo to pursue her Ph.D. she looked to UC Santa Cruz as an institution beaming with inspirational women in leadership “I was inspired by the fact that all of the senior faculty in the anthropology department were women,” Peelo said It felt like it was really rare to have the entire faculty that I’d be taking classes from in the anthropology department all women.”  Peelo is now a woman in leadership herself She serves as co-owner and president of Albion —a women-owned cultural resource management and consulting firm in California Peelo and five other women in Albion partnered together to purchase the company’s shares from the previous owners moving into retirement and a group of very capable women already here working at Albion stepped up to take on the responsibility and seize that opportunity,” Peelo said Peelo oversees projects that impact colonial and postcolonial archaeological sites Some of Albion’s clientele include the City of Santa Cruz the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Peelo helps clients understand and protect cultural and natural resources that might be on their properties within areas they want to develop Peelo focused on ceramics produced in California missions She examined the technological style of the pottery from missions to understand its cultural origins and how Native peoples made it their own Peelo worked closely with Judith Habicht Mauche a significant factor in Peelo’s decision to pursue her Ph.D Peelo said that the critical thinking skills she honed at UCSC along with Habicht Mauche’s emphasis on continued learning “Judith is a world-renowned archaeologist and a very well-known expert in her specialty and her field but she’s very interested in the world and interested in all the things about archaeology,” Peelo said “Her perspective on continued learning in the field has really influenced me and allowed me to do the job that I’m doing because I am still learning every single day.” Peelo has taught a number of classes at UCSC since graduating she is instrumental in organizing the archeological field methods class which provides students with hands-on experience in cultural resource management a skill they can take with them into the professional field “It’s been really fulfilling to continue my relationships with the folks at UCSC,” Peelo said “And I hope to continue to do so in the future.”  The Fynches release their new single Spain the first track from their upcoming debut album The song brings the listener a journey through different periods of the protagonist’s life teenager and adult experiencing the full spectrum of human emotion all with the sun-drenched backdrop of the Spanish mountains Each verse paints a different stage – happy holidays We spent our summer holidays in Spain as kids (myself and Oisín) and I found it interesting that a lot of my life’s big moments happened there experiencing heartbreak and finding the wildness within and without Getting lost on the railroads and learning my limits as a teenager Loads of stuff happened to me there and this song is a representation of that the publican in the local village who saw us grow up over the years When I brought the idea and lyrics to the band and my brother Oisín it really came to life – the song took on a more jaunty playful side and we had a lot of fun with the vocal arranging and instrumentation It helped that Oisín speaks Spanish as well even chimed in with her own verses later on (they didn’t make the cut!!) This track marks the first release from our debut album which we’ve been putting our hearts and souls into all year we really wanted to perform this one as “live” as possible but our single-room home-studio had too much bleed between the microphones I ended up performing it squished into the back of Oisín’s Fiat Doblo van The rest of the band accompanied me from inside the studio It achieved the richness and clarity of sound we were seeking and left room for the big vocal harmonies which we over-dubbed afterwards.” The Fynches wrap up their Winter Tour in Belfast and Dublin this week: Tickets available from: https://www.thefynches.com/tour The band are currently running a Fundit campaign to fund their debut album. Find out more about how you can support them at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-fynches-debut-album Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Print Women sharing health and fitness content on social media are generally unconcerned about data privacy and are unaware personal information may be monetised without consent A research team from University College Cork (UCC) deploying a systematic method for reviewing published research selected 21 relevant academic papers from thousands of international researchers to clarify the benefits and challenges facing women interacting with fitness content on social media lead author of the paper Keeping Fit & Staying Safe: A systematic review of women’s use of social media for fitness said users seemed generally unconcerned about their data safety and privacy “Our review found women social media users presumed their data was not worthwhile or exciting ‘I don’t think they’ll have very much interest in my information.’ “This blasé attitude may stem from a deficit of understanding of the extent to which their data are being used or a perception that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks,” added Peelo Dennehy Dr Sarah Foley and Prof John McCarthy is based in the School of Applied Psychology at UCC Co-author of the research Stephanie Murphy said social media has transformed how users create “Research to date demonstrates that despite positive sharing opportunities there are risks when engaging with fitness content online exposure to misinformation and the privacy risks associated with being online,” she added Researcher Dr Sarah Foley said support is vital for women’s engagement in physical activity as they are less likely to exercise than men and more likely to report barriers to engagement “Women find support through engagement with fitness influencers while men are more likely to view athletes’ content than fitness influencers Creating and sharing fitness content online can encourage more women to learn about health and fitness habits and should be possible without exposing their data to exploitation,” she added Read More: Supreme court says social networking giant has until June to pay $290m in penalties Redmond disconnects iconic video calling service Social network admits transferring data to China Qwen3 promises better accuracy, though response times may lag behind Gemini and ChatGPT New collaborations include Anthropic, IBM, Microsoft, Mistral AI, OpenAI, Perplexity, Samsung, Stripe and more An interview with 16-year-old Ferdia Walsh-Peelo about his first film role It’s always a good idea to do a little homework before an interview but I try and make sure I read a few interviews and get an idea of which questions come up so often that they don’t need to be asked again When prepping to interview Ferdia Walsh-Peelo the young star of John Carney’s Sing Street There had been no interviews published yet; the film had just had its Sundance premiere and the only thing I could find on him besides a Twitter account were a series of publicity shots from Sundance (He didn’t even have a Wikipedia — a fact that has since been corrected.) Naturally I wonder why you’re talking to me,” laughs the 16-year-old Irish-born actor I started singing from a young age and playing piano classically and I did loads of operas and such as a boy soprano I started playing guitar and then I got Sing Street a young Irish man from a working-class background who is forced to move from private to public school when his family goes through a rough patch encouraged by his hippyish older brother (Jack Reynor) who feeds the addiction with recommendations and tough-love advice Wanting to impress a popular rocker girl at school Conor asks her to appear in a music video for his band — a band that he has yet to form With the help of some instrument-playing cohorts the now-redubbed Cosmo starts a band and moves from popular new wave covers to original compositions in order to win over Ralphina (Lucy Boynton) whose best-known works are music-centric films like  Once and Begin Again It’s also somewhat autobiographical for the filmmaker He would’ve been roughly the same age as Cosmo at the time the film is set he played bass in the Frames for two years in the early ’90s and he went to the very same school as Cosmo does in the film “I was never really aware of that on set,” he explains I believe because he thought it would put a lot of pressure on me I know there was some talk about it being a bit of a biopic (…) Conor was very much different from John; I was just doing who I thought Conor was.” Considering that Walsh-Peelo was born in 2000 (!) the songs featured in the film by the likes of Duran Duran Joe Jackson or Hall & Oates were not exactly in his wheelhouse “I wasn’t familiar at all with that kind of stuff,” he says I started learning about the music and watching music videos Now I’m really into it and I’m watching a broader library of music I kinda skipped a few generations when I started listening to music because I was already into the Sixties — doing Beatles covers and whatnot — but I’d never really explored much of the avenues of the Eighties Walsh-Peelo had been performing the songs from Sing Street in various live capacities I asked the actor how it felt to have such a major life experience bubbling under the surface — something so major just waiting to be shared with the rest of the world because I played in front of a lot of people who had actually seen it — at the afterparty because people actually started listening to me playing music for once in my life,” he laughs “Usually it’s just ‘If you’re not gonna sings “Fields of Athenry,” shut up!’ but I don’t know what to expect until it actually happens.” ■ Sing Street opens at the Cineplex Forum Cinema (2313 