"I've got friends in low places." Honky Tonk Garth Brooks tour of Nashville #GarthBrooks
7 September 2022 - 10 minsIt's the countdown to Garth Brooks at Croke Park. We wanted to go back to where it all started for Garth. The Honky Tonk dive bars and recording studios in Nashville. Garth has started to build a Honky Tonk bar called 'Friends in Low Places.' Henry toured the music scene on foot and on wheels with Irish musician and drummer Fran Breen who has been living in Music City for 30 years. He has worked with Paul Brady, Nanci Griffith, Gilbert O’ Sullivan, Lucinda Williams, The Waterboys and worked on The Commitments film. We start this report with a bit of Garth Brooks!
Series Episodes
Henry's Christmas Cracker
Henry's Christmas Cracker! Christmas Day at 10am-12pm then 8pm to 10pm on Newstalk. A 2 hour celebration with Daniel O’Donnell, Neven Maguire, a Christmas cracker record attempt, the 30th anniversary of Home Alone Lost in New York. Tom Dunne looks behind the Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy the David Bowie and Bing Crosby classic, and lots more surprises...
1 hour 37 mins
9 January 2023 Finished
"Ireland the most friendly country in Europe, I'm not sure."
Henry McKean experiencing anger on the streets of Dublin during lockdown. We played that because Ireland has been voted friendliest country in Europe by readers of Conde Nast Traveller Magazine and Dublin is the 6th friendliest city overall. Henry McKean went onto Meath Street to find out are we friendly.
11 mins
5 October 2022 Finished
"It takes me an hour and a half to get from Terenure to DCU if the bus shows." Public transport companies face €5m in fines for delays and no shows.
Bus operators in Dublin have been fined nearly €2.5 million in the first six months of the year. Meanwhile the Luas has been fined by the NTA over €2.6 million for being late or pulling no shows. Henry McKean has been finding out more and he joins us now.
11 mins
26 September 2022 Finished
"I used to get slagged but it got me acknowledgement & I'm now competing in Miss Bikini Ireland." #RedheadAppreciationDay
Today is Redhead Appreciation Day, celebrating the rarest natural hair colour. Henry McKean met redheads including bikini models, and redhead expert Joleen Cronin and asked what makes them special?
8 mins
23 September 2022 Finished
Limerick woman meets King Charles at Buckingham Palace to offer her condolences
Thousands of people brought flowers to Buckingham Palace in respect of the death of the Queen. King Charles and Queen Camilla came outside to greet the crowd. Henry McKean was there and met a Limerick lady who got to pay her condolences to King Charles in person. Henry sent this report. Henry McKean in London with the 96 Gun Salute, one round for every year of life. More from Henry in London tomorrow on the Anton Savage Show. Long live the King.
6 mins
9 September 2022 Finished
"I was conceived at a Garth Brooks concert." #GarthBrooks
400,000 people are going to the 5 gigs at Croke Park. Henry McKean is at Croke Park wearing a cowboy hat, Henry McKean met Garth Brooks at his press conference at Croke Park.
12 mins
8 September 2022 Finished
