Women’s Bits

The story of a premature baby, a sick husband and how Sabrina Reddy, as mother and wife experienced this time in her life https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/womens-bits-sabrina-reddy

Photographer Claire Dunne recalls her time as a college student when she enjoyed going to see bands and taking photos of band members and recalls a photo shoot with Glen Hansard! https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/womens-bits-claire-dunne

Mary Collier from Carlow beautifully describes the important memories she associates with the fabric of her life https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/womens-bits-mary-collier

In this beautiful story from the series ‘Women’s Bits’, Angela Keogh recalls painting a room in her granny’s house while reflecting on changes that she has experienced in her life https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/womens-bits-angela-keogh

In this piece, Pauline Connick describes her journey through breast cancer treatment. https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/womens-bits-pauline-connick

In this piece Martina Holden shares her experience of brushing up on her job skills through the Carlow Catalyst Programme and how it has boosted her confidence

Maureen Kelly originally from Mullagh in Co Clare shares her experiences of growing up in a small village and gives a brief insight into boarding school life.

David Bowie and his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, spoke volumes to Cathy Hogan as a young one growing up in a big family

Helping others helped Carlow woman Ann Shannon help herself as she shares in this little insight into her life

Caitlin Quinn shares how much she values education, despite it’s challenges, because of the benefits she gets from it

In this piece Lucy Glendinning from Kilkenny chooses a song from the Buena Vista Social Club as the sound track to her story of the home birth of her daughter twenty years ago

Maria Marshall who lives in Kilkenny recounts a story from her childhood living during the war years in London an ends with a song from Vera Lynne

A mother’s love and support is recalled in this piece by Lillian Moore from Carlow who chooses the song ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen’ by the Furey Brothers and Davy Arthur for her

Begonia from Spain who is living in Kilkenny now with her two children and niece, describes the reasons for her being here and her experiences so far

Amanda Kelly shares a story from her childhood which went on to affect her life until she took action to address it

Stephanie Hanlon tells us about her third level experiences at Carlow College – where she now lectures!

Detta McCabe, now 85 years of age, recalls the day she met her husband in London and gives us a bit of an insight into those years of her life

Nadya is originally from Siberia and has worked in Belgium for a while too. In this piece she shares her experiences of these places and tells how she is getting on in Kilkenny KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Nadya

Mawie Barrett wrote this story which she shares on Women’s Bits where she recalls meeting her child that she gave up for adoption and sharing some time with her KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Mawie Barrett

Shelia shares these stories from her days working as a telephone operator and dedicates ‘A Rainy Night in Georgia’ to her husband Pascal KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Shelia Fitzpatrick

Mary Minogue from Kilkenny shares her experiences of working with the Holy Family Sisters, in this episode of Women’s Bits, and picks Abba as her song choice KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Mary Minogue

Margot from France shares her experiences of taking up a challenge and succeeding and chooses the song ‘Who Runs the World’ KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Margot From France

This week it’s the turn of Siobhan Thompson from Carlow who talks about the time she went to Auschwitz and her experiences there KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Siobhan Thompson

Ann Cuddy from Carlow talks about how she discovered the poet within herself KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Ann Cuudy

Stephanie McDermott, a lecturer in Carlow College talks about the time she went to the Gambia soon after she left school KCLR96FM · Women's Bits – Stephanie McDermott

Annette Foley, now living in Carlow, recalls some wonderful memories from her childhood growing up in Kilkenny city KCLR96FM · Women's Stories – Annette Foley