Ste-Catherine W.) on Friday, April 29. Watch the trailer here: I spent the day with the renowned chef and restaurateur sourcing rainbow trout in Montebello and watching her assemble a perfect crudo at her restaurant in the Village. One of the most complete and enjoyable restaurant experiences anywhere. Embed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2016/04/21/sing-street-ferdia-walsh-peelo"></iframe> EmailFerdia Walsh-Peelo attends the premiere of "Sing Street" at Metrograph Tuesday (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Ferdia Walsh-Peelo was just 14 when he was cast as the lead in “Sing Street,” the new musical film by John Carney the writer-director of "Once." But Walsh-Peelo brought a wealth of musical experience to the role He performed as a boy soprano in “The Magic Flute” and was in his first band at the age of 11 He spoke recently to Here & Now's Robin Young about the film On his love of acting coming later than his love of music “I think I would have discovered I loved acting if I hadn’t done 'Sing Street,' it was just something that had come earlier than I expected and I was so driven with music that I didn’t even have time to think about that Performing music and acting kind of go hand-in-hand as well.” Your attraction to music made you perfect for this character I was so driven from music from such a young age so by the time it came to shooting 'Sing Street,' I’d already been through a few terrible bands and I’d already experiencing that singing on the street for a bit of pocket money and spent a lot of time shooting terrible music videos as well so I mean I experienced all of that and it was – and I think that was why John really wanted a musician and especially why he really wanted me because I think he saw that in me When I was starting out I hadn’t quite got around to the ‘80s yet I was playing lots of different kinds of music and that I was sort of in the ‘60s when I was about to do 'Sing Street' kind of music-wise and fashion-wise and I was playing with a band and we were playing lots of skiffle music and really that kind of vibe.” So you were playing music from almost half a century ago and I just had to kind of skip a few generations to learn about the ‘80s for this film.” your character assumes numerous personas inspired by famous artists from that eras it feels like you were taking a walk through musical history John was always sending me over music videos and things like that but those bits are great actually because it’s like a more extreme version of what actually goes on in school because I know I was definitely coming in like every few days with a different haircut or different hairstyle I was probably going down the route of John Lennon or you know young John Lennon But it was just all part of finding who you are and finding your own thing and that’s what the film is about as well It’s about Connor finding who he is and finding his own voice it was so – that happened a lot more because it was so extreme Pop music and there was so much stuff going on it was the first time that people tackled the thing of kind of guys wearing makeup and the first time people challenged the whole kind of sexuality thing because it was a little bit set aside from the other parts of the world but we’re still getting those music videos in and all that kind of pop stuff that was coming over from the U.K. so it was such a bizarre time and it’s so strange to look at it in the film Eighties Dublin is just mad and everybody’s poor because it’s a recession also.” it was kind of like they were hostages looking out into another world John Carney said that it’s difficult directing young people because he cannot have them draw on previous experiences ‘you know how you’re chatting up a girl at the bar just chat to her like that,’ and I’m like ‘John how many times have I chatted up a girl at the bar?’ But you can get what he means by that but you know you can imagine what it would feel like.” which means United By Pop receives a percentage if you make a purchase using these links Thank you for supporting the brands that support this blog To celebrate the release of ‘Sing Street’ on Blu-ray and DVD we caught up with the stars of the film Mark McKenna and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo ‘Sing Street’ is set in 1980s Dublin and tells the story of Conor a young boy who starts a band to impress the girl of his dreams It features an amazing soundtrack including original music and 80s classics Mark and Ferdia share all the details about being on set their opinions on double denim and their uncanny resemblance to Jared Leto Mark: What was that one that I said ages ago well we both went to open castings which is really crazy Mark: For a few hours to do a two second audition Ferdia: I went in and played a song for the camera and then got cast within a month I came back in for about two more auditions and I did a screen test where I auditioned with loads of different girls Apparently I got it a couple of weeks before that but nobody told me so I was just like “shit did I get it or not why are they bringing me in to read with loads of different girls” I was out busking in an area that’s near Dublin and I was really happy Mark: I remember when I got cast the first thing I did was check my wallet Mark: I was in a coffee shop and I looked to my mum and said “I have 10 euros at the moment ‘Sing Street’ was only an eight week shoot but I developed two years of acting skills in those eight weeks My first week on set was quite tough because I didn’t know how to act But after that it just took a couple of days of working with Aiden and Maria Doyle Kennedy (And Jack Reynor of course!) By the end of the week I got the hang of it – by the end of the shoot I was questioning John’s direction Mark: I remember on my first day I said a line quite sarcastically to Ben he’s not supposed to be a sarcastic character he’s supposed to be really serious and to the point” And I said “so why’d you cast me then I did this completely different in my audition” We did a few more takes and you just kind of remember that okay you just take into account what John tells you earlier on – you just kind of become the character Ferdia: It was pretty fun…it felt like we were in the 80s Mark: Anything modern they just didn’t let us near even the cars and when we were doing scenes outside – they blocked off the roads so no cars could drive through they’d be like “okay just make it quick” So they’d go through and they’d have really old vintage cars on the roads… when we were on the train they re-did a carriage with 80s advertisements on it and everything Mark: We actually closed down the train line for the day I remember one of my friends said “I was trying to go into town and the train line was closed” and I said “oh favourite songs… ‘Lady In Red’ by Chris De Burgh Ferdia: I love ‘You Make My Dreams Come True’ by Hall & Oates Mark: Anything by Prince and anything by The Police as well they have a song called ‘The Downtown Lights’ and it’s a very good song It took us like three days to do one scene but John is unbelievable at working with people who just don’t have a clue how to act So we were wondering why he brought that upon himself… Mark: He didn’t put any pressure on us if you feel nervous you’re obviously going to be like “oh shit what am I doing?” He didn’t make you feel nervous at all Mark: I’m just going to say what I always say just to be yourself really and don’t be afraid of getting being called gay because you’re wearing something that someone else doesn’t wear Like when you see teenage boys now and they’re like “oh wearing skinny jeans is gay” – but wearing skinny tracksuit Adidas bottoms is okay like I don’t know just don’t think too much about what people are Just think about what’s within your control and what you’re happy with really I really like it I think it’s going to come back Hopefully we’re a bit of an inspiration as well you know kind of to go out and do what… Mark: Go and steal you Grandad’s boat and go to London Ferdia: That’s what my Grandad said to me actually Tthere are loads of 15-year olds now going out on boats to London.” And I said “No there aren’t Grandad.” I’d like to be one of those cheeky actors like Ewan McGregor where they get big with acting and then say “Oh what am I going to do with all this money I obviously wanted to do both but it’s hard unless you get yourself to a point where you’re Jared Leto and you can just do whatever the hell you want Mark: When we’re accepting our Oscars we’ll do what he did and just promote his own band in some ways the music industry is so hard and I don’t want it to ruin music for me I know loads of musicians who it is just totally ruined for the whole industry is nuts and it’s much harder than acting I wouldn’t like to be the kind of musician who does a four-year-long tour I couldn’t handle four years of going to a city for three days then going somewhere else Basically be Jared Leto… basically I’m an Irish Jared Leto Everyone’s thinking it and I’m just saying it Ferdia: But slightly better looking… the only way that you could tell us apart is that I’m better looking than Johnny Depp Ferdia: If Jared Leto had bigger pecs he’d be me ‘Sing Street’ is available now in the US and the UK courtesy of Lionsgate UK Home Entertainment Hannah is a twenty year old who can't get enough of all things film When she's not singing along to the Hamilton soundtrack she's probably talking about pointless things […] stylistically iterative 80’s songs that feel unique and they are the vehicle Connor/Cosmo (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) uses to grow up and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Every Celeb at Met Gala 2025 - See All Red Carpet Photos & Full Guest List (Updating Live All Night) Emilia Jones had a great moment during the BAFTAs this year The 20-year-old actress performed the song “Both Sides Now” on stage at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (March 