What's The Craic

In the third part of a series of 3 pieces exploring Virtual Reality in 2016 we look at the future of virtual reality - we look at the potential future uses of the technology, the players involved in shaping that future and how VR is predicted to as part of everyday life as the smartphone is now. We speak to experts in the field of VR - Sam Watts of make[REAL] and Tim Fleming of Future Visual [http://www.futurevisual.com]. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #technology #virtualreality #internet #oculus #sony #facebook #htc

Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a founding member of Irish trad band Kila and the extremely popular The Frames who celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2015. He has released two solo albums and is touring his second one 'And Now the Weather' in 2016. That tour sees him performing in Brighton as part of The Great Escape festival. Ahead of that we speak to Colm about his background in music, his time in Kila and The Frames and the variety of work he does now - including composing for TV and film. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #music #trad #fiddle #irish #colmmacconiomaire #gaeilge #kila #theframes #thegreatescape

In the second of a series of 3 pieces exploring Virtual Reality in 2016 we look at the current state of virtual reality - the current generation of devices, their applications in the here and now and the current VR experience. We speak to experts in the field of VR - Sam Watts of make[REAL] and Tim Fleming of Future Visual [http://www.futurevisual.com]. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #technology #virtualreality #internet #oculus #sony #facebook #htc

We speak to Irish artist and wannabe popstar Xnthony about his show Douze which he is bringing to Brighton Fringe with his backing group The Penny Slots. In that he wants the audience to help him choose a song that may get him to Eurovision 2017 after he lost out on a chance to try for Eurovision 2016. We chat all things Eurovision - including Jedward and Father Ted. We also talk about Irishness - especially as an Irish person living away from home and he gives a little bit of advice to Nicky Byrne to help him sing... well. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #eurovision #ireland #twitter #irishne

In the first of a series of 3 pieces exploring Virtual Reality in 2016 we look at the history of the technology - both from the technical side and the uptake of the futuristic technology. We also speak to experts in the field of VR - Sam Watts of make[REAL] and Tim Fleming of Future Visual [http://www.futurevisual.com] about past and current generations of VR hardware and content. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #podcast #technology #virtualreality #internet #oculus #sony #facebook #htc

Ahead of Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which is taking place in Stockholm, Sweden we get involved with The Swedish Tourist Association's "The Swedish Number" campaign where anyone can phone a single number and get put through to a random Swede [http://theswedishnumber.com] We get put through to a gentleman on a night out bowling! We chat about the campaign and Sweden's hosting of the Eurovision, his knowledge of Westlife and find out who he thinks is the most famous Irish person! What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #eurovision #sweden #theswedishnumber #johnnylogan

Irish freestyle rapper [I know, right?!] Rob Broderick from the multi award winning comedy improv act Abandoman joins us for a chat and a freestyle rap challenge ahead of their Brighton Fringe shows on 6th and 7th May 2016. They've supported Ed Sheeran on tour, performed at Glastonbury, Latitude, Bestival and Leeds & Reading Festivals, won Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, and the Adelaide Fringe Festival “Best Comedy – Newcomer” award and have appeared on "de box" on the likes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Al Porter Show (RTE), The Ray D’Arcy Show (RTE), BBC3′s Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, BBC2′s The Stephen K Amos Show, and on Sky Arts as part of their Latitude coverage. We chat about how Abandon started off, their strong connection with Brighton and we do a freestyle rap challenge with Rob with a Radio Reverb flavour! What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live

Fresh from rave reviews of their showcases at this year's South by Southwest in Austin, Texas [they were named in Hot Press Magazine's Top 10 Acts of the Festival], we talk to Gemma and Morgan from the band Saint Sister whose EP Madrid and their live peformances have been getting attention from all the right places. They perform in Brighton at the Great Escape Festival which takes place from the 19th to the 21st May. We chat about their first EP, their sound and their naughty harp! What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #festival #SaintSister #folk #atmosfolk #thegreatescape

In 2015 she signed a record deal with Warner Records and relased a music video for her song Please Don't Go that went viral globally! In less than 24 hours the video was seen over a million times. That success shows no sign of stopping - as she’s been nominated in the best female and most promising categories for the Hot Press Magazine 2016 Poll and she's performing in Brighton in May as part of the Great Escape Festival. We chat to singer songwriter Stephanie Rainey about her 2015, how she got round to releasing her first EP and the most inappropriate selfie she's ever been asked for! What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove

