The Throw-In finishes after another hugely success campaign

The GAA Championship season is over for another year and with it the Throw-In wraps for another series of insightful debate and opinions on the GAA season.

Sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy, the Throw-In is a regular in the Apple Podcasts charts and the show was host to contributors from Dick Clerkin, Ciaran Whelan, David Brady and Brid Stack to Cora Staunton, John Mullane and Brendan Cummins.

Its most popular show of the summer was the exclusive Joe Canning interview ahead of the All-Ireland hurling final where Joe talked openly about his retirement from the game and previewed where the Limerick v Cork final would be won or lost.

Here’s to another exciting year of GAA action come 2022.

Going to College series launches

LastCast Media was delighted to work with Mediahuis IRL producing the Going to College series on the CAO offers and making the most of your college years.

Thanks also to Ola Majekodunmi for doing a great job presenting and to all the contributors for their great insights and advice.

Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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Oceans of Learning Series Wraps up with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney

On the final episode in the Oceans of Learning podcast series, the focus was on ‘Our Ocean: Our Future’ with Finn van der Aar finding out about the next generation that seeks to influence and engage with politicians and governments and she discovers why research and innovation will be so important in the fight for the marine environment.

Finn speaks to two activists, Eimear Manning from ECO-UNESCO, and Gary Kett, a marine scientist, who are both also involved with the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador Programme and who want more young people to come together for climate action.

In technology, Aodhán Fitzgerald, Research Vessel Manager with the Marine Institute tells Finn about next year’s exciting launch of the new RV Tom Crean and some of the marine research activities the vessel will facilitate.

Looking to politics and policy, John Bell, Director Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at European Commission, explains in more detail about Europe’s Green Deal, how it relates to the oceans and how Ireland can and should be an ocean superpower

And Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs, tells Finn about his summer days beside the sea in Cork and why his passion for the ocean has helped inform his political decision-making throughout his career.

Listen and follow the series on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Oceans of Learning Podcast Series Launches

Oceans of Learning, our latest podcast series, produced for the Marine Institute is a four-part series celebrating our seas and raising awareness of the importance of Ireland’s marine resources and presented by the author and marine biologist, Finn van der Aar.

Episode 1, 'Our Ocean: Our Life' featuring Easkey Britton and other guests debuted at No. 2 on the Apple Science Podcast Charts.

Episode 2, 'Our Ocean: Our Livelihoods' features four interviews with people whose lives and careers are inter-woven with the sea from a herbal alchemist to a navy diver and ocean energy manager.

Episode 3 focuses on Our Ocean: Our Climate with a panel discussion of experts looking how the consequences of climate change on our oceans.

And Episode 4 will be on Our Ocean: Our Future looking to research, technology and the next generation in the fight for marine survival.

Listen and subscribe on Apple, Google, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts from.

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Oceans of Learning Webinar Kicks Off Marine Institute Campaign

LastCast Media was delighted to be awarded the contract to produce the Oceans of Learning webinar to kick-start the Marine Institute’s four week Oceans of Learning campaign.

Broadcast on May 20th, on European Maritime Day, the webinar covered the main themes of the campaign from life and wellbeing to livelihoods, climate change and the future.

Presented by Finn van der Aar, the webinar hosted interviews with acclaimed film-maker, Ken O’Sullivan, who made Ireland’s Atlantic Deep, Louise Alcock from NUI Galway on octopus and coral in deep waters, Commander Roberta O’Brien, the Irish navy’s first female commander, as well as a panel discussion featuring Andy Wheeler from UCC, Glenn Nolan from the Marine Institute, and Marie Donnelly Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council.

This was a hugely successful webinar that was also live-streamed to the Marine Institute’s YouTube and Facebook channels with active engagement on Twitter also.

To watch a replay of the webinar go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSnGDQt39OY&ab_channel=marineinstituteIRL

The Throw In is back for the 2021 Allianz Leagues

LastCast Media is thrilled to be producing another series of INM's weekly GAA podcast The Throw In for the best analysis and opinion on the Allianz Hurling & Football Leagues.

Title sponsor Allianz return for the third year of sponsoring the hugely popular GAA podcast show.

Listen & follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Independent.ie.

The Environment Edge launches

The Environment Edge, Teagasc’s new fortnightly podcast focusing on farming and sustainability has just been launched and is being produced by LastCast Media.

Presented by Cathal Somers and Deirdre Glynn, the Environment Edge will examine the issues of farming and the environment looking at how sustainability practices can be developed further in the Irish farming sector.

For more from the series listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify and for more information visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/environmentedge/

Laya's Brave New Era Podcast

Laya Healthcare, Ireland’s leading healthcare provider and a member of the global AIG Group, has commissioned LastCast Media to produce their Brave New Era podcast series.

The podcasts will be based around their latest research on the effects of the pandemic on workers and society and LastCast Media will produce a four-part podcast series based around their research and events.

For more from Laya’s Brave New Era visit https://www.layahealthcare.ie/bravenewera/

Launch of Signpost Series podcast

Following on from the successful Teagasc Signpost Series, a weekly webinar on sustainable agriculture aimed at the Irish agriculture industry, LastCast Media is now producing the podcast version.

Launched with a library of 45 previous webinars which are now all available as podcasts, each week will now see the latest webinars also released and distributed as podcasts.

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and on Teagasc.ie.

For more shows and information from the series and to register for future webinars visit:

https://www.teagasc.ie/corporate-events/sustainable-agriculture-webinars/

Launch of Rise Higher the podcast for resilience and well-being from Enda McNulty

We’re delighted to announce the launch of Rise Higher, the new 8-part series produced by LastCast Media, focusing on resilience and well-being from McNulty Performance.

Presented by Enda McNulty, Ireland’s leading performance consultant, this is a series where you’re going to get inspired, educated and motivated.

You’ll hear from leaders and experts about pushing what’s possible in terms of building well-being and resilience so that you not only survive, but thrive and rise higher in these extraordinary times.

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts from and for more information, visit McNultyPerformance.com.