13) at Royal Albert Hall in London Emilia was up for Best Actress for her work in the movie CODA and if you’ve seen the film you’ll know that she performs the song during a pivotal moment at the end Troy Kotsur cementing his status as the Oscars frontrunner Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Click inside to watch the performance video… More Here! » The 2022 BAFTAs show is less than 24 hours away and many of the nominees stepped out to celebrate their nominations at a pre-party West Side Story‘s Ariana DeBose, The Power of the Dog‘s Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Licorice Pizza‘s Alana Haim were among the nominated stars who attended the reception on Saturday night (March 12) in London One interesting thing about the BAFTAs nominees is that in the Best Actress category none of the six nominated actresses are up for an Oscar this year The show will air at 2pm ET / 11am ET on the BritBox streaming service for fans watching in North America Click inside to see photos of all the stars at the BAFTAs Nominees Reception… More Here! » Jack Reynor and Mark McKenna head out in New York City together on Thursday afternoon (April 14) Earlier in the week, the two actors joined their other Sing Street co-stars — Lucy Boynton, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, and Aidan Gillen and writer/director John Carney — at AOL Build before their premiere PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jack Reynor Sing Street is about a 14-year-old boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s who escapes his strained family life by starting a band after inviting a beautiful girl to star in the music video for his band The flick is set to be released in select theaters TODAY 20+ pictures inside of Jack Reynor and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo out in New York City…More Here! » Jack Reynor is dapper in a suit while arriving at the premiere of his latest film Sing Street held at Metrograph on Tuesday (April 12) in New York City The 24-year-old actor was joined at the event by his co-stars Lucy Boynton, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Mark McKenna, Aidan Gillen The flick is set to be released in select theaters on April 15 – Watch trailer below 15+ pictures inside of Jack Reynor and his co-stars at their Sing Street premiere…More Here! » If you don't recognise the name Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, you best start memorising it. The 16-year-old star of Sing Street has recently wowed audiences at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and has just scooped the seventh Michael Dwyer Discovery Award at last month's Audi Dublin International Film Festival; it is only the second time that an actor has been named as the recipient. It's a big step up for a youngster who has quietly spent his formative years in Ashford, Co Wicklow. And we do mean formative: Ferdia was home-birthed. “It’s one of those things that nobody believes when you tell them at school,” laughs Walsh-Peelo. “But I’ve spent all my life in Ashford because I was born in my house; my little sister, as well. Crazy, really.” For a natural-born homebird, Walsh-Peelo has managed to get around. By age 12, the then young soprano had appeared on The Late Late Show, performed solo at the Wexford Opera House, and scored his first professional contract, touring with Opera Theatre Company. Unsurprisingly, he hails from a musical household. His mother, Toni, is a soprano and a teacher at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama; his siblings – Tadgh, Oisin and Siofradh – have all trained in classical music. “I’ve played music all my life,” says Ferdia, the third of four Walsh-Peelo kids. “It’s something I’ve been exposed to from a really, really early age. Mum teaches. Dad did singing for a little while. My older brother is doing it full-time. By the time I was born there was just so much music in the house. I was singing before I was talking. When we were smaller everybody studied classical.” Everything, evidently, includes movies. Thousands of kids auditioned for Sing Street, the irresistible new musical from Irish director John Carney. But it was Walsh-Peelo who landed the lead role as the filmmaker's teenage alter-ego. “Ferdia got better and better with each call-back, the reverse usually being the case with kids,” says Carney. “My not giving him the part made him come back with a renewed frustration for it each time. Like a puppy searching for a treat behind a sofa. Also, he is almost as good-looking as I was as a kid.” Carney’s semi-autobiographical musical is set in shabby 1980s Dublin, where bullied teen Conor (Walsh-Peelo) – lately transferred into the tough, similarly-sounding Dublin 8 Christian Brothers school of the title – puts together a band in order to impress the glamorous, older Raphina (Lucy Boynton). Conor, soon renamed Cosmo, is aided and abetted by fellow musical prodigies (played by Ben Carolan, Mark McKenna, Percy Chamberuka, Conor Hamilton and Karl Rice) and his weed-smoking, housebound older brother (Jack Reynor). His knack for producing earworms never wins over the thuggish Brother Baxter (Don Wycherley) but it brings Barry the schoolyard bully (Ian Kenny) onside. The finished film is unabashedly romantic and fantastical, despite its real-world origins in Carney’s own stint at Synge Street. Was Walsh-Peelo tempted to channel his director into his performance as Carney ersatz? “I didn’t think about that at all,” says the budding star. “I know it is hugely influenced by John’s life. But I wasn’t aware of a lot of those details until after. Even when I did hear about them, I didn’t dwell on it. In no way was I trying to be John. John didn’t want it to be him either. He wanted bits of himself in there. Like that thing about him always having a nice coat and a soft leather bag and a long scarf. That’s the kind of thing they bullied him for, I suppose.” We've only just finished reading "The Irish are coming!" headlines from this year's Academy Awards, but hold on to your hats: the trade papers have already conferred "Oscar buzz" on Sing Street. Carney does have form in this respect. His fourth feature, Once, took the Best Original Song statuette in 2007 for the Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová duet Falling Slowly; last year, the same director's Begin Again secured another nomination with the song Lost Stars. On the back of its Irish release and a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Sing Street is currently rated at 100 percent on the aggregate review site, Rotten Tomatoes, an honour usually reserved for such classics as Roman Holiday and The Wages of Fear. "Sundance was craziness," says Walsh-Peelo of the esteemed Utah festival. "It was like a dream – I was sitting at the premiere and Sting comes in and sits beside me. I couldn't sleep. I was buzzing. It was only after I got home and it all sunk in: Oh my God!" Post-shoot, Ferdia has returned to school. But readjusting to civilian life hasn’t been easy: “You’ve worked equally with other adults and suddenly you’re just a kid again. I don’t want to come across as a diva but it’s hard being stuck in a uniform in a room again. "When we were making the film, I had my own apartment in Ballsbridge. I was working with John and he was joking around like were the same age. I have the press tour at the moment. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next." Whatever that may be, expect big things. You memorised that name, yet? Facebook pageTwitter feed© 2025 The Irish Times DAC O Deer is the musical project of Oisín Walsh-Peelo and draws from his diverse musical language his debut album ‘Os’ is out now n CD and digital Oisín has travelled extensively with his music low-whistles and vocalist) he has played throughout the USA He has toured worldwide with a wide range of artists and bands including Hudson Taylor Since the release of his first EP ‘O Deer’ Oisín has played support for Hozier in the USA Jet Leg (Live Version) https://youtu.be/IiR3FUvm9Cg Waterside (Live Version – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBljfys1bgQ Staying at Home (Live Version)  – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLePUONcQ-o As touring and live music came to a stop in 2020 Oisín used this slower pace to record his debut album “The bulk of this album was recorded between April – June 2020 a span of time that will go down in history the world was in disarray and everything felt strange and unknown I found a beautiful sanctuary in the making of this album I had time to listen in earnest to the sounds around me – the clacks of the sparrow on my roof the slow drip-drops of spring-rain on the studio My illustrious and endlessly talented brother Ferdia helped me capture some of these moments within this selection of my songs and I present them here for you in album form https://odeermusic.bandcamp.com/album/os Linktree: https://linktr.ee/odeer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odeermusic/ By 2018-08-03T15:00:00+01:00 Source: Parts and Labor / BBC / HBO / Cosmo Films and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo from Vikings have joined the cast of Here Are The Young Men backed by Screen Ireland Macken will direct the coming-of-age drama from his screenplay based on Rob Doyle’s Irish novel that takes place in 2003 over one last summer of adolescence Principal photography is scheduled to kick off this month while editing will take place in Egg Post Production in Dublin Lola Petticrew and Conleth Hill have also joined the cast Richard Bolger of Ireland’s TYM Production’s and Noah Haeussner of Union Entertainment Group are producing Here Are The Young Men Conor Barry and Michael Raimondi serve as executive producers Macken’s acting credits include upcoming roles in the George R.R He also featured in Anderson’s Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ‘Sinners’ increases weekend-on-weekend takings to pass £11m Golshifteh Farahani and Mélissa Boros star in Ducournau’s latest feature EXLCUSIVE: The modern love story is the second film by the rising German director A ‘special success incentive’ has also been created for filmmakers whose films are recognised artistically Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie dominated the month with Gaumont’s Once Upon My Mother the top local film Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations Site powered by Webvision Cloud due for release on CD and digital 20th May ‘Waterside’ and ‘Staying at Home’ which are available to enjoy on streaming services His new single ‘Syros’ will be out 8th May and the full album ‘OS’ will be out on CD and digital 20th May 2024 Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna in ‘Sing Street’ Photo by the Weinstein Company Between their hipster chic style and flowing brown hair one could be forgiven for mistaking Irish actors Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna as members of One Direction While they may not have legions of screaming fans like the pop boy band the pair is quickly becoming rock and rollers in their own right after their first major film roles Walsh-Peelo and McKenna are two of the stars in Sing Street the latest musical drama by Oscar-winning director John Carney which is receiving rave reviews from audiences and critics across the globe The film received a standing ovation after a screening at Sundance earlier this year and is poised to become a cult phenomenon as it begins to roll out here in the United States it’s just been a crazy whirlwind of positivity,” Walsh-Peelo told Boston magazine It’s kind of developing a little bit of a cult following at home because the people who love it just like love it.” Walsh-Peelo—who was just 14 when he filmed Sing Street—play Conor, a quiet boy from a dysfunction family who ends up starting a band in order to impress a girl. While the concept has been done before, the film is a lot more fun than your typical teen romance and also features an ’80s inspired soundtrack that you won’t feel ashamed to rock out to in your car The pair showed off their musical chops during a recent trip to Boston A video posted by Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (@ferdiawalshpeelo) on Apr 10 They may not be experts in Boston’s geography but the duo does have a bit of the city in them Walsh-Peelo has a number of close family friends who live in Boston while McKenna says that his two favorite films are The Departed and Black Mass “I’d like to see South Boston and see like Winter Hill and all that where Black Mass was based,” McKenna said during his trip to town The budding stars are hoping that Sing Street will turn audiences in Boston and cities across the country into mega-fans like the ones in their home country of Ireland Like their countryman and UFC star Conor McGregor the teens have been getting an insane amount of support from Irish fans “Irish fans are really like the best fans in the world,” McKenna says Ireland could lose like 5-nill or something and the Irish fans will be like “We’re really like that in Ireland,” Walsh-Peelo adds As Sing Street mania starts to take over the world don’t be surprised if it earns another Oscar-nod for Carney who won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the film Once who hope to continue their music and acting careers going forward didn’t feel any pressure over working with a director of Carney’s stature and definitely weren’t thinking about awards season while filming “Oscars are so last year,” Walsh-Peelo jokes They just hope that people will have some fun and learn a little bit about Ireland in the ’80s after seeing Sing Street “It just gives a really good insight to our own culture,” Walsh-Peelo says The Best Places to Go Pumpkin Picking near Boston The Prettiest Gardens to Visit in Boston and Beyond in Spring Jet Lag is an ambient-style piano piece by O Deer The track represents another facet of the music of Oisín Walsh-Peelo Primarily a pianist in his working life as a session-musician this piece is strongly connected to his roots It has an improvised and meditative quality and endeavours to capture the breadth and resonance of piano strings – the space between the impact of a struck note and its journey to the next Oisín hums along with the melody at the end of the track bringing actual breath into the recording The piece encapsulates stillness and invites the listener to experience some of this calm Jet Lag (Single Version) by O DeerJet Lag (Single Version) by O Deer “I spend a lot of time improvising on the piano and there’s no better time than at night when it’s dark and quiet As a teenager I would practise before school – Playing in the wee hours while it was still dark It is a really comforting and cathartic thing for me This piece came later on from one of those improvisations after I had landed in from a transatlantic flight and couldn’t sleep It captured some of the stillness I felt at that time in the dead of night and the music stuck with me I find myself drawn to the felted-piano sound at times like these as it’s so gentle yet full of resonance – the felt does something amazing to the sound bringing out more harmonics within the instrument it produces bell-like tones that I find extremely relaxing.” The sound of this track could be compared to the music of Olafur Arnalds more focused on timbre and tonal quality than that of the notes themselves the inclusion of Oisín’s voice give Jet Lag its own unique quality – The room and piano itself also feature largely in this recording The creak of the wood and pedals can be heard throughout making the listener feel very close to the instrument and involved in the music "I’m obsessed with anything mini that I can throw into my bag." 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she began her career designing bags and jewellery for the brand Marni she returned to Ireland as the creative head of Ireland’s largest retailer: Dunnes Stores is based on a collection of bags and accessories consisting of 6 models (including bags the designer tells The Irish Times – but beautiful it is a mix of “soft chrome tumbled finish” cowhide (“which offers a very soft grip”) when it comes to emerging foreign brands (and not only) the Italian origin of leather represents a qualitative and competitive plus To the point of being clearly highlighted in the description of each model Images from iampeelo Instagram profile All you need to know about the leather industry You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Ferdia Walsh-Peelo has had stage and opera experience which makes him too young to be nostalgic about 1980s music which makes him too young to be nostalgic about 1980s music — although he is anyway “I know!” the lanky and long-haired Irish actor/musician says with a laugh during a Toronto visit “I hadn’t really gotten into it before Sing Street and it took me a while After the shoot I was listening to loads of ’80s music: Hall and Oates You could call it nostalgia by proxy and it also applies to Conor the character Walsh-Peelo plays in the film a Sundance hit that opened in Toronto Friday Conor is based on the fond youthful memories of writer/director John Carney (Once who in the Dublin of 1985 where SingStreet is set was similarly mad about music and girls He attended a Catholic school called Synge Street Carney says Conor is his most autobiographical character to date He had to feign awkwardness about singing to properly depict Conor’s trajectory from school nerd to New Romantic star He seemed very comfortable on the Eccles Theatre stage at the film’s Sundance world premiere in January when he and co-star Mark McKenna did a short acoustic set of some of Sing Street’s many original tunes but Sing Street is your first film and you’re the lead Did your musical past prepare you for this I never really thought of myself as doing acting or as an actor so it was all completely new to me It was only later on that I realized that I did have experience of acting and performing music and performing opera were always kind of similar; they’re always linked I’ve always felt that it’s easier to make an actor look like a musician than vice versa You see a lot of actors who are musicians and a lot of musicians who are actors is quite the folk musician as well as being an actor I can relate to him because I play very similar music to what he plays I’m a big fan of the music from that film: “Fare Thee Well” and “Hang Me How did it feel playing a character based on John Carney’s memories It’s really funny: my dad and all my dad’s brothers and my granddad went to Synge Street school in Dublin They actually remember a lot of the characters from the film and everybody has had different experiences But this really is about John’s experience of Synge Street Sing Street certainly evokes a memory that a lot of people have: the notion from the punk to New Romance eras that anybody could be in a band and make a music video And nowadays everybody can do it with the iPhone I’d like to do another tune with the Sing Street lads and just shoot a music video because it was so fun to do it in the film I never had the experience of shooting an ’80s music video with my friends but I’ve definitely shot loads of music videos with friends just for the crack of songs we’ve recorded It’s just something that’s part of your childhood when you’re playing music that we can all relate to Will your Sing Street crew continue as a band At the moment we’re just doing it for the fun John got us a rehearsal space in town and we’ve been jamming at the tunes but then I don’t really know what I’m doing in two weeks’ time Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following 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The programme has been created by The Shona Project, a non-profit organisation which strives to create a support system for Irish girls as they navigate their way through their teenage