It's All Relative is a six-part series presented by Susan Bradley, where she interviews the siblings of famous people and sports stars.
Susan draws on her own experience as the sister of rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll.
The 6-part series features the siblings of people from various walks of life, including Jamie Duff, brother of Damien, Richie Kearney, brother of Rob and Dave and Steven O'Riordan, brother of Joanne.
A new episode will be released every Wednesday at 11am here and on the Newstalk App.
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This week Susan is joined by Rosie Foley, sister of the late, great Anthony Foley for the latest episode of It’s All Relative.
The anecdotes come thick and fast as Rosie talks about swimming the English channel, winning 39 caps for Ireland herself, and the tragic day when Anthony lost his life.
24 Aug 2022
Episode 6: Paula and Jan Marie Sheahan
Swiping bottles of poitin, thumbing lifts to school and dominating Ireland's Fittest Family - not much intimidates Paula and Jan Marie Sheahan when they have their amazing sister, actress and producer Norma, in their corner.
The anecdotes came thick and fast when Paula and Jan Marie joined Susan Bradley for the latest episode of It's All Relative.
17 Aug 2022
Episode 5: Ciara O'Brien
To say Ciara O'Brien's family are sports mad is an understatement, two brothers who represented Ireland and her own distinguished career in international hockey with 156 caps.
The latest installment of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley explores Ciara's tough choice between cricket and hockey, making the decision to move back to Dublin after many years away, and the heartache that came with retiring from international competition
10 Aug 2022
Episode 4: Conor Buckley
Conor Buckley joins the podcast for the latest episode of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley. He talks about raising a young family, working in the nighttime economy, dealing with racism, and the lasting legacy and influence of his remarkable mother, the late activist and campaigner Christine Buckley.
3 Aug 2022
Episode 3: Alex O'Brien
As we hear in the latest instalment of It's All Relative with Susan Bradley, the love for rugby runs deep in Alex O'Brien's family. It's a sport she excels at and her brother happens to be recently retired Irish rugby legend Sean O'Brien.
27 Jul 2022
Episode 2: Hughie Maughan
Season two of the Newstalk original podcast series It's All Relative with Susan Bradley continues with the inimitable Hughie Maughan.
In episode 2 we hear all about Hughie's immediate family, his wider family in the Traveller community, and his Big Brother family that launched his career.
20 Jul 2022
Episode 1: Lisa Maguire
Season two of the Newstalk original podcast series It's All Relative with Susan Bradley is here.
Susan is joined by the siblings of well-known public figures to explore their own personal and family stories.
In episode 1, Susan talks about golf, career change, and sibling rivalry with Lisa Maguire, twin sister of golfing superstar Leona Maguire.
1 Dec 2021
Episode 7: Eddie and Laura Keane
This week Susan speaks to Eddie and Laura Keane, parents of Ellen Keane, who is Ireland’s most cherished, successful and celebrated Paralympian.
We hear how Ellen struggled in her teenage years with her insecurities, but even in her earliest years she showed an incredible dedication and ability to put in grueling hours training, on the road to multiple Olympic gold medals.
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24 Nov 2021
Still to Come on It's All Relative
There's lot more to come in this first season of It's All Relative, and this week Susan has an update for our listeners.
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17 Nov 2021
Episode 6: Claire & Edel O'Neill
Claire and Edel O'Neill are sisters to one of the most important public figures of recent years in Irish life, Rory O'Neill - AKA Panti Bliss. In this episode they chat about life growing up in Mayo, where creativity, closeness and fun were the hallmarks of the O'Neill family, and seeing their brother play a central role in the fight for marriage equality in Ireland.
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10 Nov 2021
Episode 5: Steven O'Riordan
This week we speak to Steven O'Riordan, brother of activist Joanne O'Riordan, who has achieved incredible things in her life as she has worked tirelessly to campaign on behalf of people with disabilities in Ireland and across the world.
Steven tells us about being besides Joanne for it all, from their childhood in Cork, to making history at the United Nations and now to a documentary feature he has made about Joanne's journey.
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3 Nov 2021
Episode 4: Brad Habana
This week Susan speaks with Brad Habana, brother to one of the greats of South African rugby, Bryan Habana. Susan and Brad discuss their memories of great moments between Ireland and South Africa, discover their brothers were even closer than they first thought, and meeting with Nelson Mandela.
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27 Oct 2021
Episode 3: Jamie Duff
This week Susan talks to Jamie Duff, brother of Damien Duff, one of Ireland's greatest ever footballers.
They talk about how Jamie's love of football grew and followed his brother's career, memories of great adventures with the Ireland national team, and of course growing up in Dublin with Damien and the rest of the Duff family.
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20 Oct 2021
Episode 2: Richie Kearney
This week Susan speaks to Richie Kearney, brother of Ireland and Leinster rugby stars Rob and Dave.
It's a fascinating and at times deeply moving conversation, about family, life in the rugby world spotlight and witnessing the private moments behind the fame and glory. There's also a fascinating tale of the Kearneys meeting US President Joe Biden.
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13 Oct 2021
Episode 1: Cecilia Shefflin
This week, in our first episode, Susan speaks to Cecilia Shefflin, sister to one of Ireland's most famous sportspeople, Henry Shefflin, the great Kilkenny hurler.
In this chat Susan and Cecilia talk about growing up in a family alongside a sibling who has gone on to reach the very pinnacle of their sport, and found that they have a lot in common, as do their brothers.
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