Their music has been featured on Radio 1 and on Radio X in the UK and their first single was nominated for a Choice Music Prize in Ireland. Ahead of their gigs at this year's Great Escape Festival in Brighton in May we speak to Luke Reilly from Dublin band Otherkin. Luke tells us how the band got together, fills us in on their "straight in no kissing" attitude and talks about their music masterplan. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #festival #Otherkin #Dublin #thegreatescape

They are one of the most promising bands to come out of Ireland in years. With the recent release of their second EP Letter to Willow and a whole tour supporting Hozier - they are coming to Brighton in May to perform at The Great Escape Festival. I speak to Karen of Wyvern Lingo about how they met, their music style so far, how their long time friend Hozier has been such an influence on them and some choice lyrics on their latest single. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #festival #tour #Bray #WyvernLingo #Hozier #thegreatescape

Fresh from his Oscar win at the 88th Academy Awards for Best Short Film Live Action for his short Stutterer, we speak to Dubliner Benjamin Cleary. He joins the small club of Irish Oscar winners which includes Peter O'Toole, George Bernard Shaw, Neil Jordan and Brenda Fricker. We chat about how he got started in film-making, the lead up to the big night and what his business card says now post Oscar win. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #movies #Oscars

As part of a series of features to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, one of the pivotal political moments in modern Irish history, we look to Brighton itself for a taste of Irish history. Chairperson of the Brighton Irish organisation, Ty Galvin's great uncle Tadhg Barry was a founder member of Sein Fein with Arthur Griffith in 1907 and was under arms in the 1916 Rising itself. He was also the first secretary of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union Cork branch at its foundation and brought James Connelly to Cork on two occations. When Connelly was executed after the rising Tadhg Barry took up his mantle and between then and 1921, membership of the union went up from 5000 to over 100,000. Ty Galvin, now in his 70s and living in Brighton, brings you a glimpse of the Tadhg Barry story. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on

We catch up with fiddler Rowan Piggott at an Irish whiskey tasting event in Regency Town House, Hove on St Patrick's Day organised by City Reads Brighton and Hove in honour of this year's selected book The Good Son by Paul McVeigh. We chat about Rowan's background and about the different types of fiddle playing styles. Rowan also performs two songs for us! What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #music #fiddles #livemusic #traditional

We catch up with whiskey writer Dave Broom at an Irish whiskey tasting event in Regency Town House, Hove on St Patrick's Day organised by City Reads Brighton and Hove in honour of this year's selected book The Good Son by Paul McVeigh. We chat about whats involved in a whiskey tasting, get some tips from Dave on what to look for when tasting and discuss some Irish whiskeys. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #history #whiskey #event

Michelle Harris takes to the streets of Brighton to find out what Brightonians think and KNOW about St Patrick's Day. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #comedy #interview #stpatrick

Michelle Harris delves into exactly who St Patrick was. She explores his origins and how he became the patron saint of Ireland and solves the mystery of how the shamrock is associated with St Patrick's Day. She also looks at how he spawned one of the world's most celebrated feast days! What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #history #legend #stpatrick

Paul McVeigh is a prize winning Irish author whose book The Good Son, which is set during the Troubles in Belfast, has been awarded Brighton’s City Reads honour for 2016. His book is being featured across that festival which runs from 3rd March to 29th MAY with a number of events planned across Brighton to honour his book. We got him into the Radio Reverb studios to chat about his book, the festival and his own experiences of Northern Ireland during the troubles. We also chat about his ever changing age and his autographing technique. This is an extended version of the interview that was broadcast on the original radio show. For more about Brighton's City Reads festival - check out http://collectedworks.co.uk What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on fac

To mark Seachtain na Gaeilge [the biggest Irish language festival in the world] we talk to Nioclas O Laoire who is a "muinteoir Gaeilge"/Irish teacher from Cork. We talk about adults learning the Irish language, his experiences of teaching the Irish language and we teach Brighton and Hove a few Irish phrases which may be particularly useful in the run up to St Patrick's Day on 17th March. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #language #gaeilge #teaching #Ireland

Seachtain na Gaeilge is the biggest Irish language festival in Ireland and across the world. This year it runs from 1st to 17th March. I speak to Brenda Ni Ghairbhi of Conradh na Gaeilge the organisers of the festival about what it is, what events are taking place in 2016 to mark it and how people can get involved wherever in the world they are. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's Radio Reverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. You can hear it live Mondays at 8pm or catch the repeat on Tuesdays at 3pm or Saturdays at 1am GMT. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #Gaeilge #language