years. The businesses announced as taking part in the first year of the programme are Allianz, CBRE, Fitzgerald Power, McCann Fitzgerald, Salesforce, &Smyth Creative Communications and VHI. These companies will supply a total of 26 professional mentors who were paired with a teenage girl from schools around the country until the end of this school year. Among the girls taking part in the pilot programme are Doina Besleaga, Lily O’Connor, Isobel Peelo, and Millie Gordon from Presentation College in Co Carlow. “Research on the benefits of mentoring has shown that it can result in better academic performance, better school attendance, positive attitudes, decreased likelihood of initiating illegal drug and alcohol use and decreased violent behaviour,” explained Tammy Darcy, founder and CEO of The Shona Project. "It has also been linked in studies to social-emotional development benefits, improvements in youth perceptions of parental relationships, and better prospects for moving on to higher education. “The benefits and outcomes of mentoring align perfectly with our mission, so it only seemed natural for us to develop this programme now and we are honoured to have such wonderful Irish businesses come on board with us in this first year of the initiative. "Our aim is to continue to grow the mentorship programme and continue to match inspirational professional role models with girls to help support them through their teenage years.” The development of the initiative was supported by three leading Irish businesswomen, Oonagh O’Hagan, Lucy Gaffney and Eva Pau who funded the research and refinement of the concept. This programme will run across a nine-month period, which entitles the teenage girls to seven sessions with their assigned mentor. Each mentor will be provided with the training and tools to help provide the best possible outcomes for each mentee. Comeragh College, Tipperary; Presentation Secondary School, Waterford; Presentation Secondary School, Kilkenny and Coláiste Mhuire Askeaton, Limerick will also be taking part in the pilot programme. 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Sign in more unwind articles Lorna McCormack: “Very few know where their food and clothes come from or that clothes can be repaired and made at home." “It’s a bit of a mess here right now,” he announces picking up a 1970s Rickenbacker guitar and beholding its beauty like King Arthur with Excalibur “It’s a great space to have: an accumulation of my gear and my brother’s stuff drum kit.” He presents his mother’s vintage six-string which is in need of a fretboard repair."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"Walsh-Peelo is here to discuss his latest film "},"children":[]},{"name":"italic","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"Here Are the Young Men"},"children":[]}]},{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":" but the actor is most at home talking about his music His film career was more happenstance than plan when he auditioned for "},"children":[]},{"name":"italic","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"Sing 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the new wave music being passed to him by his older brother Brendan (Jack Reynor) he forms a band so she can star in their videos Sing Street is directed by John Carney, known for his other music-themed films Once, Begin Again and Flora and Son The film went on to be nominated for the Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy award at the 2017 Golden Globes Conor’s band in the film is called Sing Street They create a number of their own songs in the narrative of the film including ‘The Riddle of the Model’ and ‘Drive It Like You Stole It’ Sing Street’s songs were largely written by Gary Clark frontman of the Scottish indie-pop band Danny Wilson with contributions from director John Carney as well as Ken and Carl Papenfus of the band Relish There is also an original song ‘Go Now’ in the film, performed by Maroon 5 vocalist Adam Levine The film is steeped in the new wave and new romantic music of the early 1980s, featuring classics from the likes of Duran Duran, The Cure and Hall & Oates The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952 Ferdia Walsh-Peelo has spoken on the upcoming Sex Pistols miniseries Pistol in which he plays NME journalist Nick Kent Jacob Slater as Paul Cook and Christian Lees as Glen Matlock Walsh-Peelo, who recently appeared in CODA, spoke about taking on the role of the famous rock critic, revealing to NME on the BAFTAs red carpet last night (March 13) that he’ll also be playing music on the series too “My next project is Danny Boyle’s Pistol And I’m getting to play a bit of music as well The star went on to tease the playlist he had made for the role, explaining he’d been listening to “a lot of Rolling Stones,” alongside Yes and Can early ’70s stuff,” Walsh-Peelo added Pistol is based on Jones’ 2018 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, and also stars Game Of Thrones stars Maisie Williams as Jordan (aka Pamela Rooke) and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren as well as Tallulah Riley in the role of design legend Vivienne Westwood The cast of ‘Pistol’ (Picture: FX) Also on board are Derry Girls‘ Dylan Llewellyn as Wally Nightingale, Don’t Worry Darling‘s Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde and The Witcher‘s Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen Fans were given a first look at the series last year with director Danny Boyle calling the rise of the band “the moment that British society and culture changed forever “It is the detonation point for British street culture… where ordinary young people had the stage and vented their fury and their fashion… and everyone had to watch & listen…and everyone feared them or followed them Meanwhile, the BAFTAs last night saw The Power Of The Dog walk away with the big prizes of Best Film and Best Director, while Dune scored five wins Oisín used this slower pace to record his debut album which is set for release September 2022 A dreamy combination of ambient minimalism with folk-song idioms ‘Waterside’ displays a mixture of the neo-folk songwriting style akin to that of Sufjan Stevens with the ambient minimalism of the likes of Ólafur Arnalds natural sound contributed to by the open-string guitars The nature sounds within the track (which were recorded in the Devil’s Glen in Wicklow) lend the song an ASMR quality The sound is made distinctly Irish by the inclusion of the low-whistle It was written in a time just before the pandemic when there was a lot of change going on in my life Waterside a short reflection of the state of the outer vs the inner world: our natural environment vs It’s strange to me that we witness the beauty and wonder of our natural world on a daily basis yet so often allow it to pass us by unacknowledged – It’s the same in relationships as well This song tries to articulate that in some way It’s really a reminder to myself to not take anything for granted.” Bandcamp | Instagram This article was published more than 9 years ago Actors Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna from Sing Street It's an irresistible story: Writer/director John Carney (Once) decides to hold open auditions for his new film nearly missed his moment: When he saw the five-hour queue ahead of him sang Blackbird – "I was mad into The Beatles at the time," he says – charmed the room and got the gig dressed like a baby rocker in black turtleneck a few months after triumphant screenings at January's Sundance Film Festival He didn't just sit next to Sting – after the credits rolled he climbed on stage and played acoustic versions of the film's songs for the rock star and the other 2,000 people in the audience Walsh-Peelo is full of beans (he never stops moving) when he began entering – and winning – singing competitions both local and national he toured his country in the Opera Theatre Company's Magic Flute; he's also sung with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland But he's still green enough that his mother the soprano and singing teacher Toni Walsh "I need my mammy to look after me!" he says Walsh-Peelo talks about that like it's ancient history and I was really into saying yes to everything," he rattles off "So when I heard about the audition I was like 'I'll do that!' You have to go to these things It's apt that Walsh-Peelo has a bit of magic to him – Sing Street is that kind of tale a 15-year-old in the economically depressed Dublin of the early 1980s His parents are unhappy (they married too young and so broke that they pull Conor from private school and enroll him in Synge Street – a real notoriously rough inner-city comprehensive where the kids are brutal and the teachers are worse Conor forms a band – for that age-old reason any similarities quickly faded," Carney says in a separate phone interview That kind of joie de vivre was kept down in the early eighties in Ireland It's a sophistication and a liberty that we couldn't afford at the time." the real Synge Street allowed Carney to film there it's a very different place from the place it was in my time they were happy to get involved." Two hundred local boys were recruited as extras and gleeful mayhem ensued as they regularly erupted into fisticuffs and made off with school property "Loads of them spit on me," Walsh-Peelo says Carney wisely shot the family scenes first so Walsh-Peelo could learn from his professional co-stars – including Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black) as Conor's parents and Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) as Conor's dope- and LP-loving older brother but eventually I learned," Walsh-Peelo says breezily "You have to forget the camera is there and just get into it." Although economic and social realities anchor the film and give it heft what makes it soar is Conor's band's highly amusing whirl through eighties genres from Duran Duran and Hall & Oates to The Cure and Elvis Costello complete with wardrobe and hairstyle changes Danny Wilson.) Most charming are their pitch-perfect shaky-cam music videos shot in back alleys – which look exactly like every eighties music video you've ever seen The videos were Carney's favourite scenes to shoot he says: "They really capture the sense of creativity Eighties pop was particularly resonant to him – "to all Irish people," he continues You have to leave your cynicism at the door with this film and a celebration of the optimism of youth People are genuinely brought back in time by it "There's so much heart in Sing Street that you don't really get in movies nowadays," Walsh-Peelo agrees "I know it's a bit of a cliché: the guy gets the girl after 2007's Once (which starred then-newcomers Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova and won an Oscar for its song Falling Slowly) starring Keira Knightley as a songwriter and Mark Ruffalo as a struggling record executive he "almost believed" that film directors wrote their own scores "as part of the drama of a piece not just something a composer did toward the end of the process I always responded more to music than to dialogue." When he writes a script Neither the director nor his new star know what they're doing next mull over my next idea." Walsh-Peelo is "open to anything," he says But I don't even know what I'm doing in two weeks' time." 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions During the recent Audi Dublin International Film Festival we had the chance to catch up with Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, stars of John Carney’s wonderful new Irish musical drama Sing Street. A host of Irish talent star in the film including Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Aidan Gillen, as well as English actress Lucy Boynton. Sing Street is produced by Martina Niland (Milo) of Cosmo Films, Anthony Bregman (The Circle) of Likely Story, and John Carney of Distressed Films. Co-production partners are FilmWave’s Paul Trijbits (Alone in Berlin) and Christian Grass. The film was funded by the IFB and Merced Media Partners. Sing Street. opens in Ireland on March 17th. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 2016Photo: Courtesy of Mammoth AdvertisingIn the words of Sing Street star Ferdia Walsh-Peelo tricky time." (You can say that again!) Whether you're coping with grades or trying to get a certain someone to notice you Sing Street's story of a boy who starts a band to impress a girl is next level relatable Teen Vogue chatted with the cast including Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Mark McKenna about what the film meant to them and as an added bonus we’re premiering a never-before-seen clip straight from the film out today Ferdia’s character Conor falls for Raphina and begins a (musical) journey to do anything he can to impress her Though the cast admitted that they’ve never done anything quite that ridiculous to impress a crush – aside from incessant texting – anyone can relate to wanting to win over that special someone you've been swooning about "You get so concerned with how people view you especially at such a young age," Lucy who plays the seemingly glamorous aspiring model "It's such an awkward time..." The entire film focuses on the theme of self-discovery through music "I think everyone has this phase even if you’re not a musician," Mark said "When you see a picture of someone who plays guitar really well you’re like I’m going to do that now." you see Conor try to use music to find his identity Ferdia points out how much of an impact his older brother in the film (and in real life) had on his passion for music – which pushed him to pursue it both on and off camera "The whole older brother thing in the film kind of gave Conor permission to do music since his parents were always giving him the red light," he added the cast simply gave us insight on the biggest lesson they learned from filming "Don’t force yourself to avoid doing what you want… and just follow your dreams," they all agreed Related: The Top 12 Movies You Can't Miss in 2016 Ferdia Walsh-Peelo knows a lot more about being glam and putting on makeup than the average 16-year-old Irish boy. He used to cry when having eyeliner applied while starring as the young rocker of writer/director John Carney’s Sing Street (in theaters Friday in New York and Los Angeles, nationwide April 29) “but now I can pretty much do it myself. I can do it on the insides and all — apparently, that takes years of practice, though I don’t rock the guyliner much, to be honest with you.” The entire youthful cast of the musical comedy/drama quickly got used to retro styles and wardrobe in the 1980s period piece, in which Dublin kid Conor (Walsh-Peelo) meets an older and seemingly more mature girl named Raphina (Lucy Boynton), tells her that he needs a model like her for his band’s new music video, and then has to go and put together an actual group. Duran Duran has a big influence on the band Sing Street's “debut” video The Riddle of the Model, both musically and visually, Carney says. The British rockers "were forerunners in that hedonistic pop-video color escapism.” In the movie, though, the guys in the fledgling group come to their first alleyway shoot with the most random outfits ever — from cowboy wear to wedding-band chic — and Raphina arrives in a Japanese geisha-type number with lightning bolts on her eyelids. Her over-the-top wardrobe spoke to the way she puts a confident veneer on the surface while there’s a hurt and vulnerable girl underneath, Boynton says. “She hides behind this huge hair and makeup and these bright colors,” says the 21-year-old English actress, who found all the dressing up to be "great fun. I got used to cans of hairspray and blue eyeshadow.” Boynton’s favorite look for Raphina was in Sing Street’s second video, the Cure-influenced Beautiful Sea. There, her character rocks a big blazer, hat, fingerless gloves and leggings before jumping in the water so Conor can go after her. Wardrobe and makeup folks kept photos of artists like Blondie’s Debbie Harry on the walls for style inspiration, though for that scene, Raphina’s outfit “was very Madonna-esque,” Boynton says. Walsh-Peelo also enjoyed his Robert Smith makeover, with wild tousled hair, dark sweater and red lipstick. “For the first time in my eyes, I looked cool,” he says. “Now when I look back on it, I preferred when I just looked (bad) — when I have the terribly dyed hair and in my pajamas.” A later sequence in the movie, when Sing Street is tapped to perform at the school prom, offers even more of a blast from the past: Conor daydreams that they're all at a 1950s dance a la Back to the Future, and Boynton was outfitted with a classic dress — one she was able to keep. “It’s Conor’s imagination, but it’s very much a dream of Raphina’s as well, that graceful elegance and being very womanly,” Boynton says. Even in 2016, Walsh-Peelo can’t quite shake the past — he recently filmed a video for his brother’s singer/songwriter girlfriend that had him wearing some vintage 501 Levi’s and a matching jacket. “I’m literally wearing double denim right now,” the actor laughs. “I’m the most '80s guy in Cardiff (Wales) at the moment. It’s quite a change.” Veteran journalist Mick Peelo, from Ireland's public broadcaster RTE, joins Sunday Nights to discuss his 'warts and all' documentary on the life of Jose Maria Borgoglio, now known as Pope Francis. How did the man who was loved and loathed by his fellow Jesuits back in Argentina become Pope? And can he hold the Roman Catholic Church together and reform it at the same time? The first episode in this two-part series examines the Pope's early years, delving in to the controversial claims that he was complicit with the military during Argentina's Dirty War, when two of his fellow Jesuits were kidnapped and tortured for five months in 1976. Watch Pope Francis: The Sinner - Part 1, on Compass LoadingDiscover more podcastsDownload the ABC listen app to hear more of your favourite podcasts After years working with some of the world’s biggest fashion brands – and designing bags donned by Jessica Biel Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez – Julie Peelo is now bringing her designs to life under her own brand 'I set myself up really strong with online from the get-go as opposed to trying to backpedal like other businesses were,' says Julie Peelo None of us could predict a global pandemic but I think there’s never going to be a perfect time to launch your business.” I meet Julie Peelo over a Teams call where she joins me from her home – and design studio – in Malahide the fashion designer is no stranger to conducting business over video call “I had given myself September 2020 in my head as my launch date and I just stuck with it,” she says simply She points to what could have happened if she had stood waiting for the ideal moment to promote her bags and accessories line: “Oh my god cost of living – there’s always something.” Peelo’s only contact with the factory bringing her handbag designs to life in Porto was by call or voice notes while she remained at home with her family She had initially scoped out her leather supplier in late 2019 working with a small family-ran factory in the Portuguese city Selling primarily online I am able to keep the price point better as well I went out for lunch with [the owner] and one of his daughters I’ve three kids’ or whatever and he just starts laughing and he says ‘no everyone hears your kids in the background’,” she laughs The ‘support local’ movement that fuelled the shopping habits of Irish people during the early days of restrictions and social distancing also played a pivotal role in the brand’s evolution especially as Peelo’s launch was purely online I kind of had an advantage because I set myself up really strong with online from the get-go as opposed to trying to backpedal like other businesses were trying to get the stuff online,” she recalls Social media was key to raise awareness during days of endless online scrolling with Peelo opting to gift items to some influencers or offering giveaways As the glory days of endless pandemic deliveries came to a halt Peelo now envisions a mix of online and physical retail B2B sales is the channel that offers the brand the most potential going forward as more customers now want to see the products before they commit to a purchase and it has grown definitely more into the wholesale side of things,” she says “Selling primarily online I am able to keep the price point better as well.” It’s just trying to manage my cash flow and trying to grow in a way that is sustainable I’ve never put myself into debt for my business It’s just about trying to be clever about how I grow it,” she adds Peelo’s bags are stocked in five of Avoca’s stores here as well as some Foxford Woollen Mills shops and boutiques around Ireland She is also teaming up with other Irish brands for a Dublin pop-up shop this month “I feel like in Ireland there isn’t a really good contemporary handbag brand That’s what I really want to create,” she declares Peelo’s design career commenced in Dublin following her studies at NCAD when she secured a job with Irish designer John Rocha “I rented a couch off someone for a month and said I am going to get a job in Milan for a year and quit John Rocha Peelo then spent the next number of years working with top designers in several fashion capitals across the world as well as Diane Von Furstenberg and Juicy Couture in New York Bags designed by Peelo have now been donned by celebrities such as Jessica Biel “I’ve done everything in accessories from sunglasses to shoes to jewellery to wallets to belts,” she tells me She then returned to Dublin for a five-year stint with Dunnes she engaged with a number of Irish designers creating for the retailer working alongside creative director Carolyn Donnelly “At the time Dunnes was doing a massive recruitment for designers and they didn’t really have anyone with experience of managing designers,” she recalls These vastly different experiences cemented her approach to creating her own brand after years of catering to who each designer’s customer truly was I’ve done every price point from €3,000 down to Dunnes stores for €10 it was really hard because I’ve done every price point from €3,000 down to Dunnes Stores for €10.” She decided she did not want to be price prohibitive aiming for accessible price points for people to wear that are “useful on par with the likes of Michael Kors or Marc by Marc Jacobs Another area that Peelo also hopes to advocate for is providing more design jobs in Ireland Her eventual aim is that designers here do not feel the need to take to the skies or seas to find a place to build up a career “I’d [like to] employ people like the likes of me that left the country There’s a lot of designers who leave and I’d love to be in a position to grow this business and employ some designers who’d like to stay here and have a good job,” she reflects Peelo has also noted aspiring designers asking how she gained such a strong foothold with renowned designers I think you just have to work hard and be nice,” she says “Be nice to people on the way up because you never know who you’ll meet on the way down.” IRISH Sing Street star Ferdia Walsh-Peelo has said flick CODA winning an Oscar is "fantastic" and he "didn't see it coming" CODA bagged Best Picture at the prestigious awards ceremony last night The feel-good movie tells the story of Ruby - played by Emilia Jones - who is the only hearing member of a deaf family Ruby's onscreen parents Frank and Jackie Rossi played by Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin are deaf actors Troy made history last night when he won Best Supporting Actor as he became the first deaf man to scoop an Academy Award "I tried to go to sleep and I couldn't sleep with the anticipation. "It's fantastic. I didn't see it coming really. "It's a completely independent film, low budget, guerrilla filming style. There's no huge names in it. It's incredible that it's reached these heights really." Ferdia explained that the theme the film explores strikes a chord with so many people He told Ray D'Arcy on RTE Radio 1: "It's a family film "It deals with a huge amount of relationships family dynamics and what it means to be a father "It's a story about a family and I think that resonates with us all We saw a lot of them over the whole Covid period." When asked if he's spoken to his fellow cast members about the huge win Ferdia explained that he's letting them bask in the glory. had a bit of back and forth but I've left them to it a bit "I said good luck and everything beforehand "I'll chat to them in the coming days but I'll leave them alone to enjoy it for the moment." And the 22-year-old hopes that the CODA star will have a reunion very soon A lot has been leading up to this point for quite a while I think "It's been such an amazing journey full of one win after the next "I hope we can get together very soon." When asked about what it was like to work with a predominately deaf cast Ferdia told how they found ways to communicate He said: "If you watch Troy in the film 'We had a conversation there and I don't know how we had a conversation because there was no interpreter there' "But I realised he has a way of communicating with the signing but also just with his eyes and with his body language "It's just incredible and that's what he was really able to bring to the screen in CODA "He also brings great humour to it as well so we had a nice scene with that He makes it very clear what he's saying." The AppleTV film has gotten recognition at the Sag Awards and the BAFTAs but Ferdia hopes it'll now get a chance to be shown on the big screen He said: "That's what I have my fingers crossed for "Up until now I think it's been very much an industry film because it hasn't had the backing of a studio "It's an Indie production and the awards have just been building and building up and more people are seeing it "I look forward to the world getting to see it and I hope Ireland is going to have a good cinema release soon." My name is Oisín Walsh-Peelo. I’ve been a working musician almost all of my life as a singer and instrumentalist. I love travelling and touring with music. I just released a single called Waterside under the name ‘O Deer’. It’s from my debut album which is set for release later this year. I was born in Dublin - I’m from Tallaght originally but moved out to Ashford in Wicklow as a young child and grew up there. I’m lucky enough to live out in Clonakilty on a stunning farm called Camus Farm. It’s a beautiful place full of beautiful people. I have two brothers and one sister - Tadhg, Ferdia and Síofradh - They’re all great musicians too. My parents, Toni and Mick, are still based in Wicklow. My vintage 1968 Wurlitzer 200. It’s an electric piano that was one owned by the band Hot Chocolate. It gives me all the solace and support I need. But in all honesty, I’m so lucky to be surrounded by some gorgeous friends. It seems disingenuous to become selective! Hard to say - memory is an elusive beast and I can barely remember yesterday. I have a fragmented image in my head from when I was very young.  Probably one of the great composers. Gustav Mahler I’d say. This guy’s work ethic was insane - he fought so much persecution in his life and still managed to create some of the best art I think the world has ever seen. It’s inspiring. Any of the world’s billionaires. No-one needs that much money. Travelling for a year in South America - more specifically living for a bit in the Amazon- That experience of living without technology, running water or electricity, deeply immersed in nature, was transformative. I’ve never slept so well in any other place! BBC’s War And Peace. I’m a divil for a good period drama and this one tops them all. The message of this Tolstoy classic is completely timeless - I think I’ve watched this series six times. I feel bad favouring the shows abroad but I love tuning into Guy Garvey’s Finest Hour on BBC Radio 6. He’s the lead singer from the band Elbow and really knows his stuff. I discovered a lot of great music through him. I love cooking and I’d have to choose one of the Italian dishes that’s been passed down in my family (I don’t know if we have any ancestry there, but we might as well be Italian the way we eat!)  I’d probably cook pasta alla puttanesca the most frequently. It’s such a simple dish but totally moorish. The traditional method of mixing the anchovies in with the garlic, onions and peperoncinos creates such incredible flavour. Hrmm - I love a good Irish chipper to be honest. But for something a bit fancier, my favourite is Diwali, the Nepalese place in Dublin. They’re so lovely in there and the food is gorgeous. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell - would highly recommend it. Wow, that’s difficult. First one that comes to mind is The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - that brought me somewhere else. At the moment it’s the No-No Song by Ringo Starr. Nope. I’d like to but I’ve been moving around a bit too frequently! Night owl - I do most of my writing late at night - it’s the perfect time for peace and quiet. Captaining the U14s GAA football club to a county final win as a teenager. Biodiversity - I’d start by planting a lot more native trees. Playing music or a great gig for/with friends. We’re all just feathers in the wind. I’m not sure I’m too pushed about being remembered. Releasing my own album, swimming in the sea - I’m going on tour with Villagers this year too so that’ll be great craic. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter to be in with a chance to win prizes and see what's coming up in The Echo Add Echolive.ie to your home screen - easy access to Cork news When Gabriel Peelo was diagnosed with cancer when he introduced him to the healing services on offer at Our Lady's Hospice Gabriel Peelo is a fine example of what has become a rare species - the perfect gentleman But what really defines him is his undoubtedly good soul beautiful manners and lovely sense of humour tragedy struck again when his mother passed away "My grandparents weren't the richest people in the world," he says he did a printing apprenticeship and later toiled for many years for a company that produced bank notes whom he had known since she was just a girl They surpassed the example set by Gabriel's grandparents and had 11 children of their own and presenter of Beyond Belief and Would You Believe Gabriel's grandson Ferdia was the star of the successful movie Sing Street Gabriel was one of the few fortunate people in the 1940s and 1950s to be gainfully employed "I had a good job with a good salary," he volunteers So how did he manage to accommodate such a big brood They started out with a modest three-bedroom house and in the fullness of time added another three bedrooms to accommodate their expanding family the sense of security that this family had enjoyed for so many years came to an abrupt and unsettling end in 1980 when the company Gabriel worked for relocated to Singapore "I still had six children at school," he says "So I opened up a little printing shop in Harold's Cross Meanwhile Bernadette went back to work as a nurse." The shop helped keep the family afloat for a decade or so but eventually they decided to close it down the Peelos continued to revel in the joy a big family can bring They have a particularly soft spot for their youngest son Paddy "He was a child with special needs who has always been at the centre of this family," says his proud father Paddy is now living in an apartment with people to help him." all was going really well until late in 2016 when Gabriel began to feel so sick that he went to the doctor which was awful at the time," says Gabriel he was able to return home to his beloved Bernadette subsequent tests discovered abnormal cells in his lungs and liver "I've had emphysema for years and it never bothered me I've also had Type-2 diabetes for 30 years and that now appears to have mysteriously vanished altogether," Gabriel says with some amusement the stress of all this was compounded by the fact that Bernadette was also struggling with ill health in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with no oars Dr Andrew Delany is the best GP I have ever met He gives you all his attention and looks you straight in the eye unlike some other doctors who never bother to take their eyes off their computers." I didn't feel helpless or hopeless anymore he gave me back some hope." Dr Delany asked Gabriel if he might be interested in some counselling "I had enough on my plate already," he says "I just couldn't cope with anyone else in my life at that time The doctor then suggested Gabriel connect with Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross he eventually agreed to visit the daycare centre "I picked cherries and I climbed a high mountain," he says before explaining that he did tai chi and other gentle pursuits Gabriel then decided to sign up for in-house respite so he could get the help he needed to manage his various medications "I ended up spending three weeks in respite and now feel a big improvement in myself," says Gabriel It's like having an Aladdin's lamp," he explains Nothing is ever too much trouble for them." Gabriel is now back home again and secure in the knowledge that at any time he can call on members of Our Lady's Hospice specialist community palliative care team "They will come to me at home if I need them," he says "And if I want to go in for a week to be stabilised I'm in their hands and they'll look after me." So now Gabriel is more able to enjoy his own very special family "I want to spend as much precious time with Bernadette and the kids as I possibly can," he says "I want everyone to know how important it is to tell your own children how much you love them We all tell our grandchildren that but we neglect to tell our own kids Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services provides support and medical interventions at their residential and day care centres in Harold's Cross and Blackrock in Dublin They also have a reablement unit and offer home visits RTE viewers have praised the band The Fynches on The Late Late Show as they compared the main singer Tonight the Sing Street actor was on the show to speak about being part of the Best film Oscar-winning film CODA He and his band performed together on the show as well The 22-year-old was there with his band and he spoke about his career and what is next on the horizon Speaking about what was next for him Ferdia said: "We're playing a lot of gigs because we're booking more gigs as we go we're playing next Sunday in Dublin and then I've got a great series coming out next called Pistol RTE viewers flocked to Twitter following tonight's episode as they compared Ferdia to Bob Dylan. Eimear tweeted saying: "These lads are great! Very catchy." One viewer said: "This lad sounds a bit like a young Bob Dylan and looks like a young David Bowie that’s a pretty winning combination I like." While Maria also tweeted saying: "I like the whole vibe of this band Bands are far too boring these days in general." This comes after RTE viewers were all shocked at Johnny Logan's performance on the Late Late Show tonight The legendary singer performed his Eurovision winning song from 1980 He dedicated his song to Shay Healy who wrote the song for Johnny Shay sadly passed away from Parkinson's disease at 78-years-old on April 9 Johnny couldn't attend his funeral due to Covid restrictions as he was stuck in Munich Johnny said: "We've all got people we love and what happened with Shay - it wasn't a lone incident "It's given me a lovely opportunity to speak to you and tell people about what a great person he was and to sing his song "Something happened in the course of 1980 and myself and Shay went on to have a love affair… a brotherly love affair that latest 41 year Late Late Show viewers couldn't believe how good the 67-year-old can still sing the song after 32 years Grattan B players and supporters celebrate after winning the City Challenge Cup following a 3-1 victory over Blackpool Celtic at St Colman's Park HALF-TIME substitute Alan Walsh came on to grab a hat-trick which helped Grattan B lift the City Challenge Cup with a victory over Blackpool Celtic in a competitive final at St Colman’s Park Grattan B were beaten finalists last season when they went down to Cathedral Celtic in the final at the Cross there was some unfinished business to attend to on Saturday The Grattan B team that beat Blackpool Celtic both sides made their presence felt when at one end Chris O’Callaghan’s firmly struck effort went straight at Scott O’Shea while at the other end Gavin Duggan drilled a solid effort at the well-positioned William Matthews A terrific chance fell for Grattan B when Jamie Carroll found himself in on goal but he rifled against the woodwork to waste a gilt-edge opportunity Grattan were to rue this big miss as the impressive Eoin Duke got away on the right before crossing for Ali who touched home the opener on just seven minutes A response from Grattan then saw Richie O’Hare combine with Jamie Carroll before skewing an effort wide of the target but he just could not manage to get his feet together to crack an effort on target Carroll noticed Matthews off his line and tried to loop his effort into the net from distance A ball then over the top fell for Eoin Duke but he skewed wide after narrowing the angle too much for himself Another ball into space looked like it was falling for Duke again but he left it go for the available Kyle O’Keeffe who pulled the trigger too prematurely instead of carrying it another few yards A nice Blackpool move followed after that when O’Callaghan found O’Keeffe with a lovely pass and after O’Keeffe helped on for Duke the winger fired straight into the arms of O’Shea Blackpool were playing good football and enjoyed possession when after Kyle O’Keeffe’s effort never bothered O’Shea Ali showed good control before rifling wide And when a lovely delivery from Corey Caffery found Duke in space down the right channel the winger’s effort to fire a forceful low cross for Ali went off Troy Barry before arriving into the arms of Scott O’Shea a great chance fell for Blackpool when Ali exchanged passes with Eoin Duke before thumping a low effort wide of the far post to waste an opportunity With both sides exchanging control over the first ten minutes of the second period Grattan found a way back into the game when substitute Alan Walsh was accorded a second bite of the cherry before drilling home the equaliser to make it honours even once again What a chance fell for Blackpool’s Ali after that A misunderstanding in the Grattan defence accorded the Blackpool Celtic striker freedom on the ball and as the goal gaped This miss came back to haunt Blackpool as Grattan B took the lead when Alan Walsh was played into space by Dan Broderick before lifting over the advancing William Matthews to hand Grattan the lead on 72 minutes Blackpool Celtic were rocked right back on their heels when Gavin Duggan reached Walsh who got there first over Matthews to poke home his side’s third as well as finish off his hat-trick and make it 3-1 on 73 minutes Blackpool had a chance to reduce the arrears soon after Ali headed wide while unattended before Clive Greens saw his low effort Blackpool were pressing hard now and what a chance they had to get one back when Ali found himself in front of a gaping target but he somehow hooked over what was the final chance for Blackpool referee Tony Thompson brought closure to an entertaining final more Cork Soccer articles Keep up-to-date with the top stories in Cork with our daily newsletter straight to your inbox Please click here for our privacy statement. 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